The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


cided. by vote OF IS TO 81, to create the new
State Of West Texas. composed Of al Texas which
lies beyond the river Colorado, and south Of lati.
tude 80. San Antonio is made the temporary
capital Of the new State. The governor and sena.
tors are 70 be chosen for four, the House OF Re.
presentatives for two and the judges Of the So
preme Court and district courts for twelve and
eight years, respectively.
One of tho leading merchants Of Shanghai,
China, is genuine live Yankee. BE ships twice
as much tea "a any other firm in the country, at
tends two churches, leads the choir Of one, is
tire 9surer OF missionary society, member OF the
Philharmonic Society, engineer OF fire company,
member of regatta club, teacher of q Sunday
school, assistant editor of newspaper, member
of the Asstic Society and debater at the de-
batting society.
A number Of Indiana men, representing capital
of $3.50 OO0 are at Nashville, and have determined
to make their homes in that vicinity. They have
visited various parts of Middle Tennessee, and de-
clare they have never seen more quiet and peace
ably disposed people.
A red squirrel was recently caught IN the barn
of Mr.. D. G. Brown, in Berlin, which had IN less
than three months time carried two bushels of
corn up q fight of stairs, end safely slowed it
away for future use. The same SQUIRREL il Is
thought some two years since carried up stairs
barrel Of ears OF corn, and, to make sure thing
of il, bottled them up" by dropping them
them through the buDghole OF cider barrel. in
which Mr.. Brown found them.
While services were being held in the Jewish
Synagogue on Christie street, New York, Sunday,
on the occasion of consecrating one Of the holy
books of the law, two heavy stones were thrown
In window, one Of them striking gentleman on
the arm, and the other, heavy one, narrowly
missed the bead Gs ,ssDd iie f Fs Is one hundred
and fifty armed men broke into the jail, took two
men charged with murder therefrom, and hung
them to tree half a mile from town. Their
names were Quick and james.
Commissioner Rollins has written letter call
ing special attention 70 the fact that tho extension
OF the time given 10 dealers in smoking and fine
cut chewing tobacco before the same shall be
packed and stamped, expired on the 10Th.
Peloubet, Pelton & Co.'s melodeoa and cabinet
stroyed by fire recently. Loss, $4,000 insured
for $4,000. Eighty mechanics are thrown ous OF
employment.
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, the First Methodist
Church and parsonage, anu another dwelling
house, situated in the fourth ward were burned to
the ground few days ago. Loss, $4,000. Insur.
ance small.
An immense mass meeting of citizens In favor
Of the freedom OF Ireland aud the liberation of the
American citizens held prisoners by England.
took place in New York, on the 10th, at Cooper
Institute. Mayor Hall presided, and made an elo-
quent speech denouncing the disregard of rights
Of American citizens as shoTn by Great Britain,
and claiming that TO exhibit any further apathy
on the subject would be disgraceial 10 the United
States as a nation. Others elso addressed the
meeting, and resolutions Affirming the rights of
foregn.born citizens to the protection Of the flag,
were adopted unanimously amid much eathu-
siasm.
The long disputed boundary between the gov.
ernments OF England and Portugal is on the shores
of the Gambia and Island of the Balms. West
Africa. TIE president, by request OF the King Of
England and King Of Portugal, has accepted toe
Office OF arbitrator. The papers in the case will
be submitted in the course OF month.
Gen. Sheridan ia expected in 81. Louis on the
10th, by which time Gen. Sherman will probably
return IRON the South.
The immense Maxwell House, in Nashville,
which, in its unfinished condition. was used "a
military hospital during ths war, is nearly ready
for occupation. Its cost approaches $500 000, and
Il ia one of the largest hotels In the country The
lot on which II ia built was bought, In 1880, for
eleven dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominck Welsh, of Cleveland,
have parted on account Of the ISLANDERS of q SER
want girl, industriously circulated about Mrs. W.,
whose innocence has been fully established. The
Catholic bishop OF Cleveland denounced the SER
want girl from the altar, and read her out OF
church. The husband has gone of 70 Chicago.
A hired man Oh farm near Edvsrdsville, H.,
In the absence Of bis employers, took their little
son, aged eight, TO the barn, tied him hand aud
foot, bandaged his mouth, and piled two sacks OF
wheat on his chest and stomach, after which he
robbed the house. When the parents returned
they found the child dead and the murderer
gone.
The crowded state Of the Insane Asylum at
Blackwelrs Island, New York, has recently
obliged the placing Of two inmates In one cell.
On Friday night an insane woman arose, seized 0
heavy oaken tub or bucket, dashed in the skull Of
another woman sleeping IN the same cell, then