New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-10

| New YORK, May 9.-Steamer New York, from
| AspinWall on the I'd, has arrived. The South
! American news is important.
All the Spanish fleet, except the Berengueia
had sailed for the northern ports.
The Danish Consul General had sent a note to
the Spanish admiral, saying his government would
hold Spain responsible for damaging Danish
property in Valparaiso. The admiral refused to
receive the note.
The officers of the Berenguela had burned the
bark Clara Rosa.
The English minister was requested to vacate
the premises occupied by him. Nobody will rent
him another house. His name was stricken from
the Club La Union.
In Valparaiso, during the bOmbardment, only
two persons were killed and eight wounded !;
several churches were destroyed and one hundred
and fifty government stores, valued at $500 0Oo
containing upwards of ss GOO 900 of foreign mer
chandise. The bulk of the loss falls on foreigners
The Notifications at Calao,were making active
| preparations for the reception of the Spanish
| fleet.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The steamer Columbia
from Havana on the 5th, has arrived.
The French steamer La France, arrived at Ha
vana on the 5th, on her way to Vera Cruz with
troops.
Five men were killed by the explosion of the
boiler of the floating dock at Havana.
General Duce is still at the Isle of Pines.
Thegunboat Stars and Stripes had arrived from
Philadelphia.
The heat was excessive at Havana.
The news of the bombardment of Valparaiso
created considerable excitement there.
A Ghilian official decree says that neutral vessels
which communicate with the Spanish squadron
will not be allowed to touch or land in any part oil
that Republic.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 9.-Mrs. Davis has
serious fears of her husbands ultimate recovery
should he be attacked during the summer by ont
of his periodical spells of congestive ehills b,
intermittent fever. His health remains compare
lively good. No noticeable change has been pro
duced in his appearance by his long eonfuemen
and anxiety.
HAREIsBURG, May 9.-seeretary Seward passe
here to-day route for New York.
New YORK, May 9.-The Commercials speeif
says the secretary of the treasury has ordere
Gen. Terry to regard the Presidents peac
proclamation as doing away with marshal law,
Virginia.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Seadte.-The bill creatin
theological institute, in the District of Columbii
having for its object the education of colored me
for the ministry, has passed.
House-A resolution passed, appointing a con-
mission to select a site for the New York post
j Office
o The bill to prevent the introduction of cholert
was taken up.
. = The postofiCe department has contracted fol
3 the conveyance of mails from New Orleans ia
!, Mobile and back daily in suitable steamers; also
y for the conveyance of mails from New Orleans
via Galveston, to Indianola and back, three times
i. a week.
o The President has approved the bill to encour-
e age telegraphic communication between the
o United States and the West Indies and the
n Bahamas
% NEW YORK, May 9.--Cotton closed quiet and un
in changed, at 3l@35c. Flour active and excited
d and advanced 20@5Oc. % bbl. Coffee steady
= Java &c., Rio l65c. in gold, duty paid suga
IS steady, at 9}@l34o. MOlasses quiet, at 75c. Mes
2 pork $50 l2!.
= u Money easy at 406 q cent. Sterling exchang
n 1893. Gold 1885.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May 0, 7p,M.-The BIRTHS
e bark Tecumseh, sponagle, master, now at anchul
age, has 1896 sacks Of salt and 5000 guupy BAG
Ship ana cargo lelt Liverpool on The 10Th
: March. She had very fine weather during ali tI
/, passage aud spoke nothing,
Nothing else new.