The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-29
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHs, ere.

Ben. Butler is called Sergeant Bazfuz."
Blind Tom and Growers opera troupe are in
Baltimore.
The copyright of the song, "Shells of the
Ocean" brought sI425 in London.
Queen Vic. visited Derby to inquire after his
health.
The archbishop of Paris expects cardinals
hat in December.
The floral offerings TO Janauschek, Friday even
ing week, in Boston, exceeded in cost 500.
Prince Humbert is said to be as bovine as his
father.
lively and promising.
Greeley is accused Of having talked to Dickens,
at the banquet. about " the resolutions of '9S,
but the story is discredited.
The friends of Dickens in New York nearly
filed with books and flowers the carriage that
took him 10 the wharf on the day of his departure
Verdi's opera, "Joan of Arc" was revived for
the express purpose of allowing the pretty Patti
to appear in a suit Of mail.
Mrs. II. B. Stowe has reached her home in
Hartford, and is up to her elbows in house clean
ing.
The Toledo Commercial says Jenny June"
denounces the Dickens dinner. HeI husband was
present.
Saturday was devoted to decorating the graves
Of Confederate dead in Mobile, Memphis, Jack.
son and other places.
A Texas paper announces that the village doc
tor has prepared night bell, and that pull OF
the wire will bring him out.
Evelyn, in his latter article from New Or
leans to the Catholic Mirror, is made to talk about
a dinner of "Rompano" at Lake "Routchar.
train"
The report that the boot-blacks had advanced
TO fifteen cents on the dominant party on account
of the added length of its heel, remains to be con-
frmed.-[Boston Post.
Rumor says that Mrs. H. B. Stowe has seen
cause, from personal observation Of the Southern
negroes, to modify her opinions as to the intelli
gence. honesty and nobility of that race.
Madame Ristori and troupe sailed from Havana
on the 25th, in the steamship Columbia, for New
York. Her gains during the season amount to
over 100000 in gold.
An English correspondent of the Boston Adver-
tiser states that the widow of Dickens's brother
is in England in feeble health, and has every aid
needed from Charles Dickens.
ThurlVw Weed, says Greeley, writing slowly
end with difficulty, was for twenty years the most
sententiOus and pungent writer of editorial para
graphs on the American press.
Stout cook with conscious bushes -"As to the
perliceman and no followers allowed, mum, you
might recolect as you've been single yourself;
and girl as is tolerably snowy in fgger can't
well 'elp 'em coming about"-[Judy.
Mr.. Bonner is now driving Dexter on the road,
but in June, we understand, the marvel will be
sent to the island to be prepared for his great
trial of beating the best time on record.
John Bright says a London letter, is the fash.
ion. In the cant phrase it is "the thingr to praise
him. A year ago he was the best abused man in
the three kingdoms; he is now a theme of very
general admiration.
Fanny Fern says she has granddaughter who
loves beefsteak, potatoes, drinks milk and eats
bread, with a relish that candy-fed children never
know. Then Fanny pitches into Beecher for re-
commenting the sugar plum treatment in the dis
ciplining of children.
As q Nashville BELLE at a ball, was lifting a
glass of water to her lips, young man, pale as
death, rushed into the room, snatched it from her,
drank il at gulp, staggered against the wall,
recovered himself, and explained that he was
troubled with heart disease.
Mr.. Higginson writes in London magazine
upon American popular lectures, and says of
the idol Of many worthy people who never saw
good acting on any other stage. He is favorite
with many others who can tolerate his contortons
for the sake of his drollery.
George Peabody, Esq, has recently been the
recipient of additional honors from Queen yicto
ria-her majesty having sent him the book writ
ten by herself, Among the Highlands" ele.
gantly bound, with the inscription, George
Peabody; from Victoria Regina !" also very
costly album, with the photographs of the royal
family.
Fanny Fern tells Of a rampant female at pub
lie meeting the other night, who was scolding her
husband for not getting her a better seat. The
man laid his hand on her arm. saying,
:" Hush here's Fanny Fern; she will hear you.~
With distended nostrils that admirable woman re-
piled, al don't care for six hundred Fanny
Ferns"
II is good rule for young man not to let
day pass without page read IN some work which
shall yield real knowledge. Fiction should bear
about the proportion to solid and instructive read
ing that pepper does TO food, or sugar TO his
drink. Very good people, the sober
sort, the proper, moral and religious minded,
should read more fctions while the gay, the ioy-
Gus, and the young, should read fewer novels.
II. w. B.
MS - ADOOle NouShtCL VI OtH. oud, OF MO
bile, made her debut at the French Theater, New
York, Saturday evening week. The audience
was of course select and brilliant. The Sunday
Mercury says the hsndsomest diamonds in the
house were worn by Miss Montana young Span
sh lady, who was dressed in white silk, with a |
handsome point lace shawl. The richest lace was |
hat of Miss Pontin, of Seventeenth street.
In his speech at the Dickens banquet L. B. |
Thorpe bee Hunter) said twenty weight years ago
be saw fatboat coming down the Mississippi |
with the rame painted in large letters on its side,
Samuel Weller" On his asking the captain of |
he craft whose name it bore, he replied that he |
thought probably it was that of the new candi- |
late for Congress in the then new territory of In
Llama. daughter and applause.)
The parting between Mr.. Dickens and his |
bosom friend, Mr.. Field, on board the tug boat in
New York harbor, is thus described in the New
York Tribune:
All had left save Mr.. Fields. "Boz" held the |
land Of the publisher within his own. There
vas an unmstakable look on both faces The |