The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05
ITEMS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The bets in Philadelphia are two to one in favor
of Pendleton on the presidential question.
United States silver is at discount of ten per
cent. in Canada.
August Belmont ia said to have interested him.
self in raising $4,000 to help on the Hancock
movement
We regret to learn that Judge George W
johnston, Of the circuit court, lying dangerously
ILL., Louisville Journal, July 2.
The Republican convention at Cleveland, on the
lst on the forty-eighth ballot, nominated William
H. Upson, of Summit county, for representative.
Ii is said that the four Catholic archbishops of
the United States protest against the raising of
battalion for the pope, and urge contributions of
money instead.
The acting governor of New Mexico, H. H.
Heath, has issued proclamation recting the act
of Congress prohibiting peonage in that territory.
and requesting all civil officers to aid him in des-
trOying the system.
The New York World says "If we can carry
the election, it makes but little difference on what
platform or with what candidates. The duty laid
upon the Democratic party is to start change
of policy by carrying this presidential election
The Zimmermans and Bttenbenders and a good
many others are supposed TO be heirs TO the Metz
gar estate in Holland. meeting of parties who
think themselves interested was held in Allen
town, Pa, day or two age, and they agreed to
subscribe $50 600 to prosecute their claims.
Poland, of Vermont, honest enough to vote
against admitting Mckee, defeated by 1000 ma
iority in the ninth Kentucky district, moves Thad
every State where il is not defeated by less than
2O,0O0 votes. Let as have peace!
The steamer Benton arrived at Leavenworth,
from the Upper Missouri, on Monday, with a cargo
of 10 600 buffalo robes, 5000 wolf skins, large
number of deer, elk, antelope, beaver, mink and
other skins, valued at $75 900. The bufaloes are
very plenty this season, and all kinds of furs and
peltries are better than ever before known.
The National Intelgencer publishes a New
York dispatch making very grave charges of
ara 10 ma and na 10.
tee. in relation to the four dollar tax on bonded
whisky. 1t is alleged that an immense whisky
ring, knowing in advance the action of the com
mittee, have been buying up enormous quantities
of the bonded article.
A destructive fire occurred on the 1st at lRut-
land. Vermont. All the buildings from Crsmp.
tons block, on Merchants Row, and the Herald
building on Center street, were destroyed. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. The principal losers
were LamdOn 4 Bates, $4,000; l.. l.. and G.
Bates, SIS 900; Daniel Verder, $4,000; G. NJ.
Baker, $1,000; Miss NJ. S. Balch. $1,000; Hillsrd 4
Oakes, $4,000.
II is rumored that the combination owning the
Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad will buv the
road bed and franchises of the Indiana and Illinois
Central Railroad, and build the road as far as
Rockville, and from there to Paris, Illinois, thus
making a new line from Chicago to st. Louis, out
side of Terre Haute. Engineers and managers OF
the combination are now on q tour examining the
road.
The court Of claims bill became law on the
LEI FfS.Ef. the presidents signatI-e L en-
lgH1e,z1 yoWer of that court aud sDoliaess the
legisfses DIijvhIcy UuJ Vi UIuce, anu autuorlAes
the president and Senate TO appoint two assistant
attorney generals, who, with their chief, shall do
all the business for the government in the supreme
court and court of claims.
The remains of Admiral Bell and Lieutenant
commanders McKinzie and Reed were conveyed
from the nsvy-yard, CharlestOwn: to the Provi'
dence depot, Tuesday evening, and placed on the
train for New York. The funeral cortege was
imposing, and consisted Of United States marines
and seamen. Minute guns were fired during thelr
progress through the city.
Letters from Yankton, Dakota, mention re-
| markable food which swept down the Emanuel
and Choteau Creeks, in that region, on the nigh
| of the 9th of June. The entire country wa
| flooded in few hours. Parties living near thu
Emanuel were awakened by terrific roaring
| and, looking out saw the water bearing dowr
upon them like great wall. Some took refuge
| upon the roofs of the houses, while others sue
| ceeded in reaching the bluffs. Nine emigran
wagons, tied up for the night in one place, wer'
swept off by flood which seemed to be at leas
| ten feet high-the men who slept in them having
barely time to reach the higher ground.