The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

German Office seekers give Can ocnurz ny foss
Bishop Huntington enjoys present OF szo'ooo
residence.
Geo. Ellis has the American Artisan, Harney's
Journal, Police News and Western World.
Carl Formes' voice has grown as rasping ss
coffee. mill.
"Poor Carlotiar goes to the Pyrenees this sum-
mer.
Mrs. Grns intends to give receptions every
Tuesday afternoon.
The Alaska Times boldly announces that II VIII
be {" independent In politics."
The Queen Of Holland recently attempted to
kill herself on account of domestic trouble.
Queen Victoria will this year visit Switzerland
again, and make also trip to SICILY and Greece.
Actresses have now two avenues to success
gorgeous dressing, artistic undressing.-lEx.
grsndchild Of the Russian car received
100000 worth OF Christman gifts.
Napoleon is o good chess player, but the game
excites him, and he is angry when beaten.
George p. Nesbit, the well known printer OF
New York. died on the It'll, aged 81.
Strawberries are selling in New York at $40
quart.
Friends Of Stanton propose to give him sum of
money.
A Florence letter says that Rstor will visit this
country again next spring.
1t is said that Senator Sprague's wife Is always
In the Senate gallery when her husband speaks.
Juarez has recently had birth day and q sere.
made.
Why should an old maid be invisible Because
she isn't APPARENT.
Ellis las Just added an invoice of new and inter.
esting books to his very popular circulating
library.
The health Of the prince imperial Of France Is
reported to be very feeble. Physicians have no
hope of his recovery.
Thanks to the officers Of the steamers City OF
Norfolk and Concordis and the Southern Express
Company.
The newspapers Of the country are copying as
verties, various April LIST sells which appeared In
the New Orleans journals.
The recall of Rosecrans from Mexico is said to
have been resolved upon. Hale, it Ia said has al.
| SO had notice to quit Madrid.
| Carl schurz wickedy declares that Fl. j. Ray.
mond of the N. Y. Times has magnificent future
| behind him.
The New York Sun denies, by authority, the
story that A. 7. Stewart has protested against the
appointment Of Collector Grinnell.
Prussisn journals say Protestant jubilee Is to
be held next autumn at Baden to ceunterpoise the
| council at Rome.
The Austrian government has ordered half
million of brsech loading guns Of an American
pattern, to be delivered within twelve months.
Jubal A. Early has declined complimentary
| dinner rendered him by bis friends in Lynchburg,
| Va.
Mrs. F. s. Chanfrau has recovered from long
and severe attack of illness. and has rejoined the
| company at Selwyn's In Boston.
Strakosch is making $1,000 night from Rossini's
mass, and is about to build monster concert
| room In Paris, at a cost of 81 100000
Ducks eggs are declared by Philadelphia doc
| tor to be positive cure for palpitation Of the
heart. Quackery!
Miss Van Lew, postmistress at Richmond. has
appointed several women to positions in that
| Office.
The pope laushs heartily tsays letter from
| Rome) at the accounts of his death published
throughout the world.
The Buffalo man who made the $500 pair OF
boots for the president, now swings sign, "boot-
maker to his excellency q. s. Grant,
A Virgin and Child" By Raphael, about the
size Of the page Of Harper's Weekly, was sold
by auction in Paris for $50, 900. 1t goes to Eng
land.
A cutlery firm at Sheffield, England, have sent
exsecretary Seward an elegant penknife, with Q
star for each State Of the Union set In gold upon
the ivory handle.
Industrious people OF Richmond earn good
living gathering bullets, shells, etc., from the bat
tie fields around that city and selling them for ole
metal.
Recent visitors to Victor Hugo, say he has o
late become very silent in regard to the Empero
Napoleon and no longer abuses him as formerly
It ia surmised that he is soon to return to France
Gotham gosslps dare to hint that the venerable
author of "Thsnatopsis" is about to venture IL
marriage again with young lady of New York
and many accomplishments, whose name l
vaguely indicated by the initials ]. B.
When Anna Dickinson lectured at Des Moline
she received o note while on the platform. Tn
writer asked for an interview at the close Of tn
lecture, which was granted, and he proved to b
rich Omaha merchant. who proposed to Ann
on the spot. Anna declined.
II is positively stated in Paris that the Empero
Napoleon, with the empress. the prince imperial
Prince Napoleon, and all the imperial family, vii
paw visit, in August next to Corsica, to celebrat
the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Nspo
leonI.
Putnam, Ohio, has /" champion sccidentalist
IN man WHO udb uIohcu JUN CoioA bohoof AL
Jaw bone, both arms, four ribs on one side and tw
on the other one leg, has had both his ankles dii
located, and is blind-all being caused By acc
| dents.
The following short sentence was dictated by th
late Lord PaImerston to eleven British csbine
| ministers, not one of whom, 1t is said, spelled
correctly: "It is disagreeable to witness the en-
barrassment Of a harassed peddler gauging tn
symmetry Of peeled potato"
Some silly Mexican ladies, now living In Paris
called recently upon Queen Isabella and paid hon
age to her as the Legitimate sovereign OF Ne'
spain.n The ex. queen seemed delighted with th
compliment, and graciously permitted her would
be subjects to kiss her fat hand.
The men working on the Stevens battery n
Gently asked General George B. Mcclellan
grant them an increase Of wages, as they wer
only receiving 81 so per day. No answer wa
returned, and those signing the letter were ID
, charged.
VIM A. Starr soldier, who went TO Mexic