New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-08

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0rTNED LETTERS We are acquainted with par
ties in this city having relatives residing in the
Southern states, who hardly ever receive letter
which has not been opened after being sealed.
Private correspondence is violated by Democratic
postmasters, the sworn officials OF Government on
suspicion that it is .sincendiary.n Newspapers
from the North sent by one friend to another in
the South, are Intercepted and destroyed and let
ters also, are frequently served in the same way.
This is nothing short Of despotism. Democrats
have been in power long that any outrage is not
considered BY them too great. The Offices are
looked upon as their property, and the people as
| their slaves to aid in giving them the spoiis.
indianapolis Journal.
! The above amounts to sweeping assertion Of
the Wholesale opening of letters by Southern post
masters. It is false. We do not believe that the
editor of the indianapolis Journal knows single
person who has received letters from the South
| that had been opened for the purpose Of prying
| into their contents.
From THE PARrsH or LAFouRcHE.- Gazette
of Friday last says;
Seldom has it been our pleasure to record more
balmy weather than we enjoy now. Everything
outdoors wears d smiling appearance, and we
would almost declare it was spring. were it not for
nj the rppe n
Most Of our planters have finished putting their
seeds into the ground. The generous clerk Of the
weather has found them this year. The Lafourche
is full, and news of erevasses may be expected
soon from the lower part Of the parish. We
nope that we will not be troubled with these
pests this season. We understand that most of the
orange trees have been killed by the past freezes,
and other fruit trees more or less injured.
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An AGED WOMAN BURNED 70 DEATH.--A letter
from Hall county, Georgia, says:
On last night, 10th inst, the residence of our
esteemed friend Paul Fur, of Hall county, was
consumed by fire. together with his kitchen and all
the furniture, clothes, beds and other property that
is usually kept in the house and kitchen. And
what is worse than all, and the most dire calamity
which can befall the human family, that there
was an aged woman, the mother-inaw Of Mr.
Furr, burned to death in the dwelling. She was
Mrs.- Thomas, the mother OF Mr.. Fnrrs present
wife, aged about ninety years. She was burned in
her bed chamber. The fire had advanced so far
covered. 1t occurred about 10 or IL o'clock, and
was supposed to be accidental.
"A Car ATTACKS AN INFANT.--It has been doubted
by many that cats viii assault OF iniure small
children in their sleep, but a case has occurred
which proves that cats are as treacherous in their
nature al they are stealthy in their nocturnal
movements. The Boston Transcript says
J. Jones, journeyman barber, has little boy,
two years old, and yesterday afternoon a strange
cat visited the premises, and was Immediately
taken into companionship by the child. The little
boy played with the cat during the afternoon, re-
ceiying slight scratch. When the child went to
sleep the cat was under the bed. In the night the
parents noticed that the little fellow was quite I'M
easy from time to time and at length he cried out
that the cat hurt him, and in such manner as to
attract their attention. Upon examination they
found the cat upon the bed over the child's face,
and the pillow and bed saturated with blood. The
child was taken up and washed, but no wound
could be discovered. All the blood came from the
nose, and it was evident that the cat had been i'm
bibing the vital fluid BIZ suction A physician was
called in and the henorrhage stopped.
RESCUE OF Two YOU'VE GIRLs.-The Sydney
(Australia) Morning Herald gives an account Of
the rescue Of two European girls from Frazer
Island, believed to be the only survivors out of all
the passengers of the wrecked ship Sea Belle. They
were taken from the natives of the Island on the
I'D of October-were found sixty miles inland
The Herald says:
The girls appear to be about the respective ages
Of Is and l6 years; their appearance is heart
rendng; their bodies, emaciated from long suffer-
ing and exposure to the weather, are covered with
coating of hair; the skin, stained by their tor
mentors to assimiIate with their own, has become
spotted and wrinkled, as if from old age the nose
has been fattened BY force, the limbs distorted,
and the vacant stare Of diotcH has left these poor
creatures scarcely an appearance human.
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"A Singing LEGIsLATuRE.-The members of the
Maine Legislature have had novel custom for
several years of amusing themselves in the hall Of
the house before the session opens by singing to-
sether. On the assembling OF the new members
Ihs year there was some shyness in starting off
ust as the girls are coy about playing the piano
before strangers-but Mr.. Hanson, Of China, finally
brought his tuning fork into play, and soon good
concert was produced, the great and general court
bringing out several of the fine ripe old tunes in
excellent style, and causing their melody to ring
and echo through the high arches of the chamber.
These morning concerts afford great pleasure to
numerous listeners, and, taking all the departments
IF the government this winter, there Ia much mu-
neal talent in the State House.
THREE DRowNISa CASES IN ONE DAy.-In the
Cincinnati papers Of the 3D. we find the following
.eports Of drowning cases on the previous day:
A young German, Bernard Lehming, resident of
his city, while crossing the river yesterday morn
ng, in one Of orr ferries, accidentally stepped
rom the boat while it was few feet from shore,
ind was drowned. Lehnling was to have been
married on Saturday. His body was found short
distance from the place Of drowning
An lrishman known as Patrick Flaherty was
also drowned. He was engaged as fireman on the
Madison and had occasion to cross the
guards to the ]. s. Prngle. boat lying alongside
IF the Madison. As he was returning, he made a
alse step, and was precipitated into the water.
Efforts were Immediately made to rescue him, but |
hey were unsuccessful. The body has not yet been
A little boy, about twelve years old, named Jas.
Barker, while playing near the elbow of the Miami
Canal yesterday, fell in and was drowned His |
body was recovered and conveyed to the residence
If his parents hard by.
An INTERESTING Os-DT.-It was currently rumor-
I'd yesterday that thousand dollars had been sent
Oh here in charge of trusty Black Republican
agent, to be used for the purchase Of sufficient
votes to elect Black Republican Speaker. OF |