New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-23
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST %, 1865
nate New. BY western Papers.
From the 81. Louis Press Of tho 1gth.l


New YoRK, Aug. 1s.-Sixteen cases and seven
deaths from cholera in this city reported this
morning, and fifteen cases and eighty deaths
in Brooklyn.
The loss by the fire In Fulton street last night is
estimated at $50 600.
The cow stables Of Charles Wilson in Gates
avenue, Brooklyn were destroyed by fire last
night, together with fifteen COWS.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1S.--Hon. Alex. Fl.
Stephens left for Milledgeville this morning. 1t
was impossible for him to remain in this city any
longer, owing to important business engagements
His physician has prevented him from addressing
the public as he intended but it is possible he
will deliver series of lectures in Northern cities
during the winter.
NEW YoRK, August 1s.-The steamer New
York, with San Francisco dates to the S0th, has
arrived.
The morning papers have the following specials
from Washington:
The attorney general has nearly completed an
elaborate opinion on the authority of the Presi-
dent to appoint 20 office during recess Of Congress
persons who have been rejected by the Senate,
Tho point has been raised to contest the Presi-
dents authority in this respect. The attorney
general will show BY an exhaustive argument that
both the law and practice since the foundation Of
the government was to affirm the existence of
this prerogatiye with the Executive.
AftidaYits have been filed at the Executive de-
partment, charging Cuthbert Bullitt, United
States Marshal of Louisiana, with completely in
cotton frauds in that State.
The drafts In payment of the awards made to
the captors Of the. assassins Booth, Otzeroth,
Payne and Harold, are now ready for delivery to
the claimants at the treasury Office The whole
sums amounts to about SIS 600.
The new custom house, built in Charleston, s.
O., which was destroyed during the war, has been
contracted for. It will cost 100000.
Since the termination Of the war The Construct
ing Engineer Board Of the treasury department
have planned for an expenditure OF five millions
in the repairs and construction Of public buildings
IN the South
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1s.-A fire occurred this
morning at Elntt's mills, totally destroying the
Granite cotton factory, owned BY joint stock
company.
BUFFAL0, Aug. l8,-About three thousand peo-
pie were present at the great saddle race this az
ternoon between Butler and Dexter. The day was
fine and the track III good order, though horsemen
say the Buffalo track is not near so good as the
one on which Dexter made his rreat time Init
Dexter to-day showed the best time ever made by
trotting horse. First heat was 2.2I AS. Butler,
ridden by James Eotf, was several lengths behind.
Second heat, Dan. Mace rode Butler, but poor
time was made, as Butler broke badly, Heat in
2:26. Third heat--both had good start Off Butler
ahead, but Dexter SOON assedhim and came home
m the unprecedented time OF 2:l9, and without d
break.
Base ball match this afternoon between Niagaras
OF Buffalo, and Hudson River Club, of Newburg,
N. n The Niagaras beat, scoring 10 against III,
NEW YORK, August 1S.--Panama dates Of the
Let announce tho arrival of the United States
trgste Lancaster. She was to leave Immediately
Costa Riea has refused to join the South Ameri-
can alliance.
The town Of Monte Christie, in Ecuador, has
been almost totally destroyed by fire.
Most q the Spanish feet has arrived at Lahita
enronte toa Manila. Admiral Miney was not ex.
Pected to survive his wounds.
FORT MONROE, August l6.--About 275 passen-
gers came into Norfolk, a few DAYS since on the
train from the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad
from aR Old North State, comprising many large
families VINO we're en- route to the State of Indiana.