New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-25

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Ths b1a'ng NH y III. sis were passed 81 fhs Senate
Of Forrest mango ne name Of n. Graves Is DAT
;aaa;.t ahs ~ ior changing he terms Il e. ;s.snt
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Mr. Wsatiy iutssassssa assspa I q IL, as,sspasn essy
sxsension of the charter of sks Sss sSs ts
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State Seminary Of Learning ssss ss g y
! proved March 10, 1853 "a q az ~ ARs
II. Laidlaw gave notice u ii iussasion {. I.
froduce bill authorizing The eonsxncsio,s X (
Railroad from Baton Ronge To inseEesns sc assst n
Northern Railroad at Ponchitcuia ~ V y ~ Sessss
e Congressional Procsedires. If
!. WAsHisaT0N, Feb. 24.-In the HOUSE yestexaay
four more ballots were taken for the election 81 4
| printer The attempt, however proved uustlessse-
fni and there seems to be no prospect of an else
ton for the present. 1 e
maturing bill for changing the whole postal sey
vice between the Atlantic and Pacific States.
i The bill contemplatss abolishing sll she Isthnus
routes and providing daily Overland Mail, start
ing from different points west of the Mississippi
river. VII = sE#aS3 N
i In the House to-day three more nnsuecsssfal
ballots were taken for Printer without materially
altering the result of previous ballots.
j The proceedings Of the House otherwise were
4 not OF special Importance
i Atchison and 81, Joseph RaiIroaa
ATcHIsos, Mo-, Feb. A.-The Atchison and ST.
Joseph Railroad has been completed to this place
and viii be opened for bnainess on the Iss of
/ March.
] Troops for New Mexico.
| sWAsHINGTos, Feb. 24.--The report that the Gov
Chihuahua, for the protection Of tie property aud
lives OF American citizens and to redress alleged
/ outrages is incorrect. 70
No troops have been ordered to these points, as
the Government has not yet, received official in
formation Of such a<character as to warrant the
/ adoption Of such measures
/ Free Trade IN Alabama
4 MosTaoMEny, Feb 24.-I'he Legislature Of this
State has passed bill exempting all goods i'm
ported into Southern ports from the usua taxation
i when sold in this State.
-. "A joint resolution was also adopted to caIl
i State Constitution
/ The Kansas Abolition Bill vetoed.
Il LEAvENwoRTH, *. T., Feb, 24.--Gog. AIedary
has vetoed the bill recently passed BY the Legisa-
ture q this Territory, providing for the abolish
ment OF slavery in Kansas tis the general belief,
however, that the Abolition members Of the Legis-
,as1re can command sufficient strength TO pass the
| bill over the Governors veto.
Steamer E a. Ogden Sunk
| ST. Lours, Feb. 24.The Missouri river steamer
y. A. Ogden met with an accident and SUNK abont I
six miles above Jefferson City, on " ednesday.
The boat j. total loss. She had on board d
4 valuable cargo, which is materially damaged. "
i Increase Of Revenue
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.The revenue received
| INTO the Treasury for the month ending December
3lst, exceeds the amount received for the cores
gether with considerable increase at New York
i during the month of January and thus far in Feb
ruary Of this year. authorizes the belief that scere-
tary Cobbs estimate Of s56 900 revenue for the
present fiscal year will be fully sustained and per-
4 haps considerably exceeded. III
i United States Treasury.
II WARRINGTON, Feb. 24.--The amount of speeie in
the Treasury subject to draft is 500 0oo besides
sz,500,0 QUO Treasury notes that may be reissned.
Il Bark Atlas Ashore
BOSTON, Feb. H.-The bark Atlas from New
Orleans, bound for Boston, went ashore yesterday
morning ON Chatham Beach, It is, however, be- 4
ieyed that after discharging portion Of her cargo
she may be got of, with comparatively slight
damage
/ The Slave Nelson HING.
VIcKsBuRe, Feb. 24.--T The runaway slave Nelson,
who was arrested and tried some time SINCE for All
assault with intent to kill oyerseer, ,was execa-
ted in this city this afternoon
The Shipping List Report.
NEw foRM. Feb 24-The Shipping List Of To-
dropping the sales Of the week amounting to 5000
bales. It will quote Mddling Orleans at Ii3c
The List will report freight on cotton to Liver
1t will report the Sugar market dull. with de-
cline Of during the week. All qualities of sugar,
and more particularly of the new crop, have slightly
There is fair demand for Molasses, bnt the prices
remain generally unchanged.
Tobacco closed dull, but steady.
The List will quote exchange on London lit 81 to
81 81 aA' i7ac. - ''ise = 1ai's : y, - .
Domestic Markets
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-Western Mess Pork was
offered at SIT so per bbl. there were no buyers
in the market. The sales of Lard amounted to zoo
kegs at l02. Flour closed dull--the sales amount
ing to 1900 bbls at % 40 to S. 80. The sales Of
Whisky amounted to l40O bbls. at 2Oac. per gallon
Sugar closed finer; the sales consisted OF 100 hhds.
at 81 to Sac. for prime and sc. for fair. MoIasses
is quoted at a to 4sc. per gallon. Coffee closed
hrn at Ia 70 l3de. per pound. Corn closed
4 N Shp s
/ New YORK, Feb. 24.-The Cotton market closed
~ dnll i, the sales to-day amounted to 1900 bales.
Middling i quoted at III to lie, The turn il in
favor OF the buyers. OF the 1900 bales sold to-day
800 were sold in transit The Flour market is less
active; the prices remain generally unchanged.
The sales of Corn amounted to $4,000 bushels, at so
TO 83c. The market closed firm. Pork is quoted
at Sl7 so to SIS 40 per bbl. The market closed
dull Lard is selling at 1oa to II &c. per lb. The
market closed dali. Molasses closed steady the
sales consisted Of 1000 bbls. New Orleans Molasses
j IS quoted at 49c. per gallon. There were some
lots sold at auction at 46e Sugar has declined 4e
New Orleans Sugar is quoted at "a to Sc. per ih
4 64c. per lb.
River Intelligence
1 ST. Louis, Feb. a. The Mississippi river at this
point has risen four feet within the last four days.
and still continues to rise at about the same rate
i with ten feet of water ia the channel 10 Caro-
The Missouri and all the rivers above are also
| rising rapidly.
The Upper Mississippi is not yet opened TO Kee-
4 *,
LouIsvILLE, Feb. 24.-The Ohio river at this
point falling slowly with eight feet six inches Of
water IN the canal and six feet four inches in the
pass on the falls.
VIoKsBuRG Feb. 24.-The steamer Gen. Quitman
and the Touro, passed down at 4 and the Gharmer
at O'Clock this evening
JAIL FIRED BY 4 PRIsoNER-THE IscEsDIARY
BURNT TO DEATH.-The City Hall at Garbondale,
Pa, was fired on Tuesday morning, the lith, by
n Owen Higgins, prisoner, who perished in the
flames. The building was completely destroyed,
together with the courthouse and jail attached
PREPARING FOR SERVICE The WashingtonSt States
says, in its personal 2 column.
Tom Hyer has arrived here. and is qnartered AZ
the National. He is already run down With invita-
tions to sporting saloons, and will in day or two,
give sparring exhibitions for the special benefit of
Congressman.
In this connection correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post makes the following defiant
propositions: 5sg5 8s
NV attention has been called to your paper of
the 10th, in which understand you 70 propose
match between John M0rTissey and some OF the
members Of Congress who profess to be ready to
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