New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-23
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PoINTSfENTs- LETTINGS,
WASHINGTON, Oct l9.--The difficulties on The !
10 Grande have been considered by the govern !
lent. Gen, Brown, who received from the Amer !
ans under Osborn, the surrender of the gunboat
henaeo, has been superseded though this action
i'd not originate here, What policy the admins.
ration intends to pursue towards the Imperial
emand for the gunboat is not known, though the
natter was probably efectually settled in the cab
net meeting to-day.
II appears to be agreed for the present that d
lew postmaster will not be appointed for Cncin-
natl
The following appointments Of Western interest
have been made for the regular army: Frederick
Steele, colonel of the goth infantry; Geo. Stone
man. colonel of the Dist infantry: JEFF. G, Davis;
colonel Esd infantry Gordon Granger, colonel
18th infantry; George 9. Getty, colonel s7th IN
fantry; j. FL. Logan, of Indiana, to be nTst heu-
tenant in the 4lst infantry.
Bidders for mail service, not previously disposed
of under regular lettings, continue TO come 10 |,
freely From ten to twenty roads are dally leI 70
contract, the parties being notony Wiling 70 take
the required oath, but furnishing abundant cyl
dence of ability and desire to perform thelr ootl,
cations to the department and the public IN good I
faith. Reports from the routes which were put
into operation on the first day OF July last are |
entirely satisfactory.
sP0osER AND ROLLINS TO BE RETAINED IN THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR THE PRESENT
FRANCo-MESIGAN CLAIMS NOT TO BE ASSUMED
By THE UNITED STATES
n WASHINGTON, Oct l9.-Suficient inquiry de-
velops the fact that there is no chance whatever
for fhos. r. Spencer, of Ohio. becoming commits
sioner of internal revenue. vice Rollins. seere-
tary McCalloch very plainly told the President,
short time since, that the retention OF Assistant
Secretary Chandler and Commissioner Rollins was
essential to the management of his department at
/ the present time; that he {MGCulloch) could not
| heed the political pressure for their removal
| The French claims, which it is proposed this
government shall assume in order that Maxmlllan
rTsann itofM
| and it is not believed that the administration
intends to compromise the Mexican question on
4 any such basis.
FESrAN AFFArRs-GLoRIoUs PROSPECTS,
\ New YORK Oct. 19.-Aiovements have been
i made in every State in the Union by tried and
skitlful organizers of the Stephens party during
the past week for the purpose Of obtaining all the
aid that can possibly be given by lrishmen to meet
the requirements of the coming struggle Of lnde-
pendenee. Two officers have been detailed to
1 each State, through which they are now travelling
4 for the Inst time previous to the commencement
A of the revolution. kilograms from nearly all the
Estates today announce success.
4 Money, arms and ammunition are being sub
scrbed with great spirit 1t is calculatedt that Mr..
/ Stephens has secured upwards of ten thousand
II stand of arms since his arrival IN the States and
/ that q great portion of that number have been
4 shipped 10 Ireland in the most open manner The
4 great mass meeting about 10 be held at Jones'
Wood; on Sunday, 10Th instant, it IS supposed Will
be the last heldin this country by James Stephens
until the war commences.
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN TELEGRAPH.
Il New YoRK, Oct. IS.-The preliminary steps
towards building the international ocean telegraph
line are being taken and the work viii be pushed
forward as rapidly as possible. Mr. VIM. D. Heiss,
one of the oldest telegraph superintendents IN the
country, has accepted the important position Of
superintendent of the International Ocean Tele
graph Company. Superintendent Heiss will sail
from this city on Saturday. 18th inst, for Florida
passing through portion of each State in which
the line is to be built. He will make surveys and
determine on the route to be adopted. Several
Heading citizens and public men OF Florida have
suggested that the line be built from Fernandint
to Cedar Keys, the west side Of the State, theI
by cable to Havana. This will be determined OF
by Mfr. Hess if the practicability of the suggested
route ii made manifest by personal inspection AMI
survey. 1t will not be many months ere the Cite
}, of New York and Havana will be in telegraphit
communication.
IMMIGRASTs.
The number of immigrants landed at the por
last week was 5 ,09l, making 1892 from the Is
of January last, up to the present time, agains
49, 57 arrived in the corresponding period d
last year.
II HEAVY LOSS.
Il The loss by the fires on Washington and West
streets on Tuesday night amounts TO s2T2 GOO.
i THE RESCUED FROM THE EVENING STAR.
II The second engineer of the Inflated Evening
i Star, who arrived in this city by the steamship
u Quaker City, from Charleston, is crippled by thu
& priyation he underwent. The two women who
i escaped with him remain inf Charleston in depor
able condition. They were five days in an oper
boat, without food Or water, and without q shred
/ ofclothing to protect them from the storm.
The collector of customs at Fernandna informs
the treasury department that on the Sth instant,
Thomas Fitzpatrick, third officer, Chauncey Ma
/ SON. steerage steward, and Jon. Campbell, Joseph
House, and John Dennfng, seaman, arrived at that
] pof't, survivors Of the crew of the lost steamer
| Evening Star. Some Of these seanen were IN
m almost dying condition but having received
careful attention they are recovering their health.
RELIEF FOR QUEBEC,
The officers of the St, Jean Baptiste French
Canadan) benevolent society, OF New ORR, have
issued a call to the members to adopt measures
for the immediate relief of the sufferers by the
late confagration in thatcity.
EEGRo CONVENTION AT ALBANY.
a. Herald Albany special says: /" The colored
convention Of Albany yesterday adopted resoiu-
tions claiming that the elective franchise shonld
be restored to- net bestowed on them, and de-
nouncing the $3.50 clause as unjust. The resolu-
tons also look forward to- the consolidation Of the
colored citizens Of the State as distinct party or
branch Of the Republican organization
TIE KING or HANoyER's ADDRESS.
New YORK, Oct. 18.-The address to the Euro
1 paan powers by the King Of Hanover, d brief pas
4 sage from which has already appeared, occupie;
i between two and three columns OF the Yiennest
4 Journals. IT 10 dated from Ketzing, near Vienna
J, Sept 2s, The protest commences with the asser
ton, that previous to the outbreak of the war, th,
Hanoverian government had used all its influence
for the preservation of peace, and by stating tina
IN full confidence in the loyalty of the Pfnssiar
!. government the aid of Austria was declined
The stretest neutrality was maintained by tn
Austrian troops which had occupied Holstein
: The Prussian corps did the same, the Hanoverial
y arIay was on the competest peace footing, an,
i the greatest surprise was felt when demand wa
made, on the 18th of June that the king should re
= nounee aportion Of his sovereignty and indepen
dence, only one day being left for the considera
8 ton of the matter. The Hanoyerian ministr
d unanimously decided that the propositions wer
unacceptable, while they expressed aferVent trus
E that the friendly relations between the two gov
. ernments would not be interrupted. On that yer
9 night the Prussian envoy responded by a forma
]. declaration of war; the Prussian corps d'afWtet
I and which was in the neighborhood Of Harhoure
4 on It's way, as was thought to Winden, even too
up 2 hostile attitude some hours before the decla
ration was made. The king submits this treacl
Y erous conduct to the Judgment Of the ciyilize
9 World who his majesty is convinced will recog
q nize that the plan of taking possession Of HAND
4 yer had been prearranged, and that the origina
: proposition which had been made to it to renal
neutral was simply device 10 luli it into a deu
4 aige security. Unable To oppose an effective ne
I distance, the Hanoverian troops were centeret
! near a0ttiRgen, and negotiations entered into To-
+ Q suspension of arms but, before the perio
y agreed to had expired, the army was shameful
+ attacked. and. despite brilliant victory at hi