New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-16
e9qm Orleans Daily Cgcatent.
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE lG. 1866.
The News.


SECOND INVASION OF THE FENIANs FAILURE
The second invasion of Canada by the Fenians
has ended most ingOrOusy. On Friday night the |
right wing of the Fenians moved from st. Adams
Z and took possession of Freligsburg and Pigeon
4 Hill. On Saturday they had skirmish with the
{ BRITISH forces, at both places, resulting in each
case IN favor Of the Fenians. Owing to the non
arrival Of reintorGements and ammunition, on
saturday night the army of INVASION hard pressed
by large force OF British regulars, fell back to
st. Albans, with the loss of eight rnen-prsoners
OF war. On their arrival there Gen. Spear and
staff surrendered to Col. Livingston of the United
/ states army The men are thoroughly demora-
] lied, and are leaving for home in large numbers.
Ihose who are unable to pay their fare will be fur
nlshed with transportation by the government. |
I Gen. Sweeney has directed President Roberts not |
TO send any more troops to the front. In general
| ofder ne advises officers commanding in the army
! OF ireland to dsband their commands and return
! to their homes.
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS.
The news from Europe indicates that, though
Austria Prussia and Italy have consented to the |
proposed conference, they have but little faith in
its peaceable results Prussiaa and Italy have post
poned hostilities until the body reaches division,
but insists that it must be done speedily.
Austria meanwhile is advancing her troops into
Fenetia and towards Prussia She has 100000
men under arms. The other powers are mastering
their forces
The Consolidated Bank of London had stopped
payment,
GEN. BAzAGNE's SPEECH TO FRENCH TROOPS.
Cen Bazaine is reported, at Washington, to have
made speech to the French troops in Mexico
such officers as chose to do so may remain and
take service under Macmillan,
A NEW NATIONAL PARTY.
A meeting has been held at Masonic Hall, in New
York city, to take steps toward the formation Of
new party, the object Of which is to be to cultivate
feelings OF amity and concord between the North
and South The meeting was addressed by Theo.
doTe Tomlinson, and resolutions affirming q State
sovereignty " were passed
SPEECHES AT A DINNER PARTY-IETEREAL VENUE
RECEIPTs-ACTIoN or CONGRESS.
At a dinner, in Washington, on Thursday given
to Count ResurgurieeI OF Austria, and attached to
Ma&Imillan's stall, By prominent New ork lner.
chant, Senator Nye Speaker CotaX and others
denounced the attempt to establish mOnarchGal
government on this continent, and declared it to
be the policy of our government to support the
Monroe doctrine.
Tie receipts from internal revenue, on Saturday,
were $4,000 ,633, and tue receipts for the week
There seems to be some apprehension that Con
gress will adjourn without increasing the tariff to
correspond with the heavy revenue taxation now
SO burdens0me TO manufacturers
The Senate Finance Committee is making rapid
progress on the tax bill. The bill will probably be
reported 10 few days.
The freedmen's bureau bill, passed by the
House few days since, will be reported in the
Senate to-day, with several amendments, the most
important Of which is the striking out of the sec
tons to confirm the titles to the Sea Island lands
I given to the freedmen by Gen. sherman,
FROM NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June lO-One Of the coolest
springs ever experienced in Tennessee is succeed
ed By equally remarkable warm weather.
The college at South Gibson, Tenn, was burned,
q few days ago. by inCendiary loss $1,000.
The trustees have strong circumstautial evidence
going far to criminate some one in the county.
tornado, which caused considerable damage
last week, Huntsville, passed through Tennes-
see into Virginia. Wherever heard FROM fences
have been prostTated, trees uprOoted, houses I'M
rooted or blown down, and crops damaged or de-
tstEoyed. Several persons were wounded, and one
injured fatally, 10 the neighborhood. The tornado
much resembled the sound made bya heavy train
of cars.
FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June st is reported that the
messenger Of the New York Express Company
robbed the Pacific Railroad yesterday Of
SIS 600. One story is that the car was entered
and the safe robbed while he was asleep another
is that the robbers put pistol to his head and
forced him to be quiet
FROM cGSCNNATI.
CrScnNATI, o.. June 9-Detsctive George
Catcher was to-day held for his appearance before
the grand jury, by Esquire Fisher, on the charge
of malicious shooting, in killing the thief BucA
Terry, who had threatened his life.
COLLISION.
ALBANY, June lO.-About o'clock last even
ing yacht, containing three young men, while OF
the way from COzzens to Beekskll, c0ltided witt
the steamer Dean Richmond, abaft the wheel, ant
pilot Ohm Best went to their assistance and sue
ceeded in rescuing two of them-one Of whom wa
son Of John c. Fremont. The third, nance
Marvin, from Pennsylvania, was drowned.
HoUsE-sALARY AND MILEAGE or CONGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The speaker read
letter from the secretary of the treasury, trans
hitting a statement of the amount paid for salar.
and mileage to the members of the 3Sth Congress
which was referred to the Committee on Appre
priations The mileage paid to Senators wa
1924 los, and the salary $299,7 total $423 ,S36
The mileage paid to Representatives was 1915 ,054
and the salary 81, LAG LOG; total ST. 46l 100. Sena
tor CONFESS received for mileage SILICA, an
Senator McDougall $1,000. Senators Harding
and Nesmith of Oregon received for mileag
$ll 1886 each, Senators Nye and Stewart of Ne
Yada received for mileage S5622 each; but thi
only for one session. being at the rate of Sll "a
for the Congress, The Massachusetts Senators re
ceived for mileage 1888 each The smallest sui
received for mileage was by Senator johnson c
Maryland, $672O. OF the California Represents
tives Mr.. Cole received for mileage S10,3SS; MI
Highly $l054S; and Mr.. Shandon, $l0,692. TIL
Oregon member, Mr. Mcbride, received for mile
age S12,53l; Mr. Cole, the delegate from Wasl
ington Territory received So 0S9; and Mr.. Wa
lace, the delegate from Idaho, sl2,384. TIL
smallest sum received for mileage was 1884, b
Henry Winter Davis.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The constitutional amendment passed by I'll
Senate yesterday was reported to the Hous
with amendments, IN which its concurrence WI
requested
The Speaker announced tnat under tne ordef
the House no business was in order except debat
as if in committee of the whole on the President
annual message.
REMOVAL OF INDIANS.
Mr. Burlegh, of Dakota, addressed the Hou
in favor of the removal Of Indians from the mi
eral lands of the northwestern Territories al
their permanent location on certain districts
Dakota and Montana.
I Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, said he was not very W.
i informed as to the manner in which the lnd
affairs of this government had been conducte
4 but he had been long of the opinion that the ]
I dans had been more sinned against than sinnin
L He proceeded to read extracts from speech
L made by two Indian chiefs before the House Coz
E mittee on Indian Affairs, charging all sorts
frauds and corruption against one Burleigh,
Indian agent, who turned out to be the prese
delegate from Dakota, who had just addressed t
House.
Mr.. Allison made few remarks repelling t
insinuations against the President, the secreta
of the interior and the commissioners of Ind
affairs, contained in the speech of Mr.. Bureigh
d RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Clark, of Ohio, made speech on the 81
& iect of reconstruction, taking the Congressiol
f view of the subject,