The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-19
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Gen. Ten Ewing Jr., says the Radicals spent
millions of dollars on the canvass 10 Maine.
The remains of the late Edwin q. Stevens, who
died in Paris, reached New York on the 18TH.
recently in Mobile.
The secretary of war has directed Gen. Hooker
10 repair to New York city and report for examl-
nation before the retiring board.
Daren A. Finney, member OF Congress from the
twentieth district of Pennsylvania, died in Bcus-
sells August 18th, where he had gone for his health.
o. L. Dickey will probably be nominated by the
Republicans to succeed the late Thaddeus Ste
vens in Cong ess.
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, attempts to shew
that the national debt has decreased $500 0OO 900
in three years, and that one fourth Of il is already
paid.
Il il gossiped In the New York papers that the
World and the Democrat Brick Pomeroy's pa
perl are going to consolidate, Brick " TO occupy
a controlling place In the consolidated.
Rev. H. d. Mobiles, rector OF the Episcopal
Church in Bridgewater, Conn, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with razor on the l4th. he
preached as usual on the previous day. Inc sup
posed cause Of the act was temporary INSANITY
The Tribune speaks Of the Legislature OF GeOr-
gis " expelling twenty five loyal members, whose
only crime was having black blood in their veins:
II seems by this that there are actually people 10
the world who believe the blood OF negroes TO De
Hack.-[N. Y. Times. l
Mrs F. Cady Stanton says of Horatio Seymour,
he twas never under the influence OF strong
diink-neYer known to tell an untruth, or uster
a profane oath-to indulge in q vulgar story,
coarse anecdOte or an obscene jest-nor did he
ever violate the proprieties OF the Sab0ath, or
sit at a gamblers table, or cross the threshold
Of more fashionable vice"
Gen. Grant told one of his visitors at Galens the
ether day, that, "being candidate, want 10
win of course" He said that If be thought he
could serve the country as well In his present pO'
sition as in the presidency, he should care nothing
for an election but il seemed TO be necessary t0I
him 60 run ne the candidate of those VINO pu'
down the rebellion,
At the opening performance at Selwyn's Inca
ter, in Boston, on Monday week, there were
present the three following notable histrionlo
artists John Gilbert, of Wallacks, who made his
fist appearance at the fremont Theater, Novem
Der Is, 1928; Mr.. Thomas Barry, who began Ms
managerial career in the fall OF 1888. and MSS
Charlotte Cushman who played Lady Macbeth u
Mr.. Barry's Macbeth, for the first time at the
fremont Theater on the 30th of May, 1887.
The Pittsburg Post, of the Sth inst, publishes
the following: 1--WE have the most reliable rea-
sens for stating our belief that Stanton will be
| Grants war secretary, if Grant shall be elected
| And we know there are thousands, even amon[
| the Radicals, who would shudder at his being re
| called to power. Let all such make sure, as IA
| as their votes may go, that Grant shall not hav'
| the opportunity to do 80 great q wrong. MIR. bing
| ham, of Ohio, who, Ben Butler says, hung an Ia
nocent woman, MRS. Surratt), is to be Grauts at
torney general. This, too, would be loathsom
| appointment. But Grant must do as he is bid, an
give office TO the most odious Radicals he ca
find.H "a