The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14
NUMBER l79.
sDIToKlAL PARAsKArHs. Ere.
rma is opera bouffe.ing in Baltimore.

Irma is opera bouffeing in Baltimore.
Wales is to buy a country seat in Ireland.
John Everitt addressed tea party" in Menu
pbis The other evening.
Thanks to the officers Of the steamers Louise
and Mary.
Best time to get mouthful of fresh air-When
the wind is in ones teeth.-lEx.
Mr.. Lopgfellow has gone to Sicily. BE will re-
turn to America next August.
Geo. Ellis has the Chimney Corner, Literary
Album and the N. Y. Ledger.
wsshburne is styled big bellied, irascible man,
troubled with kidney complaint.
The Senate of Maine has refused to pass the con-
stabulary sct-l2 against IA.
vieuxtemps is to play his fiddle in London this
season.
again. [Tomahawk.
Virginian has some money left to spend In
luxuries. Two terrier pups were lately sold in
Lynchburg for $5S cash.
Light yellow, cream or lavender are the "cor-
recr colors of kid gloves for full dress occasions.
Trousers are to be allowed at court receptions
in England, but they must be ofvelvet.
Visitors to the Baden gambling rooms left thera
$3.50 900 during the last quarter, the price they
paid for being swindled.
A man in Launceston, England. recently died
within half an hour after being stung by bee
on the jugular vein.
A cat enstched at and demolished an artificial
bird in the bonnet of lady in New Britain, Con-
necticut. Result-a sick feline, spoiled bonnet
and weeping female.
IL the Revolution women don't stop talking
about I" females" shall stop their paper.
Women we know and girls we know. but "fe-
males" are too vast and various.-lNew York
World.
The Franklin Banner Of Saturday, fresh from its
new press, with a new head, and q generally i'm
proved typographical appearance looks as fine
a new silver dollar, as nearly as We can reeollect
the appearance Of that coin.
Mr.. Gladstone has ordered all supernumeraries
in the pay of the government to report themselves
and prove that they are earning their money.
This strictness has caused futter among the
| thousands of idlers.
Mr.. visscher, the genial editor of the Richmond
Headlight, dropped in upon upon us last even
| ing. He keeps a game cock on the Richmond
| and engages him with the many travelling roosters
who come down the river by that conveyance.
| One match is reported in detail in the Head
Light.
"what is your consolation in this life ," asked
clergyman of young girl, in Bible class that he
| was catechizing. The young lady blushed and
hesitated. "will you not tell meg" urged the
| clergyman. at don't want to tell his name" said
| the ingenious maiden; bat I've no objections
| 20 telling you where he lives"
Secretary Borie and Admiral Porter were busily
| engaged, on the 10th in making the preliminary
arrangements for reorganization of the navy
| department. number of chiefs of bureaus, who
have grown gray and inefficient in their positions
will be removed, and younger and more active
men put in their places.
| The Paris True Kentuckian, speaking of the
| appearance of John c.. Brecknridge in that
town, says: we particularly noticed the cor
dial greeting between himself and Colonel Han
son. The last time they met, at satville, Colo
mel hanson was badly wounded. and his pris-
| oner."
1t is said the president has informed gentle.
man that he would tolerate no idlers in any de-
psrtment of the government, and that the people
were too poor to pay salaries as a mere bonus to
professional politicians. Let the president stick
to that purpose and not be swerved from 1t, and
every tax payer will thank him.
A father had two sons, one Of whom named
Thon as was an early riser, and the other was an
incorrigble sluggard. One morning the father
entered the bedroom of his slothful son, and hold
ing up a money purse said "See what your
brother has found by rising early" The half
opened eyes of the sluggard surveyed the purse,
as he lszily drawled, "But the fellow that lost it
| must have risen earlier than Tom''
Haley, Commercial Place, has Chsmbsrs's
| Journal, Banner of the South, Wilkes's Spirit,
| United Irishman, Boston Pilot, The Nation, The
Emerald waverly Magazine, New York Ledger,
Fireside Companion, New York Weekly. Literary
Album, Chimney Corner, London Illustrated
News, Petersons Ladies' National Magazine,
Hearth and Home, New York Dispatch and Har-
| per's Bazaar.
We learn from Mr.. Dennett's Banner that there
is still a scarcity of labor in the parish OF St.
Mary; that cane is planting rapidly; that the fruit
crop is safe; that coal mine has been discovered
on the west bank of the Teche, opposite Franklin;
that the orange trees are in full bloom; that the
seed csne is much better than it promised; that
land holders are too high in their prces and that
several Lafourche families, who we're drowned out
in 1867, are returning to their old homes from
above New Iberia.
Awsshington special of the 18th to the Repub-
lican says: "Grant told Hon. W. Jasper Black :
| burn that he could resume and continue the pub
rcation of his paper (the Homer Iliad) without
molestation if there was power enough in his
administration. with Gen. Sheridan's help, to pro-
tect him. Gen. Longstreet, j. N. G. Parker, Gov.
A. j. Hamilton, Boulds Baker and Major 0chilree
have been photographed by Brady in group al
Southern loyalists.'"
1 ODDS AND ENDS