New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-08
SATURDAY. MoRNING DECEMBER 8, 1860

pondent of the N. Z. Times says that all the Sorzsh
Carolina clerks employed in the Departments WIZ
tender their designations on the l7th day OF the
present month.
Us. Treasury,
WAsHIEeros, DEG. 1.-THE receipts of the Treas
ury Depaftment this week are several hundred
thousand dollars less than those of the last.
Secretary Cobb is not to be found.
Parties hoiding claims against the Government
propose to take Government stocks, but are re-
fused.
Georgia Legislative Proceedings.
MILLEDGEv5nLE, Dec. 7.-Mr Fulton, Of Colum-
bia, offered resolutions asking Congress to appoint
commissioners on the part of the North and South
to provide for the peaceable dissolution OF the
Union.
TIE Senate re- 5ected the Bill calling a convention
of the Southern States, which is supposed to indi-
cate that Georgiasecedes separately.
Arrival Of the New Mexican Mail.
ISEEFEsDEScE, Dec. Tile New Mexican mail
arrived here to-day with Santa Fe dates to the
10th uit.
The mail reports that all was quiet at Fertseott.
Montgomery and his band Of raarauders were not
to be foand.
New Gold Discoveries
FoRT KEARNEY, Dec. 7.-The Pixies Peak Ex-
press, which arrived here from Denver City, re-
ports that astonishing gold discoveries have been
made ON the North Platte and Wind river.
The President Desizes to Avoid a Collision.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE President to-day ex-
plicitly expressed his determination to send no
more troops to the forts near Charestons and said
everything on his part would be done to avoid
collision #s5a -..s. 5q. .....
Capture of a SLAYER
NEW Yonx, Dec. r. Advices from the coast Of
Africa report the capture by the United States
soop-of-war Constellation of the slave bark Cora,
of New York. with seven hundred negroes on
board.
The State of Affairs in New York.
NEW YoRK, Dec. THE stagnaton of business
here almost creates panic.
| There is a further decline in stocks today.
| Since Monday last Tennessee have declined ID
Missouri 8, Virginia 9, Government Fives to I, and
Panama to s 4; Railway are generally 5 to 10 lower
| There are Louisiana Skies offering; S4 is the
| best.
Sterling is much depressed, at 103 for Bankers
| Bills. Good bills are taken at par.
Money is tighter.
Domestic Markets
New YORK, Dec. 6-The Cotton market close,
dull and prices are nominally lower. There wer
few trifing sales at Oh to 10c. for Middling. Th
Flour market closed dull, and the sales amounte
to 1850 bbs. at 81 so to 81 60 for Superfne State
Corn closed dull at decline of to &c. per bushel
Prices range from GO to 64e; PORK steady. sale
of 67O bbls. at SIG 62a to SIS rs for Mess. Lar
closed quiet but firm, with sales OF 260 bbs.
| 104e. per lb. 5s.~ s zg
New York, Dec. 7.--Cotton dull heavy and ur
settled. Sales to-day 800 bales, at 93c, for Mic
ding Flour is very irregular. The sales to-da
consisted of 1000 bbs. at 81 20 to 81 so for Supe
fine State. Corn closed dull, with sales of $500
bushels, at prices ranging from 60 to Gle. Por
rules quiet at SIG rs for Mess. Sugar closed du
at yesterdays quotations.
CINc1NsATI, Dec. 6.-The sales Of Flour to-da
were 1900 bbis at 81 rs for Superfine. Oats du
at 25c. The sales of Whisky included 1900 bbls.
1870 per gallon. Lard is quoted at 94c. per gallo
Molasses is worth 25c. per gallon. Sugar is quote
at to SIC. per b. Coffee is selling at l34 to l44
per lb. for Rio.
CINcNsATI, Dec There were few small 10
of Flour sold to-day at II 25 to 81 3d. Corn
quoted at SOC. per bushel. Whisky is selling
l4c. per gallon. Western Mess Pork is worth s
per barrel. Lard is nominal at Sc. to 9}c. per |
Sugar, sales at &c. to SC. per lb. Molasses VI
sold at 26c. to 27c. per gallon. There were sal
at l23c. to lac. per lb.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 6.-The Ohio river at this poi
i is falling, with feet water in the canal by t
d mark.
: LOUISVILLE Dec 7-s P. M.-The Ohio river
"a this point continues to fall; there are seven fl
six inches of water in the canal by the mark.