The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28

Brownlow 's again on his last legs.
One New York car driver Is worth $l25 600.
Lady Franklin now lives In Madeira,

One New York car driver Is worth SIPS 600.
Lady Franklin now lives In Madeira.
Wniiter's two Rsbti's,n 10. Rabbas," as
We had IT the other day.
Lately steed was driven along Broadway, New
York, without reins. bit or Bride.
The recent carnival of legs and spsngles in New
York has given way to the legitimate drama.
What is most like a wsternymph' diving
bell.-tExchsnge.
The Germans are TO erect large theater in St.
Louis.
Geo. Ellis has the N. Y. Ledger, Chimney Cor
ner and Hsiper's Bazaar.
Woman he cd-A bonnet. Msnhood-A hat
LExchenge.
A young Cornecticutter was lately born with no
passage between mouth and stomach.
Archbishop Manning is to be made cardinal In
March.
A great many innocents have been "broken
on the wheel" since veocipedes came in.-[Fx
The Boston Herald has daily circulation Of
over $4,000, and the Journal of 40 co., The others
al come under $4,000.
Jefferson Davis was the observed of all observ
ers at Baron ErleDger's reception on the 10th Of
Janrsry.
Thuringan papers announce that Queen Vic
toria intsnds to build avery large asylum for poor
widows near Coburg.
The st. Louis Republican pronounccs Miss Kel'
logg can agreeable type of mediocrty-neither
more nor less"
MACK" says Co'fax is a man without brains,
Butler man WITHOUT conscience, and Sherman q
man with out heart.
The Meine Legislature IL considering measure
to punish "bsggage-mesters" by fine and i'm
prisonment.
The Springfield Republican says that Anthony
Trolope "wavers between being a man of great
talent and noodle"
Rachel's daughters sell their "beautful for.
ever" decoctiors in Paris, while their mother
laDguishes in Newgat,.
Ctr,st Church, Boston, possesses communion
service which was the gift of King George II, in
1888.
Do people clean their finger nails in pubic be-
cause they wear diamond Rugs, or is il the people
wearing diamond rings who clean their finger nails
10 public?
The viii of Sol. Smith gives oil the property to
bis sou Thaddeus in trust, u be equally divided
between himself and six brothers and his mother.
The estate IS valued at one hundred and twenty
five Thousand dol'.-s.
President johnson, it is stated, will GO to
Europe, upon the expiration OF his term. to me-
gotiate the bonds Of the Memphis, Ell Paso and
Pacific Railroad, of which he is likely to be-
come president.
Some maic ors wopan has been shopping in
New York, Representing herself 10 be Miss Mary
MeVicker, I'd having numerous parcels sent to
that lady at Booths Theater. Miss McYickers
father publishes card exposing the fraud.
The New York Post. with uncharsc.eristic indie.
cency, remarks tbat If Jefferson Davis were to
show himself in the streets Of New York, it is
certain he would stlnd a good chance to be
Knocked down by some indignant discharged sol,
der.
Ii is stated IN leading Republican circles in New
York hat che Republican senatorial caucus re-
solved IN lieu of the repeal of the tenure of Office
law, to confirm without question Gen. Grants
cabinet and al his leading and early nomins.
tions.
The trein on the Jackson railroad which left
lest evening, was crowded with passengers, inclu-
ding many people bound for Washington. Among
them were Gen. Hatch, Gen. Sheldon, and Major
Ben Hutchins. Supervisor Crsecy, j. W. Fairfax
and others left for the came place on the previous
cay.
Late sdv;ces from Cow6s, England, states that
the Bremen steamship TeutonIa has arrived at
that port, making the "trip in the short time of ii
dsys and 10 hours, the quickest trip on record,
except one performed by the Bavaria last year
in IL days and 6 hours.
The New York sorosis reports that among its
members there are six artists, twenty-five authors.
six editors, thirteen musicians, one historian,
eleven poets, nine teachers and lecturers, eight
well known philanthropists, two physicians, four
-,A, g.
Tiodcs's.
General Grant n declining to ride with Presi
dent johnson during the Inauguration cere.
monies is following the example Of John Quincy
Adsms, who declined TO ride with rs sue
cessor, Andrew Jackson, on account of the
Miss Eaton scandal. Jackson rode to the CAPT
tol alone.
The head of Willie Cofmsn, the little musical
prodigy, according to medical prediction, burst
open after bis death, caused by enlargement of
the bran. His faher states that he had often OBJ
served signs of idocy in the little fellow and the
physicians who examined him in Richmond sag
that had lie lived three months longer, he would
have been a rayDg maniac.
The Washington monument is raised to the
beirb, of I75 foot, ope-tnrd Of is total height,
aud hes already cost s2i00o0 The memorial
stones 10 decorate some portions Of the shaft
represent FL countries, lands and sges-lava from
vesuvius, aerolitss shaken out of crazy satellites
or planets, rocks Of copper and of porphyry,
stones from Jerr salem snd Mecca, everything but
the pope, s stone, which, not the builders but the
mob, rejected and have lived to be ashamed Of
themselves.
Col. NAsH's SPECIAL CABD.-As will be seen
upon reference TO the proper column, our Old
friend Col Charles I. Nash he's declined to con-