New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-26

absence 81 sIse & M ssss Il Il
fess of the Legislature asYs ssss s s sass
Consent of the Legislature SisS fsss ss m .s
pgrss 0n railroads 80 be Tefaf1s IL as
NH M sssbmrne sSagn y Il anshasa s,a q saS n ssass
Lands and Leyses abIy M IN ;asst MI
resolutions requesting the Beard III Fahiir Wnsas
n III exaInsas e. Mgggssa wofks II IN npath Il
ing information Fsaatfve to the b1iIssfra 81 & sYs
asross the Old rfFsr. Ise aIso reported gsSr1sIg
on TIE resolution fer making certain asryevs n
Castor Bayo AIsos liz rssoJs|ag ssss;sa III II
i HayfgstfoH On Red YfyeY. III 9e
nssssage W. recesyed from iii Houss ssIatiye
| To adj0aen1neHt. 1ssssss &C. 4
joint resolution appssnttsg committee se III
yestgate aae affairs of rasoass fa which tl8s Slssa
il iHtcreStsd WAS received aara Tho s5rfssr5rg n
the PreSidsas Was requested ID SAe enrolled kfS
providing fos she paymens " sae expenses d BIZ
ar coftreIl reported favosaa,ly IL behaIf af IL
csmmiJtee to fAa bin proridfag for ~ additional
Jnssfce Of Peace and Constable for ts police iarY
Ward FIVE, Id Carroll Parish
Mrs Randeil Hurst gaFe notice 6f hfs sszenti0n To
introduce bill reIstfve ~ law sEidencsss also
bill relative 20 the aw department Ill tise Unver-
sity os Louisiana.
Iii. solomon introduced i bill u exesaps the
Opera House Ii the cRy Of NeW 0r5#asls from tax
alton. The bill MAS referred To the Committee On
Judiciary Also d bisB I'd amend sxtIsIe zD4O Of
Civil Gods Also blH raatiFe to taking festimony
bfr Shadanrne introduced j bill ID ssoIixf. All
Gle l3f, 81, q q and Of MtIe 0f Till CgnsfFsu~
ten. Ihe nh passed g agcond reading nd was
~. Phillips ssported the .ia II the Homer rela
tive to shs pay aent of the General Assembly, ex-
penaes. 1'hs bIAwas enrSIle II
Mr. GarsIare Introduced hin ID make agsrgrnsspf4
asfons for the construction cE the Ronnsx {saYrav
lesee. The bill pssaed u seepna readfau ana ysag
referred 70 the Committee on sausls assd Ievses,
Alsv, bill foaamead ne shaftessf i steam csf6om
press. The bill Wasseferred To slN uoYsnaifaec Un
Judiciary. #
MI Philips gave notice of Eliz iasssnsior. ID H.
troducs hill foF tlIs rganizatfsa of three
Mr.. Psaree intrtIursa resoIuia4sa I'LL the aps-
peintmeat 0f com mifsee to examine the c1n4ff4s
ZION Of the State Lard 0afce- This rssolusion was
adopted.
4 rnessase #as rccseiveF from fIae Horse relative
V adjonrnaasnt, whitsh sas taken d, ana con
eaIred IN.
The cornaistee to examine tbe a1E.ssa ~ ran
by tha chair h compose cf the following gentle-
men= Messrs. Laidlaw, 'hiI aps and Leefes
!. Mr Tayior offered 4 soirl resolution rslatiye "
tile organization of the makfa. The resolution
was LAID over to the Senate g.
On motion Of Mr. SALON. Oh, The Senate resolved
itself INTO executive sess ion, affer which III id
jousned until tomorrow.
Congressional Irnc saaings
WAsH1TsTos, Jan. a5 THE procgedi,r II HE
House Of Representatives tssda WIRE Of fhs sasrse
general tenor as has been re portsafar weeks pasf
with the exception that and ther ballot was taken
for Speaker, without however, id aseriaily altering
the general result Of previous baiIots Il sS
The ballot taken to-day ia the thirty fourth baIl0t
Of the session, and resulted d. foiioWs:
Sherman, 100 Boeock. II /; snlita of y. ag;
scattering, 3s.
Sherman lacked three votes of aEreIection, tle
whole number cast being 2I5, necessary to Il
choice, I08.
Important from Washington.
HAsHIsGFes, Jan. 25.-T The GoEsrnHieH ii Il mixing
arrangements for q horse express from ST. Joseph,
Mo- to Plaeeryille, California; by which; fle CON
tractor agrees to transmit dispatches between shs
two points within ten days.
Hon. j. II. Giddings, of Chic, and John Brown
Jr.-Old Browns son-Were summoned as witt
nesses by the Harper's Ferry investigations Gem
mittee to-day. John Brown, Jr., could not be
found having absconded to parts unknown.
Mr.. sanborn, Of Mass, has also been snbpmned,
but declined TO obey the summons, and took pas
sage by the underground railway while measures
were being taken to compel his attendance.
Charles Blare, OF ColiinsviiIe, Conn, Was exam
ined before the committee to-day iii regard To tho
pixies he lnannfac ctured for old Brown.
Mr.. Blare testified that he was Democrat. that
he made the pixies used BY Brown ut Harpersa
Ferry, and that Brown paid him for them hut he
knew nobody else connected with the affair.
He testified that at the time he manufactured
the pixies. he did not know to what use they were
to be applied.
Some other witnesses were examined, but notlt-.t
ing of Importance was ELECTED.
Sailing Of Steamships.
New YoRK, Jan 25.-The Gunard screw steam
ship Jura sailed for Liverpool to-day, taking out
500. 900 in specie on freight.
BasToS, Jan. 25.-The Ganard steamship Europa
sailed to-day for Liverpool via Halifax and Queens
town. She took out no specie on freight.
Harvard College.
BosFoN Jan. 25- Professor Hunting has re-
signed his professorship in Harvard College.
Coal Boat Sunk
MEMPHIs, Jan. 25.--Two coal boats containing
% 600 bushels Of coal, were lost on Monday at
Presidents Island. The boatmen were all saved.
Fire in Michigan.
DETROIT, MICH. Jan 25.-The fire reported last
night occurred at Grand Rapids, in this State, ana
not in this city.
The county records were kept in o portion Of the
post-oiiee, and together with the post-offlee were
Domestic Markets
NEW YoRK, Jan. 25.--In the Flour market there
was an active demand. The sales amount to $500
bbls. at improved prices, saperne closing at s. To-
Whisky closed steady at 2Ie. Gorn-sales to-day,
% ,n00 at 50 to Sac. Pork closed frnl-sales TO-
| day Of 470 bbls. Of Eastern Mess at SIS 75 to
SIG s7 for old. and SIT 37a for new. Sugar closed
| steady-New Orleans sugar at auction. q Cuba
| Sugar at auction, III to H. Orleans Molasses, 10
to 50c.-sales at auction Of 400 hbls at 47A to 4sA
| on ninety days credit.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-The Flour market closed
| steady and unchanged. Mess Pork, $l7. whisky
Molasses are unsettled and prices are irregular
Coffee, l24 to 13. Oats. 4sc.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 25.-The Ohio river at this
point continues to fall with seven feet six inches of
water in the channel and five feet four inches in
| the pass on the falls.
YioKsBuRG, Jan. 25.-The steamer McGill passed
down ut 10 o'clock this morning.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 25.--The river ut this point is
stationary.
Arrived Below.
Pass a L'0uTRE, Jan. 25.-The ship Celestial
| Empire Capt. Pierce, forty days from Liverpool.
| has arrived outside the bar.
| Vessel Burned at Sea.
| APAEAGHIcoLA, Jan. 25.-The bark Galena, frana
| this port, bound for Amsterdam with cargo of
cotton, destroyed by fire off the coast of Fl0ri
| da last Tuesday.
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Arrivals at the Hotels Yesterday.
ST. CHARLES HoTEI-J FFjerson, w 6ae Tenn; Al b
Reating Viek sbure; N1yde + Fasrer Ia Wither-
II r Las.