The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-10
EDIToRrAL rARAeKArHs. ErO.
Lice Carey turns or two poems dailv.

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sbly, to the strike Of railroad men. "a
People are grooming considerably about hot
weather in this latitude.
Cannot some cheap bathing houses be extern
ported along the upper levse? III ma
The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald-conserva
uve-comes out strong for Chase.
Geo. Ellis, opposite the Postohice. has the Sci
enufc American, Hsrper's Weekly, and the Fire
slce Companion. .
The bishop Of London has ordered the presi
dent OF the United States to be included in the
prayers of the Episcopal church for the queen.
The first lightning rod put up in this country by
DR.. Benjamin Franklin is now TO be seen on the
old house, No. 50 Daniel street, Portsmouth, N. H.
I'VE tried for while to persuade them that
they could do better but they would not hear Us -
says the New York Tribune on Grants nomination
Commodore Perry's statue will be unveiled Id
Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island, on or about
June 20.
The only copy Of the first newspaper printed ia
| America, known 10 be in existence, is in the
| Brush archives in London.
Miss Kellogg has appeared at grand concert
| at Buckingham Palace and becomes every week
| greater iavorite with the LondOners.
he Bostonisn prophets have seen wonderful
ing about the sun, and predict a very warm and
day summer.
Mr.. Burlingsme is in daily receipt Of large
hunter OF letters-mOst Of them applications for
position in connection with his embassy.
Ii is curious fact that the captain Of the Span
sh iron clad Tenhan is OF Irish descent, while the
second engineer is a } aukee.
Tie New York Herald says the election ia Ore
Indicates that the name nf Grant b.s m N,
to char &c the verdict against the Republican party
that II wiiiien III be uind # the whole people
Chicago has recently completed another i'm.
mense grain elevator, and now boasts of sixteen.
with total capacity of over nine millions of
bushels.
Pennsy lvsnans have declared Hancock can
carry hat State by fifty thousand, and New York
err put down their State for him by one hundred
tLousahd majority.
The friends Of the chief Justice meet in Phia.
delpLla this week to adopt such measures as will
secure harmonious cooperation with the Demo
crazy.
Boys seek the water now a-days as naturally a.
ducks. and it is q shame that they have no better
Opportunities for bathing without subjecting them
selves to arrest.
The TribaBe regards the New York street cars
in the light OF nuisance. They are, it says.
overcrOwded, filthy, ana infested with vermin.
The drivers are careless aud brutal, and the con.
ductors dirty and insolent.
1t is reported that Coburn and McCoole paid a
man s40O each TO rec the governor, and agree to
give him S40O apiece addition if he gets them
out. They will bre athe the air again early on the
morning of the forty first day.
a rural editor ought 10 have more Judgment
than TO fill his paper with long MINDED editorials
from the metropolitan journals. BE should knock
about and pick up home news. Vide Col Den-
nett.
Mrs. Beecher Stove, after a winters residence
in Florida, says that f" the Southern people are
no mere inclined to resist the laws or TO foster the
spirit Of rebellion than Vermont is They desire
only peace and the restoration Of the Union.n
While IL New York there are 1885 building
lots, in Brooklyn there are 1872 1852, or sufficient
for a population of two millions, with much
ground still unoccupied, which is nearer the New
York center of business han Harlem.
The Herald is the only New York paper that
compliments the opera bouffe company from this
city. Lanb6ie and Eogard, n "Orphes aux
EDfers,' are moderately commended. The or
chesira and chorus are censured, and the Tribune
denounces the piece IA immoral
A French paper relates that a party of Young
conscripts lslely marched through a street of
Paris singing the M4rseisise." that passers
and dwellers spplsuded vociferously, and even
joined eneTgeticsy IN the refrain, and that the
police did hot interfere.
If person desires to break up the inconye. |
nient and dangerous practice of drinking too |
mn vvafp
only 10 distinguish between a mere parching of /
he mouth and genuine thirst. A swallow or
two held in the mouth will cool it, and moderate
amount of water Will satisfy the thirst
The latest turn of the Empress Carlotta's 10.
sanity is her desire to have all her rooms trans.
formed into chapels. She would not be psciaed
until this desire was fulfilled. Nothing is said to
be more singular than the sight of her bed room,
which Is hung in black and contains four small
affairs aud any quantity Of crucifxes.
Mr.. Sumner introduced resolution in the Sen.
ate, yesterday. to send grain and flour to the /
starving population Of Sweden.n Inasmuch "a
part OF the population has been starving for the /
last six months, a resolution 10 sead cargo of
collins and tOmbstOnes would be more appropri.
ste, 1t seems 10 us.-lN. I. Mail.
A. II. Davenport. the actor, is in St. Louis.
While occupying the room of friend few nights
ago, pet squirrel knocked down his watch aud
smashed it, carried of his bosom pin, and finally
attacked Dolly" himself, by biting him in the
face. The squirrel got the best Of it, and Dsyen- 4
port gave mp The room,
The Mobile Advertiser is prepared q support |
General HanCOtk,-[N. o Crescent.
There Is 20 such paper ia existence as the Mo- |
BILE Advertiser, but ybs Mobile register is di4.
tinctly " prepared 20 support Gen. Hancock or |
any other sound Constitutional Democrat who is |
y Inflated Tor the presidency by the National |
ueWOcratic Cow utibn. W. are for the nominee |
aud We are IA favor Of our Northern and Western |
political comrades aud brethren making choice OF !
the nominee Mobile RRvister