New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-24
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The Senate bill to aid the construction of tele-
graph line to Cuba and another to the West Indies
was considered. :.
Senate-A bill passed authorizing the establish
ment OF Southern Judicial District of California
and Western Judicial District OF Louisiana.
A Dill authorizing the constructing of bridge
across the Mississippi at St. Louis. and seyeraI
important bills, were presented and referred
Although there is no certain data on the subject
report generally prevailed among the members
oi OH Hoagtess 70 day that the President will veto the
sAyANNAH, March 21-The steamer Missour
from New York, has not arrived. The LeYegenta'
from New York, is Just in. 500
VTcKsBURG, March 22.-The steamer Olive
Branch passed down at IL A.. NJ, the Henry Won
Pbul at IL NJ. and the Ed. Walsh at p n
The Ruth and Indiana passed up at 6 and the
Southwestern at P. II.
River rising. ...mM s.@ ".3 t5
WASHINGTON March 2s.--In the Senate resolu-,
tions were adopted amending the internal revenue
act, to permit disabled Union soldiers to peddIe
/ without license.
The House discussed, but did not pass the Sen
| ate bill authorizing telegraph communication be-
| tween the United States and the West India
| Islands,
PETROLEUM CENTRE, Pa, March 2s.-A conha-
grafton, commencing at Ocean Well, accidentally
broke out, involving five other wells 10 the de-
struction. nFs|
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the burning mass to Bennethof Run, causing the
loss Of the refneries and some forty more build
ings.
The damage is estimated at $4,000. Twenty
| thousand barrels were consumed, with the tanks
and all the paraphernalia for sinking was de-
stroyed
ST. JoHNsBURY, W., March 23.-The repairing
shops OF the Passumpsic railroad were destroyed
oy IRE last night Nearly all the cars were saved.
CINCINNATI, March 23.-Pike's opera house was
entirely consumed by fire last night, originating it
dience had left. .<
Adams express office, Rckee & Carroll, book.
sellers, and Peters Brothers, music sellers, and
Wheeler d Wilson's sewing machine establishment
!, were also destroyed. Y
LoNDoN: March lo-IIn the Bankruptcy Court
from custody of Geo. N. Sanders for debts and
, Liabilities to the amount of ten thousand pounds
sterling. @g5. -I ,
> The bankrupt attributes his failure to dsappoint
ments In Confederate contract relative to iron
plated vessels.
New YORK, March 22.-The steamer Arizona,
! with the California mails is coming in.
The steamer Bellona, from London, has arrived.
News anticipated.
Orders have been issued for the immediate fitting
out OF flying squadron for duty the British
North American coast One reason for this move
I, ment is the assemblage Of the British West India
feet at halifax.
Another is the Fenian scare. Another the ter
minaion Of the reciprocity treaty and its effect
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WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Dixon and
, Foote are both somewhat better.
Il Later.
C1GNINNATr. March 23.-The Enquirer office was
entirely destroyed in the con1agra!ion of Pixies
opera house last night
The fire sped across Baker street to Adams Ex-
press Conlpany's stables and to several buildings
on Third street. The estimated loss, including the
opera house is 50 900.
Pixies loss will be 81 600 ,000 He has insurance
, of only s3s, 900. Adams Express Company saved
their money and valuable packages.
New YORK, March 81. u M.-Cotton steady g
Al to 42c. Sales thus far, 1000 bales. Gold 1881
Toronto letter says Colonel Lowry, of tie
n forty-seventh infantry has discovered that some
i of the British force compromised with Genera
j. Sweeney.
ROMANTIC RAsoAIIrY.-The indianapolis Jour
1t nal is responsible for this piece of romantic rat
If calty:
o. Fourteen or fifteen years ago, man living
Indianapolis, Indiana, whose name is of no const
al quence, but by profession gambler, left the cit
= with q friend informing his wife that he would b
- - absent perhaps fortnight The fortnight lapse
IL into months, and months into year, and still
came not. at last she received, one day a lette
r. from her husbands friend, announcing the start
. ling intelligence that her husband had sickened an
. died. The wife, accepting the statement as au
thentic, became schooled in that belief and afte
It the lapse OF time, again married, this time coope
\ by profession, by whom she had several children
Three years ago the gambler returned to the city
v learned of his wfes second marriage, and callet
on the cooper, asking him if he was the man who
s married the widow. Receiving reply in the
affirmative ne announced that he was the husband
! who WIS supposed to be dead, and took his Leave
n without calling on his wife, He then abruptly lef
X the city, whittier bound no one knew. The cooper
informing his wife that her first husband had sud
denly reappeared. she was quite startled, but, OF
> mature reflection, eXtrcated herself from the per
VI plextes of her situation by getting divorce ant
n then being remarked in due form. Some month
nbnrl
comfortable circumstances. She is now living il
. the western suburbs Of the city.
IS The gambler, it seems, during his long absence
had been quite fortunate, and by some means
II whether fair or foul we know not, nor does tha
. | question concern this narrative-but at any rat
l. he is represented as having achieved considera
BILE fortune. 1t appears that one of his chief pur
e pose in his selfimposed exile was to rid limsel
of his first wife. Where he passed his exile is no
= known, but it is known that during that time b
II again married and hadtwo children by his secon
q. wife. A week or two ago our hero returned t.
Al this city, this time bringing with him his family
, and is now stopping at one of our hotels with al
- the parade pomp and show Of man Of wealth
'r BY his first wife, it seems, that he had two chill
,tj dren, being about two years old at the time
his disappearance, and the other infant of fey
months, both daughters.
y From time to time these girls received remit
20 tancea of money, without knowing to whom the
B. were indebted therefor. Last Saturday he sen
"a for them to call at his room, from which he too
- them out shopping, and after bestowng on ther
purchases to tho amount of s70G or $500 they sepG
IS rated, the daughters, being seventeen and tn
other fifteen years of age returning to their mothe
-, and the father to his room.
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ID A Word IN FAVOR OF RED HAm..-That ili-fate
T. beauty, Beatrice de Cenci remarkable for he
beautiful golden hair, and the golden loci. thu
l. once gliteled on the head of Lucretia Borgia no
n lies quietly among the treasures of the Vatica,
Queen Catherine PARIS hair was of this rare an
splendid hue; Mrs. Strickland, who possesses
ringlet taken from this queens head, after she ts
u lain in her grave for more than two hundred year
+ describes it exactly resembling threads of bt
l. nished gold; and singuarly enough the daught
of Catherines rival was rich in the same respee
IS Elizabeth was proud Of her golden hair, and d
e lighted to display it for the admiration of h
- comtiers. or course, her foes declared it w
- red, not golden; and in a miniature of the tin
ID as libel it undoubtedly was-for some half dozt
years ago, a lock of the great queens hair W,
IS discovered in q copy Of SidneY's "a rcalia.,