The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-08
GENERA. ITEMS.

The New York correspondent OF the Philadsl1
pha Ledger seys: Several prominent memberd
OF the Loyal League Club have been before ths
Grand Jury of the Oyer and Termner, 20 give|
testimony concerning the recent alleged cleo
tion frauds among the rest A. I. Stewart. Mari
shall o. Roberts. Moses H. Grinnell, Superintend1
ent Kennedy, and Thomas c. Acton. renatod
Morgan was also summoned, but for some re sso1
or other, failed 10 put in an appearance. Thd
Developments thus made are secret as yet. but in
due time the public will be acquainted with themI
If the whisperings be true they aEe Of chsractet
10 create a lively sensation"
A method employed in Germany keep lrossl
buds fresh into the wintersconsists i6Yr covering
the end of the recently cut stem with wax, aud
then placing each one in closed paper cap OF
cone so that the leaves do not touch the paper
The cap is then coated With glue, 10 exclude air
dust and moisture, and WIEN dry, Is stood up 10
drawer in cool place. When wanted for use
the rose Is taken out OF the cap and placed ID
water, after cutting of the end, when the rost
will bloom in few hours.
The recent changes iE the political reati0n
of Austria tOwa d. the States OF Germany ha
caused an alteratitn ~ Z > name of the countrl
and in ihe title o. its rul3. Byan mperial order
benceforfh the 6Ssiqnatabn OF the empire will BID
The Austro- HuDear'an Moaarcby, or Aus,ro-Hur
Rarisn State. and The title OF the ruler 10 reatie
with foreign pow aTs will be Emperor of Anstnj \
King OF Bohemia and Apostolic KING OF Hun
gary" This iills in III. body of the treaties vii
Bohemia. AID ihs monsk:h himself will be spoket
Of as . His Majesty the Emperor and King. or iii
Imperial and Rosal Apt' 'tolic Majesty"
William Hyde, "a farm of Loran county. Ohio
so years of sges becof,ing tired of living alone
procured the iIIportauun OF venerable dam
IRON Clevelandi Following a rule adopted bj
some ehurcbes.ile pr0l-Jsed TO take her upos
trial, ard, If everythngsw twas satisfactory, after
ward, have the marriage performed, u
which the LADY aisented. But when the mornini
Of the first dsJ Of probation came the old ladI
backed out, and; took htr departure for Cleveland
Nothing dsun;eA, andsapDarenty being deter
mined not to lose about SIS he had expended il
anticipation Of his bridal. another was found ID
take the place c the proDationist, and they were
soon made one.
During the investigation OF one Of the whisky
cases IN ST. Louis last week, a lead pipe vas ex
hihiied which had afforded fluid commGnicatio1
between the distiilery and the rectifyiDg house,
IL had the appearance Of an ordinary wsterpiDeI
but the little joker, ia the shape OF q coucealet
into The pipe at one end would no; go through beI
cause the valve wss closed, bat whisky turned 4
at the other end raised the valve and flowed vital
out interruption.
The grain elevator Just finished at East st. Lor
Is 200 feet long on the river 'front.' l4O feet deepI
and "a feet high from the edge OF the water. Thd
elevator proper Is So by lao feet IN the center
and theie are two large rooms, 20 by l4O feed
each, for storage purposes. The facilities fof
handling grain ore very great. and there are nd
less than Sc bin . Tracks are laid from the elel
yator 10 the different railroads terminating in East
ST. Louis and The cars run directly into the build@
ing 30 that all kinds Of grain in bulk can be im3
mediately tranferred.