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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08
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The Society Of Jesuits ia composed Of sl6s
members, and increases nearly 100 annually.
1he Jews in America are said to number two
hundred and fifty thousand.
The eteamship lines between New York and
Europe transported during 1867 1000 passen-
gers, l,oo0,Oo tons Of cargo, ana s4s,ls5,00O in
specie.
Last year California produced ls2 900 bushels Of
peanuts.
The United States has So .sss miles Of railroad
1t is estimated that 100000 acres of wheat
have been sown in California this season.
An orchard of 100 acres Is being planted with
soft-shelled almonds near Marysville, California.
There are 3l73 refneries Of beetroot sugar On
the continent Of Europe, producing annually
CSC, 900 tons Of refined beetroot sugar.
There were l,25l, 40 bags Of coffee shipped
from Rio de Janeire to the United States in 1867,
against S57, 173 bags in 1866.
Mr.. Goodrich, the great experimenter In pota-
toes, has raised over Is 600 seedlings, OF which
number less than ten sorts have proved OF value
for general cultivation.
held their annual meeting at Madison on the l4th
February. Wouldn't bee keeping be profitable in
Louisiana II properly attended to!
Dickens has written to his friends in England
that he expects to bag 100000 during his stay in
America.
A cotton factory has recently been established
In Oktibbeha county, Miss, which is turning out
$50 pounds Of thread per day.
1t is stated that 400 years ago the HISTORIANS
numbered 1900 900, but under Moslem rule have
sunk to 100000.
1t is said that the Chicago Tribune Company
Melted 5000 last year.
The corn crop Of Ohio last year was sc, $50, $50
bushels. being an average Of s63 bushels to the
acre planted.
In Brazil there Is an immense hairy spider. called
the crab spider, which has a body sometimes as
big as an egg. IT has been known to kill young
chickens and suck the juices.
There is said to be over 100000 seeds of red
clover In pound.
d. c. Sccfed Of Elgn, H., in 1857. planted
pines less than twelve inches long which are now
over twenty. five feet high.
The Germans have invented machine for ex.
tracing honey from the comb the frames Of
empty comb are returned TO the hive to be re-
filed.
An average crop Of cranberries is 800 bushels
per acre, and the price from So to 81 per bushel.
A silk plant has recently been discovered in
Peru. The silk Is inclosed in pod and Is said to
be superior in hneness and quality to that pro-
duced by the silk worm.
Townsend Glover has sold his Agricultural and
Economical Museum to the department Of agricul-
ture at Washington for $4,000.
An Industrial Association" has been formed
in Mississippi, "to encourage, develop and i'm
prove the agriculture, horticulture and the manu-.
featuring and mechanic arts Of the State Of which
DR.. John o. Wharton is president.
Giles B. Avery, of Albany, N. T., had last sea-
son, one hive Of Italian bees which gave one
swarm, and these two yielded 800 pounds of honey
which sold for 40 cents per pound.
The bones Of q mastedon have lately been found
in Noble county, Indiana
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Punch ON the Alabam. aue.slo,
HoIrri rorrYi


Original Poem for the Infant Minds Of Master John and
Miss Columbia -t
How now, my dear children, it's always the way,
you can't be contented with innocent play;
'But you wraDgle and squabble, with tempers too
high,
And then there's a scOld, and a sulk, and cry.
What, are there no games you can take delight
in.
But sneerng and jibiug, and scofIing and fighting
I'm weary of telling you, time after time,
|That you're cousins, and therefore, each quarrels
crime.
kJohn, do what she asks you, no surly replies,
You're older than she, and you should be more
wiss;
And Columbia. my dear, don't speak psttish and
tart, 81.
If he's surly sometimes, you've place in his
heart.
You two, well descended well fed and well taught.
You should set an example, yes, that's what you
ought;
Remember how much on your conduct depends,
You're Christians and cousins-there. kiss and be
friends. t
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

A SERVANTS BALL IN PARASITIC Paris cor
respondent OF the Morning Post describes mag
nifcent ball which took place in the Sal Valen-
tino, known as the cooks annual ball:
The aristocracy Of the kitchen, and the more
beautiful women OF the halle, together with the
youthful knights of the casserole, mustered
strongly. II is no exsggerstion to say that the
toilets Of the ladies were worthy Of the most aris
tocratc salons Of Paris. aud diamonds aud pre-
cious stones abounded, leaving me TO conclude
that the culinary art in Paris must be very hand
sorely remunerated. Some of the more beautiful
women Of the fish market wore jewelry which
must have cost some thousands of francs. Qua
dres of honor were formed by the kings and
princes Of high life below stairs, who chose for
their partners the more renowned female aristo.
cracy OF the monde -cuisinfer. At the commence
ment Of the evening il appeared to me that o
naughty reserve and proud etiquette prevailed
throughout the brilliant society; but az the even
ing advanced and negus and punch were imbibed
by the vigorous dancers, q more familiar language
and an easier attitude possessed both ladies and
gentlemen.
The cavaliers were dressed precisely in the
same white cravat, white gloves, aud embroidered
shirt sublimity which forms the characteristic ap-
pesrance of other noblemen Of another class. It
was pleasant to join in the refreshing converse
ton of the bellies OF this ball. Instead of the
pamby-pamby nonsense OF other sristccratic cir
cles, Il was Interesting TO hear ones quadrille
partner. after the dance was over, in vigorous
abuse OF this or that noble family, the phrases
being sprinkled with epithets singulariy expires.
sive. 1eame 10 the conclusion that all classes Of
society are very much alike, in that all indulge in
scandal, detraction, and abuses when they are ma
ursl. II was not until o'clock that the carriages
Of the company blocked up the Rue st. Honore
and the servants OF the guests arrived, and gra-
dually beckoned away the dancing company. The
utmost hilarity and good breeding prevailed. and
| do not believe the kitchen staff or any other ma
ton of the world could have contributed so we'll.
dressed, so well educated, and 30 polite society:
Il. A. - ~
the empress TO make this soiree as brilliant as any
given at the Court Of the Tuileries."
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Hon. WIZ H. SEWARD. Secretary s q State .AA'''


THEODORE TILTos AND HIS WASHING Bill
While lecturing at Waterloo, Iowa, a year ago,
Mr.. Tilton forgot 10 pay bill at his hotel. A dun
sent by his landlord after the lapse Of year,
brought out the following spicy letter from Theo.
dore:
CLEVELAND, ONO, Feb. 3, 1868.
Messrs Chapman Williams:
Gendemen-Your letter OF January Gath, after
astonishing my wife in Brooklyn, has finally
a." SWING round the circle" and reached me here.
inclose the amount OF your bill; debt which
had entirely forgotten-though take IL for grant.
ed that your statement of 1t is correct.
So il appears that ran away ingoriously from
Waterloo, without paying for my washing at the
hotel This fact, i confess had squslly look; and
II ever / should be nominated for the presidency,
(which may God forbid y do not, beg Of you,
revive the villainOus incident against me as part
of my "record" My shirts were washed. This
is fatal. 1t is the unwashed " who get into the
presidency. Did leave whisky bill unsettled ?
No; use so little Of that article that shah
tainly be safe against all chances OF next sum-
mers nomination.
Ny third boast is that, with the shirts which you
washed for me year ago, still keep q clean
breast and good conscience.
But why did you wait whole year without pre-
senting your unpaid bill? Never. no. never, have
I witnessed such modesty and forbearsnce in
any other hotel. Therefore may good luck attend
you evermore. truly yours,
THyoDobE rrIroY.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

The BURSSG OF BARsuM's MUsEUN.-A fire
broke out after midnight Of the Sd in Barnumls
Museum, in the portion occupied BY Van AM
burg's menagerie. So rapidly did the flames
spread that il was found impossible to save any OF
the large animals. The yells Of the animals as
the flames reached them were appalling, aud they
bounded from side TO side. or darted madly
against the bars, IN vain efforts to free them
selves A few animals. among them kangaroo,
a small leopard, a few monkeys, together with
the pelicans and a variety of Other small birds,
were got out The electrical machine was also
saved On the Mercer street side the police and
others were more successful The CRANE, Two
csmels. a pair Of japanese hogs, Burmese COW,
llama and q variety of small animals, were got
out. Many OF them had narrow escapes and
few were slightly singed.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

OFFICERS AND LADIES AT STTxA.-An officer at
Sitka writes 10 the Lafayette (lnd.) Journal,
under date of Dec. Is:
1--WE have a very easy time-no drills, and only
every sixth day on duty. We have no officer
Of the day. Int an officer Of the guard, which
an tonight. We all try to enjoy ourselves az
well as possible, and latter myself we succeeded
TO great extent. Gen. JEFF. G.. Davis commands.
Mrs. Davis is here; she is an excellent lady, and
from Indianapolis. Maj. Wood, from Terre Haute,
has his lady here. Col. Weeks, Mr.. Dodge, and
Mr.. RaynOr, are here with their ladies; Com
mapder MeDOugal. of the United States steamer
Jamestown, also has his lady here. Then, there
Il the princess, who is one of the finest ladies' 10
every sense Of the word, that have ever had the
pleasure of meeting. besides several other Rus.
sian ladies', who are very pretty. young, and
lively. will take back everything said In 9
former letter about the Russian females. had
then only seen the lower classes, many Of whom
are serfs or had been. But most OF tae ladies
have awful names. For instance, my paxk SECULAR
fancy just now, is young lady about sweet
sixteen named Kanoplitzki. She speaks French,
German, English and Russian; plays the piano
well and dances charmingly. ] have had the
honor Of escorting her TO two dances already.
We have party every week-if it is only sur
prise party. Last night we had one at Gen. Da-
vis's. We get up about fifteen or twenty couple
and all try TO make everything pleasant for the
others as possible. One Of our prettiest young
ladies' Miss Gusalius) sails tomorrow for Liberia,
and thence to Russia. The princess viii also leave
an aeOupie OF hoh'nss t1a s.a +-
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Applegate, the Recent Radical Candidate for
Governor Of Alabama.
HIS RAscALIrY EXPOSED.

The following letters, published by Col. Lowe,
of Huntsville, Alabama, show what sort Of men
were attempted to be elected to Office in Ala
bama under the reconstruction bill:
[Lettsr1
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, Dec. "a, 1865.
Mrs. Jucob Th0nlps0n-You perhaps recoect
that on the retreet of Gen. Grants Army during
the winter Of 1861 that Gen. Mcpherson Occupied
your house as I'D Qtrs for 18th A Corps 4 that
when your Lam was Evacuated by the federaIs
He left number Of his Body Guard TO guard
your house to prevent ii being burnt hap ensd to
be one Of that Guard on that occasion recolect
you treated me kindly, together with comrades A
few days Later passed through your place in
charge Of Seven confederate prisoners under
comand of Lieut. Gle You gave me letter to
carry TO Col Jake Thompson at Granada You
showed us your corn pile to feed our horses &
took us into your parier d ordered Dinner for
"Yank " Il !" Reb" alike & that at time when
those kind acts the promtings Of your own gene
rous heart feel like making You Some return.
During the occupation of your house by our
army there was many things taken by the sol.
diers among the many was the Private papers Of
your husband consisting OF Deeds Patents, Plats
Of lands amounting to Several hundred thousand
acres Of land together with a number Of valuable
notes d other papers Books describing the lands
entered sold 4 unsold these papers are yet in
Existence & Kno who has possession Of them.
If you desire to recover them you can rite to me
at this place d tell me how valuable they are to
you as the party who has them thinks they are
very valuable 4 will want q large reward for
them but think can get possession of them.
l have the honor to be your Friend x well
wiSher, IL A. J. APPLEGArE.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

The boat-race proposed between the University
clubs of Oxford, England, and Cambridge, Mas
sachusetts, is likely 10 fall through. The English
club row with q coxswain 70 steer, and the Ameri-
cans steer by means Of the bow oar The Oxford
committee admit that the Harvard system Is pro-
baby the best, on broad and straight pieces Of
water. but claim that 1t could not be adopted in
the narrow, winding English river, and that, there
fore, they could not train for a contest on those
streams, although course for the race might be
found at some distance from the University. They
submit " that il is not possible 10 prove satisfac.
torily the advantage OF one method Of operation
over another, and, at the same time, and by the
same test, to discover the superiority Of one oper.
ator over the other. To test the systems, the
operators must be equal; 10 decide between the
operators, the methods must be the same." And
hence they decline the race, unless the American
club viii adopt the English style OF steering.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

Where are ell the birds that sang
A hundred years ago?
The flowers that all in beauty sprang
A hundred years agoy
The lips that smiled
The eyes that wild
In flashes shone
Soft eyes upon;
Where, oh! where are lips and ewes
The maiden's smiles, the lovers signs,
That lived 90 long ago,
Who peopled al the city streets
hundred years agof
Who filed the church with faces meek
A hundred years agoi
The sneering tale
OF sister fraii--
The plot that work'd
A brothers hurt;
Where, oh where are plots ard sneers,
The poor mans hopes, the rich mans fears
That lived SO long ago.
Where are the graves where dead men slept
A hundred years ago,
Who were they that living wept
A hundred years ago.
By other men
That knew not them
Their lands are titled
Their graves are filed.
Yet nature then was Just as gay.
And bright the sun shone as to-day,
A hundred years ago.
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The AsToRs OF ToDAX.-The New York COR
respondent of the Boston Journal tells how the
living Astors are managing and increasing the
great fortune which their ancestor left them, and
what does IL amount TOT f.. ~.
The Astcrs will probably hold their property
for meny generations to come. William Il. was
q aimed by bis father TO the style Of business
which had gained his fortune and increased It.
Since the death of John Jacob Astor the business
has been continued In the same style that marked
Il before he died. William B. Astor has two sons,
John Jacob and William b. jr. They have been
carefully trained TO the same style Of business
that distinguished their father and grand
father. In the little one story brick building
on Prince street, looking like small jail with the
IRON bars In 'front.' the father and two sons can be
seen daily taking care Of their immense estate.
The sons are quiet and reticent like their father.
No bank clerk goes to his business more steadily
than they do. AT a given hour In the morning
they enter their office. At q given hour, arm In
arm, they walk down Broadway TO Wall street.
Between and they can be seen returning from
their down town Office. They are seldom separ-
ate. They are capable, industrious, economical
and pre- eminenty devoted TO business. Should
their father die tomorrow every thing would be
taken up just where be left it, and all his
plans would be carried out, nor would
any change be made in the mode OF doing
things during their lifetime. The utmost care was
taken of their Uncle John Jacob, who died the
other day. Every wish of his father in regard 10
him was scrupulously carried out. His fine resi-
dence on Fourteenth street, with It's garden occu-
pying q whole square, with his coaches and horses,
were preserved 10 him to the last. II Is rare that
three generations Of men exhibit such character
istics. Thrown into Offices, its commanding situa-
ton would make the Astor House a source OF
revenue such as It can never become as hotel.
But the wishes Of its founder. though dead, still
prevail, and hotel 1t will be, probably, during
the lifetime OF its present owner.
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"Eva A. Cutbbertu has bsen writing letters to
various gentlemen 10 Indiana. setting forth how
she had met "a gentleman OF your name and from
your State " in Washington in 1865 how her "be-
loved fathern died sflerwsrd in Paris, and she
left 20 giddy thoughtless. handsome girl, 10 that
gay and hcentious capital, unprotected;" how
she "became an easy victim TO cruel decever,"
bat, discovering the blackness Of his heart, she
fed from him, and Is now "fallen from happiness
and sffnence to blacklist despair and want"
Then she asks, with girlish righteousness, "Are
you still unmarriedlr and adds, gushingly, of
you are still alone, write and say that may come
TO you. will be your constan. slave-your CRATE
full, willing, loving slave.v And then comes q
confession Of penury, and an urgent appeal for
aid and comfort" ENCLOSE me few dollars,
and advise me how to act" A gentleman in
Lafayette received one OF these letters, and not
being still alone, !" having no recollection OF the
afflicted Eve and no surplus stamps 10 invest in
that way, and fearing the wife OF bis bosom
might object 10 his possession Of "grateful,
willing. loving slave" Of about Evs's Dimensions,
be sent the document 10 the newspapers. Ega's
address is Winchester, New Hampshire, and
"she" is undoubtedly "social eyf' OF the mas
cune persuasion, and Of the confidence"
species.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

MUTINY OF THE IMPEAcHSLENT MANAGERs.-Itis
UNDERWOOD that there was a somewhat exciting
scene in the meeting Of the House board Of mana
gers for impeachment. The old antsgonism be-
tween Bingham on the one hand and Stevens and
Butler on the other, broke out afresh, partly on
personal matters and partly on the proposition to
present additional articles OF impeachment. II
was finally arranged that Bingham, who had re-
ceived the highest number Of votes In the caucus,
should be chairman Of the board of managers In
place Of Boutwell,, who had been urged by Messrs.
Stevens and Butler. This success Of the moderate
Republicans was more than Offset by the triumph
Of the original impeaehers IN forcing the commit
tee TO present the rev articles of impeachment.
one reciting the presidents speeches 10 swinging
round the circle and the other his declaration to
the Spokesman Of the Philadelphia convention
that Congress was an unconstitutional body hang
ing on the verge Of the government. Ashley,
Butler and other original impeachers. are greatly
rejoieed at having thus brought the House 20
positions which have been twice before rejected.
The moderates express fear that the introduce
ton OF the new articles will work great delays.
but claim that they can be Withdrawn at any time
If necessary.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

1t strains a mans philosopher the wust kind
tew laf when he gifts beat.
Awl ov us komplain ov the shortness ov life,
yet we awl waste more time than we NE.
Don't mistake Arrogance for wisdum, menny
peple hav thought tina wus wize when tina wus
oDla windy.
The man who kant git ahed without pullln others
back, is q limited cuss. a
The principal difference between 0 luxury ald
Q necessary is, the price.
Whenever the soul is Ia grief 1t is taking root,
and when 1t Is in smiles, 1t Ia taking wing.
"Give the devil his due" but be careful there
amt much due him.
After a man has rode fast onst. he never wants
TO 60 slow agin.
Faith that Is founded on an arrest and truth
ful conyickshun, Is beautiful to behold; but faith
that is founded smpla on courage, amt emmy
thing more than good grit.
Evra sorrow has its twin joy; the fun ov
scratchin almost pays for having the each.
Thoze famiiys who are really fust class never
ar afraid that tina shall git cheated out ov their
respecktability, while the Goldfish familys ar al
ways nervous lest tina mite.
II won't do 10 stir up q man when be Is think.
ing, emmy more than it will pan ov milk when
the cream is rising.
II iseasy enuff to raise the devil, but he's hard
crop TO reap. frefaE
The onla sure resipee ten govern mankind with,
IL the rod; you may festo0n 1t with flowers aud
case it with velvet if yu pleze, but II Is the rod
after awl that duz the bizness.
We ar told that contented man is happy, aud
we might hav bin told at the same time that a
mud-turtle could fly If II onla had wings.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

Medical authorities have announced that not less
than one fifth of the entire population of the
United States are afflicted with neuralgia In some
form. Surely the man who can safely remove
such vast aggregate of pain is q great public
benefactor. Such is DR.. Turner, Of Boston, 10
Massachusetts,. His Universal Neuralgia Pill "
is pronounced, on sll hands, TO be an entirely
harmless and perfectly certain remedy for this
most torturing Of all known diseases.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-08

,ss s.s TI..s:ss Time ironsS: M. f A Dsnlas
Of the standard su.hsrs Of EarssS and America This
Is the result Of years lahocus search ass voumn
present. The number sf each refers 20 is sahor below:
al1aa.E LIFE
I-why all this toll for triumphs Of an hour,
2-Life's short summex man q flower;
Spy turns we catchsthe vital breath and die
4-The cradle and the tomb, alas, SO nigh.
$40 be Il better far than not to be,
6-Though all mans life may seem tragedys
7--Bot light cares speak when mighty srisis are
s-The botiomi but shallow whence they come.
9-Your fate is but the common fate Of all;
10 UnmingIed joys, here, to no man befall,
ll-Nature to each allots his proper sphere,
l2-Fortune makes folly her peculiar care;
13-Custom does not often reason override,
H-And throw cruel sunshine on fool.
I5-Live well, how long or short permit to heaven.
l6-They who forgive most, shall be mostforgiven-
I7-sin may be clasped SO close we cannot see
its face
1s-vile intercourse whore virtue has no place;
19-Then keep each passion down, however dear,
20-Thou pendulum, betwixt smile and tear ;
2I-Her sensual snares LET fsithless pleasues lay,
22-With craft and skill, to ruin and betray
23-sosr not too high to fall, but stocp to rise, =
Awe masters grow Of all that we despise. ~
80. then, renounce that impious ssIfesteem
26-Riches have wings, and grandeur Is dream.
27-Think not ambition wise because tits brave,
2s-The paths Of glory lead but to the grave.
2s-what is ambition its glorious cheat =
3o-0Dly destructive to the brave and great.
sl-whats all the gaudy glitter of crowns
32-The way TO bliss lies not on beds OF down.
3s-How long we live. not years, bat actions, tell;
34-That man lives twice who lives the hrst life
well.
ss-Make, then, while yet We may. your God
ss-w6Om Christians worship, yet not compre.
bend. -
s7-The trust that's given guard and to your
self be just; ~
ss-For, live we how we can, yet die we must.
L. Young; q r johnson; s. Pope; T. Prior; B. sewel;6
srenser 4 Daniel: Walter Raleigh o. Long fellow; i0
southwel II. Congeve; u. Chnrch Is. R9slsser, IA
- 'rSns ~ 90 Ssioa Fl slos a. 6Sss IS Ms
psSsn.a & cssy Wills: SSsssa 6rse.a; s.
q Hnl IA Da.n. Shakepeare
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Fifty dollarsl sloat elliptic sewing machine
triumphant. Highest premium Louisiana State
Far. For sale at 81 Canal street.