New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-09
for Charleston. The result of their joint mission is


already known.
Charges Against the Mobile Postmaster
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Postmaster at Mobile
positively denies the violation Of letters in his
office.
The Coolest Yet.
NEW YoRK, Feb. s. - Meteorological dispatches
from the North represent this day as being the
coldest experien ced for several years.
Duel on the Tapis
NEw YORK, Feb 8.-A telegraphic message from
Washington says that rumors are ahoat that Sen
ators johnson and Wigfall are arranging the pre-
liminaries for duel .. m..
The Tehuantepec Transit Route.
Several secessioniSts are meditating demons
tration upon the Tehuantepec Transit Route, on
which Senator Benjamin and others claim to have
a lien under the grants.
Marine Disaster
Pass OuTRE, Feb. 8.-The ship Valentia, Aus
tin master, from Havre, arrived here this morning,
having on board Capt. o. G. Lane and the crew of
the bark Nimrod, of Boston. The Valentia fell in
with the bark Nmrod Saturday, Feb. I'd, full of
water, and with her main and mizzen masts gone.
The vessel had previously been capsized.
Arrival of the Steamer Bremen.
New YoRK, Feb. 8.-The North German Llyod's
has been signaled off Sandy Hook.
Military Preparations in Massachusetts,.
BosroN, Feb. 8.-The Governor of Massachusetts
has issued orders to the military to prepare itself
for active service.
Tremendous Gale North.
New York Feb 8.-This city PHILADELPHIA and
Baltimore were last night visited by tremendous
gale, unroofDg houses, prostrating trees to the
ground, and doing other serious damage.
United States Navy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The United States steamer
Mohawk is now taking in COAL and, as soon as
ready, will proceed to Tortugas and Pensacola.
The steamer Crusader will take her departure in
the course of few days.
The resignation of Capt. D. N. Ingraham has
been accepted. ."-
Com. VIM B. Shubrick will probably retain his
commission.
Congressional Proceedings,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.--No business of import
ance was transacted to-day in either the Senate or
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The proceedings in the
Senate and House of Representatives yesterday,
were of an unmportant character.
News from the Pacific.
FoRT KEARNEY, Feb. S.-We are in possession
of San Francisco dates to the 23d uIt., by the
rival of the Overland California Pony Express
at this point to-day.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Uncle Sam
sailed the 2lst ult. from San Francisco for Panama
taking out 81 l,044 900 of treasure on freight
| Business in every branch of trade was quiet
| Candles were worth zoe. the pound. There was
no change in the prices of Sugar. Provisions
closed dull and with downward tendency.
| A grand Union military demonstration was ad
vertiged to take place on the 22d inst.
Domestic Markats.
| New York, Feb. Cotton closed dull anG
heavy at irregular prices sales to-day $50 bales a
| lO9c for Middng. Flour declined &C.; sales 975t
bbls, at S. 10 to IS Is for Superfne State. Corr
dull and declined lc.; sales $1,000 bushels at 63 tt
67c. Pork firm; sales 500 bbis., at SIT 37a t
SIG so for Mess. Lard dull sales $50 bbs. at 8
to 1O}c. Sugar closed dull at yesterdays rates.
CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-The sales of Western Mes
Pork included 500 bbls, at SIT. Lard is quoted a
81 to Ole. Flour-Sales 1000 bbls. at 81 60 t
81 10 for Superfne. Oats-Sales 5000 bushels q
81 to 272c. Whisky is quoted at lac. per gallon
River Intelligence.
| VICKSBuRG, Feb. S.-The steamer New Faiis Cit
passed down at 8, and the Yazoo at P. NJ. yestel
day the James johnson and Won Phul at 5, an
the Autocrat at o'clock this morning.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. S.-The Ohio river at this poin
is falling, with ten feet water in the canal by th
| mark.