New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-11
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EAssoc csted Press Dispatchesl
New YORK, May 10.-The Herald's Valparaiso
correspondent says the report of the Spanish ad.
mlral is published, wherein he says Com, Rogers.
after his efforts for settlement of the Chilian
difficulties were thwarted by the Chilians. COM
mended the action as right, and said moderation
and dignity were on the side Of Spain. The Eng.
iish admiral said the insult offered by the Chians
inproposing naval combat, was sufficient iustiS
cation OF the bombardment. The Spanish admiral
says the Chilian government opposed the removal
Of foreigners property.
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The Senate Committee
on Finance have about agreed to report Sherman !
loan bill
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-In the Senate the bill
authorizing the coinage of ffve-cent pieces Ipassed.
A bill imposing twenty per cent ad oalore,n
duty on imported cattle, passed
The resolution to prevent the introduction Of
cholera, was discussed during the morning hour.
Pending.its discussion, the post-ofice appropria-
ton bill was taken up.
The House resumed the consideration of the
constitutional amendment reported by the Recon
struction Committee.
New YORK. May 1O.-James Stephens, the Fe-
nian Head Center, arrived this afternoon on the
steamer Napoleon.
| The steamer New York, from Aspinwall brought
upwards Of 81, 100000 in treasure.
The Posts special says, the debates in The
House indicate that the third amendment to th,
Constitution will be struck out.
Messrs Pendleton, Sherman and Morgan. of th
Senate Finance Committee, favor the loan bill.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 10.-A military com
mission has been convened at Norfolk, by order O
General Grant to investigate the causes of the re-
cent riot.
Judge Underwood opened the U. s. circuit
| court at Norfolk this morning.
New York, May 10.-Ex-Go Parsons, of Ala.
bama, speaks at the Union League club rooms bv
invitation, this evening.
FoREIGN.-Bright's speech in support of the
American freedmen's aid fund in London on the
23d of April, said that 900 had been sent by
Exeter Hall for that purpose, and that more was
coming.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May 10, P.M-Just come
up: British bark Boaz, Captain Rathburn, 6S2 tons,
from Bristol, England, on the 10th of March; she
has 959 tons of railroad iron in two bills of adng
ship and cargo to order. She had heavy westerly
gales for eighteen days, and after leaving them,
light eastery winds all the rest of the passage ;
draws II feet of water spoke nothing; took a
southerly passage in latitude Al deg. II min.
north, longitude II deg. IL min. west of Green
wich picked up large ships boat bottom up.
ward, in good order, with oars lashed inside, and
the name of "Repner,n Hamburg, on the stern
was offered before leaving ID. for cotton from New
Orleans to Liverpool.
The British ship South America is still on the
bar. She has cargo of railway iron.
The HanoVarian ship Georgian will sail for Mo-
bile tonight.
The ship Whirlwind, in ballast, expects to get out
tonight, probably bound to ST. Johns, New Bruins
wick.
The bnrks Teeumseh and Boaz are just start
ing up in tow.
Weather cloudy and hazy. Wind southwest,
light,
Nothing new outside.
| LOUISVILLE, May l0.-Sales 154 hhds. of leaf to.
bacco at slightly lower rates Flour-superfne
81 rs. Corn 580GSc. Mess pork active sales
5000 bbs, at $50. Bacon shoulders l33o; clear
sides Isle: plain sugar-eured hams 2l5c. Lard
| in tierces, 22c. Oats lsc. Whisky, raw, at 50 90
CINCINNATI, May l0.-Flour aud wheat firm al
the last quotations. Corn frmer at GO to Tic.
Oats, 43 to 47c. Whisky unchanged Provisions
active and higher. Mess pork, $3l. Shoulders
and sides, 124 to l53c. Clear sides, l73c Bacon
advanced &c. Shoulders, 13Bc. Sides 1919 Clear
sides, l9c. Lard dull at 22c. Groceries quiet aud
firm. Sugar, III to 1870.
New YoRK, May 1O.-Cotton closed firm al
34G135c. Sales by auction Of 1900 bales of New
Orleans and Mobile cotton, on government ac.
count, at 273@2o}e. Whisky 50 q.
Gold l29B. Sterling exchange 1O03.
ST. Louis, May lO.-Cotton dull at Sic. Flour
frmer at 50 50@Sl1. Wheat stiff at 81 l00$2 so.
Corn, 64@72c. Oats firm at 42@45c. Mess pork,
$3l. Bacon, l83c.; clear sides, 19c. Whisky, 81
1882 81.
New YORK, May lO.-Dullness in stocks con.
| tinues. Government stocks are quiet, but rather
stronger. Tenforties have advanced l.
[From Yesterdays Evening Pspsrsl
| WASHINGTON, May lO.-Further investigations
| show the complete rottenness OF the Merchants
National Bank. A quarter of million dollars
[ was deposited there by I, J. Hobbs dsbursing
clerk of the treasury department in addition to
other deposits by government officers heretofore
stated,
Five hundred cows have died in this city and
vicinity in SIX months from the cattle plague
| Secretary McCuloch, in reply to an inquiry,
! said IAN can do for the relief Of the people Of
| South Carolina, in regard to the direct tax has
already been done. All sales for taxes have been
| suspended until Congress should have the oppgr.
1 tunlty of acting definitely on the subject have
no power 10 Withdraw tie tax commissioner nor
to suspend the collection Of taxes from those Who
are able to pay them. What action Congress vii
tlke on the subject cannot now be decdedn
| WASHINGTON, May l0-The Senate vesterdoy
vas occupied with desultury discussions resperf
4 ilS ne Presidents policy. Mr. Chandler re
l9arhed want no more blood, NO more eoutsca
/ l5on, none OF the houses and lands of the south
4 l mean 10 give bUtl act and thOaaht and aver,
thing have Ia the future 80 elevate, improve Al I
! aild ny lhe south, and believe what suy OF