The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-16
editorial Paragraph. Etc.

Corpus Christi has about 300 inhabitants.
Castles 10 the air-chignons -[JuiY.
The Bryan (Texas) News Letter says people
shoot at each other IN that place for fun.
Sergeant Bates was expected at Montgomery
on the 10Th.
A Chase paper in Washington, backed up by
large capital, and one in Baltimore are talked Of
Ole Ball concerts in New Albany, Indiana, Mon
day night.
Miles O'ReiIly says tha. Butler started the story
about Grants bibulosity.
Ole Bull played in Louisville Friday and Saturday
nights.
When will Prentice fire his last shot Ger the
grave where hero is buried -
The New York Evening Post has jus. completed
its 9th year.
There are five thousand students Of music in
Boston.
t-Ihe st. Louis grOcers object to paying dram
shop license.
"a pound of meat without bone" is to be the
future allowance of the British soldier.
Great minds are the least quarrelsome. The
largest ocean is the Pactic.-l Anon.
The English think that Santa Anna will never
be coutented " until he ia comfortably shot"
western millers are said TO be mixing white
corn meal with their four" This IS a making
The tale bearer, says DR.. South, and the tale
hearer ought to be both hung up together, back to
back, the one by the tongue, the other By the
The New York Tribune says torrent of frivoity,
nastiness and morbid sensationalism has nearly
swept the legitimate drama from the stage.
Thackeray thought children should be taught
whist ct ten OF twelve, as q part Of their educa-
ton, and favored professor Of the game.
TenDyson has closed the door Of his heart
against those who send him verses and requests
for autographs.
If sny man, fays Kirk White, ascend the pulpit
with tie intention to utter fine thing be is CON-
hitting deadly sin.
| Alta fashionable wedding in Brattleboro, Vt,
recently, cynical old gentleman presented to the
bride pair Of Gat.irons, Washboard, mop,
broom and gridiron.
| negro cavalryman in Brownsville settled the
question OF tie relative merits Of the cavalry ani
infantry services By shooting member Of the 18th
infantry.
Some Of Heads styles of asking people 20 drink:
"COme and change you BREATH +" Let's get our
teeth filed :" "Join in filling druDkeTd's grave; :"
" Let's histe !" " What do you ssy to liquordating
with me?" "Walk up and face your enemy"
! Let's throw ourselves outside of suthin," etc.
the meeting OF the Army of the Cumberland
in Cincinnati, Gen. Thomas, when member pro-
posed TO have "shermau's terms TO johnson
adopted, as a basis Of reconstruction" instantly
ruled it out Of order declaring it was social and
fra'ernal, end not political Organization, and
adding, lat the same time, | return the gentleman
my cordial thanks for giving me this opportunity
Of expressing my views on this subject"
Recorder Hackett, of New York, has decided
that q city railroad car, carrying thirtytTo pas
seDgers and drawn by two horses, was overloaded /;
and has imposed a heavy fue on the driver and
conductor OF the car. This is the first glimpse Of
hope we have ever seeD says the New York
Times, that the law can be brought to bear upon
the city railroad companies for the public relief.
al told Mcguire" says Train, writing from
Dublin, d" thai what We wanted was to get over
these artisans to America-not the yarn. Does
my friend Mr.. Marble object to our having fac
tories of our own? Can we do that il we carry
out England's ules on free trade? Let the Dem
ocrats take one more jump in progress; we must
manufacture our own clothes"
Mr.. King, of the firm of King, Kennedy Co,
Of Brownsville has about 30, 600 head Of cattle at
his rancho. near Corpus Christi. In the shape OF
beef they would be worth a million Of dollars in
New York. He kills from thirty to forty beeyes
day, and prepares the beef for market by ex
peliDg the blood from the veins, and then iuf!'
trating the meat with injections Of cold brine.
Somebody has given 10 Gen. Grant q bride
made entirely Of the hair from the names aud
tails Of horses (which have carried heroic men on
long marches and through bloody battles-toileTs
before army transportation and immigrant wag
ems, where the course Of empire holds its way,
and the wild horses of the praires from Mexico tc
the Red River of the North" according to the
language of the speech made on The occasion.
At Gen. Grants reception on Wednesday week
| Cen Longstreet divided with Sheridan the honor
of being the greatest attraction. When his name
was announced by the usher, Gen. Grant imme
diately turned from the person with whom he wa
speaking, and met Gen. Longstreet half way, pre-
eented him to Mrs. Grant with great cordially
and remained in conversation with him for seVe
raj minutes. 1t ia said that on his recommends
ton, and in consideration of Gen. Longstreet'
support of the reconstruction measures, Congress
will soon pass a bill removing MS political disa
bliies.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher Overthrows all accepted theo
ries relative to the origin of the name Amazon
as applied to the river, by describing the dress 0
tribe of Indian warriors along its banks, al
holding that their feminine attire deceivedlthe TO
= lowers of Pzarros brother, in days gone by, jus
: as it would be likely to deceive more observin
and less timid military men of to day. The lee
turer in enumerating the ereminate garments G
the dusky fighting men, did not omit to mentio
I that each aud every one wore an immense water
e fall as an appropriate accompaniment to his Ion
!. robe, and carried for defense shield made c
: | d turtles shell.
0 What lucky and luxurious dogs bears are. I
long dismal spells Of weather like the present the
r | retire into their snug winter quarters aud dOz
2 away the time in pleasant dreams after the mar
T | ner OF the hero Of Sleepy Hollow. No goin
q through the mud aud cold rain to market at earl
o dawn splashing to the Office or shivering rOan
e corners like homeless freedmen, but stopping il
. doors all the while, snug and comfortable, an
{ only waking up with the pleasant scents an
r sounds Of spring. Besides, bears h1ye warm Goa
q always on hand, fsshionably made, With tails
approved shortness, like paragraphs, which al
I good in proportion to their brevity.
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