The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21

Rev. A. W. Wayman, senior bishop of the
| African Methodist Church, with two colored min
listers, called on Secretary Boutwell, on the 10th
| and presented the petition Of 5000 colored mel
| for the appointment Of Hon. John l.. Thomas q,
| collector Of Baltimore.
A boarding house for girls, with q capacity fol-
forty, was opened on the 10th In Cincinnati under
the auspices Of the Womans Christian Associa
ton.
George A. Allen, charged with robbing Mr.
Gross. Adams Express messenger, of $1,000, some
months ago, was tried in the criminal court at St
Louis on the 18th, and sentenced to twelve years
in the penitentiary.
den of counterfeiters, about four miles from
st. Louis, was discovered on the 10th, and some
$4,000 in bogus city treasury warrants and lol
Of fifty cent fractional currency notes, presses
ETC., found. A woman was arrested.
The currier shop of VIM. Blafn d Co., at North
Beckett, Mase., was burned on Friday night. Loss
$4,000. Governor Clafn is the principal men,
Der of the firm.
The Cunarders have reduced the fare across
the Atlantic TO $50 for seerage and $50 for cabin
passage.
An English bark, supposed to be the John
Bright, laden with lumber, from Port Townsend
for South American port, was wrecked In Natka
Sound on the sth Of February. The vessel is q
total loss. All on board are supposed to be lost.
The disaster occurred near an Indian village, the
residents of which assert that none escaped, and
that DO bodies came ashore. II was afterwards
ascertained that two bodies were washed ashore
and stripped by the Indians. Several articles
have been recovered and brought to Victoria.
The bark Harvest Queen, from Humboldt Bay for
San Francisco, Feb. 9Th, is supposed to have foun.
dered at sea and all on board lost as nothing has
been heard from her since sailing.
Reports Of military operations In Arizona for
1868. are published and show 81 Indians killed, 81
wounded and % captured. Reports indicate that
the war was carried on vigorously, but the num-
Der of troops small that results unsatisfsc-
tory. Referring to the constant appeal Of the
people and press OF Arizona for more troops,
MES now in the territory. unless filed to the max
imum, cannot hold the Indians completely In
check. He also says that discharges are In excess
of recruits. and that three companies Of the first
cavalry only number lao men.
A venerable merchant Of Boston, VIM. Ropes,
died at his residence, Beacon street, on Wednes
day week, after an Illness Of few weeks. He
was born In Salem, November 10, l7s4. In 1882
he went to Russia and there established the house
that bore his name, and returned to this country IN
The Valentine will case, of Fall River, Mass.
involving 50 900 900, the Supreme Court has deci-
ded BY decreeing its distribution as fast as the
four heirs attain their majority.
The New York Produce Exchange held meet
ing on the 18th, and adopted resolution repudi-
atipg all attempts to commit that body to any
change in the manner OF conducting the gram
business in that Market This action was taken IN
view of the proceedings of meeting OF forward
ers at Buffalo. in which number Of members OF
the New York Produce Exchangeltook part, and
where the impression seems to have been received
that they had an official character and authority.
A Western man has invented stock car ior car
carry horses or cattle upon railroads. Theinerior
of the car s divided into four or five compart-
ments. by means Of partitions moving upon rolers.
The water is conveyed to the troughs rom water
tanks by means of gutta perchs Tubes. IL Is
claimed that stock shipped in cars constructed
upon this plan need not be unshipped while upon
q long journey, and can be kept as comfortable as
In stalls Of home.
correspondent Of the Lynchburg (vs.) Repub-
can suggests that. to the usual inscriptions upon
tombstones, The name Of the physician Who at
tended the deceased In his last illness be added.
Count D'Aquia. nephew Of ex-King Francis,
of Naples has eloped with Q pretty American
girl. whose acquaintance he formed In Paris, and
must have reached the United States BY this time.