The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-12
sD1roxIAL PARAGRAPHS. ETC


Gen. Basil Duke has new son.
Vermont is nearly out of hay.
Arkansas claims to be very healthy.
Schofeld says brevets ought to be abolished.
Mobile DELEGATES in amateur opera.
Plon Plon is growing thin.
James 7. Brady died of spoplexy.
Thanks to the officers of the steamer Louise.
Enameled bricks of any color, are now used in
Cincinnati for store fronts.
The use of air guns by assassins in New York
is reported.
The Down casters are terribly afflicted with in.
fuenza.
The floral tribute to Patti at St. Petersburg cos.
10000 francs.
Highwsymen are at work in the vicinity of Cha.
cinnati.
There is a vigorous protest in England against
the issue of books with uncut leaves.
The elevated railway nNew York is pronounced
a success.
Anexchange expatisting upon the fine weather
says "old Saul is shining"
Bunsby Colfax does not see how disgdceful
act can be properly done by Congress.
Hobbs, Dobbs and Chubb are the most skilliul
locksmiths in history.
A. q. Stephens has formed law partnership
with his nephew IN Atlanta.
The New York Herald comedies that Christian.
ity Ia a success.
The Hudson Bay Company are encroaching on
our Alaska.
Prof. Hogg is delivering course Of lectures on
roots, before the Illinois Industrial University.
The "baby crop" in New York in one week was
1l24.
Indiana has s3l aboriginal log schoolhouses still
in use.
At Sitks, Messrs. Procopi Kiokak and Komoi.
pechusattrgeo are justices OF the peace.
Snow is fifteen to twenty feet in the roads around
Montreal.
Asa Packer, of Pennsylvania, is said to be worth
$20,000,0O0.
A student has been turned out of Coinwell Uni
versity for lying.
The New York charity ball last Tuesday night
made $40 900 profits.
Alaska last year sent to market 225, 900 seal
skins.
A lunatic asylum for persons crazy on solving
the United States financial problem, is proposed.
Illuminated champagne glasses snd antique and
unique sets are said to be getting fashionable.
1t is said that the surface of Salt Lake, Utah, ia
rising about one foot year.
A Berlin paper notices-with surprise-an i'm
portstion Of American hay into Germany.
The Philadelphia chief of police has ordered
the arrest of all corner loungers.
Jefferson Davis, accompanied by Mr.. Sidell and
Thanks TO DR.. Godfrey, who has just returned
from the West. for papers in advance of the mail.
schofeld wants the war and navy departments
combined.
Seven farmers in one Vermont village have lO2
children. Jonathan Eddy's share is 10. He heads
the list.
A correspondent says: "There is an sssocia-
ton in Washington for supplying needy carpet
bsggers with incomes"
A Mr.. Goodwin, OF New Haven, offers for sale
SEQ scrap books, which he has made up from ne VS.
papers during the last l6 years.
A Red River correspondent describes an Indian
as being " as grave, yet resigned, as man over
the corpse of his step. mother"
"Mack" says Vienna Schenck essayed to
break the ribs of the rebellion with COW.
catcher.
DR.. Nelaton, of Paris, the empsror's medical
adviser, has inspected the siamese twins, and
thinks they can be safely divided.
Railway Intelligence-the approved method OF
communication between passenger and guard-a
shilling.--[Punch.
Mr.. Edward Stephens, son of Mrs. Ann Ste
pbens, the authoress, has been nominated by the
president to be consul to Manchester, England.
Charles Dickens is suffering from palsy in the
right hand, brought on by excessive use Of the
pen.
Scion Robinson asserts that the apple trees in
this country are slowly dying out, and that moth.
ing can save them.
The number Of "Sue Murphy Claims" on
file in Washington is 2O,l76, amounting to slo.-
100000.
President White Of Cornell University 10 very
youthful in appearance, and is frequently mistaken
for student.
two ex-Confederste officers, recently visited the
military school Of st. Cyr. He was received in
state BY the authorities, and the pupils maneu.
vered before him.
A. J. has been rendered the Inequalities of
several Of the best families Of Washington, for
residence there long he likes after the 4th Of
March.
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