The New Orleans crescent., 1868-09-18

Gold closed in New York at l444.
The bread of idleness- -loaf.ing- -[Punch.
Cowardly natures are always cruel. ,rrV
Judy calls money article, purse. hra
The case for the crown-a skull csp.--[Judy.
Can the readers OF the " Provorbial Philosophy
be called the Tupper ten thousand,-[Judy.
Silly American girls are gambling recklessly at
Hamburg.
velveteen suits for ladies will be in vogue again
next winter.
The governor of Georgia protests against tbs
unseating of negro senators.
The Radical majority in Maine foots up over
2OooO. -@
The Cunsrd steamer Malta was burned at sea
on the 9th. No loss Of life is reported.
"Going to work with will Altering one.-
lex.
Mr.. Hayes, editor of the Savannah Republican.
died on Wednesday.
Gen. Dix is stated to have given Mrs. Lincoln
an entertainment in Paris on the 5th inst.
Any gorgeousness in head-dress or neckties is
admissible now.
The New York Ledger denies that Fanny Fern
either smokes or chews tobacco. eJt
James E. Murdoch will play farewell engage.
ment next winter, and then retire from the stage
Edwin Booth, supported by Miss Blanche DeBsr,
II
Cornelius Vanderbilt can draw his check for
sc 900 900 any time, and get IT cashed, too.
More than fifty operators in Wall street made,
over 81 ,ocO 900 last year.
Bonner usually pays SO apiece for the poems
be prints in the Ledger.
Lilac gloves and scsrfs are just now " the thing"
for morning receptions and weddings in London.
The best part of many persons poetry-the re.
frsin.
Geo. Ellis, opposite the Post Office, has Cooley
for October, waverly Magazine, Menopolita1
Record and Harper's Bazsr.
There is some excitement in the New York
money market over the rumored prospect of war
between France and Prussia.
A Georgia farmer brought out the whole loyal
population. armed to the teeth, by thrashing o
negro he caught stealing from his orchard.
The Georgia House of Representatives has
passed, by large majority, bill excluding
negroes from juries.
The New York Sun says Horace Greeley will
be appointed minister to England when Grant Is
president
Latest mail adyices report Knights Templsr
arriving at st. Louis from all points to attend ths
conclave on the 18th.
News FOR BoUCIcAULT.-We understand that
| Mr.. Reade hatched the celebrated " Fowl in his
| "new and original' novel out OF his well known
"Eg-o."-ITomahRwk
II is announced in Paris that N. 0dilon Barrot,
nephew of the distinguished senator, lie engaged
engaged to marry Miss Fanny Forbes, Of New
| York. -r -.-, f.sf
q" Is there q spectacle in here tonight" asked
an elderly gentleman in front Of the Boston. Hon
est but not posted boy" Reckon not sir, but |
guess you can find hopera glass il you go in. "E
- II lPost.
Do you know, asks Shirley Dare, what sets Q
fatal mark against the gentility Of many peopn;
proud of their manners in other respects! II is =
wink, a look of meaning exchanged in company,
even Of but a third person.
Diamond rings are in bad taste enough under
any condition, but somebody makes the superau'
GUS statement that one Of the strongest proofs OF
vulgarity in q lady-or rather woman-is to sea
diamond rings worn outside Of kid gloves.
The Catholic Mirror says .."all Catholics know
that the sacrament Of baptism is efcacious to the
fruition of Heaven, and when worthIy received,
the recipient, if not afterwsrd de6led by sin, be-
comes the heir of eternal happiness. This is mat
ter Of Catholic faith" -.fa1
few Sundays ago Q minister announced to the
congregation at Troy, New York, that Rev. Mr.
Mann had accepted the invitation to become theh
pastor. He then read his text: " What is man
that thou art mindful of hlml" The gravity o.
the congregation was considerably disturbed b
the coincidence.