New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-26
TALK ON CHANGE.

\ General quietness ruled supreme on the flags Of
Carondelet and environs yesterday. There was
some talk of the nature of the political adviees |
brought BY The Persia, but they are eouched, as
usual, in ambiguous language; that il, they are |
made up of reports. rumors and surnises. 1t will
be observed that the most Of the dispatches are
preiixed with the words, 4 IL is said there are
reports and rnmors, all this, that and The other,
and when shaken up It will be very difficult to find
out really what they do mean. Here j. another
dispatch which il news to many Of our old fogies.
IT, however, comes from Washington City, and
says the United States Government has offered
Perm Ia semi-half civilized country on the west
coast Of South America) 500 900 in full for all
claims she fPeru) may have against this country.
This is the first intiation that the United States
Wa indebted to Peru II the boot had been ON
the other leg, we might have comprehended it.
Perhaps We that is, the United States, do owe the
Peruvian Government, but we have never seen the
entry Oh Mr. Secretary Cobbss books, nor in his
| balance sheets OF his books of the Government
Throm slg aside the topsy -tursy adyiees over the
1 wires, We will walk on our flags and have talk.
| We find that the fine and superb steamer Coatza-
coaleos, ono Of the most commodious and comfort
able steamers ever in the Mississippi will leave
this day week, that is, next Saturday. for New
/ York, taking both cabin and other passengers at
very reduced rates. She also takes passengers for
Havana remaining there sufficient time for oil her
passengers to have promenade through the great
city, and purchase . good supply Of the weed.
Here III d fine chance for our travelling community.
sho lies at the foot Of Julia street.
There was some further talk about freghts and
cotton. The general foreign freight market does
not vary much Id il the rate for cetton to Liver
pool with almost every variety of rates for other
ports. Cotton il shipped n New York lor was on
saturday last) fol- Liverpool ut SID as 16d. ~
about one-half Of the current rates from hence.
However, the freighting business, the chartering
and taking up Of vessels, II about over for this
season
/ TheAswas some talk aud many remarks abont
anon III aulyersnent III the cotton trade that
il ssasss ome extent, say some few thousand
| bale, made, which have turned up. as
as il were, purchases Il that the negotiations
Ar bills--thc proceeds Of which were to pay for
he cotton did not reach a contract; conse-
atuently, it was something Of drawn operation,
tIAcre being necessity to call into use the five
daN lien law.
AS it is growing rather dull in fact, superlatirely
dull those little episodes required occasionally
to keep harmony and good feeling on the flags
CONNIE u fata.
We are passing through remarkably dry time.
L Wc were favored with q little rain on Saturday
Y st just sufficient to lay the Dust Though we
70 accounts Of heavy storms Of rain from the
{, Lower Louisiana and Mississippi are ID want
Il great element. The cane in the lower
= ~ cur etota ia sn.fering from fine eytrema