New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-13


William and Frederick Hall. aged eleven and
seven years, sons of Mr.. Thomas Hall, were play
ing in their boat on Charles river at Auburndale,
Mass, on Wednesday of last week, when the
youngest boy fell overheard. The eldest imme-
dately shouted Hold your breath, Freddie, :"
(haying been informed by his father that the pre-
caution would cause persons who were in danger
to float to the surface,) and exerted himself to
reach his brother, which he succeeded in doing
after the little fellow had risen the third time.
being warned at each appearance to "hold his
breath"
James G. Durham died at New York on the Cd
inst. He served during the Mexican war as major,
lieutenant colonel and colonel of the second New
York infantry. Col. tBurnham subsequently be.
came city marshal of New York, under Fernando
| Woods administration as mayor.
The names of 7. w. Olcott, J. V. L. Pruyn and
Commodore Vanderbilt are spoken of in connec
ton with the presidency of the New York Central
railroad, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Dean Richmond.
| The sculling match for $4,000 and the champion
ship of America, between Walter Brown and
Joshua Ward, will take place in Portland harbor
on the 18th inst Both contestants are in vigorous
training, and Brown IS spending his spare time in
making boats He has completed one only twelve
inches wide, and is going to build another an inch
narrower. ...
The New York Express says: "Not little ex-
citement was created in the lower part of the city
this morning by the appearance of Col Ives,
formerly aide-de-camp to JEFF. Davis and engineer
in chief on the staff of Gen. Lee. A story affect
ing the character of Col Ives, but which we are
| assured is without foundation, somehow or other
got abroad, and quite mob assembled, hooting,
jeering and threatening personal violence. On
arriving at his hotel an uptown one, Col. Ives
was again assailed, but on addressing the crowd
declaring his innocence of the charges against
him, the mob dispersed. Col Ives, since the con.
cluson OF the war, has been resident of England
Of which country he is now a citizen. His wife is
a sister of Raphael Semmes"
An incident of the presidential Journey is thus
narrated: among the attractions of Rochester
represented to Farragut as being particularly
line, were the Genesee falls. They are supposed
to be ninety feet high in some seasons but at the
present season they are perfectly dry Looking
at the rock bed over which the water is supposed
to fall, the admiral, addressing the mayor Of
Rochester, remarked 1T may be there. Mr..
Mayor, but l don't see that WATERFALL Look
little more to the left admiral, said the mayor.
All! now see it, his beauty-loving eye having
at that moment fallen upon bright-eyed damsel
Of Rochester"
Bismarck is described as possessing a "stony''
chin and large bull dog ears, heavy moustache,
proud nostrils, jagged eyebrows, large double
chin, ponderous mouth, etc., etc. Barnum should
secure him at once.
The distinguished Virginian, R. NJ. T. Hunter. is
living Quietly at his place in Essex county, Vrgi-
mia, attending to farming matters with great en-
ergy, and striving to retrieve his fortune and re-
pair the losses inflicted by the war. Since the
close of the war his family Affections have been
great, and it was butlast week that he was called
on to follow to the grave beloved sister, the |
fourth member Of his household in twelve months. |
Pin-ta-jen, the Chinese mandarin, is going it yery
fast in Paris. He lives in fine style, spends oceans
Of money, patronizes the opera, the gardens, the
ladies, etc., ETC., and shows himself button of
the first order.
Ketchum lives well at sing.sing, keeps re.
frgeraor, receives calls in the prison parIor, but
has to wear the stripes, chlock-step, and 20 to
meals with his poorer brethren
pretty girl, scarce out of her teens, Miss Au.
5usta st. Clair, has been ecturing at Leavenworth
and the region round about, her subject being
. Our Noses" or Andrew johnson and "My
Policy" An exchange says Augusta had better
lunt among the bulrushes till she finds Moses of
Ter own, and try {" her policy on him."