The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-23
Tha Ssw Orleans Crescent.
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1853.
southern Items.

In Pensacola there Is an absolute lull in bust
ness circles, whilst the public squares are alive
with loafers.
gomery TO look into the frauds committed ia re-
gisraiioD and voting.
The remnant Of the Seminole tribe in Florida
still keep their negroes in slavery. One chief says
he bought bis half dozen of niggers from Billy
Bowlegs, when that redoubted warrior consented
TO abandon the Everglades; that he paid powder
guns and blankets as purchase money and that
he is going 10 hang on to his property.
AT low house in Charleston, few nights ago.
three negroes and one white man were seriously
stabbed in general fight among themselves, with
several others.
General Butler has actually started on his
eouthern stamping tour. Our columns yesterday
contained a special report of his first speech at
Richmond. His mission is mainly to the negroes,
and his talk, naturally enough under the circum-
stances, is 81 the kind generally known as " soft
saWder" The general has evidently started on
presidential canvas. The Southern vote, which
Congress is determined to secure for the Repub.
lcan party, General Butler thinks belongs 10 him.
He certainly does not intend that il shall be har.
vested by General Grant. il he can help it.
Thanks TO the Officers Of the steamer Louise for
Mobile papers Of Tuesday.
A frothy member Of the rump speaks Of the
rank and file Of the great Democratic party as the
rebel brethren Of Gen. Hancock"
The Mobile Tribune says the atmosphere, day
day before yesterday, after fall OF rain, was re-
markably steamy and oppressive, and had an
Cdor like q blacksmith's furnace.
Some one in the Atlanta Ilteigencer traces up
The history of the negro Bradley, Who under the
patronage Of the Boston radicals, Is causing more
disturba nee in Georgia than any three white men.
IL appears that about fifteen years ago he served
out a term Of two years in the New York peniten-
tiary for seducing a mulatto girl, and was never
Tebsbilitated in bis civil rights. He then went to
Boston and thence TO Washington, where, three
or four years ago, on motion of Senator Sumner.
he YVES admitted TO the bar Of the Supreme Court.
- IL .al.aa Ar.k..I
ported 10 be in this city, AMI was at ths fair
by several Of bis late fellow citizens.
Last Wednesday night four men obtained en-
trance 10 a store at Gadsden Station. on the Men,
pills and Ohio Railroad. They bound and gagged
the clerk, broke open the safe after working at it
about two hours, and robbed 1t Of $SOOO parity in
gold.
The Memphis Bulletin states that four horse
thieves, two white men and two negroes, were
captured a few DAYS ago in the vicinity Of Non
connsh Creek by vigilance committee, and sum
marily shot
Thomas II. Harmon, anoficer of the freedmen's
bureau in Lake Providence, La, IL reported to
have run away with about $40, 600 deposited in his
hands by freedmen.
The Charleston News declares certain Mira.
Frey who is now in New York playing the role of
q martyr to the barbarities of the people of
Charleston, 20 be an arrantimposor. According to
Greeley, "she stoned through the streets of
Charleston her life daily threatened, her property
destroyed, her home burned, her family scattered
ana nnany Danlsheu from the city. Inc little per-
sonal effects saved from the wreck OF their fortune
are now in one Of our pawnshops. THIS is her
record.n
The great majority Of the negroes in Nltchi-
toches parish refuse TO contract With planters.
The Native Vrginian, published at Orange
Court House, gives the following lamentable con.
dition Of the negroes in that section: " In parts
of Louisa and generally in Fluvana negro huts are
multiplying rapidly. Many of these huts are in
the widest solitude, mile or two from arabic
land, and accessible only by a narrow path which
the traveller passes unnotced. They are built in
the hastest manner, Of the rudest materials, and
resemble more the habitatons of the beaver than
the residences of human beings. In these thickets
the negro children are being reared ia absolute,
almost barbsrous idleness. These are the first
fruits OF abolitonism-the beginning of the end"
Forty citizens Of Ouachla parish, without dis
tincti N of patti have published call for mas
meet Bg, TO be held at Monroe, on the 10Th inst
for the purpose of advising and counseng
together respecting the present political condition
of our country. and initiating such measures look
ling TO an organization of party irrespective Of
previous political opinions and prediction that
will successfully resist and overthrow the onward
march of the radical party in its attempts TO de.
stroy the Constitution Of the government and the
public liberties of the people.