New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-18
DOMESTIC INTELL1GENcE.
Domestic Markets,

.- ,g.- Domestic Markets. s..5
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE flour market closed
dull Sales to-day consist of 5000 bbs. at a 90 to
81 95. Corn closed very dull. Eastern Mess Pork
is quoted at SIS 10 to SIS 12a.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 17.-Flour closed steady. Sales
to-day amount to 22O0 bbls. at - so. Whisky is
quoted at 22Ac Sales to-day amounted to 700 bbls.
Corn closed active and holders demand an advance
of 1c. to &c. Oats closed quiet at 44c. There is
an improved demand for Sugar. Clean prime is
quoted at Sc. Coffee closed at l2lc. Molasses is
quoted at 45c.
The Safety Of the North Star.
New YORK, Nov. l7.-Information has been re-
ceived at this port of the safety of the steamship
North Star. She was driven ashore on the 25th
ult at the French Keys, and got off without assist
ance, after remaining there seven days, and then
proceeded on her voyage.
Canary Island Import Duties.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Oficial advices have
been received here, which state that corn and to-
bacce have been excluded the list of imports in the
Canary Island, and that they are both still subject
to heavy duties. .E....-
Ship in Distress.
PASS AL'OuTEE, Nov. 1.-THE shp,E. A. Bright,
Capt. Halcrow, from Liverpool to New Orleans,
in the last norther. The Bright is consigned to
Geo. B. Shute, of this city.
River Intelligence.
VIoKsBURG, Nov. H. The steamer Gladiator
passed down at o'clock, the Fred Iron at
three o'clock, and the Nebraska at five o'clock
this evening
CURIosITIEs FROM AFRIcA.-Mr. Paul du Chaillu,
of this city, moved by love of adventure, has been
hunting beasts and birds in Africa for the last four
wears, and has returned to New York laden with
spoils, part of which he is exhibiting at No. 635
| Broadway. Among the novelties which he intro
duces to the American public for the first time, are
several splendid specimens of that newly discover
ed race of Troglodytes known as Goras. These
| creatures are exaggerated monkeys, and combine
the cunning and nmbleness of the Sinnian tribe
with the muscular power of at least three prize
| fighters. One of DR., Chaillu's full-sized males
would probably whip sayers, Heenan and Morris.
sey, all together. The larger specimens are about
feet inches high, and 70 inches around the
chest with neck ike a bulls, and arms as thick
as mans thighs. They eat fruit, but furnish
ed with very long and sharp mandibles like squir-
| rel's or woodchuck's, and probably could tear
flesh easily as tiger. The general appearance
of the Gorilla is that of libelous caricature on
mankind, and some skeletons Of the species, exhib
tied in the same collection, would be easily mis-
taken, on casual inspection, for the framework O
deformed human beings.
| Besides the Gorillas, of which there are severa
representatives, old and young, Mr.. du Chaillu sue
| ceeded in "bagging some amiable monsters o
the same genus, which lie claims to be new yarie
ties, and which, by right of discovery, he has hon
! ored with the tough names of Nschiego" ant
"kuola Kamba." The "Nschiego F" is the mos
intelligent of all three, and builds d canopy o
boughs and leaves in a tree, and, squatting upon
broad branch beneath this shelter, defes the rair
and the scorcfiing sun. 1t is to be regretted thai
Mr.. Du Chaillu could not have brought his troglo
dytes and his many other indesefibabe quadrupeds
and birds to this country in living state, but thai
was utterly impossible, owing to the scanty assist
| ance which he had from the natives, and the great
distance of his hunting ground from the sea coast
Although stuffed, they will be objects of great in
terest to naturalists, because most of them have
never been seen in this country, either in public OF
private collections, and some OF them are abso-
iutely new to most complete geological or ornthol
ogical classifcations. The Philadelphia Academy
| of National Sciences, under whose auspices Mr.
| du Chailln made his expedition, are enchanted d
/ the wealth of new birds which he has brought
home with him, and have purchased from him, a
high prices, specimen Of every bird in his posses
sion. They Of all Sizes from the little bee-kil
Ter (the humming-bird being unknown in Africa
to the towering crane, and are distinguished BY tn
gay colors Of the tropical world. The noble col
lection Of birds at No. 6s5 Broadway. New York
is duplicate Of that owned BY the Philadelphi,
Academy. African idols, cloths, ornaments, wea
| are also on exhibition-the whole forming q yer,
pursuit of knowledge or q new sensation.
Journal of Commerce.
| I,IguT FANTASTIC Tow.-A steam-tug towing