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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06
FROM NEW YORK.
Movement. OF hr.nt - south American
Nbws, Etc.

N
Nbws, Etc.
EKw YoRK, Feb. f.-Gen. Grant visited Apple
toms book establish bent this afternoon, attended
a reception at the hCiuse of Mr.. Mexican on Second
avenue this evening ,,dned with Hamilton Fish to-
night. and is expedted to leave tomorrow for
Washington.
The bark America supposed to have on board
some of the passengers Of the steamship Hiber-
mia, is outside the b4.
In the examinatidb to-day Of parties charged
with couspiring 10 d9fraud the Union Pacific Rail.
road OF si2O 600, thd evidence of one of them,
Frank A. Goodall, who turned States evidence,
I. The steamer Rising Star from Aspinwall brings
'47l4, 600 in specie.
ii He reports fires =. valparaiso December 81
which occasioned a loss of several hundred thou.
rand dollars. A nusnber of persons perished in
1he flames.
4 A Peruvian expedition under charge OF ex-
admiral Tucker, formerly of the Confederate
navy, has demonstrated that the Acayalo river is
fhe true source of the Amazon and not the Mara
non, as formerly supposed.
4 A serious row occurred ct Aspinwall January
%. between some sailors from the U. S. steamer
Tallapoosa and some 200 Jamaica negroes. 0ne
zpf the sailors was killed.
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FROM HAVANA.
West Indian New.

HAVANA, Feb. 5.-The Diario has q long edito-
rial attempting TO prove that the revolutionary
General Orange was assassinated by order of Gen.
eral QOessdo.
st. Domingo advices state that the town of
Seybo has pronounced against Bsez.
venezuela papers report the vomito still preva.
lent at Caracas. Count de Luyille, the Italian
minister, had died of it.
For several days rumor has been current that
the revolutionary general Cespedes and Aguilera,
bad surrendered to Valmaseda. Ii proves un.
true.
The journals of Havana have refrained for the
past week from publishing news from the seat of
war, understanding that they are not to inform
the people OF the condition of affairs.
The Dario says Gen. Augustn Arrange was
assassnsted by his companions.
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ARGUMENT BY JUDGE PAsCHAL.

WASHINGTON. Fsb 5.-The Senate session last
night was devoted to private land bills. The
House session to general debate.
Sendte.-Pettions were presented for q const-
tutional amendment recognizing God.
resolution for sight sessions, to consider the
suffrage amendmebti is pending.
HouSe.-BOutweli from the judiciary commit
tee, reported bill 20 secure prize money to Far
raguts force for thai capture Of New Orleans. IL
allows any United States district court to take
cognizance of suits tor the recovery of such prize
money.
The Reconstruction committee refuse to hear
further verbal testimony or speeches regarding
Mississippi.
In the Supreme Court Underwood ackno wledged
service of the writ of prohibition. The case will
come up on its merits next Friday. The case in.
wolves the right Of Judge Underwood. of Vir-
ginia, TO nullify Virginia Judicial decisions, be-
cause officers of the court ineligible under the
fourteenth amendment.
Sendte.-The public lands committee reported
adversely TO the sale of public lands TO aid the
construction of the West Virginia Central Rail-
road. +
The bill suthoriling the president to employ
troops 10 guard exttsdition prisoners, passed.
An Intellectual ell Vt was made to pay Southern
senators for the wbtie term of the forteth Con-
gress.
The suffrage amerslment was resumed. Sumner
advocated securing .tbe end by act of Congress,
as more speedy aud certain than by constitutional
amendment. long debate ensued. Recess was
taken till Z O'Clock, when the discussion will be
resumed.
House.-A large aumber of private bills was
passed.
Brooks moved thgt the recusaut witness, Scan.
nell, be discharged ts be was unable to pay the
expenses of his srre!t. Motion tabled. Bingham,
Hubbard of Iowa, Lawrence Of Ohio, and Poland
voting with the Democrats.
The House then went into committee on the
army appropriation bill.
There will be an Inauguration ball.
A full cabinet present and long session to.
day.
The debt statement appears to morrow. II ia
stated that ii will show increase of SIS 900 600.
The president made several important consular
nominations to day.
A treaty between the United States and North
Germany for the better protection of emgrants
in comfort, health and morals, is pending.
The revolving red light on Lucretia Point, north
Cuba, is temporarily discontinued.
1t is thought at Grants headquarters that the
delegation for the division of Texas will not make
the trip.
Judge Psschsl argued the case of Texas vs..
White Chiles and others to-day. The question
argued was whether Texas Ia IN such state that
she can sue in the supreme Court, and II so, the
effect Of her legislation In aid OF the rebellion.
Also what rights purchasers under White and
Chiles acquired in fhe Texas U. S. indemnity
bonds purchased sAer maturity. Paschsl made
an appeal in behaltiof the children In Texas, to
whose use the bond5 in question were dedicated
before being diverfd to questionable military
The case attracts attention as involving impor-
tant political questilns.
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FROM MEXICO.
Various - alters.

MEXICO. Jan. 26, via Havana, Feb. 5.-The
Mexican Congress adjourned on Thursday, after
Grande railroad and telegraph. The government
DEGREES an extraordinary session Of Congress.
Tie army and civil employees have been paid to
January lst.
Mexican papers accuse President Johnson and
Minister Rosecrsns of limiting at annexation in
their public utterances.
The report that Alvarez had pronounced against
the government is not confirmed.
The rural police force has been largely aug
mented. A conducta leaves on the 2Sth for Vera
Cruz.
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FROM RICHMOND.

Meeting OF virrfnians- FaiIing Into the he.
publican anks-Revenue CoIIeetions
RICHMOND, Feb. A meeting of native vir.
ginisns was held in NOttoway county, including
farmers and professional men.
They adopted resolutions indorsing the new
movement, deprecating further resistance to the
reconstruction acts, end resolving the meeting
into a political organization, with the name of
the Republican party. This Is the first movement
Of the sort in the State.
Revenue collections in this State for January
were SIG coo being four times great IS for the
same time in 1868.
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This being the great auction sales day Of the
week, reminds rs of visit to the new msgnif.
cent auctioneers' exchange which has recently
been established in the rotunda of the st. Charles
Hotel. For capacity, comfort and elegance we
doubt whether it has its superior in the United
States. The suctioneers' stand occupies nearly
two-thirds Of the border of the rotunda, and
when seen by Us was crowded by over one hun
dred plans of property to be sold, advantageousIy
placed on light frames and situated in manner to
be embraced at one glance. Over head, ct inter-
walls of few feet, hang the signs Of the follow.
ing suctioneers:
]. B. Walton & Deslonde, No. Carondelet
street; G. DeFeriet, Sc Bienve street; Placide
]. Spear, sc Bienville street; Duchiron & Neubur.
ger, III Gravier street; Chas. E. Fortier, 4s Ex-
change Alley; s. Guinault, corner of BienvilIe
and Exchange Alley E. F. Meunier, 50 Custom.
house street; Montgomery, Bros. & Co., SO Camp
street; Chas. 7. Nash, corner of st. Charles and
Perdido; Alfred Boulisny, 81 Exchange Alley; J.
Dejan, Jr., 1S3 Gravier, and w. /. Hodgson, 2I
Commercial Place.
The signs are a feature in themselves, eliptcal
in FORM about three feet in their largest diameter
and gotten up in the style that the incompatible
Uniacke, of Exchange Alley does all work in the
sign painting line which is intrusted to him.
The letters are Of gold on dark velvet ground
and beautifully symmetrical. The signs are, be-
sides, uniform in design and size, and are hung
against the wall by green woolen cords, the up
per portion incning forward after the style of
pictures. Adjoining and communicating with the
rotunds is neatly furnished room which is intend.
ed as a private club room for the suctioneers
who have combined in establishing the new ex-
change.
Two bars are attached to the exchange, one at
which lager beer at 10 cents per glass is dis.
pensed, and the other Is for the sale of stronger
liquors. To-day, beyond doubt, the curiosity will
be great to see the new exchange, which, not.
withstsnding its capscious dimensions, will hardly
be large enough to contain all the visitsrs. Thous
ands OF dollars worth Of property will. in all
probability, have changed hands by three o'clock
to-day, through the medium Of the gentlemen
named above.
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GIN. GRANT ON IMPARTIAL SUPFEAGE.-A Wash,
ington special Of the I'd, to the St. Louis Demo-
crat, (RadicaD says:
Gen. Grant, in o conversation this morning, took
square ground in favor Of the principle of Impair
tial suffrage. He seemed to have some doubt
about the power of Congress to regulate suffrage
by law, bot said there could be no sound objsc-
ton to submitting constitutional amendment to
the people. He spoke Of the one passed by the
House on Saturday as embodying the right idea,
chosen. He said explicitly that the principle II
impartial suffrage 10 right in ITSELF and added that
ss we have through the reconstruction acts irt-
posed negro suffrage on the Southern States, it 70
only fair that the Northern States should give tho
ballot to their own colored citizens. He thought
the question at Issue had better be disposed Of an
soon as possible. SO ss to take disturbing els-
ment out Of our affairs, and indicateda hope that
the amendment would be passed by Congress be.
fore the end Of the present session.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06

TIE OPBRA.-To-night, fashionable night
again at the Opera House, a sight at the
auditorium of which alone will fully repay
for the investment of the price of admission.
"Orpheus in Hsdes," with Nine Lsmbele
Alhaizs ss E,1ydice, is to be performed for
the first time this season. Secure your seats for
Sunday night for Verdi's "Traviats" and q three
act comedy entitled " The Two White Ravens"
are to be the card on that night. "Don Jusn,n
" Fortunio," and Romeo and Juliet " are in re-
hearsal and will shortly be produced.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06
FOURTH NIGHT.

Certainly last night the lady managers Of the
entertainment that is now going on at Odd Eel.
lows Hall, had no reason at all to complain of
lack Of patronage, for all the evening the two
arge rooms were filled, and place at the re-.
freshment tables was at one time quite difficu
to find. The special attraction was a children's
ball, which was given under the kindly vol
unteered direction of the well known Prof. Vegas.
In order to make room for the dancers the re-
freshment tables, which had been previously in
the ball room, were removed to the supper room
in the rear.
BY 8 o'clock the little dsmsels and their atten-
dant juvenile cavaliers had assembled in such
numbers that they quite filed the room, while the
"grown folks" to whom dancing was interdicted
until the children's ball was over, formed deep
fringe around the pretty vsriegated patchwork
which the many colored dresses of the wee win.
some lassies made. The children kept their ball
up until ten O'Clock, when, tired out with their
play, they reluctantly acknowledged the sway of
the sand man, and yielding their places upon the
floor to their elders, went home to live over again
the evenings pleasures in the sweet dreams
which The sleep of childhood knows.
But the children were not alone in their pres
ence at the fair. Children of larger growth
were also very numerous and proved themselves
very appreciatiye of the efforts made by the lady
managers by purchasing very literally. Ger
tsinly, as with each article they bought they OBJ
tanned the satisfaction of having done deed of
charity as lagnisppe, all their investments were
very profitable to them. Theirs were bargains
out of which both seller and buyer made some.
thing.
The donations which our people have sent to
this fair are some of them very beautiful and of
such value that their presence is token of great,
coed feeling on the part Of the donors. We yes
terday mentioned some of the principal ones In
the list, however, we failed to place a very hand.
some pyramid sent BY the steamer Belle Lee,
which formed the center of attraction on the
table upon which it was placed. Nor must we
forget to chronicle the fact that the Hancock
Club again sent superb gift to the table which
bears their name-a large and handsome cake.
Tonight will be the closing one of the fair. We
can assure our friends that although the attend.
ance was so large last evening. there is still
enough left to satisfy the wants Of every visitor
who may call. 1t is probable that being Saturday,
there will be but few entertainments to attract
the young folks, aud it ia therefore to be hoped
and expected that those whom other engagements
have heretofore prevented from attending the fair
will tonight find time to pass an hour or two
there. The dancing will commence early, and
will close in time to allow every one to get home
before Sunday morning, and such inducements
ought to draw q crowd.
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FROM THE PASSES.

SOUTHWEST PASS. Feb. acknowledgements
3035. Wind N. N. E. and light. No arrivals.
Sailed: Schooner Joe Kelly.
Pass A L'OUIKE, Feb. SIS A. A.M.-Dredge boat
Essayons still aground on the bar. Wind N. E.
and fresh.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Feb. Sc P. M.-Bsrometer
304O. Wind northeast and fresh. Arrived Bark
Ada Carter, Kennedy, "a days from New York,
general cargo to master. Nodepartures.
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FROM GALVESTON.

The Texas Convention-Ths Combination To
be Submitted to the People.
GALVESTON, Feb. 5.-The News special from
Austin, 4th inst, says: " The Convention TODAY
eDgrotsed the ordinance to submit the Constitu.
ton to the people. The ordinance provides for
the election of Congressmen and State officers on
the first Monday in July. Motions to adjourn sine
die for the purpose of defeating the adoption Of
the ordinance were voted down.
The action Of Gov. Hamilton on the franchise
question demands and will receive the thanks of
all Southern men, whether for or against negro
suffrage.
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settled the question. The judgment of this House
Is hnsl and conclusive o1 ali the world. The
hoose has already decided that negroes are not
eligible to seats on the foor and the decision must
STAND. IL cannot refer the question to the courts
The motion to reconsider was lost-yeas Sc.
nays rs. -
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FROM ATLANTA.
,. r...,.,..ure-Nesro Il ir,srity.l

Georgia Legislsfure-Neero igioi"tyd
ATLANTA. Feb. 5.-The House refused 70 re-
consider the resolutions referring negro eligioity
10 the supreme Court Members ass ssto1 Of he
House said the question Of negro eligibility be-
longs imperativey toths House, and IT would ,s. ds
grade itself BY referring the question 70 snotner
branch of the government after having solemniy
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FROM MOBILE.

spriux Hiu ColIege Burnsd-Loss 01oo. 900.
MOBILE, Feb. 5.-Spring Hill College was
entirely destroyed by fire last night. The stu
dents barely escaped with their lives losing their
cIothiue and yaluables. The library and furniture
of the museum were all lost. No one injured.
Loss slOO. 900. Insured for $4,000.
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Keep 4 Hogan, 80 TchoupitOulas street and 3s
New Levee, keep on hand large and extensive
stock of hardware and cutlery, Jas. b. Hall 4
Co.'S Msyesvile, KY, plows. sugar aud cotton.
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RECOGNIZING GOD.
election of Extradition Prisoners.
PAY OF SOUTHERN SENATOR'S.

THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
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Reported Increase i'm the Public Debt.

THE TEXAS DWIsDN-A TEXAS CASE IN COURT.
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THE CRESCENTS DISPATCHES.
W wAsHINGTON.

PRooEEDFSGs OF CONGRESS.
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icalism gives an additional weight to its revela-
tiors OF party affairs, adds a clincher to its
statements concerning Senator Summers sin
gular and contradictory course in the Alabama
matter. After reiteratiHg the fact that MIR.
Sumner wrote glowing letter to John Bright
iu praise OF Minister Johnson, so warm IN its
eulogy that Mr.. Bright was anxious to hurry
up to London at once to see MIR. Summers para
gon, the Nation says: "Moreover, after the
treaty arrived here, MI. Sumner, on the l7th OF
January last, wrote to Mr.. Bright commencing
it, and on the 18th, after dining with Grant,
added postscript, with even stronger COM
,,endatiop. thus confirming the conf 1ence OF
the British Cabinet in Mr.. Johnson. The SUD-
seouent speech, therefore, was TO Mr. brien'
and others painful surprise" Commenting
trrtber on the somewhat extraordinary part
,b;s chairman of the Senate Foreign Commit
tee took in the matter, it says: "From gen.
tlemap in that position to gentleman IN mr.
Bripbt's. about gentleman in Mr.. Jobnson's,
tbe letter under discussion had most OF the
characteristics and many of the consequences
Of state paper OF the first order; and it ought
to have made the delivery of Mr.. Summers
speech, and the uproar and alarm and loss OF
property which followed it, absolutely impossi-
BILE" The most lenient view Of the matter is
that taken by the New York Evening Post
which thinks ''there must be mistake some
where" There is, evidently, aud nice oppor-
tunity for explanation by Mr.. Sumner.
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JUDGE ORR is winning golden opinions
by the diligence, discretion and courtesy
which marks his course on the bench. After
ne had cleared the dookets Of his own noun
tain circuit, he went to the relief Of Judge
Vernon, who was overworked in the Seventh
Circuit, and held court in Abbeville, though
the docket was unusually heavy and the
season oppressively warm, discharging his
judicial functions in manner that ELECTED
from the Abteville bar, through their
spokesman, General McGowsn, an earnest
and feeling tribute Of thanks. Judge Orr's
next field Of labor will be Newberry, where
he has consented to hold an extra term OF
court.
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Northeastern Railroad, to test in the courts
the right Of the president and directors,
chosen at the August meeting, to the Offices
to which they claim to have been elected.
1t is hoped that it will be established that
their election is wholly invalid, and that
the old directors are entitled to retain their
Office until a new election shall be held oy
a legally constituted meeting Of the COM
pany. Should this decision prevail, the
action of the new board in attempting to
sell the stock owned by the company in the
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Of course
becomes void and cannot be consummated.
In the meantime, the inchoate sale has been
arrested; the parties who desire to purchase,
and with whom Mr.. Townsend was nego-
tiating, have been notified that the right OF
the new board to their Offices is contested;
and the officers Of the Cheraw and Darling
ton Railroad have been notified not to make
transfer of the stock, under Mr.. Townsend
order.
The grounds upon which the defect In
the constitution of the meeting OF STOCK
holders is claimed to rest, are:
First. That throwing out the State stock,
as unrepresented, there was not majority
of shares or quorum present; and,
Second. That Messrs. 7. J. Robertson and
R. J. Donaldson were not legally authorized
to represent the State stock: 1. Because
Governor Scott has no authority, by law, to
appoint proxies to represent the State in
the Cheraw and Coal6elds Railroad Com
pany; and, 2. Because the persons appoint
ed by him were not stockholders, and, &C.
cording to the express terms Of the charter
could not be proxies.
The motion for rule to show cause why
an information in the nature of que ''ar'
ranto should not be filed, was to have beer
made before Judge Rutland, at Marion
Courthouse, yesterday afternoon, Messrs
T. G. Barker and D. 7. Corbin appearing
for the motion. General W. W. Harlee anc
Messrs. Townsend & Hutson we're to appear
for the president and directors, Whose
Offices are called in question.
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nfw publifat Gus.

'RooK BUYERS WILL FIND 1T To
THEIR ADVANTAGE TO CONSULT THIS
CATALOGUE.
The List will be Changed at least Once Week.
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The Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad
Again.

The control of the Cheraw and Salisbury
Railroad, which is likely to become 80 i'm
psrtsut link in the chain Of our railway
connections Northward, will not be suffered
to pass without a struggle into the hands OF
the ring who are striving to grasp, in the
interest of Baltimore, the trade which be-
longo Of right to Charleston We under
stand that application has already been
made for quo 0arrGnto against Benjamin
D. Townsend, president, and certain direo
tors, who claim to have been elected at the
last annual meeting Of stockholders Of the
Chersw and Cosldelds, or Cheraw aud
Salisbury Railroad Company.
At that meeting, Mr.. B. D. Townsend
having secured proxies from large mum
Der of stockholders, and having procured
from Governor Scott (vhom he supposed to
haue the power,) the appointment, as proxies
for the State, of persons who would act in
his interest, managed TO turn out Of The
direction of the company sufficient nun
Der Of the old directors, and to substitute,
rs directors, men in his sympathy. This
point gained, meeting Of the directors was
called in August, and resolutions adopted
authorizing the president to sell to certain
br, kers in Baltimore, at given price, the
shares owned by the Cheraw and Coalf Ids
Railroad in The stock Of the eChersw and
Darlington Railroad Company. The EJECT
of this sale, aud doubtless its object, was
to transfer to parties out Of the State, and
IN sntsgonism to the interests Of Charles
ION and of the Northeastern Railroad Com
pany (,n the line of road projected to Sails
bury,) the controlling po~er in the Cheraw
and Darlington Railroad Company.
Fortunately, it has been discovered that
the meeting Of stockholders in August,
which elected Mr.. Townsend's board Of di-
rectors, was utterly illegal and defective in
its composition, in fact was not meeting
of the stockholders Of the Company, accord
ing to the charl,r, inasmuch ss the major
,ty Of the shares OF the capital stock re
qu,red to constitute legal quorum we're
not legally represented. It hos, therefore,
been very properly determined, in behalf
Of the interests Of Charleston and the
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CHI AR L E S T o N.
Tuesday MORNING, SEPT. "A, 1869.
The Annual Cotton Crop Statement.

We received last evening the New York
Shipping and Commercial List of Saturday
containing the full annual cotton crop state
ment, the grand total Of which was given
in our issue Of yesterday. We subjoin the
Shipping Lists estimate Of the crop returns
in the several cotton producing States, as
compared with the crop Of the previous year
in the same States: