The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL ITEMS.

nenry heeo mas wlthdrawn from the Cincinnati
Fernando Wood announces that he has retire
from political life.
1t is proposed to run Andrew johnson for gov
ernor of Tennessee.
n General Grant arrived in Chicsgo on the 18th
and took passage imme distely for Galens "
Drums are now ornamentsd with likeness O
Grant. better man to beat doesn't exist.
Gen. Morgan, Gen. Forrest, Judge Scruggs Col
King and others addressed large peace meetin.
at Memphis on the Sth.
The Democrats have nominated Hon. Warner
7. Noble, Of Iiffn, as candidate for Congress
from the ninth district of Ohio.
General o. Lagrange and John B. FELTON, hav,
been nominated for electors at large by the Cali.
fornia Republican convention. -
The Missouri Democratic convention nominated
=. A. Lewis, Washington Adams and E. Il. Morton
for Judges of the Supreme Court
Grant having been in the tanning business for
30 long, his mouth Is so puckered that he cannot
make speech IL Elk.
academy for boys at New Castle, KY, on Sep
Mast. the artist, began his career with Frank
Leslie at s. per week. He was only Mast III an.
Some people now think him nasty.
Captain VIM. Hart, Democrat, was elected mayor
OF New Albany on the 4th BY majority OF l4s
Chss W. shaw, Of Biddeford, has been nomi.
mated for Congress from the First District of
Maine. by the Democrats.
Greeley says I" scratch Democrat and you will
md rebel under his skim" The csrbet baggers
o. l.. Grant brother of the general, is out in
card saying that he won't vote for Seymour.
Dreadful
Convention Of California has nominated Frank NJ,
Huxley for Congress.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., manages the New
York Herald on board his yacht. Hence, the
politics of the paper are all at sea.-lExchange.
The question can Democrat be saved ~ ia
seriously put by correspondent to the Advance.
arelgious paper published in Chicago.
Horace Greeley was the first csrpetbagger. In
1860, at the Chicago convention, be was the dele.
gate from Oregon.
Mrs. John Tyler is the only widow OF a presi-
dent upon whom Congress has not COME. red
the frsnkiDg privilege.
The proposition to confer upon Horace Greeley
the effiee OF city register Of New York, made
vacant by the death Of Gen. Halpine, meets with
general favor. -
Prominent Kentuckisns are urging the president
to remove Gen. George II. Thomas from his com
maDd in Kentucky and Tennessee. No promise
has been made in reply.
The remains Of the late Very Rev. B. J. spauld.
ing were followed to the grave In Louisville by
nearly 10000 persons. The ceremonies were very
impressive.
The election Of municipal director for Yoke.
hama Japan, on the 10th Of June, resulted in the
Boyle, British.
lie Grand Lockwood, Esq, has bought ten mar.
Bile statues OF Larkin G. Mead, at Florence 70
decorate the magnificent grounds of his new
palace at Norwslk, Connecticut.
Beverly johnson has taken with him AZ ,naitre
dhotet Wormley, the wellknown caterer, and in.
tends TO regale his London visitors with canvas
back ducks, terrapin and crabs.
The Democrats Of the twelfth Ohio district have |
nominated Philip Van Trump, the present iucum.
bent, for Congress, by acclamstion. The Rennb
hcans nominated Nelson J. Turney of Circle vile.
senator Dooittie teegraphs that he addressed
very large and enthusiastic meeting At Mi. |
waukee; that Seymour Is gaining rapidlv evsrv
day.
A prominen. Radical from West Virginia saw.
that great change is going on in the ranks and /
file of the Radicals, and that the electoral vote of
that State will probably be cast for Seymour.
TheIRsdicals.have made savage attack on Sew.
mour and Blair, but 1t does not compare with
lest assault on record.
The president has accepted the resignation of
Commissioner Rollins Internationally, and the
latter has been advised by his friends to surrender
The New York Tribune and PHILADELPHIA Pres,
have both q serious attack of the old "slavs-
Power" fever. 1t has visited them prior TO every
election for years.
Grant, at any rate, is good. natured to his noor
relations: He submits to Dent, and the other
day, q, Maysyille, gave rebel cousin $1,000 TO
start bar with.
Mr.. Charles L. Wilson, proprietor of the Cb;caoo
Evening Journal, was married on Monday week
At Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Miss Caroline !
Fsrrsr, Of that city, daughter Of the late Isaac
II hrrhr, OF Bangor. Name,
A large part of Nashville was illuminated nm .ba |
night Of the 6lh, and there was an immense torch.
Lent procession IN honor of Seymour and Blair |
At least is 900 persons we're on the SQUARE At one
time; Inc anair passed OF without disturbance. |
A WashiDgton's dispatch states that fayorite
negro servant OF Judge Chase was held 10 bail on
The 9Th for raping mulatto girl, whom he Ia.
weighed into the judges library and treated 70 the
Judges wines. -. = | !
Happiness is the lot of man. Minister Iobn.or 9
escaped the silly bcylls Mrs. Lincoln TO be prs. |
cipitated upon the Charybdis Colorado Jewstt
no took passage in the same steamer with him.
,elf.- World.
1t was the intention of Mr.. Halpine,, friends 10 .
'un him as the Democratic candidate for Con
yress IN the Ninth District next autumn In nlaca
u Fernando Wood. OF his election there could
ave been no reasonable doubt '
w. w. Cleary, private secretary tn Jscob e
thompson while Confederate secretary of the in. q
eror. arrived ID Cincinnati on Sunday week from G
jsnsos, on his way to his old home, Cytbians 0
kentucky. This is bis first visit since the war O
II is said that Edwin M Stanton will tsLs ,h. Il
lump ior Srant and Colfsx, but will be able 10 .
make but few speeches In conseuuenee Of III g
s a; The hrst will probably be at Cleveland,
Lewis wolhey, lately appointed assessor for Ii
lew orleans district and confirmed by the SENATE N
as not been commissioned by the presidsnt II
ne cause for-rithhoding his commission has not W
snspired. -.' NV
Major Mcdonald, the well known chief cI.,l =, al
?. senate, unfortunately discharged gun while 10
ndesvorng to brighten some little girls from his D,
arden. Several shot took effect in the neck and u
,oulders Of one child. The matter il in ths la
ands OF the police. e ia
Petitions are pouring In by the dozens. signed CT
Radicals and rebels" earnestly implorjng the 81
egisat1re not to call out the militia Thew will le
De treated as those praying for universal snf 81
,ntempt. w e1
The last story OF domestic infelcity from Chi. WI
o. Cross, Is breaker OF bearts co
nero OF mock marrisges-three Of 'em-a forrer -
certncates, hirer Of false priests, bieamist
d regularly. -'a'-' sid
bottss present complaint is water on the chest Al
y many years il has been wind in the same PA. en-
On Just now John Minor is the guest Of 4 DR.. co
epnsrd' who keeps 9 wster-cure-but not a CO..
nc cure-in Brooklyn. Bolts will stump Viz. sci
91s-ior Grant We are happy to ssy.-[worId. ac'
empress OF Russia is at Kissingen iacoonifo Un
me countess Barodinsky, and has hired botsl Sta
herself at the rate Of Is 900 forms a weeT. IN
rs Is 10 emulation Of q private American. the del
e Sam. Colt, who similarly took exclusivs nos. Of
ssiOn of hotel in Moscow for aoroe -e Pos- spS