The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-22

places. Claiborne Crops are generally good.
NO talk OF worms In the county as yet. H.r
Personal AND POLITICAL ITEMS.
The Democrats Of the first Missouri district have
nominated Erastus Wells for Congress.
T.. Corning has been nominated for Congress in
the first district In New York by the Democrats.
Companies of (Democrstic) white boys in blue
are being organized in Cincinnati : : .--
!" Where. o where are the Hebrew childreni' u
| With Seymour and Blair. I-
The Republicans Of the eighth Missouri district
have nominated John F. Benjamin for reelection
James 8. Adams, for many years connected
| with the Chicago Times as its business manager.
died at his residence in Allegheny City on the 18Th
| In buDcombe county, Ohio. A. II. Jones has
been nominated for Congress on the Radical
ticket. - -
1t is reported that the Democrats OF The Cinein-
gress. - : =
The colored people Of New York at a meeting
on Saturday night completed arrangements for q
demonstration In honor OF the late Thaddeus
| Stevens. . n.
Governor Seymour is announced to deliver the
annual address before the Saratoga Agricultural
Society, at Saratoga Springs, on the 10th of Sep.
TENDER. II I--.- - - y
The wickedest man In New York has suffered
relapse in his reform alton. He reqnests, by adj
veItisement, that no curiosity seekers call on him
unless they wish to spend at iessts one dollar bill
| at his bar.
| Gen. Carl Schurz, whose name has been mem
| toned IN connection with the candidacy for Con-
| gress In the seventh district OF Missouri, writes
that he is not nor will he be q candidate for any
| office.
A Washington correspondent writes that I" the
clerk OF the House, Hon. Edward Mcpherson, il a
candidate in Pennsylvania for the United States
seRstorshp to be vacated by the expiration of
| Mr.. Buckalew's term.n f.-T
II is reported that the Spragues' contracts have
| been made for the manufacture Of factory ma
chinery to the amount OF million dollars to be
set up and put operation within the ensuing ave
| years on their property In Augusta, Ne.
Rev. Albert N. Fisher, formerly OF Chenango
county, New York. and Gentle, lately preached
at Brigham Young's Tabernacle at Salt Lake, to
5000 saints; He is the first Gentle who ever
preached there by invitation Of Brigham. His
subject was the Divinity Of Christ"
There is an old gentleman named Suter living
IN washington county, Indiana, who was born in
March, l765, and Is. therefore, well advanced in
his one hundred and fourth year. The other dav
Mr.. sluter walked eight miles in three and half
hours.
Swinburne is about to shed the luster OF his
countenance upon the people Of this continent,
and will make special point of paying visit to
Walt Whitman. He is said to be prey TO NOR
bid melancholy, and his physician has ordered
Gen. Aug. Ksutz, Of cavalry fame, It is under.
stood, has been commissioned by the government
TO proceed to Mexico, either before or with Gen.
Rosecrans, our new minister TO that republic. His
duties are probably similar to those degolved on
Lieut.. General sherman, when he was detailed TO
accompany ex. Minister Campbell. -.g u. lI.Il
The statement that the late Edwin A. Stevens
left the bulk of the landed estate Of Hoboken to
pp,i tifaft Or 82 yast
He divided his property among his children, be-
sides leaving large legaces to his numerous rela-
tons. llLLr
A correspondent informs the Baltimore Ameri-
can that James Green, of Missouri, Is the name Of
the former United States senator whom para
graph In the papers, few days since, stated had
been picked up in the streets Of New Orleans In
sick and destitute coadition and taken TO the
Charity Hospital. At obe time he was the most
formidable opponent Of Stephen A. Douglass in
the Senate. Hrr ...,7 OH. Id. .r-.
Geo. Wilkes has been explaining the Grant
Butler Misunderstanding He says that Grant dis
claimed an intent to offend Butler In his report
about the Richmond campaign, and that then But
Ter withdrew his offensive note, which IL the whole
of the sffair. But did Grant withdraw the oifen-
sive cork " that for long time kept Butler In
the bottel - aaI.r.s
By a "fsmily arrangement" the immense for
tune Of the late f.. A. Stevens, Of Hoboken, .esu-
mated at from twelve 10 fifteen millions of dollars,
has been set apart for one Of his children, q son
now but Is years of age, and will be kept undi-
vided until he arrives at the age OF manhood.
Rev. David +. Palmer, Of the Presbyterian
Church at Timber Ridge, Tenn, 6ied suddenly In
the pulpit. While preaching, he stopped In the
middle Of his sermon. and requested the congre-
cation to sing while he rested a few moments.
During the singing he was observed to lie down
In the pulpit, and on reaching him his friends found
writer in the Tribune reports a conversation
he held with Thad. Stevens q short time before
his death. On speaking TO him Of his congress
sioIal career, Mr.. Stevens said !" have achieved
nothing in Congress-: Until the war began was
plodder without influence, and since Il began
have been SO radcal5lhat had no control over
anybody" "Ho,n bs added, after q pause OF q
moment or two, Pm not over proud OF my con-
gressiOnal career.o =. n. ..ffrrr..I
The Philadelphia Morning Post says: "Dickeps.
while In this city, Was very anxious to purchase
Mr.. James Hamilton q painting, entitled What are
the Wild Waves SayiDg? but as this beautiful
work, one Of the artists best, was already sold.
Mr. Dickens requested that he might see the orig
inal sketch, with which he was 30 greatly pleased
that he insisted upon buying il. Mr.. Hamilton re-
fused to sell the picture, but presented II to Mr..
ID ckens. The other day the artist received from
ID kens an exquisite edition Of his novels, accom-
panied by the following autograph: "Gad's Hill
Place. Higbam by Rochester, Kent, Monday, a5th
May, lS6S-To Mr.. James Hamilton this set Of NV
books, with thanks and regard. Charles Uickens.h
At the grave Of Thaddeus Stevens Rev. J. r.
Hurlock read prayer from the Lutheran burial
service, after which DIR. Gray, chaplain of the
United States Senate, made the closing remarks.
concluding as follows: And now, till the morn.
ing OF the resurrection we commit all that remains
OF our departed 10 the grave and TO the guardian
ship OF that God who watches alike over the liv-
ing and the dead, and as the mantle Of the grave
oses on the sacred dust, we will pray God to
give to Vermont another son, to Lancaster an.
other citizen, 10 Pennsylvania another statesman,
TO the country another patriot TO the poor an
other friend, 20 freedom another advocate 70 the
race another benefactor and TO the world another
man Ike Thad. Stevens. An anthem was sung by
the choir, and the benediction pronounced by
Rev. X. n. Larry, when the services closed. The
whole day was remarkably free from disorder.
The number Of persons in the procession and at
the ceremony Is estimated at 10 900.