New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-06
NUMBER 3O3.


The former was addressed by Gov. BramIette, Col
bristow and Gen. Whitaker, the latter by Vallan
dlgham, Pugh and Dennis. Each party is making
active preparations for the election tomorrow.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-The Dill for renewal of the
suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus in Ireland
was read second time in the House of Commons
last night. Mr. Gladstone, in speech, supported |
the government, and warmly praised the treatment
awarded to the Fenians by the American govern
ment. Mr. McGraw's resolution against the bill |
was negatiyed by vote Of los against 81.
The French ambassador to England left for |
F1chy last night by command to see the emperor.
The press are indebted to Mr.. Cyrus w. Field
for the foreign dispatches.
| New YORK, Aug. 5.-There were twenty-five
| cases Of cholera and ten deaths in the city yes
| terday.
The mortality of the week from cholera in the
city and adjacent islands was nearly two hundred.
In Brooklyn the epidemic is also severe. Thirty
eight new cases occurred in the penitentiary there
on Friday.
Measures are being taken to get the epidemic
under control.
The Wall street salesman of the steam sugar
refinery is said to be defaulter to the amount of
from $4,000 to $4,000 1t is reported that he
fed to California on Wednesday with $50OOO
| BosToE August 5.-Arrived, ship johnson, n.
Gushing, from Mobile.
New YORK, August 5.-Arriyed, steamer Lee,
from Savannah.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August 5--6 P. M-Prussian
bark Nystadt was towed over the bar and pro
ceeded to sea about O'Clock this A. NJ. Ship
Theo. Knoop, steamships Florida, Kensington, and
Geo. Cromwell, all bound out are aground on the
bar. Steamship Liberty went to sea at NJ,
steamship Texas ats An. Steamship Gen. Grant
from New York, arrived at bar at 10 A. NJ, and
steamship Mariposa at II A. NJ, both of them have
come to an anchor outside. Tide very low, not
more than 13 feet water on the bar.
Steamship Harlan went to sea at 4.30 P. N.
Steamship Matagorda passed out at Pm. Steam
ship Austin crossed the bar at 53OP.y. Schooner
S. B. Stebbins, G. Smith, master thirteen days
from Brazos, leaking badly, was towed in this
afternoon. Also, British schooner Teresa from
Tampico ten days, with three passengers, one box
hardware, one hundred punches bananas and
plantains, eight barrels lines, nine parrots two
thousand dollars in silver and one thousand in
gold.
List Of passengers per steamer Cen Grant
Mrs. NJ. Sommers, John Watson, T. Franklin Chas
Bruman, wife and child, l.. McGlenn, Mrs. NJ.
Schultz Mrs. Kate Dufee, Miss Kate Dutfee, NJ
NJ. Nolan, Charles z. Fenner, S. Altheimer, VIM.
Smith, Miss Lizzie Dickson, Alexander Mcneil,
Edward Reid Mrs. Trigg and child, Mrs.
]. L. Heyman, Mrs. Fender, o. l..
Gardner Master J. NJ. Durant, S. NJ Thomas
and wife, N. 2. Poole, T. j. Gasquet Mrs. Shan
bat Miss D. Ferney, F. Hays, U. S. Navy, Mrs B.
Norton and child, Mrs. E. c. Hydey and Miss
From Yesterdays Papersl
, New YORK, Aug. 4.-From Europe by the cable
to the Associated Press:
London, aug. 3-Evening.- is no political
news of real Importance to-day.
: liverpool, aug a, P. M.-COtt0n-The Bro
$ kers Circular reports the sales of cotton for the
week ending Thursday, August 2, at $4,000 bales
The sales to-day were 1000 bales. Middling up
the last price sent by the cable
London aug. 3, P. NJ The closing price o.
consols to-day was S7z for money. United States
! fivetwenties were quoted at the close of business
at69.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-The President has or
| dered the appointment, of Andrew J. Faulk o.
/ Pennsylvania. to the governorshp of Dakotah
vice Newton Edmonds.
Il l.. Fl. German has been relieved from the posi-
l ton of postmaster of the United States Senate
His dismissal is to take effect the first proxmo
This Office is in the gift of the sergeantatarms Q
that body.
NEW YORK, August 4.-Cotton closed unchanged
with sales of 760 bales.
t PHILADELPHIA, August THE old Moyamen
sing Hall, on Christian street, below Tenth street
which was used during the war by the govern
u ment as hospital, and recently taken possession
J. of by the Board of Health for cholera purposes
:, was set on fire this morning at three o'clock. Th
. adjacent wooden structures were destroyed, al
. well as the lower portion of the hall, An indig
nation meeting of the residents in that vicinity wa
n held yesterday.
It washington, Aug. 4.-The statement of tn
a public debt of the United States on the lst inst
" published 1t shows the total debt to be over tw
N billions six hundred thousand dollars. The amour
Id dollars in coin is thirty inllion and tn
reduction of the debt since August L. 1866 reaehe
more than one hundred and twenty-four million.
Gen. Steadman has unqualfedly declined tn
v successor to the present incumbent will be al
~ pointed in a few days.