New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-26
passed in the House by II to rs, and in the Senate

assed in the House by n to rs, and in the Sena;s
y n to5.
Another sfeamboat Disaster.
MADISON Feb. 4.-The steamer Hiu1an col
ided with the steamer Mamie Byrnes this morn
ng, sinking the latter. It is reported that forty
ives were lost.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. A.-A Madison special says
'mong the saved from the Mamie Byrnes are
,apts. Rush and Byrnes engineers Simmons and
Nicholas, both pilots the carpenter; first
md second mates. Dalton and Houston Coan:
rst And second stewards, Wardellear and Doace;
Weaver, the texas-tender, and his wife, the berth
maker. The Mamie Byrnes had valuable cargo,
nd was largely insured. butnot sufficient to ceyer
he loss. se ss4
All were asleep when the collision occurred, and
he boat sunk in five minutes. sssE
Gen. Hewardss CireuIar. s3
WAsHrNGroN, Feb. 24.-Gen. Howard has adj
ressed the following circular to the Freedmen's
ureau:.
0 the Assistant Commissioner: IS
Dear Siy-Anticipatng the excitement that will 4
ecessariy follow the action of the governments 4
With reference to the new freedmen bill, you map
eel somewhat embarrassed in the duties devolEs
IS npon you under the laws and reguIaionssts a
q q sxisting, that yeumay act steadily and firmly
ineT;. ssEgency. You must be prepared for aur
90 pessss ss.sality on the part of those who havs
agents, saS d sndered and troubled you and your
among the fssss be an increased restlessness 6
gured the ccDdls;s The President has ~
present law as - saat he regards ths
the bureau at leank re existence Of
The remainder Of I'M ~ from now. u
have been taken to sustain r. ss..sxhat steps n
i for md find
ant commissioners to show tho hit sssast- ..as
| government, and the complete prac1ss
the free labor system. Esgsss4a.
Conservative Mass Meeting In 81 LsuAx s
/ Sr LOUIS, Feb. 24.-The Democrats and co..
| servatives on the 22d, met and adopted rea0lu-
tions sustaining the Presidents veto, and pedginG
themselves to labor for the overthrow Of the pres
| ent Constitution of Missouri because it conficta
with the essential principles of liberty, and Waa
framed by a faction inaugurated by fraud and vio-
lence. tt*s
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-The President has re-
ceived the following
l. ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 22.-The conservative Union
men Of Missouri greet You with one hundred guns,
| for the noble stand you have taken in defense of
the liberty of the people. 3. Brown,
President State Central commsee Of the Conservative
4 T men Of Missouri 8s
| New York Markets.
| NEW YORK, Feb. M.--The cotton market closed
dull and heavy at 45c. Flour declined I5c. Coffes
quiet Sugar dull, Pork $28 50 Lard Isle.
Sterling exchange 1888. Gold closed at 1863.
Cincinnati Markets.
/ CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.--Flour quiet Wheats$l ~.
Corn &c. Oats 36c. Pork $2s so. Bacon quiet
and unchanged. Lard 1sac. Groceries duh.
Cotton dull at 42c. Whisky 50 20.
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THE GULF STREAM.-A letter to the New York
Evening Post dated from the " United States mail
steamer Fulton, at sea, on the way to Havre,"
breaches q new theory in reference TO- that won
i derful and puzzling Atlantic current, the Gulf
, stream. The theory was advanced by Rev. Chas.
W. Dennison, in the form of an essay read to thS
passengers of the Fulton on the I'd Of january. Is
7 is one that will command attention for the bold
ness of its conception and the various interesting
and startling phenomena Of the earth that are in
volved in it, even if there are no good to
obtain credence for it. We copy the outline given
by the correspondent of the Evening Post, and
confess to considerable curiosity to read fullek
It exposition Of Rev. Mr.. Dennison's theory
I The main points Of the paper read to US lthonga
imperfectly prepared) are, first, that eidea o1
!, this current Of water being caused by the power of
the trade winds pilng the water up ~ such man.
u ner to drive them into the Gulf Of Mexico, and
ne as we'll as that of the high temperature of the
water being derived from the heat Of the tropical
sun second, that the peculiar chemical constitn-
ents of the water which mpart characteristic
X color cannot be accounted for upon any hitherto
promulgated facts; and thirdly, that the sedgess
a. which are also a marked characteristic, are net
the products of any known soil. To account for
oil these features and also for the original source
a. of supply of the current itself, 1t Is malntalne0
re that it originates in the Mediterranean and the ad
jacent seas The remarkable fact is employed to
enforce this idea, that for long ages current OF
N water has set in through the Straits of Gbraers
'e without any corresponding outer current having
1T ever been discovered and that without some out
let for the accumulating water the shores OF this
inland sea- likewise of the Caspian and Dead Seas
N would be continually overfowed.
The inward current is stated to be Of three miles
an hour Just that of the Gulf Stream, and the in
ference ID drawn that the one is the commence
,; ment of the other-the intervening track being
a great caverns Of the earth, commencing near
Vesuvus and Etna, whence the water derives IL
Mt heat. These cayerns are supposed to be sImlaI
~ to that Of the Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky, whence
the chemical ingredients of the water are obtained
being such as are found in no other quarter ot tas
globe.
ts facts Of geographical chemical and horticultural
nature, which must, when given to 1he world s' -
cite large degree of interest, and perhaps an
cussion. !
av written book called :. The History Of the Wa
~ ~ of the Rebellion" The Harpers will publish ]
So- within few days. There may be fifty men nsI
,ns each Viii represent the preposaessions and pret!
era dices of its author 1t is amazing to see how t
truth there is in what is called history-thus VIE
'n, ten under the Influences of the hour-at the bar
to Of no certain accuracy. Mr.. Foote is not fit e
ers this business though the animosities Of e
The moment were past. He has no Confederate q
spect, and certainly b had very little ~ VI, within =
en- But he has publisher that is willing 70 mat
ion money, and SO his book, we have no doubt,
eagerly seized by the great house Of the Harper M
And yet there may be truth in the work. for
the Notwithstanding the extraordinary egotsm of NIL