New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-24
Late News Items,
FROM CHICAGO.
Especial Dispatrh to the Missouri; n,

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| Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat
CHICAGO, March 16.-There was much excite
lnent on Change this forenoon caused by the dis
appearance of a well-known -four merchant an,
discovery Of forged warehouse receipts. Henr,
Devenall, flour dealer went to Milwaukie a few
days ago and purchased from six to eight hundred
barrels of flour, which he paid for with a checl
ior 5000 drawn upon himself. He shipped the
hour to Chicago and sold it, realizing $4,000 upor
the sale, and skedaddled, leaving his check dis
honored The precise time of his departure, q,
the direction taken, are unknown.
Az the fremont House, last night, G. W. Chapir
purchased from man named Davis two grain re
celpts one Tor 1900 and the other for 1000 bushels
OF Wheat thls morning; the five thousand bushel
receipt went into the hands of a third party who
suspectng its genuineness sent it to Mum & Scott
tor examination. These gentlemen pronounced if
20 oe forgery. The purchaser had given a certi-
ned check for receipt, and was fortunate enough
TO be SO early as to stop its payment.
Inc appointment of Lawson an alderman of
inns city, as United States Collector of Customs at
aa s port and surprises everybody He isa Norwe
E,an, ana small potato politician, and one of John
'Wentworth's pets. Several well known citizens
nave been seeking the appointment, and Mr.. Law
son had scarcely been thought of here in connec-
ton with the Office. He was doubtless appointed
soieiy al me request of Long John. Lawson, how
ever, is radical Republican The Journal an.
proves the appointments.
Inc ponce olfcers have succeeded in capturinr
two convicts, who broke jail at Yorl,yilles Ken
aali county, IL, one week ago. They made their
escape BY saving through the iron bars of win
dow with implements furnished them by friends
outside the Jail. One of the fugitiyes, named
koberts, was under arrest for horse stealing, and
another, named Duyal with halfdozen aliases,
was confined upon charge of passing counterfeit
money. Fifty dollars was offered for their annre
hension, and the sheriff of Kendall county last
evening started back to Yorkville with the chi
prIts in custody.
Geographic operator named Hargrave, resi-
dent OF Davenport, Iowa, was arrested upon the
charge OF obtaining money under false pretences
me arrest was made by direction of a teegraphic
dispatch received from that place by detective
officers, who boarded the train and captured the
fugitive as he got out of the depot of the Rock
Island railroad in this city.
Harry Leslie, the American Blondin this after.
noon performed the feat of walking the length of
a rope stretched across Dearborn street from the
roof OF the Varieties theater to the opposite block
An immense crowd of people witnessed the per-
ormance. -s
FROM ST. JOSEPH.
ST.. JOSEPH March 16.-passengers by stage
rom Denver and Salt Lake. in to-day, bring favor
ble reports of matters along the route. Outgoing
rains were getting along quite well, none having
encountered any serious misfortunes. The entire |
quite now being gatfisoued by troops, the hostile
ndlans have Withdrawn to some distance from |
nc road, and have apparently abandoned the bust |
ess Of ptRndorlng trans. During the winter they
ave had such experiences with the troops as to |
aaufe them to tirn their attention to hunting, Il
-5 FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGToN, March IA number of promi.
eht fittsburg politicians are here trying to ar
aahSe Tor mass meeting there of the Union men
! that elty 10 De held at an early day for the
urpose OF mdorsing the Presidents policy, The
lovers IN the matter consist largely OF iron men