The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-20
PERSONAL METTERs--ARMENIAN IMMIGRANTS.
An Important Suit--Denial from
Young Holden.
THE COLORADO ELECTION
APPREHENSION IN MEXICO or FIIBUSTERS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-There is but little hope
Of a quorum to-mGTrow, Monday, but il is under
stood that the officials Of either house regard that
they have the power to take recess and prolong
the congressional day indefinitely.
In this theory, Mondays session may cover
week OF so.
There seems no doubt of any ultimate quorum,
when, as sgTesd by conference at which Wade,
.Colfax, scbenck and Others present, Congress
will be adjourned to 18th Of October.
Collector Charles Abel has been appointed col
lector in charge of exports for the port of PhIa
delphia. This is the first appointment under the
new law Of this class.
Franklin Pierce is convalescinR.
MIR. Chase is at Concord n. H.
Gen. Santos Acaste, minister to the United
States from Columbia, was presented TO the pre-.
sident TO day.
Scbenck and Rollins had prolonged interview
to-day. II Is understood that Schenck approves
RoDs's partisan nominations for supervisOrships
Gen. Fitzpatrick, minister to Chilli is here.
Alexander II. Stephens is here.
Appointments : StoTekeepers: Truman K.
Church, seventh Virginia district. CANCERS none
South.
Schenck has telegraphed all members of Con-
gress, urging their attendance on Monday.
Alexander H. Stephens visited the president,
Scho6eld, Wells and Randall to-day, remaining an
hour with the president The interview was pri.
yate. Mr.. Stephens appears in good health.
Turkish agents are looking up homes in Vir-
ginia, Maryland and Delaware, for American
families shortly expected.
A. j. Riddle has entered suit in the name Of A.
A. and Eliza I. Morehead against Cornelius Boyle,
formerly Of this city, and afterwards Of the Con
fedeTate army and the present owner of the White
sulphur Springs, Va, for $3J 600 damages. Mrs.
Mofehead, plaintiff, alleges Was arrested by de-.
fendsnt and imprisoned for the space Of three
years, from the first Of June. 1861, and prevented
her from returning TO the care and society of her
husband and children. DR.. Boyle was provost
marshal in the Confederate service. and alleges
that under orders of Gen. Beaurega ard he prevented
plaintiff from crossing and recrossing the lines.
DR.. B. retained Messrs. MerFick and Ennis as has
council.
Joseph ]. Holden. son of Gov. Holden OF North
Carolina, in q dispatch 10 the congressional Re-
publican committee, denies that he invoked the
god Of turpentiDe in his recent speech to the Rad
ical negroes of North Carolina.
II is stated that Mr.. Stephens mission here is
to obtain access to the Confederate archives held
by the government, TO aid him in the history of
the war which he is writing. His success is
probable.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $l93, 900.
The Denver Tribune makes BrRdford's majority
for Congress 662, with ten precincts TO hear from
The New York HeTsld's Mazstlan letter of
August 23d, says The late New Orleans filibust-
ering expedition is looked upon a sign that the
floating American population are rife for descent
upon Mexican territory, and that an able leader
could instantly raise an army of 10000 for that
purpose, if our government would only wink at
the movement. The press of the whole country
is alarmed about the flibustering movements from
Cuba, New Orleans, the Rio Grande, and the
Pacific coast.