New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-03

NUMBER 4S.
The decree recently passed by the Nicaragusn Con-
gress declaring the transit route free to all nations Is
subject to the will OF the President OF the Republic
and is to become law only when the President Of
Nicaragua issues proclamation to that effect.
WASHINGTON, May 2-secretary Cass, who has
been prosrated for some days by attack Of Illness
is recovering.
The Government has received adyices from Utah
which state that the excitement among the Mormons
had abated in consequence of Judge CradeIbaueh
having adjourned court sine de- and dismissed IT,
troops.
BosTos, May "A preliminary meeting for the
purpose OF establishing the Southern Steamship Com.
pany, under the recent act Of the Legislature Of
Massachusetts,, was held to-day in this city.
The capital stock of the company, as authorized
by the Legislature, s s4Oo 900.
A committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions
to the stock.
New Orleans is to be the Southern terminus Of the
line.
V1cKsBURG, May "A duel is anticipated between
Mr.. Partridge, Of the Vicksburg Whig, and Gen.
McCardle, of the True southron.
The difficulty between them originated from Mr..
Partridge having copied and published an article
from the Baton Rouge Comet relative to the South
ron.
New YORK, May 2--The Cotton market closed
quiet. The sales to-day were limited to 1000 bales.
Quotations are nominal iddling. Uplands, 12c.
The Flour market closed with an advancing tend
ency. The sales to-day were 81, 900 bbls. Wheat
closed with an advancing tendency. White Corn is
quoted at 72c. Eastern Mess Pork quiet at SIG to
SIG Is.
Lard closed dull at LII to LIZ. Whisky closed
firm; small sales at 26c. Sugar closed buoyant at
81 to 7lc. Molasses has an advancing tendency and
closed at 40c.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The Flour market was active
to-day and closed with an advancing tendency. A
further advance of 10 to Is cs is reported Holders
are asking Sc 40 to Sc so for superfne.
Whisky has advanced &c. and closed at 24ac. Mo-
lasses closed with an advancing tendency sales to-
day 200 hhds. at 37ac, but holders are asking 3sc.
Sugar closed buoyant at 6a to 7ic Coffee closed FIRM
quotations unchanged. 7
NEW YORK, May 1.-The New York weekly Bank
| statement shows decrease in loans as compared
with the previous week, of $4s6 0oO an increase in
specie of $26l O0O and increase in circulation of
sll 900. The net deposits during the week amount
to 5000 900.
| LOUISVILLE, May 2.-The Ohio river at this point
has risen two feet since Saturday last but is now
cedng slowly with twenty-five feet of water on the
falls.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The river at this point il
| nearly at stand.
PIrrsBURG, May 2-The river here is slowly reced
ing.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-The Mississippi at this point is
falling slowly. All the upper streams are also de
clining.
| ST. LOUIS, May 2.-The river here has risen three
inches to day, and is still swelling slowly. No ing
new has been heard from the upper streams to-day.
| The steamer Florida arrived here from New Or
leans on Saturday. The Flying Cloud left here for
New Orleans on Saturday. The John Walsh arrived
here from New Orleans and the Falls City left here
| yesterday.
VIcKsBuRG, May 2.-The steamer Crescent City
passed down at O'Clock on Sunday evening. Ths
Uncle Sam passed down at 6, aud the Eclipse at II
o'clock this morning. The vicksburg passed dowr
at 5 O'Clock this evening.
DEATH FROM GR1EF.-The Port Clinton (Ohio
Democrat says Mrs. Peter Perry, whose husband wa
drowned, as we noticed last week, has since die,
from the effect of the loss of her husband From tn
moment she received the intelligence Of his loss "
to the hour of her death, few days ago, she neve
exhibited signs Of sanity, being perfectly wild ant
delirious Four small children are thus left orphan
in the wide cold world, having been rendered father
less and motherless in the space Of ten days.
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EXTENSIVE SALE OF PROPERTY AT AUCTIoN.-Th
following are the sales made by J. B. Walton auc
| ti0neer, at Banks Arcade, on Monday I'd of Ma,