The true Democrat., 1857-02-03
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Arrival of Steamship Americ,

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 Arrival of Steamship America.
 NeU Fork, J an. 19-The Cunard steamship America, which left Liverpool on Saturday, the Sd inst, has arrived at Halifax, on her way to Boston. She brings three days later intell- gence than we had by the steamship City of Washington, at that port.
 Liverpool Cotton Market.
 Cotton has advanced Id. during the week, but was unchanged since Tuesday, she 30th ult The sales for two days amounted to %, 600 , bales, of which speculators and exporters took ! 14O00.
 Fair Orleans is quoted at 77sd; fair Mobile, 724d.
 The sales on Saturday, the 3l, amounted to 10000 bales. The market closed firm. Money Market. Money was easy at previous rates and active.
 COhsois.
 Consols were firm at 931h Bread .tuits and Provisions. There was fair business doing in the Liver pool four market and the market was slightly firmer Indian corn was firm.
 The Liverpool provision market was quiet. Paris Conference Re.assembied.
 The Paris conference had re-assembIed and was proceeding favorably. The Pruss-Swiss Difficulty.
 The Pruss- Swiss difficulty was m sta;u quo. The Americans and the Chinese. The Americans are also engaged in hostili ties with the Chinese.
 Fort Destroyed by the U. s. Ship Ports mouth. The U. S ship Portsmouth had destroyed a Chinese fort Ill consequence of an insult to our flag.
 Further by the Amer;ca-Liyerpoo Gotten Market.
 Ne,C Tork, Jan. 19-Further accounts by steamship America report that the Liverpool cotton market was active. The sales to the 3lst are reported at 500OO bales, of which spectators took 19,00O and exporters 5000.
 The sales on Thursday, the 1st. Friday, 2d, and Saturday, 31, amounted to 35,00O bales.
 Fair Orleans is quoted at 776d; mddiing Or leans 755d; middlng Mobile Tad; middling upands 71ad.
 The market closed firm.
 The advice by the last steamship stiffened the market Spinners entered the market freely. Liverpool Breadstuls Market.
 The flour market has advanced 6d @ Is. Wheat has advanced 2d e 3l; and Indian corn had advanced I'd e ls during the week. Liverpool Provision Market. The provision market generally was unchsng cd Bacon was unchanged. Lard had declined I'd a Is. Manchester Trade. Goods and yards had both advanced.
 Bombardment of Canton. The reports that Canton was bombarded and the forts were taken is confirmed. Steamboat Navigator Sunk. Lo,asviole, Jan. 19-The steamboat Navi- gator has sunk above St. Louis.
 Steamboat Monongaheia- The steamboat Monongahela is below Evans vile in perilous situation. Cold Weather at New York-The East River Frozen Over. Ne,v York, Jan 19.-The weather here is ter rbv cold. The East river is frozen over. Great Numbers Crossed-Narraw Escape.
 Twenty thousand people crossed the East river on the ice during the day, and towards the close five hundred persons narrowly escaped from being drowned by the breaking oi the ice
 Dreadful Suffering.
 There is dreadful suffering among the poor in this city and vicinity. Railroad Trains Stopped. In consequence of the severity of the wealth. CT the running of the railroad trains has been suspended. Cold Weather in the West. 4 &. Louis. J an. 19-The weather here is very { cold. O Since Saturday the ferry boat has been able \ to make one trip. 4 Cincinnati, Jan. l9.-The thermometer was N six degrees below zero in this city this morning. VI Meeting of Louisiana Legislature. q Baton Rouqe, Jan. 19.-The Senate was cal 2 led to order at 12 NJ. by Lieut.. Gov. Mouton, IF president of that body # On motion of Senator Munday Judge Ster- N ling took the oath and entered upon his duties & as Senator A committee was appointed to wait upon the $ Governor to know if he had any commuuica- N ton to make to the Legislature '& The Governor replied by sending his private secretary with message, recapitulating past events, referring to the probable future, and calling upon all good citizens to sustain the con- M sntution and the Union. # The democrats are now in caucus for the pur- pose of selecting the executive officers of the Legislature
 The probability, at present, is that tho Hon. J. r. Benjamin will be continued in the U. B.
 Senate.