New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-04

New YORK, Aug. 3.-The Commercial has ru-
NOR that London telegram Of yesterday quotes
bonds at 68B also that orders for large quantities
of 5-2O's have been received per cable and will be
shipped tomorrow
WASHINGTON, August SD. Thurston, United
States consul at Toronto, informs the state de-
partment, under date Of the 2Sth, that Dillon,
Ellis Comey and Kirk, were two or three days
ago discharged from prison by the Canadian gov
ernment. These parties were American citizens
arrested at Fort Eyre [Erie? y on the charge of
being engaged in the Fenian raid, and discharged
on the evidence submitted of their innocence.
The President has appointed Edward Wallace
naval inspector at Philadelphia; W. Q. Smith, sur
veyor of customs at Selma, Alabama; James L.
Barnewali, collector of customs at Beaufort, North
Carolina and Robert L. King, collector of Gus
toms at St. Mary's, Ga. Albert Storrnaker has
been appointed collector of internal revenue for
the first district of Pennsylvania and W. F. john
son collector of customs at Philadelphia.
| The Senate had formally rejected Stolrnaker
several times. The committee on commerce made
q favorable reportin the case Of Johnson.
| ST. LOUIS, August 3.--A special dispatch from
st. Joseph, says the Indians in Idaho are getting
troublesome. A party of them made a raid oil
Boulder Creek and Ruby City on the 18th of July
They were pursued by troops, and fight occurred
in which seven soldiers and thirty Indians were
killed. At the last advices, Capt. Jennings anG
forty men, were surrounded by four hundred In
dams and fighting desperately. Reinforcementsj jlrt
fastening to him.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 3.-The association of til,
Oldest inhabitants of this city have taken mea
sures to stimulate contributions throughout tn
country to complete the national Washington
monument.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Gen. Santa Anna has bee
arrested and held to bail in 900, charged b
Mr.. Montgomery with acting maliciousy 10 havin
him arrested and imprisoned. He lays the dam
ages at $25 900.
Revenue officers have seized one hundred an
sixty four packages of tobacco manufactured a
Danville, Virginia, which had been deposited in
warehouse in the CITY, No duty has been paid o
! it, and it will be confscated.
Il Eight cases, but no deaths from cholera, wer
reported this morning, and fourteen cases and 81
> deaths in Brooklyn from noon yesterday till moo
to-day.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-The intelligence
the New Orleans riot occasions much eXcitemel
here in all quarters, and kilograms on the subje
were eagerly sought after. The merits of tt
o questions were differently viewed by the tV
d political parties, and treated accordingly by the
Il respective newspapers.
e PHILADELPHIA, August S.-Two negroes, vi
il said they were paid $500 for the commission
If the crime by their victims wife, attempted to
Y a barber. He cried for help, which speedily Cal
i to his aid, and he escaped with a severe wound
L. his head.
v WASHINGTON, August 3.-Gen. Banks has WI
e ten a letter in defense of the Louisiana conVentit
h In his opinion it was not the cause of the riot
A. was used as a pretext by the enemies of
Union.
Mr.. O'Conner, counsel for Jefferson Davis,
d returned frem Fortress Monroe to the city, afte
ID three days. interview with him.
le GALVESTON, August 3.-The President Il
be graphs Judge Bell, secretary of state, that
t., Legislature of Texas will meet without hindrar
es on the 9th, and the governor will be inaugura
al on the 9th. Then the officers of the pfovisio
government will turn over their respective bad
nd to the officers elected.
ng Ten new cases of cholera have occArred in
on days, but they are confined to the newly arri
ty. troops from Hart's Island.
at The steamer Tread brings M atamoros dates
ct, the 29h. Quiet reigns along the Rio Grande.
The Brownsville Courier mentions the sud
arrival of Gen. Sheridan 3ncog. He spent Il
u Icb of his time in NatRmoro1. On dit he bore Off
hat and mysterious messages to the Mexican autt
mad ties.
I ate SOUTHWEST PASS, August 3.-The bark Flor
not ChipWan, from Liverpool, is still at anchor
side.