New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-15

giving ARMED assistance to the Pope, which thel
| opposed. The King had sent 70 Sig. Troia Murens
i 10 form a new niinistry.
The Liverpool Post contains the following
We are not in q condition to aifirm that the fol
lowing statement Is true:
The Emperor of the French has written SECOND
letter to the Pope. Il was brief but emphatic
4 Hss Majesty il willing and anxious to remain HI
hitherto the eldest so of the Church. and continue
to be deferental to the Holy Father in all things
spiritual but # his Holiness oppose the late pro
positions, 1a sirs remember He'ry he sEiglstt
The Pope having called for the withdrawal 81
the French troops from Rome the Emperor in the
same letter, says that they shall be withdrawn j
i his Holiness persists; but that he (the Emperorl
4 will cause months notice to be given to all
strangers resident in the Eternal City
Bargain and saIc ~ tIao n republican catscsas
The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Il Herald says, under date Of the sth:
The Republican party eliminated IN caucns To-
4 day when Weed, Wendell, Matteson \ Company
sbsa sas naisna u Rs aae
to consists Of host of interested official and news
/ paperiaI hacks. who make corrupt lobbying their
principal aFocation they profess to despise il.
This nomina ti0nWas obtained partly BY the most
disgraceful means ever brought to bear upon the
minds Of men who pretend to be honorable, partly
b. the lodging Of protested opponents OF the
bInatiol candidate and partly by the total neglect
at members Of The party who did not attend. For
Mix ballots Mitchell led Deffees and on IL seventh
ballot, BY the most extraordinary movement made
IN caucus, exceeding possibly the plottings of De-
frees, Wendell and Others, or the financial demands
If members Of Congress as the price of their votes
In the lobby, Defraes was nominated by one
majority. "a member read Il letter from Defrees
III the caucus, stating that if he Defreesl was
elected printer. he would in return agree to give
half Of the net profits of the printing to the Re-
publican National Executive Committee. The
principal caucus advocate of Deifees announced
in caucus last night that Defrees would make no
corrupt propositions for the sake of the printing.
When Defrees sent his bride to the caucus it was
denounced by Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois, as an open,
corrupt, bargain and sale style Of doing business,
AZ aisgraceful anywhere, and especially IA q eau.
Gus composed of the Republican members Of the
United States House of Representatives. NotwitE-
standing this severe rebnke the bride succeeded,
Defrees was nominated and If party drill succeeds
| IA electing him, Wendell VIII get the printing.
Adams and Thayer, of Massachusetts,, were absent.
The latter was outof town. The former was aware
Of the caucus. was sent for, but for some reason
declined attending Notwithstanding he was assured
his vote would elect Mr.. Mitchell, though the latter
4 was endorsed BIZ nearly every member OF the New
England delegation, by Blair of Missouri Stevens
Of Pennsy ivania, and the friends of the National
| Era and Washington Republic. 1fr. Adams has
declared he will vote against Delrees in the House.
II y said that one member who was in favor of
Mitchell was at home asleep, and two others, both
n favor Of Mitchell, were paired by a friend of
Dsfrees, the assurance having been given to the
accommodating member that the sick one was a
Such y Congressional caucussing, by which
means N honorable gentlemen with no ends to
serve, accomplish their purposes. Mr.. Pennington
was induced TO leave his arduous duties and enter
the caucus and vote for Deirees.
IMPORTANT ExrERIMENTs. yesterday the Board
recently appointed, which convened at the arsenal
grounds on Monday, to examine any new weapons
which might be submitted, investigated the pecu-
liarities Of newly-inYented shell, brought on
from Pennsylvania by its inventor, Mr.. Rice and
toy which highly destructive powers are claimed.
Ihe limited experiments Of yesterday developed
satisfactorily that this shell possesses all the kill
ing advantages claimed for it, as, with an ordinary
bursting charge Of rile-powder, it was torn into
nearly two hundred fragments, each of about the
weight of d musket ball. upwards Of one hundred
and fifty Of which were picked up. The maxi
mum effect yet obtained by the inventor, with a
shelof his construction, was to burst it into two
hundred and fifty pieces the shell being in caliber
suited TO q 24Sp0und gun.
NO weapons have vet been fired, But A. tia
weather gets warmer, the Board will undoubtedly
have its hands full. A sergeant and ten artillery
men are stationed at the post who will do the bulk
OF the firing with any arm ich may be submitted
Washington States, 9th.
THE SroEst ~ New York mong the incidents
Of the recent hurricane in New York the follow.
ing Is related.
Both bridges OF the Jersey City ferry were de-
mnlished. The schooner Middlesex sunk at her
pier, North river-also another schooner. The
schooner George was wrecked at her pier. The
steamers Henarick Hudson and Isaac Newton
we're badly injured, and fifteen OF twenty other
vessels were more OK less damaged.
Nothing has yet been heard Of the bark Hol- |
lands other boats
The Catholic Orphan Asylum on Sixteenth |
street, was nnroefed. Fonr hundred children were
Y the building, but none were injured.
"A large factory building, DeKalb Avenue Brook
lyn, was demolished. Hundreds Of other buildings
n this city Jersey City, Brooklyn and Hoboken,
we're unroofed or otherwise badly injured.
A SAD CAsuALTy.--7A terrible accident occurred
on Lake George the lit inst, the particulars Of
which are as follows
Mr.. Albert Rand, accompanied by his wife and
three small children, the respective ages of which
we're twelve, six and three years, were driving IN
the lake near Garfields Hotel, Hague when sud.
denly horse and sleigh went through 4 crack In tile
ice. The wind was blowing perfect gale at the
time, and the cries OF the sufferers were not heard
although but q few rods from the dwelling house of
MI. Wheeler. Mr.. Rand succeeded In saving his
wife and one child, carrying the latter III his arms
to MT. AVheelers residence, where every attention
vas paid them. The bodies of the two children.
that were drowned (the eldest aud youngest) have
been recovered. Mrs Rand has been an invalid
fur ~ yeral years, and III In critical position
1 STEAMBOAT AccrDEsT.-The Mobile Mercury of
Monday says:
The steamer Creole, Captain T. MeBaker was /
lowed to this city this morning by tile Cuba, Cant,
Hopkins. The Creole plies between New Orleans,
Biloxi and Ocean Springs, and is owned BY the II.
Man Line Co.. and on the 9Th instant, while
breast Of Biloxi, broke her shaft aud was brought
lere for repairs. we understand there has been
mother boat put IN the Greoles place.
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