New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-05
sWfU Orleans Dailp Grestent,
AATER FROM THE NORTH.
DATES OF THE FIRST.

New YORK, March 1.-The Herald's Fortress
Monroe correspondent states that Mr.. Davis pre-.
tended to be surprised that the national vessels in
the harbor fired gun for each of the States in
. m their national salute on Washngton's birthday.
The Confederate exchieftain's health continues
good, and at times he converses freely and on all
kinds of subjects. The surveillance of vessels ar.
irving in Hampton Roads is still continued, to
preventany chance of his release.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The Star of last evening says Mrs. J. G. Swis-
helm was dismissed on Monday by the Qnartermas-
ter General, with the approval of the Secretary Of
dent in Saturdays edition of the newspaper which
she edits (The Reconstructionist). This is the sec
ond dismissal from the office for hostility to the
government. A short TN, ago Miss Lath1op
towards the President.
Naxmillian's agent is now floating about Wash
Ington in very unobtrusive way.
&Ihe Herald says: The air has been thick with
Acumors during the past few days of disagree
s1ient between the President and Secretary
Stanton There is the highest authority for saying
that Mr.. Stanton fully approves the Presidents mt
President is fully sustained by his Cabinet.
The Governors of the British Provinces are hold
ing council in Montreal concerning the Fenians,
and action on the confederation is believed to be
the topic of discussion.
Gaudaloupe statistics to January 81 show ITO
. deaths from cholera.
Adyices to the l7th say the pest was decreasing
Two American vessels were at st. Thomas, and
five more were expected.
Letters from Hoyti say that Jeffrard was making
excursions along the coast, stopping at all ports,
in new war steamer.
Cholera was feared at Havana.
Three escaped convcts from TOrtugas were
picked up in small boat at sea. They were a
negro named Berry, and two whites named Swan
ton. They returned to Key West. 1t was
at first reported the whites intended to sell their
comrade.
New YORK, March 1.-The following is pub
sIished The only grounds for the astonishing
announcement of the New York Herald of the
: eopening Of the slave trade by the freedmen's
bureau, are the operations of the employment
Office in securing places on written contracts any
where in the United States, for the unemployed
- destitute freed people in this city. Sixty three
were sent to Mississippi last week, after seeing
their employer and making fair agreement for
good wages. Some have been sent to many
Northern States in the same manner. A fee Of one
!, kollar for every man and fifty cents for every
female is charged to pay current expenses, such
as printing blanks etc. The salaries of agents in
no way depended upon the fees.
Brevet Brgadier General and Assistant Commander
New YORK, March 1.-The Times publishes
full speech of NJ. +. Conway, formerly in Congress
from Kansas, delivered at Richmond last evening
at a ratification meeting. He reviewed the Presi-
dents policy and censured the radicals.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. l7.-Cotton on Saturday, firmer
but unchanged. MiddliDg upands l9d Bread
stufs quiet and steady.
Further Foreign News.
HALIFAx, March 1.-The steamer Asia from
Liverpool of the 18th and Queenstown of the 18th,
has arrived here. News four days later.
The Royal assent had been given to the bill sus.
pending the writ Of habeas corpus in Ireland
Upwards of 100 arrests were made in Dublin on
the l7th inst, principally strangers Among
others Col. J. W. Byron, of the Federal army.
Many more arrests were expected to take place.
The haste in the passage Of the bill repeating the
habeas corpus in Ireland was owing to the reported
of FpnjaD
The story applying by name to the steamer Cuba
now running between Baltimore and New Orleans
INoTE-The story is known here hoax.l
Aust,'jd-lt was reported that the Emperor o
fFAustria had expressed willingness to furnish
y Macmillan troops in they incorporated
into the Mexican army and their expenses paid.
Russia and ROnle-Dpomatic relations had en-
tirely ceased between Russia and the Papal Court