New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-14

the recent storm, the HeeLln8 W uhe iiiioAo
4 Rangers, at Odd Fellows Hall, has been postp
from Friday afternoon to ednesday evening, 10th
inst, at 6 o'clock. SEC.
Ole by JIG our old dents, those who have
stood by ON city third Of q century OF more
a year iii and tie year are removed from among
ns The friends and Of the late samuel
Oakley are "a pay The last tribute q
respect ii hs remains this morning, from The resi-
Senee 81 John Morgan Hal, on Julia street. IN noting
y fha death u MI eakey have to remark that he
one OF our first and senior Of the house
of oakley n Hag lSirsy Of MI. Oakley was
Il native of lbanys New and arrived IN this
the of the year soon attaining
Ills rnaj He embarked IN the dry goods trade N
connection with r. STAN Of New YORK; under
the INN N S. W. Oakley Y Co.. and obtained tile
highest celebrity that branch Of eur cltys trade
He TIL the year 1891 when becoming largely
invoked III real estate operations the ever
4 blast lot mat and the succeeding years, he was
forciisy conltellet III bend. Not iaunted however,
his nntirii,g energy and great zeal soon plaeed him on
ahefigh road 10 apnenee and fame il another luera-5
branch ii on, trade, the cotton fac
sorage, with lie has been conneete for the last
fifteen years attaining tile highest commercial posi-
tiion, IN tie catalogue Of the many stauneh and
ardent of ifs future greatness,
4here were none more conspicuous than Mr. Oakley,
It'll credit its honor the character and Integrity OF l1s
mercantile community, were ever uppernost N ms
# 1nind-iia ine was such a citizen and such mef
chant 1t would give us delight and pleasure TO say
we had Thousands Of. In his political principles,
MI. Oakey embraced inEthe year 1898 the jackson
school of politics. and maintained thereafter the same
views undertaking and unehan He departed this
Yesterday morning aged go years, afera painful
illness of many months standing regretted
by Hill eompeers and an uninterrupted resi-
taenea d thirty eight years IN our city.
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NH IN :CHAEGE. a Though the weather yester-
day morning was very unpropi still when the
Rour Ut l o'clock arrived the ordinary assenhlage
Of Tie COED aud trpe men our vast to be seen
Ill HE Exchange on ST. Charles street, three doors
above tile Southern Bank. Though no important ne
gotiations were made, If was in the highest degree
pfsagYe to observe that prompttude which character
lies the movements at this temporary resort Of the
mechanics and merchants of our city True
Tie nabobs 81 the day have not in their wisdom
deemed it Of oeall in at this temple o.
money changers, dealers and traders, yet they will
after3a while extend their patronage towards IT.
Being conceived in goodness, and the mutual adyan
4ages Of most influential and numerous body Of oul
citizens, It VIAL enc many months pass over affair
that hir and influential standing coeya with similar
associations in other. parts of the world.
WE are not aware we can hold out anything
encouraging when the storm, which commenced Of
II Saturday last and which continued at a. late houl
last evening is to terminate. five Or six hours
yesterday, there were strong indications Of IFS TER
Inination, The clouds gave way and the sun ap
peared but between s and 6 O'clock in the evening
these fond hopes were blasted BY its setting into rail-
again
There we're three arrivals yesterday via the river
viz : the steamers G. d., Jr and City Of knoxville
from the coast below Bayou Sara, both without cargo
and tile Vicksburg packet Southern Belle nom Grane
Lake, bringing 1854 bales cotton, of which ten bales
are of this seasons growth being the largest guam
tity received this season.
The European mails by the Atlantic came through
81 to-day The correspondence generally is Of that
character to have no influence on our market. Tele
graphic ssqieesn the arrival Of the Canada at Hall
fax, with dates up to the ID inst, are at hand The
commercial advices are favorable. The political IN
tanigence does not amount to much, nor is there any
inklingof the Intentions Of the British Government
in concentrating SO large feet of armed vessels a
Greytown perhaps it is only intended to carry ou
armed Neutrality any ratethe late intelligence
from Nicaragua was the subject Of many remarks to
day in change.
iii cotton and other produce there was but little
2 aoing-fnl details will be found under the usua
head.
There were no arrivals from sea yesterday. TIT
steamer Philadelphia from New York via Havana
which sailed on the "a inst, Is fully due She MA.
be detained in Havana waiting for the Aspinwal
steamer, which we expect had n pretty rough time ii
the Gulf.
Our commercial community is anSiously waiting il
teligence from the interior Of ourS own State an
Mississippi regarding the effects Of the Storm Tn
accounts received verbally from the river parishe
are very gloomy, and nothing now but q late and fl
yofahle fall weather viii save half crop Of eithe
cotton Or sugar.
DISASTERS BY THE sroRM.-1rhe Balize pack
steamer Ceres, Captain Laburtile is reported to i
ashore between here and the Balize. The steam
0pIieia went to her assistance on Tuesday, But Ii,
not returned last evening.
Tie ship BoWditch, Capt. Smith, which cleared
the Sd inst. for Vigo and a market with cargo
tobacco and stayes is reported as being dismasted
Pass r0utre and had six feet water in her hold.
ship Ellerslie, Capt. Gontts hence for Pensacola,
ballast, was ashore few miles above the Passes.
NEW CorFoS. The steamer Southern Belle arri'
last evening from Grand Lake, with ten bales cot
Of the new crop, consigned To hessrs. ]. 9. Rick
CO.
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BEaISD ME- The steamship Nautilus, O.
from Brazos, Jago vim. @ weston,
due here on Sunday last. The steamship Perse'
ance, Capt Sheppard was dne here on Tues
morning, Neither Of them have as yet arriy
which indicate that the Texas coast has shared in
storm which has perYadsa here. t