The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-24
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The printers In Toledo are on a strike.
/ The forests OF lower Canada are on fire.
One million and quarter gallons of petroleum
| went to Europe from Philadelphia last week.
i Scipio de Pol, the famous ballet master, died In
New York city on Saturday.
/ In Ireland there are 2S9S Friends, and in Great
Britain 1885.
The Nashville thermometers attained los de.
grees in the shade on Sunday last. ---.-
Six fatal cases OF sunstroke in Chicago on the
18th, and twenty on the 18th and 10th.
Fifty dollars will hereafter be charged to the
soldier who loses or disposes of the Springfield
| breech-loading musket.
Hon. W. P. Rowland, G. B. has been appointed
lieutenant governor OF Ontario, and Hon. L. A.
| Wlmot lieutenant governor Of New Brunswick.
The reports of the harvest from all parts of the
1 United Kingdom show that the yield Of wheat ex.
ceeds the annual average of crops.
| brick chimney in Worcester, Mass, 100 feet
high, has been moved 400 feet, without stays or
prop. II is detached from any building.
The counsel Of Andrews, the alleged Kingston
murderer, have deserted hins. He is in want of q
lawyer 10 defend his case.
The deaths in Montreal last week exeeeded In
number those of any similar period, except in
cholera times.
Part OF one of the wings of the New Jersey
S S,a.e prison was burned on Saturday night.
SIC, 900. N'o0
At popular meeting in Hyde Park, on the 10Th.
Iesoinuons strongly protesting against the rejec.
ton by the House of Lords of the Irish church
appointments suspension bill adopted
Hon. Samuel Wells, formerly governor Of
NAME, oied IN Boston on Thursday. He was A |
9rother OF the late John s. Wells formerly United
states senator from New Hampshire. also. of ex. |
Governor Wells. of Illinois,
A fatal distemper, or dry murran, is prevailing
among the cattle throughout Georgia. Quite a
n9.oer OF nne milk cows in that State have died
OF the disease. II on the increase and in almost
every instance proves fatal.
Inc yield of corn and potatoes in Kansas will
su u tnat OF any previous year. The wheat
Hna
yel1 Is unusually large. Governor Crawford baa
field of one hundred and City acres. which will
yieid not less than ten thousand bushels.
AT meeting Of the master masons in Nav
4 ork, on the l7th resolutions were passed To con-
tlnue hrm against the demands of the bricklavers.
IL was stated that there are 5000 bricklayers on
sre s.sae, ny whose action $4,000 other mechanics
The London Times, Of the 10th, saws: " Tho
rue interest Of the United States lies ia its honor
a ana rigat, and heavy as the taxes generally are
II Is INFINITELY better that everything should be |
taxed, than to repudiate the terms upon which
the national debt was createdu
, party OF rowdies stopped a street car near
oesenty-sixth street, New York, the other night
ana attempted to set fire to the dresses of the
ladies, who were present in force returning from |
fans fled.
The eldest son of a wealthy manufacturer
whose father has one Of the most splendid resi-. |
oences IN Boston, has gone into one Of the fac. |
tories al Lawrence as an operator. He intends
situation. ~ VI '"0
One Of Brownlow's pets recently pardoned ont
1I lhe penltentiary by that tender hearted saint
las recently been arrested in Nashville on the
;narge OF administering chloroform 10 a whole
smliy IN East tennessee, from the effects of which
u old LADY died, and robbing the house of one
thousand dollars in money.
Inc power Of electricity on cells was clearly
iouced lately, during tempest Waduoit bay.
ass, received two severe bolts which so Affected
ne cells that they came to the top of the water 5
heir heads out like serpents, and swan To the |
more. On being taken up and thrown back into |
ne water, they Immediately came ashore again.
ne following morning, some fifteen barrels of |
els were picked up, having come ashore. p
On tne morning OF the 9th of July, it was dis 7
evereo, on opening the safe of the Importers, Il
ID Iraders' Bank, corner of Broadway aud Muir.
ay streets, that eighty thousand dollars in bonds
I'd cash had disappeared. There was no evi. :
ence whatever Of any burglary having been
ommitted. All knowledge Of the affair was con- \;
ned TO the bank officers and police until il Leaked
al yesterday. No trace has yet been obtained of o
le thieves or their booty.
me Nova Scotia delegates who visited England | p
II the purpose of obtaining the release of their a
IoVince from the Canadian Confederation. re- I'M
rned 10 Halifax on the 18th instant and were -
aimly welcomed by the popuace. A delegate
no mad been over TO welcome the Confederation
so returned with them, and was received with
sses aud demonstration toward throwing him A
erboard. -