New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-18

Col j. l. Lawrence, of Havana, in Illinois,
dropped dead while washing himself, on the SOth
ult, of heart disease.
Edwin James, the celebrated English lawyer,
has just been naturazed as an American citizen
in New York.
Bull Run Russell was recently arrested at Olmutz
as Prussan spy, and had the pleasure of spend
ing some hours in jail, under Austrian bayonets.
Gov. Letcher, of Virginia. is practicing law.
That gay and volatile creature the Princess
Metternich, the leader of the ton in Paris, is in
mourning for the loss of brother at Sadowa. She
is disconsoate in her suffering, and needless in her
garb. To her friends she says she is dying of
" Prussia"
Henry Vincent formerly prominent leader in
the Chartist movement, and for long time re-
cognized as one of the most eloquent of English |
authors, is announced to visit the United States
during the coming fall.
Bayard Taylor and Mr.. Beard, the painter, will
probably unite in a book upon their summer ex-
| cursion across the Plains and among the Rocky
| Mountains
Alexander T. Stewart's (of New York; income |
is larger than the annual salaries combined of the
President of the United States the governors of
all the States senators and congressman, State
officers, and members of the legislatures of the
different States. Out of such an income, Mr..
Stewart could pay the entire expenses of several
State governments as easily as many men now
support their own families.
Garibaldi's brother Michael is dead.
Gen. Fullerton is about to resume the practice
| Of law at st. Louis.
Secretary McCulloch, on the 8th, visited his
birth place at Kennebunk, Me- He has returned
to Washington.
that I +l,n
royal family have been on tearing spree in Ber-
lin in honor of Prussa's success.
Miss Harriet E. Prescott, after a long silence,
appears as the writer of an article in the August
Atlantic upon Honey Makers"
There were people in remote counties in Penn
sylvania who disrusted President johnson till ST.
mon Cameron pronounced him ga bad man, faith
less to his promises, and an enemy to his coun-
try" Then they kf,eo the President was all
right"
A Western paper speaks fippantly of Mr. Ray
mond as the political boomerang who edits the
New York Times
, Queen Victoria manifested her royal indignation
at lady for appearing at court in very low
necked dress, by ordering her never to present
herself again.
The Boston Traveller with two lls and Web
ster be "bowed") says that "Goy Bullock was
personally acquainted with Queen Emma many
years since, when she was but a girl, and takes
considerable interest and has much respect for
her." which must be very gratifying to Queen
Emma.
, The Albany Evening Journal says that Winnie
Ream, to whom Congress has voted $4,000 for a
statue of Lincoln, is a rather handsome young
woman, who has extraordinary powers of per
suasion through lobby appliances So far as
), known, she has never accomplished single worl
of art which will stand criticism.
General Grant proposes to rusticate at Newport
The name of Henry G, Carey has been suggested
by somebody in connection with the Office o
. United States Senator in Pennsylvania. W.
should say-no qaiere.
Senator Poland has been nominated for Con
gress in the Second Vermont District.
s The deposed Elector of Hesse has established
a lager beer garden at Havre.
The mother of Howell Cobb is dead, in Atlanta
at IA.
Maximiian has ordered the seizure of SAINT
Annals property in Mexico.
Bishop Fulford, lord bishop (EpiscopaI) of Mon
treal, sailed for England on the End, where he wi
remain over winter.
In Louisville, KY, Hon. James Guthrie return
an income s53,392, and Prentice, of the Journa
T. sl3, 400.
The Boston Post says that Senator Anthony
called by the pretty Washington girls " the ros
bud Senator"
Forney is building railroad from Baltimore
Acqua Creek out of the profits, direct and inc
dental, of my two newspapers, both daily"
Ex-Hamiton, of Texas, proposes to stun
Pennsylvania for Geary. He probably intends
''kill' him.
Judge Kelley, Of Philadelphia, has become
radical that even his radical friends refuse to vo
for him again for seat in Congress.
Captain William L. Cazneau, formerly one of t
most famous of Boston sea captains, recently di
at San Francisco, California, aged 81.
Mr.. Gait, Canadian Minister of France,
=. resigned. The alleged reason is q difference wi
A' his colleagues on the lower Canada school qu
.A. ton.
Her Majesty Queen Emma arrived in Wsshir
ton on the 18th in the train from New York, a
was received at the depot by Mr.. Cox, of I
, State Department, on behalf of the governme
Several carriages were in waiting, and the ro,
party was taken to Wizards Hotel and shown
parlors and apartments prepared for them.
ST' short time after their arrival Hon. Henry ST.
berry, acting secretary of state, appeared in
parlors, where the queen and her suite were
sempled. Mr.. Stanbery, addressing the que
said:
Your majesty, Queen Emma as the represer
tive of the secretary of state, who is necessal
absent from the city, | have the honor
convey to your majesty the welcome Of
zTo President and the people of the United States
our country and its seat of government.
President directs me to assure your majesty
. his high appreciation of your efforts for the
couragement and growth of civilization
Christianity among your people. He halls y
visit as one of those interchanges of national &C
tesy which, without any official or diplom
character, yet exercise wholesome influence u
our foreign relations. The President, desirou
explaining these sentiments of welcome and 6
will to you in person, will have the honor tc
ceiVe your majesty at the executive mansion
annex morrow, at such hour as your majesty ma,
pleased to appoint
The queen, in very subdued and unassur
manner, expressed her high appreciation of
consideration manifested for her by the Presit
returned her thanks to Mr.. Stanbery for the
ner in which it had been expressed, and if it "
suit the convenience of his excelency the
ident, she would have great pleasure in pi
her respects to him at O'Clock Tuesday eve
the l4th,
lent, After this ceremony, the royal party were
Quoted to their private dining-room, where s
tuous repast was prepared and in waiting for