New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-14
Late News Items.


FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-One-f fourth of the per-
sons just appointed to take charge of the twenty
four postoffices reopened in North Carolina and
Virginia are women, two Of whom, previously ap-
| pointed, could not take the OATH
| The President has approved and signed the bill
to more effectually provide for the punishment of
certain crimes against the United States. 1t pro-
vides that if any person or persons shall falsely
make alter, forge or counterfeit, cause or pro-
cure to be falsely made altered, forged or coun-
! terfeited or willing to aid or assist in the false
making, altering. forging or counterfeiting any
bond, bill, proposal, guarantee, security, official
bond public record affidavit, or other writing for
the purpose of defrauding the United States,
or shall utter publish, issue cause to be issued
or published as true, any such forged, altered or
counterfeit bond, bill, proposal guarantee, secu-
rity, official bond, public record affidavit or other
| writing, for the purpose of defraudng the United
| States, knowing the same to be false, altered, or
counterfeited or shall transmit to- or present at or
cause or procure to be transmitted to, or present
ed at the Office of any officer of the United States,
any such false, forged, altered counterfeit bid,
proposal, guarantee, security official bond public
record affidavit or other writing, knowing the same
| to be false, altered, or eoGnterfeited, for the
purpose of defrauding the United States,
4 Every such person shall be deemed and adjudged
guilty of felony, and being therefore duly convict
ed, shall be sentenced to imprisonment, and kept
at hard labor not exceeding ten years, or be fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both of
said punishments, at the discretion Of the court.
| 1t further provides, that if the offense shall be
committed in any place which has been, or shall
hereafter be added to, and be under the jurisdic-
ton of the United States, which oense SHALL upon
conviction in any court Of the United States hav.
ing cognizance thereof, be liable to, and receive
| the same punishment as the laws OF the State, in
which place tits may be situated, now in force
provided, the like offense, when committed within
repeal of any such State law shall effect any pros
ecution for such oense in any of ecourts Of the
| United States.
| The President has also approved the bill pro-
viding in case any officer in the navy or marine
corps, on board a vessel in the employ of the
United States, which by any casualty or in action
| with an enemy has been or may be SUNK or other
! wise destroyed shall thereby have lost his per-
sonal effects, the proper accounting officers are
authorized, with the approval of the Secretary of
the Navy, to allow to such officer sum not ex-
ceeding the amount of his sea pay for one month,
| as compensation for the loss.
| The President has also approved the bill pro-
viding for the transfer of the custody of the library
of the Smithsonian Institute to the librarian Of
Congress.
| WASHINGTON April 3.--The Department of State
has received dispatch from the U. S. consul at
| Funchal stating that vast number of poor but
| honest and hard-working laborers of Madeira, who
| are skilled in the raising of cereals, the vine,
sugareane, etc., in gardening, are DESTROYS of CO.
ing to the United States, but have not the means
for accomplishing that object.
He expressed the belief if one-half of their pas
sage money could be advanced to them by parties
in this country on contract under the act to en-
courage immigration, to be repaid in labor, at
least one thousand would be prepared to leave i'm
mediately.
FIRE AND NARROW EsCAPE-RELEAsED on BAIL
LEGISLATURE CONVEYING.
NASHVILLE April 3.-About o'clock this even
ing, fire broke out in drinking saloon the cor
ner of Broad and Front streets, and at one time
threatened to spread to the adjoining buildings.
Had it done So the losses must have been very
large, as several steamers were lying at the ad.
iacent wharf, and number OF wholesale houses
were in the same block.
Isham Henderson, of the louisville Journal, and
j. FL. Dennis, brought here under arrest for CON
nection with corral frauds, were released-the
former on bond for $4,000, and the latter on bond
for $4,000
Both branches Of the legislature will have quo
runs to- morrow. The proceedings of the House
in regard TO reelected boilers is anxiously looked
for. H a.., . ..
COMMODORE RODGERS SQUADRON AT VALPARAISO.
The safe arrival Of this squadron on the Pacific |
with the iTon-cad turreted monitor Monadnock. is
an era in naval history, and has solved most in
teresting and Important naval problem.
Commodore Rodgers has mautully conducted
that vessel on the long voyage Of 1000 miles,
around Cape Horn, and thus demonstrated the
ability of that class of vessels to proceed to any
quarter OF the world where their services may be
required. The Modadnock, during the whole Of
the voyage, behaved admirably in all weather and
proved herself to be an excellent and safe sea- |
going vessel in every respect. She has attracted
the most profound interest and attention at all the
ports at which the squadron stopped, and nowhere
more so than at Valparaiso, where a strong naval |
force of various nations is collected; and we un-
derstand that all the foreign officers who have
visited her declare there is nothing in their respeC
tive navies that can cope with her enormous To-
inch guns, throwing balls of 500pounds.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
The Bank of California is about to increase its |
tnl ia
S2,000000. q q aF.sI5z @HHt .-'
The Democratic State convention of Oregon as.
sembed at Portland on the 9th. Mr.. Kelly of DIAL |
les county was nominated for Governor and Mr.. /
Fay of jackson county for Congress. Resolutions
indorsing the policy of President Johnson for the
reconstruction of the Union were adopted. !
The total army expenditures for the Pacific |
coast for the past quarter were SO ,8l7,95S. The
receipts from customs for the same period were |
$780, $50; from internal revenue, $50, l56,900.
SGD BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
The Upper House of the Provincial Parliament
of New Brunswick adopted, on the 9th, resolu- |
lions urging confederation according to the Quebec |
scheme; which, together with an address asking |
can Provinces be submitted to the action Of the
Imperial Parliament, were forwarded to the Queen
of England. ....y.
THE WEST INDIES. |
Adyices from Jamaica are to March o. The |
special commission for the trial of persons charged
but hoped to close its labors in few days.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steamtug G. H. Haynor exploded her boiler
in the river at Troy, N. Y, on the afternoon of
the 18th. Five lives were lost including the cap
tain, G. H. Haynor, of West Troy. The boat
instantly sunk. I
The bank panic at Rochester, n. Y, is over
The run upon Mr.. Powers bank has ceased. He
paid out $4,000, and took in from depositers
$4,000. He received $4,000 in currency from
IN hn Mr. ba nI
business, the assistance rendered him having en-
mands, which he now proposes to do. The
asslgnees of Ward u Bro. are preparing to pay
per centage to depositors, and will continue to do
so till all the effects are disposed of. They hope
to pay nearly, if not quite, the full amount due.
Three hundred guns were fired at Quincy, Ill., in
honor of the Senate for passing the civil rights
bill over the veto. Great enthusiasm prevailed, /
loyal men feeling as they did when Richmond
fell. {Salutes were also fired at Boston, Phla-
delphia and Pottsvilles Pa, and at Bangor and
Portland, Mel
Mr.. Whipple, of Riga, Monroe county, N. Y,
who, with his family, was bound with cords on the
night of the 28th of February and his safe robbed
of about SIG 900 in U. s. and county bonds, has
all of his property bat five or six thou.
sand dollars, having received through the mail
package postmarked New York, March ~, which
contained all the bonds except the amount above
mentioned.
At Brooklyn, on the night of the 4th, the, office
of the Montauk fire insurance company was en-
tered by burglars the safe opened and So, 900 in
bonds taken. s
Government detectives have captured coun.
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