The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23


MARX Twain runs velocipede.
> 0reeiey has gone and bought new coat
zen. Phil. kearney's widow ia in Indiananolis.
Thanks to the Southern Express Comnanv.
Boston banks have over 81, 900 900 IN gold.
> Prussia is having 50 CC0.oO0 worth of guus made
In this country, and desires peace.
, New York city yearly consumes $500 600 600
cubic feet of gas.
. San Francisco papers call for a vigilance com.
mittee.
New York newspaper carrier worth slCO.c, 0
still tramps bis daily rounds.
rive police commissioners of PHILADELPHIA are
worth in the aggregate about S2OOO 600.
Prince Salm Salm has gone into the Prussian
service.
Hackmen are smong the mcst constant readers
of newspapers.
Gen. George Il. Thomas denies that be was once
Democrat
The Chicago Times likens the architecture of
that city to hssh.
More BRAZILIAN youngsters are named after Ben.
Jamm Franklin than any other foreigner.
Inc Houston Times accuses Judge Caldwell of
going on disgraceful bust in that city.
Mr.. c. E. Creepy, supervisor of Internal
revenue, returned yesterday, having left Wash.
ingtOn on Monday last.
Gen. Grant is forty seven. jest the number ~
the Jacoblns, or anti-Grant men in Congregs.-CN.
Y. Herald. -
Reverdy johnson took tea with the Prince Teek
and Elk hundred ragged school children the other
day.
The Russian emperor's pretty daughter is to en-
brace Roman Catholicism and become queen of
| Bavaria.
The debts Of Miss Menbin, between five and six
thousand francs, we're paid by the society of
French drsmatists.
Livery stable keepers declare the roads about
New Orleans in worse condition this winter than
for many years before.
It's currently reported, says the Picayune, that
Gen. Longstreet is an applicant for collector of
the port OF New Orleans, under Gen. Grant
Civil service Jenckes says that of every 81 taxes
paid, 81 goes to make up the stealngs of dishon.
est officials.
Among the names registered at Norton & Co.'s,
Paris, for the week ending Dec. 81 are Hiram
Hsines and family, of Alabama
From the number of distillery swil carts
wrecked in the mud yesterday, it is safe to pre-
dict that our supply of milk for few days will be
more aqueous than ever.
An attachment TO a champagne bottle nat
ented in England, permits a part of the con.
tents to be withdrawn without in the least in
juring the rest.
Charles Dickens has declined an invitation of the
grand duke OF Gutenberg to give private readings
at his court. Alexander Dumas, ST., who was
invited at the same time, accepted.
There is report that ex Queen Isabella. of
Spain, wants to abdicate in favor of her son. the
Prince of Asturia. with Espartero for regent dur.
ing his minority.
Forty guests at party in Brooklyn were poi.
soned by coored confectionery, and a little Rirl |
oieo the other day from the poison in nainted |
Christmas bon bons. This is a case in which van |
nay discriminate against color.-LN. Y. Herald |
The familiarity of the English newspaper writer's !
with the details of American customs and usages
is illustrated by the London Telegraph, when it
speaks of "gsunt Yankees, much addicted TO the '
msstcation of Killikilick tobacco
The album of the Crown Princess Victoria. of r
Prussia, is said to be perfect literary treasury.
1t contains unpublished poems, sketches, etc.. by s
Tenpyson and nearly all the illustrous poets and
prose writers of England. e
Justus Won Liebig, the celebrated Munich chem.
ist recently told friend that during the last ten
years, he received seven calls from American :
universities, and that twice be had felt strongly
tempted to go 10 the United States and accent
here professorship.
Two daughters Of DR.. Jayne, Of PHILADELPHIA. =,
he patent medicine man, were married on Wed. "
lesdsy evening, and the affair was made the social
went of the season. Two hundred invitations ~
we're issued to the wedding, and one thousand 10 4.
be reception at the Jayne mansion. A. A.
The Times Of last evening Acknowledges the ne
lessure of a visit from Mr. P. C. Slaughter. of oy
'rginis, and naively observes that "bs name re. 9
ais many of the peasantest "reminiscences of the tn
Jar IN that State, particularly those which hover CT
Ound the old county seat of Culpepper." SCI
The emperor of Russia shed tears when the VII
ews was broken to him that his pet, the young
uke of Leuchtenberg, had run away from ST. O.
etersburg with Vela Apatchini, q young LADY, pc
no is rather good looking but no better than IN, INV
le ought to be. N
How thoroughly American, in the worst sense we
the name, during our worst times is an obsti. for
ite silence during two such eventful years as sta
ose just closed broken at last only to crv ont pal
On IN 90 save the money :, Patrick Henry's mo
eef 10 Washipgton's starving camp is the next the
'st thing to it in hstory.-[Wendell Phillips. /
An Italian paper publishes letter of Rossini's tur
dressed, From the Swan of Pesaro TO the D "i
lgle of Italian Sausage-mskers." In it the | PA
aestro tells the happy Bolognese that be has boz
taised himself to the very pinnacle of his artv VIC
his sausages, and that he deserves crown nv un
lGurels." 40 40
once Week, speaking Of new invention 10 L
rm piano and organ keys in cold weather, sug. sac
SITS the use of hot roasted potato The writer trs
rs that he knows many places where ladies tha'
Try hot potato to church in flannel bag, and A
1t to warm their hands directly or to take the Ant
III Oh the keys. 1t will retain heat long time ne
'He empress ei the french speaks aud writes she
snch quite incorrectly. Whenever she gets ex brol
ID she uses great many Spanish words in her i. ~
lversation and when really angry she will at tear
!, only speak Spanish. The servants at the i'm l4th
ial court, therefore, when saying. "The EN-.
ss has talked Spanish to me-" mean She has W
". -. =. sum
ne custom in Spain is to make Christmas mint
Ies twelve days before Christmas day. A mini
gnihcent box was sent by some royast to uon
!. Prim, with silver key attached it was p psps
ned by his wife during a grand reception have