The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, mhfch |
SENATE After The presentation Of petitiou4,
etc. the Senate resumed the consideration OF Il
River and Harbor bill, which is still under dscu'-
SION There has been no amendment adopted yet,
though several have been offered, debated ana ''-
leclsd.
HoUsE.-A variety of petitions and reports wee
presented and referred.
The House then took up the Posiofiice AppTo-
nriation Bill as amended by The Senate. Tie
House refused to concur IN several amshumeh's
made by the Senate. The bill will go back.
The bill directing two regiments OF Infantry TO
he converted into Mounted Rilemen was taken up |
slightly amended and passed -
The Patent Office Report was received l4o,VVo
copies were ordered to be printed
The bill making appropriations for Light Houses
was then taken up and passed.
The bill from the Senate, relative to The liabil
ties of ship owners was taken up and passed.
The bill from the Senate against CONSTRUCTIVE
mileage of members was passed:
The Senae's bill to ascertain and settle priVa'e
land claims in California, was taken up ana passed,
The Joint resolution, which has already passed
the Senate, requesting the President to direct
national vessel to bring Kossuth and his compan'
ions to this country, was passed.
Intellectual attempts were made 10 take up 'h4
Senae's private bills for the relief of the INDECENT
and insane, and to create the office OF lieutenant
general. - nrn.oh.
Mr.. Ignatius Mudd, Commissioner OF Public
Buildings died this morning
few days, but is rapidly recovering.
W. L. Jones, a printer of this city, was robbed
of $780, which he had saved and put away In n
box. A reward of 800 is offered for the recovery
of the money. ,l,
The City of Glasgow reached her landing a
twelve o'clock, nineteen days out from LVerponi,
with 500 tons of merchandise, " passengers, anu
heavy mail. She left Liverpool on the l2th uit
The splendid ship Tonawanda, belonging 10
Cone & Co.'s line of Liverpool packets, cleared TO-
day with the following valuable cargo; 9ooo
bhls flour, TO- 600 bushels corn, 26o hhds' quet-
ciiron bark 65 hhds tobacco, 80 tierces
O. bales cotton and 81 casks oil This Is the largest
cargo ever taken out of this port
NEW YORK. March g. NJ:
1t is rumored that there are several failures In the
cotton trade. ,,,
The river is falling, with ten feet water in the
channel
The weather is cold and clear.
The first goods received by the Pennsylvania
canal arrived on Saturday night they were ship,
ped to Cincinnati on the Buckeye sta'e' ana VIII
oe '"''o '''' CINCINNATI. March 3. NJ.
The river has fallen two feet. The weather is
P. M.-The river has fallen two feet five inches
The weather is cold.
A street preacher, named Kirkland, was speaking
in the market house yesterday, when he wa
attacked for having said something against Cathoii
cism He escaped into the Dennison House. ant
was with difficulty preserved from the mob.
NEW YORK, March 3. n.
Gotten is a S1Ss We Snote Yellow at buse
Provisons are unchanged Sales of Whisky at 25c.
NEW YoRK, March g. p. NJ.
Cotton ia easy with sales Of $500 bales.
Ennr lower sales of 800 bbls 81 5o0 Si Of for con
mon To straight State and Western brands 40, .
Com irmer, with sales OF SOU bushels at toidooe
prime Yellow, g., r. ,,oo ,b,, n, = Q f., MI
Pork droOpng win sales vi LOW o''' u >" 'i'' ''
Mess
Lard is dull and unchanged; ,oo,,, > o,.s
Nolasses is easier, with sales Of 800 bbls, New ofean
at 81 cents
Whisky declning. ,,.-..,,. Nso,o, q
Cotton is in limited demand, and prices unse Y, 90,
for Shipment were made AT 81 81, which the UNIFORM ash
rate. but the demand Is limited.
Wheat, no sa'e :, :. .o<,.o,>. ,eo.t
Oats dull small sales Pennsyv wanna at AZ cents
There material change IN groceries ana p5oVMohsi
Sales limited. , H..o
Sales of 500 bbls Flour at 90 49, The receipts are Ie
and the market mer. Sales OF Whisky at sOIAc sales
400 bags Rio Coffee private terms sales oil Moiases
3lc. l4,000 pieces Bulk Meat, from Wabash river s3d
Bic for Sides. 4ssc for Shoulders, and s96c ior har
CINCINNATI. March 8. 2. NJ
Freghs have declined l5c. p Dbl. Flour. The mari
isl rmer. and sales at SO 40
Sales of Whisky at Al 40. az
Proyisons-7OO0 pieces Bulk Meat sold at 4'Sc
Shoulders, Sac for Sides and 65sO64c. for Hams,
from Wabash river Bacon Sides 7c., and pay for packa
Sales Of 5oo bags g, Coffee on private terms l.. v..
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