The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS. ETC.

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Bennett-the old boy--is in New London.
Lotts's father is still prosecuting her.
The ginger crop this year will be large.
Gounod is busy with requiem.
There are 5000 900 beggars in France.
Berlin contains 7o2 437 inhabitants.
The woman question is coming up 10 Russia.
Deaths in New York last week, $50.
The report is repeated that Garibaldi is coming
over here to run the remainder of his career.
The spirtuaIists of Massachusetts, are holding
picpics. They dine on Medium" beef.-lEx
Hon. Mrs. James Brooks displays some very
costly diamond jewery at Long Branch.
Geo. Ellis has the Scientific American and Har
| per's Weekly.
Bishop Potter has lost, by death, his second
daughter, Phoebe.
The three leading illustrated papers of Paris
are bankrupt.
The heat in England has knocked the wigs Of
the judges heads.
| All Northern Europe is languishing under the
unexampled heat of the present summer.
| The interpretive Sala says that Englishmen are
born fools.
| The Prince OF Wales is one of Schneider's best
patrons.
| Thanks to the officers of the steamers Reindeer
and Juniata.
The Douglas monument is not completed The
supply OF 'rocks gave ouS-TEx.
The ex.elector of Hesse is so cross that none of
his family live with him.
New York thesters are going to abolish the bou-
quet nuisance.
Longfellow's three daughters are much admire
in London.
The lovers motto at the fashionable resorts is !:
"Hop on. hop ever."- lex.
Ristori ID in Paris and the press calls upon her
TO play.
Butler has pitched tent at Pigeon Cove, Man.
chester, Mass.
1t is getting fashionable in Paris to offer pnches
and snuff boxes.
1t is said the princess of Teck cleans towards
Romanism."
Prince Arthur has Joined the sappers and
miners. His family all sappers, If not miners.
The governor of Alabama has vetoed the bill
empowering the Legislature to choose presidential
electors.
A dOwager at Saratoga Springs, in trying to get
her moneys worth, drunk mineral water until she
made herself sick.
1t is said 10 Howard will be city editor of Brick
Pomeroy's New York paper, and Swinton the
financial.
Many trunks at Long Branch hotels stand In the
halls because they are too large to be carried
through the room doors.
The British consul at Boston takes his airing on
Ocean street, at Swampscott, Mass, 10 a fourth.
hand, with driver and footmeu.
The number of doctors and deaths in Boston
are given in connection just as though there was
any connection between them.
The late Charles w. Brewster, Of New Hamp. |
shire. was the author of " Fifty Years in Print.
ing Office" He was poet.
Victor Hugo Is engaged upon four grand |
works-t@o novels, an historical work and a |
drama.
General Lee, it is reported, will spend this |
month at French Lick Spring, in Indiana, as the
guest of friend.
We are showing Louisville Journals upon the
Louisville Journal.
We can stand that kind of cool treatment.
Can't the demoiselles, despsiringy asks the
New York Mail, who drum on the piano in the
parlois Of the hotels at the seaside play some
tune other than Champagne Charlie?
The managers Of the Meschacebe and Ayant
Coureur not only evince taste at once artistic and
e Frenchy" in the make up" of their paper.
but in inclosng it and directing IT for the mail.
1t is stated that Gen. johnson leaves fragments
)f his toe nails on the front piazza where he cuts
hem after bis additions TO the peril of barefooted
place letter.
The Lewiston. Me-, Journal says mushrooms are
becoming such popular article of diet in that
'ity that enthusiastic commands 60 out and
earch for them with lanterns before daybreak.
page-size block for Hsrper's Weekly fire.
Iuently contains as many as twenty small blocks
f wood, SO arranged that they may be separated
Ehen the drawing is complete and distributed
mong as many engravers.
There is an Easy Chair Club at Richheld
prings, the members of which seize the best
hairs, or when they are occupied lean against
be posts, are opposed to exertion, explain their
9kes to each other, and believe that whatever is,
right.
The finance department Of this city ia draped in
lourning in honor of Gen. Halpine.-CNew York
aper.
We know Of other finance departments which
ave been grievously bereaved in another way.
nd which might be appropriately draped in
lack.