New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-22
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Speaker Pennington.

New YoRE, Aug. 2l.-Hon. Wm Pennington,
Speaker of the United States House of Representa-
tiVes during the last session of Congress, has ad
dressed his constituents, declining being reelected
to Congress.
Missouri Election.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-The following are the Off
cial returns of eighty eight counties for Governor
of this State: G. f. Jackson 64 1872 Orr 50 1882
H. Jackson, 5000; J. c. Gardenhire, 6,000.
Twentyone counties are yet to be heard from.
Battle with the Indians.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 2l.-Advices received at this
point from the Territory of Mexico, state that a
party of Nayajoe Indians attacked a settlement
eleven miles below Santa Fe killed two men and
drove off their stock. The citizens went out, and
after an engagement recovered the stock, killing
thirteen Indians and losing five Of their party
Domestic Markets.
CISc1NNATI, Aug. 30.-The Flour market closed
to. day at 81 80 to 81 50 per bbl, The sales of
Whisky embraced 500 bbls. at l72c. per gallon.
Pork was held at SO rs to $40 co.
New YORK, Aug. 2o.--The Cotton market is
shade tirmer, while the sales amounted to 1900
bales at lie. The market for Flour closed dull,
with sales of Ii 060 bbs. at SIS 05 to SIS 15c. for
Superfne State The sales of Whisky were
fined to 500 bbls., at III to 2lac. Corn is active;
ranging from so to Gle. Pork closed dull at
$l9 S75 per bb for Mess. Lard closed buoyant,
with sales of 700 hbs. at II to l2lc. per lb. Coffee
closed quiet at 13i to 131c. per rb for st. Domingo.
Cuba
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2l.-The Ohio river at this
point continues to rise, with feet inches water
in the canal, by the mark.
ST.. LOUIS Aug. 1.-THE Mississippi river at
| this point is at a stand, with feet water to
| Cairo
| LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2l.-The Ohio river at this
| point continues to rise, with feet inches Of
water in the canal by the mark.
! ST.. Louis, Aug 2l.-The Mississippi river at this
point is at stand, with feet OF water to Cairo.
vIcksErRG, Aug. 2l:-The steamer Ycksburg
passed down at i o'clock last night. The Time
/ passed down at III and the Natehez at III o'clock
| this morning.
! WHAT WILLIS SAYS ABorT HIS WArGn.-In
/ travelling with this unnatural rapidity toward sun.
down, must not forget TO record the difficulty |
/ found in keeping the time Of day. Between New
| York and st. Louis, of course we were to gain an
hour and ten minutes on the cleek--a difference |
should not have taken notice of with railroad
I speed but for the new ownership OF the bit Of IN
fallbity in my pocket. The watch which the
| Waltham Company had made for me (and which
had not varied second from It's punetuality in ten
months) was to be wound up IS usnaI-a daily les
son in the difference of longitude, and ons which
was to be carefully calculated for in the departure
] of trains and steamboats,. But it was curious how
| subject found had become to u local meridian,
in this way-belieying in the stability or oentrality
of places according as they We're more OF less Wall
/ THANH / am sure | should never feel at home with
such belated sunrise as they have at st. Louis
uneomfortably dis Walthamized as ] found n3ysel
all day, in meal times and engagements. MOL le
ne recommend TO the emigrant who wishes to fee
at home in the West to avoid somehow this niieXi
BILE standard in the pocket; either wean hiHsel
from his ''Walthami before starting, or let himsel
nun down till he gets there!
willis Home Journal.
A farmer called at the house of a lawyer to con
suit him professionally. is + squeer at home
he inquired of the lawyers wife. He was answere
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