Year: 1869

Adjournment OF the New Orleans Commercial


COnvention-The Clark-Gaines VIII Case to


be RecOntested.


NEW ORLEANS, May %, 1859.


In the Commercial Convention to-day the Com
mittees OF Foreign Commerce and Postal Subsidies
and Gulf Harbors submitted lengthy and interesting
reports, with accompanying resolutions.


The report Of the Commit tee OF Foreign Commerce
and Postal Subsidies favored the creation of ports of
entry at all the principal cities Of the Mississippi
river and tributaries, and such revenue regulations
as will insure the prompt and speedy transmission
Of foreign imports received at New Orleans or any
other outlet port and consigned to the interior. 1t
recommended that the canal at the falls OF the
Ohio be enlarged and completed by the na-
eminent ssouId confer upon @ sa the consti Kat'
tuency Of this Convention an equal share Of the
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Mississippi river and the principal commercial ports
OF Europe and America. The report also embodied
resolution that Congress be memOrialiZed. in the
names and on behalf OF the States interested to
make the necessary appropriation to complete the
the ultimate construction of ship canal across the
peninsula OF Florida; also that the construction OF
canal and other inter oceanic ways Of communication
across the isthrnus OF Central America cannot but
be regarded by the Convention as OF great incidental
importance to the commercial interests Of their con-
Stltuents.


The report OF the Committee on Gulf Harbors
urged Immediate action for the Improvement OF the
harbOrs OF Mobile and Galveston.


The following resolution concerning the naviga-
ton at the mouth OF the Mississippi was adOpted:-
Resolved, That the President Of Convention
quested telegraph to the Secretary of War the request that
the government dredgeboa the Essayons at work at
Pass POure, at the mouth Of the In the
opinion OF the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. has
already ddeepened the channel at said from eleven
to seventeen feet AZ per report Of the committee
to the Convention, be permitted to stn remain
this whole valley by efectuay deepening the channel the
bar at Pass rOute and keeping TO this depth, and to
to the the hearty thanks OF this whole
valley represented this convention for the aid extended
and the benefit rendered by the work and
that they believe that the necessities Of the
the whole West and South demand the continuance OF the
work by the Essayon and that the changes deemed
sary by the engineer In charge be made In her machinery
Mr.. Rudd, from the Kentucky delegation, pre-
sented an invitation to all the delegates of the
present Convention to attend the Commercial Con-
vention at Louisville in October.


The Chairman Mr. Filey, made q brief speech OF
thanks, on behalf Of the Northwestern delegation
for the hospitable reception and extending cordial
invitation to the Southern and Southwestern men to
visit the West and Northwest.


Suit IL again brought In the Second District Court
of this State on behalf Of the numerous petitioners
recontesting the validity OF the title OF Mrs. McRea
ClarkGanes to the properties In this city and State
held by the petitioners, and claimed by Mrs. Gaines
The petitioners revocation of the decree OF pro-
bate OF the pretended will Of Daniel Clark OF July 49,
1873


The government Offices win be closed tomorrow
in honor OF the decoration OF the soldiers graves