New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-08
TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY :, 1851.

llESDA AK MORNING, JANtAKf Y. lshl. .
ssS We are indebted 70 Sutterly's news agency,
MI CHARLES notel, for copy of the N. q. Herald
All tse Sal and the last number Of Wilkes Spirit.
Also to the Southwestern Express Company for
assc Texas papers.
MIssrssI rr.---The following dispatch from Jack
sus. Miss, 70 commercial house of this city, re-
sceived yesterday evening, il from perfectly re1-
ahIe sources:
.fasEsoss Jan. i. The Convention OF ganized TO-
sysY. ana resolutions in favor of secession were
passed sits0sH q decision.
\ Tffs RAcE 10 ID AYThe sport at the Metairie
.say promises to Be good being four mile heats
gse d Ciub parse Of $780, The entries are as fol-
Iassss 81 Wells Iiacse Jet, by Lscomte out of
sssss Riddle S. Minor Joe aoner, by Wagner out
id Glencoe A *. Richards Magenta, By York
ss,irc out u Miriam, H. B. Foley's Lightning, BY
s.axfe ton oat Of Blue Bonnet The race will come
on az 3 o'clock, unless postponed on account Of
Syestter, ii which case pennant will be displayed
ssusn tiie I'll Charles Hotel.
iii III non THE Darn Fifty ladies' and gem
ietHep asssted bg the orchestra of the New Opera
House. will perform Mozart's celebrated Twelfth
asss AZ id Fellows Hall, on the 2ad inst. for the
EsensGfI 81 SIS Vineentis Orphan Asylum. This will
Dc an opportunity to hearone Of the most sublime
s,seecs os sacred music ever composed performed
s.a d most manner and all lovers of music
sossId ot fail to attend. By doing this they viii
rsos onig enjoy themselves, butrelieye The neces-
silies III one of The most needy asyinms in the
VIEW 0FERs HoUss morrow the divine lit
she ogera III lie sBasbiere de Seville, In cont
Ss,si see III lie request Of large number Of the
audience WHO attended tie representation Of this
usesa last week, she will repeat on this occasion
ssse celebrated condo finale', from In sonnan-
ance at tic operas tae early, if you wish to engage
asaxes
CRY TisE AsuR.a's NorleE. We direct the att
&satioa ii ouE readers To the notee published in
ssaE columns this morning by Mr. Adam Citizen,
city Treasurer. Prompt payment Of taxes will
ssayss pense
ks3flsl ANA LRtIoN .-Brig ader General Palfrey's
sinlil, directing parade to-day in Concentration
af sase glorious victory Vi 1915.
I'll asR0s Ets As, CfafpREs's BALI. Tomorrow
yeitiug another Of Prot. Vegas delightful chill
s1rels1s balls VIII come off az Odd Fellows Hall,
5eesaaiag at halspast o'clock. Nobody under
a4ands better thsIs Prof. Vegas how to make the
schitarah ehj ~ teiagalvesi every ball that he
glgeR becomes al ora in The lives Of his pupils.
GcrE IsoHSa i @. @. The installation Of
If ibis lodge viii take place tomorrow
attendance y desirable.
nfssofaFqIsls oF Cora RrSERsidF. - The well
lsaevyn auction firm Of Montgomery 3 Smith has
neen dissolved by the death of Mir. a. w. Smith.
Afr Il, NJ, Montgomery will Windup the affairs Of
44esle IL i concern, and continue the auction and
soEa mission busipess on his own account.
Eys4fgsgfos OF Mas urAcqGaING OPERATIONS IL
( 81 1ss The Bay State Mil. at North
nanufa ctares negro hoes for
asse south has commenced running on three
time One Of the cotton mills at Salisbury
Village isaa commenced 70 run three-fourths time.
8a East Abingdon one ot the largest boot and
si9e manufacturing Arms dismissed two.thirds Of
gleir cutters last Beek also, there has been very
marked reduction III The siulilber Of workmen en-
s.oyedifs Mafblehead and other towns in that Vt
sliltt
,le Isag State Mass, says that the shoe
snuafaess d tAat city has come almost to dead
s.ssid still There IS scarcely anything doing; our
ialiuFa etories are neary deserted, most Of the
scisatsfa being out of employ ment and waiting on
t|eee oarH for riaing breeze. There are, proba-5
aa aaanysa 100 or SEQ Workmen out Of employ
meat a tiis time, and II difficult to determine
eil slleig vices will I'D again needed. W. I'M
tanl, l,oWe Eer that Southern customers are
iIg Ill better than some Of our manufa etufera
they n auad and there seems to be little
ngeg Dc losses by Southern reputation,
F9IFsfogS fSNis OF AN IaEosTER. The Wellsbuig
WIN EeraId tails how man claiming to be a
snenssser ol Morning staT ledge !. o. 2. =, /, at
aVts asesG race, AIRED in that town Oh the
IL NoEcmber, Told pitiable story Of poverty
distress that lie had been robbed of his travel
Falg pass, and that 10 wanted little aid 10 carry
S sim 10 FltsabaFg on his way home Although he
ssifa fot prove Ills title rs an Gdd Fellow in good
iflg yet is 80 much REVEALED upon the
sy1nafhy of some of the members, that the reqni.
y a1e aid u u supplied him and he was sent on his
and d correspondence instituted with Morn
Eag Star Lodge Md, which resulted in letter
SEaif tlie Secretary Of thas Lodge, showing him to
ise ia Inposter. Subsequently he went to Steuben-
viIIe, Olo, and made similar application to the
Staubangille Lodge. He was limited to work his
~ iHto Tie Lodge, and while being examined in
tie ante, fponl was stricken william apopleetc fit
IL ON which be died in i few moments.
ZEN pEasoNs PoIsesEn III PHILADELpHIAs On
4 shs Sfat Deeembera case of Wholesale poisoning
secured AT A German boarding house in Philadel-
s, pg which ten persons came very near loosing
4 aheEriiVes. One Aoritz Mendelsohn having 9 spite
ailst Tic landlord threatened before leaving the
esItg II play upon hls fellow boarders what he
called farewell rick, \ and for this purpose he
ene into the kitchen and observed by little girl
q q elapty several papers Of white powder into a
dish ii soup III left the house before dinner
sad did not partake Of the sonp. After dinner all
fEle boarderR that had partaken of the dish were
aeised With gripings and severe pains at tho
stomach, but in no instance was the poison fatal.
Mendeisohn has been arrested, and has made con-
ictory statements
I'll Ii shooting matter in Springfield, I'LL, To bite
{ cats ear Oft. fellow named Lloyd, who had
600 saacll Christmas whisky ID him, tried 1t in q
ilivery stable. and thereby made one Watkins mad.
Fxigh words ensued, and Lloyd fred three shots
srose II revolver nc Watkins, one Of which passed
EhrDugli his hat, and another grazed his body.