The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
EDIroEIAL PARAsKAPms. ETC.
Greeley has a new $40 hat.

Greeley has a new SO hat.
VIM. NJ. Evsrts is grandson Of Roger Sherman.
Prince Arthar is soon to make q tour through
Italy and the East.
1t is estimated that the machinery OF Great
Britain does the work of 400, OOO,O 900 men.
Cambridge University. England, has conferred
on Capt. Maury, of the United States, the degree
of LII. D.
Geo. Alfred Townsend. the rattle headed news
paper correspondent has inherited fortune, it is
said. The Buffalo Express rejoices that Geo. A.
will be enabled to lay aside the pen.
1t is understood that Gen. Grant will soon order
eight companies of infantry, now stationedn Chr
cago. to proceed to Alabama, where they will be
stationed permanently.
The Dsnville (Va) Times vouches for the ex-
istence Of a red-headed female child in that
vicinity, only Is months old, having a black
mgstache a quarter of an inch long.
Two New Orleans journalists are about com.
hitting mstrmony. One Of them departs single
life to-day. The other one is soon to perfect an
acquaintance and intimacy Of twenty years or
more.
The Franklin Banner, of the 18th, says the
water is now running through Grand Levee ere.
vase, and the Crosse Tete country is said to be
again flooded. The water in the Teche is rising
slowly.
At least eight thousand letter packages contain.
ing shamrocks, and addressed, were sent to all
parts of England and Scotland for Irish relatives
and friends to display as emblems of nationality
and the patron saint of Ireland on st. Patrick's
day.
Nothing annoys a man more than to be eagerly
questioned when he comes home tired. Give him
neatly served dinner, or pair Of easy slippers
and cup OF tea, ana let him eat and drink in
peace, and in time he will tell you, of his own
proper motion. all you wish to know. But if you
begin the attack too soon the chances are that yO1
will be rewarded by CURLY spoken monosyllables
Pat down that piece of wisdom in your note book
girls; it will serve you well some day.
little Rock Ledger.
The editor of the Texas Jimplecute, writing
from this city, says he is in favor of direct imme-
date trade between that State and st. Louis, via
Jefferson. He makes out that it would make a
saving of 81 30 on barrel of -four, and five days
in point of time. He says the insurance compa-
MES Of New Orleans are driving everything away
by their exorbitant charges; and, in support OF
the statement, says nearly every steamboat in
Red River is now insured in Western offices, and
that much of the real estate Of New Orleans is
insured elsewhere. Upon the subject Of Western
N6lbut INC CuIcNtpOIl OOuLuWcsbeTu says.
1t is time the business men of New Orleans were
opening their eyes and looking after their future
welfare. Already they have lost nearly, if not
quite, two-thirds Of their best customers in this
section for Western produce. IL has been de-
monstrated beyond cavil, that our merchants can
lay down here Western produce, shipped direct
from st. Louis, at less prices than il can be bought
in New Orleans by the cargo, under their present
system Of business. We noticed last week large
consignment of bacon and lard on the levee, d.
rect from st. Louis, which cost, laid down here,
seventeen cents per pound. The New Orleans
press dispatches Of the same date quoted the
same article at nineteen cents per pound. There
is a large commission house in this city which has
for some time past been filling bills for West
ern produce at New Orleans quotations as fur
nished by the press dispatches, which, as a
general thing are lower than their jobbing
rates. Is il any wonder then that two-thirds
OF he Western produce and tobacco received here
comes direct from st. Lsus The merchants OF
Jefferson, too, are waking up to the importance
Of this new avenue of trade, and large quantities
OF hides which formerly went to New Orleans
now go direct TO ST. Louis. The saving of freight
insurance, and above all the perausites of the
New Orleans merchants are not TO be thought
lightly Of, and if the latter do not bestir them
selves they will wake up some fine morning with
the fact staring them in the face that they have
run of some of their best customers. They well
know the nature of the unnatural disease which is
eating into their vtas, well as the proper RENE
dlesnecessaTy to effect radical cure. Delays are
always dangerous, but IN this they are dOubly
SO. Already active steps have been taken by our
merchants, assisted by their enterprising friends
in st. Louis, looking to a much larger traffic be-
tween the two places, which, when consummated,
will tend TO the mutual benefit OF both parties
but to the detrment Of the New Orleans produce
dealers, and her business men generally. "Shoot,
Luke, or give up the gun !"