The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-21

Five persons were killed. and twelve or fifteen
severely injured by arsilroad collision near Rouse
vile, Pa, on the 18th. sr
Liberal Christians will be held in New York city
on the 9th, 7th and 9Th Of October.
Capt. Parker Snow, In letter TO the London
Star, says mosquitoes abound IN the Arcuc re-
gions where their sting is fearful.
A large party of missionaries sailed In the
steamer Erin recently, en- route for Turkey, under
the auspices of the American board oil foreign
Missions -
undertook to perform some circus fests with
rome. and hung himself. He was found dead
with show bill spread on the floor before him.
The Hoosac tunnel has now penetrated the
mountain 5000 feet, out Of about Is 600. The es-
timsied cost for the additional 400 feet will be
s., 100000.
A Fenan meeting, numbering three thousand
persons, was held in Brooklyn on the 18th ult.
Two special ENJOYS from Ireland are said to have
been present. Operations against Canada within
four OF FIVE weeks are predicted.
A teacher named Joel @. Mcintosh was killed
few days ago in an ARRAY In Gibson county, Ten
nessee. The sheriff had forty men out hunting Tor
the rnurderers. but had not found them at last
accounts.
the State of Illinois, last week decided that
under the act of 1867 liens for supplies on boats
and vessels navigating waters within the limits of
State must be enforced in the State courts.
An unknown man. aged about hfty years,
dropped dead in Cleveland on Friday. He had
been observed in the neghoorhood some hours
before. and informed boy that he was from De-
troit, and that he had not, owing TO sickness,
tasted food for four days.
The scioto (Ohio) Gazette says: "Gen.
| Worthfneton has sent to our table specimen OF
figs Of his own production, which are just ripen'
ing. He has had several years Of successful ex'
perience with the fig, and has proved that It can
be produced easily In this climate, and that, too,
| with small amount Of care"
In New York, the other day, after Withdrawing
| his stakes for the McCoole fight, under Frank
| Oueen's decision, Coburn stated that under no
| consideration would he ever make match TO
/ fight again in the prize ring that ne has retired
| altogether but that he will always hold himself
| ready to fight him at any time with hYe minutes
| notice hut not for q dollar.
| Under new rule OF the Senate all nominations
| not finally acted upon before an adjournment or
| recess for more than thirty days, are TO be re.
turned to the president, and not afterwsrd acted
| upon unless renewed at the next session. Several
| important nominations have been returned under
Rev. Father Hsgsn Of 81. Louis, has been ap.
| pointed bishop of st. Joseph, In accordance with
az order from Rome dividing Missouri into two
dioceses. He will be consecrated in about two
weeks. Other Catholic clergymen on hin
yesterday, and presented farewell address and
MIS-. Merrett, who was recently rescued from al
insane asylum, where she was forcibly placed 3.
her brother, was assaulted BY two men on IN
| 18th, while going to her home In Hudson City
| New York, who attempted to force her into
coach standing near, but, being stoutly resisted
and citizens coming to her rescue, the abductor
There is understood to be Q serious disagree.
ment in the administration with regard to the IN
structions 10 be given 10 Minister Rosecran'
Secretary Seward desires thatthe same instruction
which were given 10 ex Minister Campbell shoul
J be handed over TO General Rosecranz, while 10