New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-28
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE,
The Victoria Bridge Cornerstone Laid.

Inc Victoria brldSe Corner-oLone Aalu.
MONTREAL, c. E., Aug. 27.-The Prince of Wales
laid the cornerstone of the Victoria Bridge, Sat
urday.
His progress through Canada is attended with
great enthusiasm
Judge Douglas in Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Aug. 27.-Judge Douglas arrived in
this city yesterday and was received with the great
est enthusiasm. He addressed large and intelll-
gent assembage of people, and spoke with tre-
mendous effect In answer to a question, the
States should treat all attempts to break up the
Union by resistance to its laws, as Old Hickory
treated the Nullifiers in the plot of '32.n
The people shouted with excitement, and roman
candles and sky.roekets were discharged without
regard to expense,
Domestic Markets ..=.
New YoRK, Aug. 27.--The Cotton market was
firm to-day, while the sales embraced 1900 bbls. at
iOH to lie. for Middling Upands
Flour has advanced l0c. per Dbl. The sales
amounted to Is 900 bbls. at S. % to IS 40 for Su
perine State. Wheat closed firm at an advance
of lc. to &c. per bushel. Corn closed dull with
sales of $500 bushels at prices ranging from 62a to
69c. The market for Pork was firm at Sl9 70 to
SO 3l5 per Dbl. for Mess.
Lard is dull. The sales to-day reached $50 bbls.
at 12l to 13} cents per h. Cuba and Muscovado
Molasses are quoted at "a cents per gallon. Sugar
closed dull with sales at 6l cents for Fair Refining
and 6} to 81 cents per lb for Cuba st. Domingo
Coffee is selling at l2i to l3 cents per lb.
C1NoINSAr1, Aug. 27-The Flour market closed
active, with sales of 1000 bbs. at 81 55 to 81 10.
Whisky is quoted at lSc. per gallon. Provisions
are selling at nominal prices.
sGza River Intelligence
| LOUISVILLE, Aug. 27.-The river at this point
continues to fall, with feet inches of water in
| the canal.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 27-The Ohio river at this
point is still falling, with feet inches of water in
the canal by the mark.
ARKANSAS MODE OF EsJoYMENr.-The state Of
society in Arkansas was excessively rough several
| years since. We hope and believe it has improved
latterly. The most frightful tragedies were enact
| ed very frequently and the people seemedto think
nothing of them. dangerous cutting scrape was
regarded as a rather comical affair than otherwise
as witness the following, which is substantially
true:
Two desneradoes met at a tavern in Helena one
evening. They were named respectively Tom
Scroggs and Bill Pike. Says Scroggs:
"Hows things3n
"Peart,H says Pike. 5=
Heard you said you'd bleed me next time W.
That's me, said Pike, and two boWe-knive
flashed hercely forth The fellows had carved eael
other pretty briskly for ten or twelve minutes
when, as Pixies ears had been shaved of and hi
abdomen been several times punctnred, it suddenl.
occurred to him that he had enough of it, and HI
struck his eolors.
What's all this ~ tremblingly inquired stran
ger who entered Just as the fight ended.
tOh it's of ne count says the landlord, a
ETHEREAL creature of some two hundred and hft
pounds weight, and with face of barn.door pre-
portions "'taint nothin'. Some oil the boys hav
been er1oHin MerseiUes a title, that's ALL Won
you hist in a little pizen, strangerfh and the 81
nial landlord set out black bottle and yellow h9y
of brown sugar.
Curious country, that Arkansas, several yea
ago.