The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-30
FREsH JOTTINGs.

". D. Williams, of Waco. Texas, is dead.
Thousands of birds, dead from starvation,
Massachusetts, papers report, have bsen picked
mp in the western part of that State. 9
The forty ninth anniversary of Odd Fellowship
in the Unied States, was celebrated at Alexan-
oria, Va, on the 2sth.
The Bulletin is informed that upwards of $4,000
beeves are being gathered on the prairies near
Indianola, to be driven TO Omaha.
1t is understood that the name OF Thos. Ewing
was withdrawn at his request, and the publication
of the speech of Mr.. Ewing against the presidents
power of removal is said to be the real cause.
A number of counterfeit ive-cent notes of the
last issue have been recently presented at the
Redemption Bureau of the Treasury for redemp.
ton.
The Brenham (Texas) Banner learns that that
usually healthy city and county is becoming
whelmed in disease incident to sudden changes
of weather, such SIS inhuenzs and pneumonia
The Brenham (Texas) Banner says the prairies
are filed with plover, species of snipe, that
an excellent bird for eating, the meat of which is
nearly white and very juicy. sportsmen are
enjoying the fun of shooting them with happy
zest.
The San Antonio Herald of the Goth says
large train of cotton passed through that city on
the 18th, on the way to Mexico, part of lot Of
seventeen hundred bales purchased through the
agency of Messrs. Gonzales & Co. The cotton
came from the Colorado section, and was pur-
chased 1T eleven cents, specie.
The government, by special agent, has decided
to erect buildings tor the quartermasters depart.
ment at Indisnola. Lots have been selected, aud
orders TO commence building are expected soon
from Washington. This selection has reference,
in part to the shipment of supplies to the frontier
Captain j. C. Culbertson, a wel-known citizen
of Cincinnati, died on the 25th aged seventy seven.
be entered the army as ensign of the Twenty.
second regiment on the breaking out Of the war
of 1872. and was afterwards commissioned cap
tain. He was one of the organizers of the old
Franklin Bank of that city.
The Galveston Civilian learns that the proprie-
tors of the new beef.packing establishment on
the Trinity below Liberty. have contracted for
barrels at three dollars each, to come from New
Orleans. Yet it doubts whether any point in the
United States offers better advantages for the
manufacture of barrels than the banks of the
Trinity, where there is an abundance of the best
material, with navigation for the transfer of the
articles at hand, and where the means of living
are abundant and cheap.
The nomination of Gen. Scho6eld as secretary
of war turns out to be another move that Mr..
johnson made on his own responsibility, and
without even consulting his friends. Even lad
interim " Thomas, who was at the cabinet meet.
ing as usual, yesterday afternoon, knew nothing
whatever of the contemplated move, and at first
would not believe it had been made; but when
finally convinced by the crowd in the hotel lobby
where he first learned of il, he exclaimed, +" Well
it may be so but at all events am secretary ad
interim till Gen. Schofeld is confirmed