The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-31
and James F. Roberts, of Indiana. for secretary

and James F. Roberts, of Indiana, for secretary
of Wyoming.
Frederic Speed, late editor of the vioksburs
Repubican, In card announcing the severance
Of his editorial connection with that journal,
frankly Acknowledges one great error of the
many into which his party has fallen.
General Buchanan has disapproved Of the reso-
luton to appropriate SIS 900 TO pay the officers Of
has also disapproved Of the appropriation Of
$50, coo to pay rewards.
Senator Wilson, according TO all accounts, got
of the neatest piece of sarcasm the other day that
we have seen this long time. He eulogized the
Republican party a. "the hottest and purest 10 the
universe"
On the train between Washington and Vim.
ceDnes, on the Ohio and Mississippi road. vote
for president was taken recently, which resulted
as follows: Seymour 63, Grant 80; veteran SOL
dieis for Seymour IL, for Grants 8.
The Democratic campaign was opened in Gin
ciLnsti on the oath by On immense ratification
meeting. Speeches were made by Messrs. Pendle-
ton, Pugh and Jeup. Mr.. Pendleton was very
warmly received. he said be approved Of every
thing done by the 4th of July convention.
James Parton, in the Atlantic Monthly for Au.
gust, answers with MOI the question, "Wlil the
coming man drink wine?" cspitll temperance
article, and as candid an admission as could be
looked for from the Hub that Grant will not be
Andy Johnson's successer.-lWorld.
Greeley, having read Tennyson's Maud" de.
cares that he is the first original supporter Of
General Grant, because he says: Oh, for still
strong mani" Granted; for If Ulysses Is not q
stiH strong" man, then be is very weak oandi-
date.
An Illinois paper SAYS: "Not one of our present
Congressman, unless il be Gen. Logan, was born
in Illinois Senator Trumbul Is from Connecticut;
Senator Yates was born 10 Kentucky; SO was
Governor Oglesby; aud all the rest of our State
officers, including the judges OF the supreme
| Court, were born in other states"
| Prior to adjournment Mr.. Butler struggled TO
| get the floor to reply to Mr.. Henderson, VINO had
denounced him as thief. fslsiher and slanderer.
| Why Mr.. Colfax refused Butler the fioor Is not
| known but there is an istimation that Mr.. Colfax
| indorses the charges. The radicals admit thstthe
| hero of Big Bethel Is a m0Dstrous load TO carry
and express q wish to shake him of. Mr.. Batler
| was finally allowed TO print his speech.
| At the late barbecue at Independence, Wash
| ington county, Texas, the Brennan Banner says
there were at least three hundred negroes pres
ent, who listened with great interest to the
| speeches. and many of whom, before leaving the
| ground, declared their determination to adhere
10 their white Southern friends and vote the Dem
ocrstc ticket"
The Columbus (Miss.) Sentinel states that A. ].
| Jamjson the late radical candidate for lieutenant
| governor, has abandoned the radical party, anc
that at the last session Of the Chckasaw court
before q large concourse Of people, he purge.
himself of allegiance to the party OF plumber
and the men who were prominently associate.
in II, Eggleston among the rest.
| The New York World has been ranssckng thu
files of the New York Herald to show (asit does b!
publishing extracts) that it predicted the defea
| of Polk and Taylor, the success Of Scott, and tn
defeat of Buchanan and Lincoln. The Herald l
harp Of a thousand dscordant strings. As y
the research of the World it must be said tn
game was not worth the candle.
The St. Louis Times announces the names 0
three leading German radicals who have forsake
Grant and will vote for Seymour aud Blair
Their influence is worth thousands Of votes. Th
Quincy (Il.) Herald says in that city there hav
not been less than fifty changes OF this sort In tn
last three weeks, and in the county not less tn
| two hundred.
| The following nominations were confirmed OF
| the 9th VIM. 8. Rosecrans, minister to Mexico
8. L. Dickey, assistant attorney general Charlie
N, FELTON,, treasurer branch mint at San Fran
cisco Enos E. D. Hoge, associate justice Of tn
Supreme Court Of Utah Charles P. Haywood
collector of internal revenue, third district OF Ms
souri, Lewis Wolf, assessor Of internal revenue
| first district of Louisiana Charles 7. Shelby
Indian agent, New Mexico; G. NJ. Alexander
postn ter, Washington, ID. c..
We had the pleasure Of meeting with Owen
| Breckenridge son of John G. Breckenridge, ever
| ing before last, as he passed through town 9
route from Canada. He represents the health {
| his father good, but that of his mother indferen
As his father is under several Indictments there
| no telling when We shall see him in Kentuok,
| whenever his disabilities are removed his retuf
will be gladly welcomed by thousands OF war
friends and admirers in his native State.
| fParis Kentuck an I'D.