The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-16
EDIToRIAL PARAGRAPHS. ETC.


| Colfax is getting fat.
Chassepot has gone to pot, financially.
/ Ohenbach Is in Nice.
1 Dr. Chaplin ha the govt.
| Hon. R. b. Rnett was severely injured by fall
b Charleston last week.
\ Mr. E. G. Bailey late Of the Boston Herald, has
hone 10 Europe again.
Dolly Davenport and Miss Frankie Mcclellan,
.etor and actress. are to be married in few days.
4 Victor Emmanuel has been shooting of one Of
Dis own fingers.
Several Boston ladies' ride veloopedes In the
streets.
The Imperslist. q weekly journal started In
New York, is about to collapse.
The Register says that velocipedes on the Mo-
. Ibile sidewalks have become COMPOUNDED nui.
teance.
n A special from Chicsgo says that Jas. 7. Ballan.
ttine, editor of the Republican, is In dying con-
6ition.
The Portland Press newspaper and establish
hnent has been published by Representative Lynch,
Major Roble, Mr.. Talbot and others.
81 General Canb7 and four officers Of his personal
ktaff arrived yesterday evening, and leave on the
New Orleans bost.-lGalveston Bulletin, i4th'
Joseph Jefferson is to get twenty-five hundred
2bollars week for acting Rip Van Wrinkle at
Booths theater. He Ia nowan Baltimore.
The Psschall House. ST Louis, was sold at
ouction Saturday to Daniel D. Taylor, for s4s $50.
Ia the late lottery scheme 1t Was valued at $3.50 600.
A girl in Wisconsin swallowed forty percussion
&aps. Her mother refrainad from spanking her
Tor fear of an explosion.
$3.50 600 worth of old cannon, Announcements,
hell, scrap iron, small arms, etc., were sold at
d. Louis on the 18th.
Don Witt. another Texas Desperate and muir.
%erer, has been killed by sherf's posse. Texas
6eems bound to rid herself OF ell similar char
octers.
John R. Clay, colored, fecllnes the Liberian
consul generalship, and @. ". Lowell don't know
BIS he will accept the New Orleans Postotfics. So
bays the Republican.
A visiting spinster writeA from Florida that at
Picolsta abe sat for three Hours 10 coach with
but any horses, and it was that she wanted man
10 swear.
Frank Pierce, George 8. billiard, Mayor Shurt-
Jeff, and others. attended sbomplimentary dinnsr
10 Seldom Crockett, an old 9oston landlord, few
Evenings ago.
III Tbe St. Louis Democrat bays: "Thefe is now
Enough grain sfoat for ttts city from Minnesota
hone to load thousand oars. So much for the
rain movement"
Horace Greeley, with hlshat on the back OF his
had, and his white coat Tipping about. was busy
nong the crowd workinesup the New York ap-
npintments, in WsshingtonSon the 18th.
The Observatore Romsnp says that his holiness
Zjus X Is now engaged in Aegotiations with Gen.
rant, with view 10 sending Q nuncio TO Wash
Mgton.
IBreyet Lieutenant Colosel F. M. Follett, fourth
bited States artillery, corlmitsed suicide Friday
Denipg, at Fort McHenry, by shooting himself
Ith pistol. He had been several weeks confined
his bed by illness. /
(ieorae, the Count Joannes-o otherwise, George
nes-has sued the Third Avenue Railroad Com
my Of New York for 5000 damages for injuries
stained in being kicked; out Of car By q con.
ctor who demanded double fare.
III must be pleasing sitsht to John Bah to see
House Of Representatives OF the United
Sstes, whose people hsve laid up stock OF
erpai hatred OF England because her leading
secs sympsthixed with cur Southern rebellion,
opting q resolution Of sympathy for the insur'
Elton in Cubs.-tCincinnsti Gazette.
rbe Cuban Junta held meeting Of the st. ID
n Hotel, New York, on the 18th, to hear re-
INT OF Senior Rsnis, who had just returned from
Arlington. The report and proceedings Of the
ia were kept secret, but II ID intmated that Q
onQ expedition has set sail from Southern port
der command of o distinguished American OH
Both branches Of the City Council adopted
boutions expressing sympathy With Cubar
triots.
IA London letter writer, describing John Bright
: speech In Parliament on the disestsblishmen
the Irish church, says: " When he predicted
I'd the fall OF the Establishment would dispose
= minds Of the Irish Catholics more favorable
Professionalism, saw Dean Stanley nudge Arch
bhop Manning, Who Was With him In gallery
the ribs, and both theologians-so far apart
ough 90 near in friendship-lsughed eDjeyedly.'
Mr.. A. T. Stewart on the 18th sent letter &
ate Senator Campbell, offering 100000 70
10 franchise Of the Broadway Railroad. He say
hat he will pay higher SUM IL the franchise
bld at auction, and pay the money within thirt
avs. The indignation in the city over the prof.
beet for the passage OF the Broadway Rsilros
bill is unboundei. and the Legislature ID de-
: bounced ss den Of thieves. James Fisk. Jr
Day Gould, Tweed and Sweeney are all intereste
IN the job.
An Italian Bourbon, Charles Amedsrs Francois
las announced his intention to 20 to the Unite
States at the head of strong colony Of Royalist
Ind settle in Virginia. One Of his agents. Cour
achioci has left Paris, 1t s said, for the purpos
pf making arrangements to that effect. Most {
khe men be will carry along with him are Nsspol
ans and Sicilisns, people accustomed to live In
warm climate. Prince Francois intends to sccl
mature the olive tree in the United States.
The Paris Pa'ris announces that the Credit Fo
cier, on institution adopted BY England and
nearly Gil European nations. il to be introduce
In New Orleans. and that q company Of America
capitalists IL forming for that purpose. The Ne
Orleans Credit Foncisr will issue warrants up'
all property and goods previously examined sr
assessed, which warrants will be thrown into o
culation at their par value. They will OF oeur
be Withdrawn from circulation Is soon IS q
property which they represent IL disposed {
either by the Credit Foncier or its representative
Paris correspondent, March ga, write
'The emperor has been reported as Ill. and U
able to preside ct two cabinet councils 7