New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-24
Associated Press Dispatches.l

Associated Press Dispatched
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The House reported
back the loan bill, with amendments providing
| that the Secretary of the Treasury shall not re-
ceive and cancel than ten millions of United
States notes within six months after the passage
of the act, nor more than four millions in any
| month afterwards. Passed.
| Senate.-A motion was made by Mr.. Fessenden
that the Senate insisted on its amendments to the
civil appropriation BILL and appointed commit
tee of conference, consisting of Messrs. Fessen-
den, Conness and Johnson.
| NEW YORK, March 23.-The steamer Arizona,
from Aspinwall the 10Th, has arrived The gold
| excitement at Barbados continues. The new
Spanish feet on the Spanish coast is suffering from
confinement and the want of fresh provisions.
| The Spanish trigates Villa de Madrid and Blanco
| have been repused by the Chilian forts, the
| Banco considerably damaged. They returned to
Valparaiso.
| Bolivia has allied herself with Chill and Peru.
The Columbia Congress refused to declare war
| against Spain.
sr. LOUIS, March 23.-Cotton firm at sGc. Flour
and wheat dull and unchanged. Corn 57@6Oc.,
firm. Oats 44c. Pork unchanged. Bacon dull.
Sugar cured hams 2l3c.
! CINCINNATI, March 23.-The Adams Express
Company have opened q temporary office on
Fourth street. Three car loads of goods valued at
s15ooooS destroyed by the late fire. All their
horses and wagons were saved.
The Enquirer newspaper company lost about
100000 They are insured to the amount OF
$4,000. The Enquirer resumes business to-
morrow.
Marc
Speed has decided that Southern prisoners who
have remained loyal throughout the rebellion shall
receive their pensions.
| CINCINNATI March 23-Flour dull, at 81 so for
superfne Wheat dull. Corn active at sic. Oats
45c. Whisky 81 %. Pork nominal at 25c. Lard
1870. Bulk meats higher sales 100000 pounds at
10c. for shoulders and 1300144c. for clear and
ribbed sides. Bacon dull Groceries dull. Cot
i ton dull at SIC.
New YORK, March 23.-The Commercial says
the Committee on Ways and Means have deter
mined to report loan billrestrctng the reduction
of circulation to ten millions during the first six
months, and four millions month afterwards.
Il WAsuINGToN, March 23.-Hoase.-A joint reso-
luton passed for the relief of certain officers of
the army who failed to be mustered in by reason
of capture other unavoidable difficulty.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the Pennsylvania reimbursement, which was
passed by sc to 35.
The President is still considering the civil
rights bill. He has asserted he approves the gen.
eral principles of the bill.
New YORK, March 23.-Mr. James Walker, one
of our most successful merchants, died yesterday.
Cotton closed less active and firm at 4lc. Flour
dull. Corn unchanged. Coffee quiet and frm.
Sugar less active but steady; Cuba III; Havana
1l3c. Molasses steady; New Orleans, 72 to SIC.
Mess pork, s25 124 Money rather easier at s per
cent. Sterling exchange, 1074. Gold closed at
1879. Government stocks unchanged.
MOBILE, March 23.-The sales of cotton to-day
Amounted to 800 bales, and those for the week to
1000. The receipts for the week comprised s503
and exports during the same period 6764. The
stock in port suns-up O,7ss Gold, 26Gn38.
LOUISVILLE, March 23-l4eaf tobacco firm; lugs
advanced a shade; sales 140 hhds. Breadstuifs
unchanged. Pork lower and heavy at $25. Bacon
shoulders, l3c. Clear sides, lGc. Sugar cured
| hams, 22c. Lard in terces, lsc. Flour, super
tine, 81 Is. Whisky, 50 20. Hard sugar, tic.
The towboat Tom Reese, from Pittsburg, with
two monitors in tow, descended the falls to-day
From Yesterdays Evening Papersl
WASHINGTON, March 22.--A motion to consider
the joint resolution to amend the agricultural col.
ege bill of July 2ath, was referred to the Commit
New YoRK, March 22.-st. Domingo advees
say an earthquake was felt, which leveled some
houses
1t is reported some of the interior provinces
have sent a communication to the President to de-
clare war against Hayt for outrages committed
by tho latter on the frontier.
HALIFAX, March 22.-The office of the Sun was
P burned last night
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Treasury Depart
ment is still applying itself to the suppression of
frauds in the collection of cotton in the Southern
States.
Many agents have been relieved, and the seizure
and detention of cotton and other property as
captured or abandoned will not be made unless
special or written directions in each be given
" from agents of the Treasury department.
1t is known here that the Confederate cotton ha,
been removed and that of private parties secretl,
substituted, thus perpetsating double fraud OF
the government and on innocent indviduals
4 LIVERPOOL, March 10.-Queen Victoria held hel
first court on Saturday. 4.-
Madrid dispatches say that the Peruvian wal
ships Independence and Hazecar have proceeded
direct to the Pacific, TO take part in the approach
ing struggle between Spain, Chill and Peru
NEW YORK, March 22.-Sesretary Seward in re
plying to letter of Mr.. Knoepf, of this city, de
clines to intervene with Great Britain in the case
of Gonzales. subject of San Salvador, who tool
quantity OF merchandise on board the American
bark Golden Rule, which was burned by the Ala
bama, because Gonzales is not an American citi-
zen, nor doaiciled in the United States
Il NEW YORK, March 22.-The Express Waahing.
ton special says the Committee of Ways and
Means cannot'agree on the loan bill.
| WASHINGTON, March 22.-The House has now
concurred in the Senate amendment to the bsi
authorizing the sale OF marine hospitals and reVe
nue. cutters.
The Senate amendment to the naval appropiri-
alton bill, placing the hutks OF vessels at Tue as
posal of commissioners Of the quarantine, was
COHcurTeG in.