New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-24
TALK ON CHANGE,

The habtues of Carondelet street and environs die
not turn out in any strength yesterday. Summer
stagnancy ruled supreme. Here and there broker
IN cotton might be observed holding confab with
dealer in exchange, or perchance bargaining with
factor for few bales Of the staple unsold; or by
closely scrutnzing, dealer in and shipper of tobac
co might be seen arguing with shipping agent 70,
| the freight Of cargo Of the weed But take all
things into consideration, it dull yesterday Jus
about the same as every year at the passing of the
summer solstice
There was considerable activity on the levee, az
our marine register denotes several arrivals Of steam
boats bringing more less Of the varied products Of
the country. Communication with all points on the
Mississippi river and its chief tributaries above Red
river continues free. Red river has fallen to low
water stage, preventing about 10000 bales of cotton
from reaching market this season.
The receipts of Western produce continue large for
the season. 1t would be supposed that all the corn
IN the country, Of last years product en- route for
our market, to command the good prices and good
pay which attends sales at this time in our market
in fact, at all times.
In our talk yesterday the types in abiding to the
price Of cotton say III to l23 cts which should read
LII to ll3 cts.
There was very little talk about cotton yesterday,
and as the weather is rather warm for long argu.
ments, we must curtail our talk accordingly.
AS there is large increase in our trade with Bor.
deaux, we give below an order from our State De-
partment, OF some interest to shipmasters going
there. A yellow flag is ordered to be hoisted ; if
every vessel or captain should not be provided with
any yellow bunting, yellow article of feminine an.
pendage will answer the purpose.
Here is Secretary Cass' last order:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Information has been received at this Department
from IT, T. Fleurot, Esq, the United States Consul At
bordeaux, that official notice has been given that
every shipmaster entering French port must signal
ize his arrival by hosting yellow flag and that
hereafter proceedings will be Instituted, In pursuance
OF the law Of March 3d. 1922 against those who shall
not comply with the foregoing regulations.
1t is rather singular that this information should
be received at Washington through the diminutiye
port OF Bordeaux. We have not time to hunt up the
law and regulations of 1922 but it is intimated that
every captain going to France should take yellow
petticoat along, which will answer all the purposes of
q yellow flag.
The mails came through yesterday as late as due,
but our European papers are still behnd-tbapks to
some OF the intermediate Deputy Postmasters. The
steamer Nova Scotian, from Liverpool will be due at
Fallow Point, st. Lawrence river, to morrow morn.
ing OF course the guild nuncs will be on the q yire
for the astounding war dispatches, which will
amount to an immensely of talk and give no real in
dication Of the result of the war.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A DIvER.-Gaptain Glennie, a
noted diver in the service of the St. Johns Diving
Company, had very narrow escape from death near
ST. John, N B., on Saturday. letter to one of the
Boston owners Of the company gives the following
particulars Of the occurrences
Captain Gennie had been under water for two
nours, iooKing Tor a mooring anchor, and had Just
decided to come up, when the hose burst in the
Doat, and the air once escaping, the pressure of
the water against his dress drove the blood from
sn s lower par. Of bis body to his head and neck
Where the helmet kept the water off, and vacuum
was created His head sweled to nearly donhle
W. size and the blood rushed out through every |
pore. he was drawn up immediately-say in abont
one m,n9.epat was wholly insensible, and those
La about an hour he came to his senses. yomted mn
some blood aud commenced to improve, ia has |
been dong well ever since, and hope will be ahe
to leave his bed in week or ten days. He has had
q very narrow escape from death.
sHIrwREcK.-A dispatch Of the 18th from Bangor.
Me-. says:
The ship Bolton, Of Bath, bound for ST. Johns, N.
after load OF deals. was totally wrecked on the
10th inst at Cross Island, about six miles east of
Aachias. There were eighteen hands On board, of
Whon three only were saved. The captain and his
laughter were lost, aud thirteen or the crew The
'econd mate and two seamen were saved. The shin |
8 said to be fully insured
CRUEL AssAuLr-The Dallas (Texas) Herald tells |
u man who, while asleep on the prairie in that
Iieinity, had his nose severely bitten by a skunk
Although horribly aceraed his nasal organ was able
eady to identity The foe, unasssted by any of the
Their senses.