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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

The Israelites of Natchez are about to build a
synagogue on their lsrge lot. IL will be so by so
Z set, and will cost $l5, 900. The work is TO be
commenced az once, and viii be completed by
September LIST.
Colonel Totten has decided, after a series Of
tidal observations, taken at Panama and Aspn-
wall Bay, and connected by accurate levels along
the line of railroad, that the mean height OF the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans is exactly the same.
Owing to the difference in the rise of tide Of both
places, there are of course times when one ocean
Is higher or lower than the other but their mean
level, that Is their height at half tide, is now
proved to be identical.
At White River junction, few days since. fo1r
couples amused themselves at an evening party by
going through the forms OF a mock marriage. Two
DAYS after to their CONSERVATION. they discovered
that e. far the Law went. they were all legally
married. The gentleman who performed the GER
emony was Q magistrate of q neigbboring county,
and supposed at the time that his jurisdiction 10
matrimonial affairs could not prevail outside bis
own jurisdiction. II seems, however. that an old
State statute, such as that revamped TO trouble
exSecretsry Stewart, was discovered which es-
tablished the legality of the marriages beyond a
doubt The unwilling brides and bride gro0ms
are in deep affection. One gentleman was expect
ing to be married TO lady in Montpelier 10 two
weeks. Eminent legal counsel have been con.
suited, and give the opinion that the Legislature
must pass an "enabliDg act" to get the parties
loose again.
Vincent Collyer writes from Fort Gibson tina,
the Indians he had seen were fully as far ad.
yapced in civilization "a the whites ia their neigh
borhood. They feel much cheered at Granite
Inaugural.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Twitchell. who is In jail in Philsdelphis under
sentence Of death for numbering bis mother-in law,
asserts his innocence 80 stoutly that his clergy
man Is earnestly engaged in an effort to secure
for him new trial. The reporters who visit the
condemned man seemed equally impressed by his
demesnor. One Of them writes: Through
pep hole in the door of bic cell, before he was
aware of our proximity. we saw him sitting on his
pallet reading his Bible. There was no guilt
written upon his features. II he be dissembler,
then Satan must be terrifying and sustaining him.
Not TO one intimation thar his wife knows more of
the murder than himself will he for an instant lis
ten. With q love surprising the love of wo-
man has he chung to his moral enigma the da1gh.
ter Of Mrs. HILL She doesn't visit him, and seems
Indifferent to his fate. She was the candle in
which the poor. flut:ering moth met sudden ruin.
She visits his clergyman ct long intervals. She
did 90 last week. and on taking her departure flip
PANTY remarked: oh. forgot one thing. Tell
George If there 10 any particular place where he
wants to be buried after be Is hung. that II he'll
let me know IN zee that his wishes are complied
vith.' What comuentary-s woman selecting
the most becoming style Of mourning to be leis-
urely made up for wear after the death Of q hus-
band sentenced to the gibbet Tue subject 10 re-
pulsive, and We drop il in disgust"
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

SHIFTLEss MAN.-In the spring of ls4l was
searching tor a studio in which to set up my easel
NY "house hunting" ended at the New York Uni
versity, where found what | wanted 10 one OF
the turrets Of that stately edifce. When had
fixed my choice the janitor, who accompanied
me in my examination Of the rooms, threw open a
door on the other side of the hall and invited me-
to enter. / found myself in what was eviden ly
an artists studio but every article Ia 1t bore In
dubitable signs of unihrift and neglect. The sta
tueltes, busts and models of various kinds were
covered with dust and cobwebs; dusty canvases
were faced to the wall. and stumps Of brushes and
scraps of paper Uttered the floor. The only signs
of industry consisted of few mastery cray on
draw ings and little luscious studies of color pinned
to the wall.
4" You sill have artist for your neighbor, y
said the janitor, though he Is not here much OF
late: he seems 70 be getting rather shftless; he
is wasting his time over some silly invention-a
machine by which he expects 10 send messages
from one place to another. BE Is very good
painter, and might do well IL he would only stick
to his business; but, Lord." he added, with a
sheer of supreme contempt. "the idea of telling
by little streak Of lishtning what a body ia say
ing at the other end Of IL His friends think be is
crazy on the subject and are trying to dssuade
him from it, but be persists In Il until he Is almost
ruined"
Judge Of my astonishment when he Informed
me that the "shiftess" individual. whose foolish
waste of time SO excited his commiseration, was
none other than the president Of the National
Academy OF Design-the most exalted position,
in my youthful artistic fancy. il was possible for
mortal to attain--S. +. B. Morse, since much bet
ter known as the inventor of the electric tele-
graph But little while after this his fame was
flashing through the world, and the unbeieve
who voted him insane were forced to coufess that
there was at least method in his Madness
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

rPnis Correspondence New York Herald
must not forget diamonds, and here will de-
scribe the toilet worn by the empress at the last
Tuleries concert.
She was one bazs of gems, but had not one in
her hair. By the way, there must be some strange
lotion for her majesty's head, Of which the secret
is unknown to her bald subjects. The empress
luxuriant locks are subject OF wonder. Every
one knows she had nothing but very wide part
ing on her head few weeks ago, where now the
capillary system has brstled up roots, and on the
occasion allude TO, her hair was so thick that it
formed Q toquet. from which proceeded bunch
of cuIls of so light and feather-lise nature that
they ale by specialists called esprit" probably
because ali the intellectual parts OF the brain ooze
out into the carls. This extreme simplicity OF
headdress was compensated by the display have
mentioned of crown dia monds and gems In the
empress private collection, which were scattered
all over her toilet of morning gray. They shone,
they rppled, they spsrkled 10 masses, in streams,
10 chains stars, crescents, ladders; they climbed,
TREY chung, and on her neck formed network
which covered her shoulders.
II the reason of this regal exposition is inquired
in O can favor the inquisltive with the communi-
cslion that there is just shade OF womanly emu
la'ion In the empress's bosom, and grand accounts
of the empress Of Austris's court ball dress al
Vienna having created q futter among our Pom
p,dours, Du Barrye, Ninon de TEnclos- stc-, Eage-
nie thought she could edo" that style too.
Your readers shall judge whether the empress
of Austria's toilet was not worthy OF envy. They
must first be informed that Elizabeth of Austria Is
delicate and sweetly imperial. her manners stately.
her gaze vsporous. her whole appearance dis
Il igue-a thing every woman cannot be. Over
an upderskirt of white foated-well. yes. IL
wdved-a tonic of the finest web OF gold thread
woven with the wings of the Indian beetle IL
was a toilet for u heroine of the Arabian Nights.
ID looped over the white with emeralds aud dia-
m uds II was manufactured by the late Chevsier
dc Frise, who thought Of this dress on his dying
bed with regret that be had not lived long enough
10 see il on his dear empress.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

F1sK.-Mr. Fisk 10 lighting hard for the pos
session of Commodore Vanderbilts title" The
great railway king" He now asks the New York
legislature for law authorizing the Erie Railway
Company to consolidate with all the roads II has
bought or leased, extending from New York to
Chicago and Cincnnsti, including t" the property
Of the Long Dock Company, the Paterson and
Hudson River Railroad, the Paterson and Rsmspoo
Railroad the Paterson and Newark Railroad, and
the Northern Railroad In the State Of New Jersey;
the New York and Newburgh Railroad. the Buf-
falo, New York and Erie Railroad, the Rochester
and Gennessee Valley Railroad, and the Chemung
Railroad. in the State Of New York; the Hswley
Branch Railroad, the Jefferson Railroad. the Buf-
falo Bradford and Pittsburg Railroad In the State
OF Pennsylvania; the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad. extending from salamanca, In the state
Of New York, through the States OF Pennsylvania
and Ohio. TO Cleveland and Dayton In the last
named State; the Cincinnati Hamilton and Day
ten Railroad the Dayton and Michigan Railroad IN
the State OF Ohio and contemplated line Of
railroad between West Salem and Toledo, also In
the stste Of Ohis, and thence to Chicago, in the
State OF Illinois.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Our government Is run by rings. On every side
we find them impudent, active, shrewd and M
principled. The cunning way in which they trim
their sails to catch the favoriDg breeze is worth
study. just now the cry ia economy and so hon-
est collection Of the revenue. The loudest In this
are the rings. Their fsvorites come IN pic ants
for place. with the highest testimonials OF moral
with some friends In Downing's rooms, under the
House, the other day. when my attention was fixed
by Q couple of gentlemen evidently under the
influence Of old rye. They conversed vehemently
and loud. One said:
Thunder. you don't expect to run = inl
Why, he was refused admission to the Baptist
church, you know, for seducing An IDIOT girl.
Don't you recollect that rowr
"Never mind the row. We got sixteen Baotist
preachers to testify TO his moral character. Were
strong on the morality. That's the 60 now
Washington letter.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

NEAR TRENTON, LA.-The Monroe Intelligencer Of
the Gath says: tsm
On Monday evening, about O'Clock, Mr.. Stuart
Grsyson, while proceeding from the Monroe
Ferry Landing to Trenton, was knocked down
near Lincoln's saw mill. on the west bank Of the
Ouachita, and an attempt made to rob him. A
colored man, who was coming along with an OK
wagon. stated that about the time mentioned he
saw two men, evidently soldiers, jump across the
fence into the Geld near the place where Grayson
was found, and run towards Mr.. Crosley's cotton
gin. A gentleman named Brown came along
about the same time and found Grsyson still
alive lying in the road, and putting him into the
wagon, carried him to Trenton, where he died yes
ferdsy morning. ft tt8.faIl ~.
A warrant was issued against two soldiers,
named Blshop and Phelps, accused of committing
this crime. They were arrested by our vigilsnt
sheriff and lodged In jail. lai 11 hf -s
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH ~. 1863.


By MONTGOMERY Bros. & Co., ct SO Camp street,
ct IL O'Clock A. NJ, general assortment Of house
hold furniture. Terms cash. Also so kegs white
lead and rs kegs paint. Terms cash. And lot
Of horsesat Phil Liners stables. at loA O'Clock.
BIZ d. E. MoRPHY. at ~ Magazine street, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, rs sacks coffee. rs boxes soap,
so barrels -four and susdries. Terms cash.
By EUGENE TouKsE, at IS Old Levee street, at
IL o'clock A. NJ, fine wines and liquors. Terms
each. sons .8t at. fa1ss3fa
BIZ GEO. PEARSON, No. 80 Camp street, at
% A. NJ, an assortment Of household furniture.
Terms cash. SIS s.. $500.
By JSo. C. BLoHx, at GA Customhouse street, at
10 O'Clock A. NJ, large and varied assortment Of
foreign and domestic dry goods, spring and sum-
ner clothing, straw hats, fancy goods and notions.
Terms cash. ~ =. E.i..
Also, at 65 ST. Philip street, at IL o'clock A. NJ,
furniture, clothing. jewelry etc. Terms cash.
By J. DEAN, JR., at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at DR..
Elliott's stables, on, the corner of Gravier and
Baronne streets, horses, mules, bugges wagons,
etc., etc. Terms cash.
By BILLIE THOMAS, at lo3 O'Clock, at 167 Poy.
drss street, general assortment of household
furniture. Terms cash. si B..
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

The cost Of printing daily Newspaper 10 this
CITY 4 $500 per week. relegraphic dispatches
alone cost $50 so per week, or $50 per month,
and vet the citizens Of Houston are Furnished with
the same dispatches aud with about three hundred
month. With 4 population Of nearly 20. 900 souls
IN Houston. does il not look strange that all the
papers in the city are unable TO muster more than
f500 subscribers. all toldi We fear the press OF
this city is not appreciated Houston Union.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

The coolest thing Of late in excited west6eld,
Mass, was the impotence Of Union cigar ma
ker who the day before had refused work. asking
of his late employer the gift of SIS to support him
self until be could bring him to terms.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Don't buy . miserable single thread machine,
when you can get first premium Grover 4 Baker
at the New York price, ffty-fve dollars, and war.
ranted five years. ct 1s2 Canal street.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Cali and see Keep 4 Hogan, SO Tcboupitoulas
street, for hardware, cutlery, plovs, hoes. cast
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Lydia Thompson's great burlesque, for the last
time, at the day performance. Academy of Music.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Burlesque drama "Ixion" and the Brigand
Queen" at the Academy matinee, to day, IL ".
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

Don't fail TO hear Jenny Lind sing at the Acade-
my tonight, for The benefit Of Miss Fanny St 0.
oueller.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-27

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Al business notices Of Advertisements 70 BE- charged 20
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All rsnssnt advertisements must be paid for In advance
An advertisements marked for any specified number Of
Insertions viii be pubnshsd sx times and charged aocord
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THE WEEKLY CRESCENT
IL Published every Saturday msrning. Subscription 50
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04
Manchester Cotton Goods Market.

;, NANCE. r....eTER, September 17-The market was
disappointing to-day. There was little improve
ment In tone yesterday, which led to the expec-
tetion OF greater activity to-day. For shipping
yarns we have had q decidedly quiet and natter
market There are offers in the market for these
warns for considerable quantities, but at prices
which could not be listened to at present, de-
pressed as the market is There has been o little
more inquiry for home trade yarns, but no i'm
proyement In prices. Most numbers are quoted
as on Tuesday. Less than an average business
has been transacted. Spinners are not at oil
making sales to balance the rate OF production,
and have not been doing so for several weeks, and
hence accumulation OF stocks and decline Ill
prices more than equal to that for cotton at Liv-
erpool.
During the fiatness In business which occurred
within the last few weeks the prlc es OF yarn have
given way TX to ID per 10. For cloths, the
offers of buyers since Tuesday at low prices have
been more general, and moderate amount OF
business has been transacted, leading to partial
clearance OF stock. The improvement In cotton
at Liverpool appears to have arrested for the
present any further downward tendency In
prices, and although the business done here today
has not been large, we find holders OF cloth toler-
ably firm and on the whole, there Is slightly
more cheerful feeling in this branch OF business.
The suspension of Mr.. H. R. Stevenson OF Albert
Square, Manchester, cloth and yarn agent anu
general dealer is announced to-day, with $685.
600 liabilities, much Of which falls on Manchester
cloth houses.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04

A HANDSOME BEouEsT FOR THE SoUTH.-The
following is the codicil Of the will of the late
Caleb Dorsey, Esq, Of Howard County, Nd,
making charitable bequest for the benefit OF
Southern people The codicil bears date Au-
gust 10, 1869:
Igive and bequeath $4,000 to my brother,
Reuben E. Dorsey, and Governor T. w. Ligon,
in special trust to apply the same to the relief
of such portions of the people Of the late slave
holding States of this Union as the said trustees
may think most require assistance on account
of their suffering and want, and the said sum
of money shall be applied in such manner as
they may deem best to accomplish my purpose.
If nv personal estate should not prove suffl-
cient to pay all legacies, including this Of $780,,
600. direct that so much shall be deducted
nom the S45,pOO given by the codicil dated
August l6, 1869, as may be necessary to make
up this legacy for. the benefit Of the people Of
the South.s
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04
LIyERPoOL CLASSIFICATION.
Markets by Telegraph.
FOREIGN MARKETS.

FOREIGN MARKETS.
LONDON, October q -Evening.-Consols w.
Bonds, s214.
LIVERPOOL, October 2-Evening. g.-Cotton quiet;
uplands, l2,sd; Orleans, 127sd; sales 1000 bales.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
New YORK, october 2-Noon.-Receipts OF cot
ton for the week, at all the United States rorts,
amount to 54,6os bales; exports to Great Britain
1884 bales; exports to the Continent, 2379 bales;
stock ON hand and on shipboard not yet cleared,
ss,es4 bales. Stocks strong. Money easy at 4.
Sterling, long 81; short sH. Gold, 3O'S. '62's,
le%; Tennessees, ex-coupon, 621s; new 52i+; Fir-
gnlas, ex-coupon, So; new 521s; levee e's, 81; ss
SAX; Alabama S's, sOl4; Georgia 6's, IS; rs, se;
North Carolinas, old, 40; new Al; South Carroll
mas, new, SO. Flour sc. lower. Wheat dull and
unchanged. Corn dull and declining. Mess pork
nominal at sS1 25a31 so. Cotton unchanged at
27kc. Freights very firm.
Evening.-Cotton frmer; SO. IS 400 bales at 2724c
Flour heavy and 1oc. lower; superfne State S.
65a5 co. Wheat closed steady. Corn, mixed
Western, s1a1 oS. whiskey shade frmer at
81 22H. Mess pork quiet and lower at sSS l2}5a
SO rs. Lard heavy; Kettle, lS1<a19c. Freights
shade frmer. Southern securities lower espe-
cially North Carolinas; Tennessees, eX,c0upon,
sokas1; new 521sa52'7s; North Carolinas, ex-cou-
pom, .4sa5o; new 42a4a1s; South Carolinas, new
e4alae5. Exports Of specie for the week $3.50, ,ooo
| Gold closed at 2931.
CINCINNATI, october 2-Whiskey firm at 81 l5
Mess pork duh at $32 20. Lard offered at 171aa
17Xc Bacon, shoulders ie11a1ekc.; clear sides
20c.
WILMINGTON, october 2-Spirits turpentine
steady at 4oc Rosin steady at ST 90 for strained.
Crude turpentine 81 5oa2 so. Tar, 81 so. Cotton
quiet at 21sa25c.
MOBILE, October 2.-Cotton opened quiet and
weak, but later in the day good demand sprang
up, the market closing firm; sales 1000 bales;
middling, A1ac.; receipts, 1888 bales; exports,
95s bales.
NEW ORLEANS, october 2.-Cotton active and
frmer at 24Ac.; sales, 1000 bales; receipts, 1885
bales. Bacon, l7Aa2lAc. Whiskey, 81 271s.
Gold, Blk.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04
Interior Cotton Markets.

COLUMBIA, October 2.-The market has been
fully supplied during the past week, notwith-
standing the downward tendency OF prices, the
sales having amounted to 452 bales as follows: 80
at 23H; 81 at 23; 40 at a. IA at FAX; Sc at 241a;
los at 24A; 81 at 24x; s6 at CSC.
wHyNsBORO', October 1.-Sales for the past
two days s3 bales. We quote good ordinary ZZ7sa
22X; bales extra quality, 23c
ORANGEBURG, October 1-Sales during the
week 1870 bales Market closing dull and declin-
ing. We quote ordinary 81 11a22; low middling 23;
middling 23hc.
MACON, October There were sold today 2lO
bales: received 6e2 bales; shipped 2oS bales Sales
on the basis Of 24]la25c for middlngs. The mar
ket opened quiet and regular at 24c for fine cotton
Continuing about the same during the day. Sales
limited, with small Offering lots.
MONTGOMERY, october Market quiet but
frm; low middlings 221sa231c.
SELMA. September 30-Good demand; sales to-
day 253 bales; middling 231zc; low middlmg 2Sc;
good ordinary 224c.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.
of the Cuban Army
The Effects of Jealousy, Treachery
and Spanish Gold-The American Fill
ibusters Anxious to Return Home

A Washington telegram OF Friday evening
to the Baltimore Gazette says:
Letters from Cuba and Florida received IN
this city to-day are important Iney c9nitan, taI,
the assassination of General Marcano by CUBAN
soldiers. and assert that the act was prompteu
by a spirit of jealousy of foreigners wmcn per
vades to a greater OF less extent, every
norton of the Cuban army, as wen as
the Cuban population. rms Jeaiousy was was
manifested when the foreign olhceIs WY ~
had joined the Cuban al army 1oons as'ed esSIgned to
ths;r command for active operations IN tne
SeId. hnt IL was believed this would be over
come hv association, and the successes that
would he secured by confidence ana proper
orcanization. The true friends OF Cuoan ln-
de1endence were, however, 4sappolnted.
Spanish gold stimulated the nauonad cnalac, nn5
teristics Of the Cubans, and conspirac1es and
niots for assassination and betrayal have been
discovered in every portion Of the army
These plots are not confined to the soldiers,
blt officers Of high rank are implicated. AS in
the case of the Marcano brothers, 1t was sub
seouently ascertained that the leaders were
Cuban officers, who followed the perpetrators
into the Spanish camp, where e1 eT tney were Ie-
Seven of the American volunteers who.Were
ont with General Jordan succeeded in escap-
ing from the island and landing on the FLORIDA
coast. They say there is not an American IN, in
the Cuban army that would not accept any
terms, less than death, to get away from tneir
present position. When they left Ihe United 9iU,
States they had assurances OF assistance rom
the Government, without which they never
would have entered on their perillous expedi-
ton. That now they are at the mercy Of the
Snaniards and equally treacherous Cubans.
The Spaniards will make no terms with Ameri-
cans, but hope to destroy them by treachery
secured by gold and promises Of protection.
Should the Government send vessel to bring
them home, as was done with Walkers men,
they assert it would be an act of justice which
they hardly hope for, TOR American citizens
who have taken no part in the war are daily
imprisoned, executed without any attempt be-
ing made for their protection.
There have been no engagements Of impor-
tance since the fight at Los Tunas. The Span
iards are awaiting reinforcements, so they say,
but are, no doubt, watching with greater ankle
ty for the disruption Of the Cuban army, which
must soon occur unless Cespedes and MS gene e.
rails have the power to put down the spirit OF
revolt and treachery which now threatens its
disintegration.