New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29
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WASHINGTON, March 2S-The President has ap-
pointed Mr., John S. Harney U. S. Minister to Por-
tugal.
It is reported that Mr.. Carl Schurz has been
appointed Minister to Spain, and Hon. Cassus NJ.
Clay to Russia
Final Adjournment of the o. S. Senate.
WAsHINGToN March 29.--In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, offered resolution in fa-
vor Of the enforcement of the laws of the Union in
all the States.
No action was taken, howeyer, on the resolu-
ton, and the Senate adjourned sine die.
Arrival of Specie from Europe
NEW YORK March 2s-The steamer City of Bal
timore, from Liverpool the 18th, and Queenstown
the l4th, which arrived to day, brings ES2, 600 in
specie.
The vieo arrived yesterday from Liverpool the
9Th, and Queenstown the 7th, bringing also E25,-
600 in specie.
Missouri State Legislature.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 2S.-The Legislature, by
a vote of sxy-twO against fortytwO. passed res
olution deeming it inexpedicnt to call a National
Convention for amendments to the Constitution as
proposed by the State Convention, previous to its
adjournment.
Domestic Markets.
New YoRK, March 2S.--The sales of Cotton to-
day comprised COCO bales at l23 to l25c. for
| Middlng Upland. Flour advanced 10 to Zoe;
the sales embraced %, 600 bbls. at IS 80 to S 35
| for Superfne. The prices of Wheat are to SC.
| higher than those yesterday. Corn closed at an
|
81 to 7Oc. Pork close firm with sales Of $50 bhs.
at SIG IS to SIG S75 for Mess. Lard dull sales $50
| hbls. at to l0c. Sugar firm, sales 500 hh1s. at
| A. to 52c. New Orleans Molasses is worth 50 to
| SIC.
| ClNcrSHAr1, March 27.-The Flour market is un-
settled sales 5000 bbls. at 81 50 for Superfne.
| Wheat held at an advance Of Sc. The European
| adyices by the City OF Baltimore gave greater firm
ness to the Corn market. Whisky sells at Isle.
per gallon. Western Mess Pork is quoted at SIG 90
| to SIG Is. Coffee advanced lc.
Sinking of Steamboat.
| We are indebted to a merchant of this city for q
! copy OF the following telegraphc dispatch:
LITTLE Rock Efarch 2S IStii-Steamer William
Henry sunk with $50 bales cotton consigned to
Mr. Moses Greenwood, Campbell and Strong, ].
& G. Cromwell and others. The cotton WAS Slightly
damaged but the boat will be saved. The river is
| rising.
River Intelligence
LOUISVILLE, March 28.-The Ohio river at this
point was stationary last evening" with feet water
in the canal by the mark.
DEFENCE OF TIE TEXAN FRoNrlER.-The Austin
Gazette has the following:
| It will be seen that the Convention has made
ample provision for the defence of our settlers
| against the Indians. In addition to the regiment
| of mounted men which is being raised under the
| authority of the Government of the Confederate
| States, the Convention has provided for another
| regiment of mounted men, which will finally, no
doubt be also mustered into the service of our
new General Government. Thus our frontier popu-
aton will briefly get that security OF life and pro-
| perty which was denied them under the late Fed
| eral Government, and which was greatly impaired
| by the bad management of his late Excellency,
Governor Houston.
These two thousand Texas Rangers will. we be-
leve, afford complete protection to the frontier,
and will be more efficient against the Indians than
! ten thousand of the old regular Federal troops.
| At the date of the passage of the Secession Or
dinapce, there were not much more than half that
! number of Federal troops stationed on the from
tier, and the entire force distributed throughout
the State, including those the Rio Grande, did
not exceed the number of Rangers which will soon
be in the Geld on the Rio Grande, did not exceed
tile number of Rangers which will soon be in the
field on the Indian frontier alone Thus our set
tlevs protected by the strong arm Of onr new cen
tral Government, will advance upon the wilderness
and the desert, until our entire territory shall be
populated.
a RAscALLY TRfGK.-A telegrapbie cable be-
tween the coast of Sussex and Holland wasrecently
destroyed by driving a pail into the strand. This
was done by man on board the vessel laying it
down. employed to do SO by parties interested in O