The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-03
ITEMS BIZ LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
The wheat harvest has begun In central Ohio.
Chinasa anhaasu Left NAW York for Wash

The wheat harvest has begun 10 central Ohio.
The Chinese embassy left New York for Wash
iuefon on the 18th.
New York has received nearly one hundred
thousand emigrants in the past six months.
Near Cincinnati, recently, Or. Cnas. r morn
sta bbed himself In the neck aud heart.
The New York Board of Aldermen have appro-
pr;a'ed $4,000 for the celebration OF the Fourth
| OF July.
| French legation at Washington, has been trans.
| ferred to London, in the same capacity.
The bill relative to the contested election In the
| District of Columbia became law on the 10Th,
without The presidents signature.
| Captsin Donaldson, of the steamer Great Re-
| public was committed to jail on the Both, at st.
| Louis, for murder 10 the tilst degree.
The Philadelphia councils have appropriated
| s. 600 900 for the Improvement and extension OF
| Paramount Park
president, and took effect in the government
| printing Office in Washington on the 10th. IL will
20 into operation 10 the navy yards, etc., az once.
| Gen. j. D. Frazier, lately of the Confederate
| army who is now in California IN the interest OF
| the Southern Emigration Society, says that thou
] ss nds are aDxious 10 go there.
| The Council Bluff, Nonpariel says that on the
| 18th ult four huncIed heavily loaded with
freight were standing on the track at that place.
| 10 be sbipped west on the Union Pacific road.
! brokers' messenger was knocked down and
| robbed on Wall street, New York, on the 10Th, OF
sixty thousand dollars in bonds. The assaiiant
was arrested and the property recovered.
| The Jury on the case of the late IRE engine eX-
plosion, in the BoweTy at New York, brought in
| a verdict stating that the explosion is attributed
TO the negligence Of the engineer, Patrick W.
Hand.
| took place Friday evening. being composed Of 20
! instruments with a chorus of 400 gentlemen and
ladies' Thirty-two societies took part IN the per-
| Torrance. The hall was beautifully decorated.
H. oil xuaa vad hu bQ aQN
rotary of the Schutzenfest, at New York, by the
Atlantic cable: Hamburg, June 2S.-Hail Colum.
bias sons. May success crownyour many sports.
Hamburg Rifles"
The excitement over the Tennessee banks is at
| fever heat mingled with threats of reputation.
The controller says not dollar OF the July in
terest will be paid. An Injunction against the
board of finance has been applied for. There is
no sale for the bonds to-day.
| Col. Vim. p. Fern. chief of police of st. Louis
has been requested by the police commissioners
TO resign. Ii Is stated that the reason of the CON
missioners' course Is Ferns strict observance of
| the Sunday laws, which do not seem to suit the
| 1ermsns OF the city.
The delay in completing the transfer of st.
Thomas to the United States is represented to be
| accidental. The king has minated that Santa
Cruz will also be disposed of to the United States,
as the claims of France in connection with that
| islsrd are settled.
The Buffalo Driving Park Association have
Offered an additional purse of $1,000 for the horse
horse making Dexter's time, 2:l74. aud $1,000 if in
| those trials any horse shall make a quarter of a
mile in thirty seconds.
| John Cole, of CuYohogs county, Ohio. on last
| Saturday night murdered his two step-sOns,
| NJ med Qnoyle, with butcher knife. aud then as
ssulted others Of the neighbOrhOod defying arrest
| by the local authorities. He was finally arrested
| by The police from Cleveland.
TIE ferent corps of marksmeu attending the
SchutzeDI fest MAJ ched in procession through the
| principal streets of New York on the 10Th. The
houses along the route were adorned with a igs
aud evergreens, and the sidewalks were crowded
with interested spectators. While passing through
| Union Square the procession was reviewed by the
mayor and congressional delegation.
The Young Mems Christian Association of the
| United states, according to the report read on
| Thursday. at the convention in Detroit, number
| ~ ,Oc0 members. -Four associations have erected
| extensive buildings, and seven are in occupation
! OF buildings. The aggregate building funds
amount TO $685., goo. Ninety associations own Ii.
braries embracing $4,000 volumes, which are val
| ued at 81 000.0O0.
| Quite CONSERVATION was created on the streets
OF Of Louis On he Zotn ult. by the appearance Of
| two mad steers. They entered a church at the
corner of Sixteenth and Morgan streets, bat, with
the exception of frightening the congregation,
| did no serious damage. They next entered
| drug store where. after doing very little damage
| III returned 10 the street. There young lady
was knocked down and badly injured. They were
finally driven TO the stock yard.
u case OF Ut. JONI rllnL, boston, al lSt
the New York and Norwich Transportation Com
paDy. to recover damages for the loss of one of
his legs, occssioned by the discharge of a musket
in the hands Of United States soldier on board
OF one Of the defendants steamboats,, in June,
1854. the jury rendered verdict for the plaintiff
for SIC, 600
The Avalanche says rumor, bearing probabn.
iy on its face is alOst that negotiations are pend
ing which bid fair to result in either the lease or
sale Of the Memphis aud Little Rock Railroad to
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
This company now controls the Memphis and
Louisville Railroad, and the project mentioned
could be made 10 materially iDjure Mem )his by
giving Louisville a direct connection with Little
Rock, and diverting to the former city the trade
belonging to Memphis, and to secure which the
building of the road was commenced.
At the Jerome Park races, in the race for the
premium stake Of $500, mile and a quarter dash
Nemesis won by neck, beating Lancaster, Lizzie
Rogers, Raquette, Local aud Jubal. Time 2:I23.
The Wesichester handicap of one and three quar-.
ter miles, was won by Flora McPhor, beating
Northumberland, Clara Cloud, Onward and Eagle.
Time, 3:l23. The sweepstakes for nile heats was
won by B. B. Connolly, in l:474 aud l:474, beat.
ing General York Mesine, King John. EgOtist and
Social. Generals Sickles aud Scbenck were pres.
ent The racing was capital, and will be con.
tiuued Wednesday and Thursday.
Washington dispatches saw the congressional
committee, Of which Mr.. Lincoln is chairman,
proceeded to the adjutant generals Office and the
second auditors office, ON Saturday, and began an
lnVehugauoD INTO Inc charges OF fraud ln the SET
Element of colored bounties. Sufficient evidence
was obtained to warrant the continuance of the
e,anin alton, and all the rooms containing records
in which the proof of alleged frauds is to be found
have been locked, placed 10 charge of men who
are instructed to permit no unauthorized person
to enter them, and further transaction OF business
Is interdlcted until the investigation is closed. The
committee has examined several clerks connected
with the bureaus and elected from them me
very important ev dence, which, 1t is under
stood, picaies some of their superior officers.
Several parties have been arrested.
SMITH AND PLUMLY.-Dr K. X. smith, delegae
to The Texas convention, publishes in the AUSTIN
Republican of the 10Th communication IN reply
TO an ailack nnon him by Gone b. Rl.h PlnmY.