New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-08
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NEW York, August !, The Royal mail steamship
Asia, from Liverpool on the afternoon Of the 26ta
ult., has arrived of Sandy Hook. # 4f h
Commercial Intelligence.
Cotton was entirely unchanged. The sales Of the
week amounted to As 900 bales, of which Spectators
took $3.50 and exporters 6000 bales. The market
closed firm, without any change in quotations,
Breadstuffs are a shade lower. Better grades Of
| Flour have declined Cd to Is. Wheat is I'd lower
| Corn has declined 3d.
The weather has been favorable for agricultural
purposes. II.
Provisions are unchanged. Moderate business
doing.
Consols for Money are quoted at 95}.
General News,
The Asia brings no news Of any Importance.
The Spanish instruction continued about the
same.
Spain and France.
q Lord Palmerston had declared in Parliament that
had no occasion to apprehend that Louis Napoleon
would in any way interfere in Spanish affairs. The
subject causes much speculation.
In Paris it is thought that France will only inter
fere case the Duchess Of Montpenser becomes the
next heir to the throne, OF in case Republic was de-
clared, when France would invade Spain.
Lucien Bonaparte has gone on mission to Madrid.
The National Guard Of Madrid is almost entirely
disbanded, domicilary visits being made to secure
arms.
Numerous arrests are being made. .G.
The fighting at Barcelona lasted two days. A por-
ton Of the troops at Saragossa remain faithful to the
Queen and the Government is sending all its avala
BILE troops there with orders to lombard the city and
the adjoining forts.
The latest adyces state that Espartelo was still in
Madrid, and that ODonnell had offered him his pass
ports.
Navarez is appointed Minister to Paris.
Later.
PARIS, Thursday, July 24s---The royal troops are
masters Of every point in Barcelona.
Preparations are being made to execute all taken
with arms.
Verona has risen.
The London Sun says that 1900 persons were killed
in the streets Of Barcelona where the people fought
behind barricades with the most determined courage
for three days, when their leaders deserted.
American Affairs.
The London Saturday Advertiser says the Aneri-
can question is virtually settled and will be so an
nounced on the Propagation of Parliament. The
terms are that the Bay Islands shall revert to Hon.
duras she being pledged to never cede them Or allow
| any interference with them.
France also consents and will sign the treaty if
necessary.
| Editorial Duel. @
/ NASHVILLE, Aug. 6.--Messrs Pryor and Ridgeway,
Of the Richmond Enquirer and Richmond Wing,
fought duel to-day at Bladensburg, with pistols at
ten PAGES. Neither party was injured and the diff
Guilty was amicabIy adjusted
Congressional.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.---The House passed hill
granting a million and half acres of land for Mis-
sissippi railroad purposes.
| The Committee Of the Whole amended the Appro-
priaton bill by providing that no money should be
expended in prosecuting OBTAINING parties for tea
son Or other political offenders in Kansas.
The bill was reported to the House and passed as
amended by majority of thirty, except Dunns pro-
yiso restoring the Missouri Compromise
The Senate passed bills for the improvement Of the
harbors Of Apalachicola, Charleston, Bayou La
fourche, Island Passage, st. Johns and St. Marys
rivers, (Florida,) and Red River falls.
Also, the wagon road to the Pacific BILL
From message sent to the Senate yesterday, it
appears that the Governor of California has asked
the President for 5000 stand of muskets to aid him
inrepressng the troubles in San Francisco.
The Attorney General decided that as no resistance
had been offered or threatened to the laws of the
United States, the Government could not act. The
President approved of the decision.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE House passed the Naval
Appropriation bill to-day.
The Senate discussed the Army bill.
Elections.
New YORK, Aug. Cit is reported that the Demo
Gratis have carried Arkansas
LOUISVILLE, Aug, TT is generally conceded that
the State has gone Democratic
Kentucky Election.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 7.-Retums have been received
from thirty counties, which give an American majority
of 1850, being Democratic gain of $3.50
| Iowa Election
CHICAGO, Aug. G--Only ten counties in Iowa have
been heard FROM They give 1850 Republican ma.
jorty,
Missouri Election.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 6--Pike county. The whole Demo
cratic ticket received Is majority.
Marion County = The American ticket has 400
majority.
Ste. Genevieve-Polks majority over Ewing, l5o
Benton received only 10 votes in this county.
IN Monroe County-Ewing, $50 majority.
Rails ounty-Ewing, 200 majority.
St. Charles County-Benton 200 majority. One
Wing and one Democrat elected to the Legislature
from this county.
Cole County-Polk's majority over Ewing, 500
Benton leads Polk rs.
Howard County-PollS's majority 200.
Champlain County-Poks majority $50.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK, Aug. 7-Ohio -four So IS to S 6 so
Western Red Wheat 81 10, Mixed Corn &C., Mess
Pork $40 l233. Whisky 5s4c. Sterling Exchange o.
| CINCINNATI, Aug. Flour Sc OOto Sc O5. Whisky
| 26B. Molasses SAC.
River Intelligence
| YIcKsBURG, August T. The Henry Chouteau
passed down at 6, and the John Roe at o'clock this
morning.
LOUISVILLE, Aug THE river is at stand with
thirty inches of water to Cincinnati
AB7 Yesterdays Evening Picayune gives returns
from the following counties, not included in the
above: The American majority in Ewing county
AT Boone, 100. Polk has majority in Lincoln Of
200, and in st, Francis 400 The Evening Picayunes
report gives the majority for the American in St
Charles county ld3
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