New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-01
against $4,000 bales same time last year. We

Decrease At Florida ports; 6l8
The above are figures; and now for facts in jux-
Imposition. True, our figures do not want any cor
roboration they speak for themselves; but we de-
sire to quote what the oracle of the New York
market, Col. Wright, says in his circular last week
written for the good folks on the Liverpool flags,
for what purpose it can hardly be conceived; but
views Of the purport of tile following extract lead
to misconceiyed construction of the great cotton
trade. This circular says the receipts into Mobile
are restricted; and yet the figures exhibited an in
crease at that port, on November 18th, over last
year, of 5G,034 bales; and the Liverpool and Man
chester dealers are asked to believe in the fall.
lacy, that the receipts are greatly restricted.
According to these views, there must have been an
immense quantity Of cotton raised in Alabama last
season, or 1850; fully one-third more than we
credited it with. But here is what the Colonel
says in regard to the crop:
CRoP.-There has been another and more severe
| frost throughout the entire cotton region on the
18th inst, followed by rain, which will damage the
quality Of the cotton remaining in the fields, and
give us stained qualities out of the late pickings
During the past week we have received letters
from the South, with more favorable views as to
the extent of the crop We mention this fact be-
cause it exists: but at the time, we feel justi
fed in expressing belief that there is an evil
dent desire to exaggerate the prospect of the crop
RIVERS AND REcEIrTs.-T Southern rivers, both
main and tributary, are very low, and may continue
low for some weeks. The receipts into Mobile are
restricted; the extension of railroads, however
both there and at New Orleans afford facilities
for bringing cotton to market, preventing the
serious interruption to the trade which would exist
without this mode of transportation. After next
week our table of receipts may show some diminu-
ton from the large total per week since the middle
of October. The rain at the South last week was
not sufficient TO produce any perceptible rise.
Some 10000 bales of cotton have been stranded on
the Southern coast, good deal of it bound for
Havre.
Well, Colonel, you said about a year ago there
was some desire to eXaggerate the growth when
you were Illuminating every week on $3.50 to
100000 bales. That rain which followed the
frost of the l4t November did not last long in this
latitude. We have talked more of these weekly
circulars emanatng than we intended. 1t is mani.
fest that they have been regarded with some de-
gree of authority in England; and, in many in.
stances, averse to the cotton planting interest.
Mas, nnnpo,te; our factors are in good position
and have much to say relative to prices and all
the outside community desire is steady market
and regular prices. Some would-be bears - are
making awful predictions, which may or may not
be realized; but, in great measure, they are de-
pendent on disturbance in Europe. In the mean
time, we have to talk of and note that the sales
for two days past do not augur any want of conf
dencc in the staple, and that clean cottons are in
active request.
There was some talk of the suspension in New
York, wherein about two thousand bales of cotton
are involved. The telegraph was behind time.
The failure happened last week, to which we
alluded at the time. The talk is, that parties who
purchased the bills may have to lay out of their
money for some time; but whether the current
talk of msappcation of the bills of lading can be
substantated, We must wait a few days. In the
meantime, irregularities of this nature disturb con.
fidence and unsettle the regular and steady course
of commercial and financial operations. Under
our financial head will be found some remarks
from Mississippi paper regarding sandy and dusty
cotton
The GORGEOUS PANORAMA of DIR. Kane's arctic
expedition is nightly exhibition at Odd Fellows
Hall, and it supplies an entertainment of an in
structve and peculiarly interesting character,
which none who can should neglect. The unfold
ing of the richly painted panoramic scenes is ac-
companied by descriptive lecture, gracefully
worded and delivered, by VIM. H. Paul, Esq, of
the Kane Monumental Association.
MEssRs. RIVERS 4 DERIous' circus artists spread
themselves nightly for the entertainment of large
assembages in their spacious pavilion, corner of
BarOnne and Poydras streets They advertise
their entertainment for tonight in this mornings
paper.
BUSINESS CHANGE.-Notice is published that the
copartnership which has existed between Messrs.
Ar e. ~ =, !,
mutual consent, and that the business will be con-
tnued by Mr.. Ar. Miltenberger alone.
DISTANCE OF ANOTHER STAR AsCERrAINED.--A
late number of the Ast,'onomsche Naclric1ten
contains the results of DR.. Kruger's observations
on the binary star, known as 20 Ophnchus, with
the helometer of the Bonn Observatory for the
purpose of asceraining its distance from GLOBE
This star is one of the bright cluster in the right
shoulder of the constellation of Ophinchus and has
long been regarded with interest by astronomers
account of its being one of the first class binary
stars-the smaller revolving around the larger in
about eighty years, and having nearly completed
one revolution since its motion was first detected
The principal star is of the fourth magnitude, of
pale topaz color, and plainly visible to the naked
eye-the companion star is of the seventh, and of
violet color.
This star offered the same inducements to meas
ure its distance as the other few stars whose dis
tance has been determined DR.. Kruger finds the
mass of the binary system to be little less than
three times that of sun, and its distance from
us to be above one million two hundred thousand
times that of the earth's mean distance from the
sun--a distance that would require light nineteen
years to pass over flying constantly at the rate of
two hundred thousand miles in a second. Two
other fixed stars Alpha Centaur the most brilliant
star in the Southern heavens and 81 Cygni, in the
Northern heavens, are within this distance. Alpha
Centaur is the nearest known star, and is so dis
tant that twould require than three years for
light to pass over the interval between us. 6l
Cygni is better known to us by being in view in
our latitude. It's distance is so great as to require
light nine and onefourth years to fly from it to us.
Of the millions of stars which crowd our firma-
ment, the distance of these three only are known
with any certainty.
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.-A man named Joseph
Callahan was tried in Augusta, Georgia. last we elk
for negro stealing and found guilty. 1t appeare
in evidence that Callahan had promised a negro
belonging to Mr.. Pardue that he would run him off
and sell him three or four times, and divide the
profits with him. The slave appeared to assent to
the arrangement, but went forthwith and inform ed
his master, who laid plan to catch the rascal
Policemen were placed in stable where Callahan
was to meet the darkey, for it was part of the