New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-10
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River Intelligence,
LOUISVILLE, July 9-The rveris still falling, with
three feet eight inches i'll the canal
Markets .e s5.5y 4
New YORK, July 9.-Flour is firm at unchanged
prices. Wheat is easier, but not quotably lower.
Mess Pork, $40 s7l; Lard, LII Whisky, 524c
CINCINNATI, July 9.-Flour, Sc 40 to Sc SO for
superfne Whisky, Is to 2ssc.; Mess Pork, SIS So.
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Thfrty-Fourtgl Consress-Fkrst Session.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-By previous understanding
no members were present in the Senate Chamber this
morning, and the President adjourned the body over
to Monday.
Rouse.-Mr Campbell of Ohio, gave notice that
he would call the Sumner assault up Tuesday,
and move the previous question on Wednesday. The
vote rejecting the bill for the admission of Kansas
with the Topeka Constitution was reconsidered and
that bill passed-aycs 100, nays o.. Adjourned to
Monday.
At Cincinnati on the lst inst, the thermometer
stood at 100 degrees above zero, in the shade.
HE5A Geographic despatch in the New York Times
of the I'd inst, says that Governor Shannon of Kan
sas has been induced by his friends to withdraw his
resignation.
WHEw THE Washington Union, of the Sd inst
says that six thousand new names were added to
their subscription list during the last week. Rather
Falstatian.
The underwriters of New York have carefully com
piled list of the vessels and cargoes lost and damaged
from January LIST to July st 1885, the total of which
foots up to nearly $l6,000,000.
An exchange commenting on the fact that mum
Der of Cincinnati young ladies have lately been mar
ried away to other places, says no city has bette
claim to supply spare ribs for the universe
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A very destructive fire occurred at Corning, New
York on the night of the 3oth inst. by which some
$4,000 worth of property was destroyed. The origin
of the fire was not known, but supposed to be acci
dental.
The report made by Messrs Howard and Sherman
the majority ofthe special committee that was sent II
Kansas to examine into the state of affairs in tina
Territory. occupied the House two days in reading
and it is said that the accompanying documents wer
three times as lengthy. The House decided that i
would not pay to read them.
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Capt. Elilim Scammon, of the corps of Topograpl
cal Engineers. and Second Lieut. Morrison, Sd ntan
try U. S. Army, have been sentenced to dismissa
from the service for drunkenness on duty by Cour
Martial recently held in New Mexico, and the ser
tence has been approved by the President, to tax
effect from the 9Th of June.
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The National Era, the Black Republican organ i
Washington, refuses to support Fremont and say
that he considers the nomination 'unfit to be made
It says further that Fremont is young man ; a sue
nj
experience as a statesman without antecedents @
records of any declared opinions on the great que:
ton which agtates the country.
WHAT ENGLAND Is WoRTH.-The material wcat
of England is set down in value at Fl AT 600 .00(
Its cultivated soil is vauedat 81 0000 O0 its mine
at f120,000o00; its dwellings and factories at $3.50
100000; agricultural implements, live stock an
manufactured goods each over 00,0o0,000 and it
mercantile shipping at s40000000.
We have seen the above paragraph in a number
our exchanges, but it is no criterion Of England
wealth. The only true wealth of nations is ndust1
wisely directed" The most fertile soils and the ricl
est mines would be but barren wastes without Iabo
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FILLMORE IN ISDIASA-The Vevay Revele says
" In the State of Indiana there are twenty-five
American or Fillmore papers. Five Of these are da
lies and among this number are many of the leadin
journals of the State. We believe these papers to b
strong in fath-not craw-fish kind. Our friends at
distance may rest assured that Fillmore stock is st
above par in Indiana, and thousands Of noble and trp
will cast their ballots for Fillmore and Donelso
in November next. Black Republicanisn is fas
dying out in Indiana, aud ere long the leaders Of
Will deny that they ever belonged to such party
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THE SLAYER BRAMAN.-On this subject the Ne7
York Daily Times, of the Sd, says:
Mr.. Josepho Pedro da Cunha, who has been undo
lr.S
Morton, on charge of being engaged in fitting OF
the brig Braman as a SLAYER, was yesterday commit
ted and held to bail in the sum of IS 200. OF til
amount, $4,000 was to answer upon the crimint
charge Of being engaged in the slave trade, an
s. 200 upon civil commitment for assisting to
out a vessel.
The New York journal of Commerce, Of the .
inst, says:
1t will be reeoected that bill for incorporating
| Transatlantic Telegraph Company, designed as a
opposition to the New York, Newfoundland and Lo
don Transatlantic Telegraph Company, projected |
| Peter Cooper W. Field, Wilson G. Hunt, and other
was defeated in the New York Legislature last wnte
An attempt has recently been made to push the san
! through the Canadian Legislature with like resu
The bill passed one branch Of the Canadian Lcgsl
ture, but was defeated in the legislative OF high
| branch.
A SCANDALoUs SToRY.-The Boston corresponds
of the Pawtucket Chronicle tells the following stor
which, if true, cannot fail to throw additional lust
upon the foreign appointments of the present virtue
administration, as well as the Sanderses and Sickes
who rose into consequence with it:
There is a secret about the course Of the New 70
Herald, which You will not probably see in the pap'
for long time, if at all. Bennett has a person
grudge, not perhaps so much against Mr.. Buchan
against the loose, careless way in which the ee
ton in London was managed, under the Chaste
fuence of Dan sckles and George Sanders.
woman Of other than the Lucretia species, and W