New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-20
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

ALgASr. Jan. l9.-The Hon. Clark B Gfcn.
rane's illness has developed into insanity, and he
Utica. 80. ~ ~
4 NAsnvrLsR, Tenn, Jan. I7-.The Fenasssa.,
Democratic State Convention met to-day, rs plr
pose Being 10 nominate State officers and eleetine
delegates to the Charleston Convention.
Inc Convention recommend Mr.. johnson as a
snitahie candidate for the Presidency.
w AsItINaToS, Jan. l9,--Thc examination Of Wit
nesses BY the Committee Of Investigation an
pointed by the Senate. to inquire into tie Tiafpefs
Il elicited. - Z.
MERlDES, Coss., Jan. la.--The convention held
here yesterday, representing the manufacturing
the conventions owing to the fact that many of the
members belonged to the Republican party, others
| to the Democratic.
Each party formed separate convention.
The two conventions, however, adopted CON
servatiye resolutions.
New Yo.E, Jan. 1e.-aIr Christopher =. Hewitt.
one of the telers in the Market Bank Of this city,
4 committed suicide
| NEW fegK, Jan. 19.-A shocking accident Or
CURED yesterday afternoon on the Hudson RiYer
Railroad. The accommodation train from sing
hnlng n ran INTO the cypress train coming from Al
manner, at the same time killing and 5yoandine
many OF the passengers. 49, - N
The following is list Of those who were Killed
or wounded: hfs, Fields, of Bfoeklya, kleds
Bishop MeGlosky, Of Albany, seriously friared
MS. thompson, the Mife Of the publisher al Bank
Note List, had both her legs broken, Several
others were more or less injured.
Az the time the collision tuak pIare l,ash f-apss
were proceeding to New York.
Another similar bat less disastrous aeeilaat oe-
enrred on the Harlem Railroad yesterday morning.
II me Harlem train came in collision with the New
haven tram Ia the saakpe tnnne-lhe hfuise was
not not OF n serious nature. Mr. Elijah Baadfara, of
hta Plains, WAS seriously injured; a number OF
othefs were slightly injured.
NEW 1oRE, Jan. i9.-fhc cotton market closed
Hrul RlidtiliuLf ~ 1lna, II,
We're 600 bales taken to-day at anation at II 10
4 llsc. per lb. The Flour market closed tlu
| zIhe sales consistsit Of 800 barrels at y 70
per barrel Oats arc quoted at As 10 4e}e.
| per hnsliel. Eastern Mess Pork Is quoted At
SIG 81 per barrel. The sales of cotton aiaolntsd
70 1000 bales. The market closed FIRM. Middlng
| s qnofea at fse. New Orleans sngar IS quoted at
Il TO sac. Cuba Sugar is quoted al II 70 lie. per
Id. The market closed firm.
GIscINNATI, Jan. l9.-Gorn is quoted at - TO
eoc per bashel; the market closed firm. Pro-
excited and unsettled. Western Mess Park is
quoted at sl7; tho sales amounted to $500 barrels.
lard i quoted at % to lale psf pound; he
market closed quiet. There were 400 latFes Of
Whisky sold to-day at u 10 q 5c. per gallon Oats
i are quoted ut 10 to SOC. per hasilel.
ST. LorIs, Jan. Ia.The Mississippi river, at this
point. il Ut stand, With ay to seven feet q water
| to Cairo.
LOUISVILLE JAM 10 The Ohio river, al this s.
point, is FILLING rapidly, with seven feet eight
inches of water in the canal and fifteen feet eight
|, inches IN the pass Oh tue tssils.
ytfksBt.gt, Jan. 70. - The steaniers Etlraril
Walsh passed down AZ six O'Clock this evening.
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From LArouReHE-fhe Thihodaax Gazette OF
the 18th says:
The weather for the past few days mas been sery
warm and very nnsettied Rain and muddy roads s
Is the common complaint of the travelling public
As for the planters, they are waiting fer better
times IN order To finish putting in the ground the
cane has kept very bally during the Wintar, ana
gloomy pictures OF short crops next season. are
held up by the planters, Tho Iaioarche is rising
slowly with enough water 10 aceonaa8liate he
largest class steamers.
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MistaoTH Hoa.-fhe Augusta Canssitisi;oasisl
notices beg l that town, thFea years oil, wega-