The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-23
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS, ETC.

Dickens was to sail yesterday.
Bishop Hawks, Of the Episcopal church, died in
St. Louis Sunday.
The receipts of Brick Pomeroy's paper in 1862
were $1,000; in 1867 triae over 1898 600.
Gov. Brownlow will be one Of the cheerful ele.
ments of the Chicago convention.
1t is said of an Irish comedian that he wears
brogue at one end and brogans at the other.
Santa Anna, once reputed enormously rich, is
now bankrupt.
DR.. John Romans, an eminent physician, died
in Boston on Friday night, aged seventythree
years.
Scion Robinson writes from Florida that that
State matches Italy in its winter and summer eli
mate.
George c. Harding. formerly OF the New Or
leans Times, is city editor of the indianapolis Sen
tiael, late Herald.
General Sherman in writing to friend in Colum.
bus, says of the Kansas hotels, that their price
is three dollars day-board and lodging extra
A lady. startled out of sleep by some one trying
to enter the house, cried out, Who is there ~
"Y Your late husband" was the reply.
TenDyson's new poem, "Lucretius," occupies
nine pages in Maemillan's for May. 1t is ru-
mored that some of the Swinburnian luxuriAnce
was cut out by the editor of the Magazine.
Sergeant Bates called on the president satur.
day, and received several presents, including
among them.s pOrtmonnaie containing fifty dollar
ia gold.
General Sherman left Washington on the 10 h
for the West, to rejoin the peace commissioners,
who are now arranging for the grand Indian
council at Laramie.
A bouquet of roses, pucked from an open-sir
garden, has been presented to the editor of the
New Orleans Picsyune.-l Northern Exchange.
Roses bloom in our gardens the year round.
"Rev. Theo. L. CuyIer's advice to young ladies
is not to clasp the hand which clasps whisky
glass, nor 10 lean upon the arm that leans upon
the bar" Well, what will she clasp, and upon
what shall the poor young lady lean
louisville Courier.
An indictment having been found against Gen.
Thomas C. Hndman, for treason, he was ar
rsigned before the United States Court at Little
Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday week and gave
bail for his appearance at the next term of the
court.
grand review of the troops in and around
Dublin city took place iu Phoenix Park on the
10th. They were under command of the Duke of
Cambridge. The Prince of Wales was present
with large AID brilliant staff, and reviewed the
troops, who we're clad in new uniforms, and made
fine appearance.
"Babooneryn is the latest name applied to one
of the Southern conventions. We suggest chip
popotsmusery."-LEX
A Washington letter-writer says Henry Wilson
is one of the best beloved men in the land, be-
cause the srmor Of life's battle is girded on by
his WIFE" viii the senator feel cOmplmented by
this tribute 10 him as Mrs. Wilson's husbandg
There is q story Of man who bought lot Of
hogs in Illinois and drove them slowly to Chicago.
he vas compelled to sell at loss of $500. Re-
turning home he was asked by his neighbors what
were the profits Of the operation. "welI," said
he, 81 reckon didn't make much money out of
the trip, but had he company Of The hogs
dolcnt"
At about the date Of the death OF President
Lincoln, Mr. Butler became very DESTROYS to sue
coed Mr.. Stanton as secretary of war. Recent
events having recalled the circumstance to his
recollection. the president proposes, during this
week, TO edify the public with copies Of sundry
letters addressed to him, some of them within a
week after the assassination, urging him to open
the doors of the war department to the hero of
Bermuda Hundred.
Paris correspondent writes: /" The emperor
is said to be at times in state Of great political
exsltation. When Prince Napoleon paid him a
visit the other day, after his return from Berlin,
his majesty was reading the journals. Taking up
La Liberte, which alluded to his 'seniity,' he is
reported to have said See how your friends
speak Of me. You can assure them they are mis-.
taken. They think me aged used up; they are
wrong. / shall soon show what l can do yet.
They will not be kept waiting lOng-six weeks at
most"
The colored milliner, Mrs. Keckley, says in her
new volume; " Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Slower
are kind-hesrted, plain, unassuming women,
making no professions to elegance. One day
when called at the White House, in relation to
some work l was doing for them, found Mrs.
Patterson busily at work with sewing machine.
The sight was a novel one to me for the White
House, for as long as / remained with Mrs. Lin
coin do not recollect ever having seen her with
a needle in her hand"
Mrs. Greeley advises young women in practi-
cal way how they may preserve their health and
have red cheeks, without the aid of rouge. Her
words are: :" Too many young girls sit moping
within doors, over some trivial and worthless bit
Of fancy work, when they should be seeking
vgor, elasticity and happiness from the le-giving
Influences of wood and meadow, breeze and sun
shine" Pursue this out. door recreation, and doc
tors gigs in front Of your residences will be
changed 10 the wagons of butchers and grocers-
a contamination devoutIy prayed for by every
poor man with house full of manageable girls.
A gentleman in Nashville is in possession of a