New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-01
rEI.EGRAPAED 10 THE CRESCENT
81 tst National Lnt.
FURTHER BY THE AFRICA
Liverpool Markets.

Dbl desrer Corn quiet but held at firm prices for cargoe
aAoat
scotch Pig Iron was selling at a decline to 81 PEI
ton = meeting Of the iron and coal masters OF stafford
shire and Shropshire had been held when was resolved
maintain the Of the previous week Buyers
offering $40 lbs for bars but sales made nj les,
than eli per ton, without regard TO quality. Copper
dealers had determined upon advance Of Is per ton
Liverpool Cotton Market.
LIVERPOOL, January l6
During the last two days there has been an improved
demand in the money market Fair Orleans quoted
Cd Fair Mobile at 81 and Fair upauds at So Nddling
Orleans SEE and Mddling Mobile and Upands sd per 10
| Failure of Wetherman.
The failure Of the house Of P Wetherman, of Amster
dam caused by the torgere of Fries the dealer
shipwreck Vessels Windbound.
The Africa brings intelligence of he loss of the ship
Provucislist bound from Philadelphia for Liverpool with
a cargo Of pork The crew we're all saved
When the Africa left Liverpool large number OF YES
sell bound for foreign ports lying IN the Mersey
| windbound.
! French American Steamers.
The line Of steamships between Oherburg America
to be composed of steamers wLco more than
fifty ordered by the French government be cou-
| strueted
Portuguese Tariff
The Tariff fixed by the government Of Portugal l.
uuttvorable to English commerce
| French Speculations.
Louis Napoleon has ordered Commissioner to visit aud
inspect every post in the public service with view to
frauds etc This has been taken conseq
Of the scandal attached the speculatious Of
General St Armand,
Railroad Accident--Loss of Life.
BALTIMORE, Janusry 81
Another accident has occurred on tie Ohio and Penn.
ylvania RsiEla by which several persons have lost their
n'eS'
Congressional Proceedings ~ Death Of a
Member
| WASHINGTON January 81
Upon the meeting Of the House to-day the death of The
Ion Mr. Buell. Of Michigan was nnced and nothing
done except pass the Gus. 5uary resolutions
respect etc tAtgx II Buell.. of Nee York is the Only
member Of Congress that that we are aware Of
| Eds
Tu the Senate joint committee appointed to count
the votes cast in the election Of President anu
Vice President Of the United States rAe death Of Mr.
Buell. was announced, ana the Senate adjourned
Illness of Member
WAsmSCGo, January 81.
The Hon Zeno Scudlsr member Of Congress Mas
saehusetts is lying dangerously Ill in this city.
Kane Extradition Case.
WAsHiyGroS January 81
Judge Nelson to-day delivered the opinion Of The su
preme Court the Kane Exradition Case The decision
is that the prisoner confinement under the treaty
without lawful authority
California Steamer
NrwYoRK, January 81
The steamer United states arrived here from Aspinvau
on Saturday
Escape OF Murderer
LOUISVILLE, January 81
william Howard the murderer Of Henry Drehaus.
broke jan at LAGRANGE on Saturday, and escaped He
has probably gone South The has offered
ward OF $500 Tor his Howard heavily built and
has but one eye.
The Nashville Fines.
NASHVILLE, January a.
On Friday morning last two very destructive tres oc-
Cured in this city The first broke cut College street
two doors from Union in the hat store Of Mesrs
Waterfeld Walker, consuming that store Thomas Kent
ewery store the once of s Lusk broker the dry goods
store of O T. D Fte. the book It Of John York
Co. the cigar store Of Maet, the shoe store Of
C. " Robertson and the store Of Even Bros, lrug-
gists Total loss $4,000 EVEN Bros, insured for
$4,000 and Kent and Messrs Robertson for $4,000 each
beyond which they sustain heavy losses their stocks
hand being large The Messrs Fta fully insured
ana Naterfeld Walker had an insurance Of s4O00
York the MessFs Mallet and Lusk saved Of their
goods. The stock Of Fab Cunningham hardware
merchants damaged the value IF a few hundred
dollars by water.
The second fire broke the house Of ) ., French
Go which destroyedthen extended to the house OF
Morris Matthews, on Market street aud partly consumed
that loss, $1,000.
Ohio River Steamboats,.
PuTsBJ RGlr January 81
The river here Is still closed by ice thaw is soon r-
pected
Gtycryy,rt, January ST.
The river here is falling slowly