The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-17

Ieet long, very fat, and old whalemen could not
give IL y. name. The flesh of the nondescrpt was
San Francisco can claim to have the greatest
variety OF religious worship of any CITY In the
land. Not only has II q Chinese temple but
Greek church began its public services there last
year. There are about 1000 members OF this
church In California, emigrsnts from Russia Their
number will doubtless be increased from Alaska
where the Greek religion prevails.
!. u. Siddings: OF Loudon. N. H., wears coat
grandmother when she was sixteen years old. She
lived TO be one hundred years old. When her
daughter was sixteen, the cloth was made over
into cloak for her. She is now ninety. and her
son wears the same cloth In a coat Thew don't
make such in these degenerate times.
On Saturday evening, the 30th ult., an unsc-
countable attempt was made to murder Mr.. j.
blackwell, postmaster of Rock Grove City, Iowa
de was sitting by the stove In his Office, or raider
had just risen to stir the fire. when the shot was
hred at his accustomed place of rest. The mo.
mentary movement saved his life. ''
Billy Pierce, eleven years old, living in Cleve.
land, fell from the roof of his mothers house. in
that city, and was killed. He fed thither to
escape whipping which his mother was threat.
ening.
They have an extraordinary association of ladies
IN Clyde, Ohio, called knitting machine"
which without warning, marches into drinking
or billiard saloon, takes possession of the seats,
and quietly settles down TO knitting. Saturday
week the ladies OF Clyde met at wsldridge's bill
usual business of the place was Of course stopped
until the men present went to smoking furiously,
when the ladies were obliged, after time, TO
leave. Y. W. Changers saloon was also visited,
hut here, when the men proposed to smoke, the
proprietor refused to furnish the materials, saying
the women were welcome to the use of the saloon
II they wanted it. The feminine proposition ia to
knit all the liquor.sellers out Of town."
The annual wool crop of the United States IL
estimated at over l00. 900 600 pounds.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ma
tonal Cotton Association Of Planters and Manu-.
facturers was held at Baltimore on the 10th.
Members were present from all parts of the Union
reports were made by standing committees on the
production and consumption Of cotton, and its
present and future supply. The association ad.
journed to meet at the call of the executive com.
mitiee.
The gold mines near Alatoons, Ga. are being
worked with redoubled vigor and with q more
profitable yield than formerly. The mines are
beginning TO attract Northern labor and capital,
the prerequisites to their successful develop.
ment.
The M. & G. R. R. Company have contracted
with Mr.. Griffith, of Memphis, 10 build the bridge
the Tennessee River at Florence, Ala. and TO
rebuild the depot and tanks and 10 put the track
in order between Tuscumbia and Florence, the
whole TO be completed by October l, 1863, for
800 900.
On Sunday morning destructive fire occurred
on Lookout Mountain, destroying the hotel build
ing, dining and dancing halls, and private res.-
dence belonging to the Whitesides estate, and &C.
cupied by Messrs. ]. II. Rogerson Co. Loss in
buildings s23, 000 Loss TO Messrs. Rogerson Il
Co., in furniture IS 900. There was no insurance.
1t was not ascertained how the fire originated.
The number of newspapers In the Southwestern
States is as follows: Texas, with ia, takes the
lead; Louisiana has only 81; Alabama 81; Ar
kansas Az Florida % Georgia 90 North Caro-
lima 65; South Carolina 81; Kentucky 70 Mssis-
sippi IS Tennessee 92. li-L Il..1
An old man named Smith, OF DeKalb county,
Ala, killed two men named Ambrister and How
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Que night last week. Another man was wounded
at the same time by Smith.
The receipts of cotton at Selma, Ala, from LIST
September, 1865, to 10Th January, 1859. foot up
1857 bales. Stock on hand January 20, 65ls
bales.
hon. Robert Toombs is in Atlsnta, entirely re-
eied from his recent severe indisposition.
The Lake Park bill passed the Illinois Assembly
on the 10th; and cedes to the city of Chicago
strip of land 400 feet wide and half mile long,
east of Michigan avenue, and partially submerged
by the lake, the proceeds of sale or lease of
which are to constitute park fund for the city.
East Of the Illinois Central railroad track and
breakwater for one mile, all under water, is
granted to that company.
Both houses Of the Kansas Legislature have
adopted memorial TO Congress to aid the central
branch of the Union Pacific railroad, the st. Jo-
seph and Denver road, and the eastern division of
the Union Pacific. Also memorial to Congress
TO tax lands held by Indians under patents.
John Mitchell, of Sutton, New Hampshire, is
under arrest, charged with an attempt TO murder
his wife, by throwing bottle OF Kerosene oil into
the fire. burning her in a shocking manner. ed
AT Carondelet, near st. Louis, the boiler OF a
dissillery exploded, seriously damaging the build
ing, and killing David Burke. Another employe,
named j. w. Brandon, was SO badly scalded that
he can not recover.
Smallpox prevails quite extensively through
out Minnesota, and there is much alarm.
The Maine Senate, by vote Of Ito Is, refused
to pass the resolution Iinstructing the judiciary
~ q QhOliehinQ
A Helena, Montana, dispatch says gentleman
from the Yellowstone reports fight between the
Blackfeet and Grows, near Big Timber, In which
several on both sides we're killed and wounded.
Locomotive No. III, on the Union Pacific Rail
road, while on the side track at Rocky Springs
Station, exploded her boiler, instantly killing
George Miuigsn, conductor Frank Duncan, eng
neer, and James Wilson, fireman. The fireman
was thrown one hundred feet from the track, and
was horribly mutated. - 49,. 49,.
The Lebanon Springs (vermont) Railroad ID
Just completed, and will be put into operation
It has been leased perpetually to the Bennington
and Rutland road, and the latter has been pur
chased and is now owned by VIM. Butler Duncan
and others of New York. s,-..
o. W. Wookcock was shot and killed, neal
Battle Creek, Michigan, by John Delaney, who
detected Woodcock stealing from his smoke
house. -,
private telegram states that Father Kellogg
prominent Catholic priest Of st. Louis, VINO wa'
1he French steamer Perriere, has arrived safely
at Brest, France.
Grasehoppers have already appeared In myriad'
in the southern part Of Montgomery county, ONO
Serious apprehepsions are entertained Dy the
farmers of early vegetation.
The heavy sentences OF thieves OF the New
York courts are having their effect. Large pohc'
details are necessary when taking the prisoner.
from the courts as their comrades gather around
by fifties and threaten rescue. The IN eve
who smashed Bebedict's jewelry window. sns
carried of $4,000 in diamonds, have been ex
amined and committed. Two thieves were caugn
in the hallway of Charles Harting's human nsl
establishment, SIS Broadway. They had psckeC
M sls 600 worth OF hair, and were waiting con
veyance TO take 1t away.
The people Of Buffalo are very indignant o.
account of . sell " perpetrsted there recent,
by some female" skaters. The last mstcn %
sxeen the two celebrated female skaters
Miss Nellie Dean and Miss Ada Godbont, cam
of at the rink lately. and was witnessed oy
very large number Of persons-probabiy lou
thousand. The display was greatly admired. "A
the close Of the match, Mr.. Hervey, the mana
Ger. apparently suffering from an attack OF cor
scisnce' came forward and unbosomed himself
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