New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-22

ST. LOUIS, April 2l-Captain Mowry arrived in
this city to-day from Guayamas, the principal seaport
in Sonora and reports that severe battle bad been
fought between the Government troops, or reaction
sts and the revolutionary forces in which the latter
were defeated.
Capt. Mowry reports that short time previous to
his leaving Sonora express arrived at Sinaloa from
Cosola with the news of the engagement which took
place at Cosola on the 14th of March.
The Reactionist forces were under the immediate
command of Gen. Pesquiera, and the Liberal troops
were commanded by Col. Guanso. The latter, it is
reported, were entirely routed, with the loss OF five
hundred men.
Immediately after the battle the Governor Of So
nora Gen. Pesquiera with all the troops at his co M
mand, took up his line Of march upon Mazatlau and
it was thought probable that he would succeed in
capturing it from the hands Of the Liberals who
hold possession of the place. with but small gar
rison.
| Capt. Mowry who has been seme time in Sonora,
represents that the country is in constant state Of
revolution.
Another Sonora Expedition.
ST. LOUIS, April 21.-The St. Louis Republican Of
this morning. in an editorial article announces that
an expedition is being organized in the Western
States against Sonora and Chihuahua.
The Republican says that meetings for the purpose
of organizing this expedition and consulting upon
the best plan for carrying it out have been held at
St. Joseph and other pacesi Missouri and elsewhere,
and that prominent men of st. Louis cognizant of
the movement
Why Minister Forsyth was Recalled.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The Washington Consti-
tuition newspaper, which is now the official organ of
the Administration at Washington, announces in this
mornings issue that the reason why the Adminstra.
tion could not retain Mr. Forsyth, our Minister to
Mexico was because of his being obnoxious to the
Constitutional party and to the Juarez Government.
His hasty recognition of the Zuloaga Government
was also dsapproved by our Government and rem
dered him unpopular with the Juarez Government.
1.-THE 4" Constitution is only another name for the
Washington Union, Mr.. Bowman, the new proprietor
having changed the name.l
Ship Chamberlain Burned.
NEW YonK, April 21.--Advices received in this
city from Buenos Ayres, report that the ship Cham
berlain with cargo of hay was burned in the harbol
of Buenos Ayres on the lst of March.
The ship was fired by an incendiary. No lives
were lost.
The sickles' Trial.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-In the trial of Daniel E
Sickes today, for the murder of P. Barton Key, Mr.
Brady, for the defense, rejected the proposition o
the District Attorney Mr. Oud, to admit the writer
confession of Mrs. Sickes as evidence in the case.
At another stage Of the proceedings, the Dstric
Attorney proposed to examine Mr.. Doyle for the pur
pose of showing how certain papers and letters which
were found upon Mr.. Keys person at the time Of hi
decease came into the possession of the Government
The defense objected to the introduction Of such evi
dence on the ground of the defense having been KEEP
ignorant Of the existence of such papers until the
. had closed their evidence in chief.
n After arguments from both sides, Judge Crawfor
o decided to admit the evidence.
The papers referred to have not yet been presented
but are said to consist Of letters from Mrs. Sckles
Mr.. Key and an anonymous letter to Mr.. Key, war;
ing the latter that his intimacy with Mrs. Sickes ha
!. been exposed and become known to Mr.. Sickles.
IS The Junior Mutineers.
q New YORK, April 2l.- The three men, Herber
Stanley aud Carha who arrested and imprsone
], for being engaged in o mutiny on board the shi
Junior after second trial, have been convicted {
mansayghter
Constitutional Convention in Kansas.
e LEAvENwoRTH, X. T., April 2l-The official r.
turns of the vote in this Territory upon the questo
E, for calling convention for the formation of Stat
e Constitution, shows majority of 1881 in favor
IL calling the convention.
g elnor Medary has called the convention to meet
h. Wyandotte during the month of June.
i'd Domestic Markets.
e. CINCINNATI, April 2l.--The -four market general
closed steady sales to-day 1900 bbls. at the quot
,e tions of yesterday Lard in barrels closed with
y, good demand sales to-day 900 bbls. at lie. La
he in kegs closed steady sales to-day 500 kegs at Ill
OF Sugar closed quiet at g. to 74c. Moasses steady
til 34c. Coffee closed firm at II to 12ac.
New York, April 2l.-The Cotton market is u
settled by the Arabia's advices. The sales tod
:" were 1900 bales generally at the closing quotatic
~ of yesterday. Yellow Corn closed steady The 50
today we're $4,000 bushels at yesterdays quotatio
q River Intelligence
n LOUISVILLE, April 81. The Ohio river at t
. point is falling rapidly, with eight feet Of water
the Falls and ten feet six inches in the canal.
M, Tur pprcJDPNry-Whan Mr. Rnnhananis Ia