New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-12
Fresh News Etems.

The typhus fever has broke out in malignant
form in one of the charitable institutions on Man
haitian Island. Fourteen severe cases have been
removed to the fever hospital within few days.
The Great Republic the pioneer steamer in the
San Francisco and China and Japan line, was
launched at New York on the Sth She is the
largest wooden steamship ever built in the United
States.
The steamship Florida, which arrived from
Havre at New York on the Sth, had twenty-nine
deaths on the passage from cholera; five of these
were sailors belonging to the crew. There are five
patients still suffering from the disease, who will
be Immediately transferred to the Illinois. Among
the passengers were ten cabinpassengers, none of
whom were taken i'll. The Florida is to be char
tered by the French government to go to Vera
Cruz for troops, and merely touched at New York
to land passengers. Action will be taken on the
subject by the Board Of Health.
A Franklin, Ky, dispatch of the 8th saysfurther
particulars of the railroad outrage at o'clock A.
N. on the 8th, about three miles and half from
Franklin, by a band of robbers numbering ten or
twelve, have been received. The engine turned
over twice down an embankment Of thirty feet.
Adams express messenger narrowly escaped
being burned to death. After robbing the pas
sengers, in the aggregate about $500, in money
and Watches the robbers left in an easterly direc-
ton, and band of men from this vicinity went in
pursuit early this morning. The robbers were
blackened and otherwise disguised and were not
recognized,
Louis Fox, the celebrated billiard player was
severely wounded on the 8th, at his residence, in
Rochester N. y, by the accidental discharge Of a
pistol in pocket of his coat. The ball entered
the abdomen and lodged in the thigh beyond the
reach of the probe. The surgeons think he will
recover.
At Jerome Park, N. y, on the 8th, the hurdle
race, IL miles and seven hurdles. was won by
Roscoe's flies, Hammer and Surprise. Full time
Ais. In the three-fourtls mile dash, Traveller led
by three lengths. Time-l;213.
Governor Swami, of Maryland was called upon
at his residence, on the 7th, by large body Of
conservatives, and made speech congratulating
them on the victory obtained. He said the ques
ton of the removal of the commissioners could
now be settled by the courts, and also that Judge
Bond will be held to strict accountability for his
action.
: Final steps IN the consolidation of the Alabama
and Tennessee River railroad, Georgia and Ala
bama railroad, and Dalton and Jacksonville rail
road companies, have been perfected, and the con
solidated companies placed under the control OF
the Alabama and Tennessee, River railroad
company, with. Gen. Joseph E, Johnston as pres
ident.
John Mitchell is said to have reached these
shores on the 9th from France, and rumor has i
that his appearance here has something to do witt
the Mexico-F Fenian movement.
The receipts of the Southern Hotel bar St
Louis, for the six months ending October lst wa!
/ $4,000.
The Richmond Times of the 9Th announces tina
Gov. Wise was then lying dangerously sick at hi
residence.
On the occasion of the centennial anniversary
of Trinity church, New York, which was celebra
ted on Tuesday of last week, Rev. DR.. Higbet
repeated the sermon preached by DIR. Aucbmuty
=, at the opening of the church one hundred
years ago.
; The northwestern elevator. at Oswego, N. Y.
, which was built on the west side of the river il
1865, by Irwin 4 Sloan and the largest in the city
having a storage capacity of 300,0 900 bushels, wa
destroyed by fire on the 9th. There was storeC
in it $50 900 bushels of grain which there is
insurance of $220,OOO. The elevator was valued
$3.50 600, and is insuredfor $4,000. The loss fall
! principally upon eastern companies.
In the suit between the Goodyear Dental Vul
cahte Company OF Boston, ana u. ,. Whlte 0
Charlestown, dentist, an injunction has beel
granted in the United States Circuit Court, re
sraning said White, on pain Of $4,000, from th'
further use of hard rubber as the of artifcia
teeth.
Gov. Curtin has appointed the 26th of Novem
Der as day Of Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania.
Apaper states that there is to be another grea
fight for the championship of the English priz
. ring, the comhatants being Baldwin, called tn
Irish Giant" who recently fought for and wo
: the belt, and a man who has been selected b
= Mace, the ex.ehampion, but whose name has nc
i been allowed to transpire. 1t is, however, to b
made known at least two months before the fgh
. which is appointed to take place on what is calle
e e London District on the 9th of April, 1856
s The articles of agreement have been entered into
e aud the stake will be 92OO a side and the chan
7, pionship Of England.