New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-26
TORNADO In TENNESSEE.
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
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ASSOCIATED Press Dispatched

NEW York, Feb. 25.-The Herald's special cor
respondent says that Secretary Seward's speech,
before the Cooper Institute meeting, is invested
with additional significance from the fact of his
receiving two or three dispatches from Senator
Nyes and others, stating that the President had
made terrible speech-one that he could notpos-
sibly approve or endorse, and one that must in
evitaby break up the Republican party. MIR.
Seward, however, upon learning what the Presi-
dent had said telegraphed full and cordial ap-
proval.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A special order issued
by Secretary Stanton, that all papers needing his
| signature should be brought before him with all
possible Dispatch gives color to the assertion that
he is about to resign.
General Steadman has been telegraphed to come
to Washington, for conference with the President.
There is strong outside pressure for the ap
pointment Of F. P. Blair to the Office of Secretary
of War. a G3. a
A Knoxville dispatch to New York reports that
tornado blew down over thirty houses, and un-
rooted the railroad buildings on Saturday morning
The Heralds Mexican correspondent says that
y :. the Imperialists and Republicans were much de-
lighted by rumors that our government had refused
, to recognize Mexinlilian on condition that the
:, French troops are withdrawn
. Macmillan is anxious for American immigration
=. Petroleum has recently been discovered on Mex
;? can soil.
: New YORK, Feb. 25th.-Havana advices re
port the small pox decreasing at Regla.
There is a large demand for laboFers in Cuba
u Large cargoes of coolies are expected there
shortly.
: The French transport Jura which arrived on
J. the sth with 900 French troops from Mexico whose
: terms Of service had expired, was detained Of
Havana. .-
+ Clubs endorsing the policy of Andrew johnson
n are being formed throughout the city and State.
Chicago, Feb. 24.-Flour dull wheat 81 2O4
d corn dull; oats steady; pork 26l; lard Is;
u hogs 50 62a. a'2n
6 The Great Billiard Tournament.
0 MEMPHIS, Feb 24.-The billiard tournament
closed last night. The first prize was won BY
o Foster, of New York; the second by Myers, o
|, Memphis, and the third by Brown, Of Nashville.
r In the game between Roberts, of England, an
Kavanagh, of New York, one thousand points
l. Roberts was successful by twenty y-one points,
/ From Yesterdays Papersl #
.0 Congress. ".
IL WASHINGTON, Feb. a. The 'senate yesterda
" was occupied in the introduction of bills and rest
3 lutons.
Mr. Fessenden, in speaking on the resolution
I'd forbidding the admission of the Southern member
le until the States were entitled to representation
~ argued that it was the intention of Congress not
he act on the credentials of the Southern member
lie until it passed law for the admission of Il
=, Southern States.
Ia ba The House has decided that Washburne was e.
IT. titled to the seat in the Indiana contested eleco
a case.
nv nv Mr. Stevens introduced bill to secure Il
speedy construction of the southern branch
We the Southern Pacific Railroad and telegrap
W which was referred to the select committee
the subject
he WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Senate is not
hg session.
,+- The House is in committee Of the whole on
.st Presidents message.
From New York.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-An immense meeting "
en- held at the Cooper Institute yesterday, with FRI
ar els B. Cutting in the chair. David Dudley Fl
the delivered an address to the people of New Yo
and resolutions were adopted. The address &C
ap- mends the Presidents veto, and expresses the
pnT viction that the exclusion Of the Representa-
hat from the States now unrepresented in Congre
of loyal men who were fairly elected and {
take the OATH is manifest usurpaton. 1t expires
,re confidence in the integrity and fidelity of the Pre-
up dent, of the general doctrines of his second IN
y"u sage, and rediness to support him in all conf
tutional measures The resolutions are to the sal
YOU effect, and approve the action of Senator Mors
and Representatives Raymond and Darling In 81
=, tanning the President veto.
a. my The meeting addressed by Postmaster We
lead eral Dennlsoh, hhyhiohu,
il !" Opdyke.
steamboat Disaster and Loss OF Vie. Vic,
ICE WHEELING, O., Feb. 24.-The steamer "inch'
I to ter with heavy freight including nay anu
burned at the foot tof Babbs Island. Capt. shephe
thinks fourteen people were drowned. The
ada cbester,s passengers and crew numbered 100.
ciap Mp. Virginia Rejoicing.
I'D, L wuRE11sa, VA, Feb. 23-0ne hundred g.
d were fired here in honor of the Presidents veto
i NJ Missouri Legislature. .--
field ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.-ln both houses of the
souri, legislature, resolutions " that the conflict
the past five years is now pending, and that
'us' safety of the nation requires that the goyernm
shall be retained in loyal hands; that in the TIL
Senators who voted, twenty sustained the fre
red mems bureau bill vetoed by the President.
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