New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-17
aw Orleans Aau Crssssn 0uesaay onin aprt II, 1885,

posroFF1cE AND NAIL MArTERs-pRoTEoT1oN OF
AMERICAN FIsHERMEN-sALE OF GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY. .=.- s-...-.-
Col. A. H. MARYLAND, special mail agent, departs
tomorrow on trip to reorganize the postal SER
vice in the Mississippi valley. Postofice business
between Cairo and New Orleans is growing on
the hands of the department. The contract with
the Atlantic and Mississippi steamboat com pany
tween Cairo and New Orleans. More are needed
and more pay is needed Col. MARYLAND is EN-
powered to make new contracts, to divide the ser
vice from point to point, on the river, where it
can be done advantageously, and to appoint loyal
men who will act in postotfices as if appointed
from the department. Postmaster General Den
nison is determined to perfect postal arrangements
in the southern Mississippi valley as speedily as
possible.
1t is understood that the government has sent
or two armed vessels to the fishing grounds on
the coast of the British provinces to protect our
fishermen there, who have been warned off by the
proynciaIs since the cessation of the reciprocity
treaty. The British government has expressed q
willingness to allow everything to go on the basis
of the convention of 1915 on the basis existing
prior to the existence of the reciprocity treaty,
which enables our vessels to fish anywhere within
marine league of the shore
The senate, in executive session, yesterday,
failed to confirm Lewis D. Campbell as minister to
Mexico.
Gen. H. l.. Robinson's sale of the material of the
United States military railroad will be resumed to,
day. The last of the rolling stock and the gor-
geous saloon built for Mr.. Lincoln will be sold
The sales SO far have realized nearly two and a
half millions Of dollars. &-gu ~. ....
PosToFFIcEs ESTABLISHED. .f|.8
During the month of March the Postmaster Gen
era caused the following postofices to be opened:
In Virginia, 4; 10 in North Carolina % in Missis.
sippi; 5 in Delaware; in Arkansas II in Texas;
26 in South Carolina; 40 in Louisiana; II in Geor-
gia. The department has also, in the same time,
established 1879 new offices, SO have been discon-
tinued and the names of 25 changed.
special Agent Parker, who has supervision Of
the Virginia mail service, came up yesterday, and
reports most avoraby of the restoration of postal
facilities in that quarter. Contractors are per-
forming the service regularly and with fidelity.
The postofices are well attended to, and the peo-
pie are generally pleased with the mail arrange
ments.
MAJOR GENERALS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate has confirmed the following named
Brigadier Generals to be Major Generals by bre-
vet: Ihos. II. Neil, Benz. ]. Spooner, Morgan Fl.
Chryster, and Martin D. Mcmahon.
ESCAPE OF ONE OF THE ALEXANDRIA RIorERs-PRo-
POSED AMENDMENT OF THE EMIGRATION ACT
QUARTERMASTER'S SALES.
Gen. Augur has been notified of the escape of
Oscar Mankin, one of the Alexandra rioters, from
Alexandria jail where he was awaiting his trial
for murder. His escape is attributed to the negl-
genee of prominent officer.
The Secretary of State has sent letter to Mr..
Washburne, of Illinois, chairman of the Committee
on Commerce, showing the necessity for the pass
age of a bill amendatory of the act to encourage
immigration, The first section placing restrictions
upon visiting passenger vessels in the port of New
York, the Secretary explains, is to insure the emf
grants of government protection, and to caution
them against the devices of sharpers.
In the second section provision for summary
proceeding against persons Illegally restraining
emigrants on ship board, can only prevent
abuses. which usually remain unnvestigated on
account of the transient stay of the wronged. 1t
is stated that every passenger vessel arriving in
New York, since the establishment of the United
States emigrant Office without exception, has vio-
lated the passenger acts of 1856 and 1860. Other
outrages have been committed. The provisions OF
the bill are for the stringent summary and severe
punishment of all offenders, by a competent per-
son, for the purpose of establishing emigrant Offices
at Boston. New Orleans, San Francisco, Balt
more and Philadelphia, with superintendent at
each, excepting the two last named, which ports
are placed Under one superintendent.
Quartermasters' sales of animals have been
made since May l, 1865, of 1875 horses and
l03, 432 mules. Total 2l2 lS3 animals for which
the government has received the sum of s1462l,-
022.
GEN. GRANT FINED FOR FAST DEIvING-FREEDMEN
IN DEMAND.
Gen. Grant to-day acknowledged the service of
the warrant for fast driving, and appeared before
justice of the peace and paid the fine.
In the city quite number of planters and
agents are hiring freedmen for labor on planta-
tons in Tennessee Mississippi and other Southern
States. Among them is one of the latter State
who wishes to hire $50, and who, up to Saturday
night, had engaged nearly 200 and lady Of the
former State, who will engage quite a number
1t is estimated that about $50 were hired last
week. 800.