The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-11

A pedestrian match took place in Boston, the
other day, between Mr.. Osgood, ;of Ticknor d
Fields Publishing house, and Mr. Dolby, Mr..
Dickens agent. The distance was six miles out
and back. The contest was won by Mr.. Osgood.
Mr. Dolby having called q carriage at the eighth
mile. MI. Osgood accomplished the last SIX
miles in one hour and ten minutes.
VIM. Gibson professor Of surgery, in the UNI
verify Of Pennsylvania, died in Savannah, georgia,
on Monday week.
Talfourd himself used to drink deal OF port,
and finally died Of apoplexy. he needed per-
petual stimulus OF that kind, In consequence Of
the demand upon both mind and body which his
professional and other labors were constantly
making. l have known him, in the prime Of his
career at the bar, to make an argument OF per-
haps three hours in an important case, another of
an hour and half, and still another some what
longer on the same day. Between each two, he
changed his linen, drank bottle OF port, and ate
hearty luncheon.
Father James Meister, pastor of the Roman
Catholic congregation at 81. Anthony, Dubois
county, Indiana. was killed recently. He had
gone where some boys we're cutting wood, TO
warn them of danger, when large limb, broken
of by falling tree, struck him upon the head,
crushing his skull. He was more than eighty
years old, and had been an ordained priest for
General DAVIS, who Is likely TO be next COVER
nor Of Illinois, was formerly clergyman OF Wat
ertown, Mass, and is a SON Of Ex-Governor John
Davis. Of Worcester Mass.
A Washington correspondent says that private
advices from China, as well as the dispatches Of
government, show that the new trusts of Mr.. Bur-
ingame have not been exaggerated. II is under
stood that he is not only minister, but ambasss-
dor, and that his appointment Is for life, with an
annual salary Of $4,000, which is only half Of
what was originally offered, but be declined ac-
cepting more. His first years salary was depos.
tied TO his credit with European house in China,
with funds for incidental expenses, amounting in
all 10 STAG, 900 in coin. His first secretary has a
salary of $4,000 per annum, and his second
secretary $1,000, which Is what is paid here to
cabinet minister. He is expected to arrive here
in April.
Saturday, February 70, was the birthday ami
versaTy of Gen. Wool. He was born on the 29th
of February, 1854 and although the veteran of
three wars has lived to see his S4th year, he has
Witnessed only twenty-one birthdays.
A. 7. Stewart OF New York, who employs three
hundred women in making female clothing, makes
no distinction as to color In his employees
a few days ago, the pope gave public
among whom were q number of English Catholics.
This fair throDg came for the double purpose OF
evincing their adhesion to the brief of October
H. 1861 relating TO ladies' toilets, and OF present
ing the holy father with some valuable gifts, in
testimony of their devotion. One of the ladies
expressed these sentiments in a speech, to which
the pope replied in Italian, reminding his hearers
that ST. Peter, after his miraculous delivery from
prison by an angel, found an asylum in the midst
of women. BE then dwelt severely on the license
of the female toilet Of the present day, referring
to the fantastic head dresses in use the vestments
borrowed from the Pagan Chinese, and the scan
dalously indecent robes.
The following personal description OF the
present tycoon Is from the Yeddo correspondent
Of San Francisco paper: " The tycoon is a
small man. of olive complexion, with regular fea-
lures. more Caucasian than Mongol, and large
intelligent eye. His expression was that Of
man who has many affairs of importance upon
his mind, but his smile was Free cordial and
pleasant as a woman's. His dress was a long,
wide-seeved robe Of violet Grape, upon which
was embroidered, in some darker color, the tre-
foil of his family; about his neck and under his
robe, but showing above il, was folded a white
Grape scarf. His wide trousers were Of silk and
gold thread woven together, and we're worn only
TO his ankles, 30 that below one could see white
stockings with which alone his feet were covered.
He wore nc sword, but carried in his hand
painted fan. His head was bare"
Major s. II. Hilyer, formerly OF the Confed
crate army, committed suicide about week
since, near Beckley's Landing, Msrengo county,
Alabama. He rode from his residence to store
about half Of II before leaving. He then mounted
his horse, but had not proceeded far before he
fell of. He died in few hours.
The Winchester (Virginia) Times tells OF a
federal soldier, Of the I'd New York cavalry who
was detailed by Gen. Fessenden, as guard az a
house near Winchester, during battle in the
neighborhood, with orders to remain until re-
Iieved BY proper authority" After the battle he
was forgotten, the army having moved TO a dis
tance and the faithful trooper Is still guard at
that house, no property authority" ever having
appeared to relieve him.
Father J. NJ. Veillers, Catholic priest OF Rich
mond, Indiana. hanged himself to his bed post, on
the night Of the 9th.