The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-16
ITEMS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The Maine Republicans have renomnated Gov.
Chamberlain.
Cen Casey has been placed on the retired list
at his own request.
Can't. Robert H. Pearson, formerly of the
Pacific Mail Company, died in San Francisco, on
the 10th.
The internal revenue collection of the San
Francisco district, for the past year, is over five
million.
Since January LIST. thirty.two thousand psssen.
gers have arrived at San Francisco, twothrds
Of whom have remained.
An old lady of seventy years, on. in Iowa. sur
prised herself and everybody else by producing
nine pound baby the other day.
The car and machine shops OF the Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railroad, at Portage City, were
burned on the 18Th. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
New York correspondent saws that the noto.
rious Alderman McMullen, OF Philadelphia, IS an.
nonnced TO have been authorized by John Q. Hee-
nan to make q prize fight for him with McCoole
for $4,000, pay or play.
chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF New Mex
leo: Edward W. Wilet, receiver of public moneys
for the district Of Sacramento, California; Alex
ander Mathew, United States attorney for Montana.
The commissioners examined and accepted
forty miles of the Union Pacific railroad on the
18th. The road is completed to the six hundred
and eighty.ftfh mile post and is expected to
reach Benton, the new towH at the crossing OF
the north fork of the Platte by the 10th.
Admiral Hastings, commanding the English
squadron of the Pacific, disapproves OF the pro-
ceedipgs Of Commodore Bridges, OF the Chan
ticleer in the affair of MaZatlan and orders him
TO open that port Immediately, and to proceed to
| Panama.
The president has recognized II. W. Severance
as consul OF his Hawaiian msjesty's government at
| San Fran cisco, California, and Ruby Field vice
consul of Brazil at San Francisco, California. The
consular agent OF Italy tor the state OF ILLINOIS Is
to reside at Chicago.
! The steamship Minnesota arrived at New York
| on the 18th, from Liverpool, with HOO steerage
| passengers, of which 500 are Mornons in charge
| OF Elder Perry, whom they recognize IS their
| president. Tomorrow, accompanied BY son oil
| Brigham Young, they will leave for Utah. Ten
| thousand other believers are to follow as soon IS
they can be shipped from Liverpool.
Bon. Marcus P. Norton, of Troy, has been
awarded the sum of $4,000 for the past use OF
| the Norton postofice stamp. The court OF claims
certified their decision to Congress, and asked
that bill might pass, covering this amount, 10
| favor of Mr.. Norton. The bill was promptly
passed by Congress, and the presidents ten days
| for signing the same expired on Tuesday.
strange cure lately occurred in Belfast
Maine. A man visited the office OF physician
to be treated for cholera morbus. The doctor
prescribed for him. but he was so i'll that he could
not be removed from the office, and the doctor
turning down the gas, left him for the night
Soon afterwards the patient arose and blew ou
the light. When the physician returned in tht
morning he found the man almost suhoeated VIII
the gas but entirely cured of bis disease.
Gen. Ord commander Of the department OF Cal
fornis, called the attention of the secretary O.
war TO the fact Of the contemplated reduction o.
the army 10 be made by Congress, by which u
recruits can be sent there to FL the vacancie
made by the large number of men soon to be dis
charged. Some posts in Arizona and Nevada vii
have 70 be abandoned. and others weakened, s.
that it will be impossible to send any expedition
against the hostile Indians, and settlements an
overland routes be liable to be attacked.
The Bulletins semi annual review of the trade
and commerce of San Francisco for the month
ending June 18th, shows that thirty and IA
millions of tonnage entered the port during tina
period, two-ffths of which is foreign trade. In.
value Of foreign imports for the same time
about IS OO0, 900 in gold, and the estimated cul
rency value Of free goods received By Pansa
steamers twenty-five and half millions. an
value of merchandise exported since the hrst
January is nine and three-quarters milliooI ana
coin aud bullion over twenty m1lior'