New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-08
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENC
Louisiana Legislature.

BATON RouGE March 7.-H0use.-Mr. O'Quinn
offered resolution that the Committee on Lands
and Levees be required to report a plan tor the
application of the funds arising from the sale Of
swamp lands for draining purposes. After some
discuss;cn the resolution was tabled.
Mr. BrusG submitted q resolution requiring the
removal of the portrait of eXPresldent bHchaGa 9ii
length one of JEFF. Davis. Withdrawn in consc-
quence Of numerous appeals.
Mr. Tarleton presented a resolution that com
mittee be appointed to report on the practcabillty
of making cutoff to connect the MlssssIppl With
Ship Island harbor. Passed.
The Committee ON Internal Improvements re.
ported unfavorably upon the appropriation to inl-
prove navigation on Tensas river.
Mr.. Allen, from the Select Committee, reported
q bill that instead of selling the negro children
born in the Penitentiary, they be made the SER
wants of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Lost
Several local bills, entirely OF an unlnterestlng
| nature, were introduced.
Mr. McFee offered resolution that it is the sense
| of the House, in consequence OF the state OF
| affairs and the tone Of Lincons inaugural, that
Louisiana should rGassert the right of the position
she has taken by pedging her honor I'd maintain
| the same at any cost
The general appropriation bill came up. The
| appropriation bill occupied considerable time and
passed with few slight changes.
The Senate bill fixing the date and terms of the
| District Court in each parish passed also, the
| Senate bill granting additional power to the Dis
trct Judges, which was referred to The Judiciary
| Committee.
An act giving the Governor the power to appoint
as many notaries as he thinks necessary.
The Senate bill authorizing the appointment 0
q keeper Of archives for the United States Cour
| in New Orleans was referred.
The Senate bill in regard to the appropriation
dividing $4,000 between various Asylums ant
Homes, was referred.
| The bill to close the mouth Of Bayou Plaquemine
was sent back from the Senate by substitute
which was made the order Of the day for Wednes
day.
Adjourned.
SeSate-The act relative to the Administratio
of the Charity Hospital and the Deaf, Dumb an
Blind Asylum5 was made the order for Friday.
The House resolution in regard to Gen. Twigg
was COncuTed in.
The rest of the business was of a local nature.
Proceedings Of the Federal Congress.
WAsuIHGToH, March TN the Senate, MI
Wi@faii in answering Mr.. Douglas, considered til
Inaugural warlike. He said the seeded State
would never come back under any circumstances
He asked the Government to withdraw the troop
in the seeded States not to attempt to collect IT,
butte and make treaty. BY so doing. said he
you will have peace, act otherwise and you wi
have war!
Senator Douglas in replying, feared Forts Sun
! ter and PCkcns could not be held much longer b
the Federal troops Once Fort Sumter might hay
been reinforced, He did not believe it now coul
without 10, ,OOO men BE coNusetel prompt acto
, in favor Of peace. He believed the President fl
Mr.. Mason denounced the inaugural as declar
ton Of war Virginia would become a party
war when the first gun was fred against the sec
ded States,
, Mr. Douglas said if the Administration anticip
=, ted war they would call an extra session
) Congress.
y The Southern Commissioners in Washington,
WASHINGTON, March THE Commissioners fro
the Southern Confederacy are at present in tn
city and will propose the object OF their visit to Il
President on Tuesday.
: Postn astnr- -Genera lshin
:: MONTGOMERY, March 7.-Mr. j. H. Reagan h
;, been confirmed Posmaster-General, vice Mr.
:, lett, declined.
\ Douglas Don't Despair of the Union.
I WAsnlNGToS, March 7.--Senator Douglas, in l
g spending to telegram from Richmond askin
!, " Can remain in this Union ~ says, eyes, the
t. is hope; stand firm, and all will be yet right"
J. The Inaugural in Arkansas.
Z FoRr SMITH, ARK, March THE Inaugural !
4 yersed the sentiments here from Union to sec'
= sion.
The Inaugural Abroad.
t. think the Inaugural will be very acceptable to
IS rope.
7 Senatorial Debate.
" WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator Douglas, in
y spending to Mr. Clingman in the Senate, said
S expected to oppose the administration, but We
); with Lincoln in preserving the Union by amer
10 ments to the Constitution.
l. Large Fire in Duukirk N. Y,
II III DUNKIRK, March IA fire broke out in this C
" to- day, by which fifty buildings were compet
IL destroyed. There is only one store left in
town.
a; The work is supposed to be that of anincendia
L. This disaster has caused an immense eXciteme
~ Capture Of SLAYER.
y New YORK, March 1.-THE bark Cora has ag
been seized under suspicion of being engaged
~ the slave traffic.
Missouri State Convention.
wv ST. LOUIS, March I'm the Convention tod
nd several resolutions favoring National Convent
L. and opposing coercion, were presented and
re ferred.
lily Domestic Markets.
le, New YORK, March 1.-THE Cotton market i
20 70 shade rmer sales to-day of l40 bales at IL &C..
St as Middng Uplands. Flour steady; sales of 4
It, bbls. at SIS 05 to S. Is for Superfine State. G
closed steady, with sales of 64 900 bushels at G.
of 75c. Pork dull at yesterdays prices Co
ID quiet sales of 1900 sacks Rio at III to l3c. the
pe Sugar steady; sales Of 1900 hhds at 43 to 53c.
st Cuba, and 6 to SIC. for New Orleans. The sale
he New Orleans comprised $50 bbs. at 81 to 33c.
ns CINCINNATI, March THE Flour market clio
ov quiet, with sales of 900 bbs, at 81 SO to 81 55
M Superfine. Corn declined lc. Whisky is que
nr at l4c the gallon. Pork rules dull at SIT to
rs per Dbl. for Mess.
l. River Intelligence.
lii LOUISVILLE, March THE Ohio river at
" point was rising this evening, with eight feet WI
in the canal.
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ery STAEBING AFFAm.-On Friday last Charley
M rett stabbed Willie Nix in the left side the k
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