New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-12
NUMBER 265.
Telegraphed to the New Orleans Crescent
LATER FROM xcALIToREIA AND NICARAGUA
srRRExDER OF coLosEl FRANK ArDrasoy
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India.
Lucknow was relieved on the 9th Of November.
The wounded with the women and children were
conveyed to Cawnpore.
The insurgents had been defeated wherever en-
countered. Reinforcements continued to arrive
-Four of the twentyfour members Of the royal fam
lily have been executed at Delhi.
England.
There has been great falling off In British exports
A further reduction Of the French army is decided
upon.
Naples
The earthquake in Naples proves TO have been less
serious than first reported. n
Deaths at Sea-
NEw YORK, Jan. 1.-The bark Won Berg. Of
Hamburg, arrived to-day, reporting nineteen deaths
on the passage.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Union, though repu.
dating the means employed by Walker, advocates
the Americanization Of Genital America by our Gov
eminent II thinks, that If contrary to our national
policy we determine to extend our institutions South
ward by force honorable warfare and not piratical
forays should be resorted to.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Post-Ofice Depart.
ment has issued proposals for conveying the mails in
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa. Illinois. Ind
ana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Kansas. Very much additional service by railroad
and river will be required. One thousand weekly
routes are changed to daily and tri.weekly routes
The routes are very much increased in the above sec
tons.
The Treasury Department Issues tomorrow one
hundred and fifty thousand Treasury Notes, Of 800
each.
Cliffords appointment to the Supreme Bench will
be considered tomorrow.
Markets.
NEW YoRK, JAM l.-Cotton-Sales Of l, ,O0a bales
at an advance of 3c; Upland 99c. No Orleans or
Mobile here. Flour 81 rs to 81 80 Chicago Spring
Wheat 96 to 9sc.; Corn firm Beef heavy Mess Pork
$l4 81 to SIS 90; Lard lower Whisky 2l2c !;
Sugar and Coffee steady; Lnseed Oil lc. higher !;
Tobacco 81 90 to sl7 so.
Nebraska Legislature.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. ll.--Resolutions have been intro
duced into the ebraska Legislature deprecating the
failure to submit the Lecompton Constitution TO a
vote OF the people, and expressing fear at the effect
Of such precedent on their domestic institutions.
Both Houses endorsed Ferguson against Chapman
for Congress.
Kansas News.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. ia gentleman from Kansas
says there is little doubt but that the Freestate
ticket is elected by large majority No disturb
ances are reported thus far.
Congressional
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.--Senate.-On motion of
Wilson, a resolution was adopted requesting the
Secretary Of the Treasury to report the amount Of
collected in each collection district each year
from 1852 to 1857, the amount expended and the
number Of persons employed in the collection.
Houston introduced a resolution for investigating
the fitness of the Retiring Board of the fifteen naval
officers for the service. Lies over.
Brown wished to defer his remarks till the Kansas
question assumed definite form.
Hale wished to express his views, but was not
ready and moved that the question be made the spe
cial order for Monday next-passed
A joint resolution was passed giving the President
authority to restore such naval officers, by and with
the advice OF the Senate have been dropped or re-
tired under the act of Feb 25 when the records of
the Court Of Enquiry may render it advisable pro-
yded that the number of officers on the active service
list be not thereby increased.
The Presidents Central American message was
unanimously referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations and debate postponed until the committee
report.
Bgler's resolution was adopted instructing the
Post-offce Committee to consider the expediency Of
establishing mail lines between the United States,
Brazil and the South American republics. Also, as
to the best mode of establishing such mail facilities.
Adjourned.
House.-In considering the resolution for printing
5000 extra copies Of the Coast Survey it was stated
that the cost would be $4,000.
Phelps remarked that about 1000 900 were vet
due for paper, printing and engraving for the last
two Congresses. The resolution was rejected.
Faulkner desired to report bill increasing the mill
tary establishment by five new regiments. Refused
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Presidents Message.
Groesbeck concurred in the Presidents views rela-
tive to Walker expressed in his annual and special
messages, and vindicated the Administration for de-
feating Walkers Objects
The Committee rose and the House adjourned.
Gen. Walker.
| RICHMOND, Va, Dec. ll.-Gen. Walker Is here as
the guest Of Roger Pryor.
Virginia Legislature.
| RICHMOND, Jan. ll-Resolutions have been offered
in the Legislature and printed requesting Congress
men to endeavor to procure the admission of Kansa
under the Lecompton Constitution.
IBY uNE.l
Empire City at the Pass.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Jan. 1.-THE steamship En-
pire City, from Havana on the morning of the 9th
has crossed the bar.
The Grenada arrived at Havana at noon on the ST
from Aspinwall.
The Star of the West left Aspinwall at 5 P. NJ, o
the 4th, for New York, with two hundred passenger
and 81 ,60O,0 900 in specie
Surrender of Col Anderson.
The U. S. steamer Fulton arrived at Aspinwall o
the 3Oth ult. The Fulton brings the news of th
surrender by Col Frank Anderson, Of Fort Castill,
and the river steamers to the steam frigate Susqu,
hanna.
California News.
It was reported at San Francisco that $50 o. trooI
of Col Johsons command, had been killed by th
Mormons, and that Col. johnson had been compee
to retreat The dispatch is said to have been receive
by Col. Steptoe, at Fort Waa-walla, Oregon.
Domestic Markets.
CINoINNATI, Jan. ll.--Flour, So IS; Whisky, l5c
Hogs, 81 to 81 25 Mess Pork, H. to II; Lard du
at II to s.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 1.-THE river is falling, viii
feet in the canal and 81 feet on the falls.
VIcKsBURG, Jan. IL - The Peter Telon passe
down Sunday noon the Pacific at 0 PowaL at Il
H. R. W. Hill at II Sunday night, and the Grea
West at this morning.
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