New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-14


We find the following in our Louisiana files The
Baton Rouge Advocate of the 10th inst asks, care
the incendiaries among us?'i and relates the fol-
lowing:
Three white men were arrested last night ON the
levee, near the wharfboat, for attempting to in
duce number of slaves, to whom they were talk
ing, to flee to Northern State. Their converse
ton was overheard by gentleman on the boat,
and information was Immediately conveyed to the
city authorities. They were arrested and carried
to jail.
The same paper the next day says:
The three men arrested on Sunday night for tam
| pering with slaves were arraigned this morning
before Justice Walker. There was not sufficient
| evidence to convict them, and they were dis.
charged, with recommendation from the Justice
| that they leave town, They gave their names as
| James Burk Patrick Maloy and Vim. Phelps. The
| remark was general among the spectators that
| although the names were hihernian, the coante-
nances were not.
| The Mansfield Eagle of the 1st. inst says:
| The camp. meeting commenced on Friday 3fst
| inst, at Pleasant HILL tits thought that there will
be greater number in attendance than at any time
before. The people are kind and generous at the
camp ground and will welcome all
NAVAL ISTELLIGENcE.-O Orders have been re-
ceived at Portsmouth n H., to fit the U. S. ship
Cumberland for sea Immediately, as flag ship of
the Home Squadron.
The Baltimore American of the Sth has the fol-
lowing:
The term of service of the United States ships
Sabine and Savannah, now on the home station,
has expired. Unless the state of affairs in Central
America continues to remain unsettled they will
be home in a few weeks. The savannah is already
detached.
More ships are ordered to be fitted ont. The
steamers Mississippi and Fulton and corvette Cum
berland will be overhaued without delay. The
Mississippi is at Boston, the Fulton at Pensacola,
and the Cumberland is expected at New York
juyy rrnY, N1{t- tnuI
ing the disclaimers of the authorities, naval people
| expect fight somewhere. The list Of ships pre-
/ pairing is now as follows:
Corvette Germantown, at Norfolk; condition
good.
steamer Richmond, at Norfolk new.
| Steamer Pensacola. at Norfolk; new.
| Corvette jamestown at Philadelphia good
Steamer Fulton, at Pensacola; to be almost re.
| built.
| Corvette Saratoga, at Philadelphia; fair.
Steamer PaWnee, at Philadelphia; new.
Steamer Mississippi, at Boston; good.
Corvette Cumberland, at Portsmouth good
! As the Wabash could under no circumstances be
ready for commission before the lst March, 1861,
we omit her name. The Plymouth, whose arrival
! at Hampton Roads was yesterday announced by
telegraph, will probably be put out of commission
at once, and her crew and middies y transferred
! to the Constitution.
| UNITED STATES ASD CALIFoRNIa BOUNDARY Con-
suss1ox.-We extract the following from dispatch
inst:
The United States aud California Boundary Com.
mission vii leave shortly for the scene of its duties
Lieutenant Mowry, the Commissioner on the part
of the United States, has received his instructions
from the Secretary of the Interior, which eOntem
plate, with the concurrence Of the Governor o
| California the establishment of the initial point o.
the boundary at the south intersection of the thirty
fifth parallel latitude north with the Colorado
river: and reconnaissance of the line toward Nort(
this winter. In the spring of 1861 the initial pon
at the North, in the Washoe region will be cstab
lished and the line surveyed as far as practicable
With Il view to economy Secretary Thompson
has limited the number of employees to be engaged
here, to those absolutely necessary for the scien
tilic work and charge of the instruments on tho
way out the remainder of the corps to be engaged
in California.
The Commission as organized here, consists o
Sylvester Mowry, U. S. Commissioner; Lieut.. j.
Ives. U. S. a., Astronomer and Surveyor; IL, NJ. c
Brown, Assistant Astronomer and Surveyor; j. NJ
! Mel. cod Computor; Jacob r. kautz, ouartrrmas
ter and Commssary; and o. Resson, Artist.
A SPIRITUAL. JoKE.-At a recent trial Of a liquo
case. which occurred not thousand miles iron
| Worcester county, the witness on the stand wa
under examination as to what he had seen at th
defendants domeil, which he had said he haC
visited "a number OF times.s
"Did YOU ever see any spirits there, or any
thing you regarded as spirts2 asked the presd
ing Justice.
reply OF the Witness
'tDo you know what kind of spirts?"
'sYes.n
.. How do you know?a
q / kinder smelt it,"
'1Well, now.,' said the Judge, Strengthening hin
self up for the convicting answer, which he SUI
posed would be given" will you please tell m
what kind of spirits it was?p
Spii'itS of ttupenttae.h -
The explosion Of mirth that followed this answe
fairly shook the courtroom and as soon as it sui
sided the witness was dseharged-the opinion b.
ing that his testimony was not to the point.
Suett, the comedian. used to tell story of
woman with whom he lodged, who was rather foI
of gin. She would order her servant to get IL
supplies after the following fashion: :" Betty,
and get quartern loaf and quartern CT gin
OF started Betty. She was speedily recalled
Betty, make ii a half quartern loaf and quarte
of gin,'' But Betty had never fairly got over i
| Threshold on the mission Gre tie Voice was ara