The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-24
GENERAL ITEns.

IN.
eight, the donkey twenty, the sheep ten the do
fourteen 10 twenty, the OK twenty the so,
twenty nve, the pigeon eight the turtle dov
twenty-five, the partridge twenty. five, the rave
one hundred and fifty.
The annual report Of the superintendent o
heedmen's schools in Virginia shows that Their
are DOW 230 schools In that State, 200 teacher
ana l4rJOO scholars enrolled, with an average q,
tendance Of 1920. These schools are supp orte
as follows: Expended by charitable associations
SIS,I6O; paid BY the freedmen, $40, $50; paid b.
the bureau, SAL .Sl4.
IL we may believe the Boston Banner of Light
The spirit Of the late Thaddeus Stevens presented
himself az the Office. one day last week, and sen
word 10 his political associates that he had comt
TO the conclusion :" that impeachment was moi
only an impossibility, but had we succeeded, II
would have been The worst thing that could have
befallen the nation"
There is pretty good authority for stating tina,
AnihoDy Trolope, who was out here making the
postal arrangement between the United States
government and Great Britain. has been yery
strongly urging upon the latter the expediency OF
further reduction in the ocean postage, and that
this matter is at present under favorable discus.
sion.
The police court in Berlin fined, the other dsy.
butcher twenty dollars for having knocked out
two teeth of q matrimonial broker who had pro.
cured him new wife who, az soon as the honey
moon was over, TUNED out to be a regular Kan
tippe. ~ t. e-
The Huntsville (Als.) Independent of the 18th
says that, on Saturday night last, an old and
respected citizen Damei Williamson Smith. re.
siding near that city, was taken from his house by
a number OF unknown men and hanged. Smith
was recently charged with the murder Of Berry
Brown last February, but last week was fully &C.
Quilted by jury of prominent citizens.
The Tuscumbia Times of the same date saws
that on last Saturday night, a body of men, re.
ported ss being KuKlux, went into Florence and
called at the house Of a negro named Henry
hn rafn a. L.
forced open. Ellis was taken out, and upon at
tempting to escape, was killed by pistol shot
through the head.
There are upwards of 600 students connected
with the various colleges of the Kentucky Univer-
sity, and il is a remarkable fact and we believe
without precedent in the history of collegiate in
stitutons, that not one of them has gotten into
difficulty of any kind, nor produced the slightest
dstur bance.
The United States treasurer has instructed the
assistant treasurers and designated repositories to
withdraw from circulation alf badly mutilated or
defaced notes; also, all $50 notes. the latter hay-
IDg been extensively counterfeised, and all con-
yerible legal tender notes issued under the act of
February 18th and July lIth, 1861. the time for
conversion of which has long expired
The Duke vf Cambridge, Queen Victoria's cous-
IN. receives as general officer, ZIG day: as com.
mander-n-chief, Ct day; as colonel of the tirst
regiment OF the line, nearly $1,000 year; as col.
oDel Of the first regiment of engineers, $500 a
year; as colonel OF the first regiment of artillery,
f6O0 year; and possesses, besides all these
clear income Of fl2,000 year.
Rev. Archibald Campbell TAFT, D. D., bishop Of
London. has been appointed arch bishop of Canter.
bury. In religious questions he Is regarded as
moderate broad church man, who is in favor of
allowing every party in the church the greatest
liberty. he Is an ardent champion of the conneo.
ton between church and state. DR.. Tate ia dis.
tnguished for theological learning.
Salt Lake dispatch says new and rich mines
have been discovered on White river the ore taken
out paying five TO seven thousand dollars per ton.
A sssys have boon made Of ore yielding from ten
TO hiieen thousand dollars per ton. An ore stamp
ing mill is already in operation, and large guam.
titles OF ore are being shipped daily to Austin for
There is at present living in Louisville. Ky, a
man now in the state. His name Is Daniel 10. |
Rumage, and he is now In the hundredth year of |
bis sge having celebrated his ninety ninth birth. |
day on the 10th of last month.
A Georgia planter proposes to be one of 500 or |
1000 to advance 500 annually, TO be placed under
The control OF the director Of the State society
Tor promoting immigration, and wants to continue |
l5e operation until we number two million |
v hites." He has three or four thousand acres of /
good land in Southern Georgia, of which he will |
ct each immigrant family have fifty acres six
years, free of rent .. |
A rare instance OF commercial integrity has
recently come to our notice. The firm of Reit.
IN niger Crothers, which was engaged in business in
mined IN the crisis Of that year. Both the mem
)ers at the time of the failure were under age and
n consequence of that fact and of the subsequent
apse OF time by which ell claims were long since |
utlawed, there exists legal liability for any of
heir debts. Nevertheless, having of late years
etrieved their fortunes as members of the house
II A. II. Reitlinger IL Co., of this city, they have
low called on all their old creditors to present
heir claims, and have paid the same as pre-
York Journal Of Commerce.
The fair of the Water Valley Agricultural and
iechanical Association, last week, was, In most
aspects, considerable success. Considering all
he untoward circumstances by which the Asso.
iation was surrounded, hard times short crops
I'D weather, etc., they deserve great credit for
be results achieved and the great good done. |
he exhibitions in the various departments were.
J most cases, extremely creditsble to all con.
erned.- Water Valley Eagle, 31st.
Mr.. Shirly was lately arrested near Choctaw
gency in 0ctibbeha county, Miss. for stealing a
orse from Mr.. J. G.. Gimer, and is now safely
'dged IN the Macon jail. He is fresh Garnet !
sgser, bad recently purchased farm, and was
erely preparing TO stock it.,
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Il ia
ated, has been In existence for about two years. |
rs spread over the United States and Canada, and
rapidly increasing 10 numbers and influence.
be object OF the association is to elevate the
andard OF education and of moral character of
connective engineers. II issues a monthly maya
ne, giving an account of the improvements made
locomotives, and by organizing its members in
Visions endesvors TO make the certificate of their
'sitions sufficient guarantee of their auslidcs-
)ns.