The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-16
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS. ETc.

The upper Red River is falling.
I'll auks TO the Southern Express Company.
Our Texas and Shreveport exchanges continue
to give good reports of the crops.
Chairman is paying in Joe" new piece, at
McVicker's, Chicago.
In Chicago, during six days ending recently,
real estate to the amount Of $l,l33 SIG was sold.
The Georgia wheat crop is a little rusty, but
promises an average yield.
Judge BurTell I. Pope, of Georgia, acting judge
Of the twelfth district, is dead.
Corn and cotton are fine IN Rapides, but, sad TO
relate, the caterpillars have made their appear
ance.
The freedmen and The crops in Mississippi and
Western Louisiana are doing well.
-Four prisoners have broken out of the Natch-
toches jail
An editor of Turin has personally collected and
sent 10 the pope three million francs, II money,
besides many gifts of jewelry.
man in WolcOttville, Conn.,, owns a lamp
which he asserts was discovered seven hundred
years ago in a Druid temple.
Messrs. Joseph Clisby and VIM. A. Reid have
formed partnership for the management of the
Macon Ca Telegraph.
Washington special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
says that Towards rep rted illness is evidently
mere pretext to prevent vote.
break in the radical party, and Trumbull
and Fessehden party, are predicted at Washing
ton.
The Meridian, Miss, Gazette reports the ap.
pesrsnce Of locusts in great numbers north and
south of that place. 1t says wing of one Of
them is distinctly marked with W, which is said
to signify war. The crops are promising.
The report that q picture OF the Virgin was to
be displayed on the altar of the Ritualstic Chapel
of st. Adams, in New York, on Ascension Sun
day, is unofieially contradieted. The bishop ia
understood TO have interfered with reference to
the burning Of incense.
Fanny Fern expresses a doubt whether, ifladies
should learn to smoke, one Of them would allow
another TO stop her in the street for light with
out being introduced, or knowing who her dress
maker was, or where she boaght her bonnets.'
The Monroe Intelligencer announces Hon. John
Ray, of Ouachita parish, as an aspirant to the
United States sena.e from the northwestern DIS
trct. The IntelligeDcer recommends him for the
position, and also speaks good word for Colec-
tor Kellogg as candidate from the southwestern
district.
Bishop Beckwith has decided to take up his
abode in Macon, Ga. The Journal and Messenger
understands that over $1,000 have been raised by
the citizens for the purpose Of buying q new
house land furnishing it. Ii is the intention to
rsise $40 COO.
Our popular and indefstigsble chief commissioner
from Louisiana to the Paris Exhibition arrived in
New Orleans yesterday, after an absence of four
teen months. We are happy to welcome home q
gentleman who has labored abroad so faithfully
and successfully for the honor and interest Of our
State.
Washington special says official Information
which has now been received shows that one
hundred and twenty members Of the South Caro-
lima State convention collectively paid 500 taxes.
OF this amount one conservative member paid
$500, and one hundred aud ten members paid only
81 esph. The eatire carpetbsg Legislature just
elected will pay, collectively, $1,000. One hun
bred and ten members Of that body pay, in The
sggreg ate, sl60 taxes.
Ministers have a shresd way Of serving the