New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-07
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1865.

perial Parliament which allows the united Para.
ment twenty three members.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-Tn recent case in
which all the parts of two iron steamers were
constructed in Glasgow and there put together,
and again taken to pieces and the sections i'm
ported into Galveston where duties were levied
upon the parts so imported, it was decided by the
secretary of the treasury that the collection of
duties upon the sections of the steamers makes
them American property, and that marine papers
may be issued to such vessels when again rebuilt
in this country.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 6.-The following completes the
Georgia delegation to the Philadelphia conven-
ton:
Second District-Eli Warren, ]. S. WmberIy.
Third District-Hiram Warner, E. II. Worrel.
At Large-A. Fl. Stephens, A. H. Chappell, D.
a. Walker.
The office of the American Telegraph Company
and National Express, with three or four build
ings, were burned in Atlanta Sunday night.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Brigadier General W. A
Nichols will be assigned to duty as chief of staff to
Lieutenant General Sherman.
MADISON IND, Aug. 6.-The steamer General
Lytle, on her upward trip from here, blew up
Bethlehem. Fifteen to eighteen persons were
lost Her passengers say she was racing with the
st. Charles when the explosion occurred. The st.
Charess officers deny the racing.
The st, Charles brought up the wounded and
dead to Madison. The Lytle is a complete wreck.
| PHILADELPHIA, August 6.-The Press, on Sun
day, published sarcastic letter from one William
F. Johnson, spurning his nomination as collector
| Of this port and roundy abusing the President
and his policy
The explanation is that the commission to W. f.
Johnson, Of Pittsburg, was msdirected and fell
into the hands of radical Union man of the same
name, in this city, who took the opportunity of
expressing his views
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Advices to the secretary
of war state that Prussian troops have entered
Mansheim and Heidelberg.
NEW YORK, Aug. G.-Eleven messages were
forwarded from this city on Saturday, for trans
mission to Europe by the cable, for which slI0i
in gold was paid.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Commissioner Rollins, o
the internal revenue here, has decided that sav
ngs' banks are subject to the tax of ten per cent
on their circulation after the first day of August
as well as other banks or banking associations.
-BosToN, August GA mercantile letter dateC
Port-auP Prince July l3, states that the recent in
| surrection at Gonaves had been entirely sup
pressed by the government and that the town
gave up to the regular authorities.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Aug 6.--Arrived and went VI
in tow schooner Mai, Hardenburg master, from
Vera Cruz, with 80 passengers.
The steamships Kensington and Florida and thu
ship Theo, Kuoop, are all still on the bar.
The bark Florence Chapman, from Liverpool, i
? still at anchor outside.
Weather, clear and oppressivey hot. Wind
Northeast, light Tide low.
NEW YoRK, August 6.-Arrived, steamers Re
becca and Clyde from Wilmington, Washington
Saratoga and Albermarle from Richmond, an
) Flambeau from Savannah.
V1cKsBURG, Aug. 6.-No boats passed to-day
River rising.
New YORK, Aug 6.-In the Liverpool cotto
, market on Saturday the demand was light an
prices were generally unchanged.
The stringency in the money market of Londo
continued.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Coupons of 1862 108l
coupons of 1865 1869; treasures lO4B. Gold close
at l473. Cotton closed dull and easier; Uplan
middling 3501359c. Flour dropping. Wheat dull
inferior 2@3c. lower. Mess pork heavy at $31 &C
=. Lard quiet and firm. Sugar heavy; muscovad
- l04@llc. Coffee quiet but firm. Naval store
steady; turpentine 7l@76c.; rosin 50 25@9.
- ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-Wheat firm and unchanged
Corn heavy; mixed and yellow 6l@65c., white
70 @SOc. Oats lower at 35@44. Provisions actV
70 with an upward tendency
., Some twenty cases of cholera are reported sine
4 Saturday. 1t is mainly among persons from til
G East. There have been several deaths. There
70 no serious anticipation of its becoming epidemica
~ LOUISVILLE, August 6.-Markets inactiv
- Flour-superfne, Sc so; extra family, SO s
. Prime Wheat, 50 3O,, Corn-mixed, CSC. cyl, Oat
= Acc Bacon Shoulders lie. Mess Pork, $32 8
70 Clear Bacon Sides, 2l4c Lard, 2o3. Whisk
. 50 "a.
~ The river is falling fast, with four feet in tt
10 canal.
- CINCINNATI, August 6,-Flour and grain u
M changed and dull, Whisky unchanged. Pork a
. tve sales, 1900 bbls. at $32 for the West al
NJ South. Bacon firm at full prices. Lard firm
or zoe. Groceries steady. Sugar, 12@l5c. Coffe
25@3lc. Gold, 147.
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