New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-17
Late News by western rapsr..


WASHINGTON, Sept. I2-At the freedmen's bu-
reau a communication from Gen Baird, dated
New Orleans, September 9th, reports an abate-
ment of cholera in Louisiana. He employed a
ndmber Of physicians to check the spread of the
epidemic. These gentlemen nowreturn, and state
that there is very little sickness in the interior,
and least Of all cholera.
STEEL AND IRON.
Mr.. j. G. Abbott, United States consul at Shelf
field, England writes to the secretary f the
treasury under date Of August u, giving detailed
accounts of the proceedings OF q meeting of the
British association for the advancement OF the
arts and sciences, held on the 25th ult., which he
attended and participated in In relation to the
Bessemer process for converting large masses OF
iron into steel, Mr.. Bessemer, who was also
present, stated that the iron Of the United States
which he had SEEN was peculiarly adapted TO the
manufacture of steel by his process. Mr.. Abbott
closes his communication by saying: +" Valuable
as is the invention of MIR, Bessemer, ] cannot
recommend it to American manufacturers unless
they make use, in the process, of the very best
pig iron, and that which is comparatively free
from sulphur, phosphorus and other impurities.
PERSONAL.
General Baird assistant commissioner Of the
fTeedmen's bureau for Louisiana, arrived here
this evening. 49,
INTERNAL REVENUE.
| The internal revenue to-day was one million
twenty seven thousand and thirty dollars for the
month, to date, seven millions two hundred and
twelve thousand one hundred and sixty.seven
dollars.
FnE COLD NJ THE TREASURY.
4 considerable pressure is brought to bear
upon Secretary MoGulloth, in view Of the aecu-
mutation of gold in the treasury, to induce him to
throw a portion of il upon the market; but he is
not disposed, in the abseneesof any public eSle
geney requiring it, to aecede to this. Gold is
rapidly coming here from Europe, and this, with
the unusually large receipts from California. will
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and reduce the premium as rapidly as is consist
ent With the public interest,
WASHINGTON HEALTHY.
Tie returns to the board Of health at this city,
indicate that it continues to be in as healthy con
dition as has yet been reported. During the pre-
sent season but one case where symptoms of Ash
ATTIC cholera were discovered has been reported
to the board, and this, after examination was
found to be not q case Of cholera.
THAT ECCENTRIC PERSON AGAIN.
A Washington special has the following The
treasurer of the United States received, yesterday,
from O gentleman in Missouri, who withheld his
name, package Of $50 bonds, accompanied by a
communication stating that during the war he had
purchased those bonds. Having no faith in the
government. nor any hope of the Union being
again restored, he deemed the money he had APP
propriated to the purchase Of the bonds as lost
He had bought them however, to encourage
others to do likewise. Now that the government
was re-establfshed, and the bonds were good, he
wished to presentthem to the United States gov.
ernment. Treasurer Spinner disposed of the cou,
pons for gold, sold the bonds, and deposited the
amount, sos soto the credit Of the United States.