The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-17
EDITORIAL PARAsRArus, ETC.

Romero Is In New York.
The king of Siam has eighty-one children.
Prentice thinks Butler is squirting toward the
presidency.
The National Intelligencer says the New York
World is advocating radicalism.
Ristori, who is getting rather tiresome, is going
to Washington again.
The National Intelligencer thinks the Herald
better conservative paper than the World.
The Shreveport Gazette complains of the great
prevalence Of the social evil in that place.
Kit Carson leaves five penniless orphan children,
all under fifteen.
Pierce is the only man living ever elected
president.
1hefew Butler apple blossoms that escaped the
frost are of the peep in variety.
The New England Anti. Slavery Society has pro-
nounced against Grant.
There is a large amount of emigration to the
western counties of Minnesota.
Reverdy johnson did not expect the oompli-
ment of a unanimous confirmation.
There is fearful deficiency in the postofice
| department,
| We had another refreshing little shower yester.
day.
| Belle Boyd astonishes New York by wearing a
string of gilt bells around her neck.
The deficiency in the paymaster generals Office
is said to be $25, 900 900.
1t is thought the president will allow the omui-
bus bill to become a law, although opposed to it.
| 1t is said the internal revenue department will
fall thirty five million dollars below Mr.. Rollins's
estimate. Hence his resignation.
Butler has had two hundred and ninety two
telegrsms seized at the different Offices, one hun
dted Of which sre Wooley's.
1t is better not to 60 to church, school, or thea
ter, than to 60 and be obliged to breathe the
foul air of ill.ventilated rooms.
W. D. Mann, of the Mobile Register, again de-
mands the publication in the Tribune of the charge
against him.
Aequittal hats are announced in Kansas. OF
course like Ross influence and vote, they are
ielt."-[Ex.
Gold s. Silliman, brother of Professor siliman,
died in Brooklyn on the 7th inst, aged ninety.one
years
saloon keeper in Pittsfed Massachusetts,,
has decorated the walls of his den with portraits
of the leading clergymen of the vicinity.
Napoleon paid over $40 600 900 in gold to have
Macmillan killed of and Carlotta sent to the mad.
house.
table of solid silver is making 10 Paris for the
sultan. 1t will cost three million francs of boz.
rowed money.
venerable lady of Bay st. Louis desires the
Gazette to request the milkmen not to let their
&C VS. drink so much water, as it affects the taste
ard strength of the milk.
Some radical congressman are opposed to the
division of Texas from fear that it i'll increase
the number Of Democratic senators. 1t is not ex-
pected the bill will pass at this session.
The Houston Telegraph says Flake buys up the
brains Of sharp, experienced, needy and unscru.
pulous Bohemians, and all the time proclaims
himself as " sole editor"
The New York Tribune equivocal'y says of
Revenue Commissioner Rollins: " He will carry
with him, in his retirement, the thanks of the
country"
An exchange reports a very natural comment
on the aeronaut's action in throwing bottle of
claret overheard to tighten the balloon. Said
Pat: And why the diyi didn't they drink it,"
A correspondent of the New York Herald went
all the way to Cincinnati to have a talk with Mr..
Pendleton for the benefit of the Herald readers.
He was courteousy received, but Mr.. Pendleton
refused to talk politics to the Herald readers.
The Saturday Review says: A" Three women,
and three only, endowed with true poetical
faculty, have lived in England during this century
They are Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina
Rossetti and Emily Bronte."
A French woman once said she never loved any.
thing. /" You loved your children" suggested
friend. when they were little" she replied.
"And you love diamonds" " When they are
large" she replied.
Senorita Felomeno has created perfect Juror
among the music loving people Of St. Louis, aud
especially among musical professors and ANA
teurs, who declare her performances upon the
piano and violin to be wonderful.
Our Irish low.citizens have cause for pride in
the details of the stoIming of Magdala which have
been received by mail 1t seems that the brunt
of battle aud hardship borne on the plains Of
Abyssinia, as they have been borne in SO many
other fields, by the Irish soldiers of the queens
army.
BlelOck Co., 100 Canal street, have the follow.
ing publications in cheap form "Perls of English
Prisoners by Dickens "Qdebtin Durward," by
Walter Scott Littel, DemOrest and Godey's, for
July, three of Loring's edition of tales of the |
day. entitled "Kitty's Glass Dsy,""Aunt Kepp" |
and "Psyche's Art"
The Boston corr espoDdent of the Springfield Re- |
publican wrote last week of Mile Lambe6:
The New Orleans opera troupe made their last |
appearance in this city on Monday evening, when |
Mile Lambeie took benefit IL was a very sob. |
stantls benefit, too, and she deserved it, for she
is young person Of decided abilities, and, what |
is better, of irreproacbebe life. she is hardly /
twenty years of age, travels under the care of her
mother, and speaks not a word of Englisk As |
have written you, she is very beautiful and grace
full end sings we'll, though not brilliantly Bat her
beauty touched not only young but old Boston, |
and her benefit signalized by most liberal flo.
raj tributes. One Franklin street merchant past
The middle age, seems to have been seriously af-
fected by her charms On the night of her benefit |
be spent twenty dollars in flowers wherewith to
do her honor, and thirty more for tickets.