New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-28

blocks in the town.
Not only were the building burnt, but most Of
their contents fell a prey 70 the flames. Much of
the furniture and goods removed to the street.
but the heat was SO intense that they caught fire
and were burnt.
AS the Presbyterian Seminary is located at DAN
yilIe it may be well enough to state that it is some
distance from the confiagration and sustained no
damage whatever.
DARING RoBBERY. We learn from the Marion
Is. c. Star that the house of Mr.. IshaIn Watson,
of that District, was entered and robbed Of up
wards Of two Thousand dollars on the night Of the
18th. A drawer was taken from the house, carried
fifty yards OFF and there rif1ed Of its contents
including the amount of money stated above. From
the clubs left near the place. there is no doubt but
the thieves were prepared and intended, in of
discovery, to commit murder rather than give up
their plumber. Al ia
Mr.. Watson offers reward Of two thousand dol
lars for the apprehension Of the robbers and such
testimony as will lead to their conviction. The
money taken was mostly in five dollar bills on the
Bank Of Cape Fair, N. G.
A YoUsG LADY KILLED.-In Woodbridge, New
Haven county, Conn, on Tuesday night. l4th inst,
1 Miss Eliza Thomas daughter of Charles Thomas,
| was killed by being thrown from a wagon. She
4 had been to party, and going home, got into the
1 wagon before her brothers and companions, and
i the horse, made cold by long waiting started off
at slow trot, with the lines over the dashboard
i Miss 7. called for help, and several female COM
panions came out and by their screams frightened
the horse into run, and Miss I. was thrown out
and her head struck stone, killing her almost
instantly. She was "a years old.
True Union gives the particulars Of the death Of
man named Can't, in Bedford county on Saturday,
the 18th, nnder singular circumstances. He was
dissipated man and had been on spree for a
couple Of weeks. He was in the drug store Of
Rome & Nance, and ON passing out he saw a glass
jar the counter, filled with muriatic tneture of
tin which he supposed to be whisky. He seized the
Jar. and before he could be prevented, swallowed
| n large quantity of the contents, and was dead
instantly. He was man of wealth, but had been
. great drinker for q long time.
4 ALoAD or LAGER SeATTERED.--In the Philadel-
| phia Gazette we find the following local item:
| Everybody has observed the splendid horse teams
employed by the lager brewers to haul their pro-
dnctions from the Schuylkill hreweries. The ami
| mails are generally harnessed in double teams to d
style of wagon upon which beer kegs are piled as
high as q load of hay. From the corner Of Fourth
and Thompson streets, yesterday morning, a team
OF this kind, attached TO wagon, ran away. The
sight was an exciting one, and scattered lager kegs
and CONSERVATION among the flying pedestrians
The horses rushed on the wagon joiting after them
like q mere plaything. They reached the bank of
the G0h0cksink creek, into which both horses and
wagon tilted over. The driver who had dropped
his rens, heard to excaifa Mein Colt p after
which he received an impetus that sent him into
mid air. His head having attained the due altitude
his legs continued in motion and eurled upwards
x..,4stA - ~. ..sS4-
down be descended into the creek very fortunately
alighting upon his head, which resisted the shock.
The horses escaped serious injury, but long time
was required to fish out the barrels and restore
them to due position upon the vehicle.
VEGA
"A CANADIAN DIsusIoN soHE,rE.-A dispatch OF
the I'D from Toronto says:
"A very lengthy address from the Reform Associ-
ton to the people Of Upper Canada appears in this
mornings Globe, advocating dissolution of the
Union, and the establishment of two or more pro-
Tlnces, with local legislatures as central author
ty to administer matters, common to the whole
:onntry and written constitution.
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ALLEGED ATTEstPr TO BRIBE THE New York LEG
STATURE. In the New York House Of Assembly, /
N Wednesday, the Speaker came upon the floor
nd said.
Sir, i have learned this morning, from four or
I've sources, that this Honse is to be influenced ON
his question by a disbursement of money to the |
members. have received the information from
ueh source that its accuracy Is undonbted |
epeat it, SIR for desire to be understood that
money is to be used by the opponents of this pro
alta measure TO Influence the action of members
pon this floor in regard to it. have learned that
letter was exhibited in Wall street, written by
member on this floor, saying that if this measure
to be defeated. 900 mHst be sent to defeat it
vith. The member who wrote that letter is within
eand Of my voice, and knows " llether the charge
hat