New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-30
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New York Markets,

New YORK, August 2S,-The Cotton market
here is dull, and prices have declined about &c.
within week past Middling Orleans is quoted
at o.; Fair uplands Ill, and middliug Up
lands 9ac. per lb Corn has been depressed,
and prices are about &c. per bushel lower
Pork has tended downward in the rates, and
to-day's sales show decline OF 25c per Dbl
Ohio River-Markets.
PITTSBURGH, August 2S.-The River here is
falling slowly with is inches water in the chan
mel ,E% #@ i .55 Ny Ess
CINCINNATI, August 2s.-The River here has
risen inches during the last twenty four hours
Flour is firm and in good request, with sales to-
day at $8 rs per Dbl. Corn is now selling at
&C. per bushel. Bacon is firm and bulk sides
have sold to-day at Go, per lb. Sales of Lard
at 10c. per ID. Whisky is steady 30c. per
gallon.
LOUISVILLE, August 28.--The River here 10
falling with rs inches water in the canal.
Heavy rain fell yesterday here and above.
asp tbr SOUTHERN Ltns.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
MOBILE August, August 29--The Loco
motive Mississippi yesterday burst its boiler on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, fifty miles above
this city, killing the engineer and badly wound
ing three other persons.
Eastern Mail
MOBILE, August 29.--The Eastern mail has
arrived bringing dates from New York of the
#22d, the morning and evening of the 23d, and
the morning of the Oath instant, as late as due.
NAvAL.-The Portsmouth Navy Yard, under
Com. Smoot, has q very busy appearance.
There are now in the Yard three hundred and
sixteen mechanics and laborers who are en-
ployed by the day. The appropriations for the
Yard were last year 1868 900 dollars. This
year, $63,554. The old frigate Santee Of 100
tons, after resting quietly on the stocks thirty
three years, is undergoing o thorough repair,
and an extension of fifteen feet in length, and
will soon unfurl her ribbons on the ocean, as
young as the ships which have been scarcely a
year out Of the forests. The Franklin, "a, has
been taken entirely topieces; and when its dry
bones rise, and rib meets rib again, will be a
new ship in shape and materials, and almost
every thing else except the name. The Frank
lin is to be a steamer, 275 feet in length-the
largest war steamer in the world. At present,
however, only the keel is laid, and but few men
are employed ugon the work Unlass the gang
be increased, it will require little longer to
complete the Franklin than Noah was engaged
upon the ark.
A letter dated Spezzia, Sardinia, July 10Th,
says--The United States squadron have re-
turned here from long cruise, and will, after
taking in stores, etc, be off again. Com.
Stringham has transferred his flag from the
frigate Cumberland, Captain Harwood, to the
steam frigate Saranac, Captain Long, and
leaves in her for Constantinople. The Cumber-
land is to cruise on the coast Of Spain, with the
st. Louis, Captain Ingraham and the Levant,
Captain Turner, is looking after pirates, rowing
near Smyrna; Captain Ingraham, who had leave
to return to the United States, prefers remain
ing to the expiration Of his cruise, and Captain
Morris, who was to command the st. Louis, is
now the flag captain. The squadron did not
lie in port last winter, as usual but were on the
move, and although they are constantly cruis-
ing, everything goes on tremendously. Officers
and crews ell well.