New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-04
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LATE FROM ST. THOMAS.
New York, FEp. l.-Later advices from St Thomas
port that the cholera raging terribly that island the
deaths from that disease numbering 1900 from the LIST to
tho 18th utmo The greater mortality was among the
negroes.
New YoRk, Fen, 1.-The brig Swan, from Gonaves
bound for New york lost off Inaqua the 18th ult
~" MAINE LEGISLATURE
BosroN FEB 1.-The Legislature of Maine have met to-
day at Augusta and filled the vacancies In the Senate
the Independents have msjority of twenty and in the
House the Wings and Independents together have ma
'',''' CARDINAL BED1NI.
New York, FEB 1.-The Italian residents in this city
have published address denouncng Cardinal Bedini
for his participation in the political executions at Bologna
THE SAN FRANCISCO REsCUERs
PHILADELPHIA. Feb 1.-The contributions in this city
for the San Francisco amount $4,000 which
sum is to be distributed follows To Captain Creighton
of the Three Bells $1,000 to Captain Long of the Kby
and the Captain of the Antarctic, each $1,000 to the
Captains of the Lucy Thompson and the steamer CITY of
New York, smaller to Lieutenant Murray service
Of plate and the remainder to be distributed among the
other officers and crews Of the rescuing vessels.
THE ERIE TROUBLES
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 1.-The excitement at Erie con-
tnues without much abatement Yesterday the railroad
track was reaid oct again torn up the
Mayor in order te satisfy the clamors of the people Gov
Bser expressed his dispasure this act procured
promise from the Mayor the track relaid to-
morrow After which the passenger trains
to run regularly.
STEAMER STAR OF THE SOUTH
Nav YoRK, Feb 1.-The steamer star Of the South
rived here to-day from New Orleans
CAPTAINS CREIGHTON AND LOWE
PHILADELPHIA Feb 2-Captain Creighton of the Three
Bells and Captain Lowe of the Kby in this city and
to-day had a grand reception at the Exchange from
which place they escorted with great honors to
dependence Hall An immense assemblage was gathered
on the occasion Captain Creighton will leave for Europe
with his vessel in about three weeks.
NEW YORK MARKETS ...z~M
New ToRW. Feb 1.-The Flour market here continues
depressed and prices had further declined l25c per Dbl
Sales of Ohio to-day at IS $3.50 to SO 1870 per Dbl Corn
has sold to-day at 81 per bushel of Rio Coffee at
1lc per h. Mess Pork cells at $16 per Dbl and Prime
at S13 so. Lard is held at 101zc per Id in bbls
SHIP ARRIVAL.
New York. Feb 2-The ship Hartford, from New Or
leans, arrived at Liverpool on the 18th January.
CHARLESTON MARKETS
CHARLESTON Feb 2--There is good demand for Gotten
here and today sales embrace $500 bales The sales of
the week are 10000 bales The market was dull and
dropping in the early part of the week but prices have
attery recovered what then lost closes firm at
last weeks quotationsrauging at to per h. The
receipts of the week have been 1880 bales and the stock
on hand, exclusive of the amount board ship, COM
prices $4,000 bales.
CHARLESTON RACES
CHARLESTON, Feb. 2-1he three zaie purse was taken
to-day by Red Eye, who walked over the course
The two mile sweepstakes by DIarv Broun
The first heat was by Mr. 1Ioore's Equinox lly in
3 $40 the second by Mary Browi in 1852 and the third
also by Mary BrotDn in minutes.
STEAMERS LETTERS
MOBILE, Feb 2-Ihe foreign letters by the Colins
steamer Atlantic received here to-day in the Eastern
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