New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-02

IAb}y enlarged. anu mas Slaleiy peen cLahSeo liohi
! weekly to a semi, weekly. Mr.. Taylor is here
With view Of getting material to make his paper
I'll more attractive, and, we presume, would not
ehject to adding few more to the list OF New Or
leans advertisers which he already has. Jefferson,
. is well known is at the head of the usual nayi-
9ation on Red River, and the center of fine cotton
xId grain region. Mr.. Taylor informs US that there
4 great deal of cotton up there yet, and they are
getting ready to make plenty more this year. He
viii remain in the city week % or two.
THE LATE COLONEL FoRNo.-The telegraph
Yesterday morning announced the sudden death Of
Col Henry w. Forno by the explosion of loco.
motive boiler on the jackson Railroad. The news
came sadly upon our old citizens, who, for nearly
forty years, had known him as patriot, gallant
soldier, and man of warm heart and generous
impulses He must have been nearly sixty years
Of age, yet when last we saw him, few weeks
ago, he was seemingly as active and vigorous as
most young men. He had occupied many public
positions in civil life credtably, among them Chief
as~Police Of this city; but it was as soldier he
Nas best known and most admired. It was life
lie was passionately fond Of, and few men without
military education equalled him in the knowledge
necessary to the profession of arms. At the ear
WeSt lQLlmdM9u VI shliCu oCHs 10y loi " 40
Il Corpus Christi, on the eve of the Mexican war,
Col. Forno raised battalion and rushed to his as
sistance He was among the first in the field in
ne late civil war. He entered the Confederate
service as Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifth Louis
kna Of which he SOON became Colonel, and was
consp cuJus among those heroes who have immor-
talizcd the fields Of Virginia. for his COOL steady
courage and soldierly skill That he may enjoy
sternai peace will be tile pray Of all who knew
III many virtues. is.s. X .5.n ,..s
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERcIAL Summary Gold
opened weak yesterday, owing to decline of 4
y cent. in rates at New York on Wednesday.
Oferings were moderately heavy but the demand
was Of very restricted character throughout I;
aua on the receipt Of dispatches quoting further
decline in the New York market up to IL NJ. yes-
terday business almost came to stand-stil.
Transactions for the day exhibited very limited
aggregate, and the market closed fiat at 1910
13s7, against I3s7@ 7@l404 on the previous evening.
Foreign Exchange has declined fully l@D2 per
cent since our last. Offerings, which had been
previously far in excess Of the demand, have been
naterialy augmented under recent heavy sales Of
cotton and the principal buyers still keep out OF
The market awaiting much lower figures. Yes
terday's sales were but little if anything, above
the previous daily average for sometime past, and
the market closed heavy at 150 at bank for ster-
Hng, I4s@149 for clear bills, 4sa@l57a for bills
sf lading bills, s.732f .76lf for bank francs,
md 3sOf tD3.85f. for outdoor francs.
Domestic Exchange was in better supply yester-
asy, but offerings did not exhibit corresponding
increase with those of Foreign Exchange. Rates
Il bank for checks on the North indicated no yari-
ation whatever, but there was an evident down
ward tendency in private and commercial, more
especially noticeable, however, in short sight and
time drafts. The movement for the day was to
moderate extent, and the market closed languid at
}nI 10 cent. discount at Bank for sight checks on
The Northern cities and lot and { % cent. dis
eount out Of doors, 2@S discount for five and ten
days sight 1@14 for fifteen and twenty days. and
III % cent. discount for thirty day drafts.
Bank Notes and Securities are very dull. Offer
ings of favorite classes continue restricted, and
Che demand is irregular for any description. Trans
actions yesterday very very light OF about
previous figures.
Cotton was very firm at the opening of the
market yesterday, but subsequently became
weaker under the downward movement in Foreign
Exchange. Transactions for the day were con
fned to 1850 bales at Wednesdays prices, the
market closing unsettled at 40@42c. for ordinary
1l@45c for good ordinary; 46@47c. for low mid
diing, and 4s@49c- for middling.
\ Sugar and MoIdsses have undergone no yaria
zion OF any kind since our last. With a limited
supply and light receipts, prices continue firm
1ut We have to report for yesterday sales of only
70 hhds of the former and 100 bbls. of the latter
at full previous figures.
Flour and Grain rule as at the close of busines;
n Wednesday. The lower grades of Flour are
scarce and in request at full prices, while the bet
~ qualities are in fair supply, at former quota
tiona. Sales yesterday, 800 bbls., without any
suotable alteration in rates. Grain rules as fol
scme days past, and the demand and supply ex
libit no feature for special notice.
Provisions are steady at previous figures, ex
Sept Pork, which yesterday exhibited further
adsance Of soc. " Dbl. on round lots. with sales
~ The day Of 256 SBbls, at the enhanced figure.
y Reduction Of Bank Gapital-At a meeting Of
ne stockholders of the Canal Bank, held yester.
Aay, it was resolved to reduce the capital stock Of
Ae bank so % cent. A book will be kept open al
the bank for sixty days, to enable absent stock
1eders 10 register their votes, after which the re-
lacAs0n will be made unless a. majority should dis
p. cHARLEs THEATER.-The Webb Sisters had
- fine house iast night as any the Keans had,
and we can briefly express our opinion of these
1NnIyn ladies Nv unv;,,sr tt,o AZ :