The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-26

A dispatch received from Rear Admiral Rsdford,
dated at Lisbon. March s. announces his arrival at
that station In the Franklin, on the twentyeighth
utimo. The Iiconderoga and the Frolic will re-
turn to the United States, IN obedience to orders
from the navy department. as soon rs their neces.
sary repairs are completed.
The Richmond Wing says that several Austrisns
will arrive next week to settle few miles below
there. A large influx of Englishmen will arrive
at Norfolk in April, and arrangements have been
made for the importation OF Germans Letters
received from the Netherlands, Russia and other
European States. show that there will be large
emigration TO Virginia. Northern men are also
prospecting for settlement.
All the clerical force ct army headquarters In
Richmond was engaged Saturday in preparing
new appointments for State offices, the time hsv-
ing arrived when, under the law, all persons who
canno take the test oath are TO be removed from
office. Among the appointments for Richmond is
Colonsl Egbert. as chief Of police.
Ii Ia noted as q curious fact that throughout the
length and breadth Of Virginia, with few excep-
tons, no marriages can be solemnized because OF
the removal Vt clerks.
Charles M. Wilder. negro. has been recommend
ed by the South Carolina Congressional delegs-
tion and appointed by the postmaster general, Tor
postmaster at Columbia, 3. @. He was formerly
Deputy United States Imarshal, member OF the
State constitutional con vention, and is at present
q member Of the legislature.
Mrs. Grant. on the 221. completed her selection
Of ornaments for the executive mansion.
Private letters received from Cuba represent
that IL will be out Of she power Of Spain to put
down the insurrecfion. IN Cuba. The freedmen
prefer Joining the insurgents TO working on the
plantations, and the Insurgents are maintaining
more than half Of the island.
The postmaster at Hampton. Va, has been dis
placed and Mrs. Bainbridge. motherin-aw to
Msjor General Reg nolds, United States army, has
been appointed 70 the place.
curious phenomenon occurred In Bethel, Me-,
last Sunday night. damp snow fell ia the
o. a
four gallon key. Hundreds Of them were counted
in single field. Professor Cleveland described a
similar phenomenon that occurred about the year
1907. when they we're as large as barrel.
The Caside paper mill, at Penn Yam, Yates
county, N. Y. was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night. Loss 100000 partially insured.
The Wsverly Hotel and stables on the ground
of the New Jersey State Agricultural Society. at
Waverly Park, were burnt recently. Loss $4,000.
The Chicago Tribune critcizes the design for
the National Lincoln Monument " said TO have
been finally adopted by the committee at Wash
iDeton having the matter in charge. This design,
as described loses sight of the great artistic prn-
cples of simplicity, and would be rather an Amer
lean encyclopedias than monument to Lincoln
who indeed, seems 70 have been lost sight OF in
the rami6cstions of the plan. Ii Ia contemplate
to surround the pedestal of the central statue with
a pyramid of lodges. on which are TO be placed
statues representative Of different classes of the
community Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, all
on horseback, are TO stand for the army; Fred.
Douglass for the negro Chase. Stanton and Sew
for the humane Commissions Beecher and Bishop
Simpson for the clergy. and on. OF course
such a monument could never be erected, and
would be an absurdty III 10 could.