The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-23

Dte n promises to stump the West.


the month of August cost over four hundred and
twenty. FIVE thousand dollars.
Stephen Sanford has been nominated by the
Republicans Of the sixteenth, New York, district
for Congress.
Rear Admiral William Mervene died ia Utica,
New York, on Tuesday week, at the age OF
seventy eight years.
The Democracy Of the Milwaukee district have
nominated Alexander Mitchell for Congress. The
Democrats are confident OF his election.
Hon. L. Dawson gives hopeful accounts Of the
canvass in Pennsylvania.gH He entertains no doubts
of success for the Democracy in the coming elec-
ton.
Bridget 0'Toole, servant girl who swan from
Nahant and saved two ladies from drowning few
days ago, will receive memorial from th4
Humane Society.
Mrs. Borghlani, formerly Mrs. General Eaton,
has obtained warrant for the arrest Of her huEt
band, on O charge of sbduotng and seducing her
granddaughter, Mrs. Randolph. He has not yes
m.miiton Z. Jones, ESQ.,, formerly eaItor OF
the Carolina Waterman, and for q number Oh
years q member Of the Legislature from RowsS
county, died at Morgantown, N. c., on the 10th
inst, aged 20 years. Mr.. Jones was the author Of
cousin Sally Dlard."
Registration has commenced in Arkansas, As
conducted an election will be a mere form. IA
effect, Gov. Clayton will appoint congressman AMI
presidential electors. Under his Instruction..
registrars exclude from registering and voting
whom they think proper. /,
Gen. Mcclellan Is daily expected from Europa.
Extensive preparations have been made by tie
National Mcclellan Legion to give him pub
lie reception. Nearly all the Democt attic clubs III
the city have been invited to participate and tho
parade will be made with torchlights.
Savannah Bradley, disguised with Georgia. az.
rived in New York recently, and as he choose 10
wear two revolyers and bowie knife he waa
locked up in the Tombs. He didn't mind this 81
much as the refusal of the captain of the steamer
on which he came to allow him first class pas
sage.
have barbecue at Brusle Landing on Saturday
next. Preparations are in progress to feed 5OC1
people. Among the speakers to be present ana
Mr. Jewell, of this city, and Capt. Greathouss.
Many colored men and several colored orators arc
expected TO be present.
The death is announced of Mrs. Elizabeth
Emery. of Andover, Massachusetts,, at thei al
vanced age of 81 years and months. For twenty
years she and her husband had chargeIof the thee-
logical institute, and she was universally known
as mother Emery" She was the mother of Ret,
Joshua Emery, Of North Weymouth, Mass, ana
of Rev. s. Hopkins Emery, of Illinois. !
Mr.. Pendetcn made a mastery speech 81
Springfield, Illinois, on the 18th, to the largetJ
audience ever assembled in the State-fully thirtt.
five thousand. Hundreds of attentive Republicans
listened. The meeting was an unparalleled SUE
cess. At night an endless torchlight processioaI
illuminated the streets, and Springfield w9s
crowded with exultant people.
favorite New York actress was the recipiene,
Monday night, Of the largest and most slegarFt
bouquet that has ever been landed on NeT
York stage. The design was q ship under fG,l
sail, the fgurehead being as near likeness 81
could possibly be made Of flowers Of the lady hes,
self. The sails were Of tuberoses and jasmink.
and the whole thing for beauty, fragrance, ara
artistic Skill could not be beaten.
Professor Mahsn, of West Point. has been CONF
pairing Alexander and Gen. Grant, In q tone rats
er unfsvcrable to the former. He evidently COZ.
siders Grants victory over Lee at the Wilderness
o greater haitiH than af abe n-..i.-., ossnt VIC
Iofy at Spottsylvania more mastery than Alexans
der's at lssus, and the battle OF Arbela small
affair to Grants great fight at Cold Harbor. Bot
then Alexander could not afford to win such yio0'
ries as Grant did. He started with only about
thirty Thousand men, and had hundreds Of thous-
ands to whip,and was obliged to economic the
Mr.. George W. Childs, Of the Phnadeipkis
Ledger, who has won, BY many good actions, the
name of being one OF the most benevolent, as ne
is also Of the most enterprisng and ssgaciods
of Philadelphia business men, not long ago pre-
sented to persons employed in responsible posi-
lions in the Ledger office, life insurance policies
amounting in the aggregate TO $40.000-undertak
ing at the same tine 10 pay the premium-sboat
$4,000 per snnum, for ten years, at the expiration
of which time the policies become, by their termg.
self paying. Mr.. Childs goes TO Europe ext
month with bis wife, on a tour in search of rest
and health. e
Boston social circles have been startled by she
announcement that member of the Chinese en-
bassy, which has just left Us, has become engaged
TO belle of this city, and is soon to come back to
rstify the matrimonial contract. The gentle.
man is, however, not one of the Mandarins proper,
but European-M. de Chargs, the French inter.
prefer OF the expedition under Mr.. B1rlingsme's
charge. The acquaintance began at Niagara
Falls, where the lady was sojOurning, but was
continued easily here, since the lady is daughter
in-law and member OF the family OF Mr.. Harvey
d. Parker at whose hotel the embassy had les
headquarters In Boston. She is the widow of Nc.
Parker's son and namesake, who, five years ago,
left home on voyage 10 the East Indies In a
vessel which was never heard of after her depar-
ture, and is fairly presumed to be lost.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark has is
sued pastoral letter, in which he speaks about
our American system of common school educa-
ton. He says that nothing more clearly shows
how far the American mind has departed from.
the true idea of revelation and real Christian civil
ization than the popular theory of mere secular
education. The word education being used, more
over, in It's narr0west and most imperfect mean
ing, as implying mere cultivation of the intel
lectual faculties and even this being done in the
most superficial manner, by examining the mind
with facts, instead OF making II reflect and reason.
The bishop aays that the spiritual guides Of the
people are preaching politics and radicalism; aud
worse than all, the schools are training the youth
up to be sharp boys, sharp men, cunning. unseru-
pulous politicians, without religion, and conse.
quently without morality.
The New York Sun says We learn that The
death of the late Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt at
the time it occurred is attributed TO an accidental
circumstance. She had been staying at q wafer
ing place and intended to take the morning train
home. Her servant was not in readiness to leave
when the time arrived to start from the hotel, AID
| kept Mrs. Vanderbilt waiting half an hour. In
| consequence Of this delay she did not arrive at
| the depot until the train had gone, and she re-
NAMED there In close confined place, ak hours,
| waiting for the next train. This brought her TO
the city at late hour at night, and when she got
| home she ate hearty supper and went TO bsd.
| The next morning after breakfast she went cut
in the heat TO the house Of Mrs. Horace p. Clark.
| her daughter, and was taken sick soon after her
arrival there. II is believed that II Mrs. Wander
| bit had got of By the morning train, on which
she intended 10 come or had returned to the hotel
| and waited in 9 convenient place for the next
| train, she might have avoided the attack OF apo
| plexy at the time it took place"
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