New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-22

An act torthe incorporation Of the Opelousas
DFenrafe 1r6Yie@c
An act Incorporating several fire companies.
An act permitting lrn" persons nf color to select
| Their own masters to became slaTea t4r life.
Mr. Wilkinson, On behalf of The special com.
miLtn2 Of five, reported tavosabjy on the bill
GaEfaE IN appropriation Of 100000 to repair
Fors ri. PIo5jp and Jackson.
HC Bush reported bill appropriating 900
for the Convention. Passed,
Several Senate bills were brought up and
passed, among which were two for the drainage Of
Several bills arrived from The Senate.
An act to have thousand copies Of the laws
relative to public acnooI5, printed and distributed
| in the different parishes, was referred.
Also, an act relative to the Assessors in the par
=hes Of Orleans and Jefferson, regarding tue trial
Of cases b. tile Supreme Court
An act Incorporating the Mechanics Agrcui-
| tural air Association passed.
An act incorporating the Pelican Insurance Com
| pany Of New Orleans, passed.
| The Senate il c0Hcurring in the House resou
| ton relative to the Governors mansion, which is
the order Of the day.
bill was offered that committee be appointed
to inquire into the eXpedency of aboliahing the
Board Of Public Works. There was much discus
sion in regard to the constitutionaity of the same,
pending which, it adjourned till Monday.
The Virginia Convention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-Advices from Richmond
received here to-day, say Mr.. Stanton's force bill
has created great excitement in the Virginia Con
| ventiOn
4 Foreign Ministers Sympathy with the South.
WAsH1yGToH, Feb. 2l.-Trouble is prevalent ir
the French Legation account Of Mr.. MERCER
| who has secession sy1npathes, having sent home
official adYices conflicting with consuls and others
| Explanations have been required.
Mr.. Stoeckcl, the Russian Minister, also sympa
thses with the secession movement.
Recognition Of the New Government.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-EuYopean dispatche:
announce the determination of European power:
to recognize no new government, until It's recogni
ton by the government from which it separated.
Conduct Of Captain Armstrong.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The Armstrong Court o
Enquiry is dissolved, Capt. Armstrong will only
be ccnsured for not turning over his troops to Fort
! EEr. Lincoln in Newark, Nj.
NEWARK n. j., Feb. 21.-Mr. Lincoln arrived
here today from New York, and was welcomed
, by vast concourse
I In rendering his thanks for the kind manner il
which he was received, he said, g shall do all il
t my power to promote pacific settlement of al
e our difficulties. The man does not live who i
more devoted to peace than myself. [Cheers.
Who would do more to preserve it. But it ma
|. be necessary to put the foot down firmly, (vocel
I Gus cheers) and if do my duty and do right, yo
:, will sustain me- will you not? [Cries Of yes, yes
0 We will
The Result il Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE Feb. 2l.-Prominent secession
: lists are gradually conceding that the State of A
kansas has gone against the holding of ConVeI
! ton by a large majority.
y The Peace Conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The members of tn
. Peace Conference will take final vote on til
pending proposition on the I'D,
j. Later from California.
FoRT kEARNEY, Feb. 2l.--We are in receipt {
$ dates from San Francisco to the 9th inst, by tn
) arrival of the pony express at this point to-day.
Several large dry goods houses have failed l
e San Francisco, involving immense losses.
The Legislature was still in session, but no bus
d ness of Importance was being transacted.
It is reported that from 800 to 900 knights of Il
Golden Circle have enrolled in San Francisco. wi
:. a view to the establishment of q Republic on II
borders of the Pacific
Domestic Markets
D New York, Feb 20.-There an advance
Cotton to-day Of @c. The sales were made at l
= to ll3c for Middlng Uplands.
% ClNCINNAT1, Feb 2l.- Flour closed tdul, W
sales at 81 so per bbl for Superfne. Corn stea
at 80 to 33c. Whisky: sales of 1900 bbs. at l3
Sugar; sales 2r0 hhds. at 81 to &c. Coffee; sa
600 sacks at - to 1910. Moasses is worth 80
SIC. per gallon.
"a River Intelligence
re- LoUlsv1LLE Feb. 2l.-The river at this po
et continues to fail, with II feet inches water in
canal by the mark.