New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-20

~ was rather quiet on tue streets yesterday. The
chief topic of comment the election for Directors
of the Great Northern and jackson Railroad A
heavy vote was poled, the counting of which and
examining proxies, occupied the inspectors to a very
late hour last night.
/ The movements in cotton yesterday were limited.
In other produce there was some few transactions
but generally speaking the week opened dull. APP
prehensons regarding the reported rise in the upper
Mississippi prevail The impression prevails, how
ever that before that rise reach this point the
great body of water in the lower Mississippi will
ron off, We can hardly expect the annual or spring
rise of the great Missouri and its tributaries before
June. If the levees the coast are strictly watched
and protected, very little danger need be appre.
hended
We continue to receive fair csrgoes of Western
produce by every steamboat. Cotton begins to fall
rapidly, as will be observed by our marine list. We
begin to receive putting accounts of the prospects of
the crops for this season where they have been
planted, particularly for corn and cotton in Texas
and corn in other sections. We also receive highly
encouraging accounts of the prospects for the wheat
crop. According to many notices they were more
promising If the results should be as favorable as
anticipated, and with the last years crop, or that
portion unsold, which, bythe-bye is large, we may
look for low prices of breadstus next season, pro-
vded the productions in Europe are not stinted We
expect to the day that New Orleans will be one
OF the greatest breadstnis and provision markets. as
it is now for cotton, in the world Every advantage
will be realized by producers in sending to this mar
ket; and while we are commenting on the facilities
which this market afford, we notice that new work,
under the title of the Commercial Manual is about
to be issued in this city The work is Southern in its
character, adapted and intended for the business of
New Orleans, showing the price required in Liver
pool for cotten tobacco corn wheat lard and provi-
sions according to the cost and customary charges
which govern the trade and business of New Orleans
This will of course, explain to Western shippers the
relative expenses on shipments via our market to
England. 1t is the impression that our merchants can
and do work cheaper than in New York.
The mail partially failed yesterday. The Arago,
from Hayre and Southampton, ought to be reported
in New York today with dates to the 9Th inst
Two BOYS DRowNED.-At Brownsville, Ia, two
young boys, of Messrs. NJ. Bradriek and Joseph
Doughty, fell into the river which was very high and
were drowned in sight Of great number of persons,
who could render no aid
JACKSON RAmRoAD-We call attention to the
amended schedule OF the New Orleans jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company advertised in this MORNINGS Cr
c.,t III. roaA nos, -. ,hu.A =, O. ~ I, :,
cent me road now runs through to Canton Miss and The
aoe Of ue ana ensSe Is worthy the attention OF the multi
RS- Mr.. Editor; Please announce a
candidate Tor the Office OF Street Commissioner subj the
nomination of the American Party the coming in
June.
al9 2PIms JONATHAN ASTON.
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