The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15


The Ice left the Penobscot river on the 1lth.
Mrs. Lander is playing in Nashville.
Harry Watkins and wife playing IN Buffalo.
Fisk wants to purchase the Central Park. I,
Ohenbsch is coming hither.
Street gloves are worn very light.
A Paris editor has fought fifty duels.
Longfelow is in Paris.
The orange crop in the Empire parish is very
promising.
Wendell Phillips thinks Christianity battle, not
dream.
The Herald says the overloaded truck horses Of
New York are snorting for Bergh.
Hon. W. Jasper Blackburn arrived In town yes
terdsy.
Killing frosts are reported IN Alabams and
Georgia.
Thanks to the officers Of the steamers Louise
and Lizzie.
"Gsthu suggests that the States build houses
in Washington for their congressman.
The New York Herald criticzes the presidents
English ss developed In his late message.
A large immigration to America, from Sweden,
Is announced.
1t reported that Mr.. Dickens will visit AmerI.
ca again this fall.
Mrs. S. n. Pixies diamonds are valued at one
hundred and ffty thousand dollars.
Helmbold drives an elegant phseton imported
from Paris by Brewster Co.
Gsy-colored birds OF every description sdorn
the spring bonneis OF fashionable young ladies.
Large sleeve buttons are In vogue among gen.
tlemen.
stamps.
Kansas has ten daily and fifty weekly news
papers.
C,or,o ~ tla yali1iona nanera chaYOe n oent
word for obituary notices.
The Boston Post says they grow so much tea in
Tennessee that the whole State Is nervous.
Sims Reeves. Blondin and Dickens receive equal
payfo their performances In London.
The New York Times calls for the abolition Of
prison punishment by the shower bath.
magnificent crown has been purchased by
subscription IN England. and deposited on the
tomb OF the late Emperor Macmillan.
Keeping poultry Is becoming fashionable in
Boston and hen hou4es are erected on the roofs Of
stylish dwellings.
An Indiana town, al an economical way OF
avoiding building sidewalks, buys cavalry boots
for people who have 10 walk about.
An American and . Russian lady, each million
aires, both tsnt.liEs Paris By refusing offers from
dilspidated coronets.
The expectation of dried peaches from Bristol,
Va, has for the last three years exceeded In value
that OF the wheat crop.
A New Bedford vhsler recently captured q
dyspeptic whale containing 2S5 pounds Of amber
girls, worth ss7 pound.
Double breasted fsOck coat, light trousers, blue
scarf, and lavender gloves Is the correct costume
for ushers at modern high life weddings.
Sol. Smith, Jr., bss attracted much favorable
notice ct Woods tLeGter this season, by hls rem
deriDg OF old men porte.
boy in Phillip, Maine, hes been hned nine
cents for profanity BY justice.-lEx.
Did the justice d-n the boyl
1t is said that the queen, after half an hours
conversation with Mr.. Bright, expressed her sur.
prise 81 finding him a man OF 20 much intelligence.
Tom Ochiltree dsdsins rendered consushp
and goes to Texas TO turn o campaign organ for
Jack Hamilton.
VIM. knight, Of South Livermore, Me-, trots out
anar of boots he wore on his marriage day, 70
years ago.
Geo. Ellis has Harper's Bazaar. Literary Album,
Cultiyator and Country Gentleman, and Days
Dongs.
Thurlow Weed Is on his way home from the
South, driven thence by the opportunities Of oar
petbsg ofnce.seekers
A notorious cyprisn recently purchased fine
house on 18th avenue FOR $50, 900 and Hlled it with
women OF ilfame. dne was nnhhy inuuceu "
seIl out and leave for p bonus OF $4,000.
Prince Louis Of Bourbon arrived In Washington
recently with his wife he looks like beardless
boy He sent word to Charles Sumner to sho v
him the sights.
According to q dfspatch to the Republican
General Grant Is the hsppy recipient Of the photo
graph Of Southern f9yalsts, comprising Ton
Ocbiltree, Parker, LoIgstreet and others.
I.n~oA..~. .na.tfno NJ naney oofina saws n
a man was buried is q copy Of one OF Its city
contemporaries, he would be three months behint
resurrection day.
nj. rumored in art circles that Troye, the AMI
NAL psinter has received commission to paint
portrait of Mr. C. A. Dsna's favorite velocipede.-
IWorld.
An English court has decided that public gate
ways must be three feet two inches In order tbs
az the stoutest Of her psjesty's subjscts' may &c
through.
A London advertisement, in rather bad taste
announces that "Nsb Wright, the oonverte
burglar. will preach at wandsworth Assembl
Room, and break open the doors OF hell with
gospel jimmy"
People who want 10 establish velocpede rim
can call il by any Of the following names: An
NATURALIZATION, gymnacy clldium, veocipsdrom
or bicycIocurricu,ur1. No wonder some peOpl
are sfrsid OF ,he machines.
Victor Hugo has calculated another letter, !
which he ssys that che closely united hear
frispd,hip which existed between him and Lama
tine for fifty years has suffered the momsntAr
eclipse Of death"
The none ia said 10 entertain the intention
comforting on the prince imperial Of France th
title OF Roman Pdirice, which was once dsstine
for the emperor himself, and which was Ia
borne by Chsrlemsfne.
On Saturday lsst an old man. named Anderso
was murdered by negroes rear Spanish Fort. I
was attacked by the fends for demonstrating vi
them FOR killing cow Several negroes engage
in the murder are usdsr arrest ct Mobile.
The Planters Banner says several OF she form
citizens Of st. Mary who went TO Britith Hond
- c....r..i. h.va vstnrnad satisfied tn