New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-09

the Pope against the c0huuc1 Oh ltaly' IL Is re-
ported that Count Ricasoh will soon resign his
position in the Italian ministry
It is said that Count De Montholon has been
ordered to retire from Washington, and repair to
Lisbon, and Count Berthemy will go to Washing
ton and take his place there.
The Presse says the alliance between Prussia
and Russia is a fixed fact.
a Cincinnati dispatch of the Sd, says Deaths
from cholera now average fifteen per day.
The rumored change in the French embassy to
Washington is confirmed.
The President appeared on Saturday, on Penn
sylvania avenue, for the first time since his re-
turn from the Western trip, attracting general
attention.
A special Cincinnati dispatch to the Chicago
Republican says an order was received in Cinein-
natl, on the 3d. from Head Center Stephens for
certain officers enlisted in the Fenian service to
leave for New York without delay, and be pre-
pared to cross the ocean. This force was to leave
for New York on the 4th. No priyates will leave
the West at present. Some privates will leave
from the East. 1t is supposed by some parties
that they will go by Cunard steamers, and when
out in mid-ocean will seize the steamers. 1t is ex-
pected to ship boxes of machinery on these ships,
which, when the ship is captured and out at sea,
will prove to be firearms, cannon, etc 1t is, how
ever, asserted as positively true that whatever
move is to be made for the freedom of Ireland,
will be made within the next six weeks.
The Liverpool papers report the ship. building
on the Mersey is at an extremely low ebb, and
thousands of workmen are out of employment.
The banker prince Torlonia, who gave the
Bologna Cathedral altar valued at 5000, goo, is
the same who presented fine bell to the Catholic
Cathedral at Natclez, Mississippi, some years
ago.
In Boston, on the 3d. fire broke out in the
basement in rear Of No. Al Franklin street, which
| is the center of a large fye-story granite front
| block, stretching from Hawley to Aren street.
The flames soon burst through the roof, and not
withstandiug the strenuous efforts of the frenlen
it gained rapidly, spread to the right and left to
Nos. 40, Al and 45, and 81 and 81. The loss is
yariousy estimated at from S3000 600 to $500 900,
and is said to be mostly insured.
The Trbune's Lawrence, Kansas, dispatch says
the partyIwho attacked Colonels Phillips and Goss,
while surveying in the Indian country, was headed
| by John Britton, of Neosho Falls, who had a
grudge against Colonel Goss. The latter was
severely, if not mortally wounded. Colonel Phil
lips is reported killed. One or two of the attack
ing party were also killed. a party of English
noblemen, who went out without an escort, had
not been heard from and are supposed to have
been captured by Indians.
/ The war department has called for ATS, 900 iron
head blocks for the national cemeteries.
| Charles Whittlesey, of New York city, late as
sistant adjutant general to Major General Wright,
has been appointed captain in the 30th United
States infantry.
Gen. Francis P. Fessenden, a son Of Senator
Fessenden, of Maine, and who lost leg during
the war, has been made full brgadier general
in the regular army, and placed on the retired
list.
| DR.. A. E. Davis, of Lancaster, has been ap-
pointed commissioner for the State Of Tennessee
to investigate the claims of loyal shareholders.
The Tribune's New Orleans special says it is
stated onVery good authority that the President
has ordered Gen. Sheridan not to make any arrests
under Gen. Grants famous order.
The Tribune's special says: "The Tennessee
legislature convened on Saturday. There win not
be quorum present for several days. however,
as fulIreturns from the election on Thursday have
not been received. Coy. Brownlow, it is under
stood, in his message will advocate negro suffrage
and perpetual disfranchisement of all rebels'"
A diving bell weighing $4,000 pounds is in use in
the construction Of the foundations of the new
Eastern Railroad bridge across the Merrimac, at
Newburyport. 1t is nearly seven feet square at
the base, and gives an area Of nearly fifty square
1 feet in which the Workmen have free access to
the bottom of the river, at depth sometimes of
thirty feet.
No less than sixteen churches have been com
menced in Washington during the present year,
Two old English brass mortars, bearing the
initials of George /. and George H. respectively,
which were captured by Admiral Foote, at Island
No, 10, and afterwards presented to him by the
government, were recently donated to the New
Haven Colony Historical society.
The builder of the "Red, white and Blue'' offers
to wager $1,000 in gold against $1,000 that she did
cross the ocean; and, further, $4,000 in gold
against a like amount that Capt. Hudson and Mr..
Fitch can do it again. He will give the first $1,000
to the poor of London, and on the second wager
if he wins, he will give one-half to the poor of
London and Liverpool and one-half to Capt. Hud-
son and Mr.. Fitch. The challenge appears in the
London Standard
The Omaha Herald says that, during nearly nine
years residence in Nebraska, it has never known
so many emgrants to arrive in the fall of the year
as are arriving this fall. Every day white-cov-
cred wagons may be seen containing the families
and household effects of those who are leaving
the crowded settlements in the East to takeup
their abode on the broad and fertile pairies of Ne
braska.
A writer in the New York Sun gives some Stats
tics ofhow the city is fed, which are very interest
ing. He estimates that there are ,525 900 pounds
of beef, l12,50O of mutton, $4,000 of veal, and O.
100000 of pork purchased in Washington market
every week, costing an aggregate of $1,247 1856.
In March and April the consumption is less, owing
to the abundant supply of fish also in very hot
weather He also estimates that there are $50 900
pints Of milk used daily by the inhabitants of that
city $500 poundsof butter, and 14SOOO ounces of
cheese. The grand total daily paid for meat, milk,
butter and cheese is $22l ,584.
An Augusta tGa.) correspondent of the Louis
vile Courier processes to have made an accurate
calculation that the present number Of working
hands in the cotton States-the laboring force ac-
tualiy availabe-does not exceed 100000.
SALE OF BooTHs ON THE FAIR GRoUNDs-The
attention Of all interested is called to the notice of
Messrs. Nelligan & Nash, auetioneers, announcing
the sale of the booths under The amphitheater at
the Fair Grounds, for the keeping of cigars, oys-
tiers, confectionery, soda water, lemonade, beer,
wine and eatables. They will be sold at auction
n n IA Hsir G1rCrr Is . p.tn1.