The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-22


her friends. Horace Greeley did the presenting.
An American named Robert Mitchell edits Ma
poleon's new official paper.
The English language, for all the ends and wants
of human speech, has never been surpassed by
any language upon earth.
Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm is to be attached TO the
editorial staff of newspaper that is to be started
in PiItsburg.
Henry Ward Beecher's wife, said to be woman |
Of much intellect, is soon to commence editing
mothers magazine.
In the State of Saxony 12s newspapers OF every |
kind are published at present, with yearly cir
culstion of "a 900 600 copies.
"a Stable for Nightmares" is the sensational
title of the Christmas number of Tinsley's Maya
zine.
During Gen. McClelau's stay in Philadelphia,
he has been presented with certificate Of mem
bership by the James Page library company.
Philip Barwood, the new editor OF the London
Saturday Review, was formerly Unitarian min
ister in an English country town.
One of the more prominent publishers OF New
York has in press a novel which was written py
young lady of sixteen.
NJ Michelet's splendid work The Bird mas
been published in New York by Thomas Nelson
Sons.
Mrs. Mary E. Tucker, of Georgia, is preparing
life of NJ. M. Pomeroy, editor OF the La crosse
Democrat.
A booksellers clerk in Paris has been SEN
fenced to a fortnghts Imprisonment for having
sold the Lanterne.
Iceland has three newspapers. The Thiedohr
and the Isendigur. published in Reykjavik, and
the Nordanfari, in another part of the island.
John E. Hatcher ("George Washington
Bricks'D and ". H. Perrin, late of the Louisville
Journal, have bought the Louisville Democrat.
After reaching its forty fourth volume, the
Presbyterian Witness of Cincinnati has been dis
continued.
Two venerable Bostonians, partners for fifty
wears in the publishing business, have just cele-
| brated their (" business golden wedding"
Stuttgart and Bologna have each a new mu-
steal paper. Der Freschutz is the name of the
first and Giocchino Rossini of the second.
Gounod, the composer Of Faust " and other
French operas, is moderately wealthy. On his
opera Faust he receives annually about twelve
thousand francs in tantiemes.
The Argus and Crisis states that Major Geo.
Mcknight ASA Hartz) proposes starting ne
paper at Magnolia, on the New Orleans, jackson
| and Great Northern railroad.
Algernon Charles Swinburne has sent long
poem to the Atlantic Monthly, which will be pub
lished in the December number, the title of which
is: " Waterman, What of the Night"
In France all caricstures and other engrayings
intended for the public journals must be submit
ted 10 the authorities for inspection before publ
cation.
The Pesti Maple, Magyar paper, is edited by
two young ladies, the daughters of the proprie-
tors. Both of them are remarkably goodlookng
and as talented as they are pretty.
Mrs. Sarah Page, of Canaan, N. H., has in her
possession Bible printed in 1899, ''by the depu.
ties of Christopher Barker, printer to the Qaeen's
most excellent majesty"
The Brussels Independence Beige hiss larger
circulation in Paris than any of the French gov
eminent papers except the Patrie, aud is very
rich.
Buloz, the publisher of the Revue des Deux
Mondes, receives, on an average, three articles a
day, and keeps two editors constantly occupied
reading manuscripts.
Among the new books announced in Paris is a
volume entitled, The Reasonable COnspracies
in the Northern States during the American Re-
bellion."
"Doesticks,- the original of that name, is
police court reporter for the New York Democrat.
His reports in the Tribune, some years ago, gave
him wide reputation.
"Tenchsa Grondie " is the name for an Indian
legend which was read to Detroit audience
the other night, by Hon. Levi Bishop, Detroit
| poet.
George G. Harding, late of the Indianapolis
Sentinel, this week commences the publication Of
an evening paper, to be called The Mirror, in that
place.
The author of Cipher" the new novel in the
| Galaxy Magazine, is Mrs. Jane G. Austin, Of Con
cord. Massachusetts,, where they say every person
above the age of sixteen writes for the magazine
NJ. Gaillsrdet, in his Paris letter to the Courier
DIES Flats Unis, states that cafe ia to be opened
there where one can hear lectures upon art
science literature and the drama, while partskine
oflsger or coffee.
Another book on Napoleon il to appear from
Mr.. Murray's press, Napoleon at FonIainebleaI
and Elba," lsl4l5, being the journal of the Bri
fish commissioner, Major General Sir Neil Camp
bell, etc. .-.i-i1s------
The new novel upon which Charles Reade il
now engaged was sold in advance to two publish
ing houses-one English and one Americsn-fo
something like fifty thousand dollars. Ia addition
be is to have certain copyright advantages.
The valuable library of Alison, the late Englis
historian, was sold at auction last week in Cincin
natl This collection is thought to be the larges
ever offered for sale in the West, aud is valued q
10000.
Every Saturday for November IA, has the fol
lowing table Of contents: He Knew he was Right
The Latest Partisan whim More Ghosts, Old an
New; Duel Fighting; Britons at BOulogne
Baby Travellers Bad English; Foreign Notes
Extract from Browning's New Poem.
A free reading room for working people ha
Just been opened in Brooklyn, New York. Daily
weekly and monthly papers and magazines an
, good library may be here enjoyed, free of a
expense. room is also furnished for unobjet
tionable games, and for conversation.
The change in the late firm Of Ticknor Field
has revived the old subject of Dickens's reading
and the connection of Ticknor i Fields therewitl
The latest statement of the case is this that du
ing his visit to England. Mr.. OsgOod, of tf
:, firm, made contract with Mr.. Dickens, by Ii
| terms of which tha Iatfer vas 10 give eighty rea