The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-22

Mayne's Reid's beautiful magazine (Onward)
for February, is at hand.
The Inauguration ball in the rotunda came to
grief on that rock called senatorial dignity.
Massachusetts, is moving in the matter of edu-
eating its factory children.
Perry Fuller's name was withdrawn at his own
request.
Thanks TO the Southern Express Company and
the officers of the steamers Louise and Jose.
phine.
Dom Piatt says the entire service of the govern
ment is rotten. Anybody might know it by the
SMELL,
The Republican says the matter Of Macarthy's
ejectment from the Opera House will be brought
before the courts.
Robert S. Williams, student 10 the University
of Virginia from Mobile, has been elected pres-
dent of the Jefferson Society.
The Pic hears that the Mistick Krewe will this
year appear at the Opera House. Their costumes
have arrived.
|. Nasty tried the grocery business in New York,
but was "busted" by the gorgeousness Of his
opening night.
Brick Pomeroy complains that his late managing
editor pulled Beecher too much. Proclamation
forger Joe belongs to Henry WIS flock.
Rev. DR.. Bellows thinks the next war in this
country will be religious one-Roman CathOli-
cism VS.. Professionalism.
D. P. says corruption in Washington embraces
members of Congress and clerks indiscrimi-
nstely.
Fisk. Jr., paid $50, 900 for Batemsn's old traps
and good will. The purchase includes the ward
robes OF thirteen different operas, several Of which
are yet to be brought out.
A. D.. D.kIo e.
his efforts 10 consolidate several South and Gen.
trail American missions. He says the project is
mpracticsble.
There would seem to be highly salutary fatal
epidemic among the desperadoes of Texas. The
recent killing of half dozen of them has been
mentioned in our columns.
D. P. has heard of brigader general in the
late war who came to Washington and was can
didate for the place of restaurant keeper in the
basement of the capitol.
George Francis Train. sending paper contain
ing q speech of his at Omaha, sent also note
saying: "Abuse me all you want to, but, for
Gods sake, don't forget me-"
The Worlds Washington conversationalist will
not stay suppressed, but comes out in a long let
ter reiterating the truth of every essential fea-
ture of the much-tslked.of report of Gen. Grants
views.
Tohear neutrality-suspicious. hslding the proud
position OF representative OF tins great. people
consentiDg 10 be candidates for clerk and door
keeper, and sergeant alarms, and postmaster,
fills me with disgust Dom Piatt.
when does the turkey come on ~ inquired
Jack, at the Hancock Club last night, of his en-.
tertainer. the doctor. When. the goose is re.
moved!" promptly responded the hospitable
DOCTOR meaning Jack, who subsidized.
Senator wade's only son is an army major, en-.
gagged in Indian fighting in Arizona.-LEx.
For Arizona read "San Antonio. Texas" Only
a few weeks ago be was doing severe duty at
Menger's excellent hotel in the metropolis of
Western Texas.
Come to Washington If you want to make con.
sort with these thieves. They throng the ave-
nues fill the hotels, crowd the obbies, and, like
million of rats about a rotten crib, or sharks
around stranded whale, they eat, and light, and
gorge.-[Donn Piatt.
From the sea of mud which has so long half en-
quilted us, and which even the shell roads have
partially succumbed to, the Ncolson pavement in
jefferson City, and the similar pavement on the
Claiborne Street Railroad, loom up as especial
public benefactiOns.
young gentleman sporting a very large clus-
ter of briants upon the little finger of his left
hand, called upon us yesterday morning and So
cited the privilege of looking at a Mobile paper,
remarking, by way Of explanation, that his sister
had got married and he didn't k11ol1 lolo The deUa
she had married
The Times suggests that st. Charles street be
rechrisfened Caldwell, in honor of James
H. Caldwell, the pioneer Of Anglo-saxon en-.
enterprise in this city, We also suggest that those
streets with cumbrous classical names which
,1.odu in ha
called something Christian and convenient.
On Tuesday last Weston was to commence
renewal of his attempt to walk from Bangor, Me-,
to St. Paul, and thence to New York. Several of
the New York papers have reporters with him.
As the telegraph has been instructed to " drop
Weston" we shall have to rely on special dis
patches for reports Of his progress.
In recent address IN New York Fred. Douglass
said he wished to say Of "that good woman, -
Mrs. Lincoln, that during the early part of the
war, Notwithstanding that the papers said she
was pro-slavery, he had positive knowledge that
she was urging Mr.. Lincoln on to strike off the
letters of the slaves"
General Dugan and his bride, Margaret T. Mur.
ply, of New Orleans, have arrived here on their
bridal tour. and are stopping at the United Stres
Hotel Washington Dispatch of the Republican.
The bride mentioned above is the lady incor.
rectly reported to be Sue Murphy. She formerly
taught the young idea in this city how to shoot,
but afterward captured Gen. d. with boarding
house hash.
The Wilmington Journal announces the marriage
in New York, on the evening of the 9TH instant
Of General Robert F. Hoke, of North Carolina, to
Miss Lille Van WICK. of South Carolina. General
Hoke was one Of the most distinguished North
Carolina officers in the Confederate service, and
was promoted to major generalship for his sue
cess at Plymouth, North Carolina, In 1868.
The editor of the Claiborne Advocate is in
clined to attribute the present material prosperity
Of Louisiana to the efficacy Of his prayers to
Heaven, which, if we are to trust his extraordi-
nary statement, were poured out increasingly
during the year 1868. But our contemporary says
good luck is not to be continued in 1862 whence
we are to infer, perhaps. that he has concluded 70
stop praying. We are afraid, indeed, that ne
stopped some time since, for in another column