New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
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MEMPHIS, May 3.-Ihe city remains quiet up to
8 O'Clock tonight. The negro soldiers recently
mustered out have been paid off at Fort Pickering
to-day They threaten to burn the city tonight. |
Great uneasness is felt. They are keptin the fort
by portion Of the 10th regulars. Gen. Stoneman
this afternoon served a notice upon the mayor, the
council and the county officers, forbdding the as
sembling of any bodies of armed men, black or
white, except the police. So far the police are
relied upon to preserve the peace. A large mum
ber of negroes were arrested to-day, and found
heavily armed.
The towboat Tigress exploded both boilers, near
Fulton last night killing the captain, his wife, the
first engineer, the carpenter and three deekhands
and scalding several others.
WASHINGTON May 3.-Sendte.-Mr. Chandler,
from the conference committee on the Cuban tele-
graph line, has madea report which was agreed to.
A bill passed granting John Ericsson $4,000 for
services in planning the war steamer Princeton.
House-The bill passed providing temporary
government for Montana.
| A bill passed enlarging the boundaries Of Ne.
vada by including part of Utah and Arizona.
! The bill to admit Colorado was considered ant
subsequently passed by majority of twenty with
out amendment
New YORK, May 3.-Messrs. Fort, Edward How
land, Palser & Co.'s paper mill, near the battery
has been burned to-day with a large quantity OF
stock. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Cotton closed steady al
34c. Flour advanced 1Oc. Whisky s. 263. Coffee
dull Sugar firm at 1OB@l25o. Mess pork de-
cidedly lower at $29 56B. Money steady at 5 y
cent Sterling exchange firm at l09. Gold closed
at 1275 Freights to Liverpool dull. Stocks
strong, but hesitating and unsettled. Government
stocks quiet except lO4O's, which are favorably
affected by the new loan bill.
| LOUISVILLE, May 3.-Sales of tobacco 1855 hhds.
at full rates market active at prices ranging from
s4Ot05O. Flour, superfne, 81 rs. Corn 6Tc. Oats
47c Mess pork firm at $50. Bacon shoulders 13c
Clear sides 18e. Cotton, middling, SOC. Whisky
50 %. Lard zoe.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-Flour irm-supe So 50
Wheat in good demand at full prices. Oats dul
at 45c Whisky dull and unchanged. Mess Porl
S29. Bulk meats in good demand at LII to l43c
Lard 2O4c.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Ross, the forger, is still a
large. The amount of his forgeries is fixed a
S500,OOO.
Another woman has died of cholera in Mulberr.
street,
PORTLAND, Me-, May 3.-Gen, Meade has arrive
with the troops from Eastport who will probabl!
be returned to their posts.
YIcKsBURG, May 3.-Passed down, Emerald at
and Indiana at4 P. NJ. Heavy rains are falling an
the river is rising.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Commodore Roger
writes to the Navy Department that he did not il
terfere with the bombardment of Valparaiso bt
cause the English Admiral first agreed to go wit
! him, but afterwards declined, and threw the ri
sponsbility upon the English Minister, who d
clined to act in the premises. Commodore Roge
tried to bring about an accommodation, but wit
out success.
ternal Revenue for the st. Louis District has bet
rejected.
/ In the Senate, Mr.. Trumbuli's amendment to Il
o postoffce appropriation bill was adopted, and t
:, bill passed.
\ The Niagara ship canal bill from the House W
= referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The army appropriation bill was taken up. N
VI Wilson'S amendment was adopted appropriate
is Sl46000 for fre-prOof buildings at the SchuyB
Arsenal, Philadelphia, for government stol
houses.
J. NEW YoRK, May 3.-.The action Of the spanial
If in bombarding and burning Valparaiso is "
generally denounced by the press. The dana
.. to the Chaian government is about 100000
. The French and other citizens lose SIS ,O060
vi the United States interest being small.
The British residents especially condemn Brit
er Admiral Denman, whom they charge with p
- varicatien and detaching of his ships to gus
40 Spanish commerce. 1t is understood all
ne accessible ports are to have their share OF
of bombardment.
LFron Yesterdays Eveaing Pa2ersl
,as MEMPHIS, May 3-About thirty houses oecupl
IA by coored people, and all the school houses
nu Soath Memphis, were pulled down OF DaFneu d y
.he night. Everything is quiet this mornis alu ~
ian hoped order has been fully restored. me negro
nal nearly all dedto the woods last nlghI' pu' S0
turning this morning r-uo o5,,f.as ~ A n
NEw York. May Brio JAneiro aaYlees 70 Ap
Of II is believed the issues OF the Bank OF 81
oat Oil tgilI he increased the government gaIahteel
to Il and the ten millions ig gold in It's vaults Will
w,iitbJraN N,n 10 meet the expenses of the war.
Tbe Peruvian irOn-cads from England had ca
rior tnrad the Spanish schooner D0rothea, using
50, limited States flag. Peruvian iron-clad was da
cor exneeted frOm the United States.
soi News of an attack on Pasa de PatTia and crC
oab inc into Paraguay, was hourly expected.
1t was rum0red the Paragpayans had advant
- into Missions to attack the Brazilian diSis;
ON under Baron de Parte Allegro.
and The Herald's Mexican adyices from the city
ub- Mexico to the llth ult. says the seige at Ma
,pv Ian continued, with occasion skirmishing.
ea The Liberal commander, Mendez, was fol
hoe while sick, by the French, and refusing to sur
on der, was shot dead in his bed. Three Of the /
1 to influential citizens of the neighborhood were
ave shot Heavy fines are imposed on others, vi
,ro whom were the sons of Me.ndez
~ NEW York, May 3.-Eavana dates Of The
Oh ult,, state that cargo of negroes had lust
landeE on the south side Of the islanl. Sc