New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-07
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TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER \, 1853.
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The American public find it impossible to thin
ana taiE 0r more than one great general topic
the same time, but while that topic is in the mill
discussion it il ground absolutely to powder; it
talked all to pieces; it is talked up and down, owe
and under, till every salient point on which re
mark could be hung IL talked of smooth. It's NOR
talked Of than thought Of, though for about en-
man every thousand does the thinking for his fel
lows who do the talking and talk the topic out
When it is perfectly threadbare the public straight
way begin to hunger for something else for tongues
to work upon, and 10 manage to work through about
two great topics III the course Of year. These
remarks we're suggested by q vagrant thought Of
ours which strayed OF in the direction Of Utah. and
we were astonished to find that we had, in common
with every one else almost forgotten the grand Turk
oF Deseref and bis harem Of disconnected fair. Utah
has ceased To Sc point Of any more note than
another i'd Tho american domains, In whom does
the word Utah now excite an interest Or Kan.
sas?n Or "Atlanto Cable Y Or hundred other
topics which the nation went into frenzy about in
their day 1t is about time for another great matter
Of popular discussion to arise and we are daily ex-
pecting its appearance with no little excitement
What is next on the programmed We expect it will
De the new war IN NICARAGUA
The Varieties.
Ii New York more is known Of the character Of
Placides company than do we of New Orleans at
present and the opinion there entertained is most ia
YorabIe. 1t is something for q New York editor to
acknowledge that anything provincial" is to be at
all compared with things metropolitan, but the ed
itor Of the Spirit Of the Times who knows what he
talks about-especaIly if the subject be theatrcals
u atrn III
late connected with New York theater. But this
superiority must be paid for to do which rushing
business must be kept up, for the Times says The
nightly expenses Of the Varieties will Ne more than
those Of any theater in this city New York; tchout
counting 5he item Of rent thus with the unlimited
means, capacity and experience which Mr.. Placide
has seems certain that the Orleanois viii have the
best heater il The Union.n We have no doubt but
that the public will come to the unanimous conclusion
that the company corroborates the opinion Of the
Times, Meantime, we shall see and judge.
The New winter.
The leafess trees which stretch their naked arms
to heaven preach Of winter even while they toss their
b3re sprays against sky stained with the azure Of
lonian summers, whose purity is just now revealed
by the looping up Of the sembre curtain of clouds
which has draped the armament since the winter,
now seven days old, came in like lamb. On La
fagette Square and other places where trees are one
cannot reconcile the wintry aspects Of bare trees sere
grass and the earth carpeed with the spo of foliage
which the season has reaped, with the temperature
and the appearances which speak Of summer. This
is absolutely sweating weather. for our feelings tell us
so, and they sustained by the mercury Of Their
mometer which hangs before US, with a draft OF re-
freshing air playing upon it,; it indicates 10 deg Or
8 deg above summer heat, Sherry bottles are again
in front rank on the bars for the calls cobbers
But this state of affairs can't last long, and winter
must soon show its hand and full at that and we
advise every one to watch his coming and meet him
ndeensiye Of warm clothing, or the epidemic
of Influenza colds will renew 3 prevalence and then
indeed, the wntarwill come up to Old Shakes idea
Of the artcebarrng the snow for the birds to brood
in, convenience which they really can't command
in this latitude the raw nose and coughing part
ofthe picture was perfect week or 50 ago.
when all aloud the wind doh blow,
AMI coughing browns the Parsons saw,
And birds sit brooding IN me snow,
And Natiaus looks red and raw
&C., al.
SptrituaIIsm In Maine,
a friend who spent the past summer in the State
which Is the ultima thule Of American dominion in
the North East, tells us that spiritualsm is a very
ourishing institution ID those regions, though the
manifestations no longer matter Of note, being
esteemed ordinary, every day occurrences 1t is en-
grated on religion in great degree, and with one
large and Furnishing denomination of Christians is
much matter Of sectaran faith as any of their older
tenets; it il quite incorporated with their creed
The Sunday afternoon services Of church Of this
denomination in town where our informant was So
joarning had long been discontinued and for them
substituted sort Of spiritual prayer meetings the pous
gathering round oracnar tables which had approved
themselves snguary gifted 10 rapping forth sacred
revelations.
The tables though, which serve as family oraces to
the households Of persons of other denominations
not being in sacred capacity, devote themselves to
secular entertainment, and knock round
the house with lcentous freedom of conduct which
shocks the propriety Of, and does much damage to
other and wellbehayed furniture, Ourintormant had
the fortune to be housed with regular jolly brick of
a table Of this sort which would furnish amusement
for the asking at any time-a big heavy, respectable
round table apparently, but one which had the very
mischief In it, and could outd Lamoureux herself
It would make nothing of falling over to the floor and
getting up again without The least visible assistance
md one occasion showed its wooden muscle by
iancing round the room on one leg which alone
ouched the floor, and perilling the life OF young
ady Of ordinary weight who was being held on the
looping top by the exertons of two persons. A great
hing that table, to have in the house and always at
command certainly.
The BaImoral. /
General usage Of the press establishes the balmoral
IS worth paragraph, for exchanges from all parts
IF the country-eyen Kansas-chronicle ifs appear
lnee in their sections and following the example, for
We do not assume (eyen though are) to be better
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