New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-03
PANIC PROGNOsTICATED.
New United States Minister to Venezuela.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED THE MURDERER OF OTERo.
Etc.


New YORK. March 1.-The Fenian excitement
is increasing.
In the Supreme Court E. A. Stanbury, receiver
of the Morris Insurance Company, was fined by
Judge Barnard $4,000 for contempt of court, in MOI
delivering to James K. Hackett, the receiver ap
pointed by Judge Barnard to receive the assets o.
of the company.
The Posts Washington special says it is under
stood if the loan bill fails in Congress- the Secre
tary will commence reducing the currency.
The Commercial says the duness of business
has told severely upon the dry goods trade during
the week. Yesterday there was general break
down in pricesand the state of affairs is bordering
on some panic. Printed cloth 64c. and sold down
to lac. Other cotton goods have similarly de-
clined.
The President has nominated Gen. Asboth, min.
lister to Venezuela.
The Supreme Court to-day granted Gonzalez and
Pecier, the alleged murderers of Otero, O new
trial.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Senate.-The bill for
construction of a railroad from Springfield, Mo-,
to the Pacific, passed at ll:45 this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Wm. A. Browning, re-
Gently Private Secretary to President johnson,
died here this morning
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-Great excitement
prevails among the Fenian circles over the news
from Ireland. grand mass meeting is contem-
plated next week to devise suitable measures to
meet the emergency
ST. LOUIS March 2.--Business is reviving under
the influence of the warm weather and the resump-
ton Of navigation Cotton unsettled, at 376l3Sc.
Flour, 81 60 for single extra and s90Gsl0 so for
double extra. Wheat steady, at 81 750S2 Is for
common prime fall and ~ so for choice. Corn
weak, at &c. for choice yellow and 633@66c. for
choice white. Oats 43@t7c. Pork dull, at $2s 25
Bacon inactive at l44c. for shoulders, l8lc. for
clear sides, and 23ac. for sugar cured hams. Lard
loac. Whisky 81 2sl.
New YORK, March 2.--Molasses dull. New Or
leans 81 05 to 81 OF. Money is firm at per cent.
Sterling Exchange 1OS4. Gold 1883. Government
stocks firm.
PIrTsBuRG, March 2.-River feet inches, and
falling.
CINcINNAr1, March Flour unchanged. Wheat
dull and unchanged. Corn, 53c. Oats, 3Sc. Cot
ton, 39c. Whisky, 50 Is. Provisions quiet; mod
crate jobbing demand on Southern order, cspec
ally for bulk meats and bacon. Pork, s2S So
Lard, lS4c.
LOUISVILLE, March 2-The Wisconsin and Men
nesota legislatures have passed resolutions sus
tanning Congress on the freedmen's bureau cues
ton.
New YORK, March 2.-Cotton has improved lc
Sales at 44c., and by auction for government &C
count, 300 bales of Memphis, Mobile and Savan
nah, of various grades, at from iOb to 4l3.
Coffee dull Sugar-Cuba Muscovado, 123.
MOBILE, March 2.-The sales of cotton to-day
comprised 800 bales, with mddling at 42c The
sales for the week were 1900 bales, and the re-
GENTS for the same periOd Amounted to l2 03I
bales. There were exported during the week
S77s The stock In port foots up 7G,455. Gold
rules at l34@136.
LOUISVILLE, March 2.-Leaf tobacco declined
SOC. to 81 on low grades; sales, 2lO hhds. fork'
s2S so. Bacon active; shoulders, l43c.; clear
sides, 184c. plain hams, 2Gc.; sugar-cured, z5e'
Lard 1916. Flour, superfne, 81 25. Corn un-
changed. Cotton, 3Sc. Whisky, 81 20.
From Yesterdays Evening Papers,
/ WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate yesterday
was occupied in the presentation Oh peIitiohs anu
| Mr. Wilson, from the Military Committee, pre-
sented a resolution for disbanding the militia of
the late Confederate States and to prevent their
reorganization ,.,
current resolution relative to the admission of the
late Confederate States.
Mr.. Wade replied to portion of Mr.. Johnson's
speecll which alluded to him.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wilson, from the Judiciary Com,
mittee, reported amendments to the Senate bill to
protect all persons in the United States in their
civil rights and furnish means of their vindication
Mr. Raymond sent a bill to the clerks desk as
substitute.
| Mr. Cook supported the bill in an elaborate
speech.
The bill went over until tomorrow.
The House passed miscellaneous appropriation
bill.