The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-14
ED1rOnIAL PAnAeRAPHs. ErO.

Ristori played in Philadelphia last week.
Barnum's museum has been sold for $42S ,0C0.
The short dress movement in Paris is q failure.
Eugene wore train at her last Monday"
Thanks to the oficels of the steamer jose
phine.
Aa elegant editorial scholar speaks Of "pea-
eyed freedman, whose name we disremember."
Johnny comes marching home " was played
by the bands Of the British army, on leaving
Magdala.
Geo. Ellis has the illustrated Chicago News,
Chimney Corner, Kelleys Weekly and the New
York Ledger.
aasir at the presentation ceremonies dc shs-gs
rieties Theater tomorrow evening.
The comic opera troupe from New Orleans Ia
growing in favor in New York. The French The
ater is nightly crowded to see "Orphee aux
EbfeTs.r
In America private carriages are always painted
black, and the streets look as if everybody was
going to funeral. In Europe one sees carriages
of sll colo1s.
Flake, of the Galveston Bulletin, says the
bump of reverence is not very fully developed
on the (his) editorial chair" which suggests the
question Of the location Of his editorial brains.
The New York Nation fears that Butler's nous;
ing and frantic bullying will defeat Grant, Would
Grants defeat break Buffers pectoral muscle.
Isn't the blossomy Benjamin subty aiming at that
all the while !-LEx.
| Mr.. Strange, proprietor of the London Alham-
| bra, ia an ex-waiter at a restaurant. He now
| drives one of the handsomest equipages daily in
the park, dividing with Baron Rothschild the hon.
ors Of the season.
Ie Nord ia one of the best French journals out
| of France, and often tells truth which the Paris
| pspe7s dare not utter. II now announces that
| public opinion in Paris expects war this year !;
though probably not before autumn.
| DR.. Jacob Bgelow pleasantly remarked at the
dinner of the Massachusetts, Medical Society, that
be was indebted fer his good health to the joint
agencies of temperance, hard work and doS''-
nence from medicine.
| On the sth, President johnson was the recipient
of fine pine apple, perhaps the largest ever
| seen in this country. 1t was brought from Mas
sau by Mr.. Henry Cowing. Of New Orleans, ana
| by him presented to the president ss slight
| token Of his esteem.
Wooley's bastile" T" was furnished with Brus
sells carpet and parlor and chamber furniture "a
match. His situstion was rendered otherWis'
disagreeable by strawberries, cream, wine an'
cigars.
Geo. Ellis, opposite the Postofice, has Chsrie
Reade's and Dion Boucicaults Foul PIay,
/; with Illustrations I" At Home and Abroad" Y
charming illustrated journal for family reading;
T the New York clipper, with picture OF Lam
} bele. which bears no resemblance to her - tn
, Irish Citizen, and the Irish People.
"There is an old, gray-haired gentleman" say
/. New York dramatic critic, " who nightly visit
; Niblo's, always taking the same position neye
. missing night, opera glass in hand, and from u
{ moment one Of the ddnseuses who is qnite poPi
g lar makes her appearance, he never lifts his cage
earnest eyes from her 1.-the, voluptuous form,
D. il sways and bends in graceful motion to u
ie measure of the dance" The old villain!