New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-28


inY THE sAHssAI AVID 4ssafcAs Isngs1
WASHINGTON, Feb. N The Commissioner sen
by Governor Houston, of Texas with irnportan
dispatches and documents for the Government IA.
arrived here and presented tic letter Of Governor
Houston, which accompanies the documents to ths
President.
The dispatches represent the condition of affair,
on the Texian frontier as truly deplorable, and
urge the general Government to take prompt mea
sures for suppressing the oatrageS which are con
stantly being committed.
Governor Houston's letter intimates to HE AID.
minstration very plainly that il tile General Gov.
eFnment does not take immediate action in the mat
ter against Mexico, he shall assume the response
bility on behalf of Texas Of chastisne Mexico for
the outrages which it is clearly proved by the doe
uments forwarded, the Mexican authorities Of Mat
amoras and other places, were party to.
The Pacific Postal Service.
WAsHINGToF, Feb. 2T.-The POST Once Commit
tee Of the Senate are about to report bill author
izing the Postmaster General to advertise for pro
posals to carry the entire mails between the Allan
tic and Pacific States BY the overland rontes with
the conditions that the letter mail shall 10 through
from points designated on the Mississippi river Ii
twenty days, and return In the same period, the
letter mail to leave semi-weekly. The newspaper
mail to be carried through from the same points In
thirty days, and to leave only weekly.
The proposed contracts are to run three years
from the lst Of July next.
BY the provisions Of the bill bids will also be iii
vited to carry the entire mail by the water and
lsthmns routes from New York Or New Orleans
semi-Weekly or weekly.
Bids for more or less frequent service will also be
received.
The Mosquito Protectorate Abandoned
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald says that Mr. Wycke the British Minister te
Nicaragua, has finally negotiated q treaty whereby
the British Government surrendeFs the Mosquito
proteetorate to Nicaragua. The British Govern
ment to receive an annual subsidy from that oi
Nicaragua Of 5000.
Slavery in the Territories.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Democratic mem
ming to consider, among other things, what course
they should pursue in Congress in relation to the
important question of the protection of slavery in
the Territories.
mediate slave code for the Territories received but
five votes. The five votes were given by Messrs
Mason, Clay, Chestnut, johnson Of Arkansas, and
Brown Of Mississippi
The resolution presented iii the Senate by Sena-
tor Davis then came up for discussion, and was
carried without division, and there is little doubt
that it will command all the Northern and South
ern Democratic votes. except those Of Senators
| Douglas and Pugh.
Consul to Vera Cruz
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-IThe steam sloop-of.war
| Brooklyn has been ordered from Pensacola to New
l York, for the purpose of taking out Col Picket
the newly appointed Consvl to Vera Cruz.
i Col Picket goes out with instructions from
! Washington to adopt all necessary and legal steps
i to meet the contingency which may arise In case
/ Miramon attacks Vera Cruz
Swedish Consul at New Orleans
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The President has recog-
| nized Mr.. Sybrandt as Vice-Consnl at New Orleans
for the Governments Of Sweden and Norway.
Arrival Of the Steamer Baltic.
! New York, Feb. 27.-The North Atlantic steam
ship Baltic has arrived at this port with California
| dates to the 9TH inst.
| Her news has, however, been mostly anticipated
| by the Overland Mail at ST. Louis, with dates Of
the Sd inst since which time nothing of special in
terest had transpired.
Domestic Markets.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2T-Western Mess Pork il
quoted at $IT to SIT rs per bbl. The sales of
Flour amounted to 600 bbls. at IS so to As 60 the
market closed dull. There were 1000 hbls. Of
Whisky sold to-day at 204c. Per gallon. Corn. Is
quoted at so to Sc per bushel; the market closed
New York, Feb. 97.-The Cotton market closed
dull hiddling Upands is quoted or III.
Flour is quoted at IS 10 to IS 20. The sales
amounted to $500 bbls. Whisky is quoted at 24c.
per gallon. Corn closed dull and unchanged Polar
whalebone closed at 81 to 5sc. Mess PORK steady
sales to-day 220 bbls at SIT so for old and $ls so
for new. Lard steady; sales to-day 900 hbls., at
Il to l14e.; Keg Lard l24c Molasses closed quiet.
Orleans is quoted at 49c. Sugar closed steady.
River Intelligence.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-The Mississippi at this point
is falling There is plenty of water, however, be-
tween here and Cairo, and to all accessible points
on the upper streams.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 27.-The Ohio river at this
point continued to fall till Sunday morning, when
there was seven feet of water in the canal.
It has risen over a foot, and s still rising, with
eight feet three inches in the canal and six feet 1--WE
inches in the pass on the falls
VYCu Tfnt str
Parallel passed down at 4, and the Fl. r. w. Hill
at 10 o'clock on Sunday evening; the VIM. NJ.
Morrison passed down at 2, the Monarch ut 1, the
Baltic at s. and the Iatan at 8 o'clock this morn
Maria Denning at o'clock this evening.
Congressional Proceedings
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--In the House to-day the
bill providing for the payment of invalid and other
pensions was passed.
The bill providing for the support of the Military
Academy at West Point was also passed.
Mr.. Fenton offered resolution, asking the
Secretary Of the Interiyr whether the land held in
trust by the Government for the benefit of the In
dans west of the Missouri river had been brought
into the market, and II 50, by whose authority.
The resolution was adopted,
A Printer at Last
The House to-day succeeded in electinr a Printer
by very close vote, many members being absent
at the time the ballot was taken. Ex-Governor
Ford, Of Ohio, is the successful candidate. The
total number of votes cast was 183, of which ex-
Governor Ford received So, and was declared
elected by one majority
After the election of Printer, the death of Cyrus
Sphinx was announced, and several euloges upon
the character and public services Of the deceased
were pronounced, when the usual resolutions were
passed and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. Davis presented a memorial
from the Legislature of New Mexico, asking for
the organization OF Arizona under territorial
form of Government.
The memorial was referred to the Committee on
Territories.
Mr.. Goilamer offered resolution. which was
adopted, that the Committee on Post Offees and
Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expe-
dieney OF requiring Il several Postmasters 40 re-
turn to the writers all letters remaining in the local
pest-etiees after having remained Id said Offices
thirty days.
Mr.. Toombs addressed the Senate at considera-
Bile length upon Browns resolutions for the protec-
tion of slavery in the Territories.
A memorial was presented from Samuel +. Dun
lap, claiming that the Government of Nicaragua
had given him and the company with which he was
connected the exclusive right to navigate the
waters Of Nicaragua by steam.
The memorial was referred 10 the COMMITTEE On
Foreign Affairs, when the Senate adjourned.
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON RouGR. Feb, 27.--H Honse-ln the House OF
Representatives to-day, Mr.. Evans on behalf OF the
Committee on Claims. reported nnfavorablY On the
bill for the relief Of Duncan Bines of Franklin par