New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-21
NUMBER 213


for Tuesday
Ihe hdbeds corpus bill was taken up. The
yeas and nays were called on Mr.. Edmonds'
a. amendment, when the Senate adjourned, because
shsfe was no quorum.
~ .he house the bill increasing the salary of
We Commissioner of Pensions and his chief clerk
was passed by go to 81.
| Inc Senate bill to issue American rea;stera ~
| certain vessels was concurrea in.
| NEW YORK, April 20.-The World,s WASHINGTON
special says the Ways and Means Committee ~
finally overcome the obstacle relative 10 ironosiro
tax of five per cent. on cotton and the hi,, M.
agreed upon to-day.
The steamer Oregon, from Aspinwall, has
arrived with 900 in specie. There was a
fearful explosion at Aspinwal on the Sd, ON board
the steamer European, destroying the ship and
four hundred feet of the wharf, supposed to have
been caused by nitro glycerine on board. About
fifty persons were killed, including the captain
and officers of the ship.
The news from the Southern coast gives little
hope Of speedy settlement of the Peruvian Chill
an-Spanish question. Little progress is making by
the belligerents. There is some talk of lombard
ing Valparaiso, but this is hardly likely to happen.
No attempt has been made by the Spaniards to
take possession Of the Chincha islands.
The revolution in Panama had died out, and the
majority of the prisoners were set at liberty.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The House Judiciary
Committee are investigating the charges against
Messrs. Davis and Clay, of completely in the assas
sination Of President Lincoln.
In the Senate, the bill relative to the writ Of
habeas corpus was taken up.
NEW York, April 20.-Oficers Of the Panama
| Railroad Company here state their loss by the ex-
plosion of tro-glycerine at Aspinwall will not
exceed sl50,G00. The entire damage by the eX-
plosion will not exceed 81 900 900.
CLEVELAND, o., April 20.-The tanks of Hanly
Il Co., at Shaffar, Pa. with one hundred barrels of
oil, were burned to-day.
| NEW YORK, April 20.-Carlotta Burnstein was
arrested on complaint of Port Marshal Baker, for
| shipping quantity of nitro glycerine, the same
| that exploded, to California, without informing
| the captain of the vessel of the nature of the
| article. -ar
| CINCINNATI, April 20-Flour and Wheat dull,
though not lower; Oats higher at 39c.; Whisky
| 81 %; Mess Pork, s26 25G3$26 80; Lard quiet at
lSI@ls4c.; Bulk Meats firmer-sales 100000 lbs.
| at l0G8l3c., and advancing Bacon quiet at l2@
l55c.; sugar-cured Hams, 22c.; Cotton dull at
30@3l ' '....H s 7.t
An appeal was made during change in behalf of
the Suffering people in Alaoama and Georgia. The
chamber of commerce appropriated $1,000. 1t is
expected $4,000 or Sl0 600 will be collected within
two days, and provisions will be forwarded to the
sufferers at once.
MOBILE, April 20-The sales of cotton to-day
amounted to 500 bales middng, SO to SAC. sales
of the week, 5000 bales; receipts of the week
1898 bales; against $3.50 bales the corresponding
period last week; weeks exports, lO,O24 bales
stock in port, So, ,493 bales.
New YORK, April 20.-Cotton closed dull an
lower, at SIC. Flour 25c. lower. Coffee steady
Sugar steady, at l0@l23c. for Cuba Muscovado
Havana, lO1@l2sc. Molasses steady; New o.
leans, 953@974c. Mess Pork, s26 33a. None
steady. Sterling Exchange dull, at 1919. Coll
1861 Government stocks active, at 4c. advanc
= Stocks quiet and steady.
ST. LOUIS, April 2O.-Flour frmer at 81 s.
Wheat, corn and oats firm, and unchanged. Mes
pork and bacon held higher. Lard buoyant
1910. Whisky firm at 50 90
LOUISVILLE, April 2O.-Leaf tobacco, sales Is
hhds to-day at full prices. Flour superfne 81 q
Mixed corn SIC. Oats 45c. Hay Sl3. Mess por
s26. Bacon, shoulders 12c.; clear sides lGc Suga
cured hams, choice 22c. Cotton, low middling 30c
Raw whisky 81 %. Lard ls4c.
|
at 8 last night, Indiana at and David White a
9A. NJ. Passed down: Continental at P. NJ.
River falling.
:. V1cKsBURG, April 20.-Passed up-Westmore
land at A. NJ, Ida Handy at A. NJ, and City
Cairo at 2 F. NJ. Passed down-Gen. Quitman
l7pn. The river continues to recede slowly.
From Yesterdays Evening Papersl
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Two regiments
colored troops, various associations and citizens
color, numbering several thousand. celebrated ye
terday the emancipation of the slaves in the D
trict Of Columbia, and proceeded to the eXecut
= mansion, where the President thus address
IN them:
III NY colored friends, have more to say to you
this occasion than to thank you for this comp
Ia ment you have paid in presenting yourselves
~ fore me, on this, your day of celebration con
IL, forward for the purpose of indicating my appr
baton and manfesting my appreciation OF the r
at spect thus offered or conferred. Y thank you Fl
-, the compliment, and 1 mean what say ant
IL will remark in this connection that the time W
I'LL come aud that before great while, when Il
ed colored population of the United States will fl
out who have selected them as a hobby and pr
tense by which they can be successful in ohtaini
IT, and maintaining power, and who have been til,
truest friends, and wanted them to participate
nd aud enjoy the blessings of freedom. The ii,
viii come when it will be made known who CO
20 trbuted as much as any other man, and vi
Oh without being considered egotistcal, m
on say, contributed more in producing the grt
tie. national guarantee of the abolition of slavery
all the States, by the ratification of the amendm,
to the Constitution of the United States, and G
ere ing national guarantee that slavery shall
ind longer be permitted to exist or be re-estabsl
ian any Stale in the jurisdiction of the United Stat
| know how easy it is to cater to the prejudic
:. and how easy it is to excite the feelings of pre-
Is dice and malice. care not that have been
gagged in this work in which my all has b
Ida staked. / was not engaged in it as hobby,
.ha did ride the colored man for the sake of ri,
''.' power to what did, but for the purpose of es
IN fishing the great principle Of freedom and til
Ids, God | feel and know 1t to be so, that my eff
ma have contributed as much, if not more, in acc
an, plishing this great national guarantee than ii
of any other living man in the United States.
me thusastic applause. 1t is very easy for coli
ap- men to have pretended friends enconsced in |
dia. places, and far removed from danger, whose
Ia nave only abstractedly gazed ON freedom,
=" have never exposed their lives or property,
who never contributed a sixpence in the furtt
ttee ance of the great cause, while another pered
r. of ALL and lost everything sacred and dear to mani
a. those he had raised and who lived with him now,
joy his property with his consent and receive ms
r OF and assistance. Yet some Others who nave a'
re- nothing are considered the great defenders
and protectors of the colored man. repeat
IL. colored friends here to-day, that the ,, llhe
ston come, and it is not far distant, when 1t VIII
,ary, proyed who are your best friends. My frendsi
itted as far as it goes is not for place or power
have those already. 1t has been principle "
mo and / thank God that the great principle