New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-30
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


CINCINNATI, Jan. 2s.-The steamer A. O. Tyler,
with 500 tuns of freight, struck the wreck of n
old steamboat and sunk almost instantly yesterday
morning, thirty miles below Louisville.
The Tyler, at the time Of the accident, was bound
to New Orleans and had left this place few DAYS
since. .5ul
| The loss on the cargo will be heavy. The boat
| will probably be raised.
| LEAvRNweRTH City, Jan. 2a.-The Leayenworth
and Pixies Peak Express Company have decided to
run pony express between Leavenwortll City and
| Sacramento the time to be made in ten days.
| The Utah mail service has been altered. The
mails are to be carried regularly once q month";
| New York, JAN 2s.-The ship John Boyd, load
ing at this port for Liverpool was destroyed by fire
4 while lying at her dock.
! She had on board 500 bales of cotton, and num-
Der Of other articles
| CINcINSATl, Jan. 2S.-The members of the Ten.
nessee Legislature left this city at O'Clock this
evening for Louisville.
| LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2S.-The Ohio river at this point
is still falling, with feet inches of water in the
| canal
| Sr. LOUIS Jan. 2a.-The Mississippi river at this
point continues to recede, with feet inches Of
water to Cairo.
| The navigation on the Missouri river is opened
as high as st. Joseph.
| New YORK JAN 2S.-The steamship Northern
Light of the Vanderbilt California mail line, ar
rived at this port, bringing adyices from San Fran
cisco to the 9Th inst.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The correspondent of
| the New York Tribune telegraphed to that paper
that Sherman has called conference of the Black
Republican members of the House to meet at
! noon to-day, for the purpose of selecting new
candidate for Speaker.
Sherman proposes to Withdraw If another cand
date can be selected with a better prospect Of
being elected.
The Tribune correspondent thinks that Penning-
ton will be nominated in place of Sherman, and
that Smith will be dropped by the Democrats, and
that the American members will be allowed to Sc
lect candidate from the Democratic party upon
whom MI will unite.
The correspondent of the New York Times saws
that the chances now decidedly in favor of
Corwin being nominated, and if so, that he will
be elected on Monday
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. The vessels Lizzie Thomp-
son and Georgiana, seized by the orders of the
Government of Peru are still held by that Govern
ment which refuses to give them up. The prinei-
pie reason the Government has for refusing to
make the restoration is, because they were iIle-
galy engaged in the guano trade. The PeruYians
suppose that Mr.. Clay, the American Minister, is
personally interested in the claim.
Mr. Zegarria, the Peruvian Minister, is lying dan.
| gerously i'll in this city.
Messrs. Pomeroy and Army are at present in this
city, and are busily engaged in cooperating with
Mr. Parrot for the purpose of efecting, as soon az
possible, a speedy admission of Kansas as State
intn IIt.iou undar Tho WyanSnffa
| The amount Of money received in the Treasury
during the last week is 81 100 900 of which amour
the most part was acquired BY Custom House du
4 ties, The amount in the Treasury subject to draf
is about $500 900.
The brigantine Young America, from New Or
leans bound for New York. has been considerbiJ
damaged by a collision with an unknown yesse
near Key West.
\ The Young America WIS taken into Nassau b
the wreckers, but the salvage was settled for $500
SAcKyILLR, JAM 2S.-The stockholders OF the
Nova Scotia Telegraph Company held convention
yesterday, for the purpose of eleeting Board OF
Directors and other officers for the ensuing year.
The stockholders fully yindieated the course
pursued by the American Telegraph Company
and the New York Associated Press insisting upon
the rule universally recognized by telegraph COM
panies, of g first come first served"
The new Board of Directors and officers viii sus-
tain the above rule in the transmission of all dis
patches over their line, SO soon as the company
free from the obligations entered into on behalf o
the company BY the old board.
I New York, Jan. 2S.-The sales of -four to-da,
amounted to 5000 barrels, at IL IS to IS 05. East
Mess Pork is quoted at lG s73 to SIT per barrel
Whisky is quoted at 24ac. per gallon. The cottoi