The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-30

in health and strength, as we would certainly In
pocket.
II we may believe what we hear about Grants
policy in regard to Indians, the Indian bureau will
soon look like tablesu of William PENIS treaty.
At the head Of the bureau is to be COL. Parker,
an Indian, and many of the agents are to be Qua
kers, who are already going to Washington to re-
ceive instructions before setting out on their
journey to feed and pacify the braves Of the
Western Plains.
Abiding TO the lock and chain which Grant has
had put on the front door of the White House, the
New York World observes: "a policeman,
whose beat includes certain portions of Mercer
and Greene streets in this city, writes to rs that
this device reminds him of expedents resorted to
by houses Of q peculiar class in that vicinity.
Think of George Washington or Andrew Jackson
holding q parley with noisy, pushing crowd of
Office seekers at the White House through q
chained door slightly opened.'
The Herald's evening edition, called the Tele.
gram, has invented and Published the fslsehood
that the proprietor of the World has sold it to
Governor Seymour and others. On the contrary,
we are merely putting the finishing touches to an
obituary OF James Gordon Bennett, which that
person will doubtless soon favor Us with an COCA.
sion to print; arranging for the Hersld's election
Ae8OCldleQ
and the purchase at depreciation Of its building
and presses for the publication Of the Weekly
World, which is growing so fast as TO crowd the
daily edition in its present quarters. World.
Washington special to the Republican says:
Napoleon Underwood, member of the late LOUIS
lana constitutional convsntions has been nomina.
ted for assessor of internal revenue for the First
District of Louisiana. Chapman. of the Carroll.
ton Radical Standard, is nominated collector for
the same district. Hon. John Ray, State senator
from Ouachts, is strongly pressing for the Office
of postmaster at New Orleans. He is backed by
Morey and Senators Harris and Kellogg. All the
other Republicans here from Louisiana protest
against his appointment.
Mr.. George Francis Trains association with the
women Of the Revolution has developed In him q
degree Of modesty beautiful to behold. Although
he was present at the dinner at Delmonico's last
Saturday, he opened not his mouth, excepting to
stow the rein the good things so beautifully
spread before him and when. late IN the even
ing, 1t was proposed to toast him for the purpose
of drawing out q response. the bushes OF maiden
modesty dffused his cheeks, and he fed precipi-
lately from the premises. Train Is no longer
| the coming man. The mere hint Of speech
| from him makes him the going man.-lNew York
World.
In Memphis, few days ago. after the rite Of
| confirmation had been administered by Bishop
| Quintard to q number of white candidates, negro
also presented himself at the altar, when the
| bishop remarked, This person failed to receive
the rite of confirmation with the others only be.
| cause of misunderstanding, for the church re-
cognized the rights of no one to receive benefits
| at Gods altar before another" He then pro
| ceeded with the service, and the subject walked
| down one Of the broad aisles followed by severa
hundred pairs of eyes. "When the bishop com
menced speaking" remarks the Avalanche, al
was thought he designed allsyiug any prejudice
| that might exist in the minds of the congregation
But the apology, or explanation. was to sooths
the colored candidate for the failure to bring hin
/ forward with the Others"
Browning's new poem, the "Ring and thu
Book contains 81 900 lines, very few Of which
are as fine as this extract from one of its rhsp
| sodies:
..You never know what life means till you die;
Even throughout life, tits death that makes lif
live,
Give it whatever the significance.
For see, on your own ground and argument,
| Suppose life had no death to fear, how ind
A possibility of nobleness
| In man, prevented daring any morey
What's love, what's faith without worst to dread
Lack.luster iewelry; but faith and love
| With death behind them bidding do or die
Pit such foil at back the sparkle's born j"