The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-07


Thirty. four thousand and eighteen emf grants
| arrived at New York last month.
Admiral Thatcher has been placed on tn, re-
| tired list. --
The Republican convention of the twelfth con-
gressional district Of Illinois, unanimously nomi-
mated Major John Breese Hoy for Congress.
General Hooker and wife were passengers on
| the steamer st. Laurent, which arrived at New
| York, from Hayre, on the 81.
Advices from Newfoundland state that In ten
weeks four hundred and fifty thousand seals were
| landed, valued at a million dollars.
San Domingo advices state that Baez had bor-
| rowed $50 600 worth of dry goods Of Caracas
merchant, on which TO raise money.
Washington dispatches say that either Mr..
Groesbeck CT Mr.. Evarts will be nominated for
attorney general.
George Washington, negro boy only thirteen
years Old hong forlarson, in King ston, N. c.,
on Friday week. he confessed his crime.
The Chicago bricklayers are dissatisfied with
their present wages-four dollars and half q
day-and have struck for five.
Burlngame has accepted the tender Of public
dinner, on the Sd Of June, from merchants of New
York.
William Mason. of Taunton, Mass, returns an
income Of s203,700. For the past four years ii
exceeds 100000.
Dispatches received iu Montreal from st. Adams
state that the Fenian arms stored there for some
time have been secretly removed to some point
e. P. Weston, pedestrian. commenced walk
ing match, at Riverside Park, Boston, on the Sd,
of one hundred miles in twenty three consecutive
hours, for o wager Of $780,
Newfoundland papers report that Thomas Bud
yell and his wife and five children were frozen to
death in q boat, while endeavoring 70 reach
neigbboriDg settlement, from his home at Green
Bay, to procure provisions, Of which they were
entirely destitute.
six hundred and seven Masonic lodges were
represented in the Grand Lodge recently in SEES
sion in New York. The receipts of the year were
s67 ,222. and the number of members is upward Of
$500. Fifty.one new lodges received warrants,
and twenty eight dispensatons were issued.
The annual exhibition of military cadets at
West Point commenced on Tuesday, the corps
passing In review before the board of visitors.
The graduating class this year is somewhat
smaller than last year. The corps of naval cadets
from Annapolis were to attend the examination,
near the close, in their own vessel.
According tn arrangement of the board Of trus.
tees. the remains of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas
were on the Sd transferred from their first resting
place to the mausoleum erected for their recep-
ton at Chicago. large number of citizens and
strangers were present at the ceremony.
Revenue Collector Spaulding, in New York. has
seized the distery on Seventh avenue and Thirty.
third street. A full force of men were found at
work. On Tuesday night the collector captured,
in the middle Of the North river the large barge
Franklin, which proved to be a floating dlstillery
capable Of producing about ten barrels of whisky
per day. The still was in full operation. Six
men found on board were transferred to Jail.
In Cambridge, Ohio, on Tuesday night B. F.
Sipes, proprietor of the Washington House. was
killed by boarder named KennOn. Sipes broke
into Kennons room in order to extingush light
which be had left burning, and which, as Kennon
was in the habit of going to bed drunk, it was
feared might set fire to the house. Just as the
landlord forced open the door, the boarder shot
him with musket, causing death almost
instantly.