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New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

a STRANGE SToRY. The following strange
story is given as authentic in letter from Paris
~ Raimondet, q rich old niser, who died lately.
iett viii eoaohea in these terms. 81 give and
pequeashaf my fortune, amounting to 8TS ,55sf.
QUO. IN raslway shares to the young girl who hav-
ng lost the lefteye and therightIeg should please
ana get married 10 yoaag man 0f her own aoe
aanqsona, honest and we'll educated If, al the
oeaeh Of my friend Durand, whom appoint as the
eAeenIoE q my viii, the peculiarly I mention
shpAla nat have been met with / wish all my
properly 70 be shared between the various bureaus
u neReFeenee in our good city Of Paris.s' III
osNer to carry this will into execution, M Dnrand
Wy u also very rich, sought in vain for some time
! sps1s glfi, Ao should be in the condition re.
Ssasea Ssss ey " few days ago, however, while
psssag asong ihe Rue ~. Honore he perceived ia
}. NJ sgsll isen eap shop young girl who was trying
~ ~ (. Z ees t9t . customer, and who had not the use
~ N wv tlghseys he vent into the shop and asked
~ slie helqkefchieiss and was delighted to nd
asssa es Aoise 81 the mechanism thai tie girl had /
q q 1881 W the evening he returned to the
W. SsSg, eas 1sitoBea her home 10 the Rue Mont
esttsa he Atterward made some inqaIries ana
49, A,a s1s sse glrt was going to be married to
d tseAteN AteN 8---- clerk. 4 week aiteryard gzhen
e1s young couple #ifh their friends, were abont ta
eelSo y ete their Aaptia evening BY modest repast
X sle aatgnishmeat Of ALI present, M. Dnrand an
sssr ana seated himself without ceremony al the
s sseIsl ana made knewn the dispositions of the WIN
y Y allnos ceaaary TO Ray thar some additions
81 49, ~ eRements were made in the bill of fare
Nv 1 1,s Aistf9asl was En tbe memory Of the testas
~A tas ne neRly-married pair hays just left Paris
lssss sls mention Of spending the honeymoon at
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21


ars papers tell good story Of sharp
tecS sttecaS9aesrlng a dodge, eertAin financial TorY
~ 49, ~ yoAh winch Is not more celebrated for
~ Sleesstat purity than for the extent of "a
Mooiea as Lalasseturea, The candidate coTneaced
M SstSssons tS ag buying al the stock that vas ready
cS MI sAs MssAsS ltTatlng that he should want as
sngon gncs ~ month far exporat0n This wss
splesala--1zg goe worth every month. and fbs
London market untouched snch neg,,ss as 1.lis sIs
Ss l4aiuspie to the town. and he was aecordnsiy
electe0. ~ soon a. be had thanked tha eoSsti3ry
ecy and wish tears III his eyss asssvss @ Sg5ssG 4s
taat lhe honest, manly struggle they hed made "a
rescue gaelr town from the domination az ts III,
Whigs should never be efIaced from bis N
he started off for town aud so!d Of ali lis
at an abatement Of two aud a half on ths eoss
price thus securing his seat at the moderate esss
q $500, and forestalling the market against MI M
dependent constituency for a month to come Tba
iatter are furious, and pretty plainly hint that II
the man of their unbonght choice ever shows his
ness within the limits Of their borough his leai
briokbate.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

oorrespondentfrom the Rocky Mountain region
says that when an Idaho girl is kissed, she looks
up surprised, and in angelic tones, in which resent.
ment are equally eommingled exclajps gn,T
could you " To which the swain reSJies and "
expected to reply It will give me o,at nlsasnrs nn
10 TO, 5 show you And Immediately furnishes lie
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21
" &c vas lIIIsa assr 8. Ja.eph. en ~ a

Aa esgle waR killed near Sc. Joseph, on the 22d
va. oY Pr 8. @ FosdIek. Says The Herald
n tAs M Doctor discovered tho noble bird while driy
ias a9Ag the toad, drew up Bis gun ana wounded
M. AZ 81. aega then set upon him but a huge
clsansd out The eagle 46en attemntea "a baftis
Nv gssR NJ doctor Who struck him with club aud
- ~. one eye Hhich Blinded hn So that he was
ssel elspategea The gunshoi wound was not very
eg.3s aan aad the Doctor possessed rope he
IN. ~ measured aeven feet thrse inches from
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21
WHgAT N THE EALLEY OF YRaIs IA.-4Tl.e
Etannfnn Snanfafnr. nf rraaisn,. sa.....

WHsAr n THE VALLEY OF Ymsrs IA.--The
Stanton Spectator Of Tuesday says:
We think it now reduced to a certainty that We
shall have very short crop Of wheat in the valley
1t i true thatFecent rains have improved the pros
pect, but many fields are past redemption. and
under the most favorable circumstances we doubt
I shefe VIII be half, possibly not one-third of q
crop. IL ID well to lock facts suuarely in The face
and endenvor to meet them as best we NAV.
ID view OF this scant supply of wheat ne err
nestly urge onr farmers To put ont as much buek
Waeat s. possible large corn crop has been
planted, but corn will not bear transportafinn and
therefore win not bring ii money Buckwbeat
Hour wall yield good return in cash. and thus IN
some measure, supply the place of the deficient
wheat crop.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

DEPTH OF BAsENEss.A praaAsnent southefl
contemporary, in a recent edisoslal complains PIT
terly Of IRE sWipdsinr osste negroes at the hands
Of certain members II the party Of great moral
ideas,, who have setaken themselves to the South
since tie close of the war. The article concludes
thus:
This business Of cheating the negroes seems to
be rapidly reaching the dignity of one Of the fine
arts, and none Of the leading professors now oper
atinr among us are sto the manor BORN
In former times, at che South, the man who
would defraud the poor ignorant black was re-.
garded as the basest and most degraded OF
Wretches. Sheep stealing was esteemed as re-
spectacle business when compared with that un-
pardnnabe sin. This feeling is to-day as strong
among the late Shareholders ofthe South as il was
five years ago. In no instance of wholesale swim
ding like that to which we have referred have the
defrauded negroes accused any citizen Of the
South of any part IN the disreputable transaction
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

D. R1ER
No. 20 CAMP STREET, UNDER THE CITY HOTEL
Sewelry. Watches, SILVER and Plated Ware.
-soLR AeENE FoR-
sEMMoNs' BRAZILIAN PEBBLES
Fine Gold Watchss in Hunting Cases. diamond mounted and
engraved best Makers rich ses Bracelets Pins and Ear
rnss IN Diamond Amethyst Coral Onyx and Etruscan Gold
y karat Gold Guard and Vest Chains patterns Sleeve
ba'ten9 and Studs of every variety best workmanship
ehs seas and Masonic Pins various desgns Silver aEd
atsa sets Table and Tea Forks Spoons Cups Goblets
NSpn hngs oatOrs, etc Pocket and Table Cutlery best
makers and superior quality
Clocks,
Once and Mantle, In Bronze, Marble and Wood.
SpeetaeIes,
Gold, Silver, Steal and Shell mounted
he attention of those needing helps to rsad is
respectfully solicited semnons Brazilian Pebbles the hest
ana eny sasses that should be Pebbles yeset in
ou Particular attention paid repairing Watches ant
1eWeiry, tbs best workmen being employed
N9F' 20 CAMP STREET, under the City Hosa.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

The easiest way to get living. saws a va,robora
poet IS to sit on gate and wait for good luck IN
case good luck don't come along, YOU are no worse
OIL than you were before. w S0
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

Theodore Hook was relating to his friend
Charles Mathews, now, on one occasion, whea SAP
ping in the company of Peake, the latter snT
repttiOusly removed from his plate several sliees
of tongue and affecting to be much aunoyed nv
such practical joking, Hook concluded with the
following question
'Now, Charles, what woud you do to ANYBODY
who treated you in such a manner ~ NN'
DO ~ exclaimed Mathews, why, if aov man
meddled with my tongue, I'd lick hin.n
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

The COURAGEOUS MINISTERIAL the beginning
OF the civil war in England parliament had forbid
Den elergymen to read the liturgy or service of the
church, under the seyerest penalties. Dr. John
Aacket, rector of church in London, continued
to read the daily service as before. On Sunday, a
sergeant accompanied by asoldier, rushed into the
church, and with a loud voice commanded him TO
desist, the, with steady voice and INTREPID
countenanee, continued. The soldier, pointing
pistol at his head, threatened him with instant
death, unless he should cease reading The IN
doing my duty, do you do yours and read on,
The sergeant and soldier, abashed left the church.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

A VOLCANO AT yEN1oE.-The Venice journals
contain accounts of singular phenomenon which
has just taken place in that city. Works had been
for some time past going on in the garden adjoining
the Saint Agnese church for boring an artesian
well, and depth of one hundred and sixty feet
had been reached, when one afternoon rumbiing
noise was heard underground, and almost imme,
dlately after column Of water of the diameter of
the well spouted forth to the height Of the neigh
boring houses. The liquid was accompanied with
smoking masses Of Shiny matter and ashes which
emitted suffocatng smell of gas. Engineers at
once commenced works to make channel for the
water, as the ground had become saturated, and
the walls of the churches and houses around were
beginning to crack. The latter were evacuated
by their inhabitants. The eruption continued
until midnight but in the meantime about one
hundred tons Of sand and other earthly matter had
been thrown up, The lights in the neighborhood
were ordered to be extinguished, and no smokers
were allowed to approach the spot for fear ef ex.
plosion. The cause of this occurrence is believed
70 De the expansion Of gas compressed in the
layers of earth, which found an outlet in the orce
made by boring the we'll
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21
An exchange says:

:, They have newspaper in Richmond from which
ale Northern abolition journals evidently take
g5sat aellght to quote. 1t seems in regard to the
ea't9r, mat he was originally a Methodist preach
eEl tneh " Shareholder" then ngger driver,
heAt whisky seller and now editor Of an abolition
paper. He can descend no lower.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

PERSONNEL OF STEPHRNs.-The Commercial has
the following report of the personnel of the head
center:
BILE, his smile is pleasant and his greeting cordial
A small-sized man, with light complexion, lin.
tied amount of light wayy hair and sandy whiskers
serve to make Mr.. Stephens person whose exter-
nal appearance is not particularly striking He
possesses, however, sharp, keen, penetrating
eye, which sparkles with merry twinkle wheu his
face is wreathed with smiles. His manner is that
Of an educated Irish gentleman. His conversa.
tlonal powers are excellent, and his pronunciation
possesses that slight brogue which graces the Ian
guage when flowing from refined lips Mr.. Ste.
phens, while apparently possessing the suduite,
1s naodo to great degree has incidentally shown
already by an occasional remark, thathe has spirit
and determination requisite to render him man
Of good administrative ability. he hoped to be
aoie to effect reconciliation betweenthe contend
estrangements, and should do all in his power to
bridge the ehasm, at the same time he was com
petent to smash, and he would 4smash y if
necessary.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

themselves, passing along the road near oxford
met grave old gentleman with whom they had
Good morrow, father Abraham said one.
,Good morrow, sather Isaac, y said the next
Good morrow, father Jacob said the last,
am neither Abraham Isaac nor Jacob, !"
replied the old gentleman, but Saul, the son of
ash, who Went cut to seek his fathers asses and
10 here are three of them"
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

"A SPECULATIVE TURN or M1ND.-A Southern
correspondent relates circumstance which re-
Gently came to his knowledge, and which furnishes
pointed illustration of thai yearning tone which
the pure, nasal l-twanged disciple of Charles Sum
ner bears to the African. a lady of the green.
specialized and strong minded persuasion from
down East, near the hub of the universe, was in
conversation with female friend, and was enlarg
ing on the dear little African pupils she had been
teaching, and was about to leave, perhaps for.
ever, (about one hundred,) when one OF them
came IN The kind instruotress turned to the
sable tenement Of an immortal soul,n and said
with an angelic kindness beaminR throngh her
emerald glasses, " Dear Disley am soon to leave
You, and may never return You must be a good
girl, and apply yourself diligently to your books,
On how love you, and all my dear, colored pu.
pills Tell all Of them you meet have had nv
photograph taken, and have one for each Of them.
They must each bring dollar and get one.n
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

consumption; beautiful. People hope on 6
/ nope on, untll the last yestige Of dry land dis
. pears me indians who once dwelt along
! margin OF the bayous have erected mounds, =
" Whether for the purpose of refuge, OF for tssy
Z or cemeteries, is yet and ever will be S,,5 ~
= Ihey stand, mute monuments of IS sPa co T.
Y these mounds when oonYenientss "N' 'laHS ui'
. cred, and feed with soantvssgnn' gnI.;, 11,,or,.
from the confinement ape d uai eteS e p.;S
ar,s y $500 ibosacSegh to see what grotesque
tba Adriafic v-n,ap porised for the occasion. The
oondolas arc and butter and eggs is somewhat
: effect on Ffthough the cows may be fed boubti-
cnriops5prn and fodder, the butter from them is
! fuilss as white as cream. The yolks of eggs are
la pale, sickly cream color, almost as white as
the aLbumen. Whether these phenomena be owing
to the confinement or absence of Coloring matter
in their food, cannot say Let your son apply
the chemical test.
You will no doubt wonder what becomes of the
wild animals. The deer seem to scent the coming
flood from atar, and emgrate to the high lands
Old swampers look upon it as bad sign to see
them swimming to this side of the river Squirrels
take TO the trees and remain in limbo-thouah not
Btddhist in religion, they are so in fact, for they
have to depend upon buds for their support.
Coons take to the fences and rail at their hard
lot. But the most wonderful instinct for self pre-
servation is exhibited by the little ant When the
ood comes, they cluster on little bits of floating
bark. On this frail bQ5'qa,e they accumulate and
sometimes as large as a hens egg
ana soneunles as large as a hat. This animated
ball is moved, and they hang together like bees in
3 swarm. They seem to be constantly moving in
It, the struggle being between the insiders and the
outsiders know not how they are held together
but there seems to be glutinous substance that
makes them cohere. In this state they float for
lays, waited by wind and tide, until they reach
some stable point above water. When they strike
or it.
&c, to the ant, thou sluggard," said Solomon,
when he wished to ineulcate industry and frugal.
ty-could we not find another useful moral from
his wonderful insect? Itis this-n time of great
public calamity to band together for mutual safety
md to cheer, support sustain one another in the
lour Of trial.
Shakespeare truly says ''troubles come not singly
out in battalions; after the water reeedes the air
warns with myriads Of gnats. The planter when
le plants his corn feels that he does so to feed the
worms, for they deyour it as soon as ii comes up.
He plants and replants, but the chances are that
lack Frost will eat his roasting ear.
II you should tire as much in reading as l in
writing this, pity you.
Your friend WArF.
Z. 5, Itseems to me that the bottom has drop.
bed out Of the buckets Of the sun. The reign of
peace to this people has inaugurated the reign
II rains So, fare thee we'll and fair thee weather
u a
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

.rt, =" Arthur" !" said a good-natured father to his
'''a not knoE Till to-day that you had
A. N|l--1tEou. pa.n re.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

An Irish glazier was putting pane of glass into
a window, when groom who was standing by
began joking him, telling him to mind and but IN
plenty of putty. The Irshmau bore the banter
for some time, but at last he senoed his tormenter
by Arrah, now, be of wild We, or else IN put
pain in yer head without any putty.'
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

At dancing match in Chicago, recently. a
ngzom Dutch girl danced nine hours eensP eHtiyeIy
shen her partner acknowledged himself fairly
osaten and very tired. The damsel thfn took Six
stazssS OIL hger, and went quietly to breakfast,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

Committed SUIomE.-We regret to learn that
Mr., 3. n, Pratt long known as being connected
with the Express Office, in this city, committed
suicide in Tuskegee, Ala, yesterday No cause is
assigned for the rash act He was a quiet, uu-
assuming gentleman, and had many friends.
fAfonteou1sFy Natl ge4h
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

TAKE CARE OF YoUR WAr0H.-Wind your watch
as nearly as possible at the same hour every day.
Be careful that your key is in good condition. as
there is much danger Of iniurfng the machine
when the key is worn or cracked there are more
main springs and chains broken through Jerk
III winding than from any other cause, AS all
metals contract by cold and expand by heat it
must be manifest that to keep the watch as nearly
as possible at one temperature is a necessary
piece 81 attention. Keep the watch as con
stantly as possible in one position--that is, iii
nengs by day, let it hang by night against
solae s Thing soft, The hands of chronometer or
oapiex watch should never be set backwards. In
osaer otl Watches this is of no consequence. The
gIasss should never be opened in watches that set
si ~ geiste at the back On regulating watch,
should 4 I be fast, move the regulator triae to,
wrus tne SLOW. and If going slow do the reverse
lou cannot move the regulator too slightly or too
gently at q time, and the only Inconvenience that
more than once. f-0-A- 'ts uusy
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

BRowNIow ON PRENTICE.-A short time since.
Prentice of the Leuisyilie Journal lashed Governor
Brownlow numerically in his paper. The Knox
vile Wing, of the I'd, comes back at Prentice.
whom it compliments as follows:
George d. Prentice the embodiment of all that
is mercenary, Incorporate and corrupt George
D. Prentice the buttcut of original sin the upper
crust Of all nastiness-a miserable, old broken.
down hack, stepped to the nose and chin in per.
sonal and political profigacy, lost to all sense of
honor and shame, and blind TO all the obligations
of patriotism
Go it, Brownlow; goit, Prentice. Nobody cares
q continental who whips in this fight between two
lnf1Hated old Thomas cats.-[ Memphis Argus.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21
DR d. WHITES INSTITUTE
laS oARoNDEBET STREET.
In rear of the City EalL

The first aim ofhuman beings happiness and happnssu
implies health of body and mind.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

Watching ONES sELr.--" When was boy y
salo an old man, !" we had sChoolmaster who had
an odd way of catching idle boys. One aay he
called out to us
Boys, must have closer attention to vour
books. The first one of you who sees an fdie bov
| want you to inform me, and will attend to his
=. 8 All - thought to myself, " thege is Joe
Slmmon who don't like. I'll watch him, and #
see him look OFF his book, I'll tell"
u was not long before saw Joe look Off his
idle - N'4 you AiiO" ne was
g | saw him. said /.
when you saw hinn?' so"' "o"A
again. ''1eN Oh iuie poy
II we are sufficiently watchful of our own CON.
onet We shall have no time to find fault with the
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

A A farmer called at the house OF a lawyer to con.
salt him professionally list Squeer at home, y
he enqured OF the lawyers lady, who opened the
door at his summons. He was answered mega.
lively. Disappointment shone on his face but,
after moments consideration, thought revived
him. Mebby yourself can gi' me the necessary
information, well as t. Squeer, seen as yere his
wife The kind lady readily promised to do so
il, on learning the difficulty she found it in her
powerIi and the other proceeded to state the case
as follows: "Spooze ye were an old white near,
an | should borry ye to gang to mill with prist IN
yer back, an We should get no farder than Stair
Hill, when all at once ye should back up, and rear
mp, and pitch up, and kneel down backwards, and
break yer neck, who'd pay for ye? Not l. darn
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

| Dlnd, says the st. Paul Press, that is certain.
Love at tirst sight sudden disarrangement of the
subtle currents that course around the heart of the
human anatomy, which has been doubted by frigid
theorists, is fact for the present beyond question
10 the proof. At the theater on Monday evening.
N lie Jenny Day made her first appearance on the
81. Paal stage She was beautiful graceful,
charming, and made profound sensation under
the velvet vests of number of amorous young
men.
After the theatrical performances came the ball,
and hardly had the curtain dropped before the
adolescent son of a wealthy citizen (of whose nu.
merous triumphs over "the fair, n and of his repu-
tation as lady killer, he is himself most Justly
prond) presented himself before the fascinating
Jenny and begged so eoqueptly for her hand the
hrst dance that Jenny had not the heart to refuse
Al the end Of the first dance the enraptuFed Lo-
thario appealed for her delightful companonshp
thr0ngh the second dance, then through the third
and so on to the close of the festive occasion.
The Establishments of the young man his
honeyed words, the electric pressure Of his fevered
palm, all combined to open the doors of Jeuny's
gushing heart, and he reveled in bliss. He mo.
nopo2ed all the attention Of the delicate creature
iondly pressed her delicate waist, as he whirled
her passonately through the infinite maze of the
waltz gave her sweeter, stronger embrace
which was reciproeated by the dear exotic soul
resting her peach cheek languishiugly upon his
papitating BOSOM as they fioated through the
witching movements of the schottfsche. In fact
the young man stuck to Jenny with a tenacity and
success that was the envy of one hundred be-
holders, and he considered himself the most for,
tunate Of mortals.
At the close of the entertainment his Joy was to
be crowned by being permitted to escort the ray
ishing Jenny to the sylvan bowers where she
usually took her hash. He waited impattently for
her appearance from the dressing.room that he
might once more snatch her wildly to his heaving
heart. SHE came! But
Accused be the tongue that tells me sou
That fairy-like creature whose smile entranced
whose voice made music in his inmost soul, whose
embrace stirred his fbres from his top knot to his
toe-nais, turned out to be boy !-and belonged
to De Haven's circus at that.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

no nv 0o1is I'RVJB 50
uoQoLsIC uolssrumo,
Ua&rbUa .s-sl tbI9U6A
AT Three Dollars per dozen, which defy composition.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

Sidney Smith said tba'->-a4z4aia a-narsnn. MAS 30
fond of -nnl-s--e-+-
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

sHAKsPEARE IN THE sENATE.-senator Doolittle,
Of Wisconsin, in endeavoring to describe the
different wings of Abolitionism the other day in
the United States Senate, said
There were two wings of opposition to the Re-
publican party-one, the universal suffrage party,
led BY Mr. Sumner; another, the universal CON
tiscatiOn party, led by Mr. Stevens, of Pennsyl.
gania. There was also, he might say, the universal
hanging party, led by Mr.. Nye ; and the universal
asmnesty-inreturnforu unversal-suffrag party led
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-21

.ds ai4L--- s, 49, % Pspua's EnduoId mA
{!ss '~''tNo Lsl IN saVRAovGa VlsuT,
abut5 eer her Al wei o pYuhd
u xpges U, m dgrRIyi
Wholesale Obugs truly !