New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-12
Later frosn fla.ifarnIn.
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at Fort Rearney. : - ''V' - seioepsea
GENERAL lSTELEIGENcE-Th Steamer ITneIs
Sam is full three days overdue frn, pss.,
WIN passengers leaving New York on the III
instant, winch causes apprehensiors FRAT the
rioters on the fsthnus may have anaae ed The rail
road and otherwise stopped the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
between Aspinwal and Panama. n Tie Uncle
Sam does not arrive before the Jst r,raw;yao. +hs
old steamer Washington will be the only one avai
able to take the next Eastern mail to Panama.
The Pony Express. with st. Louis dates to the
18th. arrived ~ San Francisco on the 25th
The steamer Moses Taylor ia advertised to sail
for Panama November 10th, to connect at Aspir-
wall with the Coatzacoalcos for New York, and
thus forming what is denomfnated the PEOPLES
Line between San Francisco and View York. Not
much confidence is yet expressed that this line will
really go into operation, although the agent, who
is Of Marshall o. Roberts, protests that fIis
principals are in earnest for permanent opposi-
ton TO Vanderbilt. Tho price Of passage in the
first cabin is advertised to be one hundred and fifty
dollars.
Senator Baker, Of Oregon, addressed animmense
audience at San Francisco last evening He
ayowed his intention to abide by the doctrine of
noninterventien with slavery in the Territories not
as 2 principal but as policy.
Two Two men were dreadfuily 1aeerated at CFuso
yaliey on the 25th, by the premature discharge Of
cannon while firing a salute in honor OF the
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana Republican Vie
torres. One OF them, named GayIord Campton,
Will MIpa probably e1Daii loose both eyes. ~
Inc great New Almaden Quicksilver Mine case 10
still pending In the United States Circuit Court
The argument was opened for the claimanfs by r.
G. Peachy, whose speech occupied weeks time
He was followed by Edmond Randolph for the
Government, who spoke during the entire session
Of another week. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, for claim
ants, has been speaking continuously FOR the past
three days, has just closed, and Randolph com.
menced his reply. Reverdy Johnson speaks next
for the claimants, when Randolph will, make the
closing argument for the Government As an IN
teilectual struggle, this has seldom an eqaaI.
The directors Of the San Francisco and San jose
RaIiroad have let the contract for completing the
WORK within three years for 81 200G, GEO. The dist
tance Is about forty-f miles.
The 10Th of November has been appointed by
the Governor for general thanksgiving.
Recent intelligence from Oregon says that the
account Of the late massacre of emigrants by the
Snake Indians was much exaggerated. Colonel
Wright had received positive information that all
but eleven OF the train had arrived at the settle
ments in safety, and strong hopes entertained
Of the escape of the eleven that had become sepa-
rated from the main body. The first considerable
| rain of the season occurred in Oregon on Wednes-
day, October 18th.
CoslMEEoIAL.-The country demand has been
| quite active the past few days, goods have gone
| forward lberaily, and while iobbers stocks were
experiencing relief, they have been in the masket
for partial review of supplies. Candles have
found an active request with sales to the trade the
| past three days Of about 5000 boxes good brands
at 23a to 23g, and closing quiet In meat proyis-
ions, the transactions ara limited and rates un-
changed. OF the butter received per Washington,
L
at 26 to 264c for good, 274c for choice and 2Sle.
J for extra. The market shows firmness with the
prospect of ruling at present prices for the receipts
now expected.
| Lard il slow at the last quotations.
| Domestic Liquors are dull Of sale; Alcohol roc;
| Pure Spirits 40c.; Whisky 40 to 421c.; American
Brandy is nominal at SOC; in Foreign there il no
inquiry or transaction. At auction l0AD casks first
| quality Bordeaux Wine sold at SO to 33c.
| Sugars show but little animation Prime New
Orleans is quotable at llc., good Muscovado at
| lo3c., China No. at SO. and nominal, Crushed is
| inquired for but none to be Ind within 15c.
Receipts of Wheat are light this week, and sales
for export limited Choice White is still quotabie
| at sl5 30.
| EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF AN ANorEET
| PRINTING! Press IN INDIA.-When Warren Hastings
was Governor-Generals of India, he observed that
in the district Of Benares little below the snrface
| of the earth is to be found stratum, OF kind ot
| fbrous woody substance, Of various thickness, in
4 horizontal layers. Major Roebuek, informed Of
4 this, went out to spot where an excavation had
been made, displaying this singular phenomenon.
In digging somewhat deeper, for the purpose OF
further research, they laid open vault, which, on
examination, proved to be of a kind Of printing
press set up in the vault, and it movable types
placed as ii ready for printing. Every inquiry was
set on foot to ascertain the probable period at
which such an instrument could have been placed
there, for it was evidently not of modern origin
and, from all the Major could collect, II appeared
probable that the place had remained id the state
In which it was found for at least one thousand
years. sle& III
We believe the worthy Major, on his return 10
England, presented Of the learned associations
with memoir, containing many curious specula
tions on the subject. Paper we know to have beer
manufactured in the East many centuries before We
had any knowledge Of it, and we have many rea
sons TO think that the Chinese had been acquainted
with the mode of printing they now employ, many
centuries before Faust invented it in Europe. II
certainly does credit to the inventive genius oi
the Romans to know that, while they approached
SO near as to engrave in style not to be equafed
present age gems and stones, and of course
the taking of impressions from them, they should
have remained ignorant of the art which has be-
slowed SO many blessings upon mankind.
| London Paper.