The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-14

New York has tomatoes at four dollars peck.
The RichiDgs are delighting Chicago with
| English opera.
Gen. GaribaIdi has sent to Scotland for minis
fer Of agriculture.
Barnum is going to apply to get his name
changed to Burn em.-IEx.
William Cole, aged ITO, died recently in Hart
ford. Bis father died at liz.
Song of the man going to have tooth drawn
How happy could be with ether."-Ex.
Mrs. Anna Morris made nattering debut as
"Juliet," in Chicago, on Monday.
Chicago is to have two million dollar depot
the finest in the world.
Admiral Farrasut is talked Of as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency.
The Arkansas editors VIII hold a convention on
the 2sth instant at Jscksonport In that State.
IS. 8. 81 means stanton, Stck-Sum.
ner."-Exchange.
J..A. Krack announces himself as q candidate
for alderman in Louisville.
Why Is prudent man like pin? Because his
head prevents him from going too far.-rEx.
Fanny Kemble read "The Tempest" in New
York.
Robert the Devil y tonight at the Opera
House. Tomorrow Sunday night, " The Grand
Duchess y again.
Agricuturalist economists vote the Virginia zig
gag ferce a cause of great waste Of land and q
nursery Of weeds.
The empress was lately walking on foot, &C.
companied by chamberlain and lady OF
honor.-lParis Cor.
Mr.. John r. Thompson has been mentioned as
an associate editor of q new evening paper In
New York-"Eyery Afternoon"
New York policeman shot stuffed tiger at
the Bsrnum burniDg--the only tiger" that Nes
York policeman was known TO be hostile to.-L tx.
At the last bali at the TuiIeriss, Miss Carson.
Of Mobile, dressed in white tule, with pink roses.
was presented to the emperor and empress.
The Chicago Times, of the 10th, has a column
Of telegraphic news of freshets in Iowa. Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Missouri and Ohio.
Edwin Adams is to appear Monday night in
Mobile, in the character Of Rover, in " Wild
| Oats.u
An attempt is being made at different shades Of
hair on one head, plat of black cable, dotted
here and there with frizzled fair love locks.
Where are the Headeys-J. 7. and P. C.,-[Ex.
Don't start 'em up.-I Hartford Courant.
MOTOR Heavens sake
| Artists sre painting scenery for Booths new
thester in New York. Mcvicker, of Chicago, is
said to be the prospective manager.
The London dailies think nothing Of having
half dozen six cylinder presses. Some of them
have ten, but they have to depend upon Hoe for
| them.
One hundred guns were fred in Detroit on the
| llth in Celebration Of the passage by the House
Of Representatives, of the bill repeating the inter-
| bal revenue tax on manufactures. s
Wendell Phillips. speaking of Grant says, in the
eat question agitatng this country, this man
with 100000 graves between two IDEAS, hestates
TO take sides. >f
Judge B. r. Curtis, formerly of the United
| States Supreme Court. has been called to Wash.
ingtOn TO consult with the president about his de-
| Tense. ~
Alexander II. Stephens is 10 Boston, where he
will quietly remain deyotng his time mainly to
| writing, for some months. He does not read the
| latest papers, in which fact be finds an excuse
for declining all political conversation.
| The old superstition Of the " hand Of glory ~
the hand of corpse. used by burglars as a candle
sticks revived in the southern part Of England
| in connection with several very successful rob.
| berries.
An exchange, referring to Julia Deans last hus.
| band, says he was the son of a weil-to-do family
now residing in New York city," Thisi the first
time we ever heard of man who was the son Of
/ an entire family.
In copying from the CRESCENT the letter OF
| Gen. Steedman defining his political views. the
New York Tribune prefaces it with the remark
that " Gen. Steedman has one virtue-he is out.
spoken, and don't care who hears it."
| A Mr.. Nesbit, one of the members of the Mis-.
sissippi menagerie, proposed last week to that
| troupe that, since the water was MP behind the
cspiiol, they should all 60 down and drown them
| selves. This proposal voted out OF order
and was not adopted.-IMobile Tribune.
| An immense throng of people attended the
funeral of Mrs. Julia Dean Cooper in New York.
The profession was largely represented. Tie
| Episcopal service was read. The coffin was Gov
cred with beautiful flowers. and the face Of the
deceased was very natural and wore sweet
smile.
At the last Tuieries ball Strauss band solicited
an English officer to waltz with an English peer
ess He unfortunately kept his sword standing
out behind during some very violent turning a
deuz temps and literally spiked emulation of,
1t is thus he maintained clear circle for himself
and partner.
The high value set upon venerable violins is moi
entirely fanciful. The molecular changes that age
works in the nature Of the sooathey are made Of
have an important influence over their sounding
qualities. The very act of playing has beneficial
| tutCtT apparently touSbafuthb tho mctcSucs VI
the wood, which in the first instance were refrsc
tory to conform last to the requirements of the
| vibrating strings.
The latest in the way Of promenade toilets is q
blue terry velvet bonnet, bordered with band Of
white fur; paletot. dress and petticoat of blue
drop de Lyon, ornameated with bands of fur to
| match that on the bonnet. Another Is a Bis
marck brown satin bonnet. adorned with q mix
ture Of steel aud gold ornaments; brown brocads
silk dress and black velvet mantle, striped with
narrow bands Of black satin.
Beeves have accumulated in Texas 70 such an
extent that stock raisers have on hand large
surplus of beef without market. save the
demand by packers, who are making fortunes
with very little outlay Of capital. There are
some four or FIVE packing establishments in the
State. and the supply Of beef SO far exceeds ia.
demand that their consumption is scarcely per
eeptible.
An article on "Free Missouri" in the Atlantic
Monthly. speaking Of the French founders of 81
Louis, says they adopted many Indian habits
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