The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-21

Iowa has commenced the erection of $3.50, 00C
Insane Asylum at Independence.
The widow of S. G. Goodrich, peter Parley) Il
London clergyman was fined five shillings fol
being found drunk in gutter.
Ben Wood claims to circulate 50, 900 copies of
his Sunday News.
| The financial condition OF San Domingo is daily
| growing worse.
| Dexter made half mile last week in l:0S-the
| shortest time on record.
The Tennessee Peniteniisry is recruited up to
4o6.
At Berlin. cooperative (people's) kitchens
have been introduced.
A Philadelphia schoohouse has been seizsd for
ground rent.
Thanks TO the officers of steamer Louise for late
Mobile papers.
There was an earthquake in Australia on the
5th inst.
Yesterday the stock of American cotton in
Liverpool was 40, 900 bales.
Retail liquor dealers sales in the United States
amounted to sl.4s3, 49l, S65 last year.
Portland. Maine, Ia to have concert in aid Of
an Artemus Ward memorial.
The Bridgeport, Connecticut, street cars charge
eight cents a ride.
The late Mrs. Sally I. X. Sheppard of Boston, be-
quested $40, 900 to Amherst College.
The German Forth pole expedition brig Ger.
manis-returned to Bremerhafen, October IL.
In five States michigan, Indiana. Illinois, Wis
consin and Iowa. there are Is 1877 insane persons
vesuvius, that ugly pimple on the instep Of
Italy, has once more become running sore.
Hog Strengthening has commenced at st. Louis.
The prices range from six to seven cents.
The aggregate vote of the State of New York is
$4,000, an increase of Us 900 over the vote of
1866.
A big negro, near Harrisburg has been arrested
for outragng little girl, the orphan of a federal
soldier.
Two hundred and ten thousand dollars were
subscribed TO the proposed air line railway from
Atlanta to Richmond, at Atlanta, on the 9th INST
Tie employment OF letter carriers 10 the large
cities cost the pOst-ofce department $685. 900 last
year.
A rev occupation has lately been invented in
New York City, that of professional teachers of
games and sports to boys, out of school hours.
Many New York merchants, instead of cash
boys, employ little girls, who are said to be more
expert at the business.
and dollars to educate every cadet that gradu.
ates at West Point.
In Berkshire county, Mass, there is rich
old fellow who never rode in a railroad car or
ventured ont of his native county.
The workingmen's cooperative societies of
Halifax, England, make $50 600 year profits and
have lately erected an elegant 100000 edidce.
Two domestics in Lee, Mass, have recsntly
been Dereayed of a relative who left them $4,000
each, with which to mourn his loss.
The Independent says the habit of sleeping in
church is wicked and detestabie, and the example
is bad.
The third assns fair of the Mechanics and
Agricultural Fair Association of Louisiana will be
held in April next.
Our friend Charles Bruh, Esq, has placed Ms
under obligations for late file of San Francisco
papers.
Dining cars have been put on the Chicago and
st. Lonis Railroad capable of dining forty. eight
persons at a time.
The public expenditures OF the city OF Vienna
amounted to nearly 100000 forms, (s3 600 600,
gold,) during the year 1867.
Roasted swans are coming in use now in the
province OF Silesia. Young swans are said to be
delicious.
A very careful estimate Of the number of white
o en- disfranchsed in Missouri by the constitutional
test oath fixes the figures at q, 600.
A joint stock company in London and Paris pro-
poses to irrigate the desert of Sahara by means
o. Artesien wells
A baby six months old, and fast asleep, was re-
Gently found on a train arriving at Troy from the
East which, it is supposed, had been deserted by
ts parents.
One of the sllliest election bets was that of a
Webster, Massachusetts,, man, who engaged to
take cow. back ride through town IL Grant was
elected. He tried faithfully, but failed.
Col. Buford, president of the Richmond and
Dsnville Railroad, pledges his company to sub
scribe 100000 to be spent on the frs. twenty |
mics of the Air Line, starting at Atlanta.
The Manassas Gap railway is now open, or is |
IN the point of being opened. into the Valley Of |
Virginia, so as to connect with the general rail- |
way sy stem of that fertile region.
Jas. N. Brown one of the most extensive farm
RS and stock-rasers in the country, died at his
ZONE, in Island Grove, Sangamon county, ILL.,, on
he 10th inst.
company is organizing in the Superior coun.
ny and Minnesota to build road which will con.
leot with the Minnesota Valley railway from ST.
Paul 10 Lake Superior.
The New York Sun suggests that If Mr. Greeley
bould be sent to the Court of St. James. among
dher achievements he would introduce a new
curt costume"
sThe extensive tobacco factory of White L
Of 81. Louis, was seized on the 10th by
government authorities FOR violation of the reye-
ne laws.
From Florence, Italy, we learn that among the
rst bills that will be brought into the Italian
hambers after it's opening, will be one to prevent
be expectation Of boys for organ. grinding pur.
oses.
On the LIST of September 40 600 600 cubic meters
ad been excavsted at the Suez canal; nearly
venty-fve millions remain to be completed.
bout two millions a month Is the rate at which
le work progresses.
Within period of less than eighteen years the
have furnished in loans 5000 900 coo
} England, 100000 to Austria. $50 900 900 to
rance, $50 100000 to Naples, SIS eco 600 to Ras-
q and sl2, 900, 900 to Brazil.
From Geo. Ellis, news dealer, Z Old Levee, we
ave received the last number of Punch, the
pirit OF the Times for Nov. IA, and the Journal
the Farm for November. On his counters will