New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-12
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ASSOCIATED Press DisDatches.1
LOUISVILLE, May 1l.-Sales of 95 hhds. of leaf
Tobacco at an advance on all grades. Flour
superfne IS Is, prime extra 50 As. Mixed Corn,
in bulk, &c. Oats 47c. Mess Pork held at s3l.
Bacon Shoulders 1890. Clear Sides 1890. Choice
sugar cured Hams 23c. Middling Cotton 3Oc
Prime Lard, in tierces, 223c. Raw Whisky nomi-
nal at 50 20.
MOBILE, May -Cotton-sales to-day 1900
bales; Middlings 80 to &c.,; sales of the week,
$3.50 bales; receipts of the week, 3O45 bales,
against 3ll4 bales the corresponding period last
week; weeks exports, 90ls bales; stock in port,
48,8O8 bales stock unsold, 35,O 900 bales
| CINCINNATI, May 11.-FIopr unsettled; prices
nominal holders refuse to make concessions, but
wheat sold at lO0l5c lower; No spring 81 10;
old winter red 50 6O@s2 IS. Corn and oats un-
changed. Rye sO@85c. Whisky dull, at 81 % in
bond, and 50 20 duty paid. Provisions dull Large
business done in mess pork at s3l; and bulk meats
at l2@l5c. for shoulders and sides 17c. for clear
sides. Bacon is in good demand at 131 0l63c. for
shoulders, and lS3@ls2c. for clear sides. Lard
| dull, at 22c. ts
New YORK, May 1.-THE oil refinery of Phyfe
and Laird, in South Brooklyn, together with other
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volving loss ofoyer $4,000.
The Commercials Washington special says the
protest of the New York Chamber of Commerce
against the cotton tax has produced marked influ-
Certain Senator's in case of failure to defeat
the tax will attempt its reduction to FIVE cents per
pound.
| VICKsBURG, May ll.--Passed up, steamer Julia,
| at A. M; passed down, Gen. Quitman, at P. NJ
River stationary.
NEW YORK, May l1.-Col. O'Mahoney has re-
signed his position as head center of the Fenians,
which was accepted by Chief Executive Stephens.
Killan has been removed as treasurer.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House will probably
not meet again until next week. Many members
have gone home, and the workmen are fitting up
the hall for the summer.
It expected the Senate will strike out the
third clause of the reconstruction plan.
Orders have been received at Brooklyn to place
the United States steamers Naragansett, Oneida
Unadella, Iroquois and Pequoid in order to be sent
to sea at ten days notice.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE result of the failure of
Bayne 4 Company, the prime cause of the failure
of the Merchants, National Bank of Washington,
is pronounced more disastrous, financially, than at
first supposed. Four of the city banks at least,
other $lOOO 900.
WASHINGTON, May ll.-Senate. joint reso-
luton of the House to provide for the better
organization of the pay department of the navy
passed.
| NORFOLK, VA, May 1.-THE grand Jury of the
United States District Court has brought in a true
bill against Jefferson Davis for treason, and ad-
journed until the first Tuesday in June.
pATn A Era IL z,Jaa Al.
morning in the rear of 1O4 Federal street. destroy.
ing property to the amount of $50 900. The prin-
cipal losers are Franklin, Scows & Co., w. S. &
S. M. Emory, and Freeman 81 Co. The losses are
mostly insured.
NEW YORK, May ll.-Money quiet at four to five
per cent. for call loans. Sterling exchange steady
at l09B@lO9l. Gold unchanged opening at 29l
advanced to 1893 declining to l2S, and closing al
l295. Goods without material change Freights
to Liverpool dull. Government stocks more
active Foreign exchange less active but She
rates remain steady.
Cotton closed quiet and firm at 81 to 35 fol-
middling
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Flour, wheat and corn firm
and unchanged; higher qualities of oats higher a
44@47c. Mess pork $3l. Clear sides advanced t.
l9c Sugar cured hams 23c. Lard unchanged
From Yesterdays Evening Papers
NEW YORK, May Il.-Head Center Stephens
will explain at JOnes's Woods the object of hi
mission to this country Killian has issued wal
bulletin, saying his enterprise on the eastern
border is only temporarily baked, not defeated
t He says he and 0'Mahoney are on the best o
terms. Stephens was serenaded and made shor
address, stating he would have more to say afte
the Committee on the Affairs of the Republic hat
reported.
A Norfolk letter says j. Gillingham had been an
pointed foreman Of the grand jury by Judge Ua
derwood, but refused to serve on any jury.
District Attorney Chandler had received frOr
, Washington an indictment against Mr.. Davis ia
treason, which he would put before the jury.
q Mrs. Davis had been to Norfolk for groeerle
t where the people showered upon her presents
r all kinds, including the choicest bouquets.
: WASHINGTON, May 1l.-Walter B. Scate's nan
will be sent to the Senate tomorrow for the CO
lectorship of Chicago, and Brig. Gen. Mann will
appointed collector of the internal revenue for ii
Chicago district.
WASHINGTON, May 1l.--House-The cOnstt
5 tional amendment reported by the Reconstructit
q Committee was announced by the Speaker as ha
ing passed, two-thirds voting in the affirmative
: Considerable jubilation ensued in the House.
e The Senate's amendment to the House amen(
ment, imposing a daty on live animals, was col
If CURED in. Also, the Senate's amendment to u
o House resolution relative to the attempted assa
d sination of the Emperor of Russia, was eoncu
ID red in.
N NEW YoRE, May 1.-THE Herald's yalParai'
tie correspondent says among the effects OF trenc
ne stranger diving suddenly at Lima, it proved him
c. be a French agent, coming with proposals to
in dictator of Peru to make himself king or empero
promising men and money from France under