New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-18
Telegraphed to the New Orleans Crescent.
WASHINGTON NEWS


We have the following appointments additional to
those published exclusively in the morning issues of
the Associated Press: .....
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Consul at Valparaiso, VIM.
Prewitt, of Ohio. Consul at Tahiti, Society Islands,
Henry Ounce, of California Consul at Oporto, John
F. Porters, South Carolina Consul at Cayenne,
Samuel E. Fabens. Consul at Santa Martha, New
Granada, Francis NJ. Weems, Florida. Commercial
Agent, ASIA Navigator's Island, Jas. G. Derrickson,
Maryland. Consul at Curacao, Moses Jeshurum, OF
New York Associated Justice for Minnesota, Chas.
E. Flandreau.
The appropriations for California Land Surveys
have been exceeded by $l75,OOO, therefore the ac-
counts Of the Deputy Surveyors have been suspended
till the next Congress provides means.
The Secretary decides that the surveys shall be
continued with the late appropriations and the old
liabilities lie over.
Major Parke G. Howle, of the Marine corps, died
to-day.
Vermont Politics.
RUTLAND, July 1.-THE State Democratic Con,
yention has nominated Willis Lyman for Governor.
Minnesota Items-Two Constitutional Conventions.
ST. PAUL, July l6.-The delegates to the Minnesota
Constitutional Convention numbering 50 Republic
cans and A Democrats, have arrived and organized
TWO separate OOuNeHtlousy eaou VI 10 ehS'Seu
in drafting a Constitution
The Republicans hold their sessions day and night,
in order to keep possession of the hall. bal
The Steamer Montreal Disaster.
MONTREAL, July 1.-THE Coroner's jury has rem
dered verdict of manslaughter against the owners
captain pilot and mate Of the steamer Montreal.
The Ohio Defalcation.
CoLUMBus July l7.-W. H. Gibson, late State
Ctnta
are both indicted for embezzlement in both the Seneca
County Bank affair and the State funds. Bresn is
Democrat, and was Treasurer of Ohio Immediately
before Gibson, who is Republican. They are
brother.in-laws.
New York Rioters.
NEW York, July l7.-several of the rioters of the
Seventeenth Ward have been indicted.
Telegraph Cable.
DETROIT, July ia telegraphic cable was laid
across the river to the town of Windsor yesterday,
connecting us Immediately, through Canada, with the
East
Later from Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE correspondent of the
Democrat says that Walker has issued proclama-
ton announcing his intention to put down any OPP
position to the Territorial laws by force and warning
the citizens of Lawrence to not organize under the
Topeka charter.
rumor is abroad that seven hundred troops are
summoned to march against Lawrence.
Domestic Markets.
/ NEW YORK, July l7.-Cotton - Orleans Middlng,
Isl Upland Middling, l5. Flour frmer. Yellow
Corn So. Wheat unsettled Provisions tirmer. Bacon
quiet. Whisky 37a. Rio Coffee ll2c. Tobacco $l4
to SIS. Oils dull. Freights inactive.
CINCINNATI July I7.-Flour Sc 50 to Sc 40. Oats
so to Sic Corn 75c Whisky 259 to 2Gc. Linseed Oil
So to SIZE.
ST. LOUIS, July 11.-Flour Sc % to Sc so. Wheat
81 40 to 81 SO. Corn 70 to 73c. Oats 65 to 73c.
Hemp $l25 to $50. Tobacco 81 for Tugs and 2733
fer leaf
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, July 17.-There is five and half feet
water in the channel to Cairo. Weather clear. Mer-
curry o.