The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-22
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denouncing the governor for his course with the
militia.
NOnTHERH AND wEsrERH NEWS.
Mrs. Commodore Meade makes sfndsvis that her
husband is not only affected in his intellect bat in
one leg also. The New York Sun remarks that
man might be blind Of one eye without being
crazy, but it s readily perceived that II he ID lame
Of one leg his walk In Life must BE- somswhas de-
ranged. si11
The total loss of life on the lakes during the
past season was 33l, which 10 larger than last
year BY 100. Among the casualties Of the year
Governor mo ' CusSnsn. S tssivs lves HornSs sssr.
twenty three lives; Hppocampus, twenty-six
lives; ten men, forming the entire crew Of the
schooner Peruvian propeller Perseverance, four.
teen lives; eight men, being the entire crew Of the
Black Kettle, the head chief Of the Cheyenne
nation, killed by General Clusters command, was
man OF more than ordinary natural ability, and
among the tribes of the West. he was more noted
as Q leader in council than - . warrior, and many
years ago received the designation Of the Orator
Of the Plains" His age must have been about
fortytbree years ago. ct the treaty with the latter.
on the Little Missouri General Harvey was pre-
scented with the boy Black Kettle, and adopted
The Austin iNevada) Reveills says: IA gen.
tleman who arrived in this city from the east, on
Saturday, told Us that sacks Of papers we're
strewn along the road from Bryan to Salt Lake
City. They were piled In hundreds In corrals !;
they were standing open at stations; illustrated
autumn on the tables, benches and hunks where
they helped to while away the time Of the hostler
or gave rest to the gambols of kittens, puppies
and pet pigs. One cunning little pig, with his tail
curled in the mode, was amusing himself with the
Bazaar, while his sister Was granting her satisfac-
ton over the fashion plate of Cooley. Papers
were everywhere-in cords Of sacks, in dozens Of
sacks. in single sacks-lying in wrappers or open
upon the floor of the cabins and upon the road
in the hands of men and in the mouths and paws
of animals. Papers everywhere. And this fs the
service of the United States mail. 1t ID surely the
most immense practical joke OF the season
Railroad freight Office. in Omaha, was robbed Of
5000, on the night of the 18th, while on his way
from the depot to the express office. The robbery
was perpetrated by three men, who held pistol
to Whitebeads head, walked him half mile out
on the prairie, tied, gagged and robbed him.
Letters from Montreal and Quebec say the Cam
adam authorities are indignant at the lynching of
the Reno brothers In Indiana, in violation Of the
promise Of the United State, government ct the
the American government was strictly respond
BILE for the safety of these men, and should be held
to account; and II such things are to be done,
extradition must cease. as Canadians cannot send
men over the border to be torn in pieces By an
unauthorized rabbIe, no matter what may be
The New York Sun says Of Erie Fisks famous
midnight ride 1.-The train started at A. NJ, ct
headlong speed, Mr.. Fisk standing in the middle
of the directors car for an hour shouting to the
conductor on the foot board to 60 faster, and the
conductor yelling to the engineer to crowd on
all steam. The train ran eighty miles In one hour
and forty-fve minutes, without stopping. To
effect this rapid travelling In safety, all trains were
telegraphed out ofthe way. At Il irst stopping
place the party turned into their berths, but the
speed during the night was so great that the osciI
1afi of ha ar frs u INN fau
out upon the floor. and they had to hold on with
firm grasp 10 avoid serious injury. r lq
The Avalanche Little Rock special, Of the 10th,
says fierce debate occurred in the House to day
on q resolution ndorsing the governors procla-
nation of martial law in Conway county. The
resolution finally passed by vote OF forty-three
to nineteen. The governors message TO the
House states that the number OF militia 10 the
field OF southwestern Arkansas is $50. General
Catherson says he thinks martial law can soon be
dispensed with, arrangements being made to have
United States troops occupy the counties soon to
be vacated by the militia. The Arkansas Legis-
The omnibus railroad bill, providing for the
issue Of two and half million dollars Of State
bonds to certain railroads, was defeated In the
Tennessee Legislature, on the 18th. The action
of tie Legislature on The bill seems to have taken
the entire community by surprise, as the friends
OF the bill and parties in the ring, we're confident
DR.. ]. Il. Gibbon, of Charlotte, North Carolina.
died in Baltimore on the 10th, aged seventy.four
years. He was father OF Gen. Gbbon, of the
United States army.
The Catholic Church at Port Jarvis, New York,
r. h. Dana has sued the mayor and aldermen
Of Csmb idge for Eve thousand dollars for erasing
bis name from the voting lists at the late election:
A Salt Lake letter says: The number OF
doubtful or dsanected Mormons is larger than
generally supposed. and IL 10 reasonably certain
that if be cuts of all who deal with Gentiles, he
will perform that act for at least one-third OF his
community. Ard here let me mention curious
fact not generally known to outsiders. OF all
those who have embrace Mormonism since its
start, ovel sixty per cent. have apostatized and
left them. Brigham lately stated this fact In one
Of his sermons. and their own records prove II.
Their gains have been grossly exaggerated as,
for instance, they published last summer. an ex-
p~ot-a iusussr.sso. 81 -swe.<y <hs---.ss -s.A me
whole number brought over did not reach Eve
The man signing himself r. I. and q. 8. Morgan,
| who failed TO negotiate bogus paper in 4emphis,
has made similar failure In Louisville. He sp-
pears like an honest farmer.
AZ Grand Junction, Tenn. on the 18th, negro
named Moses Boswell was fatally shot BY Robert
A. Boyd, in self defense. Each fred three shots,
but none Of Boswell's took effect.
Chesley Tapp, of Graham county, Ky, com
steamer Commercial, near Augusta, on White
| river. a OAK
Mrs. Isabella B. Farrsr, of Lscenia, N. H., ID
charged with putting poison IN some milk, which s
became widow. Miss Anna Moulton, Of Lowell,
is some way implicated m the deed. -ti
never bind knave.
Plantation Bitters cures dyspepsia.
Keep no more cats in the house than wiz
PIsntation Bitters cure fever and ague.
| War makes thieves, and peace hangs them.
| Plantation Bitters cures liver complaint and