New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-27
NAPOLEON
Domestic Intelligence.


BATON ROUGE, May 26.-The Convention organized
temporarily at one o'clock yesterday by the appoint.
ment of two Presidents-Gen. Munday and W. W.
Pugh.
A committee Of ten on credentials was then ap-
pointed five by each of the presiding officers.
After three adjournments the committee reported
at O'Clock last night.
They reported in favor of the Convention deciding
the question of contested Seats that is Plaquemne,
Livingston, and all the New Orleans precincts, ex.
cept the nineth, eleventh and seventeenth.
AT Ii o'clock last night, the voting for President
Of the Convention closed and resulted in the election
Of Pugh, by vote Of 81 against 81 for Munday.
a motion to re.appoint the committee of ten on
credentials to investigate the credentials of contested
seats was overruled
On motion, the President appointed committee of
five, viz: Ogden, La sere, Levy Mouton and Brusle.
The Convention then adjourned to o'clock this
morning.
Up to this hour, o'clock p NJ, no report as
been received from the committee.
BATON ROUGE, LAS P. M.-The Committee have
got through the inquiry in regard to the New Orea
delegation and commenced on Livingston.
The Convention is very patiently awaiting the re.
port Of the Committee.
2o'clock P.M.-The Convention has now adjourned
until o'clock, the Committee not yet being ready to
report.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Secretary Of the Treas
ury requests merchant vessels at sea, to always
display the Uunited States flag promptly as possi
BILE whenever they meet an armed cruiser of any ma
ton.
LOUISVILLE, May 26.-A dispatch from Iowa
City, states that destructive tornado passed over
that place on Tuesday and extended its ravages for
ten or twelve miles, sweeping away houses barns and
everything in its track and killing several persons.
Arrival Of the Moses Taylor.
| New YORK May 26-The steamship Moses Taylor
arrived at this port to-day, bringing the California
mails and passengers of the 5th inst and $4,000 900
| in treasure on freight.
Her California advces have been ANTICIPATED by the
Coatzacoaltos at New Orleans, and there is nothing
of importance to communicate from Nicaragua or
the 1sthmus.
Pixies Peak Mines Humbug.
ST. LOUIS, May 26.-James Maginnis, of Lockport,
has just arrived 10 this city his return from an ex-
pediton Of the Pixies Peak mining country and
publishes statement in the St. Louis Democrat de.
claring that Kansas gold mines the most stupen-
dous humbug ever perpetrated upon Americans.
ST.. LOUIS, May 2G.-The Mississippi at this point
is slowly receding. All the upper streams are lso
| falling.
| vIcksBURG, May 26-The steamer Falls City passed
| down at o'clock this morning.
Domestic Markets.
| New YORK, May 26.-Ihe Cotton market closed
| quiet. The sales to-day were 500 bales. The Flour
market closed dull; sales to-day $500 bbls. Pork
closed dull, and has considerably declined Eastern
mess SIG so to GIG 623. Lard closed steady at liz
| to l24c. Sugar closed firm at 81 to 74c. Coffee
closed firm sales to-day 45oO sacks at lO4 to l24c.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-The Flour market closed
with declining tendency. Wheat also has declin.
ing tendency Corn closed with declining tendency.
| Sugar closed firm at "A to 7ac. Molasses closed
| steady at 3Sc.