New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-05
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
OPENING OF THE rH1RTY-s1xTH CONGRESS
SECOND SEES SION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Ihe United States Senate
assembled this morning. Seventeen Senators were
absent.
On hearing that the Presidents message would
not be read to-day the Senate adjourned.
The House is in excessive good humor. Two
hundred members answered to their names.
A proposition is on foot that the Representatives
Of ali the Southern States, South Carolina ex-
cepted confer to prepare list of their grievances
and what will satisfy them This list is to be sub
mitted to the conservative Republicans and, in the
event of receiving their favor, to be referred to
committee of one from each State.
The proposition is under discussion. Several
Black Republicans have acquesced therein.
The Supreme Court assembled to-day, Mr.. Wayne
was absent, having called on the President. The
court adjourned. The assurances of the Represent
atiyes, and others, from Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi that these States will positively follow
South Carolina, have unmistakably alarmed the con-
servatiyes who believed that South Carolina would
have no supporters among the Southern States.
The House adjourned till tomorrow, on account
of the non-reception of the Presidents message.
Further from Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--An evening consultation
is holding between several delegates of the South
ern States on the cooperation of the border States
in the secession movement.
1t is believed that Senator Clingman will soon
offer proposition for the peaceable secession of
the States and fair distribution of the assets and
liabilities.
lis rumored that Secretary Thompson will re-
| sign on Thursday next and will be succeeded by
Gov Pratt of Maryland.
The President has sent an Assistant Secretary OF
/ State to Governor Gist with copies of the mes
sage, to guard against mistakes.
| The idea of a National Convention being called
by Congress, is not fayorably received by either
| party.
| The naval estimates for the year amount to over
| eleven and half millions.
| The Presidents Message fills eight columns Of
| the Constitution newspaper. Nearly half the Mes
| sage is devoted to the Secession question.
/ nisnatfhnS from Fort Scott to thh Interior De
partment, dated the 25th ult, say the business o.
the office has not been interfered WITH nor is likely
/ to be.
| The dispatches further state that Montgomery
raid amounts to nothing.
Washington Rumors.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The Washington correspond
| ent of the Times telegraphs Texas adyiees, re
presenting the people on the eve of revolution
against the State Government, Governor Houston
having refused to call Convention.
Florida Legislature.
| TALLAHASSEE Dec. 1.-The bill providing TO
the assembling of Convention of the people ha
passed both branches of the Florida Legislature.
The Convention is to meet on the Sd of January
1861.
John Brown Sympathy Meeting in Boston.
Boston, Dec. 3.-Redpath's John Brown meet
ing was taken possession of by Union men. Richar
S. Fay was nominated chairman. Resolutions wer
passed denouncing John Brown, and justifying hi
execution for having landed in Virginia. The Abe
litonists unsuccessfully endeayored to obtain
hearing. Finally the police was called, Tremon
Temple cleared and closed by order of the Mayor
Further of the Boston Brown Meeting
BosToN, Dec. 3.-After the dissolution of tn
John Brown meeting, his sympathizers held
meeting at the Baptist Colored Church. As dis
turbances were apprehended, a battalion of in
fantry was held in readiness, but the police pre-
vented the threatened disorder.
Many of the leading business men and other
largely out-voted the Abolonists at the forme
meeting.
The summary dissolution of the meeting is view
ed with general dissatisfaction.
Affairs Of South Carolina
CHARLESTON, Dec. IA special telegraphic dis
patch from Washington to the Courier says tn
President hopes that South Carolina will not com
pei him to collect the revenue by force.
At the large meeting held here last night Co
Bilbo said that Tennessee would secede thirty day
after South Carolina.
Georgia Legislative Proceedings.
MILLEpGEvuLE, Dec. 3.-The Retaliatory hi
passed the House of Representatives after til
rejection of Mr.. Spraggberry's amendment.
Fire in Northboro, Mass
BosToN, Dec. 4.-The bed factory at Northbort
in this State destroyed by fire to-day, nvolyin
a loss of s35 600.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK. Dec. s.-Cotton dull and declining
q few hundred bales sold at I0c. for Middlinf
Flour dull and declined &c. Sales of TAO bales Q
81 10 to 81 70 for Supertine State Pork firm
sales of 500 hbs. at Sic so to SIG 10. Lard dull
sales of 200 bbls at lO3 to l03c. per lb. Suga
f dull sales 240 boxes Cuba at 4s to G4c., and G
!, boxes Havana at 64c. per lb. The sales of Ne
Orleans Molasses amounted TO las bbls. at 80 I
37e. per gallon. Coffee quiet at l6sc. for Java.
f GINoINNATI, Dec. 3.-Flour dull at nominf
/ prices; sales at 81 25 to 81 80 per bbl. oa
! steady at 2sc. per bushel. 1900 bbls Whisky sol
at l39c. per gallon. Pork firm at sf# 25 per BIB
for Mess. Lard steady-sales at 81 to 9ae. pr
lb.. Sight Exchange on New York rules at
premium.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The Cotton market close
dull with a declining tendency. The sales to-da
J dull and prices SC. lower. Sales Of Il. .Ts0 bbls
5 81 65 to 81 70 for superfine State. Corn close
dull, with sales of $4,000 bushels at prices rangir
, from 81 to 623c. Oats are quoted at 37a to 80
9 l925 bbs. at SIG % for Mess Lard closed dull
lOl to l03e. per ID, Sugar closed dull, with sal