New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-27
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The Persia's Southern Mails.

NEW YORK. Oct 26.-The New Orleans mails
received from Europe by the Persia were sent
South this morning in the early morning train.
The Surrender of Cook.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 2G-Governor Parker, of
this State, has received the requisiton of Governor
Wise, and has ordered the immediate delivery of
the outlaw Cook, and another man named Hazett,
who is also implicated in the Harpers Ferry ir,sur-
rection, to the authorities of Virginia.
Arrest Of the Outlaw Cook ..m
PHILADELPHIA, Oct ga dispatch has been
received here, dated at Chambersburg, Penn. an
nouncing the capture of the abolition outlaw John
f. Cook at Montalto, yesterday. He is strictly
confined and awaits requsition from Governor
Wise.
New Orleans Mails for EUROPE
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The latest New Orleans
mails for Europe taken out by the Africa, >, which
sailed for Liverpool to-day are those of the 2lst
The latest telegraph dispatches for Europe taken
out by the Africa were those Of the 25th.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK, Oct. 26.-The Cotton market closed
firm. The sales to-day amount to 500 bales; Mid
ding uplands closed at ll5c. Sugar closed buoy
ant; Muscovado 81 to 7Ac. Flour closed dull !;
sales to-day llO0O barrels. Corn dull. Eastern
Mess Pork SIS 80. Whisky % to 2s1c.
The Money market is easier.
River Intelligence
y1cKsBuRG, Oct 26.-The H. R. w. Hill passed
down at 5 O'Clock this afternoon.
MARINE INTELLlGENCE.-Th officers of the steam
ship Tennessee, which arrived yesterday from
Vera Cruz, report having left Vera Cruz Oct. o.
Left in port: schooner Mary Clinton, Ryan, hence
discharging, to leave for Pensacola; schooner ].
W. Lindsay, to leave for Coatzacoalcos on the 22d; !;
British brig Montezuma, dischargng, to leave for
Laguna; British brig Hamon, discharging, to leave
for Laguna schooner s. Hart from Coatzacoalcos,
loading with old iron for New York. The U. S.
ship Savannah was at Saerifcios, and the French
war brig Oliver arrived there on the Goth. The
bark Laura was taken on the coast of Africa by an
English cruiser, and brought into Vera Cruz on
the 18th.
The Tennessee exchanged signals with the Span
ish steamer Mexico on the 22d, 20 miles N. N. E. of
Vera Cruz.
The Tennessee experienced a heavy northeast
gale during the whole passage to New Orleans.
The brig Nancy sailed on the 2lst for Coatza-
cOalcos.
Capt Reed, of the ship Horizon, from New York,
reports that on the 2lst inst he saw the ship Port
land Capt Leavett, from Liverpool for this port, at
anchor off the Bemoni Islands. Learned that she
had been ashore on the Muscle Shoal, and had
been got off by wreckers.
The ship Crescent City, Capt. Delane, from Bath,
Me-, arrived last evening leaking badly. Capt
D. informs us that on the night of the 24th inst
the ship struck on a shoal to the northwest of
Britton Island, which he supposes was the Grand
f,tyn hn1rS hyy
the aid of an anchor succeeded in clearing the
shoal after which he found the ship to be leaking
badly. The leak continued to gain on the pumps,
and on her arrival at the wharf she had 81 feet
water in the hold. The Crescent City is new
ship and on her first voyage.
There is a Frenchman living in Cincinnati who
has experienced a very sad reverse of fortune.
He was born in the midst of princely luxury, his
father holding high position in the government of
Napoleon l. His baptism was conducted with al
most royal ceremony, Prince Murat standing as his
godfather, and no less parsonage than the EN-
press Josephine as his godmother. In the changes
of government which followed, the child was ban
ished from France, and in this country has lived
life of extreme poverty. He is now hog-driver
in the vicinity of Brighton. He is disspated in his
ltblts, uHu iuoSb VI Iue lue ETeHch
Government recently allowed him small pension,
but he spends that and all his triaing earnings for
whisky.
SINGULAR CASE OF SUIcIDE.-John Seylas, OF
Rochester, N. y, committed suicide on the 18th
because his wife refused to sign bond and mort
gage on their homestead, to enable him to raise
some money to pay debt:
AUCTION SALE OF FURNITURE AND SLAvEs.--J. L.
arman auctioneer sells auction II o'clock this day. the
residence of Columbus Noise Esq., No. 427 Apollo street, be-
tween Eucrpc and Poymna fine household furniture and
o'clock precisely family of For particulars