New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-30


LONDON, May 2O.--Rumors concerning an Euro
pean Congress are conflicting. 1t is said Austri
has refused to i9in. No direct negotiations haY
yet been addressed to the courts of Vienna an
Florence. The latest vague rumors are that hos
tilities have already commenced.
WEST POINT, May 29.-Ieut Gen. Scott died a
fifteen minutes past eleven this morning. Til
general was out on Saturday afternoon, and showe
no signs then of his early demise. On Sunday h
began falling fast, although his physicians did no
anticipate his death Immediately. He was entirel1
conscious until the moment of his DEATH although
he lost his speech two hours previously. Fl;
recognized the chaplain of the post ten minutes
before death, and casped his hands in silence.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
" Washington, May 20, 1866. {
The President, with profound sorrow, an
nounces to the people of the United States the
death Of Winfield Scott, late lieutenant general OF
the armies. On the day which may be appointed
for his funeral, the several Executive department.
of government will be closed; the heads Of the
war and navy departments will respectively give
orders for the payment of appropriate honors IL
the memory of the deceased.
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON"
WAsHIsGToN, May 28.-The New York bank
l ES,9tE EJ,
900.
The interest of spoford Tileston i Co. in Che
Havana steamships, the Brazil steamers and The
Savannah Empire line, has passed under the con
troll of Messrs. Garrison and Allen, of this city.
The Derby race in England was won by Lord
Lyons, brother of st. Adams Twenty -foul
started.
Providence Or. u advces state that the sale Of
print cloth during the week comprised 345 ,0OC
pieces at an advance Of two to three cents per
yard.
| In the Senate no business was transacted. II
the House resolution was adopted directing tbs
secretary of the treasury to report the amount o.
gold sold since the Ist instant, and what notes EN-
ployed therefore.
| Mr.. Williams submitted q preamble of resolu
tons requesting information from the Presiden
whether any employee of the government in thu
Southern States has offered public honors to dead
or living Confederates. Mr.. Nicholson objected t.
the resolution and it was laid over.
Thad. Stevens introduced a bill declaring that
the States lately in rebellion have forfeited then
rights under the Constitution, and can be rein
stated in the same only through the action of Con
gress. 1t provides that they form valid govern
ments, the present being continued for municipal
purposes until they shall be duly altered and theil
executives and legislatures recognized. Consttu
tons are to be formed by conventions and submit
ted to the people,, majority of the whole beinl
necessary for their ratification; all males above q
years of age to vote no Constitution to be pre-.
sented for congressional sanction which denie!
civil rights to any person.
The bill was committed to the committee Of tht
whole on the state of the Union.
Thad Stevens also offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Pensions to double tn
pensions of Federal soldiers engaged in the civ
. war.
Mr.. StiIlwell offered a resolution instructing til
committee to report bill extending the provision
of the pension laws to provost and deputy ma
shals, enrolling officers killed or disabled. F
declined to modify it so as to make it one
inquiry. It was adopted by yeas 65; nays IS.
Mr.. Whaley offered a resolution directing IL
Committee on Printing to report bill limiting I'll
hours of labor of the employees of the goVernmer
printing office to eight hours per day. 1t was n
iected.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on Banking an
Currency reported adversely on exempting th
currency of State banks, outstanding from the Ii
I of July, from the tax of ten per csnt. imposed
= law. The report was laid on the table.
During the debate on Saturday, Mr.. Stevens r.
ferred to a recreanS and apostate Senator Il
was understood to mean Mr.. Doolittle, {
5 Wisconsin.
). The general court martial, wish Gen. Anger 9
president, convened to-day to try Lieut.. Co
e Paulding for depositing government funds in tt
Merchants National Bank.
n 1t is stated the counsel for Jefferson Davis wi
demand his immediate trial, or if goyernmel
: ask postponement, which possibly they will,
e demand for his release on bail will be made The
are ready TO give bail to the amount of $40 10000
X WASHINGTON, May 29.-The tax bill, which passt
% the House, contains provisions for an export du
3. on cotton of FIVE per cent. live eents?-E
CRESCENT upon each pounds
TT By direction the War Department will reful
1t the amount collected by order of Gen. Dana, Il
military tax of 81 per bale on cotton at Memph
T. Tenn. Restitution will be made to the parti
Is from whom such amounts were collected, thu
y. legal heirs, or properly constituted attorney,
representatives of the same.
r. The State department. learns, from the Unit
States minister at Paris, that all uRuaturazed c
IN zens from this country are liable to conscrpton
% France but if their nationality s.reported to
notary Of the district in which their names are
rs rolled and il proper evidence is,produced of th
naturalization as oiazens of the United Stat
y their names will probably be erased when
quested.
On NEW YORK, May 28.-ThsFe has been sh
ID decline in Erie stocks, owing to report ba
ng upon the appreheaded call for special meetn
DIS tie, directors tomorrow. Stock was 624 at
second board. Rumors Of trouble and oyer-i:
es, ara darkly hintad at.
There isincrsased activity in petroleum and
Us fling stocks to-day with general advance in pri
OF WAsHINGToK, May 29.-The United States
to. sui at Liverpool officially informs the state
pertinent that the steamer City of Dublin W.
an carry back to New York $4,000 bushels of W.
Of American expectation.
the The President has appointed William Fa:
the chief CLERK of the navy department, assistant
) is retary OF the navy department, Uice Capt.
az resigned. The latter has been nominated a
tional assistant secretary of the navy for
AS months, under the law just passed.
J of F. G. Colhnsworth made the extraordinary
of 2256 points in a game of billiards to-day.
rds, Don Frederic Banda presented his credentia
ing the President as envoy from Peru. The
no oourtesie passed.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Appointments of
SEN SCISSORS of the internal revenue: Alex. H. Hal
Ved, Mississippi; Charles 1. Hascall for Charestc
are O.: Horace Broughton, for Marshall, T,
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