New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-22

1 renee, headed by man named Brown, commenced th
fight The Kickapoo Rangers and large numbers of pei
sons have left for Easton
ia. CONGRESSIONAL. g.
! WASHINGTON, January 1s.--Mr. Giddings advocate
the plurality resolution declaring that the House
| organize.
Mr. Cobb said that with the Republicans the issue wa
Banks and He (cobb) preferred Camp
BELL ef Ohio, who could have been elected the other a
had all voted on Thorington's resolution.
Mr. Tappan replied to Mr. Cobb and said that the Yot
Thorngtons resolution was not fair but as the Re
pubicans made nomination other than Campbell til
vote for yesterday showed that there was not
anti Nebraska majority in the House.
Mt Cingman offered resolution providing that unit
Speaker was elected the first business each day be
vote and no debate be INDUCED in until this was done
the House not to order vote third time on the sam
day, pending which the House adjourned
WAsHINeToN January 1eth.-senate not in session II
the House Chngman offered resolution that during thu
calling of the roll debating personal explanation
should be in order This resolution alse limited member
to ten minute speeches. and is not to be suspended
cept by unanimous consent Of the House. The resolution
adopted and the House proceeded to ballot for
Speaker With the following result Banks a. Richardson
60; Fuller I'll Pennington 81 Campbell {of Ohio) S. scat
tering2
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE FIRST DAY.
BATON RoueE Monday, January 2l- Senate-The Sen.
ate met To-day and organized by electing Hon. p Gri
fin of Avoyelles President pro tenn Twenty five members
were present. Joseph A. Warner elected Secretary
B. ohildreEs SesrgeantatArms and W. c. Martin Door
keeper
letter from the Secretary OF State transmitting doc
ments relative to the contested elections read and
referred to special committee consisting of Messrs
Hsralson, simms, Lavergne, McMurdo and Burlington.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow at ten O'Clock
House-hir. Van Wrinkle, of Pone Coupee, was called
to the chair andaer the roll had been called the House
proceeded to ballot for Speaker with the following result:
W W. Pugh Of Assumption, IS "a Duperier, of St. Mar
tin, 81 Mr.. Pugh declared elected. Mr.. Higgins
elected Chief Clerk, and Mr.. perata keeper
when the House adjourned until u O'Clock tomorrow.
All the officers Of both Houses are democratic.
Il I'D Makes
CINCINNATI, Jan. leth.-Flour firm at Sc rs, Mess
Pork 81 rs and $15. Whisky 2515c a3Ga.S4 49, "A
NEW YoRK, JAM 10th .-Four is trife higher; sales
Of superfne Southern at S.. Mess Pork SIT 371z.
Whisky s51sc,s fs &.sHf8.
Arumor, which was said to bear the impress |
of5truth. was recently circulated in Washington,
to the effect that England, rather than engage
in a war with the United States on the Central |
American question. will recede from the as
sumed protectorate over the Bay Islands and
The Mosquito Kingdom. It has been incorrectly
reported that the last dispatches sent to Eng
and were sent through Mr.. Champion. If any
we're sent, they went through the regular chan
lel. The official dispatches received by the
'anada we're Of no particular Importance
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The y. S. sloop- of-War Dale arrived at Nor
six, Va, on the 18th, after cruise Of twenty
tx months on the coast of Africa Commodore
sregory has reported himself ready to take the
Of the new frigate Merrimac, at Bos-
on, and many Of the officers appointed to her
AVE reported themselves to him. The ship will |
lot be ready for sea for several weeks yet.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIX YEARS OLD.--A few |
lays ago mulatto woman, named Rachel My |
,rs, died in Philadelphia, who, it is believed, |
rom ascertained dates Of other events in her |
life, had reached the age of one hundred and six |
FEARS. She was the mother of fourteen chill
lren, the youngest Of whom only is living, and
leis an old man. She was the mother Of these
hildren at the period of the American revolu-
ion. This aged woman continued to support
lerself with washing clothes till within the last
vear or Two of her existence.
We are gratifed to learn from the Tampa Pc
llnsular Of the 9th inst, that Lieut.. Hartsnff |.
s not dead, but has returned to Fort Myers
ball having passed through his arm
md lodged in his breast. He was doing we'll.
he names of the four soldiers killed BY the
indians are as follows: Horth, Foster, Curran
nd Murtaugh. A large number of balls had
erforated their heads and chests, thew were
calped and their bodies shockingly mutilated
By dispatch of the l4th from New York, we
earn that the steamship Granada was then
shore on West Bank. The passengers and
ails were taken to the city by steam tug, but
he steamer could not be got off without dis
1arglng her cargo. ....a
FANNY FERN MARRIED. 1t is stated in the
orthern papers that the lady who bears the
onnle de plume Of &c Fanny Fern was mar
ed on Saturday, the 9Th inst, to NIr. J. Per I
N, the celebrated author of the Life of Ho- |
zee Greely.' The Richmond Wing says this
the third time the fair Fanny has been en-
apped in Hymen's snares Is
The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch has an accounts !
a collision which occurred on the 18th inst. |
| the Danyille and Richmond Railroad, by s