The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-25


Information received from Russellville. Kv.,
says that five armed men entered the bank in that
town on the 10th inst, shot Mr.. Owens the casa
ier, dangerously wounded the teller and thea
robbed The bank Of 10000. large crowd of
armed citizens are after the robbers.
Alta meeting on the 10th. of the Tennessee State
immigration society, composed OF men of all
shades Of politics, resolutions were unanimously
adopted inviting immigrants from all parts of the
world, discount nancing secret societies of every
kind and guaranteeing the fullest protection and
freedom TO all, no matter what their politics and
sentiments may be.
Saturday night Goth inst. the Office Of the audit
or OF Wabashaw county, Minnesota was robbed
OF the tax duplicate statements and settlements
for 1866 and the three preceding wears The
county loses about 600.
On Tuesday AFTERNOON twenty-five of the con-
victs in the West Virginia Penteniisry at Mounds
Vile, attacked their guards with stones captured
several muskets and some ammunition and forced
their way out of the Enclosure. Seine Of the cifi-
zens went 10 the assistance of the guards and after
sharp conflict drove all but four back into the
prlson. ore. named Woodson l.. Crews, was
killed; another. Abner Marks was MORALLY
wounded, and six others were pretty badly hurt
Arthur Campbell, fourteen years old hanged
himself in shed in a school yard in Baltimore on
Monday week. For some transgresslon he was
once dismissed from the school, and, on beng
readmitted, was forbidden TO play with his school,
mates. He felt the disgrace keenly and told one
OF the teachers that be should kill himself if the
proniDluon was continued. NO attention was paid
70 bis threat, and he fulfilled it. rs
The Cairo papers mention the arrest of Young
man named Duyall, an express clerk, for embez.
Element, and the fight of two others each form
erly In responsible positions, but now defaulters
The gambling houses of the place are credited
with the ruin Of these young men, and with lead
ing many others far along on the road to destruc-
ton. F9l7 w
McAds, convict recently psrdoned out of the
Tennessee State prison, to which he had been
sentenced by the circuit cour of Franklin county
Tor rape on his motker-in-law. is raising a com
pany OF negro militia in that county having been
commissioned captain by the State authorities
jerome Hewest aud bis wife ,Iof Jonesburr New
fork, were bathing COW with kerosene oil TO
kill lice, in their barn the other evening whea
the oil took Ere. aud the barn, with two oxen the
COW and hay, was destroyed, and Mrs. Hewett
was fatally burned in her endeayors to save the
poor brutes.
EAt Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a few days ago the
streets near the river being flooded, Tom Thumbs
party were driven 10 carriage down Que of them
by mistake, which led to the rives- The ponies,
on reaching the water, refused TO 60 any further,
and 80 saved the lives of the little folkf ia spite
OF the driver, who whipped furiously, until in
formed Of his mistake.
The Denver News, of the It'll declares that
there Is every indication that the Indian war has
begun again, rather that the late truce has been
ended by the approach Of spring. Montana aud
the northern country around forts Smith ana Reno.
will be the scenes of murderous warfare as viii
also, Il thinks, the smoky Hill and Arkansas
routee.