New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-27
NUMBER 46.

CHARLESTON, April 2G.-The excitement centip-
ues to increase.
The New York delegation this morning met and
rejected Mr.. Bayard's proposition, but instructed
Dir. Croswel to vote for Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia,
thereby rendering il probable that the Cincinnati
Platform viii be adopted.
The delegation agrees to abide by, approve and
assist in enforcing the decisions of the Supreme
Court, and several States have conferred and the
Convention has referred the resolutions Of their re-
spectiye delegations to the Committee on Platform
This question has engrossed all present interest,"
and is entirely overshadowing that of the candi-
dates.
As rupture upon this subject appears to be I'M
minent, unless satisfactory adjustment be ef.
fected the anxiety Of delegates and outsiders Is in
tense, and the galleries and floor Of the hall of the
Convention have been thronged with excited spec
tators of both sexes.
CHARLESTON, April 26.-Latest Dispatch. THE
Southern cotton States are rampant on points
affecting their interests, and hare threatened to
leave the Convention and nominate JEFF Davis, OF
Mississippi, for President and Fernando Wood, Of
New York, for Vice President, il the platform to
be adopted by the Convention does not repudiate
squatter sovereignty.
MFR. Douglas has telegraphed his friends to ac-
cept the provisions of the Cincinnati platform and
bred Scott decision but not to go one step beyond
this.
evening.
how to act.
Florida and Alabama will leave the Convention in
case of flare up. a
Georgia and South Carolina will in all proba-
bility, follow the example set by the previously
named States.
An exciting time is expected tomorrow. aa Mr..
Yancey is already" cooked and primed y for a bold
and desperate fight.
The greatest state of excitement prevails among
the ranks Of the ultra Southern States Rights del
egates.
Congressional.
| WASHINGTON, April 26-Tn the House of Repre-
sentatives, nothing of much importance took place.
| sharp colloquy ensued between Mr.. Bingham
and Smith of Virginia, on the question of slavery
| and Southern politicians.
| In the Senate no business OF Importance was
| transacted.
Broken Bank Bills.
| BALTIMORE, April 26-The bills of the Clinton
Dirk, loFHeIly eoLdutisHou nv HoStPoie, IL tAii
State, but now defunct, are being put into crcula
/ ton.
/ Proper measures have been taken to secure tn
arrest of the parties accused.
/ Domestic Markets.
/ CINCINNATI, April 26.-Pork closed firm at pre-
| vious quotations. Lard has advanced 1c., ami
1 closed frm An advance of tc. is reported to hav,
taken place in Whisky. Groceries closed generally
/ unchanged, at previous quotations Mixed Corn il
selling at As to 49c. Oats are selling at 45ac. PEI
| bushel. s
4 NEW YORK, April 2e.-The Cotton market close'
steady and unchanged the sales amounted to 200
bales including HOO bales in transit Middlni
Uplands are quoted at llac. The sales of Flou
closed firm; the sales foot up $500 hbls; Superfn
State is quoted at IS 35a to s5 -. Southern Ye
low Corn is selling at so to s5e. per bush. Por
closed dull Mess is quoted at SIT to SIT 95; th
latter is an outside price. The sales of Lard t,
day amounted to 445 bbls.; Prime to Choice
quoted at 1O2 to lie. Sugar is in fair request fl
refining the sales to-day amounted to 1900 hhds
Cuba and Muscovado are quoted at 6 to 75c.; thel
were 100 hhds. of Fair Refined sold at &C.; Port
Rico is quoted at to 7Hc. per lb.N Coffee close
firm; Costa Rca is quoted at 143c.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, April 26.-The Ohio river at TIL
point is falling, with eight feet six inches water
the canal and five feet six inches in the Pass o
the Falls.