The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-13


A meeting complimentary to Gen. Gilem has
been held at Vicksburg.
Cushing was the man to hunt up the law and
apprise Grant of Stewards ineligibility.
George Wilkes is trying to get the Mexican |
mission.
Beau Hickman looHe Just as fresh as be did in |
1912. Time deals gently with the ID. BIS.
Announcement neutrality-suspicious. omitted |
to smile when sworn in as vice president.
The "curfew belln was revived at Dover, N. H., |
on the evening Of February p.
The snow on some of the Canadian railroads is |
"a feet deep.
jenkins says that Qneen Victoria is entirely too
fond of old port.
New York has a church called the "Church OF
the Broken Covenant"
Wagon Box, Mike, Fatty and Stomach were the
four leading bellies at a squaw ball at Fort Benton
New Years night.
Mrs. Ward Beecher gets $1,000 for editing The
Mother st Home, or for being advertised as edit
ing it.
Three hundred Frenchmen had dinner Febru-
arv o. in New Xofl<rns0xhich- the French em.
peror was severely criticised.
Fisk is losing $500 a night running his opera
house in New York. If Patti accepts his offer of
$4,000 night he will lose more.
A writer estimates the amount Of human blood
wasted by the wars of the whole world at $4,000
pipes.
Geo. R. Bellicsn, for 80 years an attach6 Of the
Louisville Journal, died on the 9th. He was
man of remarkable industry and honesty.
1t is said that Stewards broker bought 81 100000
of gold, pending the question of his remaining in
| the cabinet.
Henry M. Steele, nephew of the lete Philip
Barton Key, committed suicide in New York on
the 10th.
Edwin FORESTS eldest sister died of paralysis,
at the tragedians residence in Philadelphia on
Wednesday.
Speaker Blaine once edited the Kennebec (Me.)
Journal. s. B. Washburne served an apprentice
ship in the same office.
The Shreveport News contradicts the report
thst Mr.. ]. NJ. Scanland has purchased that pa
per.
The principal Of q young ladies' finishing
school near London-a lady-cures her pupils of
love attacks by liberal doses Of SIENNA tea. Sensi-
BILE woman
The Spanish recipe for salad-dressing is model
of terseness and exactness. "a spendthrift for
oil a miser for vinegar counselor for salt and q
madman to stir it all up.'
Dewitt C. Senter has become head center Of
Tennessee since Brownlows abdication. What
ever else may be said of him, he does not lack
wit.
George Francis Train sold recently, in Omaha,
I6 lots for $4,000. and still owns five thousand
Just like them, which are now worth 81, 100000,
and are rapidly rising in value.
Joseph A. Rose has sued a girl in Baltimore, in
$40 OO6 for breaking her promise to marry him,
for the reason that by any other name than Mrs.
Rose she would smell as sweet and be happier.
New York World.
Rev. DR.. Newman, recently elected chaplain OF
the United States Senate, has temporarily re-
signed the editorship of his Advocate, and is sue
ceeded by Hon. Hugh j. Campbell and Rev. r. K
Diossy.
The new grand rnbbf of the Jews is a young
man named Zadoc Kuhn, only thirty years of age.
Jewish people say that according to their records
he rs the youngest rabbi since the prophet Jere.
miah.
EGeneral Haneock's friends in New York, says
special telegram, are very indignant at his Danish
meut to Dakotsh and are about TO make an efor
to induce him to accept the Democratic nomina
ton for governor of Pennsylvania.
Il not so easy to say how the Alabama claims
should be settled as it is to say how they should
! not be settled. For instance, we should certainly
/, not fqIt over them. And again, for example, w
, should not indulge in threats On their account
! IN. Y. Times.
Sheridan, accompanied by Crosby, side-de
camp, arrived at St. Louis on the 10th, and left
for Washington. He considers " the Indian prob
lem solved, and the noble savage completely sub
+ ugated.n The telegraph announces his arrival il
Washington yesterday.
Commodore Vanderbilt. who owns the celebrat
ed fast trotter Mountain. Boy, is convinced tha
be is superior to any horse the turf that he of
!, fers to match him against any horse or gelding il
the world for $500 side mile heats, best three
in five, in harness to come of during the presen
z season.
+ They have in Wisconsin what are called "harC
I times parties" The invitations are written OF
brown paper, and request the guests to dress IL
a their old clothes. Bean soup, crackers and dreC
}: herrings constitute the refreshments, with "cam
, brio tes" and water to wash them down. The
K guests walk home.
The World says that at his Inauguration Gran
u had on q shirt pierced by three spiral small
o. nobbed gold studs; " but the Herald says tha
I not q single ornament of ieWelry appeared abou