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


trouble In trying cases before the mixed white
and black juries in that State because 1.-THE jury
men will go to Sleep"
Paragrapher finds the number Of his friends con.
sidersby augmented since he received an invoice
of Texas pecans. Polonius. with characteristic
modesty, enters claim for s-peckl
There was a grand futter among the fashion.
sbles at the Opera House last night, which was
filed with one of the most brilliant audiences of
the season.
Gen. Buffers former lieutenant, Col. French, of
Boston, and Mayor Conway were at the opera last
night. So was " Cousin Nourma" and other
people of distinction.
The report that Supervisor Creepy had left
Washington for this city last Wednesday proves
to have been erroneous. At latest advices he was
reported as intending to set out thence to-day.
The largest number of bottles of champagne
opened for callers at any private house on New
Years Day is said to have been hundred and
seventy.
sheep breeder sends MS to be pulled a sixty
page pamphlet, with picture Of Merino buck on
the Title page. The author is evidently on the
rampage to expect US to puff his wool refinery for
nothing.-[Ex.
1t is related of good Southern bishop of the
Episcopal church, who is sometimes little alb
sent minded, that he lately 30 inverted sacra.
mental formula as to bsptise an infant " in the
name Of the world, the flesh and the DEVIL"
"Wait moment!" reasonably entreated gen.
teman, who, at the opera last night found him.
self ia the center of a crowd of people who
would persist in drowning the finest strains by
premature applause.
Some Cherokee Indians are in Washington ask.
ing for an investigation into Gen. Custar's fight
which killed Black Kettle, leaving Mrs. Kettle and
four fatheress skiets to the charity of an unfeel-
ing world.
In Wall street rumor has been industriously
circulated that Secretary McCuoch is to issue
50 ,OO0,0C0 of fve-twenties and place them upon
the market secretly. The rumor has probably
been put in circulation for speculative purposes.
Catholic Italy is excited over Garbaldi's novel.
which will soon be published. 1t is already writ
ten. 1t is called &" CIelia," and contains an &C.
countof the late attempt which failed, at Montana,
the object being TO exhibit the alleged corruption
of the Roman priesthood.
One popularity of the Cinnamon in California is,
that they never walk if they can by any means pro-
cure ride. Another popularity is, that as soon
as they get rich they go home and gamble away |
what they have made, and then return TO get |
more.
The Evening Post says of Buffers financial
heory "lf We are to have a law authorizing all
iebtors to cheat their creditors, let us make it
imple. Buffers scheme is too complicated. II
s as though burglar should take the trouble to
limb up on the roof of house and crawl down
he chimney when the door was open"
General Grant was met coming out OF his head
uarters, stoop.shouldered, hands in his pockets.
ooking as Indifferent as if he were not oppressed
Nth the cares of nation. A friend saIuted him.
Good morning, general" "Good morning.
General, you don't look as IL you were presi.
ent of the United States" a. ain't.u
The Constitutienalist says Mr.. Seward gives the
republican party Just six months to live as q
cmpact and dominant organization. Chief JUS
ce Chase ditto. The former is not safe chro-
illogical prophet; but Old Greenbacks ia not TO
e despised as judge of men and matters
In consequence Of the great demand for boxes
'r the last performance of Roland at Romeo
aux" demand which could not be supplied,
lis favorite opera will be repeated Monday ,
eht. Tuesday evening Mime Alfalfa LambeIe
i'll make her appearance in the "Barber of
sville."
There is notorious sportsman and thief in New
ork whom they call "sweetscented FIowers.u
e is so called from the perfumed cleanliness of
person, and keeps up his odoriferous toilet and
dolent respectability among professional breth.
by snatchng diamond rings and breastpins.
g never takes anything common; and he is
'weetScented Flowers"
a Washington correspondent, says the Cincin.
II Commercial, hints darkly that "certain tele-
aph companies at New Orleans are in league :
tn the whisky ring. official dispatches from the
rretary of the treasury to the revenue officials
New Orleans having been submitted in several
fances to certain members of the ring before
ing forwarded to their right direction
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived in London
December 81, from bennington, where thew
q been staying for several weeks. During His
y In Warwickshire, Mr.. Jefferson Davis visited .,
lord lieutenant Lord Leigh and several other tn
blemen and gentlemen. Mr. and Mrs. Davis II
their family intend passing the winter in the 50
18th OF France, Mr.. Davis being still in indiasr-
health.
The resignation Of General Hooker, and the
eth OF General Rousseau, leave vacant two o
gadler generslships in the regular army. Col.
lnizelman Is the ranking colonel. The Spring. ~
o. (Mass.) Republican makes the following | a.,
King remarks: " IL is greatly to be regretted
many accounts that we are not far enough ad sa
ICED yet TO take advantage of the splendid be
ltsry talent OF the South. But we suppose ~
cannot expect soon to see even such truly re. me
tant and reconstructed rebels as General Long. an
let again in the service"
woman could hardly walk through the streets
IAN Francisco, during its earlier days, withou,
ing every one pause to gaze on her. child ~
still greater rarity. One evening at a =
liter in the same city, where a woman had tie,
IN her infant, it began to cry Just az the pac
lestra began to play. A man in the pit cried the
"stop those fiddes, and let the baby crv: s,'
emit heard such a sound for ten years y, The ma
ence applauded this sentiment, the orchestra
ped. and the baby continued its performance
unbounded enthusiasm.
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RELIGIOUS Book FOR AMERICAN Yor-ru d
I'm M. Costello, or the Beauty of Virtue ex. pur
LIED in American YOUTH" is the title Of a oIn
volume published by John Murphy & Co osr,
more ior copy of which we are Indebted ing,
f.