New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-07
D m stio Intelligence e.
Brooklyn Municipal Election.

NEW YORK, April 6.-At the municipal election in
Brooklyn, yesterday, the entire Democratic ticket
was elected by large majority.
The majority for the Mayor is about 5000.
Arrival Of the Overland Mail.
ST. LOUIS, April 6.-The Overland California Mail
has arrived with San Francisco dates to the l4th of
March. The advices from California are, however,
not Of sufficient Importance to report by telegraph.
From Washington City.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The dispatches sent out by
MIR. Runnells to our Nicaraguan Minister, instruct
Gen. Lamar to positively insist upon an apology, and
to require full restitution and ample indemnity for
the recens acts of the Nicaaguan Government in
laton to the seizure and conscaton of the property
of American citizens.
In case the Nicaraguan Government refuse to &C.
cede to these just demands Gen. Lamar is instructed
to demand his passports and call the Gulf and Pacific
squadrons, which have been placed under his orders
to aid him in the protection Of the rights and prop
erty Of our citizens.
The Sickles Trial.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The jury for the Sickles
case was filled to-day, out Of the seventy taesmen SUBJ
pened, and the case will be opened tomorrow.
Mrs. Sckles arrived in Washington to day to attend
the trial.
Election in Keokuk.
KEokuK, Iowa, April 6-At the municipal election
in this city to-day the Republican ticket was elected
by $50 majority:
Election in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 6.-At the municipal election in
this city to-day, the Republican ticket was elected by
an average majority OF about 1000.
Election in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, April 6.-At the election to-day, in
this State, for State officers and Judges of the Su-
preme Court the Democratic candidate for Judge, in
this District, was elected by 5000 majority.
The returns from the northern section of the State
have not yet been received, and the result Of the
State election is yet doubtful
The Daniel Webster Slave Case.
PHILADELPHIA, April G.-The negro Daniel Web.
ster, who was arrested as fugitive in this city on
Monday, was discharged to-day by the United States
Commissioner for want of evidence to prove his iden
| tity. .....
| ST. LOUIS, April 6-Eyening- river is now fall
ing rapidly. 1t has fallen foot during the last
twenty -four hours.
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 6.-The river at this point
is nearly stationary, and is within six inches of the
highest point to which it rose last year. At Hickman
the river is falling slowly.
| The Yarmouth Cable Project.
BosroN, April 6.-The application of F. N. Gis
| borne and ]. O. J. Smith for charter to build 9
telegraph line to Yarmouth and lay cable from
that point to Nova Scotia has again been deea ted r
the Massachusetts, Senate.
California Mails via Nicaragua Route
WASHINGTON, April Cit is reported that afte
the 3Oth of September the mails between New Yorl
and San Francisco will be carried via the Ncaragu
route instead Of via Panama.
Domestic Markets.
| NEW YORK, April 6-The' Cotton market close
firm and active. The sales to-day were 1000 bale
| chiefly in transtu at an advance of 4c. Mddlip
Uplands l2c, with ZIG freight to Liverpool. Flou
closed with declining tendency. Sales to-da
$500 bbls., prices ranging from IS to IS CO. Cofft
closed quiet at lo2 to llSc. Whisky closed dull
rs to 253c. Bacon closed quiet and unchanged. S,
gar closed steady, prices ranging from to Sc. Z
CINCINNATI, April 6.-The Flour market has bee
active to-day, Superfne, S. 40 to SIS so Whisky hi
declined lc, small sales a. 234c Western Mess Porl
SIT 25.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, April 6.-The river at this point
falling slowly, with eight feet three inches Of waite
in the canal and six feet three inches the falls.
ST.. LOUIS, April 6.-The Mississippi at this pon
has fallen three inches during the last twenty.fou
hours and is still falling.
The Missouri river is rising slowly.
Lake Pepin is still closed in with solid ice, th
weather being still very cold.
At Dubuque the river is about stationary.
P1rTsBuRG, Pa, April 6.-The steamer Alma lef
here this morning with heavy freight for Nev
Orleans.
v1cKsBURe, April 6.-The river at this point
again rising at the rate Of half an inch in twenty
hours.
The weather is very cold here this morning. Th
Thermometer stood at 29o last night.