New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-08

Latest from Europe.
Photographed from Londen to Liverpool
BosT0N, April 30-The following Ia the very lest intel
gence from Europe to the moment Of thu Niagaras
departure Her mails for the South and West left in the
early train this morning
and Halifax.
decrease of f351OOO In bullion the bank to the
intelligence from Australia that gold dust has fen to 81
per o. at Melbourne and 60 at Sydney, aud the conse
quent large shipments of coin to that country.
The payment of the dividends has also had m effect
and still further decrease is looked for.
differ y"rv om "t Of H. f Wood Executing in
duty on all houses paying rental Of f5 and upward
Barngs circular speaks follows Of American stocks
American stocks remain steady at previous prices without
much for sale any great demand us certificates 1867
Gb1s6s loSf01O9; do. bonds 11o@11l; Massachusetts
SKIES of 1860 9SGD100 do Of 1s70D1875 106197 Penn
syvana hves s3lDs4 Tennessee SKIES 94D95 ex dvi
dend Virginia SKIES bonds, 9SD90 Canada skies, 1850
100.
FRAscE.-The Herald has Paris advces of Friday, the
10th of April that the son of Victor Hugo has refused to
his father and his old colleague, Paul Maurice remain in
confinement
On Tuesday. the Goth the President of the Republic
will enter his 45h year. He born Aprl 20. 1903
Incrndary fires increasing in the department Of the
Loire. man. said to be insane. has attempted to set
HloFra
in confinement.
The Bank of France has decided not to comply with
any applications for twenty franc gold pieces at par but
to sell only three millions at per mile premium, in
sequence of the demand for gold as remittance to
England
Paris Boarse-Friday per 1O1f Zoe. Three
per cent 12f. 90
GERMANY threat misery continues to prevail in various
parts of this country owing the scarcity of food In
the neghborhood Of Frankorton- Maine rye bread
was one and quarter per pound.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EsoLAsD.-Neu York, May 4.-Geu. Rosas has arrived
from Buenos Ayres in England.
The Court of E1chequer-before whom brought the
of Mr. Soomons to he fined If it proved that he
had right to the seat in Parliament which he had
the House of Commons to receive him as member-has
decided that the fine shall not be inflicted This Is CON
sidered tantamount to legal decision in favor of Mr.
Soomons' taking his seat in Parliament Mr. Solomons,
it will be remembered is Jewhence the opposition and
this trial.
Col Fremont repudates all connection with the condi-
tiona sales of the Marposa estates in California He al
eges that these sales made by Mr. Benton without
his consent
FRAscE-Rumors were current that new loan of
100000 francs to be made to assist in carrying the
government
mails by the Crescent City to this port fell overheard and
badly damaged 1t is feared that of them were
lost.
CosGnrssloSAL-W Washington, May 5-The Senate, to-
day. ordered be engrosed the bill for the construction
of canal the peninsula of Michigan. Eve. Pic.
SrEAsBo.rs-L0uisriAe May 5-The steamers Rosa Sui
tana and Georgetown have departed for New Orleans to-
day There have been arrivals from that port.
The river at stand with nine feet six inches water
in the Canal. The weather is clear and pleasant.
Louisville, May 6-The Hiram Powers, Compromise and
Southern Belle arrived to-day from New Orleans and the
w. Scott and Empire have departed for that port.
The river Is still at stand and the weather continues
pleasant.
There are seven feet water the channel at Pttsbug
NEw YoRK MARKETs-NeW York. May 6.-The Cotton
market to-day is dull and prices have declined T. The
sales amount to 700 bales The market otherwise has
hihted no change since our last report.
Mr.. CLAWS Reconsideration, Nav E-MF. CLAY is
still alive but he is gradually sinking and it is evident to
all that his earthly career rapidly drawing to close
With full consciousness Of his situation he is calm and
perfectly resigned to the decree Of Providence.
THE EuRorA's NEws--Nep York. May THE Cunard
by which it will be that there has been
advance instead of decline in cotton as had been
| reported
LnEhropL MApkErs-Lrepool April 24-There has
been fair demand for cotton during the week and the
taken ioo and e 1egt 5000 bales The following are
the quotations fixed by the Board Fair Orleans: ~
slidding Orleans 5lS Fair Uplands. 81 and Mddlng
Uplands 456d 4 is western canal Flour 2Os ; and
Ohio lis il. Yellow Corn 29s 3D. and White 2gs i
quarter Lard, ass consols, 99ss.
The Bank of England has reduced the rate of interest
| to per cent Eve Delta.
A SorrH AMERICAN SILVER MSE.--A correspondent Of
the Newark Advertiser givcs quite graphic description
of Of the most remarkable silver mines Of South Amer
lea 1t is located in San Antonio about $50 miles from
| Caldera, and he says:
You imagine the wealth of this mine which is To-
Gated in narrow steep ravine about mile from the
river valley, when tell you there is village of some
size at the mouth Of the ravne occupied by poems and
the natives of the country which has been built up and
entirely supported for years by the steangs of persons
employed in the mine. suppose that one.tenth Of the
rich is stolen there is not native miner in Chill
who will not steal when he has chance, and boast of ii
afterwards. When the mines rich, the owners EN-
ploy foreman for each miner. to overlook him wh
mining but told that the foremcn as bad as tbs
men there is no dependence to be placed on any o
them. The owners seldom go the mines. and whel
they do they rarely go into them.
TnE ADVANCE IN THE On. MARKEr.-Thc NewBedfor
WIalemens shipping List gives statement somewhat il
detail for the rapid advance in the OF
Market, extending to all branches of the oil trade TIL
rise it is said by the greatly diminished impor
Of sperm and whale oil this year, viz: 10000 barrel
against 1913 i'll 1851 and 372Oo0 the average of tel
years past and the of consumption and export
which the average of years is stated at 27600
barrels consumed and 104 900 exported. making tota
annual demand of $50 900 barrels This statement show
that the exports of the present year do not up
half the demand. In addition to this is the dminshe
supply of lard OIL from the falling off of the hog crop
both the last and present years.
Observation-Disclosures from Cape Haytien to the lit
ult state that very shock of earthquake wa
/ felt there on that day. but no damage was done,
n ACsuIrlEp.-Dr Baldwin charged with stealing pape
from the State Department acquitted in the Grimm
i Court of Washington. the 2Sth nit
:
v GREAT STORM AND Loss LIFE--Accounts from Ne,
founand state that the Goth ult great gale rag
i along the coast in which about fifty sailing vessels wit
: | their lost.
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