The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-05

| In IL as though he were to return 10 day or two
| at least Circumstances lead TO the belief that
man named Jordan, rampant, VINO mao oeea at
| In connection with bis accomplice, captured Bar
| mere and murdered him.
| Detroit paper has q very refreshing story
| come to it from Albion, Michigan. The day ex-
press on the Michigan Central on the Z6sh instant
| struck twolhorse wagon containing al old man
named Saigon and his wife. We are told that
| sthe COW catcher lust struck between the wagon
| and the horses, co1signing each place 90 oppo-
site sides of the track, little or none the worse
| for the collision. Mr.. Saigon and his wife (0oth
| about sixty.fve,) were caught upon the platform
above the cow-catcher and just Ia front of the en-
| gpe, where, instead OF losing presence of mind
ard throwing themselves of, they settled them
| selves composedly as though nothing had hap
D. ned. The old lsdy put her hands 10 her mu1,
while the old man. with one hand extended as IL
grssping the reins, and the whip raised in the
other. assumed an attitude that Dan Rice might
envy and thus the old couple rode up to the sta
tion triumphant amid the cheers OF the bystand-
ers.n p f
The following naws has been received from
Port-au-Prince TIE Haytien steamer Sanave
seized two French vessels in the hsrbor Of st.
Marie for running the blockade. The French ad,
miral hearing of the affair, compelled the govern
ment 10 surrender the vessels. he declared that
the blockade Of the Hsytien coast was Ineffective;
that the occasional calling OF men-of-war at a
port was not sufficient to establish q blockade,
and that Hsyi had 10 right to seize foreign yes
sells running into ports, the blockade of which 1t
could not maintain.
The citizens on Saline river had fight with the
Pawpee Indians, or the Goth ult., on Mulberry
creek, In which seven Indians were killed. The
Indians were trying to run of stock. and had
robbed some houses on the Saline which caused
the trouble. There sere no whites killed. The
Indians fired FIRST.
Benjamin Posey, lisipg on Oil Creek, Braxton
equity, West Virgins. recently drove his wife's
mother, aged SO. from bis house. The poor old
creature started for neighbours farm, but
persisted on the way. She left her son-in laws
house 90 Saturday, and on the following Tuesday
her dead body was found beside mountain path,
frozen stfff, and partially devoured by hogs.
There is some talk of lynching Posey but thus far
he has not been arrested.
A mammoth ship is to be built in San Francisco.
II Is TO be ss large Is the Great Eastern, but will
draw only Is feet. Common beds will be substi-
tuted for hunks, the staterooms will be very
much larger than in common ships, and will be
arranged along the center instead of at the Sides
making the rolling of the huge craft less percep-
tible. II s designed that passage only shall be
sod by the company. meals being provided by two
competing restaurants. The saloon will be 500
feet long.
There is likely to be velocipede war, a claim
of patent and numerous infringemeuts having
been made by Calvin Witty, who is closing up the
Eastern manufs ctoriee.
II 10 complained that the remains of dead horses
are gathered aud hurled soldiers in the national
cemetery in East tennessee, by the government
agents employed to gather and bury the bodesj
dead soldiers.
Hsnion Newman x Co.'s distilIery. New York
city, was burned on tie lst inst. Loss $40 900.
The Rogers murder case has ended in New
York with verdict OF stabbed to death by parties
unknown.
The price Of the army ration is to be restoredto
fifty cents if Congress will agree with the House
military committee. o
Five horse thieves were taken from jail at
Dyersburg, Tenn, on Friday night, by the citi-
zens and shot to death.
The jewelry store Of Archibald Conklin, Dsven.
port Iowa, was robbed, on the 3lst ult., of jew
elry TO the amount of $1,000.
The San Domingo people approve that portion
of the presidents message which treats Of annexa-
ton to the United States.
The Meihodists OF New York propose to sink
half million in churches and chapels in destitute
parts of the country.
The number Of street cars used 10 st. Louis, is
lI9; number OF lines Z ; number OF horses on
these lines 1898 number of conductors and dri-
vers els cost of tracks $3.50 600; cost of build
hgs $4,000.
The merchants of st. Louis estimate that they
will rave $500 600 per annum by having an agent
at New York to look after their freight interests.
They already begin TO give evidence of strong OPP
position to the st. Louis Transfer Company.
Clayton has made requisition upon Brownlow
for The parties who engaged IN destroying arms
on the steamer Hesper. The Avalanche threat
ems bloodshed if the attempt Is made to arrest
them.
Marion county. Iowa, has q tragedy TO talk
about. On Saturday, one George Shaifer, who
had deserted his wife twice, went to her mothers
house, knocked the old lady down, served his wife
IN the came manner, then shot her dead. and then
tried to kill himself. but failed. de is in jail.
darby employed on an Arkansas packet ct
Memphis, slew darby rival for the affections of
a lubly female.
John Bsynhsm, a citizen of New Providence,
fell from bridge near GAINESVILLE, Tenn, aud was
killed.
Intelligence from Pensacola states that the moni-
tors Oneoia and Catawba, sold by this government
to Peru, will leave Pensacola this week for
Lima.
A telegram from Constantinople asserts that Mr..
Morris, American minister, instructed by Secre-
tary Seward, has offered to the sublime porte the
me diation of the government of the United States
in the quarrel between Turkey and Greece.
In the Corps Legslstiffo opposition speakers have
demanded the restoration of diplomatic relations
with the Mexican republic, on the ground that
French interests suffer by their interruption.
The Berlin Military Gazette says that a dispatch
from Berlin states the government, at any mo-
ment, can put one million OF men under arms.
The military organization is complete and all that
could be desired.
The authorities of Prussia and Holland are ex-
changing notes and threatening war, about al
outrage which q Prussian ship offered to
Hollandaise brig. Holland demands an apology
which Prussia refuses
Over fifty newspapers have been started in
Spain since the departure of Isabella several are
An Alexandria dispatch of the 2sth ult SAYS:
"The site on which the Temple of Jerusalem was
built has just been discovered. The structure
occupied the plateau on which the Mosque of
Omer now stands. There il beneath the MOSQUE
subterranesn arcade about thrty-fve feet in
width. which apparently RUS the whole length of
the plateau, that Is to say $40 feet. These were
the underground portions OF the temple.
The treasury officials are engaged 10 examining
the extent OF the drawback frauds 10 the New
York customhouse. The investigation thus far
shows that they will probably reach 500, 600. Ii
Is estimated that one half of the more recent
claims, Judging from fiie character OF the papers
on hle here are bogus. The frauds have been
carried on for two years with boldness and i'm.
punity. l
Official dispatches from Caleb Cushing, at b.
gota Columbia. have been received by the secre-
tary OF war. His mission, which is believed 20 be
to negotiate matters relative 70 the shio canal
through the lsthmas Of Panama, is said to be a
complete success.
10 CorDersvie, Giles county, a few DAYS ago.
while young couple were Just on the point of
getting married, the brother OF the lady, who was
opposed to the match, fred pistol through the
window, fatally wOUndinQ the brideoroom Ne