New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-24


tel, by Martin Collins. of ST. Louis, to all Of the
Thirty third in this city. Before its close there
was display of Masonic friendship by brethren
from almost every State in the Union, some OF
| whom were not long ago opposed to each other IN
arms. zs.--s ,.-... d. ...z..E. sy s...,,, 49,
The New York relationship continues to be the
theme Of varied though generally complimentary
remarks. A Senator stated last night that Mr..
smythe would be readily confirmed, but that the
Senate would probably postpone action on it for
some time. True men on all sides commend the
Presidents courage in breaking clear of all mere
partisan pressure, and making an appointment in
the sole interest of the commercial class.
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| es4g Late News Items.
| FROM NEW YoRK-sHIp FEyER-sHIPMENTs OF CoTt
| ToN-BURGLARY-FuLL PARTICULARS OF TEE
| BURNING OF THE CITY OF NORWICH. @
| NEW York, April 1s.--The police report that
| several deaths from ship fever have recently ocf
| Cured in Wretched tenement called the "Wren's
| Nest,n in Williamsburgh, L. I. Other cases are
reported on Grand street.
The shipments of cotton from this port, excu.
sively, during the week ending last evening, were
u 100 bales of the currency value Of $3,697, 5l6
4 The office Of A. S. Benedict, Lexington avenue,
was entered last night by burglars, and his safe
| blown open with such tremendous report that it
startled the police, who gave chase and arrested
1 two of the thieves.
The following particulars are gathered from an
officer of the burned steamer City of Norwich :
/ time, schooner standing to the eastward on the
wind, which was then blowing good breeze,
struck the City of Norwich just forward of the port
bow with great force, tearing her tlmbers and
the water rushed into the vessel in large quantities
| The steamer being supplied with upper and lower
4 furnaces, the water soon reached the lower FUR
naces and forced the flames into the fre-room, ig-
hitting the dry and oily woodwork of that depart
ment, which soon communicated with the other
| light and combustible materials with which this
room is encompassed, and in much less time than
it takes to tell the sad tale, the steamer was en-
| vel0ped in one mass OF flame. "
/ At the time of the catastrophe, the passengers
and most Of the crew were in bed, little dreaming
| of the sad end fate had in store for them. When
they had thoroughly awakened to knowledge OF
their perilous situation-death alone seeming iney-
| TABLE and in it's most reputsve aspect, that by
| flood or ire--the confusion was great.
| The crew and passengers, or such as had been
| enabled to come on deck from the berths below,
lIeaped into the water and chung to the bales aud
boxes of the cargo Of the vessel floating around.
This did not afford the soughtfor security. The
Il flames descended from the steamer as she began
to sink and licked the very surface of the water
setting on fire the footing cargo, and adding new
| terror and horror to the scene. H. 3d. ]
I Eleven persons are known to have persisted of
the fifty who were on board, among them two
| promising boys. gag ~ 'F# E5.os
THE STREET RAILWAY sTRIKE--HEAyY JUDGMENT
| NEW York, April IS-The strike on the city
railroads continues with unabated Inconvenience
to Travellers. In the forenoon of yesterday the
old hands on the Third avenue road went to work
on the understanding that their demands would be
complied with but quit again on hearing that such
was not the company's intention. On the other
lines of railroad, traffic was less irregular,
and ceased altogether at s o'clock in the evening.
A riot took place last evening in the neiglborhood
of Thrtieth street and Second avenue. Arrests
were made and the rioters arrested without doing
much injury. A meeting of the drivers took
place in Continental Hail., at which enthusiastic
speeches were made and subscriptions raised for
the assistance Of the strikers.
Judge Ingraham has decided relative to the
claims of Morris, Ketchum u Co., on the New
York and New Haven Railroad company, as to the
latters responsibility of the fraudulent stock
issued by Robert schuyler The decision is judg-
ment for defendants against the plaintiffs for $780,
566 65 with interest on s54,s34 66 from april TO-
1866 and costs. 49, y
Col. O'Mahony visited the Germania assembly
rooms, where the fair Of the Fenan sisterhood is
being held last night, aud delivered short
address on the progress of the work. r.&
A5A SALE OF THE PRESIDENTS CAR.
New YooK, April l8.-The secretary of war has
finally consented to the sale of the presidential
| car TO Thomas G. Durant, Esq, vice president of
the Union Pacific railroad, who tenders its use to
his company for the accommodation of the officers
on special occasions. 1t will leave New York for
the west, with several of the government directors,
who go out to examine the condition of the work
on the road. az 0-- s'e
1 a EXPLOSION IN SAN FRANCISCO. VI
IFrom the New York World, April III .t
terrible explosion of what was supposed to
be nitro glyceriae occurred at San Francisco, CAL,
Ion Monday, April l6, near Wells, Fargo d Co.'s
building. The explosion shook the earth like an
earthquake for a circle of a quarter of mile.
Samuel Knight, superintendent of Wells, Fargo Il
Co.'s express, died in halt an hour of injuries re-
Instantly killed. Mr.. Mallut, Wells, Fargo & Co. IS
assayer, Joseph Elli6IS, John Gallagher, Frank
Webster and William Justin were also killed.
Eight dead bodies were so mutilated that they
could not be identified. Louis MeLane, Capt.
Eldridge, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and Judpe Hoffman were bruised and cut. Felix
Lamax, d. Stack, Jefferson Taylor, FL. Bland,
clothing dealer, Capt. J. e. Ayres, Fred Leiz,
Frank Morris, and others, were injured, but not
fatally. ,<. XII
| Some will never be identified. as fragments of
human flesh, bones, and brains were found nearly
two blocks distant. g4 ssr
Montgomery, Sacramento and California streets
| were lined with broken glass, scarcely window
for several hundred feet remaining whole. Wells,
Fargo & Co.. horses, and everything in the vcin-
| ity, animate or inanimate, were blown into frag-
ments. The damage is estimated at at least 5000,
| 900. William Ravens, q book keeper of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company, Is ascertained to be
among the killed. The cause of lie. explosion is
mystery; the freight agent Of the Pacific Mail
company says that two boxes, each measuring
about four cubic feet were takenfrom the ers
dock to the place where the explosion occurred.
One box was consigned to Idaho city and the other
to Los Angeles. Both were stained with oil. The
contents are not known. Forty men are now en-
gagged in removing the ruins. i2s~
| THAI OF THE FENIAN PRISONERS AT CORNWALL
testimony FOR THE PROSECUTION, ETC.
NEw YORK, April ls.-Ths Herald's Cornwall
&c. VIZ special of the l7th says: Upon the close
of the proceedings in the trial of the Fenian pris
oners to-day, the magistrates, with great good
nature, revealed on the street all that had trans
pred. There have been four witnesses under ex-
ANIMATION. One WEIGH, Of 0altviile, near Toronto,
testified that Murphy had aske5 him to sell bonds
of the Irish Republic and that he (Murphy) had
said that $4,000 had been subscribed in Toronto
for the cause Of Irish independence. Detective
Spence testified that on last st. Patrick's day,
Murphy had made aseditions speech and had said
that s25 900 had been sent from Toronto to 0'Ma-
hony.
MIR. Orr, of the Toronto Globe, testified that he
reported the speech alluded to by Spence, but
was unable to say whetharit was legally treasona-
Bile. 1t seemed to have that tendency. Cullen,
one of the prisoners, was examined, but refused to
o inmate himself.