New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-02
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Associated Press Dispatehes1
Nav YoES, May IA Fortress Monroe cor
respondent says Mr.. Davis is very anxious for his
trial His health has perceptibIy failed, and he
cannot live through the summer in prison.
Mr.. Peabody is among the passengers by the
sciota.
There is no direct confirmation of the warllke
statements the London Times of the 21st
The Austrian proposition has been cordially ap.
proved at Paris and London.
Vienna journals reassert that pacific arrange
ments are in progress.
The steamer City of London, from Liverpool on
the 18th, has arrived. News was anticipated.
The steamer Costa Rica, from Aspinwan, has
been signalled.
The steamer Louisiana, from Liverpool, is be-
low. News anticipated.
WAsHISGToN, May 1.-House.-Mr. Kelly
offered resolution that the President instruct the
bureau of refugees and freedmen to relieve the
starving people in certain districts of the late
insurgent States, and provide then with seed for
planting crops, which was adopted
ST. Louis, May 1.-Cotton depressed. Flour
and wheat firm and unchanged, Corn easier.
Oats heavy at Acc. Mess pork s29 Bacon un-
changed, Whisky 81 90.
NEW YORK, May l.--Foreign exchange closed at
1893 for the best bills cotton and commercial
bills are almost unstable. The Scotia brought
back a number of cotton bills and some bills drawn
on railroad bonds negotiated in Europe.
Valparaiso has been bombarded by the Spanish
The town and s20,0O0,OOO worth of property were
destroyed. Great blame is attached to the British
and American consuls for not interfering witt
their ships to prevent it.
yAsHTSGTnN NAV The Honsa hos nassai
H. iii g. IT.
'''o "PPi iauon piil ioi 'ne tieeullen oufeau
fIoHsBURG, May l'-Passed down: Melnotte a
P. NJ, and Grey Eagle at P. NJ.
River rising.
c,,.or,,,.,r,T ,F1
Si''44'E' -, NA'y - tou anu gram uncnangeu'
mess PORK hrmer at S2o 70. Lard 2Oc. Bulk
meats and bacon unchanged Groceries dull.
Middlinp cotton 2sS63Oc
Npw yopv NTov1 Co++o, o1osol 5,,I ,,z -
tA" ~ n,n oisfl, Hi"1 Oo''oh eloseu uuu auu uI-
settled at 52C934c. Flour declined lOc. Whisky
50 263 Coffee inactive. Sugar 1O3@lIc Mo-
lasses steady at 45075c Mess porl5 s27 COL
Money rather move active a. nor con+ storI;n.,
thon0J t"'net ihoLo "oUlNe @ aS pet oenI' SteFuhs
rE.or, v.s..ra,,,s ,7,,,:.,z r..,
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WASHINGTON, May lin view of the approach
ing hot, sickly season, rooms are being fitted up
Ha+ai onn pronnb o 1it5 tail5 @g ie Sonsnenta,
shortv renoir Ieavina the prss;dant ~ FaIiyor ~
the aiiournment Of CONGRESS-
The public debt statement to be issued in a day
Snrin@ tbe month IF AMI VI eD0Us SO'OOO''V0
NV Topr Me- idIbo co,,,,oroio1,s 1E-o.,,
ineton snecni saws if IL rnInored fhat tb
adyocates the eafing of national conIa,io ~
settIe The iSs,Ies now nanSinS "A ooii' "
Tbe Iaraa ar,,,ro,,ript tin1s eroos
oaS ~, i Az, ~" iis1e auu p[o-
The Honse 5assed the brid1a construntan Iii
with omendmants '0l7'' u0 UOti UNI
biII moLnn an onnrorysotior for +bo s,,rrou.
of +ba ,,oet i5i dGp rtt s + ,oi @
was taken nm. 'se''
Mr., Trumbull offered an amendment crttinq off
COMPENSATION to Dostmasters before confirnafion
by the Senate, unless they be commissioned bv the
President to fill yancancies. -
Mr.. johnson, of Md. opposed the amendment
as an infringement upon the appointing mower Of
the President, MI, Trumbull replied. s9ch officers