The New Orleans crescent., 1868-08-27

Tgerville, La, has two Seymour and Blair
clubs, one colored.
Capt W. II. Crisp has retired from the editorial
department of the San Antonio Herald.
1t is said TO be 6oubtfnl whether the president
makes his promised excursion ss new develop.
ments have made his presence necessary in WASH
mgtOn.
Greensburg. La, had large Democratic meet
ing ON the 18th, and were to have another on the
18th. The Democracy of the rural parishes are
wide awake.
y Gen. Jones, Miles o'Renlys sue csssor, in a pub.
lsbed letter, iniimates that he will bestoE some
il OF ali the Offices at his disposal upon memb bers
OF The Republican party. IL had been stated that
he intended To make no changes. rI
Nothing can be more clear than that the blacks
of the South will go almost in a body against
Radicalism, if the whites will continue their ef-
forts TO ennghten them upon the evil design OF the
carpet bag emissaries. Our accounts from va
Tious quarters confirm this impression
riOD. q .- & ..r .4 --rn z nr.
McGregor, of Mariposa, in California, who
threw his hat on the ground when Fremont was
defeated for the presidency, and swore he would
never wear another till his fav0rlte should be
elected president continues to keep his word. His
hair is his only nat.
In q recent speech by General Hampton he
said 4" will relate 20 you Governor Vance'ade-
scription of q scalswag. He said that he was like
the lrishmsns horse, which had but two faults.
When you turned hm loose, II tsok half the coun-
try TO catch him, and when caught he was not
worth d-D% TLsugbler.l 'ft5l D'@
Democratic barbecue at Chsppel Hill on the 18th,
says: There were throngs OF colored men present,
and they "drank In y with evident sensations OF
pleasure the clear statement OF facts the close
strong re asoBipg and the kind. brOthe rly counsel
| that came from the lips Of the speaker. A an
| impressive and effective speaker TO the people OF
| his own race Henry Love has scarcely an equal
| asd we hope TO have him, at an early, ad vlsing
| and counsellng with the oolored people Of Brea-
| ham. When the speaking was over a number Of
| coOred men came forward on .he stand and an
| nounced their determination to work with their
| own white people in preference TO carpetbsg
| gers aud declared that they were, hencefortb,
| Democrats. A meeting to have. been held
| Saturday night, and Democratic club organ,
| lied. - - ~
The following is the latest political bulletin from
| the New York Herald: From the administration
| OF Seymour, in short If elected we have nothing
better TO expect than another term OF poor Pierce
or a second edition of Andy johnson in his con-
flict with Congress- while in the election Of Grant
we have every reason to hope for safe and sound
| conservative policy against the excesses OF the
| Radicals on the one hand and the hre- eaters on
/ the other. Yet such have been the high handed
/ assumptions, the blunders and follies aud prOdt-
| ealities and coruptions Of the Radicals Of Con-
| gress that the people, for the sake OF decisive
change msy pr,ier h 40 20 si sno mus ha
beaten right and left, North and south, by another
There was grand Democratic demonstration
in Portland on the 22d, on the occasion OF the ar
| rival Of George HI. PendleioB. There was an
| immense procession, with banners. torches and
| trsnspArencies, and siK bands OF music. Delega-
| tions from the Deighborng towns and cities par
ticipsted. City Hall was packed and immense
crowds filed the street in front OF the building
| 4 national salute was fred. Mr. PendletoH spoke
| in the hall and also addressed the multitude on
| the outside. Hsssrs. Brewster and Holmes, OF
Boston and other gentlemen also addressed the
| meeting. Great enthusiasm prevailed. After the
meeting Mr.. Pendleton was serenaded at the Fal-
| mouth House. -.
Mrs. Calvin Bruce, OF South Wallingford, YER
| mont died suddeBly, while sitting on her own
! door step on Friday week. Her friends met at
. ibe house Sunday afternoon, for the insermeut OF
| the remasas that heing the time appointed ior hsr
funeral. They were surprised at the remarkably
nfe ike look Of the corpse the red lips, and en-
tire absence Of anything ike decomposition. 10
view o. this condition. the funeral was postponed
70 await further developments. UP TO a late houi
OF Tuesday night the body still remained IN ~
impid condition, the face quite le-like, win NJ
signs Of decay. DIR. Mobiles, of Walhngiord. wns
has quite reputation among the faculty OF gsa
, | mont as an expert in determining death, Wa wa
|, called, and acknowledged himself unable TO pro
. nounce on this crse.