The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-16

waite oratory of the vatican, on which occasion
the pontif gave him the sscraments Of confrma-
ton and the holy eucharist. Lord Butte having
made an offering of one thousand two hundred
pounds sterling to the Peters pence fund, Plus
TX presented him with rslnquary of great
value which is described in q letter from Rome
as truly royal gift"
The Morning Star says business is carried on on
an immense scale at Msrgsret's new bakery.
thousand barrels of -four are bought at q time,
and hundreds of barrels of crackers and biscuits
Of all kinds are being shipped in every direction.
She hes nearly driven Northern and Western
crackers ont of this market, and before long will
have done so entirely. She has in contemplation
the erection of newly patented ovenlfor crack
ers by which most of the cost of labor Is avoided
and in that event, with the fact that fuel and
material are cheaper here than in New York and
many other Northern seats of manufacture, she
will compete successfully with them in otner
markets than New Orleans.
A prize fight. according to the rules Of the ring,
except that har-puIling and biting were allowed,
took place between two women, in Somerville,
Massachusetts, at an early hour on Monday morn
ing. The contestants. in their appearance in the
ring, were clad in the convenient costume of
CATERS, stockings and drawers, wearing nothing
else to speak of beyond waterfalls and magenta
curls. At the very first round one Of them, named
Sarah Chapman, became frightened and jumped
out of the ring, but her hackers drew her back
again, and she eventually won the fight at the
twenty first round over her opponent, Mollie
Jones, both of them having been severely pun
ished. She begged her seconds in Gods name to
take her away, and so the fight and money, $50,
were AWARDED TO Sarah.
1t is related that at one of the inaugural brushes
Mr.. Greeley exclaimed, 81 am ashamed to be here
and should feel worse than do we're it not for
the fact that so many fools are round me-" Mott
cling little boy in the crowd, and in danger of
sufIocatiop, he exclaimed LET us see TO it that
that boy is not crushed; but turning to the boy,
"don't you ever be seen in such place again.
always hate to see a boy in Washington, for he
will soon be trying 10 be appointed page. Go
into the country, boy, and help your father dig
potatoes, and get away from Washington" The
crowd who heard it enjoyed the scene vastly, you
may be sure, and Mr.. Greeley was very good ma
tured through it all, which isn't always the case
with him.
1he Chicago Times says: General Phil. Sher-
dan is a shoekingly profane swashbuckler, who
has dash without judgment, gallantry without
executive talents, and blind instinct of obedi-
ence that will halt at no obstacle. Compare
with this man that veteran warrior, that genial
soldier, and ripe statesman, Thomas. Why was
this young man Sheridan promoted over the
head of Thomas man who is believed by men
OF Judgment to be second to no leader in the ser
vice of the federal government Does Grant
wish to give color TO Blair'S charges of intended
usurpation, by promoting a man on whose
obedience he can rely. whose conscience is no
bar TO any effort, and who may be relied
body and soul, for any undertaking? Did Gen.
Grant fear that the integrity of Thomas would
stand in the way of any designs which he may be
entertaining? What effect this slight will have
foresee.'