The New Orleans crescent., 1868-06-30
ITEMS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

St. JOnn Day was pIeuy generally observed
by the Masonic fraternity throughout the oOun-
try.
Of Bucharest by Prince Charles, OF Ro1mania, and
escorted to the palace.
One wall OF the hospital of St. Mary of the Con-
ception now in process of erection in Chicago, fell
on the 24th, buryiDg nve wOrkmen in the ruins
two Of whom have since died.
The railroad bridge projected at Bissel's Point
near st. Louis, has been planned by Benjamin Il.
Latrobe, OF Baltimore. He estimates that it can
be built for 81 SOC, 900.
State bonds TO the amount of $500 900 have
been issued to the southeastern Railroad Com
pany, which proposes constructing a railroad
from McMinnville, Tennessee, 10 Danvle, Ken
tn Ky.
The commissioners some time ago appointed to
revise and cOdify the laws Of the United States
sent communication TO Congress, on tue 25th ex-
asking alteration of the tune originally fixed
planning some of be difficulties Of their task, and
at three years, and now near its expiration-for
completing the work.
Osmond Patten, of WestmoreIsnd, Oneida
county, New York, was stuBg directly over The
lett eye, on sunday, by honey bee. The sting
was soon taken out, bat 10 about fifteen minutes
he became dizzy and faint, and, although sensible
at times, grew rapidly worse, and died in three
hours.
The editor of the Cerro Gordo Qows) Repub-
can has e" AIKEN in " one Of the Office boys as a
partner, and assigns as a reason that stephen
has been 10 work for Us all winter and wanted
his pay, and we thought, after he had been pro-
pTietor short time, he would understand that
paying help was not so easy"
man employed at furnace in Harrisburg, a
few days ago, attempted to walk over bed 0f hot
clnders, and broke through, when one of his shoes
was at once filed with red hot material. He ran
to pond near by and placed his foot in the water
but when the shoe was afterwards removed the
sole OF the foot came oil As nicely rs II removed
with knife.
Mr.. Ross, formerly her Britanc maiesty's con.
anil in nd M he Art held
in captivity by the late King rheOdorus, has ar
rived In England, and on the 25th had public
reception at Kings College, London, where he
was heartily cheered and warmly welcomed by
large sssemblsge of the citizens Of London.
The Chinese embassy will remain in Washington
about three weeks 10 close up the diplomatic prop
Ositi0ns with which they are intrusted, when they
will again return to New York and stay for day
or two. They will then leave for a short trip TO
Saratoga aud Niagara Falls, and returning direct
to New York will take their departure TO Europe.
Their foreign engagements will consume the
greater part of two years.
The statue of Martin Luther was inaugurated at
Worms ON the 25ih, in the presence of vast con-
course of people from all parts of Europe and
America. The king OF Prussia and the crown
prince witnessed the scene. As soon as the statue
was unveiled sslutes of artillery were fred, and
as soon as the applause subsded hymn was
sung by several thousand voices with immense
eDthusiasm.
1t seems that Mike McCoOle and Joe Coburn
are determined to have their little dispute settled.
Tie place talked Of for theif next meeting ia
sOmeW here IN West Virginia. 10. q. Heenan has
also authorized Mr.. Mullen TO n-tke match with
Nike MeCOoe, to fight for 900 aside, the
tight to take place IN Canada aud to be fought
three months from the signing of the articles.
call is TO be issued for an international cOnven
ton in Portland Me-, for the purpose at attract
iBg attention If possible to the harbOr Of that
| cry point for the expectation of Western
produce to the advantages OF n direct line of rail.
ha frou 44li and
Buffalo, Chicago and Louisville, by one cted
chain Of railroad. The convention will be held
on Tuesday, August 4th.
About two weeks since two men put into New
port, X. l., in q small boat called the Dove, from
Newburyp port. for Baltimore. Tue craft was
visited by several experienced boatmen, and the
III animous opinion was that the chances were
against her reaching her port Of destination. The
boat has not been heard of since she left ard the
suppositiOn il that she went down IN one OF the
heavy gales that set in soon after she departed
MIR. VIM. FsxOn, the assistant secretary of the
navy, has written a letter % Hartford paper Ia
relation 20 the alleged fraudulent sale OF the iron
clsJs CatGwba end OneOta. IL appears that after
vain esdesvOr to get bona fide bids for the YES
sells, they were finally sold at their appraised
value. There has been a tremendous outcry
rsised in Congress over this transaction, which. in
all probability, simply indicates that some thlev
ing lobby ring tailed 20 get per centage upon H..
The citizens of Randolph county, Missouri. have
refUsed 10 subscribe sl00 900 TO the capital of the
| Caro- and st. Louis Railroad, by a considerable
majority. The explanation is found in the act that
the county court, the members of which are op-
posed to the road, attached to the proposition
another 800 900 for a railroad To. Chester. The
people being opposed to this road and com.
PEELED 20 vote on both prOu Ositlons together,
could defeat the Centralia proposition only by
voting both down.
Mrs. Ernesiine Oakes, wife Of late Henry Stein.
way, applied 10 Justice Gilbert on the 23d, ia
the supreme Court Of Brooklyn, for a writ Of
hobeds corpus, directing VIM. Steinway, the
piano manufacturer, of New York, to produce
her children, whom she alleges have been un.
lawfully withheld from her by the respondent and
placed in charge OF petty magistrate Ia Ger.
many. Judge Gilbert ordered the hdbeds corpus
30 he issued, and the will shortly be brought
before court, when singular developments are
expected.
The American Tract Society in forty three years
has issued p S77 379 volumes. 273 95l 53S tracts
and LOG 000 900 periodicals and, together with the
institutions II aids in foreign lands has issued pub
licstious in l4l languages and dialects. By It's
system Of Union Missionary Colportage it has in
twentySeven years visited 1851 ,5l9 families, of
which 323.6l4 we're Protestant families living
hsbitually absent from evangelical preaching; il
has held or addressed 2370T5 public mestngs,
and circulated by sale or grant IL 2G7.775 Of its
volumes.
correspondent Of the Alta California SAYS
that the Magic City of Cheyenne will see its
fast days no more. The city itself is merely a
hastily constructed lot of houses of wood and
canvas, with two or three Of stone and brick. It's
real population may reach three thousand. and
more than one-half Of them would be glad to sell
their real estate at half its original cost The
streets swarm with idle men, many Of whom are
desperadoes. who are kept In tolerable order only
through the terrifying persuasion Of the vigilance
committee. IL will be q great wonder If there
are not extensive highway robberies perpetrated
ere long upon travellers by stage and emigraDts.