The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-26


James Fisk says that he has "salted down"
cool hundred thousand dollars to carry on his libel
suit against BowIes.
We are indebted to Mr.. E. T. welles, chief
clerk Of the navy department, for the Naval
Register for 1869.
Our Southern exchanges unite in pronouncing
this one of the most dissgreeable winters ever
experienced.
The Richlsnd Beacon is the name OF new,
lively paper at Rayville. La, edited by W. z.
Msnghsm.
krs. Yelverton disappointed an audience in
Memphis Thursday by refusing to read on account
of the tax on license.
The Harvard College coterie are debating the
claims of Motley, Peabody. Quincy and Hale to
the presidency Of that institution.
The House sergeantstarms at Washington,
who lie paid salary of s2592, is making at least
$40, COO q year by fees.
Senator Chandler isn't like the angel that soms-
times went down into the pool of Bethesda. He
never "tIoubles the water."-CCourier-Journ
Mr.. Reed late of the Cincinnati Enquirer, has
Joined the editorial staff of the ST. Louis Repub-
licsn.
Rev. H. W. Beecher's last hobby is veloci-
pede, by practioing on which he mortides his
flock.
The new Eclectic Magazine for February pub
lshed at Baltimore, has a steel engraved likeness
Of Victor Hugo and very fine table OF contents.
Horstio Seymour has been elected president Of
the American Dairymen's Association, aud says
people ought TO eat more cheese. He thinks it
would make good soldiers ratons.
t. B. Burnett has withdrawn from the Denton
(rexas) Monitor, leaving the fortunes OF that
paper in the hands of Chas. W. Geers, formerly of
this city.
The Memphis Ledger announces dissolution of
partnership in its pro prietorship, Col. F. A. Tyler
having disposed of his interest to Mr.. E. Whit
more, one of his late partners.
gentleman from Baltimore informs us that
five thousand houses were erected 10 that city last
year. The reviving prosperity of the South has
| sent q fresh current of life into that city.
NcCulloch can't get rid of his female clerks.
| He recently discharged one hundred, but wrathful
congressman made bin take back seventy-fiVe of
them, and now about fly of them do nothing but
draw pay.
| The New York Sunday Herald says: " In all
| the churches-erand exposition of millinery and
haberdashery 10 the best seats morning and after
noon-in the name of pety. How splendidly we
humiliate ourselves ~
Young Sssrs, the richest boy in America, who
has been attending school at WiIamstown. Mass,
was, it is said, killed on Saturday week while
coasting, having slid against rock, by which his
brains were dashed out.
The New York Times reports that Mr.. Seward
has lately been arranging his affairs for an extern
siVe tour of travel, which he proposes beginning
on the expiration of bis term of Office. TIE jour-
ney will be across the continent to California and
thence through the republic oil South America.
The New Orleans Tribune reads lecture to the
CRESCENT on the strength of a head line prefacing
an item of news from Washington, relative to the
requests of delegation of colored men who wait
ed on the judiciary committee of the House. If
anything uDwarrantable is implied in the words,
sublime modesty of colored brethren" the re-
sponsibility must rest upon the Cincinnati CON-
mercial, a Republican paper, from which we copied
the paragraph, heading and all.
Washington special to the New York Til
bune says: The nominations of Gems. Buchanan
aud Gillem for the two vacant brigadier general
ships in the regular army, sent to the Senate by
the president, sstonished nobody. The nOmina.
ton Of tie former has been expected for some
time. OF course neither will be confirmed. The
recommendations of Gen. Grant in favor Of Au-
CUR and StOnemsn were overruled by the presi-
dent, and the nominations were made, it it said,
without the approval of the secretary of war.
l. The minis teriel sensation here Just now is the
new pastor OF the Park Street Church, the success
sor of Rev. A. L. Stone who forsook 3 lstOn green
backs for California gold few years ago. Rev.
Mr. Murray is the man, graduate OF Yale College
a few years ago, and still on the sunny side of
thirty. he dresses with great precision, aud is
anything but clerical in his personal appearance.
In bis pulpit exercises he is original, at least and
his auditors were slightly startled the other Sun-
day when he prayed that the Lord would bless
those middleaged females in the congregation
chose youthful hopes had been disapp ointed."-
| Boston Letter.
If the Picayune succeeds in driving all the
killingly dressed and observant young men from
the prominent corners" what inducement will
tie fuir creatures, whom the Pic. sdores, have to
pass those corners at all q? We're rosy cheeks,
taper waists, neatly fitting shoes, dry goods and
chignoDs, made to waste their sweetness on the
desert air A? Apropos of cigars, did the Pic. ever
know a young lady to object 10 tobacco smoke
curling from the lips of good looking, "killingly
dressed young gentlemen ?" Not much.
The Saturday Review says: Every one has
remarked the gloomy silence which overspreads
whole party when g rash host openly proposes
that they shall sit down and have pleasant talk
or tine dampng effect upon audience when q
story is prefsced by the assurance that it is the
best thing you ever heard in your life;' or the
vexstious sense of remorse when two old friends
meet, after long separation, and each of them
cen only reflect that the other has grown older
end duller. and that great many of their com
mon topics of conversation have become Obso
lete."
letter from John c. Breckenridge, dated
Niagara, Ontario, January 10, has bsen received
by one of his friends in Columbus, Georgia
Breckenridge says: 81 hope to leave Canada in a
few weeks and return to my former home." The
following incident is also mentioned about his
colored servant: Thomas went with me tc
Cuba. He gszed on the Atlantic ocean with
amszement, and was in great terror when We
launched our little boat, but his fidelity proved
stronger than his fears, and he embarked with me
| succeeded in sending him back to his friends
from Havana, although he wished to remain with
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