New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-14

Forney and Dana are buried in one grave The
Boston Post says: They put their names to bad
paper"
Mr. Beecher, in pulpit Pungencies - thinks
that he is the best man who has Che most boy in
him. But the worst men have the most old
boy y in them.
Captain Strickland, brother of the authoress of
e The Queens of England" who is in his eighty
seventh year, was attacked the other day by a
bull in field at Plaistow, and was so much hurt
that it is doubtful if he will recover.
MFR. F. 7. Pagrave is engaged in preparing for
publication in London at the end of summer, a
new life of Sir Walter Scott.
The Richmond Daily Examiner fifty calls the
Davis caricatuFes in Harper's journal of Ciyiliza
ton G) Thomas Nast's very nasty cartoons"
The London papers are discussing whether the
Prince of Wales, in a recent speech, called Queen
Elizabeth his mothers ancestor, or predecessor.
We are pleased to learn from Mr. Andrew Jack
son Davis that =" the spiritual world is made from
lie points, sent out from the chemical coalition of
the planets" Further and early information on
the same subject will be always acceptable, and if
used will be literally paid for.
| The rumor that Count Mensdorff will ion the
Austrian army and be succeeded foreign minister
OF Austria by Baron Van Beust, the Saxon pre
mier, has again been revived at Vienna
man named Smith has succeeded the cele-
brated DeSauty as electrician of the new Atlantic
cable.
man named Sweet mounted the statue of Jus
tice on the City Hall, Hartford on the Fourth and
stood on his head on the head of Justice.
The Marquis of Lorn, excepting the royal family
the q first young man in England p is on visit to
this country,
Gov. Bullock parades his staff and attends all
the fresh water college commandments in Massa
chusetts.
NJ. Theirs says that Nelson was at the lombard
ment of Copenhagen, which took place in 1907.
Nelson died in 1905.
Gen. Bailey, who saved Porter's feet by dam.
ming Red River, has settled in Missouri and gone
to stock raising.
Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island is to give the
GRAFTON before the literary societies Of Union Col
lege at the coming commencement.
j. g. Breckenridge is residing in the town of
Niagara G, W.
Mr.. Littell of Littells Living Age, will soon re-
tire, having reached the age Of eighty.nne years.
Young Dumas has written new book called
Clemenceaus Case, an accused Mans Memoir"
A newspaper wished to publish it in fragments,
and offered an immense sum for the privilege. Du
mas, modest youth, refused on the ground that
g the story was not proper for family circu.
lation."
Mr. Proctors Memoir of Charles Lamb is very
nearly ready for issue in London.
Mr.. Henry Irving has been appointed colonial
secretary in Jamaica.
DR.. Eustace Smith has been appointed physician
extraordinary to the King of the Belgans
A bust of the late Richard Golden, by Mr.. Thos.
Woolner, is to be placed in Westminster Abbey.
Senator Nye is preparing for the press new
edition of DR.. Watts's poems, in hopes, says the
Boston Post, he may so familiarize himself with
the text as to come Nyer right in his future quota
tons than he has in those lately made.
Mehemet Ali Pasha has just given his brother
in-aw, the sultan, an inkstand which cost $40 OO0
1t is of gold, adorned with diamonds.
Queen Emma, Of the Sandwich Islands, recently
appeared at an evening party given by Emperor
Napoleon. She wore a robe of white satin with
train, and diadem of diamonds
The Duke of Edinburg prince Alfred) has been
elected honorary (young) fellow of the Geographic
cal Society.
Gen, ], Watson Webb, U. S. envoy and minister
penitentary to Brazil, arrived at the Hotel Bris.
toll, Paris, June 18th.
The Semaphore Of Marseiles announces the ar
rival at that port, from the East, of Lady Franklin
widow of the explorer of the Polar regions She
is in her eighty third year, and enjoys excellent
health.
Raymond considers the protection business
matter of detail.n So do the stockholders--dvi-
bends of twenty-five per cent.every three months,
instead of the whole hundred at the end of the
year, Delightful detail.
The London Spectator in an article on the
American Women's Rights Convention, speaks of
Mrs. E. Cady Stanton as the wife of the secretary
of war.
A Mr.. Lake, of Chicago, an enthusiastic numisma
tllogist it is said has obtained by the assistance
Of various missionaries ia China, complete set Of
Chinese coins from the year 245 B. G. to the
present dynasty.
The French newspapers mention, in biographi. |
cal notices of Mr. Peabody, of London, it was at
his expense DR.. Kane's expedition to search for
Sir John Franklin was made.
The Owl informs us that "on the occasion of
Princess Mary's marriage, her majesty conferred
the order of the Bath on Prince Teckn
The father of Bierstadt, the artist, died at New
Bedford lately.
Victor Hugo asks 100000 for his new novel,
called NINETY three"
The Washington Republican calls Andrews, the
air ship man. balloonatic.
at is reported that John P Hale, minister at
Madrid, has asked to be recalled
DIR, John Kenifck, prominent citizen of Charles
ton, s. G., died Of apoplexy on Thursday.
The Charleston Courier says that the Rhett
assassination, few days ago near Charleston, S.
O., was not ex-senator Robert Barnwell Rhett,
referred to in the associated press telegram, but
his younger brother, Benjamin S. Rhett we'll
known cotton factor of Charleston, who has
always been engaged in planting and commercial
pursuits, and who has never figured in any way in
political life. He was shot dead while riding on
horseback, short distance from the city, by an
assassin who lurked in hedge by the road SIDE
At last accounts no traces of the murderer had
been discovered.
1t was James 7. Babcock, collector of the port
Of New Internationally editor of the Pala-
dum-who, in an energetic editorial, exclaimed
% Is there no balm in Gilead?" Imagine his con.
next morning, to find his sentence l
turned into the startling question, Is there no
barn in GulfordP {
WiIIfia CnIiina 10 ap1a,ad !