The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-29
PERSONAL AND PonIrIcAL ITEMS

A. Bouohsrd bss been appointed collector for
the third Louisiana district vice Tisdale.
Gen. Gates. Of New York, the senior officer in
the United States army, is said to be quite sick.
Robert Lincoln, ESQ.,, nephew Of the late pre-
sident, die at Carthage, H., few days since, in
the 44th year of his age.
General Butler is watching the ship of State,
but he wishes her to 80 two ways at once, so that
be can keep both eyes upon her-[Ex.
The law { flee, books and papers Of Mr.. Grad,
OF fermillonville, were lately destroyed by fire
the work Of an incendissy. So says the Adver-
tiser.
A call is in circulation and has received many
signatures throughout the towns in Buffers dis
uict for organized oppositca TO the nomination of
Butler for Congress.
cession 10 day was one hour passing given point.
Gen. Blair. Mr. Pendleton, ard others spoke.
Arnold, the welknown guide on the John
Brown raid, shot a German residing at Saranac
river n. Y, on Tuesday last. The German has
since died. Arnold has fed into the woods, and
declares he will not be taken alive.
The following congressional nominations have
been made by the Republicans of Maryland First
district, II. K. Torbert OF Cecil county; second
district, John T. Enson, of Baltimore county; third
district, Gen. Adam Kihg, Of Baltimore county;
fourth district, Dan. Weisel; fifth district w. j.
Albert, Of Baltimore county.
The Texas State Gazette says deep gloom has
been cast over society 10 Austin by the death of
Mrs Eliza II. Major, wife Of Gen. James P. Major,
late of the Confederate army, second daughter Of
DR.. John g. Chalmers, deceased, once secretary
of the treasury of the Republic of Texas, and
sister TO the lamented Mrs. Gen. Tom Green.
The Boston Traveller says: There never was
a time when the services of Hon. John z. Hale
were 80 much needed in the United States Senate
as at present, If one half the stories told of the
nature of punishments in the American navy are
true. 1t brings forclbly to mind the old tales
about the ING quisition- y
party OF about sixty persons, all armed, and
many of them mounte5, made an attack on the
house of Mr.. Justice, near Cork, Ireland on
the night of the 2lst, and stripped II OF arms,
which they carried of. ihe movement was di-
rected by an American. There was no opposi-
ton offered.
John Savage, the head center of the Fenisn or
ganizaton in this city, will sail for Europe about
the middle of next month, for the benefit OF his
health, which has become impaired through the
arduous nature of his c1icial duties. Mr.. Savage
will not venture upon English SOIL bat will make
Paris bis headquarters during the few months he
will be absent.
exhausting itself, and the whole affair is one Of
the wickedest pious frauds ever foisted upon the
public. Aliens pretended reformation, c0nver
sion, etc., reduced to fact it is said, Is simply
suspension of his Internal business and letting his
room for q series of prayer meetings, for which
he gets $3.50. Fanny Holden's case is similar, and
respectable people about tired of the po wder
wasted on the confirmed and hardened repro
bates.
A little Rock dispatch of the 2ith to the st.
Louis Republican says: The Little Rock dis-
matches of Yesterdays st. Louis Democrat
utter lies. The murder of Mason in Fulton county
| is unknown and not supposed to be political. Tue
report of the burning of the church and killing OF
negroes in Columbia county (see Tribune Alma
| mach for 1861 is also false. About the negro
| murder 10 Conway county, the contrary is true.
| Col. Gordon and other Democrats we're ordered
,S esys the sGpnsy y kaacs.s snG nss 70 aas
| for political effect North. Arkansas was never
more quiet and law abiding than now.