New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-02

iiling under foreign protection during the war
lali be entitled to the rights and privileges Of
merican vessels, except by an ac' Congress.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Feb. l-9 P. M-There ID
othing in sight The weather is calm.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The overland mail of Jan.
tn arrived this afternoon.
"A car was burned on the Erie Railroad on Toes
ay, containing the overland mail for California,
1hich left here on Monday.
FRANKLIN, Pa, Feb. IA fire occurred in thfs
lace this afternoon, which destroyed twenty-four
'alldings in the center of the town. including the
'ostofice, hotel, theater and Masonic building.
he loss is estimated at $500, 900.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The steamer Atlantic hag
rrived with Panama dates to the 22d ult She
rings nearly million of dollars in specie,
.mong her passengers are our Minister to Ecuador,
nd Ez Gov Bigler and family, from California
The successor of Admiral Pareja raised The
blockade of Coqninha by concentrating tie
spanish squadron at Valparaiso and CaIIerda.
An attempt of the Spanish to capture the CHI
ian steamer Corbalo, had failed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Cotton closed dull at 49c-
Pork s2s s.ls. Lard 17te. Sterling 1854. Gold
lJ04. Government stocks are shade firmer.
Stocks heavy.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. LEAF Tobacco active as
1uli prices; sales, 174 hhds. Flour steady at 81.
PROVISIONS quiet; mess pork $40; bacon shoulders,
l3c.; clear sdes l93c.; plain hams, &c.; sugar.
cured hams, 24c.; lard, in tierces, lsc; leaf. in
kegs, 19!c.; shelled corn in bulk, 6Oc: oats. 4ae:
whisky, 81 25.
CINcrNNATI, Feb. Flour quiet and unchanged.
wheat quiet and steady at 81 80; corn &c.; osas.
39c. hogs, sl1 10 pork, s28 SO; lard, l7c no
ceres unchanged; cotton, 45c.
From Yesterdays Evening Papersl
NEW YORK, Jan. 3I.-The steamer Moro Castle
has arrived with later news from Havana.
Royal DEGREES had been received disapproyin1
the formation of a society to suppress the sllve
trade, reprimandng the Captain General fox
countenancing it, and ordering its suppression.
There was no cholera at Havana, but con
siderable amount of small pox at Regla, opposite
the city.
1t was reported the Gulf was full Of Chilian
privateers. War risks were being effected at Ha-
vana by ship owners.
New YoRK, Jan. 31-The steamer New York,
from Bremen, brings the following additional iten7
of commercial and political intelligence.
LONDON, JAN 17.-Consols s7a; United States
5-2O's 66. .a
French rentes closed at 6sf. SIC.
The steamship London for Melbourne, foundered
at sea- involving loss of two hundred and seventy
were the only saved.
The new reform bill, by Russell and Gladstone,
was laid before the cabinet on the 10TH
The cattle plague continues.
No new arrests of Fenians had taken place.
The London Star says Napoleon intimated to
the Washington cabinet his willingness to with
draw the French troops from Mexico if the United
States would recognize Macmillan as Emperor Of
Mexico.
1t was reported that Gen. Prm would be
obliged to surrender or enter Portugal within three
days. Marshal OiDonne had ordered the pur-
suit, but not the capture of Prim. Madrid was
quiet The moderate party hoped Gen. Coneh2
would form new cabinet.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 31.-The steamer Sacra-
mento sailed for Panama to-day, with s75O,000 in
treasure.
| New YORK, Jan. 3l.-The Navy Department
positively contradicts the story about the fitting
out of war vessels at New Orleans to operate on
the Rio Grande ts
LOUISVILLE Jan. 31.-The steamer Dictator has
arrived with thirty survivors from the Missouri,
belonging eastward Most Of the Missouri's pas
sengers were discharged at Cairo. She stopped At
Evansville about midnight Tuesday, receiving
there about one dozen passengers, all of whom are
reported lost.
The story of the race between the Missouri and
the Dictator is denied.
The officers of the Dictator brought off one hum
dred and twenty people from the wreck. The OH
GERS of the Missouri think the total list of casual
ties will not exceed seventy, and probably fall
short of sixty.
| New YORK. Feb. 1.-The Tines Washington
special says Gems. Grant, Sherman, Thomas and
Meade are in regular session upon the army bill.
Gen. Sheridan is not expected here, because Of
the exigencies of the service in the Southwest.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The Herads Havana ccr-
respondent under date Of Jan. 81, says the Impe-
rial General Brutle defeated Republican force Of
two thousand under General Figuera, the lattef
losing one hundred killed. The Imperialsts CLAIM
to have had only nine killed and wounded.
Marshal Bazne had declared state of siege oi
Tampico.
Rumored reports prevail of anticipated changes
in Maximilian's cabinet.
The Republican General Diaz remained with hi
force in the State of Oajaca.
, New YORK, Feb 1.-The Herald's Havana cor
respondent reports the arrival of two cargoes q
Africans on the island within short time
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The quest ton of taxing
Savings Banks will be argued in the suprsm.
, Court this week.
The colored delegation which recently arrives
for the purpose of pressing their claims of ngge
suffrage, have had long interview with Chief jus
tice Chase.
0 NEW YORK, Feb. l-ll40 A. M.-Cotton nomina
at 4S4 @495c. for middling. Gold 1885, Sterling
Exchange 2OS3.
. New YORK, Feb. IA morning paper say
Mrs. Robert E. Lee is bringing the influence o
j. many leading of Virginia and the South "a
# bear upon the President in favor of the restoration
II of the Arlington estate.
The constitutional amendment passed by the
n House yesterday leaves ont all allusion to direct
taxes.
r- The effect of the amendment is therefore, sim
ply to exclude from the basis of representation all
to whom the elective franchise is denied or abridged
on account of race or color.
- LOUISVILLE Feb. mo list of passengers b.
- the steamer Missouri has been received. No
names of Southers yet appear among those 70
ia ported lost.
The Washington Star states that many of "oui
IN dealers in game sending this season large quan
titles of canvas-back ducks to England by tn
mail steamers from New York. They are eagerly
!. sought after in England the arrival of the steam
$ ers, and SIS per pair is readily obtained.n =
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