The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

Gen. Mcleod and wife celebrated their golden
wedding in Cleveland q few days ago. The ge1-
eral was born in Scotland; entered the British
amy In los; was present at the burial OF siz
John Moore, ct Corunna; was wounded In the bat
ties Of Chryeler's Farm and Lundy Lane, Ia
Canada; served IN Picton's division ct Q1artre
Bras and Waterloo, receiving two severe wounds
returned 10 Canada and taught classical school
ct Prescott, one Of his pupils being the late Pres
ton King, of New York; took partin the Canadian
rebellion OF 1887, on the Liberal side and led the
party who captured and burned the Canadian
steamer Sir Robert Peel, at Wells Island; all OF
which, and the .peris Of fifty years OF married
life, he has survived, and continues as well as
could be expected" -
TIE fashion of noblemen marrying actresses
still continues, to the great scandal OF the ars.
tocracy of Europe. The latest case Of the kind
is that of the Archduke Henry of Austria, second
cousin Of the emperor, who espoused. on the 4th
inst, Miss Hoffman, of Vienna. She had. how.
ever, been of the stage for two years previous.
The archduke is in his forteth year, his bride in
The officers Of the Prussiau army have presented
King William, inhonor of the sixteenth anniversary
OF his entrance into the Prussan army, with
solid silver column, nine feet high and OF ex-
quieite workmanship.
Said nesr-sighted congressman to Tllton:
What would you do, Mr.. Tlton, il you could not
distinguish your friends In the gallery" Said
Tilton TO near-Eghted congressman: " Why, sir,
would try to distinguish myself on the floor
Another noble scalawag has come to grief IN
England. Lord Jersey was the owner and runner
of forty raceh0rses. At two-and-twenty, after
brilliant career that has lasted for rather more
than twelve months, he Is forced to sell his stud
and retire into private life. The money-lenders
got hold of him while he was boy at school.
One of them induced him to accept loan Of
fs000, and now has Q claim for principal and inte
rest amounting to the modest sum Of 100000. The
young mans liabilities amount TO about $500 600
prio IN mi nf ara
will probably be repudiated.
Rev. B. h. Paddock, Of Christ Church, Detroit,
who was elected q short true since Episcopal mis-.
sionary bishop of Oregon and Washington Terri
election. -..
The Springfield Republican thus chronicles the
transit Of Alexander H. Stephens through that
city: Among the gentlemen who called on him
yesterday were Rev. Mark Trafton, who was with
him in Congress previous to the war; John L.
King, @. Q. Chaffee, and others. He decidedly
avoided any reference to the political situation,
and when his opinion was asked In regard 20 the
present conflict, he answered that be had not seen
the latest papers. He looked as rusty as ever,
and had his pants tucked into his boots. He was
always small man, never weighing over one hun
dred pounds. and now, In feeble health, his ap.
pearance Is more than usually diminutive. Still
his eye il as bright and piercing as ever, and to
be impossible to tell whether be was man Of
twenty five or seventy-fve years"
During the years 1921 and 1872 young Ben.
Wade chopped wood, rolled logs and grubbed in
the summer time, teaching school In winter. 10
the fall Of 1923 droyer employed him to assist 10
driving cattle, and Wade led a steer in front OF
the herd all the way from Ohio to New York.
His little pack was tied on back Of the ox's
horns. and with rope to lead him by, our future
statesman logged along day after day. While
riding out not many years ago with colleague,
the old Senator passed drove of cattle, and
when he heard the boy with the lead steer call
out in the nasal twang peculiar to drovers,
Come boys, come, s-ho-s-o, a-ho-a-ow he
laughed heartily, and said to the distinguished
gentleman by bis side, that reminds me OF when
Twas boy. and used to call the herd just so."
z"Champagne Charlie" is a revived sobriquet
applied TO wine merchant once living under the
Opera Colonnade. Hsymarket-a Mr.. Charles
Wright. Among the singers and dancers of Her
Msjesty's Theater, Wright was very popular. and
his presents Of cheap champagne originated the
familiar nickname Of "Champsgne Charlie. y
one Of his legs belonged TO Nine Vestris, who at
that time had made sensation In the character
Of Pirpo, and exhibited a matchless pair Of
limbs. The Italian image-men made models in
plaster Of Madame Vestriss legs" and did a
lively trade in them-s circumstance which af-
fected the mind of champagne Charlie" who,
on one occasion, when the late Tom Cooke visited
him, refused TO make an attempt to walk.
Anew York correspondent says " While con-
vslescing from my short, sharp and decisive cam
Iaign, as the State central committee always
write. was favored with good deal Of pollti.
cal and social gossip from friends who came up to
nurse and sympathize With me. One anecdote,
illustrative Of old Vanderbilt, found quite
amusing. He has q granddaughter in Europe by
the name of Torrence-Miss florence We'll, this
young lady informed her grandfather that che
had been addressed by the Duke de Preslin, who
wished to ally the noble house of de Preslin with
the noble house of de Vanderbilt. Bot that to
consumnate this noble alliance 1t was necessary
for the noble old de Vanderbilt to settle on his
granddaughter $40, 600 year. Old Van. took the
proposition under violent consideration. as Col.
Peter 0'Sullivan would say when erecting a hole
in the ground, and responded that he (the noble
old de Vanderbilt, would not give twenty cents.
Indeed, further violent consideration, the old
fellow sent her word that IL she married a for
eigner he, said V. Aforesaid would cut her or