New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-29
PERSONAL.

Gen. Buffers reply to Gen. Grant is nearly fin
ished, and will soon make its appearance
Col. a. w. Nichols late Of the Michigan Sharp
shooters, committed suicide at Lansing on the 18th,
while lahoring under temporary insanity
Fl The mansion occupied by the late Edward Ev-
erett corner Of Sumner street and Otis place, in
Boston, as well as the adjoining house, formerly
occupied by the late stateman's brother-in-law,
Dr.. rockingham, are being demolished and stores
are to be built upon the site.
q The greater portion of the late King Leopold's
immense fortune is invested in landed property in
Austria and Lower Hungary. Among the most
valuable estates, on account of its precious vines
is the domain of Palm.
Joseph Frouty1 one Of the humble heroes of the
Crimean war, recently died in France. He served
as private in the French battalions that attacked
the Russian batteries Of the Mamelon Vert during
the siege Of sebsstopol. : Their ranks having been
thinned by a discharge Of grapeshot, and most of
the officers killed or wounded, the men hestated,
no longer hearing the voice of their chiefs Then
Frouty ran forward and sounded the charge, the
men advanced, and the Mamelon Vert was car
ried. The old bugler received the cross Of the
Legion of Honor for this daring act. His brother,
laborer like himself, attended the funeral like
wise wearing the cross Of the Legion of Honor,
which he had received for rescuing several per-
sons during the foundations
Father Fischer, Wurtemberg priest, and con-
fessor Of Macmillan Of Mexico, has arrived in
Rome with the mission Of concluding concordat
between the Holy Bee and Mexico.
The Hon. Joseph Howe, the distinguished states
man and pnblicst of Nova Scotia, is on his way to
Washington on official business in his capacity of
Fishery Commissioner.
Admiral A. W. BALDWIN, of the English navy,
recently died in Toronto, G. W. He was born in
Cork in l776, entered in his youth the mercantile
navy, and was afterwards pressed into the naval
service. When Lieutenant in the navy be was a
shipmate of Thomas Moore, on the Irish bards
return to Ireland from his American tour. He
eventually rose to the highest rank in the navy
and occupied fora short time a position in the
Executive Council in the latter part of Sir F. B.
Heads administration.
Sir Roderiek Mnrchison, the accomplished Presi-
dent Of the Royal Geographical Society, has been
raised from the rank of knight to that of Baronet
Mr.. Paul Gustaye Dora, the celebrated ilustra-
tor of Dante's poem, Of the legend of the Wan
dering Jew, and Of Balzac's Rabelas', and other
famous works, is said to derive an annual income
of4thirty thousand dollars from his art as de-
signer, and landscape and general painter
Lady tPalmerston's London residence at Cam
bridge House, which, during the lifetime of the
late Premier, acquired so much celebrity by the
brilliant parties given there to the members of the
diplomatic body and the aristocracy, has been
rented to the projectors of new club house. for
which its locality presents great advantages.
The Richmond Times says that Gen. Robert E.
is now in Richmond, and stopping with his friend
James X. Caskie, Esq. He is in daily attendance
upon the educational convention at the Exchange
Hotel. Gen. Lee yielded to the vehement de-
mands of his admiring friends and delivered a
short address, which was characterized by that
modesty and ebaste sentiment that is ever grateful
to the feelings of Virginia auditory.
The New York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial says that persons well acquainted with
Horace Greeley are aware that, with all his anna
bility and good heartedness he is not particularly
orthodox. Many persons will remember the soc-
itude Of one of his extremely pious friends, who
asked him, when his two daughters were i'll some
years since, if they had been baptized. 80, no.
said Horace Greeley, :" but they have been
Yaccinated." An earnest advocate of for
eign missions forced himself into the presence
of the Tribune's edtor-in-chef in the Bible
House the other day, while he was hard at work
on his Conflict and mportuned him to subscribe
to the cause. The veteran journalist looked up
from his manuscript, in very choleric mood, and
said erustily: .Don't ask me to give anything for
the salvation of souls l am convinced docking
significantly at the intruder) that not half as many
people go to hi now.as ought tor For which
prevalent jests, H. G. makes ample amends, by
frequent attendance at Chapn's (Universalist
church, where he enjoys the reputation of one of
the soundest sleepers in the entire congregation.