The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-29

young lady from this city, niece Of Horace
OreeIey's, and frequent contributor to WATSON g
Art journal, has recently created quite fisreul.
10 musical circles IN Europe. Being presented to
iisiz. az Rome, by Charlotte Cushman, she played
before that distinguished pianist, when he was so
delighted with the performance, that, after the
manner OF the Italians, he embraced her in public
an unusual mark OF recognition.
The friends OF Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, are
making very strong exertions TO secure for hin
The second place on the Republican national
ticket.
House at Marion, Obio, was shot and probably
fatally wounded st Indianapolis, Indiana, reeently
by Geo. Hunt, night telegraph operator for the
Belefoniaine railroad. A difficulty occurred be.
tween the parties about remarks made by Burn.
side detrimental to the character of Hunts wife.
burnsloe was alive at 10 p NJ. Hunt has been ar
rested, and is in jail.
Mrs. Halleck. mother of Gen. Halleck, diedsat
Western, Oneida county, New York, on the 2Oth
instant, at the age of seventy-three. The Utica
Herald, In recording her decease, pays high aud
deserved tribute to the virtues aud Christian
graces Of her long and useful life.
Carl schuIz describes the king of Prussia as
follows: DE reads every document submitted to
him, and sometimes asks his ministers for such as
have not been submitted. He is hard worker.
he resides IN q small mansion under the Linden,
and has bis Office in corner on the ground floor
DE can be seen every day through the. windows
busy with the documents, and it is said that he
ikes 10 have people see him at work. He enjoys
excellent health and, Notwithstanding his seventy
one years, walks very straight and with the elias
ucIty OF young man. II has been generally said
and believed that he was an extremely narrow
minded man, and his well known passion for mill
tary red tspelsm appeared to confirm that opin
Ion. But have heard some of the most strenuous
opponents of the king say that he has very clear
Intellect, and even a certain degree of craftness
The Mississippi Bulletin contains the particulars
of the shooting affair that took place in Neshoos
county between Hugh Wilson aud John Barrier.
resulting in the death OF the latter.
There was woman in the case. Barrier and
wilson had both taken out q license to marry her,
and Barrier did marry her. But the ceremony,
which was performed at the house OF Barriers
mother, was hardly over ere the bride felt " a
change come o'er the spirit Of her dream,u and
without any opposition on the part of her hus
band. che returned to her fathers house escorted
by brother of the Wilson above mentioned and
another friend. The wedding and early separa-
ton occurred in the early part of February. The
passions generated by II came to the surface Last
Monday week. On that day Wilson. the dsap-
pointed lover, met the parson who performed the
ceremony and belsbored him with hickory stick
The good man fed, whereupon Wilson challenged
any Of the parsons friends that felt so inclined TO
take up the quarrel. Barrier came forward re
volvers were drawn; several shots vera ex-
changed; Barrier was killed and Wilson danger
ousy wounded.