New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-07
Rumored Sailing Of Fenian Expedition,
ROBBERY OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY
LATER FROM WASHINGTON
MODIFICATION Of THE TEST OATH RECOMMENDED.
Markets, River News, Etc, Etc.


NEW YORK, April 6.-An immense tire IS now |
raging in several places of this city. The large
building at the corner of Broadway and Barclay
streets is burned down. Also, Nos 202 and 2o4
Broadway are still burning. The Claremont
House is on fire, and another fire is raging up
Broadway. The loss cannot be estimated, the
fremen have little mastery over the flames. The
Fremont House is also on fire.
The Herald's Torozto special says that city is |
greatly excited by Che news of the sailing Of the
Fenian expedition. 1t is believed the reports of
iz going to Bermuda is blind and that Quebec is
its destination. |
The Tribune's Washington special says the dis
bursements of the treasury department on ac-
count of army and navy debts ending March 51st,
were: for the war department in January, s25,-
OoO, COO; in February, SIS 100000; in March, So,
100000; for the navy department in January,
| s3,5OO,ooo; in February, sS,Ooo,OOo; in March,
S. 500, 900.
| The Times Washington special says the Pres
dent in day or two will send Congress message
suggesting modification Of the test oath whereby
the government can i'll the revenue Offices.
Col. \. H. MARYLAND has been appointed special
agent for the Postoftice Department for the Pa
cifc coast
/ WASHINGTON, April Elm the Senate. yesterday,
G. K. Edmonds successor to Foot, was sworn in.
Reverdy johnson spoke in opposition to the
vetoed civil rights bill. YH.#
The Senate adjourned without action.
New YORK, April 6.--The Montauk Insurance
Company, of Brooklyn has been robbed of a large
amount of money by burglars. @
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The President has sent
a message to Congress recommending modiffca-
| ton of the test oath.
| The Senate galleries were again densey
crowded in anticipation of action on the civil
rights bill.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--Senator Lane made
speech defending the Presidents veto of the
civil rights bill, and defending Johnson against
the charges preferred against him.
| New York, April 6.--The Posts Washington
special says the secretary of the treasury and
the postmaster general have sent communica-
ton to the Senate asking modification of the
| test oath. ......
New YORK, April 6.-The Claremont Hotel on
Fulton street, was burned this morning.
ST. LOUIS, April 6.-The Wyandotte road,s 395
miles from St. Louis to Fort Riley, is completed.
| New York, April 6, u M.-Cotton dull and un-
! change. Gold 1913. .....
MOBILE, April 6.-The sales of cotton to-day
were $500, with, middlings at "a; sales of the
week, l0,400; receipts of the week, 6s4l against
727l corresponding period last week weeks ex-
ports 2243. Stock in port II ,220. Gold l250l12Ga.
C1NC1NNATI, April 6--Flour unchanged; Wheat
improved; Corn, Sc; Oats, $780,; Whisky, 81 q
Bacon dull; Shoulders. l5c; Sides, 1870.
LOUISVILLE, April 6.--Leat Tobacco sales, 1G3
hhds.; prices well sustained; Flour, superfne, 81;
Corn, 57@62c.; Oats, 46c.; Mess Pork, S25 so ;
Bacon actve Shoulders, l24c.; Clear Sides, lGc.
Whisky, 81 81, .... sa.
New YORK, April G.-Cotton closed heavy at
, 39c.; flour dull; corn advanced 1c.; no!asses dull,
| New Orleans dull at 81 O5@l IS; mess pork s26 !;
sterling exchange dull and heavy at l069 gold
l279; government stocks quiet and scarcely SO
firm. .. ....
VlcKsBuRG, April 5-The Lady Gay passed up
at ii o'clock last night, aud the kigour and
White at this morning. The Srader passed
down at this morning, and the Forsyth at this
/. evening. River rising again slowly with heavy
rains.
MEMPHIS, April 6.-The cotton market to-day
= closed dull at 3l@32c. for low middlirg The
stock IN port foots up 26,l57 bales. , ST..
Business is dull, i'll consequence of the rain
which has been falling the last forty-eght hours
The river is falling AZ the rate of four inches il
twenty-four hours. 1t has fallen three feet 81,
inches since high tide. ... ..
|
New DRUG SToRE.-Mr. Oscar Robin, gentle
man of this State, well known both in city ant
country for his science and skill chemist ant
apothecary, has just received large stock O.
fresh and genuine drugs, medicines, chemicals
ETC., at No. As Royal street, which he offers to
planters and the trade at the lowest market prices
a We cheerfully ask our readers to refer to MIR.
Robins advertisement; he is worthy in every way
of public confidence and patronage.