New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-14
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From Charleston t5'
,GaAnLEsToN, Dec. 13--4he Mercury Of this NOR.
ing says, in the fire OF Wednesday, five churches
were burned-the Cathedral, st. Peters and Bpis-
copal, on Cumberland street; and the Methodist
and Circular churches. Among other buildings
destroyed is Institute Hall st. Andrews Hall, 'Ap-
prentces Library, the Southern Express Office, the
Palmetto Savings and Charleston Savings InsttH-
tons the Art Association Hall, one cotton press,
and Cameron & Co.'s Foundry. All the slaves Of
the city worked zealously and faithfully to assist
the fremen. Capt. J. E. Bowers was slightly in
| jured by an explosion. ~ FS7 a.'s" s-#'
| The Courier gives a list of two or three hundred
sufferers by the fire, and says their losses will
| amoEnt to five seven millions. Russell, in whose
sash and blind factory the fire originated thinks it
either the work Of incendiary or the careless
| ness of negroes quartered near by his establish
ment. .1-'2-ta|i '-' r.Tt +sfs' -'T ,s7& 80 &,
Reports from Beaufort say the Yankees ad-
| yanced to a position near Port Royal ferry on
Tuesday last crossed under cover of their artjl-
! lery to the main land and destroyed some Con
| federate rifle pits. ~ e., T..
,7H-i r From Augusta. y 5.'E
| AUGUSTA, Dec. ia meeting of the citizens
was held here this evening to furnish relief for the
| sufferers by the Charleston fire, and over $4,000
was subscribed in a,short time. n va. "a. -Ez ~.
From Columbus.
| CoLCMBUs, Dec. 13.--There was great eommo-
| ton here yesterday, and more troops were sent
| Gen. Bowen-one regiment from Felicara, and
| one regiment from Union City. The Federals have
changed their policy at Cairo. None are allowed
| to leave there, and all Communication has
ceased. The Government transports are idle in the
daytime, but busy at night, and it is supposed in
high official quarters that the Federals are moving
an immense force to the Tennessee river to cut of
communication with Bowling Green.
| From Richmond. eA92 "i'''7'H7 ii
| RICHMOND, Dec. III. NJ. Hill, of New Orleans
was found dead in his room at the Spottswood
Hotel yesterday morning. 1t is supposed he died
4 from apoplexy. s@'' ~. ..
| From Lineolndom via Richmond
WASHINGTON, Dec. lQ.-Seward's letter to Min
lister Drayton, in France, is out, in which Seward
presses an anxious desire to abolish privateer
ing, and rejects the proposition of neutrality.
4 Wilkes, in his official statement of the arrest O
Messrs. Mason and Sdell, charges the British
agent with completely in their escape for Europe
Lincoln Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Pendleton of Ohio
moved that Congress alone has the power to sus
pend the habeas corpus, and spoke at length OF
the motion. The resolution was tabled by VOTE
! of to l. roy
From New York
New YORK, Dec lO.-Cotton firm, sales, $50,
bales. Middling Upands, 81 to 3ls cents. i. ea
1. From Baltimore ''r l75n
| BALTIMORE, Dec 1l.-The news of the Masol
and Slidel affair had not reached England whel
the last steamer sailed. The Nashville is still a
southampton, ,creating much discussion. The Lon
don Times says the Nashville must be treated as
ship of war, On the same footing as those of til,
United States.
l. Louisiana Legislature.
BATON ROUGE, Nov. l3.--In the Senate the fol
lowing bills were introduced: A bill to authorize
| the issuance of State bonds to the railroad in &C
| cordance with an ordinance of the Convention Il
make donation and grant of lands for the con
struction Of railroad between New Iberia ant
| Orange, in Texas. a bill to license ,garnblin!
houses and to punish unlicensed gambling. A bill
to encourage ship building in this State, and /,
| abolish the Office Of Superintendent of Public Ed
ucation. A bill was passed through both house
appropriating $50, 900 for the payment of the Lou
| isana volunteers.
| In the House, memorial from the citizens O
New Orleans, setting forth that the relief for thu
people could be had only through the Banks, wa
referred to the special committee of cotton plant
| ers. An effort to refer this to the Banking Com
| mittee was defeated. '...-. -' -.
+. joint resolution was passed. declaring th
sense OF the Legislature that the duties on foreg
importations should be suspended during the con
tnuance of the war. ..
resolution was adopted, directing the Financ
Committee TO report a bill for the assumption o
| the Confederate tax by the State.