The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-25
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Trains nm the Pacific road have becun running
A. Fort BENTON
Jangnstine Sjonisro. Italian consul at Memphis
Aas ytsi0ned.
The 0uachita Telegraph reports several out
vaoes on negroes in Morehouse parish.
New YORK grain specuIstors lest about two mil.
1iens last week by the decline in breadstufs.
Memphis taxpayers had a meeting and re-
INFESTED the CITY authorities to stop paving.
The Natchitoches Times reports the fatal shoot
5nr, at Camte, of Felix Lambre by John Csugh.
leb'
The Tensas Parish Gazette records the killing
of four negroes and the wounding of three others
or Bayou Macon plantation, Franklin.
Tomatoes are said to be rotting by the million
mon the vines in Florida for the want Of ship
ment.
Mr. Mayors, of the Handsboro' (Miss.) Demo
orat, who was examined on the charge of killing
b. II, Orr at Pass Christian, and discharged, has
been rearrested by military authority.
A letter has been received at Boston, which
mates that Capt. McClare and the missing boats
crew of the ship Living Age, burnt at sea, have
arrived at Point de Gale
James A. boyoen, convicted al Boston, OF az
tempting TO evade the payment OF taxes on 6OO
barrels OF olstlleo spnlts, was sentenced 10 me
81 s4VVO, ana 10 De imprisoned IOr nVe months.
contest between the steam engines and new
atmosphere water power mas Just Deen Dailt 10
LOUISVILLE, NY, and mas resulted IN favor OF tne
latter, by hve TO one: This invention gives water
power for any LOCALITY, also Tor navigation pur-
poses, at one-hau the cost OF steam.
The United States has taken possession OF two
nmall uninhabited islands in the Pacific Ocean,
about half way from the Sandwich islands to ia
pan. The Islands are formed OF coral reels, give
good water, are over nifty ieet IN eleVaton al the
highest point, and partially covered win SHRUBS
end coarse grass. Inc racine NAL otesmsnIp
company will probably use them Tor coahns
etauon.
some negroes outraged WIDOW isuy near
Sreencsstie, Als'' recently, siter Wnicn tney
threatened 10 XII her. WINE she was enssgsu
"a what she eApecteut 10 De ner last prayer, one Vi
Che negroes said "She prays too pretty ; we
fon't kill her," They then lett her, when she
gave the alarm, but they escaped.
A Nashville dispatch of the 2lst says: "Secre-
tary Fletcher TO day refused to sign the state
bonds for the Nashville and Northwestern hah,
road: FortynVe bonds nave Already oeen signed
by bis agents ana denvered 10 the receiver OF tae
road. The REFUSAL OF the secretary caused zine
% cease paying the employees, VINO to-day pre-
vented the construction tram from leaving 70 re-
PAR the ROAD, oecisrng tna' none snouiu iea'e
pntil they were PAID
A double murder was committed IN wabash,
Indiana. last Thursday. A man named Tunbleu
Dad been living very unhsppily with his vile for
some time, when she left him and took up her
abode at another house. he armed himself with
D long knife and went after her. Obtaining an
interview, he cried, begged, and mpSred nsr 70 go
with him, but she showing rom tne Past, nns'