The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-31
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The paper warehouse Of H. B. Graham Bro,
St Louis was burned on the 27th nit. Loss be-
tween SAC, 900 and $4,000 fully insured.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Of Boston will celebrate its two hundred ana
thirtieth anniversary on Monday.
Official circles were excited IN Richmond on the
27tn by a street assault by the Hon. James Segar
ON Van Wrinkle, U. S. marshal. The hight was
stopped by the mayor before any serious damage
was done.
The body Of Cornelius Holmes. wealthy citi-
zen Of Kingston, Massachusetts, was found, on
the 9th, near the entrance OF the cemetery. he
had been murdered, but the murderers fled before
rifing the body.
Judge Doniphan, of the Kenton county Ken
lucky Circuit, has eDjoined Murray, Eddy Il Co.,
and Wood, COrton Co., managers OF the Padu-
cab and Kentucky State Lotteries, from drawing
any lotteries in the State OF Kentucky.
A pleasing Massachusetts man named Thomas
Bullougb, who in his youth was constant inmate
of isils has died in the poor house at Newton, at
the age of seysnty-eight, leaving the record OF
heroic life, and Ratchet with which ne intended
Commodore Goldsborough, of the Asiatic
squadron, reports to the navy department that no
act of piracy has been committed within the year,
and this is due principally to the small gun6osts
of different nationalities that have been actively
employed in cruising on the Chinese coast.
A New York programme for the invasion OF
Canada, in July next, supplies Gen. Nell with
marches 5000 men from Buffalo against Toronto,
and 5000 from Detroit to the same point, and sends
body of 10000 men 10 their support.
At meeting Of the Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, in New York, on the 26tb, the Southern
delegates were admitted and warmly appauded.
Several of them made speeches acknowledging
the death of slavery. and expressing warm de.
sire for friendship and harmony and the union oil
the States.
bly, had I'D the question Of reunion on the 18th.
The sentiment of the convention is decidedly in
favor of it, but no definite action was taken. The
same subject was discussed 10 the Old School AS
sembly at Albany, DR.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky
opposing IL. ~
The Hon. James Emmit, senator from Pike
| county, Ohio, proposes to present the sum OF
sl00 600 tor the purpose OF beautifylng the state
House grounds at Columbus provided the State
will appropriate $40 900 or $3OOOO TO put up
new fence and procure a landscape gardener.
The treasurer of the United States holds at this
date fractional currency TO the following amounts;
Fny-cent notes, 1921 600; tWenty-hvecent notes,
81 ,290 900; ten cent notes, s2IS.OOO specimens
| of fractional currency not for circulation but
| for albums, ETC., $50, 500. The total amount OF
fractional currency notes in the vault is Sl,S24,
500.
Central Railroad was held in Chicago on the 9th.
| Over two-thrds of the capital stock was repre-
| senied. ]. Sturges, A. s. Hewitt, VIM. Tracey,
| w. n. Osborn and Geo. Bliss were elected d.
rectors. The contract with the Dubuque and
| sioux lily company was hBIeeu W, anu 5tOOh
| dividend Of eight per cent. declared.
-Four hundred and three thousand three hundred
and twenty bushels Of potatoes, weighing over
twenty-four million pounds, have been shipped
from Detroit, Michigan by different channels dur
ing the season, from the Incoming OF the crop 10
the present time. Judging from what is already
contracted to go forward, it is estimated that the
amount will yet be increased by at least thirty
| thousand bushels.
| The general assembly of Rhode Island met at
| IN no inst
| votes for the general officers were counted and
declared, and Governor Burnside and his asso-
| ciates were indicted into Office for the ensuing
year. Hon. Charles c. Van Zandt was elected
| speaker of the House, and John Turner and
| Joshua Addmen were elected clerks. s. N. Sher-
| man was elected clerk of the Senate.
At Cold Spring, Ind, on the 9th, Mike Coburn,
| brother Of Joe, and Patsy Shepherd, COM
menced catch weight " fight, when the roughs
| broke through the outer ring and rushed TO the
stakes, keeping out all reporters so that nothing
| but the final result could be reported. The ring
| was broken into at that point and large number
| hurt and several reported killed. The Z" Catch
| weight was then declared a draw"
France has sent two vessels Of war to oblige
the Bey of Tunis to pay the bills he owes to NJ.
Erlanger and NJ. Pnard. The history gwen OF
the ihirty-fve million franc loan is remarkable
| The two gentlemen named worried the Bey for
two years before he consented to borrow their
money, and then, after deducting nine millions
for discount, commission aud an old debt they
paid him twentysix millions in his own OLD
worthless assignats.
mence in New York on the 9th of June and con-
| tinue ten days, are nearly completed. lnforma
ton has already been received that Switzerland
Hamburg, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and other 10
calities in Germany, will be represented by larg'
delegations. The Prussisn consul. General Has
| notified the committee that the King of Prussii
will send a needle-gun, with one thousand car
tridges, to be tried in competition with otheI
| breech. leaders.
Iburlow Weed. in card published in the Com
mercial Advertiser over his own signature
charges Senator Pomeroy with either having IN
tended TO dispose Of three votes on impeachment
or consenting to his friends using his name T.
| make money. He mentions the names OF Senator
Nye and Upton, and others whom Leggett an
GAYLORD, Pomeroy's friends, undertook to inhu
ence; although he does not believe they author
lied the arrangement, nor that they would Vot
against the conviction of the president.
A dispatch to the New York Herald from Wash
ington states that paper has been prepared i
the House of Representatives, and signed Dy IN
Democratic members, requesting the Natlons
Democratic Executive Committee, to extend a
invitation to the conservative soldiers and sal
ors' organization throughout the country I
attend the national convention on the 4th OF July
to participate in its deliberations. The pspe
will be forwarded to the chairman Of the commit
tee at the earliest moment.
Sharks, it is stated, are used as judges in tn
Sandwich Islands to decide questions OF the gui
! or innocence of an accused person. This Is
| | barbarian adaptation Of the ordeal by IRE 0
| water so commonly used In Europe during th
middle ages. Recently at Honolulu sorceres
was appealed to by dissipated husband, who d.
| sired 70 prove his innocence Of any ofense Z
: wards his wife. She ordered the returned prod
| gal to swim across the entrance Of the harbor,
| locality frequented by raveDous sharks for thre
. | nights in succession. The man obeyed her dire
! | tons and escaped without a scratch.
A Chicago telegram TO the New York Ledge
! | SAYS: "The nomination Of Colfax was brougl
! about by necessity for divuging fact prev
ously kept secret. Grant is to run to give pre-
tige TO the ticket, but he is pledged not to quslit
5 as president This leaving vacancy, puts Il
Vice in, and keeps Grant where he is, to be at %
head of the army for life. Fer some weeks pa
, | Grant has been wishing to write peremptoi
!, | withdrawal. He finally consented TO accept q
| nomination, but not pledge himself to take u
: place. This is very satisfactory to the revol
! | tionists. Colfax was nominated because the mo
q diplomatic, ingenious and plausible Of all, an
therefore, most trustworthy; and he is really
! - H. sHo Hat rrotu al