New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-01

SALE OF REAL EsrATE.--The Washington House
property, on the corner of Center and Mechanic
streets, was sold on Thursday to Mr.. Thompson,
OF the Thompson House, for $45 900 in specie W C
are told that it is proposed to improve and trans
form it into fine modern hotel Glad to hear it;
there is room for all.-[Gaveston Bulletin.
A REPoRT.--There is a current report on the
streets that highway robber was shot a few nights
ago in our streets while trying to rob an army OH
GER We do not know how much truth there is in
the report, but inasmuch as names are given, the
story has some plausibility
The Bulletin says the steamship Wilmington,
which is to run as regular packet between that
port and New York, has met with great success on
her first trip and that line of such steamers will
receive every encouragement.
The Bulletin remarks that portion of the lucra-
tive trade which New Orleans has enjoyed during
the last six months is steadily drifting toward New
York.
The merchants of New Orleans should give
heed to the preceding paragraph. The Bulletin
saws: "Wherever our merchants do the best
with goods and freight, there they will CO."
We noticed yesterday good deal of produce
went up the central train for the interior towns
| of Texas. We are informed that all of our in
terror towns are in fourishing conditon-that
| merchants doing good business-that schools
are sprnging up in every direction, and that that
| duness which, during the late war, was visible
|
in other words, " gone gmmering with the things
that were" The Olive Branch of Peace has it's
devotees as we'll as the God of battle--Mars. We
| are glad to hear that such promising state of
| things exist-[Houston News.
The stories of the letter writers in the South to
Northern journals, are generally 30 ridiculous as
to require no refuaton but the one detailing the
brutal neglect with which William Johnson, the
brother of the President, was treated while suffer
| al yh nj M at q V
caused his death, is so atrociously false, that we
are induced to publish counterstatement from
the Galveston Civilian:
The radical papers of the North repeat the
story that William Johnson brother of the Presi-
dent, was allowed to die of neglect from an acci-
dental wound, because the people of Texas had 80
much prejudice against the President that they
would not assist him. The statement is wholly un
true. Mr.. johnson was wounled by the acciden-
tai discharge of his own gun, while hunting.
There was no surgeon within many miles. HIS
friends dressed the wound; and neither he nor they
thought it dangerous. He afterwards went about
as usual. Col. R. NJ. Brown late of the Confeder
ate army, hearing of the accident, sent his son
| Captain Milton Brown to see whether Mr.. John
son required aid. Capt. B. found the old man fish
ing. HI said his wound gave him but little pain
and seemed to think but little of it. Afterward:
it grew worse, and when the services of surgeon
| was procured, it was too late. Mr.. johnson was
in humble circumstances, but had no enemies Or
the other hand, his neighbors supplied him will
the funds on which he went to Washington, tt
solicit the appointment OF Surveyor ofthe Customs
at Yelas0.
Neither is there any prejudice against the Presi
dent in Texas. On the other hand, every one, ex
| ccpt radical sympatbizers, rejoice that such
man is in the executive chair. We do not know
delegate to the approaching convention who is no
an earnest advocate of the Presidents policy.
lighter loaded with cotton, on her passage t
| the ship Calvin, lying outside of the bar, wa
| struck by a and nine bales washed overheard
1t is thought they will be picked up in the yicinit
|. of the Lghthousc.-[Civilian.
We heard good story concerning General G
the other day. The General was talking with
| freedman on the streets, at Galveston when an oil
planter came along whom the freedman reCoG
nized as his former master He took his hat o
and said, Why, Massa howd'ye do, how is ol
Missus and Miss Fanny, etc. ~ 'Why, you don
call that man your master, do you? why you al
as free and good as | ann "We, may be Sc
but you me is good old massa,' was til
darkey's reply Telegraph.
The General G. above referred to is, no doub
General Gregory, chief Of the Freedmen's Burea
le in Texas and about the most honest and liberal
the whole institution.
The first through telegram ever received in Sa
Antonio from Washington was printed in Il
Herald of the 10Th January last