New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-18

Il W aAe Committees oH Ways and Means F a&5
Snfsss tFsduesd bill providing fos iii sa
river 20 the Pacific s. a s7 kRs
Messrs Scott I'D Phelps alao eacl1
paslhc Gdiroad DllI similar to the one intrsdnasa
Mr., Hamilton offered i resolution ID inauire into
the expedlency of substituting direct t Safss IN
/ the tariff system. Adjourned 1ss
Important from Washington,
WAsHrsaTos, Feb. 1t II SISTED apon reliabas
has accepted the prafsred services af several then
sand american volunteers, and has agreed ii celi
70 them large tracts Of land Id several of tAe Mex
| ican States. -
Mr. AEvord Of Michigan. and Mr T,eaesne n
South Carolina, both officers of tie Honse, had
personal difficulty yesterday, ana were about I'd
resort 80 pistols and coffee, bnf, by the frster
ference m of friends, the affair Was anisabIy settled.
The senate yesterday, in executive session. CON
ar1ned the appointment 0f Mr. Denies al Register,
and Mr. Iaplace as Receiver Of the uubISc money
of tne Land Office At Nate chitoehes.
MI Rivess nf the Congressional Globe printing
Office, testified before the Special Cumrmiftee H.
pointed 70 en4Hre into the charges Of ffassa aaHst
~ superintendent of Printing thai he fsIr. Kyesy
Tseelyed tWothirds of the nToHts aceruing from
ring no risk cf resonsibaisy IL Tie nIatfer lfIe
| risk \ Z 81 @ ~ IS .s.7ss1 ~ zs@
4 papera report that The new proposition Oh Gonud.
| dore Vanderhiis To- the Pacific Hail steanasf1fp
Company includes The sale of his Pacific stean.ers
i to sna. company ior the SUM Of six hundred thou
i sand dollars, "a the stock of said company with
1 the understanding that Vanderbilt ID ID perform
The service required On the Atlantic side while the
Pacific Mail Gampan performs THE service oil the
4 Pacific side of the IstIInus
i Commodore Vanderbilt and his friends. how-
proposed. 3 ps5EEsT 77Es =
# i positively stated that the Pennsylvania dele
President Brecknrdge as their first choice for
n the Presidency 81
Y Gently concluded between the United States ana
the Government 0f Paraguay.
Domestic Markets
ST. Louis, Feb. 16.-The Flour market closed
dull superhne Flour il quoted at S. so per baTYel
j Yellow Corn i quoted at roc. per basheI W WEit
! Torn ls quoted at 6ge heat quoted al 81 aa55
10 sl 80 per bnshei; the market closed bnpyaut
and tendency upwards. Whisky ii quoted al 81 II.
Western Mess Pork Is quoted at 81 81 Tobacco Il
quoted at III to 7c.
n Btows INTo i WELL. AMI DgowssED. ii most III
Z markable case Of drowning occurred 0n Thursday
evening, at PainesEiile The wind Iastnight blew
farIously, making it extremely difficult to stand
/ against II bout o'clock Mrs. nv Wessruif wife ef
] Edward Westruf, living On Elm street, id Paines-
1ile went to the well for the purpose of drawing
II pail Of water The well was wfthprt curb nj
protection of any kind. Mrs. Westrufs lowered tie
pail and was in tile act of bending over it To fiji ii
! when furious gust of wind lifted her of The
ground, and precipitated her into The well, II Is
supposed that she must have been stunned by
striking against the sides of the WELL and drowned
almost inmediateiy, as nothing was heard after
II she fell
N She was missed from the house after some time
and search made for her, but the darkness Of the
Y. night prevented her fate being discovered s11iI
ii she had been dead some time. Mrs. WestFuir was
81 % years OF age She left husband but no chik-
dren. [gieyeland Herald
II RETURNING no SEAyEaY.-Tha Tecnnis eli yester.-
day took down family Of sx persons mnlatfoea
4, on their way to Helena, Ark to enter again the
q serFise Of their old master. There was something
remarkable and unusually attractive Id the appear
anes Of TINS gronp, who, despite the Obvious tnge
of the African in their complications, were hne
! looking men and women, with graceful, we'll
roundedforms and eyes sparkling with intelligence
They were nAnumitted about sfS years ago, since
Ma,sa aaa ss easy hays assn liyng q gsw
the s@esss OF liberty, voluntarily return 10 hond
! age. TGineinIiati Co.nmert.iai
Thousands Of negroes in the Northern states
4 and Canada who have tasted the sweets III lib
i erty would be glad to return to slavery and i
J. kind master, butas general thing they are noj
wanted after having been spoiled BIZ assoeiatine
q with Aholitionists.
ARE G GAMRLERs ALL RsseAIs g-Prof. B al fsouId
& in recent lecture at the Smithsonian Institution
on the Science Of Probabilities stated rs the re
suit OF . broad scientific Investigation of the suh
le Jeet OF playing on chance, or gambling that
ol every gambler loses the MORE the more be
= play, unless he cheats So the gamblers de-
N fence of himself that be plays on chance as mer-
chants play on probabilities III buying and seiing
B. falls to the ground; for. If successful science
proves him cheat, and il unsuccessful he would
a not follow the profession. Therefore, according ID
this theory, all gamblers are Faseals.
i m nF TIt-s4nY.T
j Tyari Oh most horrible Of rivers let Us rename
It. Let US call il the ( River of Deatf.', For three
hundred miles its banks are continuous bury
ing ground. Like the monster serpent, which once
4 impeded the march and thinned the ranks af tI1c
: Roman army. by filing the atmosphere with jts
pestterons and deatll-deaiing BREATH so doth this
monster stretch itself along the route, and lying ID
4 wait for the great annual army of emigration, ill
the air with death-prodneng niiasma Ii has liter
ally fattened its lean sides with the flesh of lie
emigrant husband. wife and babe. IT. as some
fhins departsd spirits remain in the vicinity where
tied hy them, then. indeed, must the banks Of this
stream at midnight, when spirits are supposed Z,
commence their nightly roaming upon fhe earth,
human eyes to fill with tears of sorrow Noupht
but the ghosts Of worn.out and starved fathsra.
mothers and babess Oh horrible most horrible
Of rivers Let US call thee the River Of Death.
So lshassa lcal. Courier.
i A New GAME or BRAG.-A laughable incident oe.
Gu A.At WEch II llls city WHICH, on account of
the merrment il has created in certain locality.
ls worth relating. Two well known gentlemen, ii
course intimate friends, had been bantering each
other for some time as to which would first become
the fortunate possessor Of an heir The bantering
resulted ~ several bets being made, and thus the
matter rested for the time being On Friday even
ing last however the crisis arrived at The house of
one Of the party, who, about midnight. rushed ID
the house Of his friend, and, after considerable
knocking and ringing, met him at tie door, I'll
claiming, ag It's al over; I've won che betl'' AZ
. What WI have you got ~ was the reply
q Why, bouncing boy.u
Nonsense, replied his rival 8 I,Il see that and
4 so one better. "
And it proved; for the latter an hour preyff.
ous. had become the happy parent of q pair of
t,Wanss boy and girl, and had thus donhly won
the pile. The affair, Of course has created con
siderable amusement among the friends Of hoth
parties and yesterday the stakes were paid while,
az tie same time, general siniea was indulged
I'M BY large circle Of acquaintance.
EPeoria t.1 Union
HR FousD HE WouID.-severaI years ago Bill
MeGracken lived in Peru, Indiana, I'VE were in
4 HAYS nfI tyYaS nil MIN Rrva