The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-05
NUMBER 225.
FRESH JOrTINGs.

| ult.s aged thirty nine.
Edwin Kelly, the MINSTREL has been ACQUITTED
in New York, Of the murder Of sharpley.
E. L. Davenport, the trsgedian, sailed from
New York. on the LIST, for California.
By the explosion of locomotive at viIIanuya
depot, Cuba, on the 10Th ult., fourteen persons
we're wounded.
Among military men who are working for Ham
cocks nomination are Generals steedman. Cor
don Granger, Hillysr, SlOcum and Estes.
| George Harvey, chief oficer of the bark
Galveston, was murdered at Key West, on the
10Th nit, by George Gordon, a seaman.
| By order OF the lord lieutenant of Irelsnd, T..
Mahoney, Fenian head CENTER and several other
| Fenians, have been released from custody.
Louisville has voted in favor Of subscribing
81 900 600 to aid in the construction Of the Eliza
bethtown and Paducah Railroad.
Rev. Jas. McCosh, LID, professor of mental
philosophy in Cueen's College, Belfast, Ireland.
formerly Of the Free Church, Scotland. has been
elected president of Princeton College.
On Thursday last an unfortunate difficulty oc-
CURED between two citizens Of Opelousas, Mr..
Charles Gordon and Mr.. 0mer Poiret, resulting in
the almost immediate death of the latter.
In Grenada, Miss. on Sunday week, nine year
old daughter Of Mr.. Guntharp, was fatally shot by
negro boy about the same age, in revenge for a
supposed insult.
The State debt of New York amounts to more
than $50 900 900, besides canal debts of something
over SIS, 900 ,000. II is supposed the whole will
be paid in ten years.
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell has arrived in Washington.
froia California. He is to command the Fourth
District, the affairs of which have been admins
tered, dd interim, by Gen. Gillem.
George w. Curtis, in his address before the
Delta Alpha Phi Society, in New York, said there
were 100000 white people in the United States
who can neither read nor write. $500 OH
Affairs in Tennessee were never more quiet and
peaceful, and in the country all are busy at work,
and the prospect is that the largest crops ever
grown in the State will be made.
Adyices from Jamaica state that the revenue
increased ell 900 within the last quarter. Treas
urer Robinson had sailed for England, and is sus-
peeted of having committed heavy frauds on the
exchequer. c
George Francis Train was before the bank
ruptcy court on the lst. In the absence Of the
plaintiff, McHenry, the case was postponed.
Train continues TO denounse the proceeding as
political, prompted by the British authorities.
In the House, on the 30th ult.. Mr. Eggleston
introduced bill taking possession of the bank
at the mouth Of the Mississippi, and constructing
canal without expense to the government Re-
felred to the committee on commerce.
Samuel Van Campen formerly president OF the
First National Bank Of Elmyra, and Croton
National Bank of New York is charged with the
embezzlement of $S6, 900 from the former and
and $4,000 from the latter bank.
Col. r. o. Sefridge, formerly on Gen. Pope's
and Gen. Gordon GraDger's stsffs, was arrested at
Nashville on the lst charged with obtaining goods
10 st. Louis under false pretenses, and committed
to jail.
A legal decision has been made In New York to
the effect that bank is LIABLE If its paying teller
pronounces a check or certificate good, even
although it be forgery, providing the holder Of
the check act on the statement of the teller and
suffers loss thereby.
Mr.. Belmont, chairman Of the National Demo.
cratic Committee, is said to be not in favor of an
earlier day than that already fixed for the na-
tOual convention; and IT was understood i'm
Washington, yesterday, that he will not call the
committee together for the purpose of making the
change.
The HeraId's Washington special says It is be.
lieved that il the president is removed, bis cab-
net will refuse to quit, on the ground that the
acting president, not being the constitutional
president, bas no right to remove them. The
same dispatch says it is thought the public debt
statement will show a reduction Of ten million
dollars.
The Nashville Times publishes letter from
Pennington, Marshall county, Tennessee, giving
an account Of the murder Of Rev. L. Lincoln, a
Baptist minister, on the night Of Sunday week.
He was taken from the house where he was Sleep
ing, killed, and his body thrown into sink hole.
A day or two afterwards Mr.. Williams was way.
laid and severely wounded in the same county.
Mormon missionaries report great success in
their ministrations in Virginia and North Caro-
lima, having during the latter half OF last year
baptized twenty-five proseytes in smyth and
TszeweIl counties, Va, and having organized
during the present year in Surry county, N. c., a
church " of thirty members. Many others are
reported TO be fayorably disposed, and meetings
are attended by large and respectful audiences.
The row between the governor and part Of
the people of the Bahama Islands has been already
mentioned. The governor lately dissolved his
unrpy Parliament ordered new election, and
secured the return of msjority Of his partisans.
Some riotous demonstrations were made by the
defeated party, and the troops fred upon the
rioters. The people are now petitioning the
The Rhode Island Baptist State convention, in
session in Providence. has adopted resolution in
effect disfellowshiping the Second Baptist Church
Of Newport; the convention solemny declaring
that in its judgments church inviting to the Lords
table those who have not been baptized in accord
snce with the Lords commands-meanisy by i'm
mersiOn-is not regular body Of the Baptist
church.
Mr.. Jones, proprietor Of the Jones House, at
Meridian, Miss, was shot Wednesday. by Mr.
Church Williamson, who has been employed for
some time in the Office Of the hotel. Mr.. William
son had taken twenty-five cents from the drawer
the night previous, to buy candles for the house,
and had probably omitted to make the proper
entry Immediately. Inquiries from Mr.. Jones
about the matter, offended Mr.. Williamson and
led to the difficulty. Mr.. williamson has disap-
peared. Mr.. Jones's injury may cause the ampu.
tstion of one of his legs. SO says the Gazette.
We find the following under Washington dis