New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-16

Late News by Western Papers.
FROM wAsHINGToN-CoNTrSUANcE OF THE RAIN
sToRM-CUsToMs MISUNDERSTANDING BUREAU
DISCONTINUED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The remarkable rain
storm which commenced here Tuesday afternoon
still continues. 1t has been raining, with little
intermission for more than three days.
Returns from collectors at the following men
toned ports show the receipts from the LIST to the
9Th inst, inclusive, as follows: Boston, $26l PIG
g.; New York, s2,25G,632 r.; Baltimore, s65, ,438
II. At New Orleans the income from the 22d to
the 10th, net, was SS6,342 40.
The cavalry bureau Of the war department has
been discontinued, and all the records and papers
ordered turned over to the adjutant general
The navy department has received notice to the
mariners, issued by the navy department Of Den
mark on the 10th Of September, and which is as
follows: That the light vessels at Iaz0e Trindeau,
at heobergrunder and at Anhalt Knob, which
have hitherto been withdrawn from their respc-
tive stations from the 2lst December to the 1st Of
March will hereafter as well as the light vessels
in Drogden Lazorend be kept at their respective
stauons all the year round as long as the ice will
permit, and further that all the said light vessels,
when forced by the ice to leave their stations,
will be replaced as soon as circumstances allow.
1t has been decided by the acting comptroller
OF currency thatEamutilated currency must be
redeemed by the redemption agencies of the
national banks at the commercial centers, so long
asno responsible doubt exists to the identity Of
the notes presented when the notes are SO badly
mutilated, as to make value identity difficult to
determine, the case should be referred to the
bank by which they were issued.
The treasury department has been informed that
smuggling operations of an extensive character
have been recently carried on from Matamoros to
Brownsville. The withdrawal of the troops from
Brownsville has given the smugglers an oppor
tunly to effect their unlawful purposes which they
have been prompt to seize. Measures have been
taken to prevent these transactions. Such is the
activity of smugglels at the various points the
frontier that the exercise of the greatest vigilance
is required from revenue officers in the perform
ance of their duties.
The rain storm which commenced on Wednes-
day has continued without the slightest interces-
sion up to the present time, causing widespread
destruction to property in the city and vicinity
The water in the east branch is over the floors of
the bridge, and large quantities of drift are piled
against the long bridge over the Potomac. Many
bridges fences huts and crops on the banks of
the river and creeks have been swept away, to-
gether with other property. Various families
living on low ground are suffering much in conse-
quence of the partial submerging of their tene-
ments.
TION RING-MoRE DISASTERS AT sEA-YELLOw
FEVER CASES-FIRE.
New YORK, Oct PA very serious blow at the
corporation ring of this city is in pre- paration The
street inspector has been informally charged with
many misdemeanors in office, and will be sus
pended and tried by orders of Gov. Fenton. The
street cleaning job is the only one left to the De-
mocracy, and if this is taken from them the ring
will be broken up.
More disasters at sea during the late terrible
| gale are reported. The brig Ambrosine and two
unknown vessels foundered off the Florida coast
on the 23d, and all but five persons lost. The
| AmbrOsne was formerly the Chattanooga, and
| belonged in this port.
| Two distinct cases of yellow fever are reported
| in quarantine, on board the Mercidita, besides a
case or two of black Vomit.
Another batch of tenement houses, at the foot
Of Riyington street, near Easton river, are burn
| ing
New YORK, Oct 1a.-In Wall street to-day the
firm name of Trevor Colgate was forged for
$500 on the Merchants Bank, and daily certified
by the paying teller. The public are warned
against such check.
The Times says the results of the late elections
show very clearly that the contest has been almost
Democratic and the Union psEtes The differ,
ences between Congress and the President have
no possible intinRnce upon the party divisions OF
the past fouE or five years, nor has the Philade
phia convention, strong as was the impression
which it made at the outset upon the public mind
produced amy marked effect upon political organ
izatons in the several States where elections have
been held.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
NEW York, Oct. 12.-The Posts Washington
special says morning paper charges one OF the
officers of the postofiCe- department. with o9;gin
ating the Philadelphia LRdger hoax
FROM oH1CAGo-CHoLBRA REPoEF-REMARKABL
Il WEATHER-sPREAD OF CHOLERA ATTRIBUTED TT
THE CHARACTER OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
on EH. GOV. SEYMOUR, OF NEW YORk-GoL1
MINING PROSPECTS IN yEREtLLION LAKE COLI
FIELDs-DEsoLAFING FIRE IN HUDSON, wis.,
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN Iowa.
CHLGAGo, Oct, t2.-Forty-two cases of cholerf
have been reported in this city within the pas
twenty-four hours, eighteen of which terminated
fatally.
The weather has been very remarkable in 1T
character foE the past Eve days During that tm'
the sun has scarcely made its appearance frou
behind the clouds, and yet very little or no rain
has fallen. The atmosphere is excessively humid
) especially at night. when a blue vapor appears il
in the atmosphere, rising to the height of ten feet
| while alt above is clear The wind during th
' whole period has been southeast, aud it is abou
: cool enough to do without fire. The physician
attrihute the spread Of the cholera as an epidemi
n to the character Of the atmosphere, and thin
I there can be no permanent relief from it until
n tempest comes which, just now, Is not promise
: by the barometer.
IS fear that the circulation of The bogus circular i
e the sixth congressional district of that State al
II nouncing the death of the Hon. a. W. Hubbart
the Republican nominee for Congress, has resulte
y in his defeat. If So the dispatch says Jndg
Hubbard will contest his seat, ON whatgrounds
is not stated.
( A dispatch from st. Paul says that exGovernc
HOrato Seymour, of New York, while on a Wis
u 70 tnaL clty quite reGehuy, ueClhteu nHlSeI
favor of the constitutional amendment, and
ID have also said that if he lived in the South he
r, be in favor of negro suffrage. The some dispat
or says that late arrivals from the Yermion I4al
III goiG helds brDlg very encouraging reports OF u
n gold mining prospects A specimen taken at t
y, depth of twenty feet is said to have yielded at
or rate Of one thousand dollars to the ton of quar-
10 Silver Veins have also beer discovered there.
sa ports are to be received with liberal amount
nd caution.
IS Hudson, Wisconsin,, has again heen visited W
ST. q desoatng fire, and the only hotel which
'h> heretofore escaped destruction was destroy