New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-15
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, Personal.
Prof Agassiz has presented to the city Of Bos-
ton South American ostrich, which is now oocu-
: pying portion of Deer park on the common,
where he is attracting great attention.
Capt. Kholostoff, the Russian officer now on
tour of inspection in this country, received dis
patch last week, by the Atlantic cable, from
Frankforton- the. Main.
General Sherman in his trip to the Rocky
Mountains, will be accompanied nv Senators
Sherman and sprague. The party will start from
y st. Louis on the goth inst
The city authorities of Boston have voted to
invited the queen of the Sandwich Islands to visit
that city.
The approaching marriage is announced of the
young Duke d'Elchingen, grandson of Marshal
Ney, who has just returned to Paris from Mexico,
with Mile Hayne Turtado, niece of NJ. Fould, min.
lister of finance aud one of the richest heresses in
France.
AT late medical dinner in London, Sir Charles
hoeock' VINO has been nearest to the queen in
some OF her most trying moments, was facetionsly
toasted as the earliest friend" of the rising
members of the royal family. He was also con,
graduated on the honors he had attained after
numerous and arduous " labors."
Thad. Stevens has gone back to his iron works.
The Buffalo Commercial says his continuous rai'
didn't do in Congress.
1t is reported that Secretary Seward will soon
visit England.
| Grinnel, in his late letter to his constituents,
says it was Z" forecast" that kept him quiet under
Rousssau's treatment
@. D. Drake and General Fremont are rival rad
ioal candidates for the senatorial seat in Missouri
to be vacated by B. Gratz Brown. Fremont ia
well known; Drake is an Ohio man, once Wing,
then Democrat, now radical, and author of the
new Constitution of Missouri.
The Worcester Gazette announces that John b.
Coughs country residence, which has all the
modern conVeniences except wine cellar, is for
sale.
Mr.. Richard Whitfield, an old citizen of Rich,
mond, died on the 4th
Gen. Grant has been invited to deliver the ad-
dress at the Wisconsin State Fair, in GAINESVILLE, in
September. And which we think we hear it.
Lord Derby's profits for his Iiad version amount
ed to $3.50, and have been invested as prize for
the pupils of the Wellington College.
DR.. Jonathan Mcdonald, an old and prominent
citizen of Limestone county, Alabama, died on
23d ult.
Judge Robert ould has been pardoned by the
President.
The Cleveland Plaindealer insnuates that Hon.
William Dennison aims to succeed Ben. Wade in
the United States Senate.
DR.. Aver, of pill notoriety, and of Lowell, re-
turns an income of s3l ,s61.
James Cassell, at Danville, Va. was killed by
his brotherin-law, J. W. Deshroom, few days
ago. Cause matrimonial infecities
The Pope Is reported to be i'll. Want Of sleep
ia the most alarming feature in his case and
causes his attendants certain amount Of uneasi.
ness.
Victor Hugo presents" more copies Of his
works to the press and to literary friends than any
ether author 10 Europh
Penfeld College, Georgia, has conferred the de
gree of ~. D. on General Lee, the president of
Washington College, Virginia.
A Paris letter says that Rosa Bonheur is going
to America to see buffalo" Perhaps; Or pos
sbly, to see the elephant.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess |
of Wales were to go to Scotland about the 18th of
August, and take up their residence at Abergeldie
The Farl of Lonsdale will, in all likelihood, be
recommended to her majesty for the garter,
vacant by the death of the Earl of Lansdowue
MIR. Nicholas Woods was the special CORE
spondent Of the London Times on board of the
Great Eastern. ..
Professor Agassz intends to embody the results
of his observations in his recent expedition in a
work entitled " Travels in Brazil.n -.-s
Mr.. Jackson, member of the Tennessee legisa-
ture, has brought a suit of $1,000 against the
radical members of the House for false imprison-
ment.
Archduke William, commander-in-chiefo of the
Austrian artillery, has said good thing: 1.-THE
needle gun is to the ordinary musket what short
hand is to common writing.n
The Augusta Consttutionalist says of the state
ment in the Boutwell, report, that Mr.. C. O. Clay's
averment that he was in Canada at the time Of
Lncoln's assassination " is shown to be false
hood" that hundreds of respectable citizens of
Augusta will swear that Mr.. Clay was in that
town at the time specified. En- ueo disco onnes.
Gen. Kirby Smith has declined the presidency
of the Virginia and Kentucky Railroad, to which
he was lately elected. He left Lynchburg last
week with his family, for Kentucky, which State
he has adopted for his place of residence He
will enter at once on the discharge of his duties
there in connection with the telegraph and insur-
ance companies.
The President will remain at Washington until
the 9th of August, when, in company with the
secretary of state, and perhaps one or two other
members of the cabinet, he will go to Chicago
to attend the Douglas monument ceremonies.
which will take place in that city about the LIST of
September.
A lunar map, six feet in diameter, has been con.
structed under the auspices of the British Astro
nomical Association. By means of large and
accurate telescope, photographs of the moon were
obtained that were so perfect that they could be
enlarged to diameter of three feet. From these
the map was copied,
Private Maloney, who robbed Major Emmons,
Of the quartermasters department of $500 O0O has
been captured in Louisville, KY. A large portion
Of the money was found sewed up in his clothes.
The steamship st. Louis, Captain Watson, sailed
TIC o'clock last evening for Boston, with a full
reght and the following passengers: -#s 8
John horne and wife W l. Edwards Alex Hurd Mrs..
helps and family, and there second cabin pas5engers
The following is the passenger list of the steam,
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