The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-21
PERSONAL Items.

The Rev. Charles S. Camidge, en- English Gu
rate and son Of the present "Vicsr Of Wakefield"
is az present on visit 10 this country, and during
a short sojOurn in Washington the other day, was
treated with special polteness by President John
son.
The Philadelphia Evening Star furnishes re-
Gently published letter, from which we take the
following amazing statement: There IL plan
laid for the assassination Of Edwin N. Stanton,
secretary OF war, by dozen ex-rebels, who for
merly belonged to the Knights Of the Golden Cir
Gle. The plan is so we'll laid out that there is not
the least chance Of detection. ! can youch for
the truth Of this, as | and a friend OF mine dis
covered IT in Baitimore.n .
A prominent merchant OF Boston was foa1S
Wednesday morning, nailed by the right es7 to
the door-post of DR.. Gannett's school for E5ung
ladies, in Pemberton square. How, or byfwhom
it wss done is a mystery, and the vicXfn will
make no explanation in regard to IL. (As he IS
a leading member Of one Of thef principal
churches Of the city, the affair has c3dsed great
deal of scandal.
William Pollock, rich citizeDsof Pittaasld,
Mass, died year ago, snd before his death
selected his executors from sYong bis most in.
innate and tried friends and relatives. These
executors, have just rendafed their first bill of
charges, to the amount Vt 35692 40 single
charge OF which is Two and half per cent.
commission for copNerting $3.50 900 in seven
thIrtes into hVe-tNenties. The reason the exc
cutoTs give ioT this singular and exOrbitalt
charge IS tits the way they do things in Bos-
TOM II that is so it would be we'll for a rich
man 70 select some other place TO have his
estate administered upon.
Carleton" in his correspondence from Con-
stantiuople 20 the Boston journal ssyG the pre-
sent Sultan Of Turkey is an ignorant. passionate,
stolid, low fellow, notwithstanding Victoria sent
him the Order of the Garter last week. IL is said
that when he gets into passion the furniture Of
his palace has to suffer. He throws whatever is
at hand at the heads Of his attendants kicks over
the marble tables smashes the pier glasses, and
works himself into a whirlWind o. passion.
Bryant told his anecdote of Fitz Greene Hslleck
al the Sturget dinner: " remember what witty
acquaintance OF mine said, some twenty years
since, of certain persons engaged In trade, who
were Of the denomination of QuaEers-and none
the worse for that, hope. he said They are
the most dangerous Of dishonest men, They will
never cheat you, not they but by the help OF
plain, frieRoly, and apparently sincere manners
they will manage so that you will cheat yourself
The person who said this was the poet Haneck.'
The New York Evening Post says Mr.. George
Peabody, of London, with all his lberaliHes.
Goes not, although still an American citizen, pay
an income tax TO our government, as all other
American citizens residing abroad are required
20 do.
The ST. Paul Press Of the 9Th inst. says Asa
B. Hutchinson and family, the sweet singers,
have left for their home in the Hassan Valley,
Mcleod county, MINI, where they are opening
up great prairie farm. Their settlement is pro.
crossing in the right character. The Union Sun
day School, established therein, numbers 1875 aud
their l. o. G. Templsrs already consists Of %
active members.
company Of Eastern capitalists with a capt.
tal of two million dollars, are endeavoTiag to
purchase the Southwest Pacific Railroad of Me
sour. Their agents, Andrew Pierce and Francis
3. Hayes, OF Boston, are now in st. Louis Tor the
purpose Of negotiating.