The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-03


Blot is still in Boston making soup.
New Jersey boasts of an abundant grape crop.
Longfellow Is at Lake Como.
Paris eats 10000 pounds of grapes this year.
A" Grecian Bend Polka . has been Published.
Dumas is obese.
Ii is said that Lolita chews tobacco.
Agsssiz Is on his way home from the West
Harriet Hosmer and Charlotte Cushman are in
st. Louis.
Emerson has new lecture on the Brook Farm
community.
Lord Amberly, earl Russell's son, has named
child after Lucretia Mott.
Hans Christian Anderson IL to write for the
Riverside Magazine.
Bob Lincoln and wife 60 to Europe for bridal
tour.
pavrnr. aAniss having taken John Allen into the
show business.
The prince of Wales contemplates a visit to
Africa.
A comic paper in Spain was recently seized
because it glorifed "thin women"
Peter says IL the policemen are not paid soon
they will all resign, from to lizard.
Tin Linkinwster continues his lively New
Orleans letters to the Alexandra Democrat.
The late Count walewski is supposed to have
been the son Of Napoleon l., by q Polish lady.
An exchange thinks that some people are like
payemenis-good only when put down.
ThurlOw Weed writes that his health is greatly
improved.
The Appletons announce no less than thirty-six
new books in press.
Thanks to the officers of the steamer Louise,
Matagorda and Clinton.
Black lace upon very high.colored silk and satin
dresses will be extremely distingue this winter.
An apple tree at wytheville, KY, bears white
roses. which Turn into apples.
In Richmond saloon-kesper kept a corpse for
q whisky bill.
CAPT. g. F, Halls FAMILY, living in Cincinnati,
are in a destitute condition.
Northern religious paper elegantly alludes to
the Devil as {" the experienced scoundrel."
The Rev. DR.. Gurley died in Washington on the
3Otb ult.
A telegram from Calcutta was received in Bos'
ton last week, it having been less than twenty
four hours in coming.
Mrs. Robert Lincoln wore white silk trimmed
with white satin, with pearl ornaments, when
married.
A baby is said to be like wheat, because it is
first Graded, then thrashed, and finally becomes
the flower Of the family.
An illinois paper says: We understand that
Mrs. - has consented to repeat her consort'
at no distant day." That's putting it neat.
A pair of earrings just brought from Paris is
made in the shape of little yachts, suspended from
the ears by two chains.
Black is so fashionable this season that jet has
revived, and is largely worn on bonnets and in
the form of ornaments.
Economy. is an art which cannot be mastered by
learning its theory. He who would know 1t must
rely upon practice.
Revolving forts are TO be constructed by the
North German Confederation on the banks OF the
Rhine, to protect Coblenz, Mayence and Cologne
from the attacks of the French gunboats.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that Governor
warmoth Of Louisiana was formerly rival OF
Robert Lincoln for the heart and hand Of Miss
Harlan.
At the late cattle show and fair in Plymouth
county, Mass, q thirteen years old daughter Of
Mr.. Davis Embarrassed, harnessed and drove her
gray mare Nelly" with familiarity and skill.
New York has some prospect of Italian opera
after ALL II is said Max Strskosh will open the
Academy on the 18th, and that Miss Kellogg will
sing in it.
substitute for the d.fsshioned finger bowl
has been introduced called q " table fountain"
A small fountain of exquisite perfume springs
from the center Of graceful base OF glass
mounted In silver.-[N. Y. Mail.
The Cincinnati Commercial hears the curious
and sad intelligence that Geo. d. Prentice, after
having been put upon a salary of $40 a week in the
Louisville Journal, by Its present proprietors,
has been dismissed.
recent visitor to the Holy Land reports that
he found on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, Sunday
..hoo, ~ as .four nhildran Thav aino anna NJ
the beautiful hymns that originated in the Sunday
schools of America.
The cry, "Mr. Greeley wants writing paper {"
creates Q commotion in the Tribune counting
room, and Mr.. Greeley gets paper quicker than
hungry fisherman could skin an cell Packard's
Monthly.
Mr. A. T. Stewards new colossal retail store will
cover more than two acres, and occupy the whole
block between Broadway and Fourth avenue and
Ninth and Tenth streets. will be the largest re-
tail dry goods store in the world.
One of Gresham's windows contains q chrome
Autograph copy Of prize painting at the Paris ex
hibition representing little, sturdy, bare-legged
boy asleep in his chair, and quite unconscious of
the depredations of q cat upon the piece of bread
and butter loosely held in one of his chubby
hands. 1t is gem, and brings a smile to every
face that pauses at the window.
OIotIs nave Dctn issucu nun tuc war ucpdrr
ment to all department commanders, to report
without delay to the Office Of the sdjutant general
of the army Gil officers under their command who
are ncspacitated fer duty by habitual intemper-
ance, and who frequent gaming places regularly.
These vices are in said order, declared as uniting
officers for duty.
A st. Louis dispatch Of the 2Sth ult. says: The
delegation who visited the Blair Knights at New
Orleans returned this evening. They speak eulo-
gistcally Of the grand Democratic procession in
the Crescent City, in which were several hundred
negroes. Many Of their Democratic brethren,
here on Saturday evening, who witnessed the
Radical procession containing negroes, were un-
spsring In their denunciations, and even many
Republicans denounce the thing.
Under the heading of startling Disclosures
Rev. George Bringhurst, of Philadelphia, gives
some of the most alarming facts which We have
yet heard of, In connection with the inveigling Of
young females into life Of vice and ruin. 1t ap-
pears that, in more than one instance, the Sunday
echool hac hao ma N ruhServa this fall mr.