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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-20

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NEW YORK-Steamsbip Lodona-Astd mdse
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crates fruit Macheca &co
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-20

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ygHW YORK.
ron NV YoRR pun01,
fHE o8oHwBAL lib
EeA nk Li.sh ss.pssss Of The following sssa-.
SSAld2ak .Aip.-
49,. ors.wsal. ss~ w.sAinsss..
Marfpesa. Osrtsss
HoRATIo NKLsoN. Demands.
vm ~ wharf Il ssslssss strssk SUNDAY.
December sTsh. AsAE
Passage
Freight sss LvxRPooL, HAvRE ~ BREMHu akss
~ this linz saA shrsssA sns Of iadi,s eva ~ saaA
se height q pasass sssS ts-
q Cszssdslss sszssl
FOB NEW YoRK
nEROHANTp STEAMSHIP LINE
S6f&2 os-sr'sias the arsssl.n sss..sAips-
sss:SHat soHi4A4.o::Ss:e : :.
saEElzE : y s:apsss
Ne
Sailing hsa Nsw York EVERY SATURDAY.
The steamship Gen. meade.
A ". SAMPSON. Commander.
win leave her wharf, foot Of Jefferson street. wEDSEs
DAY, Nov. sd. atsAx.
Yhs sssamahb
GEO. L. NORTON, Commander.
TINT
Hth. sLn.
fhsss stssnn have upsiw secsnnsdasioss fes pea
CABIN rAssAak.........
yss ssssshs OF pssssss spplyte
- Bus Of LAding signed through 10 Lav~peei
WOOD. Low . LUDwI0sKN,
Ne. l9o Common strssL
The Steamship CRESCENT CITY win folsw. leaving On
BALTIMORE-aAvANA.
FOR BALTIMORE AND HAVANA
TIE NEW ORLEANS, BALTIMORE AND HAVANA
REGULAR sEMi-MONrHLY LINE OF srEAMsHIPs
LIBERTY. 100 Thomas A. Balm. Commander
CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL
FIRST CABIN:
Through Tickets to New York. $50.
He goE nALTlMoEEAv AVID HAVANA,
S1aa1h11A fast steamship
Cuba,
DUKEHAKr. Commands.
win leave her wharf, OPP site Jackson Square, o.
SATURDAY, December 18th, at H., carrying the o. &
malta
For freight having unsurpassed
apply 10 WITHkRsP.oS. HALsEY 4 co,
% Carondeet street.
NB-vo bills Of ladinx bat those OF the Company will be
signed Permits freight be procured from this ocs
freight for Havana taken after IL O'Clock the day of
sailing
Tho Steamship MARYLAND will follow
FLORIDA PORTS.
FOB FLORIDA PoRra
ALLIANCE LINE .. g. MAIL srEAxsHlPs
HNee FOR TENSAC9IA. WARRINGTON
HzRxi s GES9k K HsRfa 4asPH I'D rSsi
WEST = - - '
fhrossh SI. Of Isa,ns g COLUMBIA. Ca. .aa ssnsndss
70 fsrnandna and JsoisonvIs cheaper than any oh
Freight % New York via Cedar Keys, Foria. Ra
rstss end With dispatch.
a me the following steamships. to sci.
Alliance, T. PARKER, Commander
Lsvaea, L. II. LIVINGSTON. Commander
Florida, n. oLEARY, Commander.
The steamship DudIy buck,
L. II. PARTRIDGE, Commander.
VIII leave her wharf, foot Oaliops street. ON SAT
URDAY. December 26th ct So n
Ior freight psssAge sppyto
Nv. PERKINS 4 CO., Aeents
d Carondeet strosk
shipper VII please procure orders from Agents,
once before sending freight to the steamer
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bTGA0bVATS-..STkA
CINCINNATI.
REGULAR CINCINNATI Packet
Leaves on MONDAY. Dec 2ls,, st5rE
Eysnsvllls, oairo Eemphi. aud silSts1msdia |:
{ ponts-1he fae passenger stssmsr
Belle Vernos,
RSA pa. y adm. Sst Fits
bug and all points on the Ohio shove Cincinnati with
sns &c Oh rsshpps For freight or passage appy
JNo. A. STEVENSON. No Is Front street.
NEW ORLEANS AND CINCINNATI PACKET COM
PAEY.
Leaves on MONDAY. 2lst inst, stsrr.
teHA4 Evansville. Cairo Memphis and ali intsrmed,
late poinss-ihe fine passenger steamer
Empire. ,-
.a..f J. 7. CARROLL. Captain,
burg all posts river above Cir with
the prive Of reshpp For freight passage apply On
THos. KEEFFE Agent. rs Poydras street.
LOUISVILLE.
Leaves on TUESDAY. Dec I'd stsnn
Is;. T,, HlSUIs sIs, a.. CAIRO. MN
= inssrmsdsss isndinss-fhs new md splendid uIa
low pressure passenger geamev
s. ). J. NEAL. Master,
s leave rio e :. '''
vICKsBURo AND BENDS
REGULAR UNITED STATES NAIL PACKET FOB
vlcKsBURG.
Leaves EVERY SATURDAY, MBPn
=. - YOR DOSALDs0UvILLI, PA.
r. susnins, B,tsn Rouge; Bayou saI. Mouth q
jo:sp6, Grand G.If vcssufs 81 inssrnsssss ,:sS
E.s Rse sss s.s.. s
% :sf's ~ = .S the
For ''ishs and passage spey % sGrsdi o. q e
ARKANSAS RIVER.
Arkansas RIVER
Leaves WEDNESDAY, the Esd inst, Ms.E
Lao MAJ ko XA -! ny p1 ss.S yoRI SMITH
landngs-fhs passenger packet
Inperter.
JOHN A WILLIAMS. Master; JOHN BIRD. Clerk
For hSsAs or P';isfs .gR Hy: e s:srS :.
VII take height for I'll way landings high Napoleon.
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WEEKLY PACKET Axrm wAolEY.
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ent Of the carriage and horses, telling
the driver not to offer thanks, but t
"drive off quick"
While in Philadelphia, one Of the
eccentricitics Of his moraing walks Oh
Market or Walnut streets, was tc
watch for a man with shabby hat,
He would then follow him until he
got in front Of hat stoge, and then,
with full swoop, he would land the
offending hat into the middle of the
street, at the same time apOlogizing
to the wearer, and asking him into
the store, he would buy him the best
to be had. X.
'Johuny never carried any bag.
gage with him while travelling, pur.
chasing everything as he required it.
Having resolved one day to stop at
;he Continental Hotel, instead of his
usual retreat--the Girard-he was
driven therein company with friend,
Mr.. William By, noted merchant
of our own city. Sauutering up to
the Office, he made known his desire
to stop awhile. The clerk asked him
as to the whereabouts of his baggage;
"Johnny" replied that he had none.
"Theu," said the clerk, "you must
pay in advance; that is our rule. 7"
johnny" cast a glance at him, and
wondered that he was not known. So,
wiuking at his friend B., he asked the
clerk if the proprietor was in; receiv-
ing reply in the affirmative, the
landlord soon made his appearance,
when a conversation of the Following
tenor ensued
j. S.-"YOu are the proprietor, /
believe, sir-the responsible mau2"
Mr.. K.-"Yes, sir"
J, S-HOw much do you consider
your tohole house worth for dayP"
Mr.. K.-"About $3OO0."
j. S.-"I'll take twenty -four hours,
anyhow, and see how it goes"
Johnny then counted out the money,
and turning to his friend, says: snow,
Bill, jump in and play clerk" Rur
NOR says this was BIS first and only
experience in hotel keeping,
There are many anecdotes related
about him, but the above will suffice
to show the general character of the
man. When, more recently, the ay,
alanche Of money had exhausted itself
We hear of "Johnny" acting in the
capacity of "doorkeeper" for the
very same band of minstrels the
members of which he had given the
diamond pins and costumes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

seen her two eldest brothers, when
they were boys of thirteen and four,
teen, held by their arms to be fogged
like dogs, with long whip. But then
tie Lady Murray attributes much Of
the wretched career Of the sons to
this cause, so that she will probably
be left out Of the authorities.
FASHIONS AND PALACE PERoUIsITEs
OF the fashions 10 those days, we
learn that though the drapery worn
was of the scantiest, it was not cons
sidered delicate or refined to uncover
the forehead, Some young ladies
who had been abroad were considered
bold looking, because they wore their
hair Madonna fashion. Ladies very
generally wore wigs the princesses
had their heads shaved and wore wigs
ready dressed and decorated for the
evening, to save time for the toilet.
Widows almost always shaved their
heads ; Lady Murray says her moth.
er's beautiful hair had been cut off
for her deep mourning, and she never
wore anything but wig in after years.
At Windsor Castle, in those days,
luncheon was not, as it is now, a gen
eral meal. Each lady had chicken,
a plate Of fruit and a bottle of Kings
cup, (the peel Of a lemon put to soak
for some hours in cold water, and then
sweetened with sugar., brought to
her room every day. Those were the
days for servants perquisites. On
their highest saints days a tinsel cross
of divers colors was placed on the
tables of the ladies, or sent to their
residences, and guinea was under
stood to be due in return. A bottle
Of wine every two days and unneces-
sary wax candles were the perquesites
Of the ladies' maids. Candles were
extinguished as soon as lit, to be car
ried off by the servants pages were
seen marching out before the royal
family with bottle OF wine sticking
out of each pocket, and the state pages
called regularly upon each person who
attended the drawing rooms, with his
book, to receive the accustomed gra-
tuity, The ladies in waiting then
wore the Windsor uniform, which is
at present confined to the gentlemen
attendants. It.was a blue cloth habit,
not long as worn for riding, but the
length of a gown, with buttons hay,
ing star surrounded with the motto:
"HOni soft qui NAL y peuSe,' and a
scarlet collar.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11
What are Panniers i?

The New York SIN explains:
The latest freak of female fashion
has not yet made its appearance in
our streets, but We presume we shall
not have to wait for it very long. It
is the revival of the oldfashioned
hoops, or, as the French call them,
pauniers or baskets, which were first
in vogue in France a hundred and
thirty years ago, and were afterward
favorite article Of dress with the
beautiful Marie Antoinette and her
ladies, just before the revolution Of
1889. They consist simply of a
circular frame. work Of whalcbone, or
other suitable material, fastened
around the person beneath the waist
and above the hips, extending equally
in every direction, and producing an
extraordinary enlargement and rOt~
uadity of the figure, When the
fashion was at its extreme, the rule
was that the diameter of the pannier
should be equal to the height Of the
wearer; but this extravaganza was
adopted only by the more ultra and
dashing among the ladies of the time
The introduction of this mode at thu
present day is the work of the En-
press Eugene, who seems to exercise
more despotic sway over the womer
Of the civilized world than her sterr
and INSCRIPTIONS husband has eve,
been able to weld over the Frencl
nation.
As yet, she has been followed il
this last innovation only by the ladie
of Paris but the rest of womankint
are sure to hasten to initiate their ex
ample. According to a statement il
the correspondence of that trust
worthy paper concerning fashion, tn,
Journal Of Commerce, the whole
fashionable world Of that city ha
been quick to put on panniers
although to many they are anythin.
but be coming. Not only the younl
aud the ph-like," says the writer
j." but the middle-aged and the stou
sport panniers; the latter renderin
themselves absolutely ridiculous in
COSTUME which requires to be worI
with all the grace and ease for whic
Her Majesty is SO distinguished I
render it presentable. This remind
US Of the introduction Of crinoline b
the same imperial diotrix. At fir
that novelty made all women appea
very strange, and some supremel
ugly; but by degrees We becan
used to it, and now there are thoi
who think the fashion beautiful an
! so, we dare say, it will be with IL
: panniers. We live and learn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

BILLINGS ON A HoPPER.-The BIZ
bic SEE, "The grasshopper is a bur-
den" and never knu the Bible to
say anything that warn't SO.
When the grasshopper begins to
live they are very small, but in little
while thare gite to be plenty ov them.
They only live one year 1T once,
and then go back and begin again.
Their best gait is hop, and with
the wind on their quarters they can
j make some good time.
They are sure crop to raise; but
some years they raise more than 9TH
ers. l hav seen some fields SO full ov
them that you couldn't stick another
grasshopper in, unless you sharpened
his off to pint.
When they get so very plenty they
are apt to start, and they become :
travelling famine, and leave the road
they take as barren as the inside of .
country church during week day.
Grasshoppers don't seem tew b,
acktually necessary for our happines,
but they may be; we don't even knt
what we want most.
! | don't what grasshoppers tew Civ
entirely out, not if they are a blessin;
but I have thought (to nysslf)
they would let grass and corn-stalk
be, and pitch unto the burdocks an
Canady thissels, jest to encourage th,
fight, and wouldn't care cuss if the.
both got finally licked.
But mi best judgment would be t
bet on the grasshoppers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11
A Queer lawsuit.

The Dansville (N. ~ Erpress il
responsible for the following:
One day last week lawsuit took
place before Justice Mccartney, the
case in point being Charles Ackly
against Michael O'Heara. The action
was brought, we understand, for use
of room, lights, fuel, meals, &c., while
defendant was sparkling his Lucinda
at plaintiffs house. The prosecution
showed that defendant was at his
house from three to FIVE nights ia 4
week, and usually stayed until four
0 clock in the morning and sometimes
till after breakfast-that he burned
his lights and wood, used the room,
and naturally concluded, we take it,
that as he had all the fun to be de-
rived from Sparkling" at such late
hours, he ought to pay for the privi-
lege. The case was exceedingly
amusing, and, Of course, attracted
large crowd of the sparkling" fratern
ity who were interested pecuniarily
in the result of the actions brought,
as it might set a precedent whereby
they might be called upon to "fork
over" liberal allowance for lights
apd fuel, if for nothing else, and
they felt materially relieved, no doubt
when the Justice rendered his verdict
of "no cause for action"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

CUNNING OF A CoBBLER.-The
husband Of an old lady in Bucking-
hamshire died without making his
will, for the want of which very
necessary precaution, his estate would
have passed away from his widow, had
she not resorted to the following ex-
pedient to avert the loss Of the
property. She concealed the death
Of her husband, and prevailed upon a
cobbler, her neighbor, and who was
in person somewhat like the deceased,
to 60 to bed, at her house and
personate him, in which character it
was agreed that he should dictate a
will, leaving the widow the estate.
An attorney was sent for to draw up
the writings and the widow, in
great affection at her good mans
danger, began to ask questions Of her
pretended husband calculated to elicit
the answer she desired. The cobbler
groning aloud, feebly answered, az
intend to leave you half my estate and
| think the poor old shoemaker who
lives opposite is deserving of the
other half, for he has always been a
good neighbor." The widow was
thunderstruck at receiving reply SO
different from that which she expect
ed, but dared not negative the cobbler's
will for fear Of losing the whole Of
the property, whilst he laughed in his
sleeve, and divided with her the fruits
of project intended for her sole
benefit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11
Do you Call this Reputation !

On the back of the legal tender
notes issued under the act Of Febru.
ary 25, 1862, the following pledge is
given:
"This isa legal tenderfor all Debts
Public and Private, except Duties on
Imports and Interest. on the Public
Debt, and is exchangeable for United
States six per cent. Twenty years
Bonds redeemable at the pleasure Of
the United States after Five Years. +"
The Give Years" have expired.
Is it repudiation to redeem the bonds
with these notes? Again, see back Of
notes issued under the act Of July IL /,
1862, and read the following:
"This note is a legal tender for all
Debts Public and Private except du
ties on Imports and Interest on the
Public Debt; and is receivable in pay
ment Of all Loans made to the United
States.' rD. ..r h.
There we have 1t lis receivable In
payment for all loans made to the
United States" Can anything be
more explicit 2 The bondholders
loaned greenbacks to the Government
and the Government says its notes
shall be received in payment thereof.
Now that greenbaoks are worth con,
siderable more than at the time the
bondholders paid for their bonds, and
as they are exchangeable for United
States six per cent. twenty years bonds
redeemable at the pleasure of the
United States after Eve years" we
again ask Is it repudiation to re,
deem the notes in greenbacks2
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

TICKLE DE PARsoN. An old
Dutch farmer had handsome daugh-
ter named Minnie, who lately joined
the Methodist Church, against which
the old farmer was somewhat preju-
diced. The young minister, under
whose instrumentality Miss Minnie
was converted, visiting her frequently,
excited his suspicion that all was not
right. Accordingly he visited the
church on Sunday night, and seated
himself, unobserved among the con-
gregation. Soon after taking his seat,
the minister, who was preaching from
Daniel, 9th chapter, 25th verse, re-
peated in loud voice the words, Of
his text, "Mene, meme, ,tekel upharsin, !
upon which the old farmer sprang tC
his feet, seized the affrighted girl By
the arm, and hurried her ou.
Of the house. Having reached the
churohyard, he gave vent to his feel
ings in these words:
II knows dare vas something wrong
and now | schwares to EN-"
"Why, father, what do you mean2'
replied the bewiIdered and innocen
girl.
Didn't l." shouted the old ma
striking his fists together, stampin
with his foot, "didn't / hear de par
son call out to you, Minnie, Minnie
tickle Do parson?"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11
Abortion in New England.
From The Boston Banner q Lieht.l

From the Boston Banner Of Light
We will state single fact, recently
come under our notice, which illusg
trates IS we'll as anything can, the
fatal corruption that infecis What is
styled our Christian Civilization; and
before those who read these lines shall
pay out another dime for the PRO
posed redemption of the beathen, T"
we beg them to pause and reflect if il
would not be wiser ID abolish the
worse than heather, the shockingIy
inhuman pratices that taint aud are
certain to destroy our social system
unless early checked BY an efficient
corrective.
Alta recent meeting Of the Medical
Association Of Andoscoggin County,
in Maine, Dir. Oaks made the remark
that, according to the best estimate
he could make, there were four
hundred murders annually produced
by abortion in that county alone !
This astonishing number Of iufaLts
destroyed deliberately every year ina
single county of Pnritanic New Eng
land Think of 1t The statement
is made in all possible seriousness be-
fore a meeting Of regular = prae-
titioners in the county, and from
Statistics which were as freely exposed
to one member Of the medical frater-
nifty as another If this is indeed
the civilized condition Of things of
which We are wont to hear such fire.
quent and such loud boasts, the
mention of so barbarousIy iphuman
a fact must send shock to the heart
of every reader.
This practice alluded to comes un.
der the notice of practising physicians
in particular. They see what Others
cannot see,and know what Others can
not know. Secrets are revealed to
them in the course of their varied ex.
periences, which would never be given
up except in extremity,
1t is for this cause that a family
physician is regarded as the repository
Of confidence, which society compeis
him to keep sacredly. It is only
when statistics Of SO startling a
character force an open allusion to the
fact that We get certified statement
Of them like this one. HF
Now, if such things arc done to
such frightful extent in one remote
county of New England State, what
are we to'expect of the entire state?
and Of the six New England States
togeiher2 How many living native
children are likely to be numbered in
the coming generation? And what
proportion of those that live may be
expected, after successfully resisting
these murderous efforts Of inhuman
parents, to enter the world with whole
faculties and powers such as belong to
every being born 2 But this great
and frequent crime is committed to SO
fearful an extent in communities that
boast Of spires pointing to heaven
and spends large sums of money for
preachers and teachers to cover up
the cave Of SO hungry sepulChre.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

A woman named Lortz went to Al
derman Ambrose of Buffalo, few
days ago, and stated tohim that her
husband, who died last year, had told
her on his death bed that he had Dor.
rowed 81 from Martin Cable, Of thai
city thirty-four years ago, and that
she should pay MIR. Cable back the
money, with interest money due wal
SIG 66, and the woman paid S2S 66
over to Mr. Gable. Such an act O
honesty on the part Of both man ant
wife is commendable.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-11

A Toad UNDREssINa.- Audubon
relates that he once saw a toad an
dress himself. He commenced by
pressing his elbows hard against his
sides and rubbing doWnwards. After
a few smart rubs his hide began to
burst open along his back. He kept
on rubbing until he worked all his
skin into folds on his sides and hips /;
then grasping one hind leg with his
hands, he hauled off one leg with his
pants the same as anybody would
then stripped off the other hind leg
in the same way. He then took his
cast off skin forward between his fore
legs into his mouth and swallowed it;
then by raising and lowering bis head
swallowing as his head came down,
he stripped off his skin underneath,
until il came to his forelegs; then
grasping one Of those with the oppo-
site hand, by single motion os the
head, and while swallowing, he drew
it from the neck and swallowed the
whole.
/ Let the Radical party try if it can
not initiate that tead's experiment.