New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-16
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

/ Special TO tho Now Orleans Crescent
| ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 10, 1859.
| WeSsrs Edit0rs-The change of the weather
| from pleasant sunshine to raw, murky, drizzling
rain, has brought lull over the spirit of our COM
mercial community for the time, which, we trust,
will vanish with the temperance of old Sol
Business generally has been inactive for the sea-
son, owing to the continued low waters Trans
actions in round lots have been dull, with ten
dency to decline. Iquote from Herring & Wood
ruff Pork, $l4 So; Lard, 10 to 104c.; Wheat s5c
to 81 Is; Flour, 81 65 to 81 75 and dull Should
era, &c.; Whisky, 2sc., and dull Oats, As to 46c !;
Corn, IS to 65c; Rye, market dull, with further
Decline SO and $780, sacks returned &c.,. 69c. sacks
included; Freights to New Orleans brisk; Pork,
81 so; Flour, 81.
The Money market is easier for good CONNER
ers at to per cent; street rates range from u
to Is per cent; Exchange on the East in good de-
mand-New York, per cent. premium.
We anticipate rise in the rivers as the rains set
in, which, no doubt, extend over the country.
The river rose at this point one inch yesterday,
and continued to swell last evening. rise in the
upper rivers is much wanted. Such an event will
inspire new life and activity into business.
The news BY telegraph of the elections with you
are very flattering. From the reports we had we
anticipated there would be considerable blood
shed, with repetition Of the Baltimore scenes.
The ticket elected will, l trust, give every salts.
faction. Tom Parker must do his duty.
The news of the numerous fires occurring in your
city has been quite the talk here. Many comments
are made upon your fire department and the prob
able solvency of the Insurance Companies No
doubt the dividends this year will be cut down,
but the ability of the companies to meet the losses
is beyond question
Thornton, the murderer of Mr.. Charess, will be
executed tomorrow. Much sympathy is felt for
him, though oil admit the justice of the sentence.
Amusements are opening all around us. Sir
Grantley f. Berkeley, the noted hunter, gave lee
ture last evening, on English impressions of the
/" Far West" The attendance was large and select.
The honorable gentleman spoke about an hour,
and has distinct delivery. His remarks were
humorous, interlarded with puns, and considerable
fattery to this country.
The Chinese jngglers are to make their appear
ance this evening. / thought they were played out
long ago.
Mr.. Murdoch is performing at the st. Louis
Theater, to miserable houses, which is not sur
prising, from the character of the stock company.
Forgeries are becoming quite an everyday oc-
currence. A young man named Keating was
brought up yesterday, for forging three checks on
the banking house Of John ]. Anderson & Co.
Col. ]. W. Bssell visits your city, for the mer-
chants Of st. Louis, on business of importance to
our mutual interest. The Colonel is gentleman
fully qualified for his mission. I trust you will
meet with him and give him helping hand.
We have not heard the decision of our Post
master-General on the Southern mail under
stand the Pennsylvania Central and New York
Central made a joint bid to bring it via Cincinnati
| and Cairo. This is the quickest route. have
heard Mr.. Calhoun refused to join the schedule by
this route, giving preference to the East Tennessee
OF this we will soon know.
yours EXPRESS
MARINE DIsAsrER.-The bark Rienzi, of Boston,
from Peru on the 18th of August, foundered on
/ September I'd in a gale, when in lat. 25.G0 and
long. 9S.l7 west. The crew took to the boats.
/ One Of the boats, containing Capt. Seabury, one
passenger and five seamen, finally reached the
coast Of Peru, near lumber, after twenty-eight
days exposure in the boat and undergoing in
tense suffering. The other boat, containing the
mate and five seamen, is supposed to have found
cred. The first night after leaving the bark, one
OF the seamen on board the Captains boat died at
9 sea, from exhaustion. All Of the men and the
mates belonged to Liverpool.
{ oIRI sHoT.-A boy eight or nine years old, in
q fahey Forge, Pa, on the 25th ult., went to a
d neighbor's house while the older members of the
i family were absent, and with a gun deliberately
shot down girl about twelve years Of age, killing
her instantly The boy, upon being questioned
first said the gun had fallen accidentally and sho
i her. He subsequently stated that he was mad a
t her and had killed her. They had attended schoo
together and had quarreed. The boy had threat
ened to shoot the girl, and took this occasion t,
carry out his threat.