New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-15
Domestic 1nte1lig enoe.

MEMPHIS, August 13.-The Overland California
Mail has arrived here, bringing adyices from San
Francisco to the 22d ut two days later than those
received by the steamer Habana at New Orleans.
Incomplete returns of the election in Oregon and
Washington Territories have been received at San
Francisco, but 1t is considered certain that Lansing
B. Stout, the Democratic candidate for delegate to
Congress, for Oregon, has been elected. Governor
Stevens has been elected delegate to Congress from
Washington Territory.
Business at San Francisco was dull. There Is moth
ing of importance to report from the mines.
MEMPHIS, Augustl 3.-Dr. Fowlkes, the President
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, left this
city to-day for Marshall, Texas, for the purpose of
meeting the terms proposed fort he withdrawal of
the State suit and freeing the Company from debt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The Department Of the
Interior has received information that the difficulties
with the Brazos Reserve Indians have been settled.
The Creek and the Cherokee Indians are also at
peace again.
The Convention of the managers of the various
railroads of the Southwestern mail route to New
Orleans has entered into an agreement with the
PostOffce Department to run two daily trains on
all the roads between New York and New Orleans
via the Memphis and Charleston and Mississippi
Central route and the mails are to be continued by
| this route.
| The new arrangement is to go into operation on
the 18th Of the present month.
The mission to Central America has been rendered
by the President to Caleb Gushing, who declines the
honor
| Boston, August ia fire broke out this morning
at Lawrence in this State which destroyed the
United States Hotel the Central Congregational
| Church, and the new Court House. The loss is
estimated at $l50,0OO.
The State Reform School building, at Westboro'
in this State, was destroyed by fire last night. No
lives were lost.
New YORK. August l3.-The cotton market closed
dull sales to-day GOO bales. Flour closed dull sales
to-day 5000 bbls. Corn closed with declining ten
dency sales to-day $4,000 bushels. Lard closed at
lOa 30 lie. Whisky closed steady at 26c. Sugar
closed dull-Muscoyado ST to 7c. Molasses closed
steady at 40 to Ale.
PASS A L'OuTRE, August 13.-The ship Helios
which sailed from New Orleans few days since, re
turned to the mouth of the river to-day, having
sprung leak when off Tortugas.
New York, August l3.-The steamship Kangaroo
sailed for Liverpool to-day, taking out $4,000 in
specie on freight
The Vanderbilt steamer Ocean Queen also SAILED
TODAY for southampton and Havre, and took 81 AGO.
900 in specie on freight.
The ship Vancouver, from New York, has beel
wrecked at sea near Shanghai. The ship and carg
are total loss. The crew escaped in boats and wer
all saved.
The ship scivansville, (0 from Boston, bound fo
Hong. Kong, put into Mauritus on the 26th of July
! in leaky condition.
The ship Robert (as reported, but supposed to b
the ship Robert NJ. stoan) from Galtenburg bound
Boston, sprung aleak at and run ashore near Ju
land ~ on the 25th of july
The ship Alexander Wise, from Marseilles for Ne
York, stranded at sea off Point Corners, near Gibra
tar, and with her cargo is q total loss.
, ST. JOHN, N. B., August l3.-The military spir
in the British Provinces is running high. Voluntet
! rifle companies are being formed throughout Nov
Scotia and New Brunswick.
5 Accounts from oil parts of the Provinces indica
that the potatoe rot prevails to great extent al
= = the crops will, probably, be very short.