The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-14

LETT, ths most remarkable of which are his " r
meralds and "Fsust"
Forty Aousand dollars cash, left by Elan Alex
ander, Of Mason. Geofgia:WiIl be devoted, By thu
terms Of the VIII, to the endowment Of ffet
school for the psor childrn Of Macon.
Mahogany ID 90 sbundInt in Nevada q TO b.
used for fuel. contract has been entered intu
to supply several thousand cords Of IT at three
dollars and half per cord.
The Paris (Ky.) Citizen says: Thousands Of
barrels Of corn have been engaged at from s. 70
IS rs per barrel, delivered. Many distillers are
still buying In this section.n s3-i-
The New York Times declares that II the reeo.
ton of the electoral votes of Louisiana and Geor-
gia was necessary to secure General Grants cleo
ton, the Senate would reject them. p
| One night last week some scoundreIs entered
the Congregational church at London. Canada,
and destroyed the organ, the harmonium, tore up
hymn books, cut the Bible to pieces, and did con-
siderable other damage.
William w. Corcoran. in addition to his many
splendid deeds of charity, is said to have given
the sum of 100000 for the establishment of
home for poor and elderly females in the city of
Washington. ~ 4.
valuable COW belonging to Mr.. Allan, of Fan
River. Mass. strayed into the dooryard of Mr..
Edwin v. Chase, on the 9Th inst. entered the eel.
lar Kitchen broke through the floor, fell into the
cistern beneath, and was drowned.
Dudley Hall, Of Medford, Mass. IS years old,
went to the polls last week, remarking, as he
deposited his ballot: This il the last time shall
ever vose.i'- He returned home ssS died IN an
hour.
The first banking institution in the west to 20
up in consequence of the financial revulsion IL the
Milwaukee County Bank, Of Milwaukee, wiscon-
sin. II was not q bank Of ISSUE and its deposit
ors, therefore, are the principal sufferers.
letter has been received by gentleman in
New York, from Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, in which it
definitely arranged that he will visit this coun.
try during the year 1859, but whether to lecture
or preach is not stated.
Fred. Boehmler, postmaster at Cedar Falls.
Iowa. has been arrested for robbing the mails
passing through his hands. Several pluudered
letters were found on his person, one of them
containing $500. The extent of his robberies has
not yet been ascertained.
The editor of the Woonsocket Patriot has been
shown a real curiosity from the bowels of the
earth. 1t is q stone, of the size of goose egg.
directly through which runs the root of tree or
shrub. How this rootlet found its way through a
solid stone is question for the curious.
general war medal is about to be issued in
England, which. with distinctive clasp, will be
given to those engaged in the Abyssinian, New
Zealand, or the Indian frontier wars. 1t will like.
wise be available as regards future operations of
q similar kind. b f.f Ia ..'
The tide of immigration is beginning to roll |
southwark. Some thirteen or more families from |
Illinois, Pennsylvanis, New York and |
other States have. within the past month, bought
large tracts of land and settled in Cumberland
county, Tenn.
Last months transaction of THE New York
Postoftce with Europe, in the foreign depart.
nent, was a. follows: Letters sent to Europe,
'55,50s; letters received from Europe, 325 ,269;
otal, 6S0,777. Postage sent away in the same
line, $4s.l96 Is; postage received, s4l,7Os 80;
otsl, sSs.l3o 16.