The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-16
EDITORIAL rAHAaRArns, Ere.


Disraeli is declared to be an opium-ester.
Thanks to the officers Of the steamers W. q.
Hewes, Josephine and Riohmend.
Buffalo has had seven fatal cases Of sunstroks in
foIty.eight hours.
John Morrissey wiz enter the ring again for
Congress.
Milk punch ia a fsvo-ite after-the-bath drink
with fashionable young lsdies at the aside.
European tourists Aocking in large numbers
to the Catskill Mountains.
Edwin Adams offers his handsome cottage at
Long Branch for sale.
Fun calls Whitman "that trans. Atlantic Tup-
per-" ..-rsE "A. -f..,s
The Church Union says that Grant Is not &c
man for a Christian to support"
Bothschild has made all Frankfort angry BY
moving his bank TO Berlin
There are 100000 Lutherans IN the United
States.
In Ireland there are 2s9S Friends, and in Great
Britain - SIS. -
The Springfield Republican has added Mr., +. B.
Sanborn to its editorial department
Young ladies at Long Branch are very fond Of
having their photos raphs taken seated in groups
on the sand.
The "cant-get avays," which are more numer-
Gus this year than Dsusl, find an excellent substi-
tute in short trips 10 the envHons of the city.
There are young ladies' ia society who are &C.
ouiriDg great reputation in social circles for
operating planchette. .
Messrs. August Belmont and F. O. Prince have
been chosen president and secretary Of the Ma
tonal Democratic Committee for four Years more.
Attentive wife, in the late heated term: DIN
ner's ready, Chary; come along, there's a dear,
before il gets hOt!"-tJudy.
Geo. Ellis. opposite the Postofice, has the
New York Mercury, Days DOings and Every
Saturday. ....
St. Patricks Cathedral, New York, was conse-
Grated on the 18th, before large number Of bish-
ops.
The Lavaca (Texas) Commercial Of the sth
Announces in large letters the nomination by the
Democratic convention of Chief Justice Chase.
The New York Tribune says rumor has il that
Gen. Beauregard, who is at present rusticating at
Staten Island. has been captivated by one Of the
South Side Island beauties.
Geo. Ellis has a little gem of q book called
"Demorests Diamond Souvenir or good things
in prose, poetry and pictures done up in smsll
parcels.
The awful condition of portion of St. Charles
street after every rain shows how much we need
an extension downward of the Nieolson pave
ment.
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton says: "Why not
| follow good man with the Democratic party,
rather than with Republicans help to place
drunken soldier in the White House,"
White kid gloves being both expensive and IN
comfortable, young gentlemen have adopted the
fashion of wearing gloves of Isle thread at sum
mer resort hops.
The most vigorous and capacious fall of rain
within the memory of the Oldest inhabitant visited
| New Orleans yesterday afternoon. Old citizens
| say they do not remember to have before seen
the streets so deeply submerged with water.
stove merchant Of Troy, New York, has re-
ceived an order from the lady of an American
missionary in Siam for first class cook.stove, to
be sent to that distant country for the use of one
| of the princesses of that kingdom.
Revs. George Storrs and Samuel Norris are the
| two Methodists whom the general conference Of
| 1886 solemnly censured for attending an anti
slavery prayer meeting, which censure the last
general conference declared excinded. Both are
| living in Brooklyn.
tits reported in New York that Mr.. Chase has
written his thanks to the Massachusetts delegation
for their four votes, and expressed his confidence
that the Democratic ticket will be elected. He
expects large Republican vote for the candi-
| dates on account of Blairs war record.
The Boston Advertiser of Friday morning con-
tains letter from Henry Ward Beecher, in which
he emphatically contradicts the report that he
was in favor Of Judge Chase for the presidency.
He says he has favored Gen. Grant from the first,
and compares him to Washington.
John C. Keenan, writes to the big bruiser of st.
Louis thusly:
"Mi McCoole-Having understood that you
| consider yourself the champion of America, am
I ready tofght you, for any amount you may name,
| inside of three months. JOHN c. KEENAN,"
correspondent describes Grace Greenwood az
well constructed lady on the shady side Of forty,
with sallow, but clear complexion, deep brown,
| sparkling eyes, nose with an unmistakable aquine
| arch and very considerable remains Of beauty.
| She dresses in plain and simple, but elegant and
fauliless STYLE with blue or purple flowers always
in her hair.
A. Head, writing from Portland, Be-, on the
sth, says that city looks seventy-fye per cent.
| better than it did before the fire. Although the
carefully estimated loss by the great fire two
years ago was SIS 100000, ex.Msyor Stevens
says the present taxable property Of the city is
only 81 900 600 less than before the fire. showing
an Improvement or recovery Of $l7 900 in two
years.
Lord Brougham's house at Cannes has become
the property of Count Bismarck. Gen. Bulow
lately visited Cannes to see If be could obtain the
residence in question for the Prusan premier. Mr..
Morton, VINO is actng IOr the present iOru sent 70
London for instructions, and received telegram
the same evening: Until new the Chateau Ele-
onore has not been to let, but we can refuse moth
ing to Count Won Buow o. Count Won Bismarck"
Francis NJ. Shaf, of Columbus, Ohio, has been
lucky enough to get rid Of 8 pestilential incum-
brance. as witness the following unique certih-
, cate: " To all whom it may coneein-fhis is to
certify that do this day part from mylawful hus-
band, c. W. SHAFT, forever. The reason why do
this is not in the least any fault Of his bus on the
other hand, he has labOred to love me ever since
our acquaintance, and has done all that mortal
man could do TO make me happy; and do can
didly believe he has always been true and virtu-
GUS and all that a man could be to make life
happy; but cannot love him is the reason why
leave him. love another more than do him.
, MRS. p. VI. sHAFF.n
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