The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-01
SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY l, Iss,
General Items.

General Washburn is perfecting his bill to Sc
cure Geographic postal communication throughout
the United States.
The Fenians have gone through another Dublin
gun shop.
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio, reported bill for the reor.
EanzatiOn of the territory Of Wyoming. 1t is pro.
posed TO form il Of that part Of DakOtah west Of
the continuation Of the western boundary of Ne
braska. 1t is claimed that this area OF T. l00,0 600
square miles contains Is 900 inhabitants, and that
the population is rapidly increasing account Of
discoveries Of rich gold mines. DakOtah has
recommended the proposed division, the capital
TO be at Cheyenne city. Bill was referred to the
committee on territories.
Ia consequence of the remarkable profits of
hop raising in Wisconsin the price of hop poles
has gone up to nearly one hundred dollars thou
sand.
The extensive linen mills Of Goderham & Worts,
at StTeetsyle, &. W., were destroyed by fire Sat
uTdey night week. Loss 100000.
The population of the city Of Chicago is set
down at 272 500.
The French minister of finance wants to borrow
400 600 600 francs.
One million five hundred and nine thousand emf
grants have arrived in this country since 1859.
Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, late governor OF Con-
neclicut, ana the founder of the Hartford Press,
has purchased the old Republican organ, the
Hartford COurant, and is now the proprietor of
the two papers, which he has now united into
one under the title Of COurant and Press.
lady in Lawrence Mass, suddenly awoke in
the night with the impression that her little girl
was IN danger. Feeling her way in the dark to
the chids crib, directed by d strong impulse she
put her finger in the little sleepers mouth, aud
TO her establishment, took from thence a large
pin.
Haywood & Co.'s boat mandatory was par.
tally burned at Worcester, Mass, on the 9th
nit. Loss estimated at $4,000; insured for 3d.
GOO.
fire in Sedalia, Mo-, on the 9th ult. de.
stroyed six buildings occupied by l.. s. Flor
sheim, dry goods; Messberger CO., liquors !;
Timer scebe, stoves and tin ware Bard L Co.
and Wolf Brother, dry goods; and Levy
4 Brother, dry goods. The three first named
houses lose pretty much everything. The
three latter saved portion Of their stock. Loss
estimated at from 100000 to $4,000. Insurance
small.
The Msrtello Tower at Duncannon, near Wex.
ford, Ireland, was attacked on the night Of the
9th ult., by body Of Fenians. The garrison
fired upon the assailants who, after returning the
fire, fed.
The Fenian Shaw has turned queens evidence.
He positively identifies Barrett as a man who fred
the fuse which caused the explosion at Clerken-
well.
In Chicago, on the 26th ult., Robert L. Collier.
pastor Of the Church of the Messiah, Unitarian,
appealed 10 his congregation 20 raise sum suii
cient TO liqudate the Indebtedness OF the church,
some $50, O00 The appeal was responded to by
an immediate contribution of S35 600.
The Iowa House, on the 9th ult., passed joint
resolution ratifying the suffrage and representa-
ton amendment TO the Constitution Of the United
States, by II yeas to II nays.
ThIty-fye persons died in Chicago, H., week
before last without medical attendance, being too
poor to employ physicians.
The Philadelphia MasOns are to take five years
to build $3.50 600 temple, with tower nearly
three hundred feet high.
1t is thought that the effort to erect the new
territory of Wyoming, by dividing DIcOtah, will
be successful.
There is talk of Surratts being released on bail.
Prairie chickens are so numerous in Iowa that
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sticks and bagged by hundreds.
The aggregate length Of all the railroads in the
United states at the close Of the year 1867. was
3sG6O5.Sl miles, the aggregate cost Of the same,
with equipments. being 81 ,654 ,050,T9). Over the
aggregate for 1866 this shows an increase in the
number of miles Of 1909 IS, and on the cost o
sci 5SO7l
5. S. Cox will be confirmed as minister to Aus,
tria.