New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-10


arrived with later intelligence from Europe. y y
oFE The English Loan. &s&a w. + e
The report that the RothschiIds had taken the en
tire English loan is fully confirmed. atF ,a5r {.
.n. The Missing Steamer. r s i
The Africa brings no tidings Of the missing steamer
Pacific, and almost every vestige Of hope Whclrwere
entertained;for her safety, is now abandoned. w
.5s5sssss Sa The Conference. ~ i.z I"l +.
The conference at Paris is said to be progressing
faVofaby and it was quite confidently believed that
peaeesMould be obtained. z-aasa @lt .asrlis5
WAsaRGToa, March 6.-zThe Baltic brought no
dispatches from Mr. Buchanan, but the President and
Cabinet discain any uneasness in consequence of the
transfer Of troops to Canada q je,aag E. Il,
q In the House, Mr.. Stephens presented @ minority
report u regard to the contested election cases OF
Kansas and urged the sending Of Commissioners to
take evidence. 73 .4 VI q B~rs .a... III FL.
In esenate MIR. Braun introduced bill providing
Or the construction Of railroad to the Pacific, COM
mencing ut some point south of the thirty-seventh
parallel The bill gives forty million acres ofland at
fifty cents per acre to the company; said company
to deposit 600 900 security Tor the faithful per-
formance of their contract sgsa@&sf &ss1.s S
One hundred miles of the road must be completed
within eighteen months-the Government tospay 5000
ished and if the road is not completed in two years
all that has been shall be forfeited the Govern
ment. The bill was, referred to a special committee
with instructions to report next week. s5s t&@
sF. @ Additional blythe Africa. ~ p.
Owing to large receipts Of Cotton and hestrngency
of the money market, Middng and Lower Orleans
grades Lied lower. Other grades are unchanged.
Ne The Peace Conference a. afz,.s..tss. .
II, Ion on ur6a
states that Count OrloI arrived at Paris on Thursday
and the Conference would begin on the 25th.
The Russian Feeling
Letters from St. Petersburg to Warsaw and German
papers give reasons for the continuance of the war
and state that no point will the energy of the mill
tary department be abated. s.
Large Frauds.
It is said the amount of the frauds Of Sadles the
recent suicide will mot fall far short of million of
pounds.
The Baltic Fleet. .e.+
A portion of the advanced squadron of the Baltic
feet was to be ready to sail from Spithead on the
evening Of the I'D.
Nothing from the Crinea Of importance.
Louisiana Legislature.
The Governor this morning appointed George Eus
tis P. Soule James Robb, Dr. Mercer P. E. Bonford
DR.. Labatut, E. j. Forstal G.. Genois E. Briggs, and
W. A Gordon as Admnistrators of the / Louisiana
University. .u-,
In the Senate, the Cat Island Appropriation bill
which defeated yesterday, wasre-considered and
passed to-day The act for improvements Diamond
Island was also passed. 1t appropriates $4,000 70
the purposes contemplated. ~. .@.., .Ir., .l !
The City Charter. .ss...
The City Charter passed the House to-day, after
| long and tedious debate. MI. Jourdan and Judg
Beecher denounced it in most violent terms, but it
ceiyed large majority after some amendments ha
| been made. Articles l1S, l2l and 126 were stricke
| out entirely.
A resolution giving a vote of thanks and medf
| to DR.. Kane, was called up and passed"