New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-24
passed second reading, and was ordered to be

passed second reading, and was ordered to be
engrossed,
The following Senate bills were concurred In:
The bill to authorize the appointment Of an in
terpreter for the First District Court OF New Or
leans The relative to the recusation Of Judges.
Tie joint resolution relative to naval depot In the
Parish of Orleans. The bill to prohibit holding
elections in certain places in the Parish OF Orleans.
The Wrecked Steamer Hungarian.
HALIFAX, Feb 23.-Nothng later has been heard
regarding the wreck Of the Inflated Hungarian.
The stormh has not yet abated, and the sea around
the wreck i still running high rendering at times
tlc view Of the scene invisible. No communication
can as yet be had with her.
Great Confagration.
LouisrDLE, Feb. 23.-A fire broke out yesterday
in the town Of Danve, situated in this State, by
which the principal portion Of the place was al
most entirely burned down.
Several squares, comprised of eighty buildings
where the principal stores and other business
houses were located, were completely destroyed.
Tue loss is estimated at five hundred thousand
dollars.
Domestic Markets
New YORK, Feb. 23.--The cotton market closed
dull; the sales amounted to 1900 bales. Middling
uplands is quoted at IL 4c The Flour market closed
active the sales consisted Of 5000 barrels, at 81 10
to % 20 for Superfine State Corn is quoted at 10
to SIC; 1.-The sales amounted to 80 600 bushels The
market closed firm. Lard Oil is quoted at 95c per
gallon. Old Mess Pork is quoted at SIS Sc; New
Mess is quoted at slS 50; Lard in barrels is quoted
% l93 70 &c per Id. Lard in kegs. is quoted
New Orleans Molasses is quoted at ~ to 45c per
gallon. Sugar closed firm. New Orleans Sugar
sold for 81 to Sic per h., at auction.
CIscrssATI, Feb. 23.-The provision market is
excessively dull. The market for Flour closed
dull. Snperfne is quoted at S5 so to IS go per bb
Sugar y quoted "a to SIC per lb; the market closed
firm. The sales of Whisky amounted to 1900 bbls.,
at 20lc per gallon Corn is quoted at 4a TO 49c per
bushel The market closed steady. Oats are quo
ted As TO 49c per bushel.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22.--The Flour market closed
dull at S. Is for Superfne. Wheat closed firm.
White is quoted At 81 30. Corn closed firm. Yellow
Is selling at so to 53c.: White Corn 50 to SEC Pork
closed firm at SIT so. Keg Lard closed steady at
lls to LIZ. Hemp is selling Mt 81 p to 81 IS.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE Feb. 23.-The Ohio river at this
point is at stand, with eight feet six inches Of
water in the canal.
yIcKsBuRG Feb. 23. The steamer A. o. Tyler
passed down at 8, and the Minnehaha at IL o'clock
last night.
The Woodford passed down at 2, the John Raine
and the Lewis Whteman at O'Clock this morning.
The Imperial passed down at noon to-day.
LoulsvILLE, Feb. 23.--The Ohio river at this
point is rising, with eight feet three inches in the
canal and six feet four inches in the pass on the
falls.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-A severe Southwesterly
gale passed over this city yesterday afternoon,
which unToofed several buildings, prostratcd tile
telegraph lines, mpeded railroad trains and caused
considerable damage in the vicinity.