New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-18

express arents On the Opelousas railroad, we are
indebted for papers from Thibodeaux and Houma
Tn Racss TO-DAY. The first race to-day is fol-
jocksy club pnrss Of 500, mile heats, three i
~, Ths entries are IS follows:
8. il, RaIf enters A. W. small's b. f., by Nor
ausn, dam by imported Albion, years old.
Capt. Henderson enters b. i. Gitzoy, BY Licking
foIi, dam Magnolia Nv Glencoe, ~ years old ss ~
For the second race, dash Of tive miles, the 81. en-
tries are s5s8s ~ ssss 54 sstJ
b. B. Foley enters Boyle's b. i, Orphan Bog, b,
Carey Bell, dam BY Boston. .ssasa
il. j. Armstrong enters Charley armstrong, b,
Lexington, dam by Grey Eagle. 3 years old. I'll
II Id case of postponement . peDnant will be dis
played from Crescent Hall, corner Of 81. Charlie
and Canal streets.
The weather, from present appearances, bid
mi to be fns, and We may anticipate that tn
track viii be III much better condition than yester
n ~. !.
OFFICERS Or THE N. o., j. b 6. N. X. r. co.
III u meeting of the board of directors yesterday
u lie following gentlemen were chosen officers q
Ii he New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company
President, q. a. Beauregard; General superin-
tendent =. s. Williams; Chief Engineer, =. =.
4 Greene. AZ s
M other changes ware made IF The officers Of
The company.
THE CoxaERcfAL BULLETIN. --A card appears
from MI. VIM j, Seymour in this morning paper,
announcing bis purpose to re-establish the Com
Mercial Bulletin on The footing it formerly occu
MED, specially devoting it to the commercial inter
csts III tliis community, the material advancement
III the city Of New Orleans, and the development
III the Industrial resources of the South. Tht
many friends of the Bulletin Of former days, mum
bering, a. itdid among it's patrons, the most soEt
and substantial people Of the city, will hail witt
pleasure its reappearance, more particularly as j
Vim be under thelcharge Of gentleman who helpet
10 rive II lie former high reputation it held il
this community. The old friends Of the Bulletin
viii unanimously come forward to sustain il, and
~ doubt not many new ones also.
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THE TURNERs' AND SINGERS MAIFEsT. We &C.
knowledge our obligations to the committee for
very courteous invitation to attend the Maifest TO
be ciyan by the Turner's and Singers Of New Or
leans, oh The 6th and 7th Of May, at the Oak
Grove, near The Half Way House. This will be an
occasion Of crest interest and enjoyment, and we
anticipate much pleasure in being present.
8 M y
NM AxcIaL AND CoMMERcIAL SUMMARY.--The
depressing accounts received from New York on
1onday caused decline in rates OF Gold in oul
market yesterday Of fully 2@1 y cent, Offerings
though not heavy, were in excess OF the demand
throughout and the operations for the day exhibi
ted but q very light aggregate atl 2401l245 agans
125ml25l, which were the ruling figures on thu
previous evening
Fpyeius, Exchange We have to notice Sigh
ayance III rates of Foreign Bills yesterday, owing
adyices Of an upward movement in the New
fork market, resulting from falling OF IN the
4xports and IN increased demand for remittances
NE demand and supply we're light however. and
lies showed only d moderate aggregate at oui
rev;sed quotations, which are for Bank Sterling
1s4M135, Clear Bills 1928 1888, Bill Of Ladine
Bills lsoAI3l, Bank Francs 4.2222f. Oh .20f. and
outdoor Francs 430f a4.25f. s3
Domestic Exchange We have no alteration Of
any kind il report ID Domestic Exchange. Offer
mos Ill ana CONNIE continue restricted
and the inquiry ID quite limited for checks over the
counter Quotations rule as on Monday even
inv, and w therefore repeat % follows: New
York sight lOs V cent. discount at bank, and sga
ID cent. discount ont of doors, five and ten days
sigtt s614 % sent discount, fifteen W twenty days
sight i@I, thirty days sight 13@la, and sixty
days, sight AZ 1 2eD2 y cent. discount
Bank Notes and Securities The movement il
4l,e better classes OF the above is still restricted
only by the limited character of tAe supply willis
me lower descriptions are wholly neglected Sales
Yesterday included one lot Of Louisiana State Banl
notes, ana several lots Of favorite Stocks AMI
Bonds IT extreme figures, % win be aeen q
reference to our financial article In another column
VIZ S,1ca,- 1sid Moldsses There Ii 40 variation d
any kind to report under this head Offerings q
Louisiana are very much reduced, and the produc
don 81 GAIA d6es not assr,sto attract attention..
$s Western Produce Corn has further slightly ad
yat,ced since our last, but no quotable alteration
M transpired ii rates 81 Flour, Oats, Bran .
Hay. The movement ID accurately depicted in on
commercial article however, and those intereate
40 referred TON fef quotations etc. q
Nssr 0oss,,teJe its Peterson'a Counterfeit De
tector for April gives the following description
81 i.eF coflnterfaits which have recently been i
sued i. u lit IN N sasst q Fss taat
treasury Notes oss--A new issue, date
March 10, 1862 The red seal is badly executed
" Ii also the border of the note, which s made u
81 repetitions Of the letter *. General appear
ance bad. IA great number are il circulation
DOS, United STATES 1T6aHMrys IL BI5cAuachsj hIe 4
circulation from an entirely new plate, SAID TO D.
liz beat counterfeit yet made Of the government
4 ntes 50 look out for them, as some few hay'
81 4ken them.
United States Legal Tender Notes--Is counter
dtS-IAFge number of one dollar counterfeit
feenbaeks are Id circulation Executing few
II 3inor discrepancies the spurious note Is an exac
40 sisadie If the genuine bill. The general ap
pe2ranea ii also very good, The green ink is OF Q
eomeNaat lighter shade than that used on the gen
nine, md some parts Of the note look scratchy aud
blurred. the dgares Il. on the green scrohwerk on
me lower uarter Df the notes are printed in
BreAns ~ the genuine they are white The head
11 Chase " darker, Hill has coarse appearance.
6's ilhitatian- The portrait On the right apd the
Inquire "A liberty on tho left are rather coarse
Well calculated I'd deceive. III
~ ana Hen Ealsed arem Nj. Portrait of Chase
on upper left corner. vi II ~
III Imitation The portrait of Lincoln On the
while the toes 0f the female on The RIGHT n,S n 4
scarcely be seen. On the genuine they AID yery
fiistincE. Look out for them. 5 ~
20ss imitation poorly done, engraving cnaYse
and the bill looks blurred. The kfesn gnf nses
4 81 lighter than thu genuine. The dies aud Cesar
one aighth of nh inch larger than the genuine.
50's, III tered from 20's III the genuine sos III
ajgnaturp OH tho rigfster III on the left md III
treasurer Oh the right end Of the bill In til
. altered nOte they are both on the right end, wit
Two atrips BIZ lathe work between them.
X BD1s, imitation. They are SO well done that 4
the banks rnfusa them.
II, initiated. Upper left, spread eagle sittit
d q rock The general APP aearances Of the bill
eod. The wings Of the eagle are coarse, aud Y
loAding streaky. The imprint Of the AinerIes