The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-23
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The Catholics are greatly increasing In numbers
in the New England States.
What girl goes most upon the icss It's Kate,
| OF course.-lEx.
There are eight million acres Of unoccupied land
in the State of Maine.
deaf and dumb youth is now serving out his
third term in Massachusetts, jail.
II cost sl4Oo for soap and combs, to keep Con-
gress clean at this session.
The latest Yankee invention is q machine for
darning stockings.
Indian skeletons, with arrow spikes, knives. etc.,
have been unearthed near Waco, Texas.
Black silks are now the fashionable reception
dresses in New York.
1t is estimated that twenty thousand Northern
ers are stopping in East Florida this winter.
John Bright is shocked at the way English ladies
drink wine.
Thanks 10 the officers of the steamer Dudley
Buck.
| Thanks to the officers Of the steamers Caroline
and Matagorda.
The last Partisan idea ia to cover velocipedes
with advertising.
| The Claiborne Advocate says seven couples
were married in that parish on one day recently.
Hans Christian Andersen writes than he cannot
visit America this year.
Gen. Grant, by advice OF his doctors, is smoking
less.
Sleeping cars now run within fifty miles of Salt
Lake Valley.
The spring meeting over the Magnolia course,
Mobile, commences March %, and continues Eve
days.
The New Workers are now complaining Of adul-
terated Observation-Disclosures furnishing block tin
in lieu Of silver for coffin plates.
In Cincinnati. on the 18th, Gen. Grants father
was struck by the shaft OF a wagon, knocked
down and somewhat injured.
General Breckenridge was entertained at the
Manhattan Club on the 18th, and was to go to
Philadelphia on the 18th.
Jordan, Marsh i Co., Of Boston, lately filed an
order for the entire dry goods Punishment of
Mobile hotel within twenty-five hours.
Grace Greenwood denounces the miraculous
assumption and vanityr of the woman's rights ad-
vocates.
Better have no eyes, ears, noses. or palstes,
than be obliged TO see hear smell and taste every
thing that pssses.-lEx.
John Wilcox, of Feur-de- Hundred, was drowned
James river few days ago, by the upsetting of
sail-boat.
A Connecticut Yankee unites the occupation Of
rUmseller and organist, and the church can't be
induced TO dismiss him.
Beecher ssys he classes among Irrational
smusements," ten pins, base ball, billiards, horse
back and velocipede riding.
The Boston Post thinks it must be unhealthy in
Maine, because . doctor there drives blooded
horse with $1,000 set of harness.
Boston has q milk inspector, and his operations
have materially improved the quality of the milk
sold there.
The New York Post thinks one or two American
men.of-wsr would be good things to have at
Havana about now.
Gen. Grant is said to call the entertainments got
up for him by designing politicians, pump.
handle receptions"
New York, among It's multitude Of other rings
now has q" -four ring T" who speculate in the staff
Of life.
The huge OK Gen. Grant has been rsprieved.
Instead of being killed he is to end his days on
Gen. Grants farm near S.. Louis.
The military procession yesterday in celebra-
tion of Washington's birthday was very fine. A. |
Head with his white horse brought up the rear in
gallant style.
The New York Express says it is reported that |
President johnson will sail for Europe in April, |
and it is also believed he will run for governor |
upon platform Of his own.
Swords publishes and Spears edits the vicks- |
burg Herald.-[Ex.
Battle Fort edits another Mississippi paper, |
and is prepared TO give the enemy broadside at
short notice.
Weaver, the Baltimore undertaken, says that
no crowds were allowed TO see the remains of |
assassin Booth, no blankets were cut TO pieces
by curiosity hunters, and no demonstration at.
tempted.
Geo. Ellis has the Scientific American, Halls
Journal Of Health No. Of zell's Popular Encyclo-
pedia and Universal Dictionary, Nick Max, Merr-
mans Monthly, Hsrper's Bazaar, New York Ledger
and Chimney Corner.
Senator salisbury fell from his carriage this
morning and broke his legg.- Washington dis
patch TO an evening paper.
By which the public might infer that Senator
Salisbury had but one leg, and having but one il
is spelled with two gs.
The London Telegraph says: 1.-THE Americans
have strange fashions in matters ecclesiastical;
but there is one thing they leave to Us. Mr..
Beechers auctoneer, at the outset of the sale said
Gentlemen, am instructed TO sell every seat in
this church except the ministerial Here we sell
even that"
NJ. J. Williams, Esq, of the Selma Times, il in
'own. Ne h-. again become sole proprietor OF
the above named paper, sna---iil aanduet "A in |
and concilistory spirit, having I
special reference to the development Of the mate.
rial resources Of Alabama. We wish him the most
complete success.
WHAT THE CUBASs ARE FIGHTING roR.-The