New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-14
NUMBER 35,
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
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sr. SosEpHr No., April l3.-The frat Pony Es
press rom San Francisco arrived here at O'Clock
this evesing with ad7iees from the Pacific coast to
| the 3D. inst
/ The Pony Express made the run between the
ternini Of die San francisco telegraph lines in ten
i days. :
j While the messages were in the aet Of being
opened for Transmission, the telegraph line easi
4 broke down between Kansas City and Leayen
worth City. The line win be up in the morning
and the news VIII be Immediately dispatched.
| Congressional.
WASHINGTON, April 13.--arr Curtis, on behalf d
| the Committee on the Pacific railway, reported
| the bill to be printed and referred IL back to the
Senate and House Of Representatives.
Great Excitement in Washington.
/ WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49, Great excitemeni
Ii prevailing throughout the city in regard to an
affair of honor which will probably take place
| shortly between two prominent members Of the
House of Representatives
\ The recent eolloquy besEeen the Hon. Roger A.
Pryor q Virginia and the Nbn J. F. Potter, Wis
consitfs has caused the former to SEND challenge
to Mr. Potter to fight duel outside the District of
Columbia.
Colonel Lander, the friend afMr. Potter. has ac-
eepted the challenge and named Bowie as the wea-
pons to be used on this occasion. He also offered
to substitute himself for Potter as principal
Dhe friends Of Mr.. Pryor decEnedthe use Of such
q weapon, saying that arms of that description
were used only among barbariaHs, and also decline
to accept the substitute.
Mr.. Pryor is still in Virginia, and has as yet re-
ceived no information to the action ofis friend
Which was probably taken after q consultation
with Messrs. Miles, Keith, Mason and Hammond
SECOND DIsPATcH.--Mr. Potter made his appesr-
ance in the House this afternoon, and was greeted
by his friends.
Episcopal Bishop for Kansas.
TOPEKA, X. T., April l3.--Dr. Dyer Of New
York, was this day elected Episcopal Bishop for
Kansas Territory.
Railroad Accident
sT. LogIs, April l3.-The tressework Of the ST.
Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad gave wag az 10
o'clock last night.
The engine and baggage car, together with enc
passenger car, were precipitated down the en-
bankment.
Two persons were killed and several others
more or less injured.
The names of the dead and wounded have net
as yet been ascertained.
Domestic Markets
New YORK, April l3.-No material change has
this day taken place in the Cotton market i;
the sales amounted to 1900 bales; Middling Up
lands quoted at 11tc. Flour closed firm. Corn is
selling at II to TIC. per bushe the sales are reck
oned at 1900 bushels; the market closed dull
There were 60 bbls. of new Mess Pork sold at $lT.
The Coffee market closed frm Rio is selling l34
to 13ac. per lb. Porto Rico Moasses sold at 40 to
42c. per lb. The Sugar market closed dull and nm
settled; Porto Rico is quoted at SIC. per lb. Cuba
is selling at 81 to &c. per lb.
CINoNsAT1 April l3.-The sales of Pork to-day
amounted to 400 bbls. at SIT. Lard in bbs is sell
ing at l04c per lb. Flour closed firm at previous
rates. There were 1900 bbls. of Whisky sold at
Is to Isle. per gallon. Sugar closed firm at 81 to
DC. per lb Molasses is selling at 45 to 46c. per
gallon.
New YORK, April l3.-The Shipping List of to.
morrow morning will report the Cotton market
dull. The sales of the week amounted to $500
bales. It will quote Midding Orleans at 11sc.
Sugar has declined ! during the three business
days. The arrivals from the West India Islands
continue to be large. The demand for Molasses is
fair; the market steady at previous quotations.
The List will quote Exchange on London at 81 to
Sc. prem, and Exchange on Paris at ST. 164c.
to 81. 17Sc.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, April 13.-The Ohio river at this
point is rising rapidly, with IL feet inches of
water in the canal and feet 6 inches in the bars
ON the falls.