The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-17
EDITORIAL PARAGRAFHs, ETC.

Parepa Rosa sings in Baltimore this week.
Garroters are at work in Cincinnati and Boston
Kansas has doubled her population in four years
Tostee, it it thought, will be dsigured for life
by her recent accident.
firm in New Hampshire select their employees
from photographs sent in by applicants.
son of Byron's physician leads band of Gre.
tan insurgents.
Ten thousand persons crossed the new Niagara
suspension bridge on Sunday.
Matilda Heron, who has been lying at the point
of death, is reported likely to recover.
The latest dinner notion ia to have the bill of
fare inclosed in gold nut OF each plate.
One OF the jury which tried Aaron Burr for
treason is still living at ChilHcothe, Ohio.
Alaska has base ball club. Procopi Kiokak is
first base and Mr.. Komoipeehusattrigoo is pitcher.
| Chicago is anxious to procure "rat-proof build.
ings."
champion one.legged skaterp ia amusing
Providence.
The Evening Pic. almost stopped overn yester
| day about the fine weather.
The beauty and the chivalry were out in force
yesterday on Canal street.
Ducks have been floating down the river of late
within easy musket shot.
Somebody accuses Beecher of selling his horse
the very next day after kissing it.
The family of the late Gen. Halpine is well bro.
vided for.
California now produces raisins of superior
quality and fine flavor.
Gen. Rousseau was generally considered the
handsomest man in the army.
stephen Massett insists on making series of an.
pearances on Broadway.
Western pianist plays blindfolded, with the
Keyboard covered by table.cloth,
Rochefort says that Rouher and Haussman steal
more than SO 900, 900 year.
onenbach meditates becoming q naturalized
American.
VIM. Cullen Bryant is president of a h,meo.
pathic hospital.
Victor Emanuel has sent several presents to the
hey of Tunis.
Prince Napoleon has subscribed ten Thousand
francs to Gustav Lambert's North Pole ex. |
petition.
We observe growing conviction that the |
CRESCENT is little the most readable paper in
this part of the country.
pleasant souvenir of Texas came 10 us vester-
day in the shape of basket of pecan nuts. kindly
sent by Col. J. 8. Walker
The last two days have done wonders in putting
the roads in travelling condition. On the other
side OF the New Canal the driving is very good.
Thurlow Weed has sold out his entire interest in
The Commercial. it is stated, and arranged all his
affairs, anticipating speedy death.
London letters say the indignation against the
Prince of Wales is growing stronger ana stronger
IN England.
Dlsraelrs brother died Of heart disease the dav
before Christmas. He was an inland revenns
,ficial
Providence policeman was made TO change
places, the other night, with a woman he had
alsely arrested and locked up.
race between velocipede and street-car
occurred in Chicago last week. The velocpede
anne in second.
Bets are already made about the length OF Gen.
rants inaugural message. II is said that it will
e the shortest ever delivered.
The Washington letter purporting to give re-.
orts OF Grants conversations about men and | r
'ings, was. it is said, written in New York. q
The rabbi who dictates at the synagogue on | /
ampart street, has voice magnificent enough r
make the reputation of grand opera singer. 4
David Dudley Field succeeds William Cullen
ryant as president Of the Free Trade League. K
ID statistical Delmar has been elected paid r,
cretary. n
massachusetts clergyman has been caught | 70
ssllng books OF Boston dealers and selling them
other dealers, and at the same time aeeumula.
g library by his thefts. p'
Geo. Ellis has No. of the 9th volume of the n, -,
uthern Cultivator, the Southern Farmer, con. II
ming portrait of its editor Dr. M. w. Phillips to
imney Corner. and Days Doings. 10
Dne OF the most excellent clerpymen in nj. ho