New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-28


Heron has withdrawn his name as a candidate for
Governor before the Convention.
On the first ballot the following vote was cast:
Moore, 63 Phillips, 73; Griffin 2s; Marks, 24a;
Pugh, 27a; Reeves,2.
On the fifteenth ballot Moore had 9sa votes, and
Phillips 93.
FRIDAY, May 27, A. Mon the sixteenth bal
lot Griffin and Marks gave way, Moore then receiving
majoritJ-the parishes opposed to him changed
their votes, and he was unanimously elected.
Messra. Hyams, Heiliere, Labranche and Lough
boro nominated for Lieutenant Governor. Hyams
was elected on the first ballot.
Hardy, Bard, Barry. Kent and Harper, were put
in nomination for Secretary of State.
Hardy was elected on the third ballot, at O'Clock
A. NJ, when the Convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
CLOSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
BATON ROUGE, May 27-1O A. M.-The Convention
called to order at this hour and Messrs Watkins
Noise Morse, Tappan, Semmes and Tucker were
placed in nomination for the Attorney Generalship.
Before the balloting commenced Mr.. Noises name
was withdrawn.
AT haf-past IL o'clock, after six ballotings, Mr..
Semmes was nominated.
at II NJ. the contest for the Authorship came up,
candidates before the Convention.
Mr.. Robertson received the nomination.
At l2:45 P. NJ. the contest for Treasurer com.
menced.
Messrs. Defreese Knox of Carroll, aud Hereford
were put in nomination.
Mr.. Defreese was elected on the fourth ballot.
BATON RorGE, May 81 3 p. M.-The principal can
ddates for Superintendent of Public Education were
Messrs. Avery and Hamilton. Mfr. Avery obtained
the nonation.
A series of resolutions was then presented by q
committee of seven appointed for that purpose, Mr.
Cotton, of New Orleans, being chairman of the com
mittee.
The resolutions were highly laudatory of President
Buchanan and his whole course of policy.
DR.. Shadbourne, minority member OF the commit.
tee attempted to urge on the Convention some modi.
fcaon OF the resolutions, and argued that proper
consideration of selfrespect would secure their re
| lection.
| The resolutions. however, were adopted.
| Mr.. st. Paul, Of Orleans, offered resolution Gu
thozing the President of the Convention to appoint
State Central Committee of twenty five, which was
adopted.
| An amendment to Mr.. st. Paus resolution reuuir.
ing the committee to be composed Of delegate from
each Parish was offered but Subsequently with
drawn. upon MIR. ST. PAIL assuring the mover of the
| amendment that parish committee would be ap.
| pointed in the parish of Orleans.
| The Convention then adjourned sine die.
Virginia State Election.
RICHMOND, VA, May 27.-The returns of the elec.
tIon held in this State to-day, yet very ncom.
| plete and confused.
The returns from five counties, viz: Wood, Bed
ford, Montgomery, Floyd and Washington counties,
show majority for Goggin, candidate for Governor,
| Of thirteen hundred and fortyseven votes.
| Smith, the Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Seventh District, has been elected by about four
hundred majority.
Leak, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the
| Sixth District. has I2o majority in Albermarele
! county and 800 majority in Green county.
| The returns from Fiaranna county are incomplete
| bat so far as heard from Leak has 400 majority.
The majority for Letcher, candidate for Governor,
| in Rockingham county, is sixteen hundred and
eighty six. In Shenandoah county Letcher has six
teen hundred majority.
Faulkner is elected to Congress in the Eighth Dis
t,ict BY eighty.fve majority.
| The vote in the Third District is very close.
| In the Ninth District Skinner the Democratic can
didate for Congress has been elected by majority OF
| seven.
| Letcher's majority in Frederick county is 233. In
Berkeley county Letcher has III majority.
New Orleans Mail Facilities.
| WAsHISGToN, May 27.-Fhe Presidents of the
various railroads between Washington and Charleston
and the President of the Fernndna road are in this
city, and are arranging proposals with the Govern.
| mcnt to carry the nails between New York and New
| Orleans, more expedoasly than they have been
carried heretofore.
Later from Salt Lake City.
| Sr. Louis May 27.--rhe Utah mails have arrived,
with dates from Salt Lake City to the 9th instant.
| The excitement in Utah had apparently entirely
snhsded, and quiet WAS restored.
| The Indian Superintendent, DR.. Forney, hadlar.
rived with sixteen children, the remaining survivors
| of the Mountaia Meadow massacre.
Arrival of the Steamship Granada.
| New YuKR, May 27.--The steamship Granada has
arrived at this port from Havana, which port she left
! on the 23d inst.
The Empire City was at Havana but would soil for
| New Orleans on the 25th.
| The Key West Fire.
| BALTIMORE May 27.--Tne United States Survey
ing schooner Howell Cobb arrived at this port to day
from Key West, and confirms the report by the steam
ship Isabel in regard to the great fire at that place
The principal portion OF Key West has been destroyed
The Paraguay Expedition.
| New YoRK, May 27.-rhe United states steamer
Westcrnport, commander Hunter. and steamer Gale
donia, commander A. Il. Case, OF the Paraguay Ex-
pediGion, arrived at this port to-day.
| Domestic Markets.
| NEW YORK, May 27.-lhe Cotton market closed
with declining tendency. The sales to-day were 800
bales Middhng Upands at l4lc. Flour closed with
a declining tendency. Corn also has declining ten
deucy; White Corn closed at 90 to $50. Pork closed
dull at $l7 25 to SIT so. Lard closed dull at liz to
l2c. Sugar closed dull and further decline OF lc
has taken place; Orleans is quoted at Ga to 7sc.
CHclNNATI, May 27.-rhe Flour market is geper
ally unchanged. Cora closed quiet at soc. Whisky
closed steady at 25c Sugar closed quiet at II to 7ic
| River Intelligence.
VIcKsBuRG, May 27.-rhe steamer Florida passet
down at 5 the septllul at Z, and the Eastport at
o'clock this mnrning.
The R,bert j. Ward passed down at s and tn
Grand Duke soon after O'Clock this evening.