New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-08

payne anu, WIN me DESSERT, u glass OF dunllfdDe
perfumed Cyprus wine, which he brought from
the east in 1892
The Paris correspondents still send perpexing,
contradictory, and oftentmes, amusing accounts
of the state of the emperor's health. cores
pondent of the London Morning Star writes, Sep
TENDER G, that his majesty is able to ride, but not
to trot" This is important and the New YORK
World adds that, in the event Of another reVolu-
ton, he would probably trot.
The French privy council instructed by an i'm
peral decree of February l, 1868, is at present |
composed as follows: NJ. Fould, minister of
finance; M. Troplong, president of the senate
Marshal valiant minister of the emperor's house
hold and of the fine arts NJ. Baroche, Justice;
Count Waewski. president of the legislative body;
NJ. Magne, the Duke de Persigny, and NJ. Drouyn
de l'Huys, senator's.
Elisha C. Sprague, of Chicago has had an action
commenced against him for breach of promise, by
Cincinnati lady. Sprague is worth $500 900,
and $4,000 damages are claimed. The lady has
been for six years a teacher in the Newport Sem.
mary.
George Francis Train is an independent cand
date for Congress in Nebraska, and has challenged
the other two candidates to meet him in public |
discussion.
E. Winslow Hall, Esq, clerk in the office of the
secretary of the treasury has rendered his resig-
nation, to accept the prOfessorship of modern
language in Waterve college, Maine.
Hon Chas. H. Peaslee, of Portsmouth n. H.,
died recently while on a visit to ST. Paul, MINI.
Gen. Peaslee was well known as former member
of Congress from New Hampshire.
Thurow Weed has been in Washington trying
to regulate the New York appointments.
| P Z. Barnum is on lecturng tour out West.
Mazzini is styled, in France, the duke of Utopia.
| Gen. Kirby Smith is in Washington.
Archdeacon Bethune, Of Cobourg, Canada, has
been elected Episcopal coadjutor bishop.
John B. Cough has taken the lecture platform
for the fall and winter season.
Amos Kendall was at Frankfort, on.the Main two
weeks ago.
Bismarck and Mr., Motley, United States minis
ter at Austria, were schoolmates in Germany.
Postmaster General Randall's family have gone
to Europe.
Young Dumas has made $4,000 from the first ed
ton of his new book.
The Western papers call Jack Hamilton's tray
cling troupe the "niggerdrome."
The London Standard places Gen. Lee g at the
head of living heroes in all that makes a life
noble"
Edmund Kirke" a. R. Gilmore) and Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe threaten to edit, in Boston,
new magazine, which is to be published in New
York.
The venerable Noah Porter, D. D.. father of Pro
fessor Porter, of Yale College, died at Farming
ton, Conn, September "a, aged eghty-fge years,
A Brussels tobacconistnow manufactures cigar
which he calls Alex. Dumas Pere-as if Dumas
pere had not already been sufficiently pulled
4 "Col. Forney,' D. d.. is fattening on the Penn
sylyania canyass-he must be, says the Boston
Post, g canvas back"
II It is reported that the Rev. DR.. Van Dyke, of
Brooklyn, has been nominated by the Board of
Directors Of the Columbia (South Carolinal Theo-
logical Seminary as professor of Di4actic and Po-
lewic Theology in that institution.
Butler left Lowell on the 2Gth plt for Torch
and-Turpentine stumping tour through Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. He took but
little baggage with him, mainly empty spoon
cases. He will come back loaded.
Mr.. Dickens will shortly commence his readings
in ST. James Hall, London.
Bismarck, who was formerly major of cuiras
siers has been promoted to the rank Of lieutenant
colonel and there is peerage in prospect.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote some verses
for Fox to present to the emperor of Russia, and
they are published in the ST. Petersburg Vede-
moste, duly credited to "Oliver Wendell Coins"
Mrs Martha Carson died. recently, in Bibb
county, Georgia, aged one hundred and three
, years, six months and three days. She had cut
three sets Of teeth the last being small and like
3 squirrels.
Raphael Buggns, artist, invited gentleman to
criticise portrait ne had painted of Mrs. Smith.
+ Putting his hand towardit, the artist exclaimed
" Don't touch it; it is not dry "Then,' said
e he, it can not be like my friend Smith,
The Bangor postmaster was on the witness
:, stand few days since, and upon being asked by
the attorney, q Are you the postmaster of this
city," replied: ~ amor was when started
!, from the postofce."
Sir Henry Holland, the famous physician OF
Queen Victoria, is soon expected on visit to the
: United States. He is the author of several i'm
u portant medical works, and his second wife is a
= daughter of Sydney Smith.
= The bishop of Wurtzburg once asked sprightly
) spepherd boy, "What are you doing here, my
) boy?' "Tending swine" How much do yor
get?" Gone form week. 81 am shepherd
/ also, said the bishop, " but have much BETTE
salary" "That may all be, but then I suppose
y you have more swine onder your care" replied
the boy.