The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-18


The car of Russia has declined to act as medi.
wig-Holstein imbrogio.
Hon. B. Weir. a senator from Nova Scotia in the
Canada Parliament. died At Ottawa suddenly on
the l4th.
Be sure to vote the whole Democratic ticket at
the election. Don't scratch-it win be only equiys.
lent to q vote for the carpetbsggers.
Mr.. Glenn. the unsophistcated New York as
semblyman, who refused bride and then pub
lshed the fact that it had been offered, has
resigned, to escape the vote of censure passed
upon him by the House.
A citizen Of Barre, Mass. has a woodchuck that
comes daily during the warn months into the
house. and. sitting on his hsunthes devours brown
bread, pies and cakes. answers to the name of
Jack, and follows Ike dog.
The suit of George ST. Clair Hussey against the
Natcbez Democrat, wherein Hussey claimed $780,.
600 damages to his character by the publication in
the Democrat OF certain article copied from
the Keokuk Constitution, has been dismissed.
The Black Crookites say that il this Constitution
be adopted business win revive, and the credit of
the State be restored. Just think of the restora.
ton Of public credit under the rule of the tinerant
warmoth, the prehensile Conway and the "trooly
oiln Baker,
grant carpet baggers and Black Crookites by q
handsome majority but twill require hard work,
and good deal of it. Let every white man give
two days to this object. The fate Of the city and
State is to be settled to-day
Gen. Buchansn's order secures to every voter
the peaceful exercise of bis right of suffrage, but
it does not guarantee the right of voting two or
three times over to the trooIy loiI u mendicants.
This must be a sad disappointment to those
amiable patriots.
The Journal des Debats, in an editorial article,
onthe 18th. scouts the apprehensions which have
been raised of an approaching war. and particu-
lary denies that there is any danger Of war with
Germany. In proof of this. the Journal says,
France has already refused to enter into close
alliance with England and Austria unless Prussia
is included.
A correspondent of the Paris Temps. writing
from Algeria, describes the terrible avidity with
which the famine-stricken people devour the food
which he gives them. He mentions that young
girls Of sixteen came for food to his office without
particle Of clothing. To such desperate straits
have they been reduced that they have sold the
last remnant Of dress which they possessed.
The Rev. Stephen Il. Tying having preached in
Methodist Westinghouse repeatedly since his
admontion by the bishop, it is said that the proper
ecclesiastical authority have taken the preliminary
steps to oblige him to show cause why the penalty
in UGH cases made and provided BY the canon
should not be imposed upon him. That penalty,
We believe, Is suspension from the ministry. So,
the emo Of the Tying case is not yet.
An important discovery has recently been made
among the papers left by the late lamented Alexis
de Tocqueville. 1t is the manuscript of an en-
tirely new edition of his celebrated work on De.
mocracy In America" II. Ratisbonne, who read
the manuscript, says that II is certain to create
sensation, the author having rewritten a number
of chapters. and changed his views in regard TO
many important points.
The New York World figures mp probable
Democratic majority in the next electoral col.
lege, claiming for the opponent Of General Grant
the following States: California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Kentucky, Nebras.
ks, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon and
Pennsylvania. These States altogether give 1873
electoral votes only Ia being necessary to an
election. 1t sets down New York as good for
~ 600 Democratic majority:
At meeting of the citizens of the parish Of
Morehouse, State of Louisiana, held at the court
house, in the town Of Bastrop on the sth day Of
April, resolutions were adopted denuncistory Of
the acts Of some unknown party, in the taking
from the Office of the Board of Registrars in said
town. on the night of the 4th instant, and destroy
ing small United States iag At the same meet
ing subscription for new flag was started.
The winners on the second day of the New
market Craven race were Mr.. Morris Parson, who
won the sweepstakes Of one hundred sovereigns
each Earl, owned by Marquis Hastings, and
Blue Gown, owned by Sir J. Hawley, who came
in neck and neck and divided the biennial stakes,
and Mantaguard, owned by Count De Legrande
and Mr.. A. savilles Blueskin who also came in even
and divided the Suffolk handicap stakes. The
racing was very fine, and the closeness of the re-
suit created great excitement and enthusiasm.
The storm in Mobile on Wednesday, as we learn
from the Advertiser, was very violent. large
number Of trees were uprooted, and several
houses unroofed. A fash of lightning struck the
grocery store Of Messrs. J. O'Reily & Co.,
northeast corner Of Commerce and Front streets,
and communicating with the loose cotton in the
second story, occupied by Messrs. Walsh, Smith
q Co. as sampling room, set FIRE to the bsild.
ing, which was soon in flames. Messrs. O'Reilly
& Co.'s loss on stock is estimated about $50 900,
and insured for three.quarters of the amount.
The building was owned by Messrs. 0'Reilly &
Co., valued at about $4,000, and fully insured.
Messrs. Walsh, Smith q Co. lost only few unim.
portant books which were lying about the Office.
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