The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-20
ITEMS BIZ LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The New York police force now numbers 256o,
The trOtting stallion stake at the Naragansett
meet ng, on the 10th, was won by Geo. Wilkes.
Daniel s. Walbridge, ex.member Of Congress
died at Kalamazoo. aged 81.
There were three hundred and ninety-two
deaths in New York last week, and one hundred
and fifty in Brooklyn.
The deialestion Of the Boston Hide and Leather
National Bank Is ascertained to be S575 900. The
surplus of the bank is $3.50, 900.
Thomas r. Whitemore town treasurer of Spen-
Ger. Massachusetts,, who defaulted to the amount
of SIS 600, has been arrested in Mississippi. He
restored the money and was let of.
The trustees of the Peabody fund are holdinga
session in New York for the consideration of
methods of carrying out the purpose of the trust.
Ii is reported that Bonner is about buying the
celebrated st. Louis pacing horse, Billy BOyoe,
providing il can be shown him that he is good for
a mile ia 2:l7. IL is believed he Is.
Judge IngIaham, of New York, has refused to
issue an Injunction Tor the purpose Of restraining
the metropolitan police from warning strangers
away from certain disreputable concert saloons.
From one OF our New York exchanges on Mon
day we learn that capital. is 50 abundant that on
Saturday loans were made at the rate of Que
per cent. per annum. This, we believe, is with
out precedent in this country.
The city council of st. Louis, on the 10th,
passed resolution requesting the Missouri repre-
sentatlves IN Congress TO procure an appropria-
ton Of one million Of dollars for the Improvement
of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Last Satul day, five Of the prisoners confined Ia
Inc NlgO county, IDOldudt jail, lncluung man
named Stevens, charged with murder. succeeded
in buTrOwiDg under the heavy stone floor and up
the outside of the north wall, and made their es-
cape. Ony one prisoner, boy named DOdd, was
iearrested.
During the storm in Peru, Indiana, on Monday
evening, the freight depot of the Indianapolis and
Peru and Chicago railroad was struck by lightning
and set on fire. The flames were subdued without
much difficulty, but for time there was danger Of
the total destruction of the buildings.
An old bachelor, living near Lebanon, Ohio,
made q will twenty. five years ago, devsing his
property to a certain James Frazier, If he should
ever be found. After twenty-five years he turns
up an old man, living near Wheeling, and In very
reduced circumstances.
WJman Butler, once temperance lecturer OF
reputation and q man Of ability and culture, cut
bis throat in Brook yn' on Monday last while suf-
feIIng from delirium tremens. he had reformed
several times, but has been a common sot for
several years past.
The wife of E. A. Pollard of Virginia, had Mrs.
COotly and Miss Cootly arrested on the 10th for
assault and battery. In her complaint she charges
himself and then deserving her. In reply, he says
she is maniac through jealousy.
George Bethel, oil Memphis, was shot and
killed by Clarence Collier, while fishing at ten
mile bayou, Arkansas, on the 10th. The murder
was deliberate and unprov0ked Collier after
shooting Bethel reloaded his shot gun and walked
Off defyiDg arrest.
A new paper has just been issued in San Fran
cisco called the Free Press and Alaska Herald,
among other things the United States Consttu.
ton done into Russian, by instalmelts, for the
benefit of our Walrussian brethren.
On the 18th, at Hamilton, Ohio, Henry Holle-
| cher, while engaged in an alteration with his
wife, became so enraged at his son for interfering
| in the same, that he seized q shotgun and DIS
charged it in the lstters face, inficting serious
ii not fatal woundS BE was Immediately arrested,
and is now in jail.
| II is authoriiatively announced that the Penn
| syvania Central Railroad Company has purchased
the Mississippi and Missouri River Airline rail-
rtad. When the road is BUILT, this viii give the
former direct cOnnectionft 10 the leading points
west from Philadelphia 70 the Pacific ocean, cross
ing Illinois midway between st. Louis and Chicago.
Cattle in Southwestern Missouri are dying OF
| very rapidly, 'having caught fever by coming in
contact with Texas cattle driven across the State
| lsst winter. The Legislature passed law pro-
/ hibtng this driving, but the governor has since
/ issued special permit to Bacon Montgomery to
| send them across, and many people are very in
| dgnant at Fletcher.
| An old man named Edwards, who lives in
| Springfield, Mass, and his bewitching daughter.
| who doesn't live with her husband are said to be
confederates in a neat little game to swlnde coun-
/ trymen. The female is sweet on young men, in
| duces them TO invite her to ride, and the parent
starts after the young couple, raises breeze.
| and the young man, if green enough, pays
roundy to avoid arrest for an attempt at elope-
| ment.
On the 26th of May, Isaac Y. Little was ar
| rested in PittsbuTg, on the charge of obtaining
| money under false pTetenses He asked the ar
| resting officer TO 60 with him to pawn.shop, and
| when there asked TO see the pistols de had
pawned. They were handed to him, and he i'm
mediately placed one against his breast and fired.
| He was taken to the hospital and fingered until
Saturday, when he died. propensity for gam
bling led him into the difficulties which induced
| him TO take his life.
Prof. j. X. Ii. Wilcox, Messrs. Grifing, Mrs.
| Julia Archibald Holmes, and Mrs. Garner, dele
| CATION from the Universal Franchise Association
| filed an argument on the merits Of woman for suf
| fTage before the House committee on the District
| of Columbia on Saturday. The arguments were
| mainly sustained by Mrs. Holmes and Professor
| Wilcox and at the conclusion the delegation
| thanked the committee for their kind attention
| when the committee reciprocated the c0mpli
mt nt declaring themselves greatly entertained By
the arguments. The committee will submit a re
port on the subject at the next session.
Washington special says the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations has been considering 10
some time Mr.. Banks's bill relative to the right
of naturaIized citizens abroad. Il is understoO'
that Mr.. Sumner has consulted Secretary Sewar'
about the matter. IL is stated that that function
ary has advised the taking out Of the section
which provides for reprisal or retaliation by ar
, resting subjects of foreign governments who ma.
, | be within our borders when outrages are prepe
| trated on American naturaliZed citizens abroad
Mr. Seward feared this clause 10 the bill might In
; volve us in difficulty with other governments, an
, on his advice the committee has agreed to repor
! the bill without it.
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