The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-07
FRESH JOTTINGs.

dispstch states that CraveIi, Austrian en-
bassador at Rome, died in that city on the I'd.
Count shackeberg has been appointed embas-
sador to represent the Russian governments at
PARIS, vice Baron Budberg, resigned.
Colonel Michael Harmon, of Staunton, pur.
chased the Virginia natural bridge, at auction, a
week ago, for $500.
Miss Lzzetta Peak, one of the Peak Family Of
Swiss Bell bingers, died in Cleveland, on Friday
aged sixteen years.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has granted
writ Of Supersededs in the Avalanche contempt
case, and ordered Judge Hunter to send up the
papers in the case.
All the French prelates are said TO have sent
letters to the pope, congratulating him on his re
fusal to raise the archbishop of Paris to the
dignity of cardinal
The tariff men in Washington, in expectation of
Mr.. Wade's accession to the presidency, have pre-
pared new bill providing for an increase Of ffty
to one hundred per cent, which, it is said, they
hope to get through Congress.
The managers of the Ohio and Mississippi rail
road have, we learn, resolved to change it from
broad to narrow gauge. by the lst of December
next They are now making arrangements TO
procure the necessary rolling stock, and change
the engines and rails.
Mr.. Gerrtt Smith has published an article to
show that Chief Justice Chase is entitled to give
the casting vote, should there be a tie. on the
question Of the guilt or innocence OF President
Johnson. But there can be no tie on a twothirds
majority.
The elephant Romeo broke from his fastening,
on Friday, at the European circus in New York,
knocked down half dozen men, killed a dog and
horse, and was shot through the head, losing the
only eye be had left. 1t is believed the ferocious
brute will die.
About twenty-four millions of dollars were
checked from the treasury on the lst inst, TO pay
semi annual interest en- the fve-twenty bonds
This eats mp the ten millions of reduction of the
debt reported for April, and makes itlpretty Ger.
tain that the May statement will exhibit an in
crease Of ten to fifteen millions.
Mr.. Lewis, living near Warrensburg, Missouri,
undertook to mix some gunpowder and ashes as
medicine for COW. He poured some powder
from twelve pound can into shovelful of ashes, \
which proved 20 be hos. enough IGNITE the
powder. An explosion followed, which took the
roof of the house, killed two children and injured
MIR. Lewis so that his recovery is doubtful.
The Supreme Court of the State Of Wisconsin
has ordered a perpetual injunction against the
laying down OF the Nlcolson pavement in q street
of Madison in that State. The ground of the de-
cision is that the city charter requiring all con.
tracts to be let to the lowest bidder, contract
cannot be made for an article upon which there
is monopoly.
George Z. Goodwin, the hacker of Weston, has
offered to stake $4,000 that Weston can make
twenty different stretches Of one hundred miles
at intervals of a fortnight, the first in twenty
three and half consecutive hours and the others
in gradually diminishing periods, the most being
tweniy-One hours. The terms are that 81 900 be
won or loston each special attempt, thus making
$4,000. He also offers to bet that Weston can
beat the best sworn time of any long distance
pedestrian on record. and that he can walk fifty
miles in nine hours.