The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-10
Parisian Gossip.

(,eorg. SaDl's new drama OF Claude, brought
ont week ago az the Porte ~; 1aaH'n, Ia produ-
cling a wonderful impression Ia my next, may
i've vou slight sketch Of fhe plot II is socialist
10 lhe highest degree and has aroused the whole :
attention of the police; indeed, at first it was sezed
but was reieased after the au'horess promised TO
strike out one or two OF the most SHINING scenes
II is a deeply affecting piece, and, it seems to ne,
cannot fail Of producing an excellent moral effect
It is said 10 have already made than one con-
vert TO sociaism--and if its present success con-
Times will doubtless make many more. An an
ecdole is related apropos this, and s said have
actually occurred on the second representation:
A yonng and beautiful lady, the wife OF a cele.
brated legitimst, was with her husband in one Of
The boxes. As the performance proceeded, her
emotion displayed itself by abundance of tears.
Her husband became exceedingly angry, and at
last losing all patience, SAID, in tone CT mingled
anger and Indignation
@ How dare you weep, madame I"
"I have not heart insensible as yours" an
swered the wife. 80. what beautiful language
what noble words.''
"The piece is socialist, wretched woman!"
"Socialist!" exclaimed the wife.
"I is a repetition of the most dreadful doc
"Really!' answered the lady, who only con-
tnupd 10 weep more than ever.
"Dry your tears, tell YOU" said the husband,
"you scandalize your neigEbors
"Sir," replied the wife, " if that is socialism,
| then, from lhis day forth, am Socialist
We believe The husband tainted at this decara- |
tion-but al any rate he has ever since been very
| busy buying up all the copies OF Claude he can |
| find, and throwing them into the fire.
| The ruo Vivienne put into state Of con- |
| siderable excitement the other evening by com. |
cal affair which might, however, have been very
serious. series of representations is soon to be
given at the national circus. They are to be com.
posed of exercises of gadiators and of wild beasts
| Among the acrobais engaged, figures principal
| performer, Jean de Tody, Hungarian by birth,
OF colossal stature and herculean strength, whose
/ A. l.; =. A.
val in Paris, Mr. de Toliy took lodgings at hotel
near the Place de la Bourse, 0he Bourse is the on
change" of Paris) Being completely ignorant of
the French language, the Hungarian hercules
fixed the name OF the place where he lived
in his memory, thinking very justly that by that
name alone he could easily find his lodging if he
should happen to get lost in the streets Of Paris.
The other evening he went TO dine with one of his
countrymen. What with conver salion, pipes and
wine he entirely forgot 10 look al his watch, and
it was past midnight when he started home he
| thought he could easily find his way, but arrived
| in the rue Vvenne, he found he had missed il
| trely. AT this moment young man came along
| on the sidewalk, and Mr.. de Toldy, gong up 10
. | him, said, in his deep bass voice, strongly ac-
cented: ' La BourSe Monsieur" (bourSe, in
French, also means pnrse) The y, ung man raised
his head, and perceiving before him gigantic
| man holding a great cane in ore hand took his
! heels, crying, "thieves! iheves!! murder J. ~
At these cries several persons came up, and among
, | them two policemen. As the Hercules made 8 IL
sorts Of gestures to make himself understood, they
concluded he about resisting the law, and they
e | conducted him rather roughly TO the lock up.
Is Luckily they stopped a minute in the guard house,
# and there happened 10 be there soldier who
derstood German. Mr. de I'ody in few words ex-
planned 10 him the circumstances, and who he was
l. | 4ou may Imagine the confusion OF the policemen
aud their excuses. They repaired their mistake al
y much possible by sending soldier to conduc
i their supposed prisoner to bis residence.
GIsANric BtHD-At a late sitting of the Acad
H. emy Of Sciences, NJ. Charles Bonaparte, Prince
h. Canno, presented sketch Of large bird, discov
i'm | cred by Mr. Parkins, the banks of the Viii.
WI Nile. 1t islands on legs four feet high with bod
of like stoik, and head like whale. 1t has II
d. ceived the generic name of baldiniceps, and Il
by specific name of AT Atyeserday's sitting. n
np | GeoflrOy ST Hare presented tie bones ami eGe
d. of huge Bird native of Madagascar Two {
g. the eggs are entire, but the other is broken. 1t
SIS calculated, from the measurement made, that eac
| of them can contain eight litres Of liquid,
much as six ostrich eggs, or 1875 hen eggs. NJ
Geoflroy st. tIiiare supposes this gigantic bird t
~ | be perfectly distinct genus. He has given to th
" genus The of opornis, and TO the species ha
s of maxmus The remains exhibited yesterday
| were last year obta ned al Madagascar, by a lner
e- chant captain named Abaiie, and by him sent t
of the Isle OF Reunion, and thence 10 France. [Ga
70 Iignans Messenger.
ussI OLD TImEs,-Jhe Baltimore Clipper says:
,s friend has placed in hands the Maryland Jour
nal and the Baltimore Advertiser, of November q
u l775 published by NJ. X. Goddard. 1t contains
on among other articles "The Crisis" No. l3, az
he dressed to Lord North, in which the conduct OF II
British Government, in reference to the America
ess colonies, is commented on in severe and patriot
mt | language.
We fnd'in this paper the following notice of Il
nor arrival ct, and departure from, Baltimore, of Il
de- ladies' OF Gems. Washington and Gates:
~ M "On Fridar last the ladies' consorts of His L
ins ce!lency, General Washington, and Major Gate
ca of Virginia, arrived in this town, on their way
on | the grand American camp, escorted by numb
In | of Virginia gentlemen in their uniforms. TIL,
ars We're elegantly received, and the next mornil
ble Lady Washington waited upon and attendt
by parties of the independent and Light nlant
lay companies, with many gentlemen and ladies, son
OF considerable distance Upon her departure, h
the ladyshp was saluted by the Artillery compan
in with number of field pieces And on Mond
and morning last, Lady Gates was waited upon al
escorted considerable distance by parties of Il
,eis companies aforesaid, and by many ladies and ge
Dol, | tlemen."