New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05
INTERESTING GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
SHIPPING AND River NEWS


PORTLAND, June 4-The steamer Nova Sootian,
from Liverpool the 24th, via Londonderry the
2jth instant passed this point to-day.
LIVERPOOL, May 25.-Cotton has declined 3@ld-
on the week and closed with a downward ten
dency The sales of the week foot up 44,OO0 bales.
Middling Orleans 124d; middling uplands I4u.
The sales to-day (Fridayl amounted to 5000 bales.
LONDON, May 25-Consos S63@664' United
StaIes 5-2O's 6461644.
LONDON, May 25.-The political situation is un-
changed More failures are reported FINANCIAL
affairs are gloomy. ..
| ITvrRpoof,. NAV 25.-Cotton declined 3@1d for
| American on the week, and to ID. Tor otAer oe-
scriptions. The market to-day, Friday, closed
dull and weak. ..-.
Breadstuffs are nominal.
Arrivad off seiIIy. from New Orleans ship Wiz
ard King.
A BRUSSELS telegram says that letters from Paris
state that the French government is raising TO its
} full complement each regiment belonging to the
army of Paris The army of Lyons will be on a
Wsr footing in fortnight, ready to be placed in
observation on the German and Italian frontiers.
Messrs. Robinson, Crayston Co., bankers in
Manchester, Eng, have failed but their liabilities
! are not large.
:, The Italian and Austrian governments announct
that in The event of war, they will respect stric
,f neutrality
., The Paris Moniteur says France, England aht
Russia do not wish to take the responsible positioa
- as farbitrators, but solemny propose basis q
certain deliberation and to direct tho discussion
of the conference 10 the points constituting III
- - cause of collision. These powers were arrangin
the terms of a note to be sent to Vienna, SefiI
Frankfort and Florence. The note hopes the col
~ ference will accomplish peaceful results.
NEW YORK June4, / P. --Cotton-Helders al
H. willing sellers, and all qualities have shghtdy
In clned. The quotations now are 37@aoe. Go
l433, Sterling exchange, sixty day bills III
,w- sight llll.
~, =" BuFFALo, June All was quietto-day. AmO
the captures of the Fenians are the British coli
- taken in the Ridgeway battle [They are1 on
- steamer Michigan. The British officers der1a
~ them. Col. ONeil has declined to deliver them
= ~ as he surrendered Internationally to Gen. bar
9 TThis is rather unintelligble, Notwithstanding
a. efforts TO make sense ofit-ED. CREscENT'l
-. Gen. Sweeney has passed WatertoWn with
.oal. Fenans going North
e. e. PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-The Fenlans were
tensely excited here to-day. Much money
subscribed to the cause by the O'Mahoney mel
fthe well as by the friends of Sweeney Rumors ]
has. vail of renforcements being rapidly sent torw
Will A mass meeting OF lflshueh anu Hlei A4ono
mites called for tomorrow or next day The friend
Col. O'Neil, especially those who served with
in the Union army of the West express symp
- >, ,',,,e I for his capture.
d no' Fenian meeting was held tonight, but
onue' attendance was small and the speeches brief.
u 'he Fenans opposed to steVens also held has
aaitr, meeting.
ael'y' sr. ALBANs, June 4.-Another com.pan
sef'e United States artillery arrived this morning.
authorities are using every effort to preVen
yeIing ther inyasions and to preserve neutrality.
adyer- The Fenians are preparing for Dlovemen
ted on BUFFALO, June 4,--AlI quiet this9norning'
every O'Nei E5palding, Farr, Hone and others "ei'
turedSby the steamer Michigan.
GEw YoRK, June 4.-sweeny has issued d,
at lO5 c,amation to the Canadians, styling himself
of the Gem, commanding the armies of Ireland"
hopSe. RICHMOND, June 4-~9udge Underwood Il
arrived. .,-u. !.
4 coprt There was no court to-day. Eminent !
express the Option that the adjournment