The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22
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The Illinois crops are very seriously endangered
BY the late prolonged rains.
Cornelius Vanderbilt returns his income at sI6,-
s53, generally supposed ten times as large.
Chef Justice Chase called on the president Sat
urdsy, alter the vote on impeachment.
Col. Jennison, the notorious "jsyhawker," has
been fined for keeping agsmbling house in Lea
venworth, Kansas
Wheat is coming out finely, and there is pros.
pect for good crop in this aud adjacent coun.
ties.-lLouisville Courier.
Labor is scarce in the city and must be hunted
for in order to be found. 1t is not apt to como to
you.-tlbid.
On the 18th, John Dougher, a twelve-yesr old
boy of Memphis, shot colored woman three
times for refusing TO give up some stolen money.
The boy was arrested.
in the Methodist conference at Chicago, on the
10th, DR.. Newman, of this city, opposed propo-
siton 10 organize negroes into a separate con-
ference. He contended for the abolition OF
caste.
match for $4,000 a side was made on Sunday
between Abe Hicken, the champion OF English
light weights, and Hussy, of Chicago. TO come on
within six weeks from next Wednesday, within so
miles of ST. Louis. s20OfOrfeit il put up.
An order was received from Ottawa, at
Toronto, on the 18th, for the volunteer forces to
hold themselves in readiness 70 move at an hour's
notice. Ii is presumed that the order was issued
a measure of precauton In case that Gen,
0'Neil should attempt another raid.
Commodore Sands, superintendent Of the United
States Naval Observatory at Washington, reports
there by Prof. Hall, on the evening Of the llth.
He says: "The comet is now approaching the
esrth, and is bright telescope object, with
round and well defined nucleus, but probably VIII
not become visible to the naked eye. 1t is visible
| in the Northwest early in the evening"
| II is reported that the council of Roman Catho'
lie bishops, row in session at Q1ebec, have chosen
Bishop Lynch Of Toronto, to be archbishop Of the
| province, subject TO final confirmation by the
| pope. 1t is also announced that Father Dowd, Of
| Montreal, will be appointed coadjutor bishop OF
this diocese, in place Of Bishop Lynch.
II is stated that T. Darcy MeGee. ct his last
| election, took the temperance pledge and kept IL
| faithfully, but declined to commit himself by
speaking in public on the subject until he should
have given himself trial OF at least year; hls
death before the expiration of that space Is be-
| lieved to have deprived the cause OF temperance
of a most influential advocate.
| The New York sun, in review of the chances
| for the Democratic nomination, gives Mcclellan
IO4 votes, and Pendleton 1873. The Sun adds:
| "Pendleton's stock is rapidly rising, and his
supporters will evidently be strong enough in con-
ventiOn, at the outset, 10 prevent the adoption OF
the two-thirds rule. We do not see how he csR be
beaten, except by coup de main, which might
be accC mplished by takiI G ~ Governor Seymour"
At the time Of the accident on the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad, last week, near
Galesburg it was fosnd that the car of the Mer.
chants Union Express Company waa robbed OF
10000 in bonds. An engineer Oh the road, named
Langen was arrested, charged with having COM
mitted the robbery, some OF the coupons having
|
that be caused the accident in order TO perpetraI6
The robbery.
Advices received from the City Of Mexico on
the 9TH and Vera Cruz the llth inst, via Havana
| 18th, state that the anniversary OF the victory
over the French was celebrated on the 9th inst.
with considerable pomp. Miramon's property
had been confscated. Several stage robbeiies
aud kdnappings Of wealthy persons were re-
ported. Negrete's forces had been again defeated
by VeIeg near Tulacndo. The vomto was raging
at Vera Cruz. Even old inhabitants were dying.
The secretary of the treasury has put forth a
circular of instructions establishing regulators
for the issuing and paying of duplicate bounty
checks. The owner OF a soldiers bounty check
which may be lost must az once notify the assist
ant treasurer upon whom II is drawn to stop the
payment, and send sfiidavits to the paymaster
general and to the paymaster who issued the
check, setting forth the circumstances OF ts loss,
! aud thai it was not Endorsed in blank or to the
bearer. He must also file bond, the form OF
which is furnished to the paymasters who issue
checks.
Venezuela dates of the 22d ult state that the
Venezuelan Congress did not assemble on the
7 18th. there being no quorum. The truce with the
| rebels was concIuded on the 10th, and everything
was in an unsettled state. Private property was
being seized and stored in arsenals and custom
houses, 10 ensure the payment Of the government
debt. later dispatch states that Congress had
come together and completed the amnesty offered
to the rebels. The president being allowed dis
cretionary power to treat with them, only stipu
lating that existing institutions must remain in
tact.
Kiugabero, the Japanese officer who ordered
bis troops 10 fire on the foreigners at Hogo, we
are informed, has just been executed by order
Of the mikado, for exhibiting so strong an evil
dence of his native Japan politics. Being oi
high rank, he was not subjected TO the vulgar
| hands of the execuioner, but had the supreme
felicity of committing hsri kari or "hsppy dis
patch" upon himself, By ripping up his bowels
10 The presence of one spectator from each OF the
fofeign legations and select company OF Japan
ese officials We are further informed that ht
died penitent, and advised his countrymen Il
treat foreigners with more consideration. This
however, did not prevent the Japanese the mex
day from burning the French and English lega
tions and killing few French sailors. The Ameri
: can legation was unmolested.