New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-04

BUFFALO, Nov. 26.-The storm Of Saturday and
Sunday was the most severe that has occurred for 4
many years. The damage to buildings in the city i
was not heavy the demolition of the clearinghouse
OF Palmer & Wadsworth, in course Of erection,
being the principal one. The marine losses SO far
heard from, are as follows: The schooner Comet,
previously reported ashore in the bay, cargo,
oats; the bark Forest, ashore near Barcelona;
cargo, coal schooner Fanny Gardner, ashore near
the Comet, no cargo; propeller Forest Queen,
ashore at Baily's Harbor, gone to pieces; large
propeller, supposed to be the Dacotah, of the New
York Central Railroad line, is ashore in Is Mile
Creek; she left Buffalo on Friday p. NJ, with a
double crew on board, all of whom have persisted.
PoRT Dover, Nov. 27.-The propeller Jersey
City, from Cleveland, with cargo Of flour and
pork, is total wreck, two miles from Long Point.
Sixteen of her crew and one passenger are lost.
The captain, two firemen, one wheelsman and one
passenger, named Randall, are saved. Five bodies
have been picked up. Those saved report that
nearly all reached Shore but perished in the snow
storm. The captains and passengers hands.were
badly frozen. The two engineers were found
frozen to death, three hundred yards FROM the
Light House, locked in each others arms. The
cargo is strewed along the beach for miles. The
captain arrived here today.
Two or three propellers and number of sailing
vessels ashore on the Canada shore. Most of the
down feet arrived safely, the losses being confined
mostly to vessels bound up. Schooner u s. New
house ashore near Goodrich, 9. W.; schooner
Wm Maxwell ashore above Sugar Loaf Point;
| crew all persisted excepting one man. Schooner
| Sacramento ashore near Fort Colbnrn- Schooner
| Tornado, with cargo of corn from, Chicago, is
| wrecked near Kingston; crew all Lost; vessel
| gone to pieces. Schooner Enterprise ashore at
| Long Point
| The schooner scallaway, ashora4 near Port
| Stany, has gone to pieces.
The schooners VIM. Case, of Chicago, and N. P.
| Goodell, of Buffalo, were today toFad into the
| river OF Sarnia, completely covered with ice with
| every man on the Goodell more, or less frozen.
| The brig Curtss Mann, from Chicago to Buffalo,
| is ashore near Goodrich, @. w; ossw safe, and
i the vessel q total loss,
The Cadet, of Detroit, arrived a.saoodrich safe
| She reports seeing vessel in tha lake, running
under bare poles, shipping heavy ssas and thinks
j she must have foundered.
4 The schooner Cuyahoga Is. ashore at Port Col
burn, and the Jennie Mack three miles above
| there. Three ether vessels, names unknown, are
| ashore at Point Aubns. The bark Sunshine, and
schooner Kenosha are safe undar Long Point, but
| damaged. The schooner Maria. Polo capsized near
Long Point. The sehoonerse 81. George, Mary,
Wild Rover, and two or three others, names uns
| known, are ashore near South Bay, Lake Ontario.
! BUFFALO, Nov. 2T.--In addition to the losssasby
the late storm, the following are reported:
4 Schooner Morley at Chautanana Creek; schoon-
| er Carrier Dove on Wolfe Island.
The less Of the propeller Daeotah is confirmed,
with oil on board, twentyfoup in number.
From DENVER CIFY--A Dael.-Fort Fearney,
November 27.-Ths coach Of the G. o. G. and P.
P. Express which left neAyer on the marning Of
the 24th, passed tere aboab today Fith $1,000
nfreight. By Awe got he following laws:
Delaaey, Nov. "a, aso'sloek p. M.--Parties arc
still leaving daily for the San Juan maes. A let
ter received yesterda5 brings very encouraging
| reports from that reSfon. A severe snowst0rIn
consumed thsoughout the 22d and 2SI Many cat.
tie are dying lncoang freight trains are all lying
bg for better weasiaer. The drivar on the Cali
farnia Overland Coaspany's express COACH coming
IN night before lasA, had both hands frozen.
A duel is to be Senght at half-Gast 10 o'clock to
day between a MF. Riley and Charley Harrison
The former is the challenging party. He is a youn.
lawyer. formerly from Virginia, and has been act
ing as Deputy Sheriff at Moaptain Cay for som.
time past. Charley Harrison keeps the Criterion
Saloon in tbs city. Weapons, naxy revolsers
distance, fEsssn feet; arms to be drawn aster tht
word fire.
! Cor SssAvED.--Two young men. haaing from
New YORK, were arrested in Columbia about tel
days ago, on suspicion of being piekpoekets. The.
were held by the authorities for O week, aad Will
the people were moSay cestaia of their gnit, ther
a was no proof to convict them. On being release
by the Chief of Police, the Vigilance Gommiste
took them in band and administered to each
good whipping, shaved their heads, and place
them in the cars for Charleston where they arrive
!, on the l o'clock train on Monday. A dispate
: from CoiuMhia advising Capt. Bass Of their shiI
ment reached Charleston after the ears had arrives
SO the worthy pair were at large until last evening
when officer SohoEbe arrested them ind tack thel
to the gnardhouse. They will appear before Il
L Msyor this morning and will probably be shippe
to the North on the first steamer,