The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-23
Telegraphed to the ''Daily Crescent

BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-At New York, on the
Doth, P. M, the sales of Cotton amounted to 1900
bales, at &c. advance-market firm Flour, S. So
to Sc 62a; White Corn, 81 to Zoe. Grain I'M
changed; Mess Pork, Sl4; Treasury Notes st.,
New Loan 81 premium.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Give learn that the whig
members of Congress from Pennsylvania held a
meeting at the Capitol on Saturday last Goth and
adopted resolution asking from Gen. Taylor the
Treasury Department for Pennsylvania and also
designating Andrew Stewart for the office of Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Mr.. Stewart has been
distinguished for his ultra high-tarif views, and
would be particularly acceptable to the manufactu-
rers and iron-masters of Pennsylvania.-Eds. CresJ
-s>s--
Extremely Cold-- Guilty of Crossing the River
Suferings of the oor--California--G Gold, Pork
Florida, Etc. 80 Captain Fremont's Supposed
knowledge of the Gold Region, Eto.--New Jer
seY a model state"-Excitements of New
York--A Trial Prize Fight, Etc.---Naval News
Etc
NEW YORK, Jan. H. 1s49.
Eds. Crescent Last night about the coolest in the
list of cold nights within recollection. and to-day has
been of the keene of experience There have been
colder nights and more bitter days. but can't say when
The thermometer Om to 10 O'Clock last evening ranged
50. AT daylight this morning Brooklyn stood at 40
below zero and in Wall street, at clock at 40 above.
average being al 100 The are full of ce and the
ferry boats sometimes find very difficult to make their
through The South ferry boat last night hour and
half getting once, and took four five hours 10
make trip to Brooklyn and back. This makes it quite
pleasant for who reside in Brooklyn and do business In
this city Two steamboats,, the United States and Nahan
tua cut through and stove by floating ice rushing
down with the tide The United States sank the wharf
in about four athoms water Loss four five thons
and dollars
moor fellow named Downs was found freezing In death
in Laurens street. and taken the station house by
Waterman. He died before morning. There is immense
amount of suffering in the city Hundreds OF poor
wecheS who have fire bedding in their miserable
homes crowd the station houses and pile themselves the
sanded floors within the influence of the well heated stove
but those who can do so favored few Many, very
mothers and children suffer in their desoate homes de-
barred this privilege
The Sun this morning aggravates the gold fever, by
publishing additional intelligence from California
Among the statements made. the following -" The
price OF gold dust at the six dollars Pork
$500 barrel; Flour, 800; Bread go cents per pound
Beans $40 bushe Captain Marcy, of the Secretary
OF Var was selling his stores rather trading them
for gold dust He had collected fifteen barrels of the gold
ore, which he had buried for protection
The impression becoming general that Fremont dis
covered this gold, and communicated the fact
three of his and Mr. Benton closest friends who secretly
took measures to early advantages from the discovery
by fitting out vessel and sending her off last October 1t
also ntmafed that at least member OF the Cabinet
admitted into the and that he party the specu
ation founded uponit.
We have nothing of interest to day from Albany. Local
measures principally occupied the attention of both houses
to o'clock the hour of the last dispatch The Mes
of the Governor of New Jersey shows model state
of things in that commonwealth. If all governments in the
United States would copy from this in financial matters.
there would be fewer reasonable complaints among the
governed The whole expenses of the government for the
year have been but little one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars. The receipts hundred and
twenty eight thousand of which seventy thousand are
this money, however, in my opinion unconstutionay
ralsed as 1t obtained from tax citizens of other
States for the privilege of passing Jersey SOIL This
feature in the financial policy of the State that
mend worthy of imitation. There is enough money in
the Treasury all her debts and leave surplus of
three thousand dollars. The population of the State of New
Jersey about the that of this city, while expen
ses are only about one tDenty-ffh of ours.
Gotham is - all excitement again. A trial of the
keeper of house of ill fame going forward at the
Tombs" and prize fight in the prospect, worthy OBJ
Jects of interest to New Workers. Miss Mary Fowler
or late of us Spring street. will probably pay Black
wells Island, in the of few days. proper object of
Mr. and Mrs. Ackers interest and it is very probable that
Madame Resell Mr. Harrison will share with her the
honors and advantages of the Institution
The fight of Hyer and Sullivan is off the 7h of
next month"; at some place in Maryland
The ngate Cumberland is fitting out at the Navy Yard in
Brooklyn She doubtless destined for the gold coast The
Vncennes is also getting ready fast as pos.
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