New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-25
Telegraphed to the New Orleans Crescent.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE PROPELLER INDIAN.
sc OFT MARKET UNCHANGED


General News.
New YORK, Feb. 24.-The Liverpool and Montreal
screw steamship Indian, with Liverpool dates to the
18th inst has arrived at Portland. She brings three
days later intelligence than received by the Asia
Within the last three days there has been no par
ticular change in the markets. s WIFI y
Cotton Market.
Various Liverpool circulars quote cotton unchanged
and in fair demand at the last quotations.
The sales for the last three days amounted to
$4,000 bales 10000 of which was taken by speeula-
tors and exporters. The market closed steady, and
even Middlng Orleans was held at 7s Middng Up
lands ZIG. Breadstuffs and Provisions were gene
rally quiet and steady.
Money Market.
There is slight decline in Consols. Consols for
money closed at SO to 93tc
s New York Coffee Market.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-There has been an advance
of &C. in Rio coffee during the week. The sales for
that period amounted to 10000 bags The quotations
range from q to III. The market closed with adj
vancing tendency. The sales of the week amount
ing to 5000 bags.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-The demand for Rio Coffee
is good. The sales of the day are 1900 bags quo
tations at the close 10 to llac.
New York Markets.
Cotton closed buoyant-the sales of TOT day amount
ing to q 900 bales. Flour has declining tendency.
State is held at Sc 20 to Sc 4s Southern So rs to
81 co. Wheat dull at 81 IS for Red Corn is dull.
Spirits Of Turpentine is held at SIC. with small de-
mand. Resin firm. Freights are easier.
New YORK, Feb. 24.-Coaton is buoyant. The
sales of to-day amount to $4,000 bales; Middling
Oreans.i held at l4c.; Uplands, l3t. Flour closed
I 40 $40 m II
Corn varying; Mixed is held at 73c. No change in
the other quotations of the general markets.
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -Senate-The Senate passed
the bill to amend the tariff of ls46 with a view to
obtain precise home valuation. , uu#
The President has asked Congress for an appropri.
alton OF nearly ST. 900 for Envoy Extraordinary
Persiaa part of the sum to be paid to the Interpre
ter and to the Secretary
House.--In the House the deficiency bill has been
passed also the bill opay the companies of South
Carolina volunteers in the war Of 1872.
The appropriation for the Kansas Legislature was
stricken out of the Legislative bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-In the Senate, on motion
the bill for admitting Minnesota into the Union
reeonsidered.
In the House the bill to refund duties paid upon
bonded goods destroyed by fire in New York was
passed.
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 24.-Senate-in the Senate
the bill prohibiting the emancipation of slaves was
amended so as to prohibit emancipation in any case
1t has been engrossed for its final reading.
Mr.. Weathers introduced bill for the administra-
ton of the Pententary 1t provides that the Legis
lature shall elect an agent who shall be entitled to
one-fourth Of the nett profits. It also provides for
Board of Directors to be appointed, each to receive
salary of 81 goo year.
House-The bill relative to the elections in New
Orleans came up and produced considerable excite
ment After sundry motions to adjourn, to postpone
and to amend, call was made for the yeas and nays.
1t was made the order of the day Thursday next,
to succeed the Baton Rouge Railroad bill
The bill for the relief of the stockholders of the Citi-
zens' Bank was reconsidered and passed in the SEN
ate as also the bill authorizing the Governor to ap
point constables in New Orleans, which passed to its
third reading by vote of Is to 10.
The act to incorporate the Southern Mutual Insu-
rance Company also passed.
Boats Passing.
VIcKsBURG, Feb. 24-The Michigan passed down
at 10 o'clock this morning, the Minnehaha at l the
Natchez at 8, and the Atlanta at P.M