The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-11

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A gang Of despersdoes, among whom were two
penitentiary convicts were discovered on the 9TH,
In little hut on an Island In the lake, near roron-
to. They threatened TO shoot the detectives who
sent for assistance the thieves escaped in boats.
On entering the hut large quantities OF stolen art
cles lately reported to the police were found.
The early payment Of one installment OF the
Mexican debt Is promised
Minnie Hsuck, the girl thought 70 be in trance
for four weeks, at Burlington, Wisconsin, though
| the prevailing opinion now is that she Is dead.
Joseph E. DeArmas, the peace commissioner to
the Cuban insurgents, has returned unsuccessful.
| The insurgents demand that guarantees be given
that the Spanish government will comply with
promises made in view of their return to the terms,
and of the demand made by the insurgents. IL is
certain that the war will continue. and that the
| the government cannot grant the demands OF the
insurrectioniste.
A destructive fire occurred in Mulberry street,
New York, on the 9Th. The picture frame mann.
| factories OF Jno. Mteinmetz and B. W. Merriem u
| Co., respectively Nos. l6 and Is, both owned BY
| W. Phelps. were consumed, and the walls Of the
latter building crushed . tenemant house adjoin.
| ing. owned by Mr.. Myers, and occupied by eight
families. No persons injured. Loss 100000.
The Right Rev. Ignatius Mrsck was consecrated
| bishop Of Marquette at the Cathedral, in Cncin-
| natl on the 7th, with all the pomp and ceremony
pertaining to the Catholic Church.
COMPANY Il Who rsssus
/ ported that he was robbed of the sum Of $4,000
| collected by him as agent for o bank In Peters.
burg, has confessed that he and his father APP
| prcpriated the funds, part OF which he has re-
| turned. -6ir2rlf
| The New York brokers are making their returns
| on capital in use to Assessor Webster. Many ru-
During Saturdsy,s II was sscertsned
| that large banking firm in Wall street, with
brane6es in st. LOuis and Philadelphia, were
using q specific capital of half million dollars,
| without making returns. The firm was notified to
make sworn statement immediately.
| The financial agency Of the Central Pacific
/ Railroad announce tina. the first mortgage loan
| is closed, in consequence Of the very large nego-
tiations Of bonds since January lst. Less than ESQ
lines and the gap viii be closed In about one hun
dred days. -Nt.'
The assessors books show that the aggregate
sales Of Clsfn Co., for lses. were sis goo 900
ter is, however, for the Wholesale department
alone.
The delegates of the Irish Republican Associa.
| ton waited on General Grant, on the 9Th.
One company of the present volunteer fire de.
partment of Philadelphia, removed to new loca-
ton on the 6th and, as usual in such cases. the
building near by was set on IRE to celebrate the
event. This brought other companies on the
ground, and riot ensued, resulting in mortally
wouDdng one man with an iron bar. Subse-
ouently the house of another company was bonn
barded with stones, and much injured. The fire.
quency of similar ohenses has started movement
| in the city council for paid fire department.
There was meeting of the president and drec-
| tors of the Augusta, Ca, and Columbia, 8. O.,
| railroad held iD Augusta, on last Saturday. AT
| this meeting II go announced that II no further
interruption be experienced, by the tenth day of
next April it's track would be laid to the South
| Carolina bank of the Savannah river, and trains
run ever the entire route from Augusta to Column
bia. In the meantime preparations are being
A. hill kou on1o al bid
| over that stream to connect 1t with Augusta. -
The Athens (Tenn.) Post says former citizen
| OF that county, very good man, too-who has
been in exile for several years, recently returned
to the neighborbood of his former home, borrowed
msttock from the party living on the premises,
proceeded to q secluded spot, dsembowled ten
| thousand dollars In coin, and quietly departed
again for his present residence In distant section
This treasure, Il is sad was hastily secreted the
night before the famous stampede across the
Hiwsssec, September, 1868, when Bob Byrd's
command first made its appearance south OF the
Tennessee river.
Three distinct attempts to take the life Of Mr..
Henry Holmes, OF Henderson, N. c., were made
during the past week by negroes. In the first
instance he was shot at, but was uninjured. Sub.
sequently he was twice waylaid and horribly
beaten.
IL is estimated at the capitol that the public
Offices in Virginia, State. city and county. number
1854. OF these 1877 are now filed by military ap
pointment; 795 are vacant, and 1882 will become
Gen. Robert E. Lee has been elected president
Of the Bible Society Of Rockbrdge county, Va,
and has issued o short address to the citizens OF
that county in behalf Of the society, which Is to
supply every family in the county with copy Of
The Baltimore papers state that during the
month Of January there received in that port
from Norfolk 1887 bales of cotton, 262 barrels
rosin, AIS barrels spirits tarpentine, besides O
large quantity Of hides, dried fruit, lumber,
shingles, slaves, etc.
Gen. Nathaniel B. whitfield, well known citi.
zen Of Mississippi, and Mason of twenty years
standing, died at Demopos last week.
The rations issued to prisoners in the Savannah,
Ca, jail have been reduced. Idle negroes were
constantly committing paltry cepredations for the
purpose Of getting in jail, where they knew they
would be well fed.
Col. Hoogson, editor of the Montgomery. (Ala.)
Mail, has been fined $50 and ordered TO be i'm
prisoned five days by q reconstructed Judge for
contempt Of court in declining to serve as Juror
on the ground that he was practicing attorney
600 white people and IL 900 negroes, with sixty
churches for the white people and three for the
negroes. to all of which there fifty preachers,
twenty.fv of them Baptists. - -f II
The Lynchburg (Vs.l Republican says that
opium eating prevails In that community to q
much greater extent than most people free from
the habit suppose. II is also believed to be in
dulged in by many ladies. which is surely most
piuable and unfortunate.
The county court Of Upton, Tenn, has sub
scribed 5000 900 to the Mississippi River Railroad.
Up TO this time. 2,39s bales of cotton have been
shipped from the depot at Bolivar, Tenn. The
Bulletin Of Saturday says: "0f this amount 228
bales went to New Orleans, IS to New York, TO
Louisville, and the remainder, 2,l0l bales, to
Memphis. During the month OF January, 40 bales
we're shipped, every one Of which went direct to
Memphis
Public meetings of the property owners and
permanent citizens Of Madison. Dyer, Gibson and
Obion Counties, Tenn, have protested against
every species OF violence, and resolved to sustain
the officers Of the law, without regard to party.
The NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE AND CHirTAsooGA