The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-09

Matthew r. Maury Is 10 survey virginia.
Gossips are already predicting PATHS divorce.
English fops sport eighteen inch canes.
No one is authorized to say how Chase will vote.
Gold in New York at 1884, to 1884,
Victoria was greatly benefited by her sojourn in
Switzerland.
Matilda Heron is coming back to the stage--to
play at Niblo's on Forests od-nights."
President Haven advocates the admission Of
women to the University of Michigan.
Francis Joseph and Victor Emanuel have each
ieigned twenty years.
The son Of Lieutenant Governor Hoffman, of
Illinois, has declared for Seymour and Blair.
A Frenchman publishes the sblest paper in
Brazil, the Journal of Commerce.
Honolulu has six newspapers, three printed in
English, and three in the Hawaiian language.
Lady Franklin, now nearly so years Of age, has
returned from Asia and is staying in France.
John Allen is preparing to resume his dance
house business.
The fair hands of Mrs. Belmont unveiled the
statue of Commodore NJ. F. Perry at Newport.
The Great Eastern is to lay the cable between
America and France.
Boucicault has gone to Paris to bring out "After
Dark
Baltimore last Thursday week.
Rev. DIR. Pearce, of Mobile, is going to remove
to Springfield. Ill.
Ssnsa Anna has been ordered to leave Cuba.
Probably the old fox was trying to get up re-
volution.
Tufts College (Universalist) has a freshman
class of 20 or one half large again as the last
class.
mond Enquirer, and husband OF Anna Cora Now
att, died in Washington last Friday.
The threat of another visit from Ristori is re-
newed. There are chords in the human mind, as
Guppy would observe.
"Twelve hundred thousand men ready to
march, and an unlimited supply of money J"
Such, according to the Pays, is the present po-
sition Of France.
The boatmen on the Erie canal are enthusiastic
politicians. They carry flags bearing the names
Of their favorite candidates at the raasthesds Of
their gallant craft.
In recent discourse, in England, the bishop Of
| Oxford was especially severe on the great,
strong, hulkipg men who come to church and are
too lazy to kneel."
| The prospective vacancy in the Office Of briga-
der general United States army, to be occssioned
by the retiring of General Hooker. has started a
number of applicants for the position. General
Buchanan and Gen. Gordon Granger are among
those prominent for the position. So says a
Washington dispatch.
| The Pic has been assured by number Of gentle
men that an obliging deer, started by hunter
down on the GENTLY road, proceeded directly to
the house of its pursuer and surrendered itself.
| Crockett's coon must cease to be proverb. Was
that deer provided with one Of Gsrdner's drec-
| tories!
The season was superbly inaugurated at the
Varieties last evening. Vanity Fair" is by NO
means striking in respect to originality of plot OF
situation, but affords scope afor very excellent
and finished acting, and that was enjoyed last
night. The company was cordially received by o
discriminating audience.
On dit, says Washington special of the 5th to
the Louisville Journal, that Secretary Seward will
soon lead to the altar the daughter of Solicitor
Rsley. of the treasury department. The matri
moni4y inclined secretary was!only sixty seven
years old last May, while the idncee is twenty-five
| or tweniy.six. Recent Affections in both families
may delay the nuptials for awhile.