New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-10

WksHJSGToN, August 9.--By direction of the
secretary of war, the provost marshal generals
bureau will be abolished Immediately and the ar
cbives turned over to Assistant Adiutant General
Townsend, by the 2Sth inst. #
WAsHIxqroN, Aug. 9.-The Mexican minister
has received dispatches from the Juarez govern
nent. dated chihuahua July 28th. 8
Juarea declines the services of Santa Anna, be. |
cause he was one of the originators of the plan
of foreign Intervention in the affairs of Mexico,
and cannot be depended on now because the Mex
lean people have lost all confidence in him. His
presence there, it is further stated, would be an
clement of discord and trouble.
Major General s. II. Hunter and Delafeld have
been placed on the retired list.
Cushing. James and Johnson commissioners to
revise the United States laws, have received COM
| missions. and will enter upon the discharge of
| their duties on the first of September.
| An order from the war department reorganzing
the military departments was promulgated to-
day John NJ. Schofeld commands the depart
ment of the Potomac, embracing Virginia and,
| West Virginia, with headquarters at Richmond; /;
Daniel E. Sickes, the department of the South
including the Carolinas; Geo. ii. Thomas the de-
partmentof Tennessee, embracing Kentucky Ten
nessee and Alabama, headquarters at Nashville !;
Philip b. Shefidan' the department Oh tne "ui''
with the States of Florida. Louisiana and Texas
E. 0. G. Ord commands the department OF Arkan-
sas including the Indian territory
ST. LOUIS, aug 9'-forV haranlle aoVices sta'e
that the Indian war has recommended. The In
dians have killed several white men near For
! Keno and stolen great number of cattle They
also killed thirty-hve whites near Fort Cannon an'
destroyed several trains
AUGUSTA, Ca, Aug. 9-The first bale OF neI
! cotton received at Macon was purchased by tn
citizens, and sent as present TO president JONI
SON
SAVANNAH, GA'' ASg' 9'--ohoiera preFal
II among the negroes az ba"toh Flaee' near bFa'
/ docks Fomt, SouVn oafohha' A"eNe oe@'u
have occurred since Monuay--4nnong theh "el
whites.
u MEMPHIS, TENN' Aug 9-lhe olncers OF u
;, Mollie Hambleton report that' as tney passe
~ Helena, Arkansas, on 1uesaay morning. Tue oo'
10 U. S. Q. l., which was there aWaitng transport
ton to st. Louis thehce 70 Ife pialLs' hau .AAt
10 possession OF the Town, and were hrlng inul
=, crminately upon the Whl'es' theS S"oie shey
= tended burning the place. ana "aulu Nh e'e
~ white. One citizen named Gailbresth mad De'
fatally wounded. The exctement was lntens
and the citizens were fleeing TO the Wooas
" safety.
n. RALuGH, N. c., August 9.-In fifteen coHnti
the vote for the Constitution stands 1000 agait
nd 47OO. The Constitution is probably q tThe te
as- gram closes here j
IN NEW YORK, August s.-The arrival Of Que
let Emma WlaoT ot me l"'e hhs u lne s'.nu =
we Islands, creates quite sensation, IS it is the
are arrival of a royal sovereign in this country
an. NEW York, Aug. 9.--ln opening the Pruss
Chambers, the King said: =" Now that see
. sembled around me the representation of
are country, my heart impels me TO express FIRST
of all, from this palace, my own and the peOp
tor thanks for Gods gracious goodness, which
assisted Prussia amidst heavy but successful sa
tbo fees, not only in aYerting from our frontiers
dr,, danger of hostties, but IN epaohng
ana army of the country, by rapid wet
las to add FRESH laurels to interested