New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-22
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

| WAsHINToN, Oct. 20.-Oficial advices have beer
received from General Twiggs, of the military de
partment of Texas, informing the Government tina,
| he had ordered two companies of infantry to
Brownsville, and that body of cavalry had been
sent out to scour that region of the country in
pursuit of the marauders.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Gov Wise has arrived in
| this city and made a speech on the steps of the
| Capitol in relation to the late insurrecton at Har.
| per's Ferry.
| He said he had taken the responsibility of
| placing guard to protect the citizens and Gov.
ernment property at Harper's Ferry and it was
also his intention to distribute at all accessible
points in the State of Virginia where such attacks
might be made.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Unted States Treasury re-
ceipts for the last week amount to 81, ,O2l, 900.
Amount in the Treasury subject to draft 81 G77 0OO
Increase on the balance of the previous week,
slOs 900.
New YORK, Oct. 2O.-The steamship De Soto has
arrived at this port from New Orleans, via Havana.
She left Havana on the 18th, and brings nearly a
quarter of million dollars in specie.
The De Soto passed the steamer Wyandotte near
Havana.
Sugar and freights were active. Exchange and
other articles unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2l.-A dispatch from Fort Leaven.
worth to the Daily Republican states that Estabrook
has been elected as Delegate to Congress from Ne.
braska Territory by forty-eight majority.
BRUNSWICK, Me-, Oct. 2O.-Ex.Governor Dunlap
of this State died to-day.
LEAvENwoRrH CITY, Oct. 2O-Thc Leavenworth
Denver City Express, of the 18th, has arrived in
this city, bringing $1,000 in gold dust. The ac-
counts from the mines continue favorable.
LEAvENwoRrn, X. T., Oct. 2O.-A fire broke out
in this city this morning, which destroyed Messrs
RUSSELL Majors & Waddell's extensive furniture
establishment and several other buildings ad.
joining.
The loss is estimated at slO6,OOO. The property
was insured for $4,000.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2O.-H was reported at Har-
per's Ferry last night that the abolitionsts were
numbering people at Sandy Hook, Va, and about
800 women and children abandoned their homes
and came to Harper's Ferry for protection.
A party of United States marines were immedi.
atey dispatched to Sandy Hook, but found the
place quiet.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 2O.-At the Convention of the
Western Tract Society, now in session in this city,
an amended resolution was adopted in conseq
of the Harper's Ferry insurrecton, that the Con.
vention desire the abolition of slavery only by
peaceable means q
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Oct. 20.-The Santa Fe mails
now considerably overdue have not yet reached
here.
1t is believed that further Indian difficulties have
occurred which have detained them.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct 2O.-A party of Pixies Peak
miners arrived in this city to-day with 100000 in
gold dust.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.--Advices from the Territory
Of Nebraska state that the returns of the recen1
election, so far as received indicate the election o
Estabrook, Democrat, as delegate to Congress-
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2l.-A race came off to-day
between the horses Jim Rockey, Ike Cook and
TenBroeck, for purse of $500. The race was for
two mile heats, best two in three. Jim Rockey
won the race. Time: 5:Sa 5:5a.
NEW York, Oct. 20.-Flollr closed buoyant.
Sales to-day of lO5OO bbs. at a rs. Eastern Mess
Pork closed quiet at SIS 80. Lard closed quiet at
IL to III. Whisky closed firm at &c.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20.-Flour closed with an ad-
vancng tendency. Sales of 1000 bbls. at 81 20
to 81 80. Corn closed dull. New Corn 75c. Old
43c. Whisky-sales of 700 bbls., at 232c. Mess
Pork ('yestern) steady, at sl4. Lard has declined
ac Molasses has also declined 1c.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20.-The Flour market is gem
orally unchanged. Mess pork closed quiet at sl4.