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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

APIcIAN FRoLIC.-A dinner party was recently
given in Fifth avenue. which was at once novel
and distiRgue. The guests comprised eminent
lawyers, doctors Of divinity and medicine, men of
letters, and members OF the military and naval
service. The host is widely known In both hem
ispheres as an accomplished scholar, powerful
theological controversial jealous churchman,
and an ardent lover Of the arts. bellies lettres, and
good cheer. His devotion TO philosophy by no
means interferes with his relish for the gsyer
amenities OF society. Our social festivities and
resources Of recreation owe much to his happy in
vention. To him belongs, among other honors,
that Of the recent grating Of the brilliant and
graceful features Of the Augustsn age upon our
social recreations.
The menu of this dinner was very choice, and
was admirably seasoned with attick salt. Az en-
tremets to the t.tti fruit and biscuit glace there
were placed before the guests. by the servants, q
variety Of mysterious sealed packages, resembling
large notices. A very distinguished captain, Of
Mexican war and novel.writing fame. was the
first to attack the portentious little mystery before
him. ID unroed with report like pistol. shot
Other guests followed example, and q succession
OF mimic thunders startled the company. Unroll-
ing their packages, the guests suddenly found
themselves In possession Of splendid set Of char
scter costumes, ready to be donned. These cos
TIMES were OF the lightest tissue paper, variously
and brilliantly colored, and tsstefully ornamented
with gold leaf and other materials. They repre-
sented q motley array OF personages, character.
izing divers nationalties and classes of society.
DcD6 uishiUutcu oiuOnH tuo guests 81 rtn0OL1, ana
each guest putting on the one be received, the
most amusing contrasts were the result
The genial man Of letters was transformed into
Suliote warrior the reverend doctor Of divinity
appeared IN brigand's cloak and high pointed
hat, while the loose gown, nightcap and high top
knot OF our grsndmothers fell, Of course, to the
most dignifed, proud and sensitive parsonage of
the company. Harlequin, as luck would have it,
came not TO the soberest, but to q congenial
spirit, able to keep the tabh In incessant roar.
hQfa nor onlv IA inf hair
tunes. but made speeches, grangled, recited
poems, enacted with great spirit and abandon the
role of the moment.
The advertisement was complete success, Civ.
ing o most welcome variation to the customary
routine Of dinner parties, and securing fresh in
fnx Of life and gsyety, to fuse diverse elements
and characters In one accord OF good fellowship,
We heartily welcome these aesthetic novelties as q
proof that cultivated mirth IL not inconsistent with
devotion to stern duties, and the highest aims of
learning and life. As antidotes to mental strain.
science pronounces them not only valuable but al.
most indispenssble.-[New York Home journal.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11
OFFICE OF BRADFoRD a. CLOYD,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Lincoln, Nebraska-

We take pleasure We have recently
EasD zsESoY oa1
ourselves and correspondents Of the location OF
nOcs. ample having had much experience in the bu T.
ness here since the location Of the state Capitol at this
The immense emigration the European continent az
well as fro States, 10 Nebraska this season.
excssnt water the beauty ofhs face
try the hsshhtunsss OF the climate and the enterprng
st,te renders the establishment Offices where The emgrS
and lsnd-seeksr or land owner obtain
RELIABLE INFORMATION AT SMALL EXPENSE,
very necessary and hope remunerativs NonresIdsuts
title 10 their lands have taxes paid hs rec
Of commisson) and correct statement u their iands
proved what their future railroad PROSPECTS, are pox
10 sell or buy for them, charging for services only fair
have thousands acres oIand for sale In every kind
olocstion lands Of all description and all kinds Of
We large splendid business and residence ats
on the best streets in the city and private residences which
We e TO citizens and capitalists abroad at skch prices
We will locate lands subject to private entry with money
or bounty land warrants either commission shares
homestsass for those Intending up their residences ia
Persons desiring information IN our line ofsusre.s are In
yied 20 correspond with rs and them promptly
REFERENCES
Hon s. Il. Calhoun, Nebraska City, Neb.
DR.. g. L. Grant, Nebraska City, Neb
Geo; ". Bsllen,ins 1 Co Lincoln, Nsb.
Fsssson Real E.as Me-. ssS
Col Col nixon Editor n 9. cIsscsn, New Orleans, La
Hon John ' Forsy 1ss Noble SHs'' Ala Ala
Bon John d. Freeman. JACKSON. Miss.
G. af Fr ss2ofs B Aiers e sisSsS5E Miss
L J. Ess,in, Editor Journal. glasgow, No.
BRADFORD q cLoYD.
Lincoln Nebrssks.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

Buy the only sewing machine ct for family use,
the Grover & Baker. Warranted for five years.
Quilter, brsider and hemmer given with each ma
chine ct ls2 Canal street.
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n
Physicians snd medical desire 20 obtain
practical knowledge the diseases
informed that Of Olincs including
thology and dis gnoss ~ the will be given wards
Of the Charity Hospital during the coming months.
BY Alexander Bart NJ. ID
Dr. Hart be consulted ct 40 Csrondslet street.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

aDle 70 me. am TOO old Tor IL, especially for
playing the piano. 1t 10 now twenty-five years
since have given q concert or played at q con-
cert, and have no longer any relations whatever
with the world of virtuosos twice only could
not refuse to perform that duty-once at Rome
and once at Pesth. Let those two performances
be the close Of my weary life as q pianist.n
The Gsulois says that an American heiress has
just eloped from Paris with the dashing clerk Of
stock-broker, and that the young couple had Just
been married when the brides indignant brother
overlook them 9, Antwerp. The bridegrOoms
One OF the monks at the celebrated convent Of
Emsieden, Is one hundred and one years old. He
is IN the full possession OF his mental faculties
and retains the wonderful memory for which be
always wss noted. Heshss rarely been seriously
sick and does not feel like dying yet.
A French journalist, In announcing that Ma
dsme Alboni has been engaged to appear for
twenty nights at the italian opera 10 Paris, says
that the Psrissns will be delighted TO welcome
"thst elephant with the voice Of nightingale
Wonder IL Madame Alboni likes the compliment,
Madame Mussrd, glittered at the Paris opera,
recently, In diadem Of diamonds worth sl75 900
Napoleon and ex Queen Isabella occupied the i'm.
perisl box at the same performanoe-thst of
vFsust'-and the Princess de Mstternich, Mar
shall Mel and Marshal Conrobert ,ivere also pre-
sent
NJ Emile DIVERS book on the Imperial Reforms
is unfsvorsby regarded BY the Paris critics. Ma.
poleon was 80 anxious to see It that he sent for
copy thereof 10 the editor, n. Lacfoix, several
days before its sale. The editor replied that he
could not grstify the emperor, &c 1t was illegal TO
dispose of any work until two copies had been
deposited with the minister Of the interior. The
ignoring OF that Formally ipcurs penalty Of one
months imprsonment
A fatal duel has just taken place at Csselvatca.
In the neighhorhood of Bologna, between Mar.
quis Pizzardi and Marquis Mazzacorati. Accord
ing TO the conditions of the affair the parties were
allowed to take their stand within Eve PAGES, and
as setof against the advantage Of the first Gre
the second shot might be discharged with the pis-
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11
CANADIAN TESTIMONY.

AT semi-annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Grand Trunk Railroad, held at London
(0ntariO, Canada West), on the Sth ult. the
Messrs. E. p. Hunnaford and j. f. Barnard
the COmpany's engineers made report, from
which we extract the following:
Rds-The rails atery rerolIed in The United s,a,s.
ana toronto have proved superior 10 rails Imported
from England This very important fact, as We are
OF opinion new rails made frOm direct from the mne
should be better IN every respect than rails made from
ola MATERIAL Which from successive reheating and the
necessity prove inferior to rails made from
new new. IRON properly manufactured In former
test Of our climate with although Of lighter sec
uon than those now laid and we unable TO under
and must press upon you the urgent necessity OF insist
Ing upon the works employed to make rails IN En-
gland turning them out better than those imported
ABOUT tns quality Of English imported rails is anlOs.
States and Canada The onethrd Of mile OF Bessemer
steel rails laid In 1865 Kingston continues show
mo M not ono rail has been replaced or likely TO
DC iOr years, although the traffic at this place
Is s more ~ I'M tnan ordinary Some Of the best iron rails
had to be removed, and Others considerably worn must
come OUT TINS year The general condition OF the track
ana anu w0iks @ az WIN former years IS sasfae.
the question OF the quality OF imported rails until
get English rails TO stand the annual Of the renewals
Of iron must OF necessity continue heavy. and during
the present year must incur large outlay owing 20
the bad quality OF most OF the English rails and their
need Of being replaced before they have lasted even tho
lowest average
We presume good rails are made in En-
gland, as in this and other countries, but COM
panies that buy the cheapest rails in the mar
ket, or such as can be purchased for bonds of
dubious quality, will not be likely to get them.
And rails sold in any country to be used three
or four thousand miles from the place of man
ufacture, will be apt to fail oftener than those
which are laid down near the rolling mill,
where the makers will be within the reach Of
public opinion and Of grand juries should they
prove defective,
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

AS an item Of intelligence which some may
consider important, it is proper to state that
a Joint Special Committee of the Massachusetts
Legislature has reported the following Amend
ment to the Constitution:
Article Of Amendments "The word male is hereby
stricken from the third article of the Amendment OF he
Constitution. Hereafter women OF this CommonWealih
shall have the right Of voting at elections and be eligible
TO office on the same terms restrictions, and quaica-
tOns and subject to the restrictions and dlsaD
ties male citizens Of this Commonwealth now are and
other" -.... .......
- Only one member of the COmmittee--the
Rev. Mr. Dowse-objected to this. But Female
Suffrage in Massachusetts, may not be quite so
near as it appears to be. This Amendment
must be approved by two successive Legisa-
lures, and then submitted to the Men of the
State. Meanwhile. it is q curious fact that
there is q strong feeling of opposition to the
Amendment among the Massachusetts, women
themselves-a circumstance not without signi6-
canee.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

At 10 o'clock last night the exciting contest
at Albany over the Tax Levies for this city
and county was ended in compromise
with Tammany and the Legislature made
haste to adjourn. The shameless provision
for Tammany corruption fund attempted in
Mr.. Hodgess original substitute for the liberal
levies that had been allowed by the Senate
was reduced over One-half, but here the power
of the unbOught Republicans ended. Thanks to
the firmness of the Senate, the thieves were
convinced that the enormity of Hodges's grab
could never be passed. and that the levles
would fail entirely, if they did not abate
their demands. The City Levy had been in
creased by the Hodges0akey Hall-Tammany
bill $3,35S,79O above the Senate figures. They
now came down to an increase OF only
$1,55S,7 100. The County Levy had been increased
So, ,GOO, 900, and on this they came down to an
increase of $2,OOO,OOO The fraud on the Treas
ury was thus still left at an aggregate of
S3, ,55s 79O-an amount notOriously intended
solely for the use and behOOf OF
the Tammany organization, and for funds
to pay the bribery of legislators required in
securing its passage. In this shape it might
still have been defeated but MattoOn,
who had long belonged to the Tam
many Ring, now received the reinforce
ment of Van Petten and Williams. BY their
aid the compromise was passed, and Tammany
secures over three and half millions. A
more shameful robbery has rarely stained the
shameful records of Albany.
1t is a comfort to know that this Legis-
lature can do no more harm. 1t is also
comfort to know that the thieves
could not carry their Canal Appropriation !;
though they did defraud us out of the
Gas bill, as well as out of most of the other
worthy measures, in which there was no money,
that had been delayed till the closing days of
| the session.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

If the statement of Mr.. Boutwells pupOses
in the purchase of bonds, which reaches us
from Washington this morning, is trustworthy
-as we heartily hope it is nOt-the Secretary's
wisdom, though accepted by the business com
munity, on sight of his order, has not, after
all, been demonstrated. Mr., Boutwell, should
remember that the doubts men have had of
him went largely to the question of his cour-
age. We regret that his wise order for the
purchase Of bonds should receive timid ex-
planation-and most of all that the timidity
should be concerning obedience to n plain law
The Secretary might better display timidity
about continuing the long violation of this
law. We gratefully accept what we
get. Buying up a million per week is certainly
better than continuing to pay interest on it,
while the idle Gold in the Treasury brings usnO
interest But our creditors have the right to
insist that this purchase shall go to the Sinking
Fund which the Government is under pledge
to create We trust the dispatches misrepre-
sent the Secretary. If they do not, we beg
TO assure him that he cannot afford TO begin
his career by even seeming TO doubt whether
it is better to obey the law.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

When that excellent gentleman. the Hon.
Gideon Welles, retired from the government of
the Navy, he was good deal bothered about
the expense of moving his furniture and bag
gage back to Hartford. The frankng privilege
not being quite elastic enough to cover his case,
he was permitted to take one Of the Govern
ment vessels. Who permitted him-whether he
did it himself, or his successor--we are not
informed; but the vessel was loaded, and of
the gallant old salt sailed for the Connecticut
River. When he got there he found that YES
sells drawing more than six feet Of water could
not get into the Connecticut River, whereas
his drew eleven Mr. Welles had never been
so much astonished in his life. His chagrin was
only equaled by the Vicar of Wakefeld's when
that delightful person found that he had ordered
a portrait so big that he could not get it
into the house. The result of it all was that
Mr.. Welles had to go beating along the coast
until he found water enough at New London to
float his goods, and thence be sent them home by
rail, at just double the cost of shipping them
from Washington in the regular way. 1t may
seem rather singular that gentleman who had
been eight years Secretary of the Navy should
not know something about the depth of water
on Saybrook bar, and still more singular that
be should send vessel on a voyage without
inuuiring whether she could possibly get into
her port of destination. But then Mr. Welles
always was very remarkable man.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

Probably no State Legislature has ever car
ried the practice of hearings before Commit
tees so far as that of Massachusetts has this
year done. All people are invited to come up
to the State House and there argue, enlighten,
and suggest One good consequence of this
is, that Committeeman get a great amount of
useful information, by which the Legislature
may, if. it peases, profit Substantially it is
very much like allowing outsiders to take
part in the deliberations, if not in the deci-
sions, of either House; and the advantage of
the plan over a mere memorial must be evil
dent TO all. Sometimes when witness has
been summoned, and refuses to testify, they
commit him to Jail for contempt-which
is Mt so pleasant. Hearings" are undoubtedly
of democratic character, and, We suspect,
will become everywhere more and more COM
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11
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GroIIo HA1I, cor. Broadway and Twontioth-St-
ss r,r,TFR Twenty third-st., between tltth
II SvItssyss-This Evening at g. Ohelo' MI Ho"'n D "
OthelO s., a II I,;ftb-
T,,yrr- AVE. TnEATER, Twenty ty-fouTth-st ana fn'n-
-. = MI, Eysuing at g." Ia GTapde Duenesse'
Cp,ND OPERA HOUSE cor. Hghthaye ana .s.edr, Well
. ,Srisi This Evening at g. The Tempest" MI n L. DP
and W. Davidge ,r =. r-,.o,,i,o
=, i-Ri,eys original japanese Troupe. An hghI
NtR1os GARDRN-This Evening at 3 nG RIoid Ioi ny
Ts,,Tes. or striking OIL Family Jars" LYDIA IAOmPS'
Troupe Tho
OtyNP1c TUFATER This Evening az S--v o.L ~. ne
sod vosmS Of "Igmpty Dumpty." Mr. g. L. Fox he w.
san Francisco MNsTRELs, No. 5S5 broadway
This Rvebiug-" The Court Of Justice M. n,
yTuv,TTR CoNnoUE. No. 514 Broadway-Ihis Even
80 =" Pluto" Mr. W. II. Lngard
THE TANDIANY.-Tammany Hall osI,cn S,o.
% Rs.ips AZ 7i-Vaetsa RiEaTel Brothers, koon'on OfuSOs
and bis Man Friday" - .c,. -
WALLACK's THEATER-This Evening at caste
Miss Bhe Germon rt:
WAvERLEY THEATER, No 40 BROADWAY - AUS
R,sbipg At e-Great London Burlesque Combination.
WOoD's MUSEUM, Broadway and Ihlrheth-st t.
II, R,g At -Bursqae and PantOmime Robinson Crusoe
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

reason. But the infationists object to the pur- I
chase of Greenbacks as sturdiy as to the pur-
chase of Bonds. 1t is Strike higher Strike
"lowerp with them, hit them where we may.
We deny thatth Government has any protested
"notes' outstanding but, if it has, we
would have them paid at once. Only use the
public money to pay some kind of public debt
and we are content.
But hear The Times say what it means!
"Agan the condition of the at tho close
OF the next fiscal year s subject Of apprehension Ad'
from Washington represent that the ability to re-
duce expenditures within appropriations is uncertain
II this be not effected, the balancesheet will exhibit
deficiency to be covered by further appropriations And
with such contingency In view ia it not more desirable
to retain any surplus which the Treasury may be foru
nate enough to acquire to possible Shortcomings
than to e1pend that surplus comes in for purpose
which may without inconvenience or dshOnOr be de-
ferredp ...............-.-
COmmeHt-The Times would seem to have
borrowed the spectacles of the late Alex. Del
mar. We have had surplus of Seventy to
Ninety Millions in the Treasury for two or
three years. Meantime, the Expenditures have
been steadily retrenched, and are still being
reduced decisively, while the Income exceeds
them considerably, and is steadily on the
increase. There will be at least Twenty-Five
Millions of Income Tax collected within the
ensuing two months, while the receipts from
Whisky, Tobacco, &C., are augmenting day
by day. The receipts from Customs are
decidedly ahead of the Treasury estimates.
What means, then. this apprehension of
"deficiencyf" Is it honest9 Then it is most
ill-advised.
Gentlemen inHationists and gold gamblers
you may as well make up your minds to face
the music The gold in the Treasury has
been your nest-egg long enough. 1t is now to
be used, we trust, to support the credit OF the
Government and reduce the burdens of the
People. You may not like it, but you cannot
helD it, .....r.. pol.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

To the many questions already disturbing
the peace of Europe, there is now to be added
the Gibraltar question. From the proceedings
in the Spanish COrtes it appears that Senor
Orense asked the Government whether it had
entered into negotiations with England for the
recovery of Gibraltar, and that the Minister
of Finance, fully sharing the idea that such
negotiations should be opened, only desired
them to be put off until Spain shall be fully
reorganized. The sympathies of the world in
this question will be with Spain. Gibraltar,
though it has been long under the rule OF
England, is part of the Spanish nation, and
sooner OF later England will have to consent
to its incorporation with the Spanish mon
archy, as, some years ago. it had to give up
the Ionian Islands to Greece.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

not perhaps love King Log, nevertheless stood
in mortal terror of King Stork, and the dynasty
remained in power. Now insidiOus voices whis-
per- here and there, King Log is not so bad,
" but let us have Queen Log, too" And there
seems reasonable hope that Her Majesty will
soon be enthrOned. 1t is fine women who must
conquer her kingdom for her-women who love
the graces and adOrnments of life, and who
move in an atmosphere of refinement while yet
they have unhinching courage, and the power OF
self-renunciatiOn. For, after all, women can take
only what men confer, since men are in author
ity. Ard it seems to us that when men and
women meet in friendly conference and say,
"Come now, let us reason together" they are
not far from finding very noble truth.
1t is because Miss Field takes up her work
with quietness and courtesy, because she does
not denounce, nor bully, nor demand, because
she illustrates her belief that any woman, like
any man, appearing as public speaker, is
bound to give her hearers the highest result OF
her culture, that her appearance on the plat
form is earnestly to be welcomed. When more
women from our wel-bred society are ready to
do zealOusly and openly the work which lies
ready to their hand, whether it be bonnet
making or essay-writing or lecture reading,
the malediction of TimOn of Athens will fall
less witheringly-" If there sit twelve women
at the table, let dozen Of them be-as they
" ore ~
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

We believe in appointing negroes to such
positions in the public service as their merits
entitle them to. And we believe in discharglng
men from any positions in the public service
when they are not absolutely needed. The new
Public Printer therefore neither shocked us in
his dismissal yesterday of thirty-six cOmpositOrs
from the Government printing office, nor ip his
assignment Of negro to case. But we look
upon the dismissal Of white man merely to put
a negro in his place exactly as we should regard
New-York tribune., 1869-05-11

Without criticising on other grounds the pro-
test from the Executive Committee of the New
York Stock Exchange against the decision Oh
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, on the
taxabihty of banking capital, we may remihr
these gentlemen of grave error into whlon
they fall. They claim that to exact PACK tnAoo :,
of them would be Onerous, because the lahul0 aI
hitherto to pay these taxes has been WIN 'ho
assent of the local officers The petitioners are
mistaken. They have not had such assent for
at least six months past