The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-23


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since Inc rev. Newman nsn sus e, ~ I srs
iand ne mas peen occurring On wnas ne sss SUI
heard IN TINS country. ne tells = NUMBER OF
curious stories about rs, an OF when VIII 90
interesting 10 our readers. Among otner tnings'
he said:
Al west POINT mere was mintsry couege, ano
every year tne students encampea ana - tne enc
OF the camping season they nad grand iiium'ns-
ton. "nhe waikng 10 the camp, Ga : usrk
night, be fell INTO trench dug TOT putung down
pipes: On expressing MS surprise next day t1at
no panfsde vas put up 70 preseus accident, tne
explanation ne received from we Renueman ne
addressed was that they old NOS require palisades
in America. but palisades were required in EGG
land because tDey nao no inteiect' IN America
they locked out ior tnemselves, ana oio not
expect any person to look out for them. Al the
Catskill Mountain House, though travelling tncogs
he got most hosptabie reception, Tor which
payment would not be taken. In TIE course OF
his narrative be introduced the following anec.
dote OF John Brown, the great advocate OF
negro emancipation: The story. was told ~ the
son OF John Browns master, who said that, see
ing John Brown laying the cloth for dinner with
his aims bare, be expressed his disapprovAl Of
his appearance. He said he would like to have .
u al OF strength with him, and John Brown re-
They went behind the house, and the teller OF the
story put himself in an attitude. when suddenly
there came blow between his eyes, and he did
not know where he was until he found himself IN
the arms Of John Brown, who said, Young man.
you had better get bit OF raw meat and put on
it," (Lsughter.) On the lines OF railway they
had cow-catcbers TO prevent the cattle upset
ting the trains The cow-catcher. OF course,
destroy ed the COW; and he understood It not IN
frequently happened that when train
reached certain destination there was gene
rally COW on the covcatcher ready to be
cut up for steaks. (Laughter.) On reach
g Rochester he asked to see the waterfalls,
a1d ne was told ne could not then get any water
falls, there being no stores open. He explained
that he did not want TO go to any shop or store,
but wished TO see the waterfalls. "Oh," said the
person be addressed, 1--WE call ladies' hair water
falls" (Laughterl When traveing In America
every person talked with everybody else. Per
sons asked him all sorts OF questions, but with
Offences, and he talked with everybody he met.
e found one day that he had been talking with
General Burnside. He spoke with two of the
Supreme Court judges OF Massachusetts, with SOL
diers. and with other persons. He got informa-
ton from persons who old not know who he was,
and therefore II could not be said that they were
printing him or putting him through. "a laugh.)
A workingman told him that the ordinary work.
man could get from IS. TO 6s. q day, and the
skilled workman could get rs. day. The best
workmen got Sc. to los. day. cooper told
him that he earned 30s week by piece work; a
y.
the year round; bricklayer got from l5s. to 1ss.
day, but their winter was very long. Every
thing was very dear in America, and he had come
to the conclusion that the workingmen in EGG
land, if they would only be sober and not souan-
der then money in public houses. might be as well
of as the wolkingmen in America. The farm
aborers we're received into the farmers houses,
and got Sos. month besides his keep, and another
person told him that the laborer might even get
Cos. month. The reverend gentleman described
in eloquent terms the shooting Of the rapids of
the st. Lawrence, under the guidance Of an Amer.
lean Indian pilot; and as he approached the rapids
he was reminded Of the well known songs.
"Raw brothers row. the stream runs fast;
The rapids are near. and the dayhgns's past
He spent little time in Canada, where there
was no established church, [cheers1 all the
churches being free. ICheers.] At Hamilton he
asked how they got on without endowments, and
he was told that in Hamilton they had churches
enough to accommodate all the inhabitants, in
GLIDING the babies. lLaughter.l He was told
that as soon as there was half dozen families in
an outlying district, there was missionary and q
schoolmsster located there. The land was di
vded into school DISTRICTS and the inhabitants met
to impose schc oil rate, which was levied on the
whole population. In the United States every
BODY paid the school rate, sent his children TO
school: and paid nothing for their instruction. and
Dy chiioren thus educated there was no position
IN the United States that might mot be at
famed. lnear, near-I Az Cnicago ne attended
. negro cnurch, ana heard funeral sermon
tieeeueu ~ Hee'o Pieacnef. All were wei
dressed tne negro men with white collars and
cans ana neeiy oruthed COATS; but some OF
tne women were, perhaps, little too smart.
inc negro preacher was most eloquent. A
young man nad recently died, and the dead body
was exposed according to their custom. While
TIE preacher spoke OF the dead to the living.
what thrilling tones he used, causing thrilling ef
feets on his hearers They walked in procession
und the body, and the grief exhibited was genu.
ine, especially that of the woman who was TO have
been married TO deceased. Having described how
house was moved from one part of town to
mother on rollers while woman with her baby
sat at window, working away as If nothing was
happening, the reverend gentleman gave an ac-
count of visit paid by him to Mr.. Robert Lincoln,
the, son Of the late president. lCheers-] The
son was solicitor, and be found him with his
coat of writing away at his desk. He Mr.. Hall)
said to him: "In our country you would be his
royal highness,' to which Mr.. Lincoln replied !:
al knew my fathers position would never make
any alteration for me. went on with my studies,
and never was absent from them except for a
time while serving Gen. Grant, when he was
besiegiDg Richmond Nj. Lincoln remarked that
they had been abused in England for maintaining
slavery, and they were also abused when they
were fighting great battle to get rid of slavery,
and that took away their confidence in British
opinion. but he Was aware of the evmDathv enter.