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New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
The Feejean Cannibals.

Very soon the missionaries had fearful proof
that the reports they had heard about Somosomo
were true. About the time of their arrival, news
came that Ra Monhi, one of the Kings sons, was
lost at sea: and it was forthwith ordered that all
his wives should be strangled, that they might
accompany him to the land of spirits. At once
the missionaries entered upon their work of mercy,
and went to the King to pray for the womens
lives. Tuithauka was very angry at their inter-
ference, but consented to make further search, to
ascertain whether the report of his sons death
was true. 1t proved to be correct, and the women
were doomed. Mr.. Hunt pleaded hard with the
ruling chief Tuikilakila on behalf of his daughter,
who was among the doomed ones but the only
reply he could get was, 9" have great love to my
brother" The rest is thus told by his journal:
On the morning of August Sth, we heard the cries
of the poor females and their friends, and soon
they were numerically strangled We were
obliged to be in the midst of it; and truly their
cries and wailings were awful. Soon after they
were murdered, they were brought to be buried
about twenty yards from our house. This slaughter
of sixteen women was followed by kind of testi-
val, which lasted for several days and nights and
at midnight the inmates of the Mission house were
startled by the hoarse blasts OF eonehS, and the
hideous yells and whoops of the dancers. Many
men and women suffered the amputation OF finger
joint in connection with this festival; and the
whole concluded by the distribution one afternoon,
of one hundred baked pigs, one of which was sent
to the missionaries.
As the latter were sometimes the verge Of
starvation, festival pig was not to he reject
ed, and it was expected OF the missionaries that
they should, in return, shew some respect to the
national customs. At the period this was written
Somosomo was preparing for war, which lasted
till nearly the end of the year. During this time
the cannbal feasts were more frequent and bar
barous ceremonies were constantly taking place in
the town. The ovens were so near the Mission
house. that the smell from them was sickening
and the young king uriously threatened to kill the
missionaries and their wives, if they shut up their
house to exclude the horrible stencil. Among all
perils and annoyauces, Mr.. Hunt steadily an
earnestly went about his work, always-to use his
favorite expression-st turning his care into prayer.
E life of John Hunt, Missionary.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
MIR, ruz Fees a waltsr and Feels Mean.

In the last number of the Mac-a- Cheek Press, Mr..
!" Fuz' gives another interesting personal remi-
niseenee.n He fees waiter and forthwith ever
since is thereby rendered disconsolate. 1t isn't
the waste of the money, but the principle of the
thing.
The snobish fashion some noodles have of
privately feeling the walters is driving all comfort
from our hotels. 1t is mean, sneaking purchase
of a low distinction. The poor devil ndulging in
it thinks he buys the admiration of Niger. But
he is sWindled out OF this, for darkeys instincts
after all tell him that the moneyed man is a snob.
Poor human nature Franklin taught US a lesson
long before Fuz was thought of, but the lesson fell
on Fuz in vain. As Franklin paid out his last coin
without an adequate consideration rather than ap-
pear mean, so your correspondent Fuz sought to
elevate himself in the eyes of a colored man.
must say, in mitigation Of this weakness, that he
was very tall, dignifed darkey-an impressive
nigger altogether.
It happened in this wise: | was paid up at
the hotel for Baltimore Fow had nothing in the
way of luggage but carpet bag, and as the bus
would carry me from the hotel to the station house
on the river for six cents it was quite unnecessary
to pay a hack fifty cents, | saw difficulties in the
way-I knew it would require some diplomacy to
get through the army of walters, travelling bag in
hand-but undertook the task and succeeded in
getting by all, thought, when the tallest of the
lot seized my bag and said in the polites manner,
'scuse me, sab what stage will yon take, sab All
There was no escape, and quietly submitted. He
stopped the omnibus, and while tnmblng in has
only fifty cent piece and this handed him. He
put me in the wrong omnibus, SO that was forced
to take another, costing an additional six cents.
| had the blue devils. My reflections were
gloomy and humiatng, | was nc true gentle
mani was Weak-hearted snob. When he
handed me and my travelling. bag into the omnibus,
| should have said in the blandest manner, g I
thank you sir-yon are very kind indeed" and
darky, instead Of having my fifty cents would have
had high opinion OF me. He would have re-
garded me as a g high old cuss,n which means
snob with colored pussen. Through this weakness
lost ten good cigars-or say ten drinks-such as
lager beer or fine Catawba juleps, and for what :
To impress darkey with the wealth, Importance
and dignity OF the Rnctum family.
l. have seen nobleman of England. whose in
come weuld startle some OF our milionaires, quar-.
rel hail. an,honr over o sou-yet the man was a
generous. good fellow, noted for his charities
and if yon asked him why he rowed over SO small
a sum, he would tell you that it was the principle
and not the money; that the man who undertakes
to swindle you is guilty of the grossest insult to
your understanding, and should be punished for
| that.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

We have heard some prayers which were de-
signed to effect the hearer rather than to reach
Heaven. The following characteristic anecdote of
John Randolph is a keen rebuke of the practice:
In one of his spells of repentance and sickness,
he was visited by minister, who, at his request,
prayed for and with him. The minister began on
this wise: :. Lord, our friend is sick Thou know
est how generous he was to the poor. and what
eminent services he has rendered to his country,
and how he is among the honOred and great men
Of the earth - stop, STOP said the impatient
Randolph, no more of such stuff else the Lord
will damn us both"
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
VOLUME XIII.
MAYORALTY---OFFJCTAI1.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS
City Hall, July Il, 1850
Common Council of the City Of New Orleans
tDIG
mo. 5SIS.N


Re9fol That in accordance with Ic 3h section Of the ciar
ter approved IL febay 1852 and iii fnrihpfnce
pesI q the General Assembly Of the ate Of Louisiana
luu III W. ael fSaSe y Pu1le schools N iAe CITY OF New
iof he maintenance q the Public schools and for hs Gatuo.
education OF the children csiA0G IN tac district Of the for
etctm Of i've months from the lt Of Aug 1860 the
OF one hnndd and twelve thousand undrod and forty dol
lars tSl2tlDJ 10 be appropriated among the four districts
ioos 10 the First bNc the sam o irty Ms thousurd one
hundred nd seyeuiyyc dolHG5 SBIT5j The Second DIS
tfic tt sum Of twenty nine th0a three hundred aud eighty
dollars s20 10 the litd District the Of twenty three
thousand thee hundred d0lhr i5ZS the Fourth District
the sum y twenty ree thousand hundred and eighty
Rcsoiei fntGr, That than 1tth Of said appro
pratous shall be drawn eac month"; and al drafts Of the respect
i've BOads Of SchG1 Directors shal he made accordance
the provisions Of ordinance No. iI54 approved uly 2h
lSiguedI LEA r. BBK EWEI14
.....- President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
Signed j. o. NIXON
= President boatd Of Aldermen.
Approved July 275 1850,
iy2S st TSigredf JOHN \. MONROE Mayor
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
NUMBER I2s.
TO TIE NEW oRLEAas CRESCENT
ADDITIONAL BY THE PRINCE ALBERT.
BY TfiE sATiosAL L1yEs7

sr. JOINS, August 1.-The Prince sabert at tbis
point. brings the following item 60 ''.''
In the House of Commons Lord Pasneraton an.
adopted the report Of the Commissioner to fortie
dock yards and coast defences, wherefore njne
million pounds sterling are to be raised BIZ an.
nuities redeemabie in thirty years
LIVERPOOL, July 24.-Messrs. Richardson Spence
h Co., in their weekly Liverpool circular. aa, Flour
closed firm at 25s. to 30s.
Indian Corn closed dull. They quote WEite at
3is. to 3gs. Cd.
LIVERPOOL, July 24.-The weekly circular Of
Messrs. Richardson, Spence x Co. reports PEEK
closed quiet at 55s.
Lard closed firm at SOS. to 63s.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 2, 1860.

night were of less than weeks growth. The
city, the State and the country will do WEI to look
for the next Bell and Everett meeting in ths neck
Of woods. The Union bell rings bravely; let's
keep it ringing, what everett costs.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

Ona certain railroad is the following ineligible
notice: thereafter, when trains moving in an OPP
posite direction are approaching each other on
separate lines, conductors and engineers will be
required to bring their respective trains to a dead
halt before the point of meeting, and be very care
full not to proceed till each train has passed the
other"
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

"Why, chawles, hew,s this:. Not 7aasins
Weally, I'm supwisedf " Ghawles.--..e 20, as
fact is-given up dancing. You sea, whsisl gaa9lt
looking young feah, aw-Iningles much aiiA he
guyrls it canses so much talk, thSt its aw-dooeed
unpleasant and as I've no i6eaw of mawwying
just at pwesent, shall cut female society for
awhile.'
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
STREET COM,NER--OFFICIAL,

THIRD DISTRICT TPOUND.-Was brought
the Thd District Pound Couet and Goodchdren
Streets estray-
bay horse. IA hands high, small white spots back
from The saddle vsabc brand
yellow II hands high left hind
white spot loft fore foot branded le shoulder r. NJ
One dark colt,
One yellow euy lley, l2& hands high white streak the
face white spots tie left side of The neck and back tile
shoulder no yisable brand.
bay hley II hands high small white spot between the
eyes and the nose right hind foot white small white spot
hind foot FiSabs brand.
One brigh. bay u hands high white left fore
hind feet, left shoulder broke visable brand.
One horse pony Ii hands high white between tile eyes and
both hind feet ditto; no brand.
One buy mule marked with the saddle and collar ysabe
brand
Which ii called for within five days expenses paid
thereon will bo sold at said Depot public auction FRI.
DAY, August I'D, 1850
New Orleans July n, 1850. .l....55
j, MILTON RELF, Street Commissioner
Registered July %, 1860.
V. DUPLESSIS,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

Pleasure, like quicksilver, is bright and shy. II
strive to grasp it, it still eludes us, and still
glitters. We, perhaps, it at last, but find it
rank poison.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
rpAyE DIT TRoIsIEaIE D1sTRTeT.-u

IA Depot Epapes Toisieme District en-,
coignue Eouet e B0ls EnIns tpslye-
I'm eheva bai de II mains de hauteur des aces
ce lie derriere provenan de Ia sPe pas que vi
sihle.
Une tument jaune de "A de haucur pied
gauche derTitte blanc. aChe blanche
DO deEant, ct marquee r. NJ sur Etpaule gaHehe.
Cne jeune jGmCnt fOneee
I'm poulRn iaune fonet de 21 mains de hauenr rae
blanche dams liz face des thtes bncles lie rot
derfiere les Gpanes pas marque visible.
pouan bal de IL mains de haHeu petite tRChe bal-
che les yeux le lie pied dro defrere bauc
petite ache blanche sur pied sanche de dcrree pas
mHrlnc visible.
mrnt bae claire II de hauenr derx pieds
de ganche bancs rdpane gauehe pas de marque ii
sble.
I'm nouain dc 3mHins de hanteur blanc les yeux de
meme que les deuN pieds de derrere pas de mnque.
Une mule bale marquee par la sele et lie collier.
81 les ds animaX pas rcams dams cuq iours les
rais payts, is vendu cnchpre puhqne any dts
epayes lie VENDREnl d'Hont 1860.
j. MILTON RELF, Commissare des rles
Nnlyelle. 2I de iuiet
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

If you hear person saying that he HASN'T {
friend IN the world, you may be pretty sure that ht
does mt deserve one
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

Cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may
pass upon weak men just as pertness is often mis-
taken for wit and gravity for wisdom
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

IMPAIRED Powers oF ArrENTIoS.-I cannot close
my eyes to a fact so often noticed by myself as
well as by others whose observations have been
directed to the subject, that debltated power Of
attention is prominent symptom in the early
stage of cerebral disorder. / have known cases of
incipient brain disease in which patients have,
previously to the manifestation of other symptoms.
lost all ability to read continuously twenty lines of
printed book without strong and painful effort
of thought. This state of mind has continued for
months, necessitating the abandonment Of all in.
tellectual work, and has been succeeded by OBJ
yious symptoms of organic cerebral disease, loss
of memory, and even has passed eventually into
mental imbecility. If an impairment of attention
and debility of memory exist, it is usory for the
patient to imagine that he is able (until his phys
ical condition OF ill-heath is attended toy by
peated and perseyering efforts to resuscitate the
lost powers. In his attempt to do so he still fur
ther taxes the morbdly impaired state of these
faculties and, instead OF invigorating, prosrates,
debiitates, and often, alas. extingushes the In
telligence.
LObscure Diseases of the Brain and Mind.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
Proclamation pa,. re NTaire.

MARIE NoUrELIE- ORLEANS,
Hotel de Vile Siniet 1890
{ IoNFoRMEMENT aux provisions de La
- Gflsrte de la vile intuiee " Act amender
eet Dc consolder Ia Vile de la Nonvele Orleans ponr
poufOr de Ia dte vile de RouTele. ORLEANS
et administration de a4ires approuve lie 20 de
1856 avis est lie present donne sunnt election lien lie
20 0dAou efet de Assistant Alderman pour Ie
Premier District, place de w. S Petiingill rtsigne
iy30 JOHN T. MONROE Marie.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

man of philosophical temperament resembles
cucumber; for although he may be completely
cnt up he still remains cool.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

The ladies need not take it for granted that he
across the street is always the right bower
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

Coon SHooTING.-The Southwestern 1ndepend-
ent, published at Fayetve, Arkansas, is RESPONSE
BILE for the following:
Ben Calaker was describing the other day, to
Tip 0nstott, the skill of sportman in Mississippi
with the shot gun.
.'Why,n said he, 81 have seen him take two
patridges and let them both go, one in front and
the in.front, and then whir and kill the other'
:" Did he have doublebarreled gun?" inquired
Tip.
ssof course he did," ==
"Well, quickly replied Tip, I" can beat that
saw a man do the same thing with single
barrel, ~
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Lake Providence Herald Of Saturday last
has the following:
A gracious boon, in the way of gentle and re-
freshing Showers has been v0nchsafed MS in this
region Of late, serving to allay the heat and
eitate dropping nature in all her varied depart
ments Of animal and vegetable life.
we notice that upon the hill lands generally,
throughout the South, where the late drought pre-
vailed, crops Of all kinds have suffered dfeadulY
to the extent sometimes of total faiIure. Not 80
upon the alluyal lands of this latitude which are
better calculated to Withstand the effects Of
drought than perhaps any other lands in the world.
Ihe late spell" however, accompanied by so
much unparalleled heat came nigh proving a
. leetle " too much even for them.
The Alexandria National Democrat says:
Red river is still falling. Boats have great diff
Guilty in navigation. AS to the weather, it is too
dry, either as subjectfor conversation for com
tort. There was an abortiye sprinkle on Wednes-
day. We regret to learn that the failure of the
corn crop in many of the parishes has entailed
upon the INDECENT inhabitants great suffering and
want-aye, starvation stares them in the face.
we trust. for the honor of humanity, that all tam
perng with the afflicted by political electioneers
will be placed under the ban of q righteous public
opinion.
The Houma Ceres of Saturday says:
Frequent showers have Of late favored our parish
and the planters begin to look more cheerful the
prospects of their crops increase. But, we fear,
many will be the disappointments when the canes
are ground for it is extremely small for this sea
son of the year. We have obtained reliable infor-
nation that several planters in this parish will
make full crops, but this is owing to the energy of
their overseers and not to the weather.
From the Winn parish Sentinel of the 25th we
extract the following:
II is, beyond doubt now q final fact that the
drought has cut off the corn crop to such an ex-
tent that many of our farmers will not make
enough to keep them through the winter, while
Others will barely harvest sufficient amount to
supply their own wants. What the probable re-
suits of this failure in the crops will be, we
are unable fully to estimate, but it is easily seen
that many of our poorer farmers must suffer a
great deal. In Winn parish most of our farmers
have paid out for the last or years all the
money they could possibly get hold of for their
lands, and went in debt to their merchants for
their dry goods and groceries, trusting to the in
coming crops to pay their debts. The present
prospects go to show that they will not have the
means Of redeeming their last years pledges, nor
anything wherewith to live on till another crop
can be raised.
The cotton crops, which up to last week seemed
to promise some aid to the planters, for want of
rain is fast failing. Many of our country friends
assure us that at the rate at which cotton is she'd
ding its blooms and squares now if they do not get
rain in few days, that crop will be worth less
than half, and some think many fields will be
entirely worthless.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

Children said the late Right Rev. Daniel Wilson,
writing home from India, that an elephant here
had disease in his eyes. For three days he had
been completely blind. His owner, an engineer
officer, asked DR.. Webb if he could do anything to
relieve the poor animal. The doctor said he would
try nitrate of silver, which was remedy commonly
applied to similar diseases in the human eye The
huge animal was ordered to lie down, and at first,
on the application of the remedy, raised most
extraordinary roar at the acute pain which it occa
stoned. The effect, however, was wonderful. The
eye was, in a manner, restored and the animal
brought and heard the doctors voice, he laid down
of himself, placed his enormous head on one side
curled up his trunk, drew in his breath just like
man about to endure operation, gave sigh of
gesture, evidently wished to express his gratitude.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
EOApTKULEEE's OFFICE
City Of New Orleans, July 80, 1860.
I'm hoUN I

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City Of New Orleans July 80, 1860
No. 5299.1
Ryt5bN& That the adjudication by he Comptroller OF
under resolution No 52 for paving with square blocks
from LeFEe lIR john Coleman u
eo.secury, Denis Cronai,be and The 1. hereby
ieGt4d tie Council e city of New Orleans.
~ ~ peF superficial yard for the paying
81 - PER ,npsftt 3al feat for cufh hing;
81 pet' running ;ae for the old cHbiHgi
81 . ier Hperiiciai foot OF crossing stones;
50 - per Running foot For The faRging,
81 ~ per running foot for Iht Old tagging: and
S225 per iron blidgG top each complete.
R That the Comptroller b aud he hereby authorized
rcaiule said contract The lowest bidder aet i've
thC Uieia Journal with specifications Of
lie aud e adjudication subject 10 tie approval
or rriectGn Of LIE Common Council.
(sgnef LEA F. BAKEWELL
President Board of Assistant Aldermen
sigHedl J.oNIXoN,
President Board Of Aldermen
Approved July u, 1860
tSgaedl 1oSF-H1 aoNRoE. Mayor.
Notice IS hereby given th. o MONDAY August 9th 1860
wiladildicae at oiee at l2o'coet NJ The above
= iyeh It VsDuPhESSIs, Comptroller
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

OCEAN ScAvENGERs.-At this season of the year
when the sanitary ordinances need be SO strictly
enforced, we on terra frma may be enyious of the
ocean for its saluhrty of atmosphere, and the un-
remitting efforts of its natural scavengers, who,
without the espionage of councils, eifectually col
ect all objectionable matter, and thus prevent any
IL effect from it during this extremely hot weather,
While on this subject we are reminded that on
Tuesday last large sea.monster was captured, by
persons on board one of the ships anchored off our
bar, measuring IL feet in length, aud II inches
across the back of the head, 1t was of a species
which our pilots term the Tiger Shark, (though
Cuvier makes mention of it) the skin being
notified like maekerel. On being opened, the
skin was found to contain four king crabs, the
largest of which measured IL inches in width with
the shells Notwithstanding the immense eapa-
city of It's thoraS and maw-a lot of large bones,
several pieces of salt beef some Jumps OF clay and
leather boot. What is most interesting in this
fish story is that an owner for the boot has been
found in Mr.. Wallace Smith, who lost it from the
pilot boat Cumming on The previous day. The
boot has been preserved, and is now in the city to
answer for ITSELF and to prove that although "all
may be fish that comes to the net, all may not be
irreyocably lost that goes into sharks nav.
TSavannah News,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

A SHOCKING AcoIpENT.-On last Monday night
Mrs. Stewart of Sumter county, was stopping at
the River Hotel The bed in the room Tin the sec
ond story she occupied was placed, on account of
the heat, directly against the window. During the
night, her infant, by some means, fell from the
window to the ground, and although not killed, we
fear was seriously and probably fatally injured
The lady left next day for her home, and we have
not heard whether the poor little fellow died or
not. IDemonnlis lAla. y Gazette. 9th.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

RoBBERY.-The Union Springs (Ala) Journal
has the following:
daring robbery was attempted at the house of
II. Startling, five or six miles from Troy, in Pike
county, on the 9Th inst, by white man disguised
as negro. The villain was thwarted by the pres
of mind and courage of Mrs. Startling Hand
the money, while he was examining this she
stepped back and seized gun, but before she
could bring it in proper range he seized it and
she was obliged to discharge it to save herself.
The robber Immediately fed.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

RA1S IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.-The Eufala
Express Of the 26th says: s
We had most refreshing shower on Monday
night last; more water fell than at any one time
during the summer What is best, the rain ap-
peared to be general, and will do some good, We
hope, to the young in the neghborhood :;
early corn is ruined past recovery. The cotton
crop may derive some benefit, but it, too, in Some
places seems to be in hopeless condition
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02

lIyioVa.Hna. C0aPTRnLLER's OFFICE
sEAp City of Sew Orleans, July 30 1860.
ENo. 5297.l
katzseT tie adndcation y lie Conptroer of n CON
VII n SOLUTION 52Ol orpaylrg With roand stones vii.
MA a Heya street 10 Florida ..nnnihg, Henry
ApA R yngity John G., StGwartat 81 10 per superficial
'HlnN@ ~ yiug 81 per supe friR the cubing md
Fg " ,rtdge TOP, each complete, be ami the
HSspf d the Common Council of the city New Oepns
s. dthO q fhsy Thu the Comptroller be and he hereby
azHlHl Teadu1cte said contract the lowest bidder,
Issle ptiee in the official Journal in accordance with
Of the shryeyor, The adjudication 10 be subject
thHtAfte T3g rejection cs the Common Council.
% ,5tts4 LEA +. BAKEWEIL,
aAuA NgE President Beard oil Assistant Aldermen.
~ I'm is,l1 j. u. NIXON,
y y 9a,5 Igh, e. lsge 'eN''ei" ''oSFa u Aaae'fe"'
/ j. uno' ~ ~ Signed JOINT, MONROE Mayor
as,ssu
ostice Is hereby given that MONDAY 9Th Of August
, will adiadicae Office Il o'clock NJ. the above
contract.
lSaa II " DuPLEssIs. Comptroller
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOHPIHoiLEH's UFFleE, !
City Of New Orleans, July 81, 1850. :

Notice !, rely given tla' on TUESDAY 7th IF August
ls6o si ja;rse ~ Office, L O'Clock a. the above
contracts.
tyji i V nrPLEsSIS, Comptroller.