New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-17

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ID RICHMOND, Dec. l6.-Plfny Miles, Of South Caro-
lima, is exceedingly i'll with pneumonia. 49,.
Maxcy Gregg is promoted to Brgadier-
General. .
Nothing new from the camps this afternoon.
RICHMOND, Dec. l5.-In the Virginia Legislature
measures are progressing to make appropriations
for the relief of the Charleston sufferers
The indications are strong again of very early
engagement at Manassas and other points onthe
Potomac, and possblyon the Peninsula. q,
rt& From Bowling Green. '-s IS,
NASHVILLE, Dec. 16.-The Bowling Green cor
respondent of the Union and American says the
enemy's advance number from 5000 to 5000 men.
They are at Green river with some artillery, but
they have shown no disposition to cross the river.
They are repairing the bridge over the river. =,
Reliable adyices represent Gen, Humphrey Mar
shall steadily advancing towards Lexington, and
| meeting with little or no opposition. -.
A gentleman who left Paducah on the 11th inst
says the Federas had only about 600o troops sthere,
10000 at Cairo and Birds Point, and 700 at Smith
land.
There are no indications at Cairo Of speedy
movement down the Mississippi. -,-
Lincoln's message and Cameron's report has
produced great change among the Union men
about SmithIand.
From Lineolndom via Nashville.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9.-SeveFal of our regiments
| have moved forward on the Louisville and Nash
| vile Railroad, to make room for regiments con-
stantly arriving and if preparation means anything
| forward movement will. certainly take place at
| an early day.
| n To1 81 ,tau
from Loudon, Saturday afternoon, that Gen. G. B.
Crittenden is at Cumberland Gap with large force,
| and 5000 more are at Morrstown, coming to join
him. He also says, Crittenden has thirty days ra-
tions and fears he will invade Kentucky from that
| point The Tennessee Brigade and Col. Garrard's
regiment, having gone to Somerset, there are no
| troops left to check him (Crittenden).
/ CINCINNATI, Dec. l0.-Gov Magofin is said to be
| much exasperated at the attempt of the rebels to
| set up a Provisional Government for Kentucky in
the Southwestern corner of the State and 1t is BE-
eved he is willing to cooperate more heartily with
| the Union Legislature.
| RICHMOND Dec. l6.-In Congress, to-day, Henry
| C. Burnett and Judge Monroe were sworn in as
members from Kentucky. A large number of mil.
! itary appointments were confirmed, and will be
| published in the Army Register. Nothing from
| the camps.
| Louisiana Legislature. 's'
| BATON ROUGE, Dec. 16.-ln the Senate the Bank
| ing Committee reported two bills. The first is in re
lation to suits or proceedings for the forfeiture
the charters of the banks of this State. The seconi
is in relation to the authorizing of the free bank
now existing to issue circulating notes in accord
ance with an ordinance of the last State Conven
| ton. -.-.-
bill appropriating $4,000 for the construction
Of Taylor's Repeating Battery was passed. A bill
was passed to abolish the office of Superintendent
of Public Education ayes 10, noes 2. Mr.. Leef
introduced a bill to appropriate $25, 900 for tn
relief of the sufferers by the Charleston fire, which
was referred to the proper committee. Mr.. Leef
also offered bill to legalize the issue of smal
notes by the city of New Orleans. Mr. Cronan'
House resolution of thanks to Gen. Beauregar
passed unanimously, The bill authorizing th
Police Jures of the several parishes to levy take
for war purposes, passed its final reading. MI
Texada offered bill to assume the debts con
tracted on account of the war by the city of Ne1
Orleans and the several parishes. In the Hous
the Committee on Banks made report with tw
bills which were ordered to be printed, and mad
the special order for Wednesday. A bill to reserv
from sale the Salt Springs and Saline Water
passed. bill relative to the registry of voters il
the city Of New Orleans passed. This bill cancel
the old books, and directs the opening of neP
books.
The special committee on the bill for the relic
of cotton planters reported favorably on the bill
and the report was ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. Salomon.-A bill to amend the act in re
lation to the collection of costs of appeal from
Justices courts in the parish of Orleans ant
another by the same member, to modify the pun
ishmept for crimes in certain cases. Both bill
were referred.
An important bill was offered by Mr.. Mcdonald
to provide against the sacrifice of property by ju
dcial process; and another, by Mr.. Moore, to sus
pend for limited period the forced collection o
debts. Both bills were referred.