The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-05

Gladstone has accepted the premiership.

There were 2l2 deaths in Philadelphia last week
Paris finds cockrosch oil excellent wheel grease
Auber is Sc, and looks like boy.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1854.
During the past week spinners bought As, 0O(
bales cotton in Liverpool.
The Episcopal bishop of Long Island is to be
paid $4,000 year.
On the first icy day New York ia to have a $500
skating match.
The officers Of steamer Louise will accept our
thanks for late Mobile papers.
The sales Of cotton in this market yesterday
amounted to 500 bales.
Liverpool had A, 600 bales American cotton on
hard yesterday.
In Harrisburg the whisky bendn ia said to be
more common than the " Grecian."
More of the conspirators against Prince Michael
OF Servia are TO be shot.
national school of art is contemplated in
Washington, similar to the schools of Florence.
Thirty thousand dollars month is what Cincin-
natl spends on smusements.
The Albany Argus says: "Thad. Stevens was
the father of eleven illegitimate children"
Two Pttsburg editors celebrated Thanksgiving
Day by taking wives to themselves.
In Indiana SCI petitions in bankruptcy have
been filed.
The florists 4 Boston, 1t is announced, have
formed 'mu,ual protective association"
In Chester county. Pa, there was an old-fash-
Toned fox hunt thanksgiving day.
Vesuvius has set fire to whole forest of chest.
nut trees, destroying them. 1t is not under arrest
Gotham is jealous because Boston gave Mrs.
Scott sddons present of silver plate.
comet is travelling by just now at the rate Of
1900 .OC0 miles day.
jenkins says there will be no wine at Washing
ton dinners this season.
A young Gothamite claims to have received an
autograph lerter from the prince of Wales.
-Four brothers in New Hampshire were christ.
ened Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
Dinner parties are the prevailing feature of the
present social season in New York.
A part of Artemus Wards fortune is invested
in real estate at Yonkers, on the Hudson.
The first sugarhouse in Hancock county, Miss,
has just been erected by Capt. j. Y. Ionlme.
Mrs. Buchanan, lady Of Columbia, 8. c., was
beaten TO death by negro washerwoman.
Horace Greeley, and those whose prophet he is,
sre getting up petition for universal suffrage.
The schools of Normandy are all closed The
population are all busy making cider.
Joys are the flowers dropped in our path by the
hand of Providence.
Moderately watered cider is selling for five dol.
lars per barrel in Rochester.
Mr.. Florence Crowley, an old and esteemed
citizen of Nstchez, died on the Both ult
Horse and mule stealing is on the increase
throughout the State of Mississippi
Rev. Jesse Bates, of Alfalfa county, Miss, aged
So years, died on the Dist November.
The Cincinnati journals estimate the popula.
ton of that city at about 10000.
The French settlements of Kaskaskia, Cahokia,
Peoria, Chicago and other points. were only forty
three years younger than the Plymouth Colony.
The Pacific Steamship Company have con.
tracted to carry the California mail via Isthmus
for sl50,COO per snnum.
The State superintendent of public instruction
in Tennessee is charged with "oficisl speculation
in school books.n
naming their two schoolhouses in honor of Lin
coin and Stevens.
The city council Of Charleston. 6 G.. after a
trial Of two weeks, has declared the recent cleo.
ton III that city irregular aud void.
No passenger has ever been injured on the
Maine Central. 1t is twenty years old and one
hundred miles long.
mammoth hotel is about to be erected at Cape
May by a company having cash capital of
$500 goo.
A Chelsea (Mass.) sharper hung Grape on the
door Of his store, and mean while cartei of the
goods lie had bought on credit.
1t has been decided in Baltimore that the eli y
is net responsible in damages for injuries caused
by ice en- the foot pavements.
There is belief prevalent among knowing
ones that FarTagut will be Grants secretary of
he navy.
The town of Shields, in Dodge county, Iowa, at
he late election, cast FIVE hundred and six Demo.
cratic votes and two Republican.
Frank Heiderhoff, editor of the Bay st. Louis
Gazette, has been appointed clerk of Hancock
county, Miss.
Mrs. Lucy s. Polk, an sestimable lady, wife of
John A. Polk, of Pamela, Miss, died on the 18th
November.
John Nevn, of Underhill, native of Ireland, is
bought TO be the Oldest person in Vermont, being
~ years of age. He did considerable farm work
his season.
I. A. Marsh, late of Temple & Marsh. New
York, who is charged with embezzlement, has
'een arrested at Memphis, on his way to Cuba.
lie had with him $l5, COO in bonds.
DR.. Arthur E. Petticolas, superintendent Of the |
Eastern Lnnatic Asylum of Virginia, committed |
uicide at Richmond on the 2Sth ult., by Jumping |
rom a window.
Arizona advices to November 18th state that |
be Indians were depredaiing in all directions.
hey had killed mail rider and robbed the mails |
ear wickenburg.
The last new comedy announced in England is
Tame Cats" Time will show whether it will |
IN as well as "Wid Oats" which has often been |
rinted " Wild Cats"
family man in 0bion county, Tenn, has re-
emily been furnished with triplets, all feminine,
nd he has named them Faith, Hope and Charity |
Re needs all of those graces to enable him to bear
uch infections.
some years ago yonng man-in Rsrlia aasistsd
n old man who had slipped on the pavement |
| few days back he was surprised by receiving
Is goo left him by the person whom he had so
lightly benefited.
Michigan is becoming a rival of Maine in the
1mber trade. II is reported that FIVE thousand
lborers are employed in the pine forests of
iichgan in preparing the logs to be hauled dur
lg the winter months.