New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-31
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ST. LOUIS, Dec, 20 The Republican, of to-day
contains an announcement that the commandan
Of the arsenal here is in receipt of letter datet
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 10, stating that party OF Re
Publcans sympathizers with Montgomery in
tended to take by force the arsenal and Jefferson
barracks, and to transfer the nlovcable property
thereof to Kansas.
From South Carolina,
CHARLESTON, Dec. 29-Collector Colcock mott
lied the Convention to-day that the officers Of The
customs at Charleston had renowned the Fedora
Government and entered into the service of the
State of South Carolina.
The military bill was under consideration.
Mechanics at Fort Moultrie Discharged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-The special Charleston
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says, in tele
gram Of today, that the Baltimore carpenters and
brick masons employed upon fort Meultre were dis
charged by Major Anderson this morning, for hay
ing refused to bear arms against the State of South
Carolina.
Troops for South Carolina.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ca, Dec. 29.-The troops of the
State have been called in, to join those of South
Carolina.
Unknown Steamer off Cape Race.
er-probably the Australasian- passed Cape Race
yesterday. The prevalence Of violent gale pre-.
vented her being .ea"ded.
old for the South
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The Tribune of this morn.
ing says that sl,7G0,000 in gold were sent South
yesterday and to-day from the sub.treasury.
The Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The revenue cutter Harriet
Lane is getting ready for sea, under sealed orders
No Money for Cugtom-H House Clerks
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The Custom.house clerks
were to-day officially informed that there was no
money for them, and their salaries must for the
present remain unpaid.
Sterling Exchange at New York.
NEW foRK, Dec. 29.-sterling Exchange rules
nominally at 1889 to 1O41 premium.
Manchester Trade. .a@
New YORK, Dec. 29.-Private letters received
from Manchester by the last steamer reported
trade gloomy. A large number of American orders
had been countermanded.
The Greek and China trade was also represented
as being exceedingly bad.
Florida for Secession.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dec. 29.-Four-ffths of the
recently elected delegates in favor of secession
From Washington
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Ihe Cabinet continued
in session yesterday some six hours, and adjourned
till to-day, without arriving at any definite conclu-
sion relative to the affairs of South Carolina
The Cabinet broke up last night without coming
to any conclusion relative to the disposition Of
troops at Charleston.
The impression prevails here that conflict is in
evitable
In the Cabinet Messrs. Toucy and Holt urged
measures of Defence and the others further eyacu-
alton, if necessary.
The Senate Committee of Thirteen, after CON
sidering the propositions of Senators Douglas,
Bger and Rice, were unable to agree upon any
recommendation, and the report is expected early
to-day.
The House Committee of Thirty-three agreed
almost unanimously to the proposition of Mr.
Adams, offering an amendment to the Constitution,
so as to prohibit the passage by Congress of any
law interfering with slavery in the States where it
now exists.
It is stated, with some show of probability, that
at the meeting of the Cabinet yesterday the Com.
missioners from South Carolina requested the
President tn inform him whether ar not Moior