The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEks.

Judgment was rendered in st. Louis, Saturday,
10 the United States Court in favor Of the govern.
ment for SIS, 600 against W. B. Mann. Of Hannibal,
for afixing fraudulent brands to tobacco.
One Of the largest snow storms of the season
occurred at Springfield, Ohio, Saturday. The ac-
emulation of snow on the roof Of the blacksmith
shop attached to the Leffel Waterwheel Works
wse so great to cause the building TO fall bury.
ing eight of the workmen. Five Of them were
dangerously injured-one, 1t is thought, fatally q
Fred. Bussey and Patsey Reardon have signed
articles OF agreement to fight according to the
rules OF the London prize ring, for $500 SIDE in
three months, within fifty miles of st. Louis. Bus.
sey claims TO be champion OF the middle weights
OF the northwest. He hss fought twice, and
Reardon has had five battles. Both man 60 into
training at once.
The irish Emigrsut Aid Society, of Chicago.
has issued an invitation TO ell similar societies
throughout the United States to send delegates
to meeting 70 be held at the Burnet House, Gin
cinnati, on the I'd day Of June next, TO form o
national Organization for the encouragement Of
emigration.
At meeting of the Western Elevating Com
psny in Buffalo, on the 18th, which was fully st-
tended, two propositions were discussed-the
first, 70 dissolve the present association, and the
second, to reduce the rates of elevating 70 one
half cent. per bushel. Both points were folly
discussed, and the prevailing sentiment was that
elevating oan be done more cheapy by an asso-
citation than by individuals aud the feeling was
general that the proper course to pursue ia to
meeting adjourned. TO meet on Thursday for de-
ciaion on the points discussed.
A dispatch from Houghton, Michigan, says that
the town Of Hancock, In the Lake Superior region,
has been destroyed by fire. and that over two
hundred families are homeless, and needing imme-
date assistance.
Eugene L. Ostman. proprietor Of q saloon on
Clark street, near Madison H.. on the 18th, com.
mitted suicide by voluntary asphyxia. He con-
nected flexible gas tube with burner, and,
placing one end in his mouth, inhaled gas until
death ensued. Life was but just extinct when he
was found. Jealousy and pecuniary embsrrass-
ments were the cause.
The spring meeting Of the Memphis Racing
Association begins on the 18th.
The Odd Fellows Of st. Louis~ere making ex-
tensive preparations fer the celebration Of the
semi centennial Of their order, ON the 2sth.
The imports into the United States from Canada
and the British North American Possessions on
the Atlantic, for the fiscal years l867-69, CON-
pared with those OF l664-e5 the last complete
year Of the reciprocity treaty. show the total
value under the reciprocity treaty 70 have been,
free OF duty, 1861, 66S; not under reciprocity
treaty, and dutable IS 767 349 for the last fiscal
year. dutisbe, t2l. 22l $50 free, 81 372, 452 ;
amount Of duty paid, q, 250,9l6.
A German actress, named Madame Olga Won
Plittspdorf, committed suicide 10 San Francisco
Tuesday week. Grief at the death OF her husband
was the cause.
Henrietta Robinson, the yelled murderess OF
dozen years ago, illustrates feaininity by con-
verting the plants which grow ia the prison-yard
OF Sing Sing into pigments wherewith she beauti.
fes herself.
/ Opeliks, Ala, will build twenty new brick
houses this spring. and most probably start two
rsilroads-0peliks TO Tuscumbia, and Opelika,
Eufsula and Guntersvile tTenn.) railroad.