New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-08

PENSION APPLICATIONS.

The following items appear in late Western pa
pers:
PENSION APPLICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3,-During the past month
25Sl applications for. widows pensions, and las
applications for invalids pensions, were admitted
to the pension office The total number of appli-
cations for increase of pensions admitted under
the act of June 9Th, 1866, was 2186.
FINDINGS IN THE GEE CASE.
The proceedings and findings in the case of
Major Gee, commandaht at Salisbury, have been
published. The commissioners find that Major
Gee did not provide for the prisoners, who num-
bered about 10000, sufficient food clothing, water
and wood, nor proper shelter, though there was
no reason why these should not have been fur
nished.
The commissioners, however, attach no further
responsibility to Major Gee than weakness in re-
tanning the position when unable to carry out the
dictates of humanity, and believe that the higher
authorities of the rebel government we're fully re-
sponsbe for all the alleged violations Of the laws
and customs of war. Major General John G.
Robinson dissents from this view and holds Gee to
grave responsibility.
THE SOUTHERN CROPS.
Adyices received from the South at the treea-
mems bureau, state that in Georgia the col Is
crop looks WELL but is menaced by the cater
which is appearing in great numbers. N 6outn
Carolina the cotton crop is reported as stunted,
but it may yield if rain falls soon. letter from
Gen Kiddoo assistant commissioner for Texas,
states that Texas will yield larger cotton crop
than that of any previous year, not excepting the
immense yield of 1860.
| SOLDIERS ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
An order was issued to-day by the secretary OF
war directing that discharged soldiers VINO nave
been disabled in service, as well as those not yet
discharged, who are to be provided Win artlhelat
limbs at the expense of the government, in &C,
cordance with acts of Congress, shall be furnished
with transportation by the quartermaster's de-
I.partment to and from their homes and the place
where they may be required to go to obtain the
(artitcial limbs.
PRIZE MONEY WITHHELD.
Prize money for the vessels captured at Mobile
in 1854 which was to have been paid Sept; lst,
has been retained, no decree Of court having been
made authorizing its payment,
CHOLERA IN 81. LOUIS,
ST. Louis, Sept. 3-The regular mortality re-
port for the week ending Friday last, gives total
Of S29 burias from cholera in thirteen cemeteries
This report does not embrace the full returns
from the city cemetery, nor are the interments in
seven or eight small grayeyards reported. About
four hundred and fifty may be stated as the actual
number of deaths from cholera during the week.
which is only one-tbird of the number that oG-
Cured during the precedIng week.
The deaths from cholera yesterday were forty.
eight.
A tremendous amount Of rain has fallen here
since Friday last, and the city has been visited
WIN 5nfGH Inc S6NBEeSb&
storms within the recollection of the oldest cti-
zens. The decline in all the rivers has been
checked, and general rise is looked for.
The Republican of this city and other conserv-
alive papers, state that Gov. Fletcher has organ
ICED and armed, without the authority Of law,
1 from sixty to one hundred companies Of white
and black militia, with the view of carrying the
4 November election at the point of the bayonet,
and excluding voters from the polls by force OF
4 arms.
4 A dispatch from Leavenworth says about fifty
/ Indians commenced an attack on Deercreek sta
1 tom about ninety miles west of Fort Laramie.
The fortwas destroyed and the telegraph line cut.
The operator and his assistant were compelled to
/ flee to the mountains, and have not been heard
| from since. The same party attacked train of
Mormon emigrants, and captured ninety head of
stock.
CHOLERA REPORTS FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS.
Dispatches from the West state that about 200
leading merchants of st. Louis have signed cir
eular denying the existence of the cholera as an
epidemic. It's designed to upset certain efforts in
Chicago to brighten of country merchants from
going to st. Louis to buy stocks.
Advices from Memphis Saturday evening say the
cholera steadily increases SO deaths occurring up
to o'clock this morning.
Four deaths from cholera have occurred in OF
tnInWa.
The disease is greatly subsiding in the river
cities.
In Chicago, on Saturday, there were 10 new
cases of cholera and 4deatds. The health officers
report 5Ipr tue week 5enQing August IL SHOWS ZUf
cases and II deaths. 0fthe 207 attacked only 26
were Of American nativity, including coIored
persons @
Thirteennew cases of cholera and % deaths
were reported, on Friday, at Helena.
SAN Francisco, Sept. Private adyices say
that the real destination Of the Spanish feet here
tofore reported at Papere is believed to be some
rendezvous in South America. ~ #yht -5
Although il was reported at Chill that the
steamer Uncle Sam has been loaded to run the
Blockade at Valparaiso and had been seized and
eonfseated by the Spanish feet, it was alleged
that the attempt to run the blockade was a sham
and that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
who owned. the vessel, secured from the Spanish
stores.
China dates to the 18th have been received. ItI
was reported that. the rebels had assembled iii
considerable force. in the upper portion Of the
Province Of Nankin, and that the imperial troops
sent against them had been defeated.
Adgces from Hokoadodi reporta collision be-
tweenfthe Russians and the Japanese, in which
hye Of the former were killed. A sledging party
Of Japanese drove into Russian eneampmenf
The Russian troops beat the intrgders, who de-
tended themselves with swords.