New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-10
LATEST TELEGRAPHlC INTELLIGENCE.
D'sparcHEO TO THE NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT
Louisiana LagisIature !

, Louisiana Legislature. - s,sf
BATON RoUaE, Jan. 9.-iIn the Senate the House
bill appropriating one mil ion dollars to arm and
equip the State militia also the House bill with
drawing. from sale all the public. lands on which
saline waters are situated, were both passed.
a bill to amend the act Of 1856, relative to cleo
tons, was passed. -
blr. Burlington offered bill for the management
of the Penitentiary.
Mr. sDupy offered bill authorizing the Police
Jury of lberville Parish to close the mouth of
Plaquemine. ~ s
In, the House the Finance Committee reported a
bill for the relief Of the State Treasury. Es =
The Naval Committee reported bill relative to
Branch Pilots for the port Of New Orleans. 2
the Soldiers Relief Act declaring that act is not
to be construed as exempting soldiers' property
from taxes, which passed. @s5
Mr. Carroll offered bill providing for the States
surrender of its interest in New Orleans, jackson
and Great Northern Railroad, which was referred.
Mr.. Solomon offered a bill to reorganise the
police OF New Orleans Referred. -
: The special order for the day was the Senate
Naya, M PHI apprepratng g s2,5ooeoo to build
Mr. Tappan offered substitute, providing for
the Issuance of three million dollars in bonds of
the State, the proceeds, when realized, to be ten,
dered to the Confederate Government topurchase
gunboats or other war vessels 10 be used for the
defence Of Louisiana, the amount to be refunded
t. the State by the Confederate Government at
some future time 1t twas debated at length, and
no definite action taken. = stf:+fy = 2
Ia From Richmond. y: %zS-#
RICHMOND, Dec. S.-Passengers from the noun
tains report Huntersville burnt by the Yankees;
also, that heavy skirinshing continues above Win
chester, but nothing official has been received by
the Department roborating these reports.
VIM. H. Hurlbut, who has been confined since
June last, on suspicion of being spy, has been
released by Gov. sLetcher. l ~ %
Congressional business is unimportant
RICHMOND, Jan. S.-Ihe statement published
that the Treasury Department have purchased
gold at large premium to pay the January and
March interest on the funded debt is unfounded;
the gold has been in the Treasury for some time
to meet this payment. The Confederate bonds of
sl5 the issue Of March, are quoted at lo2,
Dispatches from Europe have been recently re-
ceived by the Department, which were written
prior to the reception in England of the news Of
the capture of Mason and Slidell. They represent
the feeling in France and England at that time to
have been very favorable to the cause Of the Con-
federate States. ~y - ..S
From Lineolndom via Nashville
NASHVILLE Jan. S.-The Louisville journal, of
the Sd inst, denies the report that the Northern
Bank Of Kentucky has suspended. fI 4e5 81
The st. Louis Democrat, of the 3lst says orders
from Washington directing the suspension Of coin
payments on demand for IS. Treasury notes,
have been received by the sub Treasury Of that
city and are obeyed
A dispatch from leading bank in New York to
US. Treasury notes are not redeemed. We ecan-
not receive them on deposit until provision is made
for payment =e'1 @4 EE.@s
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 3lst ult says
it is reported that Gen. Buell. writes to Washington
saying his army in Kentucky is an armed mob, and
he must,have time to work it up before he makes
an advance. "&t,1 a.s- ga ~
From Memphis. a.G-
| MEMPHIS, Jan. S.-A mercantile firm here has
| received a letter from friend in South Kentucky
stating that the Federal Government has made
clandestine arrangements and pardoned all the
convicts and desperate characters North, and vii
| scatter them through the South, to set fire and
burn everything, especially manufactures and
machine shops, the Federas paying for all the fires
and accessories, believing it to be good mode
for crippling the South " .t.. y = rsl4
This Information is obtained from party in
the employ of the Federal Government, and was
communicated to warn the South by a sympa-
| thser. r e 80 !. ~
Nothing important from Columbus. Twenty
Federal officers resigned at Cairo and have re-
turned home. g -t - ,, ~ ~,
Burnsides' Expedition Again.
RICHMOND Jan. o. Intelligence has been re-
ceved at Norfolk stating that Burnsides' expedition
was, on Tuesday last off Hatteras. IT 4 ~.
From Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Jan. o. Col, Lubbock, of the Texas
day elected Colonel, having previously been a
en- route for Texas.
THE Southern Lima is interrupted north of Mobile which
depEives us of our Richmond dispatches, WY