The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-03

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| struction convention.
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Central Park, New York. AZ sI,...s 81.
Letter pouGass IN Canada has BEEN reduced from
| I've 70 three cents. stf ~ hf4ti
Sheridan passed through st. Joseph, No.. on
the 18th uldpo, en- rosts for Fort Laramie.
Gen. Grant won his case in bic st. Louis law
suit
Buffers Impeachment opening occupies over
seven columns Of fine type.
| Gen. Hancock was In Philsdelphis Sunday and
Monday, and held continuous levee.
| Gen. 6igel is to make speech at meeting in
New York for aiding the presidents.
The Nashville authorities have shut down on
kites and tops.
Gen. VIM. Preston and Gen. 8. B. Bucknsr were
in Louisville on Monday. go ,4asl. f +
Five exchsneellors of England have life PEN
sion Of $4,000 year. Lord Bfougham is the
Oldest of the five.
1t is said that Michigan senator offered to bet
100000 that johnson would be cut before next
Saturday.
Thad. Stevens prints letter IN the New York
Tribune irdcrsing Grant and Wade for president
and vice president.
John Jollifs, formerly prominent lawyer and
abolition politician in Ohio, died In Washington,
d. c., on Sunday.
Counterfeit Mexican dollars are in circulation In
New York. also counterfeit ten dollar notes on
the Saratoga National Bank. t wax
Special prayers were offered in most Of the
Philadelphia churches. on Sunday, for the pre-
servstion of the country in this hour OF trial.
Gov. Brovnlow has ordered an election for
the 7th Of May next.
Ben. Woods paper, the New York Daily News,
advocates the nomination Of Chase for president
by the Democrats. and Dana's paper, the Sun,
thinks it win be done.
So far as the Democratic county conventions
have been held in Illinois, considerably less than
one-half have indicated their preference for Pen
dleton for president.
The act authorizing the Erie Railroad Compsny
to have an office and transact business in New
Jersey, has been signed by the governor of thar
State.
Bangor, Maine, has voted to loan million dol
lars to the European and North American Railway,
and SIS 900 mile to the Bangor and Piscataquis
road.
Gen. Hancock. writes Washington lady cor
respondents. was at the presidents last levee, the
handsomest man woman's eyes every rested upon
in the military service.
The New York Tribune. speaking of the mania
for sensational dramas, says: a. Just as turkeys
run after red rag, 80 does the multitude run
after red FIRE."
A $4,000 fire occurred in woodvie, Miss. on
Thursday week. The losers were J. NJ. Deloach
& Co., A. NJ. Turnbuil, Dan Cohen. J. L. Davis
Robinson 4 Creswen, J. R. Very and Gorsen
Barber. fl est.1 nt
An indignant citizen of Frankfort-on-the Main
has commenced proceedings against the prince of
Wales for the seduction of his daughter. The
prince ruined the young girl last fall during his
presence in Germany.
General Grant has issued, by direction Of the
president the expected order relieving General
Hancock from command Of the fifth district, and
assigning him to the command Of the department
of the Atlantic.
Last week, about fifteen miles from Columbus,
Geo., Mrs. Baker, an elderly widow lady, was
burned to death by her clothes taking fire while
she was endeaverng to prevent the spread Of the
flames ON her plantation.
A Masonic Lodge Of Sorrow was held at Phila- /
delphia or Monday, in respect for the memory of
the late VIM. Bockins SCHNEIDER, grand tyler of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Nearly one thou
sand Masons were present.
Jay Gould, one Of the most prominent of the
Erie Railroad directors, has disappeared from
New York, taking with him Q suspicious black
carpet bag, which is said to contain millions of
money, which is to be used for making contracts
for Western connections and extensions.
A Little Rock dispatch Of the 3lst ult. to the
Avalanche says the radicals nov claim that the
Constitution Of Arkansas has been carried by
majority of l649. Heavy frauds are alleged by
those who say the Constitution was fairly defeated
by 1000.
Elections under the reconstruction law will be
held in South Carolina on the l4th, 18th and 10th
Of April; in Louisiana on the nth and 18th; in
Georgia from the 10th to 18th and in North Caro-
lima on the 2Oth 2lst and 22d. Florida closes the
list. on the 4th. 5th and 9Th of May.
Old Ben Butler, whose weakness for Southern
silverware once provoked some rather caustic
remarks from Bingham about the formers moral
ideas and pecuniary operations, and Bingham,
whose prominence in the trial of Mrs. surratt
caused Butler to denouncs him as that lady's muir
derer, were seen to enter the Senate chamber
recently, on the opening Of the high court of i'm
parchment, affectionately locked in each Others
arms. is'f .4I ...-.,. f
A dispute occurred on Saturday, at the dinner
table of the Franklin House, Tuscumba, Alabama,
between Robert Cunningham, late Of the Confed-
crate army, and Mr.. Collins. of the federal army,
relative to the Arkansas election. Cunningham
drew navy revolver, but before he could use it
Collins shot him with single barrel pistol, killing
him instantly. Cunninghams pistol was dis
charged as he fell, but without effect. Collins
surrendered himself immediately.
There was q grand row at the Eleventh Baptist
Church, in Philadelphia, Sunday. Il seems that
the pastor, Rev. r. 8. Phsrin has made himself
unpopular. and attempted to advocate his course
in his sermon, when one of the deacons inter-
rupted him and told him to cease preaching, while
another deacon ordered the organ to be playedin
the thunder fugue. This caused great confusion
and excitement, and the congregation left the
church as rapidly as possible, when the building
was handed over to the police for protection.