New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-22
Personal,

lgu IN New York on the charge of fraudulently |
vessel, representing it to be for
Santa Anna) is well known in this city. Before
The war, he was local reporter for the Delta.
Afterwards he was a member Of the Washington |
Artillery, acted certain part in the siege and
capitulstiou of Vieksburg, wide Gen Pemberton's |
report) and finally disappeared from Confederate |
view to come to light in New York as volunteer
agent of Santa Anna, The New York News of
the 10th inst, contains this paragraph concerning
him:
Mr. L. NJ. Montgomery, who was arrested a few
days ago upon charge of purchasing vessel for
Santa Anna, without authority, requests US to say
that it is not true, as has been alleged, that he
staff Of Gen. RobG. E. Lee.
Beverly Tucker is now the editor Of the Next
can Times-the paper established by the late
Gov. Allen.
Gea. Dutce, late captain general of Cuba, ar
rived III New York on the l4th. He would remain
there q few days, and then leave for Spain in
Spanish man-of war.
Among the recent arrivals ia Washington i that
Of Brigodier CeneralJ. r, Rus.iur general inspec-
tor quartermas.er's department who for several
months past hay been on q tour South looking
after the qHartermaster's affairs. He speaks fayo-
rably uf the department there il general, and says
heavy reductions in expenses are taking place
everywhere.
The marriage Of the Princess Helena, of Eng
land, announced with oficial pomp and circun-
stance, ana donation Of Sl5o0O0 income to the
bride elect, is sad to be broken of, or at least
cloudsd, by the appariton Of lady fair, accom-
panied by an interesting family Of children, who
claim Prince Christian by Alright of priority as
pr0tect0r-a anYt of mercantile afair-rniuus the
legal formailties The Queen is naturally horribly
scandalized, and the whole royal family placed in
most unpleasant predicament.
Moses T. odoll naval officer Of the port Of New
York, died a few days ago III Brooklyn Mr.. 0dell
was originally a Democrat of the Dickinson per-
suasion and member Of Congress, in which body
he went oyer to the Republicans,
In Charlottesville, Va, q Sunday school for col.
ored children has been organized by the ladies Of
the place, and over three hundred have already
become regular attendants Among the teachers
are Miss Gilmore, sister Of Governor Gilmore;
Mrs, Brown, whose husband was Confederate
colonel Mrs. Loutham, widow Of the late Profess
sor Loutham, of Richmond College, and many
others of distinguished families. ....
James English, late Democratic candidate for
governor of Connecticut, was at the Fifth avenue
hotel, New York, on the l4th
A, T. Stewart has agents abroad purchasing
works of art for his new house in Fifth avenue.
There are more South and Central American an
Equities forthcoming from E. G. Squier.
Dr., now Cardinal, Cullen left Dublin June 2 for
Rome, to be invested with his new dignity.
NJ. KatkOf7s paper, the Moscow Gazette, has
been suspended for three months after receiving
the usual three warnings,
Secretary Seward, on the 18th, took General
Dulce, ex-captan geneva If Cuba, or an excursion
to Fortress Monroe.
ExPresident Fillmore will stay in Paris until
after the Worlds Exhibition. He has promised
to make an address'on behalf Of America on that
occasion.
Mrs Willard Fillmore 1s one of the leaders of
fashion in Paris, and displays diamonds with re-
freshing brilliancy.
Mr. Dickens has a special saloon car all to him
self as he travels about England to give his charm
ing readings.
The remains of the Rev, Francis Mahony tFather
Prout) were inferred May %, in the family vault
at Shaudon, Cork.
Mr. J. D. Mason, Of Tenby, thinks that Hoyle's
Cave, near that town, is Shakespeare's Cave of
BelHrius in Cymbeiine."
Mr.. Joseph Barber has collected his gastronomic
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from the Round Table"
The Boston papers say that Summers prostra-
ton proceeds from " oyer-Work," They mean
over-talk.
Augustus Russell Street, OF New Haven, father
lnlaw of the late Admiral Foote, and liberal
6enetactor OF Yale college, died on the l2th
aged %.
Pierre lFViRg is collecting the scraps and shreds
of his uncle, Washington lrving's writings hereto
fore never put in book form.
Prof. George w. Greene, of Rhode Island, is
writing the biography OF his grandfather, Gen.
Nat Greene, OF the revolutionary army.
Dan Rice, Of circus notoriety, appears in the
ring as congressional candidate from the Nine
teenth pennsylvania district.
1t is eonsoling to know that the death OF Dr.
Barth the traveller has not interrupted the publ
cation Of his " Yocabularies Of Central Africa"
In the case OF Il. Crawford against the city of
Columbus, ONO, the jury returned verdict in
favor OF the plaintiff for $4,000. Dark night, open
sewer, man fell IN and city shells out.
Professor Ilschendort, the biblical critic and
dscoFerer OF the " Codex Sinalucus' has received
from the emperor OIL Austria the cross OF the
order OF FRANCIS Joseph
LORD ana Lady Asnourton are placed IN mourn
lngoy the aeaIh OF 'ner second son. the Hon