The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-07

gentleman of distinguished ability, and an ardent
Republican. .r-.errst. ~
Of Shelby, introduced q bill to suppress orgsuizs-
tons paradine in mask. Referred to the Judiciary
committee. No action yet upon the proposition
to call out the militia. -
Mr.. Farmer, OF New York, long and favorabiy
known In connection with various benevolent
projects, proposes, In connection with various
societies in that city, to get up system of free
resdin g-rooms for the benefit Of the poor people
there.
All the members Of the next House Of Represen.
tatives are yet to be elected, except one from
Oregon, chosen few weeks ago. None Of the
members Of the House hold over.
In Louisville the Democrats cast for governor
S244 votes the Republicans 4e2. The Democrats
carried Covineton by about 1000 majority. and
Newport by 255 majority. Rutts, the Republican
candidate for marshal Of the former city, was
defeated by 452 votes.
quier says: " The president remains retioent
touching the presidential canvass. he said on
Saturday that he thought il bad policy to make
personal attacks on Grant when great questions
were at issue on which the canvass should be
fought.n
The nominations Of Seymour and Blair were
ratified BY the Democrats of Milwaukee Monday
night. Among the speakers were Hon.. R. Do0-
little and Hon. 8. ]. Tilden. The meeting was
spirited and well attended. Resolutions passed
indorsing the candidates and pledging the meeting
to work TO secure the success Of the ticket next
November.
Gerritt Smith regrets that Chase did not receive
the Democratic nomination, as he thinks
him one of the purest and noblest OF our
public men. And be has no sympathy with the
persecution and wholesale remuneration Of him
for his willingness to accept such q nomination.
Gerritt Smith Is an innocent.
man-of war ia being fitted out at the Brooklyn
navy yard 10 go on an excursion to the West In
dies. Mr.. Seward and perhaps the president will
be passengers. More land is said TO be at the
bottom of the trip. Some think it Is Cuba, and
others say Seward has his eye on Jamaica, for
the purpose of the colonization Of the negroes
there. ,..
VIM. G. Willis died at his residence in Bullitts.
vile, Boone county Kentucky, on Thursday, OF
spoplexy, in the forty-eiehth year Of his age. He
was probably the largest man 10 Kentucky, weigh
ing five hundred pounds. His average weight for
a number of years has not been less than four
hundred and ninety pounds, and sometimes it
reached five hundred and twenty five pounds.
On train on the Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago Railroad, on Wednesday, Major Milky, q
Republican leader at Bloomington, proposed that
vote be taken for president, which was done,
resulting as follows: Seymour and Blair. 81;
Grant and Colfax, 6. The major was completely
noDplussed at this unexpected result. -
1t is told Of the late Chinese banquet in Wash
ington that number OF the carpet bag represent
atives were introduced to Mr.. Burlingsme, and, in
the course of conversation, il was discovered that
seven o these distinguished political pilgrims we're
from Mr.. Burlingame's own district In Massa-
chusetts.
The death of Judge w1mot leaves but four
judges upon the bench of the Court of Claims.
There are now over twenty applicants for this
place. The president, it is said, has stated that
he should appoint some one from the South, as
there are very large amount of claims from the
Southern States. and no one to look after them.
The Courier des Etats Unis, the organ of the
French population of this country. says: 1.-The
radicals have had their day and done their work.
1t Is upon the Democratic party that the work de-.
wolves Of rebuilding where they have cast down.
and Of reconstituting upon solid basis the ele-
ments of social reorg anization which they have
sacrificed TO narrow spirit OF personal authority
Little Tad" Lincoln had narrow escape from
instant death on Monday week. In jumping on q
morning train at Cresson, Cambria county, Pa,
his hand slipped and but for the assis lance of a
gentleman who stood near him, he would have
fallen under the wheels.
The Pail Mall Gazette gays the principal motive
which induced Mr.. Adams to withdraw from his
post minister to Great Britain was his desire to
prepare an edition of the works of his father John
Quincy Adams.a Mr.. JohnsQuincy Adams left be.
hind him large collection of notes on the affairs
OF bis country during the long period in which he
occupied an official position. These notes were
made partly while he was president and partly
while he served in Congress, many years after
A Washington dispatch of the Sd saws "rba
condition of affairs in Tennessee has excited much
attention here during the last few DAYS. The
president Is understood to have said that il United
otstes troops are sent there, they will be under |
orders TO keep the peace, and not to aid Brown. |
low ID bis war of determination against the white
people. The Republicans say they mean to carry |
Inc STATE Ter Grant IL IL costs half a million Of /
money and ten thousand troops. Gen. Thomas is
N active correspondence with the war denart'
nent on the subject. he SAYS the peopIs are
ape Tor revolution"
a professorship Of modern literature has been
'neIeo 10 the German poet, Ferdinand FreIli-
ram bs VINO ived eighteen years in England by
. tne United States. Freiligrath is perfectly
amsr with the English language, and has pub.
lshed one of the best collections Of English and
american poetry. His friendship with Longfel.
great friend across the ocean, a graceful
ribute IN one of his most popular poems
Inc pail bearers st the funeral of Mr.. Samuel
Dicsinson, who was buried recently in Milford,
ere Stephen Trowbridge, aged 81 years: Fred.
rick stowe, aged ~ years; Elisha Il. Stowe aged
years Peter Hepburn, aged "a years: Mark
lowe, aged u years. The united ages of these
srs rs Paoearers is 465 years and what is
eeessed, were born in Old Milford, and have
Ved there nearly all Of their lives.
Boston paper says: ALBERT Hersov Of
alnstaDle, was accustomed TO rail at the custom,
the day. Ii is said that he lived on milk and
'getabies, and wore coat made of calf skns
70 WIDOW OF his brother once proposed to visit
m. he wrote: Madam, can't have you here:
am SICK. and my wife is sick / have no hay or
m Ior your horses; have no servants; and / {
q rather be chained to a galley oar than TO wait
you myself 1t was this eccentric man who 4
lnded the professorship of theory and practice I
medicine in Harvard University
One Marcus Tourtellotte, of Springfield. Mass. Q
order to compel the colored Methodist church
LorlDg street to sell its premises, has built a
zee around the church as high as the caves.
y eighteen inches distant on one side and sbout r.
ara on the other. To render 1t still more Of |
slve, the fence is painted black on the Side
Il the church. The church is, of course. rem.
,ed dark IN the midst of day, and the heat on
Saeoaths is absolutely sitting. The reason
noisy. fNf'' ,e
ne 81. Louis Republican says the prediction
I, missouri VII 60 Democratic this year may
relied on" The radicals have no hone Of
rying the election, except by thelrigid enforce. =,
a. OF the registration acts, by which they ex as
! thousands and thousands OF legal voters will "
kept from the polls. But the Republican adds: rr
ven with the aid Of that law they cannot sue. ON