New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-16

Mr.. Whitelaw Reid-better known as Agate y
of the Cincinnati Gazette-accompa Chief
Justice Chase on his Southern tour last year, and
has now given to the public the result of his OBJ
servatons, in the shape of book entitled After
the War;
Tennyson's "Eaine," illustrated by Gustate
Dore, is to be published this fail by a London
| firm. .... '..s
Senator Fessenden has lost heavily by the fire
at Portland. He fears that one-haf of his pro-
perty has been totally destroyed, including his
private papers and valuable library.
General Hancock has been fnrloughed for sixty
days from his post at Buffalo, and is going West
| with his famiyl.
General Robert Toombs, of Georgia. has been
passing few days in London.
| The Duke de Chartres, second son of the Duke
of Orleans, has again entered the Italian army.
The London Cosmopolitan thinks that Charles
Francis Adams " stands number one among the
candidates for the next presidency of the United
States" The view may be cosmopolitan, but it is
| by no means American.
Miss Burdett Coutts has contributed, since l847,
the sum of 100000 to the colonial bishopric
| Church of England) fund.
Professor Faraday received, June %, at his resi-
|
ng), the Albert gold medal of the society of Ars,
which has been awarded to him for his discoveries
in electricity, magnetism and chemistry.
Cardinal Antoneli, who has been seriously ill,
has now almost recovered, and taken frequent car.
riage exercise in Rome. His illness is attributed
to his losses through the bank failures in London.
These losses are estimated at a million crowns.
Prince Alfred, it is said, declined being made
| Nh u1-a OeV Varl hos A.
with the second son of the monarch, for fear that
the creditors of the late duke should send in their
still unpaid bills to him as successor to the title
1t is stated that Sir, j. P. Grant, and not Lord
Alfred Churchill, will be the new governor Of
Jamaica.
Father Prout was offered Cardinals hat if he
would continue priest and devote himself to the
church-but he replied, !" All ways lead to Rome
but it would have been funny if had gone ththe1
through the Groves of Blarney.''
The London Times is requested to contradict the
report that a baronetcy was refused to the late
Mr.. Joseph Hume. No such honor was ever looked
for or desired by Mr.. Hume, neither would it have
been accepted by him if offered by any cabinet
The President and Secretary Seward have signi
fed their intention of being present at the laying
{ of the cornerstone Of the Douglas monument az
soon as Congress adjourns. Mr.. Seward will de
liver the eulogy. 1t is shrewdly suspected that h,
will manage to return through Philadelphia abou
the middle of August. While in the West the Pres
ident and Mr.. Seward are also expected to vsi
Madison, Wisconsin, and possibly one or two oIhe
Western cities.
The Paris correspondent of London journa
: writes that signor Ligra, the italian ambassador
is now in high favor at the French court, and ha
frequent interviews with the Emperor and Prime
Napoleon. The latter is said to have observed tina
he had given up his project of going to Italy be
cause he knew he would be more useful TO tn
Italian cause by remaining in Paris.
Professor Agassiz is coming home with his hea
full of hair-splitting names and designations i
natural history,
John G. Sake says it is not necessary to be
prohigate. mendieant, or to, be predisposed t
pulmonary consumption to be poet.
George Peabody has receiVed the honorary de
gree of LII D. fyOm Columbia college Washington
District of Colpmbia. l. S. D. would be mOr
appropriate.
Speaking Of Fsrney an exchange says: I" L,
/ the slaughtered fowl rest in peaCen But b
/ won't.
The question, 'Who is the great America
aeronautsn is settled by the Cleveland Herald
: favor of Professor Steiner, who it says has mao
n 291 aseensons.
I A teacher named Wilhelm Goergs has been a
4 rested at Brighton, England, for sending the fc
d lowing threatening letter to Count Bismarck:
d BRIGHTON, HAMPTON PLACE,
n Whsuntide 1866
1T =" tr-Unfortunately you have escaped this tim
l. Take notice there are still patriots who are n
t. afraid to put stop to your miserable exisienc
l. My dear neyerforGOtten friend Ferdinand Blir
ID has taught me how not to miss you. Yeu must e
p pect now dagger and pOissn. do not MICS yo
te Take farewell from the world. Curses and shan
IN are on your memory. Eternal hatred against
te bearing the name OF HohenzoIlern and Bismarc
o. have sworn it. =" WILHELM GoERGs,
III LaIe teacher and gymuast, Stolberg, near All
s, la-Ghapelle,n