The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-10
ITEMS By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The Erie fight is positively settled. Edridge
remains, and the whole control remains in the
hands Of the Bostsn ring.
Two young ladies Of Upton, Iowa, ran away
with CIRCUS last week, not being able TO resist
the allurements of sawdust and tights. Their pa
rents pursued and recovered them.
A negro charged with attempting rape upon
white woman, was taken from the jail, in Pu-
laski, Tennessee, and literally riddled with bull.
let's"
Johnny Melville, little pet in Robinson's cir.
Gus, aged only four years was instantly killed at
Upton. Iswa, last Friday, by falling from his
horses and being trampled upon by them.
Near Pennsboro, West Virginia, on Thursday
Mrs. Martin Shields and her aged mother we're
struck by train, while walking on the railroad,
and Instantly killed. Mrs. Shields leaves nine or.
phan children without means OF support
Charles Seller, OF Williamsburg, New York,
was accidentally shot by friend named Stearns,
on Saturday evening, killing him instantly. On
seeing what he had done, Stearns ran to the river
Gov. Brownlow has issued proclamation con
vening the legislature in extra session the 9th
inst. II is understood that the chief reason for
this Is the necessity for doing something relative
to the bonds Of the State. f
Thomas Keuigan, residing in Brooklyn, was
killed on Saturday afternoon, by being stabbed
with pair of taiOr's shears by man named
Lynch, whom he was entertaining at his house.
and who became quarresome under the influence
Of liquor.
The yellow fever has greatly diminished at
Lima, and entirely disappeared at CallaO. The
total deaths by the disease number 10000. The
fever, however is still increasing at the Chinahas
and lslay. The English and French vice cOnsuls
at lssy were among the victims.
picnic party crossed over the suspension
bridge, on Wednesday week, to the Canada side,
and three OF their number, in registering their
names at a hotel, added the word Fenian.n
These three were Immediately arrested, and are
enjoying a season OF rest and an opportunity to
reject on their own impertinence 10 " British
dungeon"
A disgraceful riot occurred at Fenian picnic
at the Bellevue Gardens, foot of East and Eight
ieth streets, on the 4th. The police, being called
upon TO queli the riot were attacked with mus
kets and swords by some Of the soldiers Of the
4th Fenian regiment, bat speedily oVercame them
and quoted the disturbance.
Havana letters of the LIST state that the impost
duties on port and navigation paid by for
eign vessels in Cuba and Porto Rico are TO be sup
pressed by royal decree. More cases Of firing
on American vessels have occurred. An Ameri-
can has been arrested as an inceadiary for selling
the pictures OF President Lincoln.
dry goods house in Boston, having frequently
missed valuable goods srom their stock, deter
mined TO set a close watch upon their customers,
day last week, and the result was the detec-
ton Of four women the act of stealing. Two
Of them were elegantly dressed, and proved 10 be
mother and daughter, named Hollis, living in
Charlestown. A search of their premises dscov-
cred four franks full Of costly goods, all sup
posed to be stolen from various dealers.
A letter received from the Cimmeron's gold
mines, on Maxwell's grant, in Colorado, speaks Of
the recent discovery of an astonishingy rich gold
lode. The writer says people are hOcking there
IN crowds, that new bitches are nearly finished,
ard In other localities towns are started, aud
new gold discoveries are being made almost
daily, and the old California excitement prevails
in Southwestern Colorado. The prospect Of gold
and silver this year in Colorado will reach sixty
million dollars more than California.
Private A. S. Gregory, Of the 18th infantry, was
shot in the face at Memphis, on Sunday. by Ed.
0Neil, lately chief OF the fire department, the
ball grazing the carotid artery. The difficulty
originated in Gregory visiting O'Neils sister at
bis house. On being ordered 10 leave, he rushed
at 0'Neil, who then shot him. O'Neil was ar
rested and lodged in the ststion-hOuse. NAM
Der Of soldiers gathered there voWIng vengeance.
The police quietly removed him.