New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-18
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70 THE NEW ORLEANS DaIl.Y cnEscENT.



ID specie. s.
ThecApper ship Comet has arrived here from
San Franciseo, having made the passage from
that port in 76 days-rthe quickest trip on
record.
NEW YORK MARKETS
NEW YORK, March l5---The Provision Mar
ket was heavy yesterday Pork was shade
lower, Sales Of Mess at $40, and Prime OF
1 $I3 per Dbl. Lari Id bills sold at l0s, and in
| kegs AZ lie per Id. Sales of Rio Coffee at he
per ID. As
/ CISclNNATI, March IA. The Flour Market
4 il aotlye and prices have advanced. Sales at
! s6 10 10 So SO per Dbl Mess Pork is selling at
sI2 SO per hbl Sales Of Bulk Sides at $40 per
| lb. lot Of Prime Lard sold to-day Ut $8 65
per l0Gibs in bbls
OHIO RIVER STEAMBOATS,.
LoufsyH.LE, March 1.-The river here is
now falling at the rate Of one inch per hour
The steamhoats Prairie City and Europa have
departed for New Orleans
Mr.. FILLMORE AT LOUISVILLE
LouIsyILLE, March is, MIR. Fillmore arr
we'd her this morning, and was received by a
large concourse Of citizens entirely irrespective
Of party. A grand dinner is given him this
evening, after which, he proceeds South.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
LOUISVILLE, March 14-At the latest ac-
counts from ST Louis, the Mississippi at that
point Was falling
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
LOUISVILLE, March 15.--The steamboat Rein
deer, which has recently been sold to the Alton
Railroad Company, burst fine yesterday at
Garrollton, killing and weunding forty Or fifty
persons, mostly deck passengers. Many were
thrown int0&the river by the explosion, and
drowned. The second engineer Of the boat was
killed, and the second mate is missing.
OHIO RIVER
PIrTsBuRGH, March l5.-The RIVER here is fall
ing. with feet water in the channel.
GINGINNATI, March 15.--The river here has
fallen one foot during the last "a hours. Flour
is still in request, and prices are tending up
wards /: sales to day at Sc 25 to $6 10 per Dbl.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YoRK, March 15.-Flour is again i'm
proving, with sales to-day ut. $S 12A per Dbl.
Corn is irmer and is selling at 82a to Sec per
bushel.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
New YoRK, March LITTLE very latest dates
from Europe doubtful by what steamer--Eds. ]
state that the Russian fleet was preparing to
leave Cronstadt, probably in order to gain the
sea before the arrival Of the combined fleets.
The Russians were making preparations to cross
the Danube, and 0mer Pacha was preparing to
head them There had been considerable fight
ing between small parties, but no decisive bat
tie had ZEN place.
Several British Slips had besn ordered from
Malta TO the Pireus, to watch the progress Of
the Insnrreetion in Greece.
MR.. FILLMORE.
LOUISVILLE, March l7--Mr. Fillmore leaves
here to- morrow for New Orleans, on the steamer
RI j. Ward
OHIO ENTERTAINMENTS.
PITTsBuRGH, March 1.-THE river here is
still falling, with feet water in the channel
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE river here has
fallen Q feet during the last twenty -four hours
Flour has declined fully Is cents per barrel,
with sales to-day at $s6 45 per Dbl. Whisky is
dull Sales to-day at II cents per gallon
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE river continues
to fal fast The steamer Jas. Robb has arrived
from New Orleans.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
NEW ToRK, March I7.--As far as heard from
101 democrats and l03 coalitionists have been
elected to the House of Representatives. The
same towns last year elected lie democrats and
u opposition. The democratic majority then
was 49, If the towns to be heard from vote the
same as they did last year, the wings will gain
5G Repress natives. As far as was heard from
Pierce's own ward in Concord hal gone Yhig.
THE ERIE RIOTS.
New York, March ~. - Dispatches from
Buffalo state that the railroad difficulties at
Erie have been satisfactorily settled between
the Company and the citizens.
STATE LEGISLATURE,
BATON ROUGE, March l7.--Both Houses re-
manned in session until after two o'clock last
night.
The Governor signed the following bills:
General appropriation bill.
An act 10 modify appeals from Justices Of the
Peace.
An act to authorize the city of New Orleans
to drain swamp and overlooked lands in the
Parish "a
An act to priyide for the registry Of legal
voters in New Orleans
Y An not to incorporate the Louisiana Savings
Company.
Both Houses adopted strong resolutions for
resistance to the incursions on slavery in Cuba
The Senate has confirmed the following APP
pointments
New Orleans Draining Company, Hugh Ken
needy and H D Peire.
State Engineer, G. W. Morse, appointed.
Directors Of the Citizens Bank, Logan Nc
Knight and r. w Adams
Directors of the Consolidated Bank. Benjamin
Bloomfield, Jno. Pemherton, Edward Pillsbury.
Notary Public for st. Bernard, Victor De-
Bouchal
Hon. J, Perkins, M G., has our thanks for
public documents,
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We are under obligations to the officers of the
steamboat susquehanna No. 8, for ST. Louis
papers.
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oRIEANs THEATRE. This evening, at the
Orleans Theatre, will be repeated the splendid
opera Of g Lucia de Lammermoor," by special
request.
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A GHRAr AND COOP MUSICAL. WoRK.-We
are indebted to the agents, our friends Sherman
& Wharton, printers, SO Camp street, for copy
of large and neatly printed book of music,
entitled g The Opera Made Easy 1t contains,
besides we'll written, interesting biographies Of
several celebrated musical composers, some sixty
pages Of music, got up in neat and elegant
style, adapted, simply, for the piano, and at
tracing attention as selections from ten favorite
operas. The book is for sale at the extremely
low price of One Dollar, at the different book
and musin st0res and at the agents Shar,na, q