The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-16
EDITORIAL PAKAGRAPHs, ETC.

Gov. Humphreys, of Miss, is in town.
Killing Shooting centry.-[Judy.
Petersburg Is crazy over Patti.
Oranges are down to two cents in New York.
Jefferson Davis's bondsmen have been released.
washburne is now called Economy B.
The live stock of Ohio is valued at $l62, 900.
The croquet players were out on Saturday.
Charleston Is to have Italian and German opera.
j. B. Earle, of Waco, Texas, Is dead.
Craw.fshing was extremely lively yesterday.
Bryan, Texas, has jail delivery.
Cincinnati has Is, 900 loafers.
Thibodaux is to have a saw. mill.
Thibodaux celebrated Mardi Gras with fervor.
Thanks to the officers of the steamers Louise
and Josephine.
Texas cattle are getting through the winter in
excellent condition.
The anvil chorus" as performed at our Opera
is too much repressed. Let it ring.
Mr. Garrett, editor of the Canton Mail, was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. Lacy, of Chicago, has bought Wrens cele-
brated black mare Rosie for $4,000.
Geo. Ellis has the police pctorials, the scientific
weeklies, the New World and Leslie's Illustrated.
Sugar beets yield from sixty to one hundred
tons per acre.
Of coal.
American sewing machines have been introduced
into Italy.
A. Il. Stephens proposes to practice law in
Atlanta.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers is to tell the Mobisns why he
is Catholic.
Minister johnson made his speech again at
Glasgow.
Tha demand Of Greece Please to put stop.
per to the te."-[Judy.
|. There is horrible rumor afoat at the West
that Train is coming.
Gen. Grant is reported Is declaring that Andy
johnson will not have place in his cabinet.
Galignani says that through,the efforts of Gen.
Dix, Americans will in future be allowed to enter
live in and leave France without passports.
The Tribune has gotten its capitals right for
once. II spells the debt with big D.-[New
York World. -''--.aa t.ssls 3
A Western paper notices very fsvorably
"shakspesre's beautiful comedy, She stoops to
conquer"
The constitution of Texas is to be submitted to
vote of the people Of the State on the first Mon
day Of July.
The drives presented scene Of unwonted love
illness Sunday and the keepers of livery stables
we're looking more cheerful.
A steamer arrived at Galveston from the Trinity,
on the 18th, with over a thousand bales Of cot
| ton.
The editor Of the Houston Times said the editor
Of the Houston Union " enjoyed the reputation of
being coward. "Hence the late shooting affair
between these gentlemen.
The New York Tribune says that If black men
were good enough to vote for the Republican
| N
I, attend an Inauguration ball in Washington.
| The Houston Times serves its readers with a
daily editorial repast Of "pgs feet. oysters, ham
and eggs, and all sorts of pies" What dish to
| set before q king.
man, eloped the other day with fair and frail
one, leaving bis wife in destitute condition and
greatly piqued.
The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph invites strangers
| to visit Utah, and says: "You need not have
more than one wife if you don't want to. There's
no cpmpulsion about it,"
The Quincy QIlinois) Wing draws q comparison
between horse and velocipede, remarking that
the velocipede is specially remarkable for the
cease with which it lies down."
Madame Agatha States, the well known ope-
ratio singer, has sued for divorce. on the
ground of cruel treatment by her husband. The
case is before the Superior Court.
The New York Herald's Washington special
says that Ben. Wade remarked. soto voce, Of
Ben. Buffers strategy: "The gentleman from
Massachusetts, may appeal and be id"
The New York Commercials Washington spe.
cisl says 1t Is expected General Sherman will be
offered, and viii accept the position of minister
| to England. -..
John c. Braine is confined in the county jail in
Brooklyn. and is mere wreck Of his former self,
being afflicted by disease and compelled to 60
about on crutch.
John @. Breckenridge win leave Baltimore for
New York this week, and thence returning, will
meet his children ct Gen. Lees college, Lexing-
ton, Va. He win then proceed directly to
Kentucky.
An Englishmsn relates that he recently dined