New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-25

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchesl
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The record Of the case
Of George A. Carleton, special agent and acting
surveyor of customs at Memphis, who it is alleged
lost more than half million dollars for the gov.
ernment is now before the Bank Committee, with
directions to examine into the whole subject and
report at any time.
letter from a distinguished source in Paris
communicates the subjoined to the Mexican lega-
ton:
The steamer which is about to leave Saint
Nazaire for Mexico will carry, l am assured, an
autograph letter from Napoleon to Maximilian
which demands that the Mexican customhouse
shall be placed under the French administration
as guarantee for the Mexican loan, converted into
three precincts, and default ofthe acceptance of
this proposition by the Mexican government, our
troops will be Immediately recalled. On the con-
trary if the arrangement is effected the terms an
nounced for the departure of the French troops
will be maintained
New YORK, June 24-Arrived to-day steamship
Marposa from New Orleans.
New YoRK, June 24.-The steamer Germania
has arrived from Southampton the 18th inst.
LIVERPOOL, Juae IL Cotton market firm.
stuffs firm. Provisions steady.
LONDON, June 1l.-Consols 86s. United States
5,2O's, 659.
The London Times says there viii be no serious
attempt to oppose the seven pound franchise in
Parliament.
The Emperor of Austria had left for the head
\ quarters of the army.
| The Prussans have occupied Barmstadt, Hert
md ,,r;I1 ffI..
Elmshorn, near Altoona, Immediately.
The passport system has been renewed on tht
Swiss frontier.
La France pronounces the belief of an expected
message from Napoleon to be unfounded, and SAYS
if questioned Rouher will only report the Sd OF
May declaration.
Marshal o'Donnel had expressed the apprehen-
sion that the year 1866 would not pass without
Spain having to defend her territory.
h The Austrian ambassador hadnot yet left Berlin.
Popular agitation against Prussia continued to in
crease i'll Bavaria The ultramontane party de-
sires Bavaria to espouse the cause of Austria.
Efforts are making to cause the King of Bavaria to
change the ministry if it decline to declare against
the power that commences the war.
Austria has entered protest against the Prus
slams entering Holstein as violation of the Gas
teia convention.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June 24.-ArriYed at 4 P. NJ.
off the bar and awaits high water, United States
Mail steamship Morning Star, Nelson commander,
from New York, with merchandise and passengers,
to j. NJ. Courtenay.
Went out this morning steamships Monterey
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of the Union.
Passed up this morning steamship George Wash
ington, E. V. eager captain. from New York with
merchandize and noasengars IA h1frad ato,,Ito,
NJ "nu Passohsets' 10 Alteu moui'ou'
lo@ed IN and proceeded up, Mexican schooner
Trinidad, Mestrallet master eleven days from
Matamoros, to ]. NJ. Oriol, Has an assorted cargo
for t Ga1rhe ,,riroi,oll,, bord,,,a o,,7
~ - P.tNo'potS Hetu" "te, anu hSe pass
engers' VIZ hadahle Figot, Geo. W. Herry, Ma
riaheree, James Anderson and Jos. Rishas The
latter Jumped overheard ON the twentienth
instant in q oroo at t,.,,. .rr. -
Instant, III crazy ~ HNely euott was maae 10
save him, but without success The schooner
Mary Lee and brig Hastings also went mn in tnv
The schooner WotcbFn1 vvou1d ,,rohobIy TT, H.
- 4z'l.t -, PN'' Jon 'Ne
same low az tne mead OIL the passes. Came down,
ship Compere, schooner TalismRn and brig Ca
milo. Went to sea, ships Constantia, j, Holmes
and Gouinere also scbooDap rraIisno, por,o;n
II. f,,
lls ~ anGhor mere; narhs peslan ana Coiumhla
e pl!S Gaae'' na tii, IS syii on the oar,
w sup ~ henty y sun outsioe Heather Calm
No'n'ng new III slgaC'
From Yesterdays Evening Papersl
WASHINGTON, June 23--6enate, A joint resolu.
tiOn was passed providing for official history of
the war, and authorizing the secretary of war to
appoint soms competent person to write'it, at
salary not exceeding S2500 per year.
The tax bill was considered, and various amend
ments were offered and adopted
Mr.. Morgan delivered an eulogy on James
Humphreys, deceased, after which the Senate ad
journed
HouSe-Mr. Washburne presented a letter from
the secretary of the treasury on the subject of the
apprehended Introduction Of rinderpest by means
of imported bones, which wasreferred to the Com