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

The census returns of ST. Louis show a popua.
ton of 202, 400. Mayor Thomas claims ESQ 900,
and demands new enumeration.
The English press strongly protest against the
Quebec Legislature giving free grants Of land to
10000 French Canadians who want to return to
Canada from the United States.
Chancellor W. w. Mason, one Of the most promi.
nent men in Alabama, died at his residence in Tus-
kegee on Thursday night.
1t is expected that an effort will soon be made
TO rebuild the Liudell Hotel. Many property
owners, including the Lndell heirs, have held a
meeting on the subject, and will soon take &C.
ton.
Reports from the far West represent the pro.
gress of the Union Pacific road as most satisfsc-
tory. The road has not been obsiructed beyond
twelve hours during the severest portion of the
present season. Rails are now laid to within
twenty-six miles of Great Salt City. At Was.
satch, the extreme western town on the road,
one hundred houses were recently erected within
one week.
man named Fuller, who IL declared to be
noted Chicago operator, was arrested at Bush
nell, ILL.,, by United States detective, on the 22d
inst, having in his possession $55 900 in counter
felt national currency.
The recent convention Of railroad presidents,
held at Atlanta, Georgia, resolved to reduce the
fair for all persons going South to prospect or
examine the country, to two cents mile, and all
immigrants are allowed TO travel for one cent per
mile.
The Bank of Montreal is reported to have lost
100000 from lending money to New York specu-
lators. who became bankrupt by the recent corner
in Erie shares.
Great Britain has taken possession of the small
island Of Starbruck, in the Pacific.
Stsnton's brewery, at Troy. New York, was
burned recently. Loss $4,000
General Sheridan is hourly expected at ST.
Louis, en- route 10 Washington, with full report
of bis final victories over the Indians. The war
like tribes are now willing and eager to go on the
reservations assigned them, being satisfied of
their inability TO cope with our troops. Hence
forward, the line from the upper Arkansas north.
ward will be entirely safe II the Indian depart
ment of the plains is left in charge Of the de-
partment. A comparison of figures shows that the
cost of maintaining the indians under the latter
aud under the bureau system is In favor of the
war department. the cost being about one-half, in.
GLIDING war expenses. The Indians are expected
to make no further troubles. The country be.
tween the Kansas Pacific and the Central Pacific
is now perfectly safe for travelling.
On the 26th fire took place in Birmingham,
!. near Pittsburg. by which the Pttsburg Glass
/ Works, located at the corner of Washington and
Joseph streets, were totally destroyed. The loss
is estimated at $40 600, upon which there was in
sursnce to the amount Of SIS 900.
OF the 2l3, SOS emigrsnts who arrived at New
York last year, 65,7l4 remained in. that State,
$4.625 went is Illinois, BIS to Utah. and to New
Mexico while all the lately rebelious States re-
: ceived an aggregate Of only 2Sll.
There have beer over one hundred deaths at
weeks.
Last Monday night a recently discharged lunatic
At 81. Shepherd, New Brunswick from St. Johns
Asylum, named Stephen lines, killed his sister
with an ak. BE afterwsrd committed suicide by
ripping open his bowels and stabbing himself 10
the breast. His mother only escaped By fleeing
from the room.
The Carroll dstillery and A. F. Lincoln,s ware.
house. In Peoria, ILL.,, were DESTROYED by fire on
tuesday night. Loss $50 OOO
The total number of sales Of real estate 10 Sau
rsncisco during ls6s amounted to 6724, and the
ts.ces PAID reached in the aggregate the sum Of
H'claO26. In 1867 the sales were $3.50, Welding
t"'ooV.so1. In 1866 the sales were 5l62, yielding