New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-15
Mississippi Intelligence.

u OFF THE TRAcK.-The Vicksburg train ran off
fthe track yesterday morning a few miles this side
t0f Clinton. None of the passengers were hurt.
The engine and tender were considerably damaged.
%N standard.
NJ GALLANT AND FAcET1ous.-We heard stranger
inquire few days since why the churches of
Jackson had no BELLS when gallant young friend
Of ours remarked that if he would visit any of our
churches on Sabbath morning, he would see as
many handsome bellies as any city of our size can
boast Ibid.
~ The Tombgbee, says the Columbus Sentinel, has
'sIsen sufficiently high to allow several steamboats,
to reach our landing. They are stern-wheelers,
and are charging from six dollars to lower rate,
to carry cotton to Mobile.
1t is no longer secret that our able Senators
are remaining in Washington city, at the ernest
solicitation of the President, who is DESTROYS OF
teeing the Southern States once more represented
AVE returned home long since, but for the assur.
nee of the President that he would be admitted
md his earnest desire to have his assistance in his
Efforts to do justice to the Southern people.
[Clarion.
1 The small pox, says the Meridian Messenger Of
Sthe 9th is doing its work of death here among the
Meedmen. We heard of several burials day be
fore yesterday. The only sanitary preparation to
stay the pestience that we hear Of is the building
of pest house out about mile and half. That
is now in erection, but how long before finished
we are not advised In the meantime negroes
will come and go, and we may expect it to be dis
seminated far and near, and to grow more and
more in intensity until it dies out for want of sub
jects.
HORRIBLE Accountability evening a most
horrible accident occurred to Miss Francis Carpen
ter, daughter of our feIlow-citizen, n. L. Carpen
ter, Esq, most estimable and accomplished
young lady, aged l6 years of age.
Visiting at the house of young friend, hel
clothes took fire, while sitting near the CRATE.
young lady in the room Immediately threw arount
her coverlid, but this being dashed aside by Mis-
Carpenter in her fright and running into the hall
every article of clothing on her was consumed
She fingered until Sunday morning O'clock whe1
death released her.
"A sad and heart-rending record to make Of the
death of one SO lovely; her talents were of the
19Fst order, and her loss would have been hard tt
Bear, even from Sickness but the horrible manner
Of her end" burned to death lis terrible.
H [NatcheZ Courier
IMPoRTANT.-At its last session, says the jackson
aarion of the Sd inst, the Legislature passed al
1T on the subject of lands sold to the State fol
xes that may not be generally known. 1t au
orized the redemption of all lands sold since
60, at the Auditors office, simply by paying the
ate and county taxes due thereon. No specia
xes nor damages are required, but simply The
nopnt due for taxes There are several millions
acres of land in this condition. and the parties
:, terested would do well to look after this matter
= once. As the law now stands, the Auditor
lone is authorized to receive this money, and al
publications. for redemption should be made il
erson or by letter, to this office.