The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-10

John Tyler, Jr., ism Memphis.
The Connecticut legislature met on the 9Th.
There are pow about two thousand United States
soldiers stationed in Virginia.
There are one hundred and sixty three faro
banks in New York and Brooklyn.
The growth of Cheyenne-4OOO in eight months
is hurting Omaha.
All the territory of the Hudson Bay Company is
to be added IN the English crown.
The personal property of Indianapolis is $685.
700, 900.
Prof. Chss. C. Page, examiner in the patent
Office. died on the 5th.
The famous race-horse Kentucky has been sold
TO Belmont, Water and others.
Miles and Gaulding. the pedestrians, az mid
night on the 9Th had accomplished two hundred
and seventysi miles.
The celebrated Peterhof prize case has been
finally decided; SIS, 900 Is TO be distributed among
the captors and s2s 600 paid TO the British owners
severe storm passed over 81. Louis on the
9th, doing much damage in the way Of unroodng
houses blowing down steeples and small houses.
A steamer on the dock was turned keel upward.
A widow, named Hutchinson, living Ia Cairo,
H.. has lust received verdict of 1883 80 dam
ages against the Central Railroad for killing her
husband in November last.
Jsmes Watson, q native of New York city, over
eighty.three years Of age, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with . razor in that city few
days ago.
The busts of Mozart and Beethoven were IN.
yelled at Boston Tuesday evening, at the musical
festival was inaugurated with great success.
Near Indianapolis recently man who was de-
tected in a criminal intimacy with his neighbours
wife, paid her husband $500 to prevent an expo
sure and a law suit The revenue officers got wind
of the affair, and the recipient of the money was
compelled to pay income tax upon it, and thus the
shameful transaction leaked out
At Nashville, in the first race Elgin won the
united three year old stake, distancing Agnes
Donovan 10 the first heat Antelope Beauty
Columbia and Skirmsher paid forfets. The sec
ond race was won by 0oltawah, in two straight
heats beating Nellie Gwynne, Pat Cleburne and
Maggie Hunter. Time-l:5O4 1854.
The Ohio Statesman speaks Of a deaf and dumb
man in Columbus who has been taking lessons in
articulation from DIR. Boyle of that CITY, and who
utters distinctly any word that may be given. The
Statesman says that the efforts of DR.. Boyle in
teaching mutes how to speak have been remark
ably successful.
telegram from Hong Kong states that the
United States minister TO Japan. Gen. Van Walk
enbuTg. is at Osaka and has made q demand on
the mikado for damages occasoned to the prop
erty of American citizens in the late disturbance
BE is supported in his demands by the French
envoy and by the presence of portions of the
American and French fleets.
The national convention, at Boston, OF the Ger
man Turner's adopted resolutions advocating
common school system throughout the South, and
supporting the Monroe doctrine, as applied TO
nstuTazed citizens in foreign countries. The
other resolutions are similar to those usually
adopted at radical meetings. The next cOnven-
ton meets al Pittsburg.
On the 5lh, Judge Paschsl, of Texas, presented
TO General Grant a delegation of Choctaw and
Greek Indians. Among them were Messrs. Pych-
lin. Folsom, Mcintosh, Smith, Downing, Adler
Boynton, Rees, Scasser, and other influential abo-
rhymes. They expressed to General Grant their
readiness, in behalf of Southern tribes, to act
conservators Of the peace, and to preserve order
on the frontier at a saving of $40 900 900 year
to the government. They were listened to with
great attention by the general and requested to
state their plans in writing.
Haywood county, Tennessee, was visited on the
9Th by the most terrific and destructive hurricane
and hailstorm ever known in West Tennessee. 1t
passed through a belt Of country from Hatchie
river northeast TO FOrked Deer river, about six
teen miles making track three hundred yards
wide. Trees were uprooted houses blown down
and fences Frustrated. The destruction of pro-
perty was very heavy in mahy instances every
thing being destroyed. 1t reported that several
persons were killed. A cyclone passed a
portion of Davidson and Williamson counties de-
stroying trees and fences on the route. Mr..
Chumby and child, living on the Franklin pike,
were killed, and his wife and three children dan
eerously hurt. Their house was lifted and carried
some three hundred yards.