The New Orleans crescent., 1868-02-28
NUMBER l6s.
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"La Belle Helene /" il TO be the SUCCESSOR Of
the "Grsnd Duchess In New York.
sergt. Bates was expected in Columbus Ca, on
the 2sth mat, where he was to have reception.
Punch calls badly told anecdote q poor rela-
ton. -
The queen sent three times to inquire after the
health Of Charles Kean.
The question s whether, II q street is public
highway, it is highway robbery to " take a car"
on one of them.
Miss Kate Beecher, sister of the Brooklyn
divine, is in Richmond, taking notes for q new
book.
The discovery has been made that Shakespeare
mentions the inyincible George Francis when he
says, Ihat (s) Train agan."-[Ex.
According to the dispatches to the Western
press, II is Thomas Ewing, sr., Of Ohio, who was
nominated as secretary of war.
Col. Charles Carol Lewis, a graduate Of West
Point, has enlisted as private in the Pontihcal
Zouaves at Philadelphia.
Fred. Douglass's likeness for the frontspiece OF
Mrs. Harriet B. Stoves new book, the agents say,
is spelling its sale.
"George Silvermans Explanation is the title
Of story by Dickens now running through the
Atlantic Monthly.
The old Washington Literary Society of the
sary (the 22d) this year as usual.
Last week the Boston soup houses fed fourteen
thousand and forty.four persons. One bright lad
applied for soup for his father, mother, and q
boarder.
Mr.. Wilcox is the introducer OF bill In the
Massachusetts Legislature 10 protect woodcocks.
1t is family affair, since Wilcox is closely related
to might, could or woodcocks.-LEx.
J. P. Benjamin appeared for the prosecution in
the case Of Sir G. f. Culng Eardly, recently tried
in London for bgemy, and sentenced to eighteen
months hard labor.
Coyote is q new town in Colorado. It's inhabit-
ants are said to live in train Of cars standing on
side track, although they have one tent for the
sale Of whisky.
II would not be a cheerful thing to impeach the
president and thrust him out Of cfice for the vio-
lation of law that the Supreme Court would
presently pronounce unconstitutional.
lCincnnAti Commercial
in view of the liberal charities OF Boston, wsg
Of that city suggests that good way to live there
cheaply is to get meals at the public soup house,
spend the day at the public library, and the night
at the station house.
English journals state that for the last four
years the queen has been anxious to pay visit to
he prince and princess Of Wales. AS yet, she
hasn't been able TO say when she viii go. Book
writing probably keeps her at home.
1t is reported on good authority that a majority
Of the ecclesiastical court have found that Rev.
Mr.. Tying IL guilty OF violation Of the canon law,
and that Bishop Potter has been so notified ac-
cordingly. The latter says in due time he will
make the fact known. Public admonition "a tho
penalty for the first oftense.
The city of Houston recently issued currency to
the amount Of twenty-five thousand dollars, about
ten thousand dollars Of which is now In circula-
ton. The city money" was at first current at
par. but the Telegraph says II is now in fair
way to become about as valuable as Confederate
money just before the close Of the war.
Mr.. Mcpherson, clerk of the United States
House OF Representatives, has revoked the
designation Of the New Orleans Tribune as one Of
the papers in Louisiana authorized to print the
laws, treaties and official advertising. The Tri-
bune attributes this action Of the clerk to the in
fuence of the carpet baggers, whose organ Is
published on st. Charles street.
Horrible stories are told of the management of
the lunatic asylum in West Virginia. The inmates
are said to be hudded together unfortunately,
the dangerous and the helpless, the morally re-
sponsible and the morally irresponsible. The
medical attendance and food are equally bad.
Some Of the outrageous incidents caused by bad
management and neglect are too terrible for pub
lcation.
The woodville (Miss.) Republican says the
people OF Wilkinson county are making the best
efforts they can towards getting ready for crop
ping. The freedmen in some localities, stimulated
by the near prospect Of starvation, have gone to
work and promise great things. Whether, says
the Republican, the bitter experience Of the past
two years has taught them any thing is doubtful.
When the sun grows warm. and the grass grows
apaee, and radical stump speaking commences, as
IL will, we fear the worst. Simply repetition of
last years performances-crops neglected for
vapid harangues Of radical emissaries and CAD
abouts.
The national vanity must fnd some qualification
in the award Of premiums to American surgeons
at the late Exhibition in Paris. The American
ssnitary collection Of DR.. Evans received the
highest prize Of gold medal, and DR.. Howard's
improved " ambulance" has been unanimously
approved" and silver medal awarded to its in
genious planner. The imperial commission, ap-
pointed to examine surgical instruments and ap-
psratus, used the following strong language in
Their report: "In ortbopedy, THAT branch OF
surgery relating to the treatment Of deformties,)
there Is nothing new In the exposition except the
collection Of apparatus Of DR.. G. F. Taylor. of
New York. OF these apparatus some are in-
tended to correct vertebral deviations consequent
upon Pats disease or angular curvature Of the
spine, and others for lateral curvature; others
again are for the cure OF muscu ar paralysis OF
childhood, by means OF localized moyements.n
HGEx. LoRKEzo THOxAs-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Gazette says: A
disposition exhibited itself among the radicals to
deDounce the president for restoring Gen. Thomas
to bis deck in the war department. charging that
Il was done for the pa pose Of embarrassing the
secretary OF war who Is known TO be inimical to
the adjnlant general, with whom difficulty arose
early IN the war, and which resulted In Mr. stan
ton ordering Gen. Thomas TO the Southwest to or
gsnize the negro troops. hoping thereby to force
the general 20 resign bis commission sooner than
perform duty which nut have been not only
disiasfeful TO bin, but repugBant to his feelings.
Secretary Stanton, however, calculated badly,
and Gen. Thomas smilingy received his orders aud
departed for his new field Of labor. They are
again In statu quo, and efforts are being made
by the understreppers Of Stanton to make 1t ap-
pear that Gen. Thomas was united for his duties
and was accordingly detailed on other service in
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