New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-16

The ship was wrecked off Cape Florida on TIE "a
inst, and s total loss. The officers and c1yw were
saved.
The sales OF cotton to-day were 600 bales. The
market is steady at previous quotations
The Havana sugAs market was quiet. and NJ
declining tendency Molasss - unchanged.
Exchange ON London 10 per cent. premium. Sixty
oay New York bills per cent. discount.
Money vAs tight and The banks refused 10 d.
count Freights were more active,
LOUISVILLE, March A.-Yhe river at this point u
nslng' with eight fses nine inches wsser in ~
canal, and nix fees nins inches On tbs ~.
~. LOUIS, March A--Ths steamers Ctsnpjou
and Planet have arrived IRON New Or3sa.s ~,
VIM. N. Morrison has leas for New or,s..a
NEW YORK, March A.-1hs slsenghdp s1.e ~ ~
West, from AspinwsN has assivsa Il - - vfeI,
California dates Of the 19sh, ~ go = th..e
brought BY the Quaker City. shs bsap M seo 8.
treasure for this city.
The estimated deficiency in The Posso0es D.pars.
ment, for the current year, is IS 900 900.
Gen. Shields is detained in Washinssoa 81 ssyess
illness.
Bosros, March 1.-THE cunard screw aeaaship.
Etna, Capt. Anderson, which left Liverpool On IL
26th ult, has arrived at this port.
Her sdvices have been anticipated By the Arabs
at Halifax.
NEW YoaK, March 1.-THE British frigate Cum
Goa has arrived at this port with Lord Lyon. IL
newly appointed British Minister It Washinetpu il
place of Lord Napier.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE Flour market Is arm.
saperhne $5 90 to Is 90. WHISKY stssdy at 7ss.
Western Mos Pork 4lS %.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The ssJes u cotton to.dav
were 1000 bales. The market closed tsm Il la1c a.
Middling Uplands. The ales for thraa d., .,ncnnt
to IA 600 bales.
The Flour market ID unchanged. Sales today
IL 500 bbls. Sugar closed booyant 1t to ne.
NEW YoRK. March 1A-Louisians Tehusntepec
Steamship Companies steamer Coatzacoalcos u 70
sail for New Orleans on the 2sd inst, touching as
Havana. She will take passengers and freight only
for Havana and New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, March l5.-The steamboat d. H. Morton.
now in the service Of the Government caught fire On
the llth nst about sixty miles above Lttle Rock and
was burned to the waters edge She was loaded with
hay for Fort Smith.
The boat and cargo are q total loss. No lives were
lost.
ST. LOUIS, March 15-The steamer Peerien ana
the R. A. Ogden have arrived hero from New or.
leans. %.
CINCINNATI, March l5-The Flour market Il stesdy
| at previous quotations; Sugar and Nolaaaes NM
changed; Whisky steady at 25c.; Western Mea
Pork $1s at RETAIL
| NEW YORK, March 15-The cotton market wss
dull to-day owing to the nclemency Of the weather-
The sales were limited to 800 bales. Middlipe IN,
lands 123c.
The -four market was also dull. Sales to-day i, 500
| barrels.
Waite Corn-Western Sc to ssc. Pork arm-East-
ern Mess SIT IS to $lS so.
Whisky firm at 2s to oslo.
Sugar steady at an advance Of I. Sales at 81 to
| 7sc. s-=1s,5.7
Coffee irm-prices ranging from 103 to 124c.
! Molasses steady at 80 to 40c.
| NEW YORK, March 15.-Information has been re-
ceived that the SLAYER captured off Porto Rico some
time in February, was the bark Mystic with over one
thousand negroes on board. - y
| The captain, who was an American and owned the
vessel had collision with the authorities and made
his escape after having landed nearly all the negroes
at Humacoa.