New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-23


ape and well-known editor Of the Natchez Courier,
last night addressed the people at the Clay statae,
on Canal street.
Though but short notice had been given, q large
and dense crowd Of people filled the street around
the statue. 1t was mot organized as regular
meeting, in the usual fashion. Mr.. z. j. Solomon
announced to the crowd that it was an impromptu
meeting, for which no preparation had been made
and without further ceremony introduced the gal.
liant Mississippi orator to the audience.
Mr.. Hillyer had not spoken long before It was
visible that his repute as orator was well found
ed. After gracefully introducing himself, or ac
quainting his hearers with what he had been say
ing and doing throughout Mississippi, he proceeded
to dissect and show up the issues now pending be
fore the people with regard to the next Presi
dency. The great bulk of his speech was an ex
position Of the issues between the two wings Of
the Democracy, and their origin and whole history
from the beginning to the present time.
His clear and correct statements of the argu
ments and votes of the different leading politicians
Of the country, in reference to the Kansas bill
Fugitive Slave law, and other measures pertaining
to slavery, we're fortified by the documents, with
out which he never travels in electoneering times.
His thorough knowledge of the whole slave ques-
ton, and Of the manner in which that question,
with other dissensons, finally disrupted the De-
mocracy, commanded the particular admiration Of
his hearers. He showed up the modern lights of
the Democracy in every conceivable attitude Of
inconsistency and self-contradicton.
He spoke sympathetically, nay, admiringly, of
Douglas and, his manly defiance of governmental
power and corruption. Breckenridge was alluded
to with proper respect as man, but his politics
and the company in which he now moves were
laid bare and criticised unmercifully. Buchanan
was scorched and scarfed with the red-hot sword
Of eloquent and dignifed denunciaton. We have
never heard the issues of the present canvass so
thoroughly and wildly explained in any one
speech.
The Speech treating of matters already so much
spoken of by innumerable orators, might have
been tiresome to some, had it not been seasoned
with the spice of illustration and anecdote, which
this learned gentleman and mastery orator has
so abundantly at hand. The elearness and solid
ity of his charlottesville correctness and force of
his parallels-the handsome poetic touches with
which he adorned his more burning sentences-the
vgor and patriotic fire with which he spoke in the
open air for three long hours-alike eonspired to
charm the auditory, and TO keep them standing
there to the very end.
The speech was constantly interrupted by bursts
of applause and at the close the speaker was es-
eorted to the st. Charles Hotel by the multitude in
procession, and there serepaded.
1t ives great and noble speech--by far the best
that has yet been spoken for Bell and Everett in
this city. We regretted that the whole town could
not hear it.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND CRASH OF 4 BU1LpNe.
Tbaa ~ bot ,d ssS al,
evening, was caused by a steam boiler explosion
in the Chemical Works at the corner Of Julia and
Fulton streets. The explosion of the boiler, which
was in the basement, blew about fifteen feet
breadth of the wall out into the street, and an
equal breadth Of the wall, from the root, fell with
crash before the shock of the explosion was over
As may be supposed, the terrific concussior
and crash created the, widest excitement in the
vicinity and speedily attracted dense and excited
crowd Of people. A fire started amid the ruins
but it was speedily quenched by the fremen who
frst~feached the spot. There appears 10 be 9
special Providence guarding some of the doomed
buildings of New Orleans. 1t was at first believed
that numerous persons were killed either by the
boiler explosion or the fall of the front wall.
1t turned out that nobody was killed, and only
two persons hurt One of these, George Krangle,
the engineer, was badly scalded, and was taken
to the Charity Hospital. The other person hurt
was the fireman; his name or the extent of his
injuries we did not hear.
How the boiler came to explode, can only be ex-
planned by the engineer, should he recover and
probably not them A portion Of the building on
Notre Dame street was thrown out of line, and
stands in a dangerous attitude.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. ~ Yesterday morning, al
about O'Clock, fire broke out in house oc
| cupied by Capt. Searles in Taylor's Row, on Mag
azne street. or rather the shor that branches
off at the angle Of Magazine and Felicity streets
and runs up to st. Mary street, connecting Con
stance street with Live Oak street, now also called
Constance. The fire spread rapidly to the adjoin
ing buildings. The house above, occupied by Mr
Bowles, was badly damaged. That on the other
side of Capt. Searles, occupe by Mr.. Hyams, was
almost completely destroyed, and another adjen-
ing was damaged in the roof.
The fire originated, to all appearances from a
defective chimney aue. 1t broke out in the upper
part Of the building thereby giving little time for
the inmates to save their furniture Capt. Searles
was away from the city, and his family barely
escaped with their clothes. The best part of the
furniture in the four houses mentioned was destroy
ed or damaged. 1t was, we believe, all insured
Mr.. Taylors houses are all insured we know not
for what exact amount; the total loss, however
we estimate at between sl5, 900 and $4,000.
Shortly before the fire was discovered Mr.. Hy,
ans little daughter woke up her sister and callod
to her father that she smeled something burning
and there must be fire in the house. Mr.. Hyams
who did not perceive it, tried to quiet her but she
insisted on her sister getting up. This was hardly
done before the cry Of fire was given, and the
flames bursting from Capt. Searles' house caught
in Mr.. Hyams'. But for the timely alarm given by
this child the family might have lost their lives.
THE PAEEL G AaE.-A Spanish coHsehouso keeper
of the First District slept on Saturday night in q
certain abode of uncertain nymIhs on Coati street
in the Second District On Sunday moEnng he
found that his pants and pistol had disappeared
during tho night. His vest, in me pockets Of which
was his money, was luckily missed by the thiefiia
his feelings about in the dark. The loss Of his
| breeches left him in great predioament; he sem
for the police, and they came To- his rescue ani
sent him home in a closed carriage. A scamp Civ
ing his name as Juan Ruz, "a PAL of the cyprians
was subsequently arrested by officer Berlucheau
at the corner of Burgundy and Cont streets, fo
being drunk, and pistol was found on him, an,
it was taken to Berrigan By officers Boulosa an,
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