New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-08
Domestic Intelligence.

!. WASHINGTON, March 5.--The President says that
if after consulting with the Postmaster General (wh
not yet sufficiently recovered from his recent attacl
of Illness to attend to the duties of his Department
he finds that the Postofice Department is entrel
crippled by the failure of Congress to provide 70
the deficiencies Of the department, he will conven
an extra session Of the Thrtysixth Congress- proba
bly, 10 the month of June.
Il The Treasury Department. is about issuing orders T.
cut down all expenditures to the lowest PRACTICABLE
point
The President vetoed the resolution providing 70
the deepening Of the bar at the mouth of the Msss
sippi, but will probably direct the Secretary Of th
Treasury to apply the unexpended fund previousl,
| appropriated for that purpose
The President did not sign the bill for the i'm
j provement OF st. Clair Flats.
The reissue of the twenty millions treasury note
was provided for in an amendment to the mscellane
GUS appropriation bill.
Robert 8: Ould has been confirmed by the Senate
az United States District Attorney for the District
Columbia, in place of Philip Barton Key, deceased
James Y. HcGriffe, of Georgia, has been appointed
BY the President Superintendent Of Indian Affairs foI
California.
Nv. Gholson, of Mississippi, has been appointed
Governor Of Washington Territory.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of A
N. Tevey as Third Assistant Postmaster General.
Robert s. Ould has also been confirmed as U. s.
District Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Until the thirtysixth Congress passes Post-oHice
Appropriation bill the contractors route agents and
others in the service Of the department must wait fol
their pay.
/ No new routes can be opened, and no existing con.
tracts over existing routes can be renewed.
The department is making every effort to over
come these embarrassments, and Cabinet council
| has been called upon the subject.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Senate met to-day
at IL o'clock in Executive session. and confirmed va
rous appointments by the President, as reported
above.
When the doors were opened Mr.. Seward, of N. Y,
submitted resolution asking the Secretary of War
for copies of all contracts for removing the obstruc-
tons at the mouth of the Mississippi river: also re.
quiring the Secretary Of War to furnish statement
of the amount expended for that purpose, and to
whom said amounts have been paid.
The resolution was laid over for consideration at
the next session of Congress-
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Interior Department
has certified to the State Of Iowa 223 900 acres Of
land under the Congressional grant for the benefit Of
Railroads in that State.
NEW York, March 5.-The steamship Fulton sailed
to-day for Southampton and Havre, taking out $780,,
600 in specie on freight, mostly for Havre
WASHINGTON, March 5.-A brutal fight occurred
today at Wilders Hotel, between VIM, McGraw and
E. P. Lander
McGraw, who was formerly Superintendent Of the
Great Central Wagon Road to California, attacked
Lander with slung shot in the office of Wizards
Hotel.
Lander was formerly an engineer of the same road,
bnt the cause Of the difficulty is not explained.
The parties closed together, and hand and fist
fight followed, but they were finally separated by the
by.standers.
Lander is considerably, though not dangerously
injured.
LEAvEswoRrH, March "a large gold nugget
has been received here from Longs dggins, which
has created some excitement in regard to the Pixies
Peak gold mines.
Peak City. in the vicinity of the mines, is reported
to be full OF adventures bound for the gold dggins.
n WASHINGTON, March 5.-The impression is gaining
strength that an extra session of Congress will be
called
Some, who are well informed upon the subject,
consider it certain.
New YORK, March 5.-The cotton market closed
with an advancing tendency; prices have advanced
sc.; the sales Of the day 5000 bales Mddling
Uplands closed at l2Ic. The -four market has an adj
vancng tendency; the sales day were "a 900 bbs,
at full prices Corn closed buoyant sales to-day
l 1000 bushels at previous quotations. Lard oil
sales of 100 bbls. at s5}c. The sugar market is
steady at "a to 7ae. Coffee closed firm Sales to-
day Of 5000 bags at 1l3c.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-The flour market closed
frm Sales today 1900 bbls. at IS IS to Sc for su-
perfne. Whisky has declined &C., closing at 25c |
Western Mess Pork $l7 so. Lard dull at liz to lls
for tierces