The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-15
General Items.


Pensacola paper says the woods in that vicin.
i'y are filed with robins, who are driven by the
cold blasts OF northern cline for refuge in a
milder climate. Huntsmen are having much sport
in shooting them, and rObin-pieis quite a decacy.
The Chicago Times says there are 25 600 unem-
ployed men and 10 600 recipients OF charity ia
Chicago. and reminds them that 81 900 900 we're
lost 10 O cir families by their uncGed for and IN
avai'ilg stiike last summer.
Thu a. ralAied of a father who was one evening
teaching his little boy TO recite his SundGy-schO0
lesson Ii was from the fourteenth chapter of
Matthew, wherein he related the parable Of
malicious individual who went about sowing t4res.
" What ia a tare" asked the anxious parent.
"1ell me, my son, what t8re is" You had
EN-" Johnny, what do you meant" asked the
astOnshed parent, opening his eyes rather wide.
a. Lest week, when you didn't come home for
three days." said johnny, al heard mother tell
Aunt Susan that you were on a tare.m The Sun
dsy-school lesson was brought to an abrupt close,
and Johnny was sent OF TO bed.
About one hundred and forty "starn actors
and actresses died during the past year. No such
mortality in the profession has been known for
twenty years.
Car5s for tin wedding are engraved on tin
foil for crystal wedding on transparent ising-
glass; for china wedding on enameed cards
with a tinted border; and for silver aud golden
weddings on cards with silver or gilt borders.
Gold continues to accumulate in the Bank OF
France. Its Golfers now contain the unprece
dented sum of sos 400, 600. This, too, notwith.
standing the large requirements of money to make
mp a deficient harvest in France by foreign i'm
poratons of wheat. The large ornaments of
Europe and the fears they occasion are reported
TO have psrayzed commerce to an extent never
before Witnessed.
One Of the arches Of the underground rail way
of London, il is said, forms the floor Of kitchen
above. IL was constructed without cracking the
walls Of the house wherein the kitchen was sit
mated.
The general movement Of travellers between
France and England, during the year 1857, was
by Calais, 202, 1873; BOuOgue, l52 OBI; Dieppe,
IS 294 and Havre 10 800.
Coastng or sliding down hill on sleds is said to
be the present agony at Montreal only the
Canadians call it 'toboganing" from "tobOgan,"
their name for a sled A great number of people
in all parts of America enjoy this exhilarat-
ing sport every winter.
On The appearance in Paris of q volume of CO.
temporary biography, the manager Of a theater
sent 10 the authOr to request him to change the
ages of the actors in his company in future edi-
tons, assigning as reason that in giving the real
ages Of the actors and actresses he seriously in.
teTteted with the pleasures of all connected with
the theater, taking away from. the public their IL
lusions and from The artIstes their prestige. The
request was granted.
In Franklin county, Tenn, it is reported that
company Of German emigrants have recently
settled upon upwards Of 5000 acres of land, which
had been purchased by an agent sent 10 advance
of their arrival. The new corners represent q
capital of 100000, and it is anticipated that
within few weeks an additional tract of 1000
Thrifty emigranls from abroad, who bring strong
~-r~- With them, and are willing to work, will
ags be welcomed in America.
At the Sunderland Theater, in England, it is re-
ported that about three weeks ago two scene
Shutters resolved to svenge themselves upon a
pantOmmist by refusing to catch him when he
lesped through an aperture during public per-
Torrance. They hid quarIeled with him, and
meant to leave him to the risk Of a broken neck,
but luckily he was caught by others, and imme.
distey caused the arrest Of the derelict cstchers.
An interesting discovery of ancient silver coins
and Dgots of the Gaulish period has been made at
Goutrem, France. They are believed to belong
to the period of the Volsci TolOsat inhabitants of
ancient Toulouse. The coins seem to have been
cut of the ingots and without regard to the form
of the piece stamped as money, attention being
paid only G. their weight.
Judy has q cartoon representing Gladstone and
Lord Russell with skates and mufflers, the latter
trying the ice of pond labelled " Liberal plat.
FORM while the former holds his arm 20 prevent
his falling in, Derby and Dsraeli, as ice police,
are In the background. The following is the
dialogue johnny" Well, what do you think,
Billy Bill" Why it'll be precious long time
before thst1 be safe"
Aspectaole which is said to draw a crowd daily
TO the TuiieTies gardens, Paris, is that of lady
who, in her daily walk, attracts round her flights
of the wild pigeons who lodge in the old trees,
and scores OF spaIrows and ether birds who perch
on her shoulders, and evenihave the audacity TO
peck at Der mouth. The lady Is daily escorted to
her home by perfect squadron of her festhered
friends, who then return to their quarters. The
attraction is not known.
A fIightful accident happened at Nantes,
France. recently. A cOuntryman made a bet that
he would cross the frozen Seine there. driving
CARLOAD of hay. Twenty-eight people followed
the cart 20 see the result of the wager. In the
middle of the river the ice broke and the whole
party fell into the water; nine only were rescued.
1he bodies of the others have since been found
Among the victims was the mayor Of Percheville,
q NJ. Canal.