New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11

Personal,

A Chinese commissioner, named All Yuc, is on
his way East, from San Francisco He is accom-
panied!by an interpreter, and by Mr. Robert F.
StmchIan, an American, who has spent many
years in China. The object of All Yucs visit to
the East is to introduce Chinese laborers into the
United States, and with this view he will travel
through the Southern, Western and Eastern States.
offering to furnish field hands.
Rev. Robert Wallace, delegate from the Irish
conference to the Methodists of the United States
died OF cholera at Cincinnati on the I'd Mr.. Wal
lace arrived in New York on the vi ultimo.
preached there on the following Sunday, and
reached Cincinnati on the 18th. He was a native
OF county Down, Ireland. His age was fifty.four
years.
Edmund Blunt, prominent citizen of New
York, died on the I'd inst, aged G7 Mr. Blunt
was born in Newburyport in 1893. His father.
Edmund H. Blunt, who died but few years ago
at great age, was the author of work, the
| . American Coast Pilot which made the name of
Blunt famous among seamen all over the world.
This book has been continued and revised in many
editions by the two sons of the author, Edmund
and George W. Blunt,
Governor Jenkins, of Georgia, was in New York
last week.
Gen. J. R. Davis a nephew of jefferson Davis,
has been paying visit to his uncle at Fortress
Monroe.
Admiral Persano, the defeated of LISA, will be
court martialed. But, according to the Italian
Hoyle, the court must be presided over by an ad
mral and the culprit is the only man of that rank
in the service. The Florence cfrcumlocution Of
fee is in great perplexity.
The wives of English ecclesiastical dignitaries
do not partake the sacred titles of their lords It
is rather funny to read in the London papers that
:" the archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson ar
rived at Fulham palace yesterday, on visit to
the bishop os1Sondon and Mrs TAFT"
Senator Grimes, of Iowa, has declined to be a
candidate for reelection. When he serves out his
present term, he will have been SO years in public
life, beginning as a member of the first territorial
legislative assembly.
Charles Kean testfedlately, before committee
Of Parliament, that the audiences at theaters in
America were more quiet and orderly than any
where else in the world,
Special orders have been issued from the war
department relieving from duty, at his own re-
quest, Surgeon Caleb W, Homer, chief medical
officer of the bureau of refugees, freedmen, etc.
Breget Lieutenant ColonelL a. Edwards, surgeon
United States army, now on duty at Baltimore
Md. has been ordered to report for duty to Major
General Howard, to relieve Surgeon Horner, who
has been granted two months in which to close up
the affairs of his office before he is mustered out
of the service.
A duel with swords took place last month
at St. Maude, near Paris, between N. Yir-
maitre, of the Libert6 and NJ Blondeau, of the
Nouyelles. yirmaire was slightly wounded in
the arm, when the seconds interposed and re-
Cancellation between the combatants was effected
on the ground.
Father secchi director Of the observatory of
the Collegio Romano, has invented a new stellar
speotroseope. The spectra produced are remark
able for the brilliancy of their tnts and the clear
definition of their bands
Mrs. Slower takes charge of the Presidential
mansion during the absence of the President.
There is said to be an English woman in the Sc
raglio of the king of Ashantee who has been there
Tor several years.
The publishers of Punch paid John Leach over
100000 during the twenty three years for which he
was connected with that periodical,
Bishop Monrad, formerly the prime minister of
Denmark, is in New Zealand, for the purpose of
settling his sons in the neighborhood Of yelling