New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-21
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LONDON, August Is, Evening-AnneXed are the |
official closing prices of to-day: Consols for
money S84 United States 5-2Os 692 Erie rail |
way shares 422; Illinois Central shares 753.
LIVERPOOL, August Is, P, M-The cotton mar
ket has been quiet to-day at unchanged rates
The sales amount to 5000 bales. Middling up
lands, I33d.
/ The breadstuffs markets. firm, except for corn,
which is a tride easier; mixed Western, 26s. 3d.
The provision market is dull. Pork inactive.
| BERLIN, August Is. A bill is under discussion
in the Prussian chambers which has for its object
the annexation to Prussia of the kingdom of
Hanover the electorate of Hesse, the duchy of
Nassau and the city of Frankfort
PARIS, Aug. l8.-The Emperor Napoleon denies
having entertained any design of annexation of
the territory of Belgium to France.
PRAGUE, Aug. l8.-The peace congress is in
session and the negotiations are making favorable
progress. The ratifcations of a treaty of peace
will, it is expected, be exchanged in a few days.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-There is nothing of import
ance to report in English politics.
} LONDON, August 20, (By the Cable 1.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received from Paris;
PARIS, August 20.-The Paris papers keep
silent in regard to the question of the ratification
of the frontiers of France.
1t is rumored here that the Italian government
will soon treat directly with the Pope for the
cesson of his temporal domain, and the establish
, ment of Rome as the capital of Italy.
LONDON, Aug. -Noon-The following are the
current prices at noon to-day Consols for money
SS4; U. s. 5-2os 694; Erie Railway shares 424
Illinois Central shares 75l.
L1vERPooL, Aug. 2O-Noon.-Th cotton marke
IS unchanged. The sales to-day are estimated a
l. 10000 bales; middling Uplands l3}d.
a NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Per steamer David, q
. Farther Point 1.-The stock of cotton at Liverpool
+ on the 10th. comprised S9S, 900 bales, of whicl
e 1862 900 were American. The quotations on tn
It 10th were Fair Orleans l6d.; middling Orlean
1t Add; fair Mobile 153d.; middling Mobile lS2d
o fair Uplands 154d.; middling Uplands l33d.
Il NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-(Per steamer St. Davi
s. at Farther Point. )-The steamers Allemania an
Is England arrived out on the 9th.
ss An affidavit made by Mr.. Mullins, clerk t
III Howard Dolman & Co., solicitoFsin London to tn
IL United States government having been presente
II to the court of admiralty, setting forth that seve
lie steamers, blockade runners, lying at Liverpool
&c and standing in the name of Frazier, Trenholm
IN Co., were lawfully the property of United State
We having belonged to the Confederate governmer
ed at the termination of the war; the admiralty issue
ed warrant for twenty thousand pounds again
III each steamer
DIT It is alleged that three of the vessels are sube
SO to pending ehancery suit.
be The others are the bona fde property of Frazie
be Trenholm & Co., and one other belongs to t
no builders, having never been registered.
rs, The London Times says the speech of the XII
to Of Prussia has not made favorable impression
sui Paris, even among those who most approved
SeQ anfo tO EraD
I'VE or other foreign powers ofends the Parisians
the NEW York, August 20.-The first bale of n
ing cotton arrived yesterday from New Orleans,
Will fine specimen and speaks well for the quality
lelr the crop now picking.
yer There were only three lives lost by the fire
Ang Jersey City.
oK- The following is the bank statement: Incre
ana of loans, So $4,000; decrease in SPECIE $87 s
n.y. legal tenders $2,0OO,OOO.
hen Gen. Sweeney has issued an address exhOrt
OAK the Fenians to avoid forming party political
ared Citations not connected with the cause of
anu freedom.
lting The papers say it is understood that the u1
me States and the Canadian governments have
But sented to the formation of an International
oeet mission for the purpose of reducing tne obst
/. In in the way of developing the frontier trade Q
sssIe' two countries.
'e the There is nothing new az to tbs peace nel
loned tons. Baron Wither left Berlin on the 81
Prague, where tits SAIL definite peace negotii
Id the between Austria and Italy will be carrie
1T into Count BaralanO Shd Gen, Meanibra will
nat its Italian Plenipoteltiaries.
infect The delegates from this district to the late
y gaps adelphia convention and others, had meeu
night and decided to hold an immense mass