The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21

II ItuOW Cufib.
A dispatch to the Pic. says Shelley aspires to
ihe New Orleans naval Office.
II Col. W. 81. Chambers died near Columbus, Ca,
! recently.
Thanks to the officers of the steamers National
1 and Matsgords.
Col. W. II. McCardIe is to start daily and
weekly journal in Vcksburg, next August.
The present secretary of war. Gen. Rawlius,
began his career as charcoal burner.
Economical Canadians protest against building
the lieutenant governor 100000 house.
Chicago has ghost that lies down in front of
railroad trains and insists upon being run over.
James K. Polk, Jr., is betting on partridge
shooting in Tennessee.
A blushiDg bride of cne hundred summers was
lately matrimonalized 10 Pennsylvania.
Large numbers Of Americans are said to be pre-
pairing for a tour in Europe this summer.
In the New Brunswick legislative body, on the
18th, annexation resolutions were moved, but
there was no person to second them.
Columbus, Miss, has had meeting to further
the construction Of the Memphis and Selma Rail-
road.
Tayeure, who manager for Fisk, has returned
from England, having engaged John Toole, Amy
sedgwick and Josephine Fiddes.
White satin waistcoats, white satin crsvats and
blue coats with gilt buttons are coming into vogue
in Paris.
The New York Mail reports the marriage Of q
grandson of Washington Irving, which is funny, in
view of the fact that Irving died q bachelor.
Geo. Ellis has the Chimney Corner. New York
Ledger, Jolly JOKER, Nicknax and Yankee No
tons.
Ellis has added snbther invoice of new books
to his already large and popular circulating
library.
The best BARRIERS IN the world, according to
European tourists, are to be found in the
United States.
lady in Lowell. who has kept Grape on the
knob Of her house door since the assassination of
Lincoln, removed it on Inauguration day.
A correspondent. III view of the fact that fill
eide means killing daughter asks IL sunnyside
means killing son.
Massachusetts has what Is called the "lager
beer temperance party" who have to that extent
backslid from first principles.
Jack Hamilton telegraphs from Washington that
the press of Texas may announce him as candi
date for governor.
Dom Piatt thinks Gen. Geo. h. Thomas the
real hero Of the war" and regards sheridan'spro.
motion over him with sorrow.
eloped with an actor, on the third day wanted to
return to her husband, but he refused his consent
until her father handed him check for 500, 900.
Bonsparte is credited with having said: "a
handsome woman pleases the eye, but good
woman peases the heart. The one is a jewel
the other treasure"
The Plttsburg Commercial thinks that there
should be an earthquake and volcanic eruption
at the Boston jubilee, with special arrangements
for thunder and lightning.
poor woman and her infant died, some days
ago, in the Isls Of Dogs, London, of starvation,
with tract besids her on the Goodness of
God"
Virginia papercontsins card from gentle
man claiming that dock fighting Is very impro-
wing sport, and that estngI the eggs of game
chickens makes men plucky, punctous and
sensitive for their honor"
A married woman in London persuaded her
husband to allow her In sport to tie his legs and
arms, and when she had him nicely trussed she
proceeded to pay Off her grudges against him by
gougDg out his eyes with q tableknife.
Capt. Static, a well known ex.Confederste
officer, died Suddenly at the Planters House, St.
Louis, recently. He was a member Of the Virgil
MIA Legislature when the secession ordinance
psssed.
The first oysters sold in Chicago were brought
from Fairhsven, Connecticut, in the winter of
1886, and brought sixteen dollars in specie per
key of two gallons each. :" Ike " Cook. since
postmaster Of the city, bought them and made g
good thing of his bargain by retailing them at one
dollar per dozen.
Exsec. Seward, Il is understood, is very indig- |
nant at the recent manifesto of James Watson |
Webb, claiming that it was he, and not Seward. |
who persuaded the French to leave Mexico. He |
Ia preparing an elaborate answer to what he IL |
said TO characterize as preposterous assumption,
which will be given to the public 10 the course Of /
few days.
Carrie Moore rides the velocipede in Boston |
Horticultural Hall dressed thusly: In very /
pretty blue tunc, fitting the body closely, with
short skirt. trimmed with red cloth and gold lace,
fesb.colored tights covered to the knee with loose
red trunks. with broad blue stripes on the sides.
On her head q jsunty little hat. matching well
with the rest Of her costume, with long waving |
ostrich plume.
After sixteen months OF success opera bouffe |
has been drawn from the New York stage in favor |
of the next sensation English burlesque. Beau
tiful Bells. - Up in Balloon, Boys. "" Rackerty
lack - "Tassels on the Boots" Rolicking |
pors ~ " Tommy Dodd -" Bell Goes a-riDging for |
Sarah" and other ourissque songs are no" al the
rage at the music stores.
"Mack" says Gsant is the smallest grea' man
NJ the century and thinks it admirably illustrated
In the removal Of Gen. bar rom tne once "
Pacific Railroad Commissioner. .As
..Maek - "Grsnt has all that soldierly magnani-
mitv which his friends attribute to him, why
shonld he 40 coon strike down for difference of
political opinion man WHO proved nmsen JUG "
the best officers IN the feoerAi army
Frankine BY raachinsry may now be regarded
as at an end the,postnasser general having issued
general order that. in accordance with the recent
law of Congress. all frsnking stamps must De u.s.
regarded. As enly autograph signatures can now
be used In franrDg, it is probable that the reve-