The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24


fFrOm Dispatches Of the sothl
COMMANDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
II is rumored that Gen. Gordon Granger win
succeed Gen. Emory in the command Of the Dis
GREELEY.
Horace Greeley is here on a political mission.
Hs dined with Chief Justice Chase this evening.
SLY OLD DOGS.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton recently visited
the United States Court at Washington, and says
that she observed that while the judges pretended
to be very busy reading their notes OF the evil
dence they occasionally cast sleeps eyesu at
the ladies over on fhe'left
STANTON COMPLIMENTS s1cKLEs.
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun says the act of Mr.. Stanton in sending a tee-
gram 10 Gen. sickles, congratulating him on the
result Of the New Hampshire election is perfectly
consistent with the want Of dignity and delicacy
that attaches to him. II Is the first time in the
history Of the government that the head OF the
war Office has complimented an army officer for
negecting his duty to make political hsrangues.
ADVICE TO GEN. LORENZO THOMAS.
A number Of army officers have waited on Gen.
Thomas and suggested to him the propriety Of re-
signing as secretary Of war. They stated that if
he did not DO so, he would probably be legislated
out Of ofics by Congress as adjutant general of
the army. teT
FRIENDLY INITIATION.
OcD- lDOtudt sent WOlu 10 mf. stanton Dy one
OF these officers that he need not cling so tena.
ciously to the war department building, as he
(Tbomas) bad never intended 10 take forcible pos
session Of it, and that Stanton could 90 to his
home for his sleep and meals.
MR.. STATIONS ADJUTANT GENERAL.
General orders, No. l6, justissuea from the war
department and signed By order OF the Secre-
tary of War, Z. ID. Townsend, Assistant Adiutsnt
General" promulgates the resolution of Congress
authorizing the lighthouse board to place warn
ings over distractions at the entrance OF harbors
on the fair way of bays and sounds, approved on
No doubt Is entertained as to the result of the
Connecticut election. The question of the right
OF negroes TO vote enters the canvass, and tins
alone will defeat the radicals. The Democratic
majority, il is claimed, will exceed two thousand
BOURBON COUNTY oLYoERNE.
Quite an excitement was occssoned this morn
ing in the Senate, by the discovery of two bottles,
labeled nitro glycerine, which were found in
passage way near the refectory. A large crowd
gathered round the explosives, but none could
muster courage enough 10 touch either Of the
bottles. until newspaper correspondent came
along. and learning what the scare was about
offered 10 bet five dollars that il was whisky in
stead Of glycerine. He Immediately picked up
the bottles, drew the cork out Of one. put the
neck TO his mouth, and after tasting swore that he
would like TO lie exploded with such glycerine az
that every day. The crowd immediately dispersed.
but the correspondent insisted on rewarding his
inrepidty BY keeping the two bottles OF Bourbon
county glycerine.
RADICAL ALARMS.
The radicals are alarmed az certain presidential
movements here, In which Chase's name has been
used, and Greeley was sent TO still the troubled
waters. The chief justice is indignant az the
treatment OF the radical party. and positively re-
fused TO be identified with the movement In favor
OF Grant, which Greeley pleaded with him to do.
His refusal 70 become tooh for the conspirators
against johnson in the impeachment trial, meets
with bitter denunciaton from the conspirators and
other rascals.
THE BfPEAcHMEST TRIAL.
II has been arranged that Mr.. Butler win make
the opening speech on the impeachment trial. on
the part OF the House. Mr.. Evarts, of the presi.
argument in support of an application for extern
sion Of time, which will be made on Monday.
TROOPS ARRIVING AT WASHINGTON.
A Washington dispatch states that within the
past three days considerable number of troops
have arrived in that city. 1t Is ascertained that
they are not companies, but recruits for the regi-
ments now forming the garrison. One hundred
men arrived for the twelfth United States infantry
and fifty more are expected for the twenty ninth
been full up to the present time the existing laws
authorizing only sixty-nine enlisted men as max
imum In one company. Each company is now
filed up 10 Dinety-seyen enlisted men, and Com
psny X. of the fifth United States cavalry, the
only cavalry company in the garrison. is filed up
to one hundred and twelve enlisted men. The re-
porls say several companies Of infantry have been
ordered to the garrison of Washington, mostly
from the North. These troops are intended, it is
said, for the reoccupat;on Of those forts on the
Virginia side which are retained by the general
government.