The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-01
EDITORIAL PAEAsxArns, ETC.

Boston had a thick snow storm on the 25th ult.
Anna Dickinson turns up 10 Rome.--I World
Miss Dix is 20 have the fraeking privilege.
The French comic opera. Lotts, Chanfrau and
Dillon are in Chicago.
John Morrissey, NJ. c., writes from HOsSDrings,
Ark, that he is rapidly recovering his health.
Dickens says of George W. Curtis: " He is one
of the best if not the best speaker ever heard"
Hon. Jonathan Z. Fields, of Massachusetts,,
brother Of Cyrus Fields, is dead.
After Mr. Gladstone had made his great speech
on the Irish church, his wife rushed to the lobby
and kissed him. t ar
In one of the theaters in New York there is a
portion OF the house where gentlemen are not ad-
mitted unless they wear dress coats.
Ros.iDi is so fond of asparagus that he wants it
planted over his grave. He dotes on maccarOni
and hates green peas.
Mr.. Geo. D. Prentice, though i'll and enfeebled,
was able to attend his wife's remains to their
final resting place on the 27th ult.
The I" frat mosquito of the season" serenaded
the editor of the Louisville Courier on the night
of the 9th nit.
Foruey's Chronicle is for ssle-so are Forney's
principles. He asks $4,000 for the former but
will sell the latter for what he can get.-[Msck.
The New York Mail says certain young lady
in that ciy-one of the would.be fsshionsbles-
boasts OF the possession of eighteen different
cloaks.
well known doctor in New York, worth $780,
900, has made will directing that his body shall
be burned upon his death. He has also written
book in favor of burning the dead.
Prince Napoleon has given collection of
seventy five specimens of the American paper
money of the period to the department of nu-
mismatics in the Imperial Ii brary at Paris.
Charles Dickens's expenses in America were
900, and bis net profit 100000 in gold. He
carried of three large packing cases full of all
sorts Of presents.
The original :" Old 0aken Bucket" upon which
Samuel Wordsworth wrote his famous lines, has
Just arrived in Boston, having been purchased
from its owner in South Scituate, Massachusetts,
Western paper says: "Oar member in Con.
gress has made a great speech-one of his very
best. 1t was written for him by graduate of
this Office, and the matter and delivery do credit
to both parties"
Some of the church choirs in New York have
been getting themselves into trouble. Eating
candy, cracking jokes, and irreverent conduct
generally during the services. are some of the
crimes charged upon large class of our profess
sional singers.
The first name upon the register of the st.
James Hotel at Boston is that of a guest of the
Astor the day of its opening, thirtythree years
ago. The Astor House register begins with A. B.
Johnson and son, while the register of the st.
James begins with VIM. c. johnson, who is the
"son" above mentioned.
Garibaldi, broken in health, and depressed in
spirits, is writing second novel; and cultiyating
his farm under the superintendence of Scotch
gardener; Teresita, with her hu8hand and nu,
merous family, is in Genoa Ricciotti is gone to
London to seek employment; Menotti is soon to
take to the island home a bride-a handsome, well.
to-do lady of Leghorn.
or all the women she is most TO be pitied who
has a slow.paced suitOr; he is worse than retro
grading one. How admirable. how prompt, how
perfectly satisfactory was the conduct of another
legendary Puritan, who rode up to the door of
the house where dwelt the girl Of his choice, and,
having desired her to be called out to him. said,
without circumlooution. Rachel the Lord hath
sent NE to marry thee!" when the girl answered,
with equal promptitude and devOuiness, The
Lords will be done !"-[ [Argosy, for April.
At the last meeting OF the Hancock Literary
Association as we learn from its organ, the
Picayune, the president, being moved thereto by
the indecorousness of applauding speaker by
the clapping Of hands, remarked that this mode
of expressing applause was not, in his opinion,
quite appropriate in literary assemblage COM
posed of ladies and gentlemen, holding their meet
ings in a drawing-room that if the impulses TO
applaud were irresistible, the compliment would
be equally, and probably more gratifying to the
speaker. and less boisterous, il the audience
would rise and occupy standing position for a
moment" At this meeting the association de-
cided that the hope of reward has greater iuhu-
eDce on human conduct than the fear of punish.
ment. At the next meeting the members will
agitste Napoleon l and Josephine.