New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-05
Personal.

& THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1866.
Personal.
Horace Greeley 1ectured before the Spencer
ss Club, New York, on the 2sth inst. Subject Re
construction I, ~
4 The Mount Vernon (0hio) Banner contradict.
~ the report that the President had appointed W. +
Coggeshall, late Of the Columbus Journal, minis
ter to Ecuador, and adds, b that though Cogges
4 ball is g pleasant fellow, he is radical of thu
most ultra stripe, and deserves no fayors from b
q conservative President,
The Honorable George Chambers, an ex-iudce
of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, died a,
Chambersbmg on the 9th, at a very advanced
4 age.
Major General w. w. Loring, Confederate States
s army, Formerly colonel of the United States regi.
meat Of mounted rifemen, is in New York,
William Wright long an army correspondent.
and formerly editor Of the Patterson Press died in
that city on the 18th Of March, leaving wife and
eight helpless children. Mr.. Wright founded the
q frst Republican newspaper in New Jersey.
The office Of the Savannah Republican has been
restored to Mi. r. N. Lewis its former owner. hv
orders Of President johnson. When Gen. Sher.
4 man occupied Savannah, the Republican was
turned over to J. 3. Hayes, of Boston, who has
since published it.
Asa Messenger. founder and editor of the North
Alabamian, died at his residence OF Tuscumbia IN
the 18th inst
Gen. q. ". Smith, formerly street commissioner
Z Of New York, and during the war major general
q N ne Confederate army, has been appointed gu
perintendent Of the Chattanooga Railroad.
The venerable Governor Wickliae, of EAntucky.
has written letter urging the peopisssf that
State to send delegates to the Democratic Conyen
ton, which is to meet in Louisville in NAV. BE
maintains that there are but two parties in the
United States, the radical Abolition disunion party
and The National Democratic party The latter,
organized upon principle, and not upon the poIt-
ical opinions or standing Of anyone man, is in his
opinion, the only party that can save the govern
ment from present mismanagement and ultimate |
ruin he y utterly opposed to the attempt 10 Or |
ganize s UnionJ ohnson party.,'
y Mr.. Boxall, Of the Royal Academy, has been al.
pointed Director Of the National Gallery of Art.
London, in the room Of the late Sir Charles East
lake. Sir Charles himself app inted Mr. Boxall to
act for him during bis illness. The new director
has spent his life in the study Of the works Of
the slold painters, and enjoys the highest repu-
tation as judicious art critic. As painter. he
has been represented, but not frequently on the
walls of the Academy, and is deeply yersed in the
literature Of art.
George Lunt, Of Boston, lis said is likely to be
appointed Professor Of Mental and Moral Philoso-
ply IN Washington College, Virginia
The Honorable Cave JOHNSON, formerly mem
Der OF Congress for several terms from Tennessee
and Postmaster General during the administration
OF President Polk, is a candidate for the State
Senate Of Tennessee, from the Clarksyille Dis
trict
Ma. Gen. Andrew Humphreys, late Of the Con.
Tolerate army, and Brig. Gen. Manson, late Of the
Federal army we're beth participants in the 1ndi.
ana Democratic State Convention.
. Assilver wedding, that will be worth Witnessing.
will be observed the 28th Of April at ST, Peters.
burg. It IS that Of Gar Alexander and the Ca.
rina. They were married on tile 2sth Of April
lel. The Czar's birthday falls on the 2sth Of
April, when he will be As years old His wife,
Fho = ~, is Mary Alexandrowna, daughter of the
Hand Duke Of Hesse -Darmstadt, one Of the minor
'overeingns Of Germany. Five sons and daugh-
~ are the fruits Of their marriage, the daughter
Tho bears the mothers name, being 10. The eldest
ION died recently.
The Duke de ossuna, Spanish ambassador at st.
Petersburg, whose approaching marriage with a
princess Of the salm family his distant relative,
las been announced, is q very grand grandee,
desiring perhaps, more titles than any other in the
world Besides being Duke de Ossuna, he il also
pake AZ ARGOS, title bearing with it the dignity
@ grandee Of the first class, Duke de Beiar. Duke
g tranda, Duke de Infantado. Duke de
a =. Duke De Medina, Duke de Rio sec-
81; sake de Pastrano, Duke de Placentia, Duke i
ana Count % Benavente. s
. e y nss'ues Marquis Of each Of the follow