The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-02
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this date Is OF an important nature.
The assets cause considerable ex-
element to the cotton market. Amerl-
can securities have improved, pf1
The sales of cotton to-day amounted
to twenty thousand bales, including
ten Thousand to spectators and ex1
porters. The market is bnoyantWitt.
an advance Of Hold siatoli aaits.8
Breadstufs quiet and steady. Pro
visions dull Lard firm. I
An Ambassador from Macmillan
has arrived at Southampton, where
he. will embark for Mexico, 4aili
NEW YORK, July 26.-The steamer
Scotia has arrived from Liverpool.
She is said to have picked up addi-
tional passengers from pieces of the
wreck of the 6 ill-fated Nelson A
bark had passed, aud it was hoped
| THAT she saved the others.
| The Great Eastern was expected
| to leave for Valencia on the 18th
The steamer Osribiana from q London,
for Valencia, with the end of theca.
bic, put in Falmouth the l5th.i a,
Antwerp papers rejoice that their
!port is to become q prominent station
for American war vessels. It
! The election engrosses the atten
ton of England. The Liberals
stand as follows; r272; and the Con
servatives l5s.s The Conservatives
admit only i gain Of four.
i The Queen's Bench has rendered
. a verdict of over 1921, 900 against
tChas. Windsor, who lately abscon
ded.
! The Bank cf France has lost TWEEN
4 ty two hundred and thirty.f,ur mil
lion francs in specie dnrirg the week
j Bourse buoyant., Rentes o70Sa cen
4 times.
i The Swiss Federal Colrcil has re
ceived notice Of the recall Of Mr.
4 Foggs the .Atnericani Minister, ant
the substitution Of Mr.. Harrington.
4 WASHINGTON, July 26,-liovern
'Iment detectives have captured il
New York a Mr. Whittlesly, clerl
in the loan Office, who confessed hav
ing taken in June a large number o
bonds Of one thousand dollars each
He attempted To escape from the de
tectives, but was was finally secure,
near jersey City. OIL Saturday.
Whittlesey had stolen some $500
worth Of coupons and made abou
$4,000 on the premium. - .53e'
New YoRK, July 26, "A. N-At Gal
ieher's Exchange, last night, golt
: was quoted at l43a ,,ts f
J, Richmond adyices say that Stnr
dcvant was elected Mayor 1T that eli.
: yesterday by a majority Of 40
8 votes 4 10 "a fsa iaa
], WASHINGTON, July ] 9e-The Nav,
J. Department is really disp9sipgI Of it
f immense number ofyvessels at Gov
) erhment appraisal. The next grea
7 sale takes place about August.
y New YosK, July, 26, p M.--Gol,
. dealings to-day have been sigh
There is a snperlative muvemeu
and an apparent demand for loans 9
n gold at nominal prices; market gel
f orally fiat The price shows a Sigh
q weakness.
The city Of Charleston is reporte
! quiet and orderly. Great destit,
Il tion is said to exist in the interior {
South Carolina, An agent has bee
i sent North fof relief, The facilitie
e for carrying the mails have niue
y improved. The cars are now rul
y Mug to Oraugeburg.
: There is hit little cotton in Il
= State that, comes to Charleston, os
t. ing to, the destruction Of commune
d tons, bntnincli is being diverted
i. Augusta and Savannah
"a G. j. Faulkner, Of Virginia, isr
D. Washington, urging his applicable
o. for pardon, claiming TO haze been
: Union man drring the war a.5is.i
q Deatl, Of Madame Jtinei-B Bur
ie HiS 5ltls #ii.nias LII iiH5.s!tNi
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