New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-09
personal.


Personal.
Mrs. John Clarke, finding herself foiled in an at
tempt to blaek1nail prominent citizen of Pitts
burg, Pa, threw the odium of the attempt on hei
husband, who she said forced her to do So
Old Romeo, one of Dan. Rice's elephants, broke
loose in Buffalo lately, and getting into a well.
stocked garden, proceeded leisurely to pack his
trunk and chest with all manner of vegetable
goodies He had a roaring feast and didn't leave
much garden.
The Kentucky ghost continues his antics near
Silver Greek Bridge. He Heeschews male society and
chooses the ladies'. .5.
| The Marion and Greensboro railroad has been
leased to Mr.. A. K Shepherd, in connection with
an English company, and will be completed at an
early day.
The Rev Matthew Davenport, of okalona,
Miss, one hundred years old, preached sermon
on July Il.
j. W. Upton, one of the new United States
Senators elected by the expectant State of Ne
braska, is described as " preacher, thoroughly
radical, and fine stump speaker 1t is, more
over, said that in the Senate he will be " often
heard from.n
Mr.. Orion Frazee, young New York sculptor,
has modelled a basrelief of Andrew johnson,
which is commended Mr.. Frazee is a pupil of
Launt Thompson, and son of John Frazee,
| whose statue Of Jackson, made for the city of
New Orleans, is stated to have been the only one
for which the general gave sitting.
The will of Mr.. Edward Mott Robinson has been
presented to the surrogate of New York for pro.
bate 1t will be remembered that it is contested
by his daughter on the ground that improper in
tuences were used upon the testator. Property
in New York and California to the amount of sew.
era millions of dollars is involved
The English papers state that by the death Of
the Earl of Mar his title descends to one heir and
his estates to another. The late earl who was
thrifty, Sadeemed the estates and accumulated a
large fortune, which it was supposed he would be-
queath to the inheritor of his title This expecta-
ton he has disappointed, having left his personal
property to Col W. c. Erskine, Tillicoultry House,
his cousin. The empty title deseends to his
nephew, a curate in the Church of England.
Sir John Peter Grant, the new governor of Ja-
maica, is characterized by The Spectator as "a
man of very high ability and strict impartiality,
who stood firmly between the planters and natives
of Bengal He will undoubtedly do as much as
one man can do to administer strict Justice and
restore order in jamaica"
Dean Richmond, president of the New York
Central railway company and a leading Democra-
tic politician, reports his income for last year at
Sl0s,721. In early life he was a poor boy and
canal driver.
Rev. DR.. Deems, of North Carolina, is in New
York. in the interest of the Catholic Church in his
State. He is collecting large sum.
The judge of the probate court of Cincinnati
roF, =
marriage licences.
\ General Sherman has gone to Washington to
receive his new commission from the President in
person.
Chief Justice Chase is in Vermont. He is
charged to be intriguing for the campaign Of
1868.
Dumas, Droz, and Edmond About are each at
work on new novel,
Rev. Mr.. Millburn, the blind preacher, is sup
plying the pulpit of Dr. Cummings, in Chicago.
Petroleum Y.Nasby, who writes funny radical
letters, is an Ohio editor named Locke
General Burnsde's former staff have given him
a punch,boYl, The presentation was private and
the bowl emptied.
Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., son Of the bishop
of Vermont, and editor of the Church Journal,
read poem before his mates of the class of '39,
at Burlington commencement.
An Indiana paper daresn anybody "to beat''
the radical nomination for Congress in that State.
-Four Of the candidates are major generals. No
pody ever heard Of any Of them except Wash
ourhe, VINO lives in history by reason of the Con
ieuefaks haVng captured his treasures at Mem. |
phis. The two civilians are Colfax and Julian.
j. 9. Healy, who killed Thomas e. CORY. Of
Cincinnati, has been admitted to bail in the sum
of $40, 900.
William Hoffman, Of Pittsburg, Pa, being ar
rested for punching his wifes head, explained tbst
he did 50 to prevent her from being addicted to
seolding.