The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-15

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Quincy. Ms, sspres to be the national capital.
The hotels Of st. Paul are overnowing.
Ole Bull il In Philadelphia.
There are seventeen cities In New York State.
Thanks to the officers Of the steamer Morgan.
The Grand Jury does not think everything was
square in the street commissioners department.
In Memphis little boy drank the oil out OF 9
sardine box. became sick and died.
The Louisville Democrat is becoming scintillant
again. 3A
Ex.President Fillmore has been named as the
possible Democratic candidate for president.
The city elections in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
Centralia, Ills.. went Republican.
Mrs. Kemble viii read in Philadelphia next
week.
Mrs. Bowers is going to California. Her Phils-
delphia friends have just given her benefit.
The New York Herald relieves the eyes OF It's
readers with larger type.
Can man learn the ropes that are not taut
OF the West Point graduates fifteen are editors
and fifteen clergymen.
Maryland has repealed the law requiring regis
tration of births, marriages and deaths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Paul are travelling through
Scotland.
a Dacneio'--No "''' 'aA'' louisville Democrat
Thanks to Mr.. Carr. purser Of the steamer
Harlan.
Blackberry bushes are white with promises Of
plentiful crop.
Lord Russell is writing history of his diplo.
macy. ~
Springfield. Ohio, is to have new hundred
thousand dollar hotel.
Col 7. P. Andrews, Of the pay department Of
the army, died recently, aged 76.
Rossini received golden laurel crown from the
musicians, on occasion Of the five hundredth per.
formance of his william TsIl.r
The friends and opponents of minister in In
diana went into knock-down fight in church
few days ago.
Wear an habtual smile on your face If you
want to prosper in this world. 1t frequently
brings grin back.
Buchanan, the poet, calls Csrlyle's works
the insincere brutalities Of our German Scotch
man."
swinburne is ct work upon his poem Of "Both-
well,r which is based on the life of Mary, Queen
of Scots. s
A ten year old boy weighing three hundred
pounds appeared on the streets Of Nashville re-
Gently.
dead, but the Mobile Tribune notices his arrest in
that city on q charge Of stealing.
Fes says he knows fellow Who ostentatously
carries round with him brace Of Deringer pistols,
but he wouldn't dare injure anybody with them.
The Boston Post thinks that the classic London
Spectator makes q curious slip when it speaks OF
Matilda Griggs, who twas stabbed by lover to
whom she had borne q child in thirteen plsces.v
- + 49, a kl.xE oI.n
with diadem Of very narrow rim on the front
edge, against which the flowers and lace forming
| the inside trimming rest.
Perch and catfish seem to abound in the waters
along the line of the Gentilly Road, judging by
the loads which men and boys were bringing in
yesterday.
OF what, asks lecturer on the decay of femin.
inc virtue, are distinguished herones made! II is
hard to tell. but one oil them was Maid Of Orleans.
The medal ordered by the Legislature of Wis
consn, in 1867 to Cyrus W. Field is Of solid gold,
costing one thousand dollars, and ID inscribed to
Cyrus W. Field. the original protector Of the At
lantic telegraph.
Red Bug, fourishing but not very well known
town in Southern Illinois, is to have new Ger
| man and English newspaper, to be called the
Egyptian. That part Of Illinois is Familiarity
known as Egypt"
A bare-headed, bare footed. unkempt, unwashed,
halfclad Diego, mounted upon scurvy nag, and
chasing herd Of COWS half starving upon feed
Of dwarf palmettos, or the family green grass Of
the city commons in March, Is thing Of beauty,
II not a joy for ever.
The Kuklux Klsns, of Tennessee, whoever they
may be, are said to be committing outrsges daily.
petition from citizens of Nashville has been sent
to General George H. Thomas, praying for the
suppression Of the Kuklux Klans BY military au.
thority.
AT the Varieties next Wednesday night, viii be
performed for the first time, new musical bur-
lesque from the pen OF Mr.. Edward Hancock, of
this city, entitled "sky-High.n Mr.. Hancock
with good degree of humor, and we have reason
to anticipate good thing. 81
Under the instructions of Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, O
verbatim report of q long debate on the Alabama
question in the British Parliament was sent over
the Atlantic telegraph cable. and the New York
journals Of the next morning give up more space
to Fridays debate in London than they did to the
same days proceedings in Washington.
1t is certainly odd enough that Chief Justice
Chase should now give as reason for again post
ponng the trial of JEFF. Davis that he must first
| preside at the trial of Andrew johnson. When
Davis fell into the hands Of justice, johnson, of
all men in the country, most earnestly demanded
his trial and punishment. Three years have
passed away, johnson himself is denounced as a
traitor and enemy to his country, and the trial Of
Davis is postponed in order that the trial Of John
son may be prosecuted.-[N. Y. Times.
An article in the Galaxy, for March. crcumstan-
tally reveals the fact that the London Chronicle,
for considerable time previous to its disgraceful
death, was subsidized organ Of Louis Napoleon.
Its editor, miserable manager, was an Ameri-
can, named Peyton, to whom was awarded the pc
siton on account of his letters from Paris to the
National Intelligencer, lauding the policy Of the
emperor. 1t is said the Peyton and Chronicle
sunk 100000 francs Of Nspoleon's money in
| fourteen months.
Thousands Of acres of good land in the imme.
date vicinity Of the city win not be touched by
hoe or plow this season. and 80 will not laugh
with aharvest. We suppose this wasteful neglect
is largely due to the impossibiity Of keeping the
fruits of the earth grown near n large cifv from