New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-26
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MOBILE, July 25.
An election was held to. day to take the vote
of the property holders of this city the ques.
ton of imposing tax to raise one million OF
dollars toward the construction of the Girara
railroad The result was majority in favor or
the tax, of more than twelve to one, the vote
standing 425 in favor, and only 80 against the
measure.
Arrival of the Northern Light.
New YORK, July %, l2:l5 P. NJ
The steamship Northern Light has arrived
here from San Juan with dates from San Fran
cisco of the LIST inst
Fugitive Slave Case-Excitement.
PHILADELPHIA July %, Sll pm.
Mueh excitement exists in this city with re.
yard to the arrest of a fugitive slave for whom
writ of Aabeas corpus has been issued Mr.
Wynkoop, the U. S. Marshal, refused to surren-
der the slave under the writ, and the Court
has committed him to prison.
Minister to France.
WASHINGTON, July %.
1t is reported here that John A. Dix has been
appointed Minister to France, but the fact is to
be kept secret until the August elections are
over
New York Markets.
New YORK July "a
The cotton market has been firm, and yester-
days sales embraced 800 bales at full prices
Pork was steady, with sales of $50 bbls yester-
day at Sl5 rs per Dbl for mess, and Sl3 % to
Sl3 81 ! for prime.
NEW YORK July %,
The cotton market has been quiet to-day, but
prices are unchanged.
The Eastern mail failed from beyond Charles
ton yesterday.
We return thanks to the Purser of the steam
ship Texas for late Vera Cruz and other Mexi-
can papers.
Thanks to Adams & Co.'S Express for late
California papers
LOUISIANA CRoPs The Farmerville Enquirer
Of the 10Th says:
We have no cause to complain for the want of
rain in this section. Up to the first of this
month, we had drouth Of some four weeks,
when it commenced raining, as the farmer says,
good season, for eleven successive days. II we
should have no more rain this season, good crops
of corn will be raised, and fair crops Of cotton
but the fear is, that we will have too much
rain, as at the time of writing it is cloudy and
threatening rain Cotton as yet is not injured
materially, but it can't stand the rain many
more days.
Georgja.-We are informed from various
sections that the prospects of the crops are
Frightening the rains which has fallen for the
last two weeks has brought them out astonish
ingly, indeed, if the seasons continue as favor
able as they have been for ten or dozen days
past, our county will nearly, if not quite, make
enough to supply the wants of her people. We
have been informed by several farmers, that
corn which was absolutely yellow half way up
the stalk, and looked two weeks since as if it
was lifeless and dying, now presents an entirely
different appearance the yellow has disap-
peared and the stalk looks as green and flour
ishing as could be desired. The cotton, too,
seems to be doing finely. With good seasons all
may yet turn out WE'LL but it is best not to
halter till-we get out of the woods
We notice that different counties in the State
begin to render more cheerful accounts of their
crops. [Sandersville Georgian.
Florida. Charleston Mercury of the
Dist says:
gentleman who reached this city yesterday
from Marion county, Fla, informs us that the
crops promise most abundant yield. Corn is
ready for harvesting, and cotton is growing
most luxuriantly. He brought with him a stalk
Of long staple cotton, which is ten feet two
inches high, and when standing covered space
OF twenty seven feet in circumference 1t had
upwards Of three hundred bolls and squares on
1t, and our informant states that stalks with
from three to four hundred bolls, are no uncom-
mon occurrence in his field, which is of pine
land, and has been cultivated eleven years sue
cessiyely