The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-15
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Att As4so A BLE DIsPA PATCHES -wAsHINGroNfBws-
ADplrIosAL PARTICULARS or HE GREAT EARTH
oUAKx Along TIE COAST or PERU AND kcUADok-
Nkw YORK FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
p.Rrs Sept. ls.-The Pstris thinks the reported
reduction Of the Prussian army IL false.
The emperor. empress and prince imperial have
gone TO Biarrtz. The emperor thanked the ON
GERS and troops at Chalons for their zeal and ei'
LosDos. Sept. is.-The prospect Of peace or
war in Europe 10 unchanged. The German press
IL quieter, Jut various war rumcrs keep distrust
alive. and cause depression in rsntes, which were
last quoted at 1880.
ans witt twelye guns, surrendered. The allies
were marching on Tebicoary, which was being
bombarted by iron. clsds.
wAsFiNGT0s. Sept. l3.-Electrical experiments
betyeeE the observatory here and Moro Castle
show Tbs approximate difference Of longitude be-
tween the two points TO be degrees, Il minutes,
8 seconds and two-tenths ELECTRICITY passes over
wire bttween here and Cuba IN thiry-nve nun
The i oreship Fredonia, reported destroyed by
an earthquake, had only one hundred thousand
dsllars worth of stores on board.
The navy department has no advlces OF the
sontS American earthquake. The following is q
list f.she officers OF the Fredonia; Capt Geo.
w. DJtey, Paymaster @. W. Williams: surgeon
FrankIL. Dubois. The crew numbered seventy
five THE regular station OF the Fredonia was
Callac. which place she left to avoid the yellow
The wateree was going to San Francisco, where
she wss to have gone out OF commission.
District Attorney Courtney Is here on visit 10
Secretary McCull0ch. He returns 70 New York
Rollins. anticipating meeting Of Congress. will
not leave the city as proposed.
NEW YORK Sept. l3.-Letters from Lima give
ADDITIONAL details Of the great earthquake. II
conn enced at half past five, on the 3Oth ult, ex
tending from Bolivia TO the southern parts Of Gnu
IL .s-l..u Hat Mir
and over hundred miles inland. destrgyine in'
custom house contained goods to the extent o
A.OO0.Oee dollsrs-all lost. The Fredonia am
Wstdree were anchored at africa near each other
Aftes the frst shock, boats were dispatched iron
both vessels TO look after friends ashore. few
moments after leaving the vessels me upnsash .
the waters Of the bay commenced Inc freoonl
psrt.d her chains and was dashed TO pieces on u
rocks. q total loss, together with her officers an
crew. numbering twenty-seven, and Mrs. Doty
wife OF the lieutenant commanding.
TIE Wateree dragged her anchor, and the surg
ing ssves swept her I'VE hundred ysrds ssher !
two miles north OF the now ruined town: 81
lies between two hillocks OF sand, only siignu
ipjufed but II will be utterly Impossible 70 ext
cate, her. Her commander Is, however, hopper
Of Swing her battery and stores 1ns sA Iobn W.
was; ashore at the time, and whilst carrying
wife! In his arms to place Of safety sne W
suutk by q portion Of falling building a.
AItca contained seven thousand inhabitani
TIA hnndred lives were lost by this terrib
caIanitv Its multitudes stand hopelessly be
earGd amid the ruins. confsgration burn
neatly everything spared by the earthquake, Q
cep. what was plundered by the drunken raooie.
Lsrle damage is reported at Lima.
TIE Powhstan had arrived ct AFRICA with p'
T5e Peruvian congress had given the preside
unlimited power 10 succor the inhabitants alo
the coast. Nearly all the towns and villages
the mining provinces Of Huanco were desroys
The port Of Molendo, at when was s.ore9 .
ruined. Puno and Cuzco was unchanged.
NEW YoKK, Sept l2.-The money market Is III
ans}lv easy 10 dsy. The Saturday offerings
heavy in an directions The low rates OF inter
in she leading European money centers ior ., 70 .
tine past, have caused large accumulation OF
eiRn capital at this point In hopes OF more pro
abe employment than in Europe. The treas'
Department has discussed freely. These facts
nIfin the present ease In the money market,
plgniy show how the stringency usual upon
movement Of crops has been syerted thus
Csllloans 2 to So. Governments prime discou
ire hank statement exctes some comment
thg street, end IL is somewhat difficult to recon-
thu changes in some Of the items. Specie has
CREASED only 1864 1856, while customs recei
haze been S3l 900, O00 and government has
besn seller OF gold. The decrease OF s5.554
Il In legal tenders Is larger than was expected;
IA explained by the TACT that the Western 81
last week did not begin until Wednesday, and {
seonently portion Of the shipments appes
thls week a return, while at the same time gov
neht has been drawing some gree1oacks from
banks on transfer drafts. The actual amour
cprepcy sent away this week Is estimated
arrived: Steamship COrtes, from New
leans. ~
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