New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-20

whom you and we're ysung.
The Paris Newspaper.
The following is the rank held, in circulation,
by the principal papers Of Paris. The Presse
guarantees its exactitude:
l. lie Steele, 24,00O copies day.
2. La Presse, 23,500
3. LIE Constitutional, !
A. La Pafrie, ) 5000 altogether.
5. LIE PGys,
6. Les Debats, 5000.
7. I.dssembise Nationale, $780,
The rest are Insignificant down to the .Moni-
teur, whose subscribers are very few-princi-
pally crowned heads and ambassadors Pleni-
potentiary. have heard its paying circulation
estimated as low as 300. Nobody knows the
facts, however.
From this list it will be seen that the two
Opposition papers are as strongly supported as
the three Government sheets. The circulation
of these latter has diminished more within the
last year than had supposed. The Constitu-
tionnel must have lost 20, 600 subscribers, for
before the Empire, and at the period of its
lowest prices, it printed 10000 copies day
The Pays has lost 10000, for it once had
10000; but that was when it was Republican,
and before it became Imperialist. The Patrie
has gone off fearftlly The Dsbats, the former
Orleans organ, has been naturally on the de-
cline since the fall of Louis Philippe The
.dssen'blSe is bitter, shrewish daily, devoted
| to the fusionists, and more lately to Russian
interests in the Turkish dispute
The Steele i: valuable and generally relia-
BILE paper. 1t is much less blinded by its Re-
publican zeal than is the Pays by its Imperial
partialities. 1t has daily record of the pro-
gress OF Eastern affairs, which is, perhap the
best that appears. 1t assumes to be an author
ity in American politics, and receives frequent
communications from the State Department
feel bound to say that its accounts of the
popularity Of Gen. Pierces Administration are
highly wrought, and that they partake strongly
of that sort Of frenzy which have 50 often
lamented in the Patrie. Thus, we have an
anticipatory portrait Of Mr.. Mason, according
to which that gentleman is q happy compound
Of Washington, Franklin, Bacon and John
Howard. The Steele is little untrustworthy
in American affairs, but. generally speaking. it
Is entitled to its position as the most widely cir
culated paper in France.
The lmbroglio has benefited the Presse
vastly. 1t is an evening paper, appearing at 8
O'Clock, containing the dispatches from the seat
OF war, and the Bourse news and rumors Of the
day. 1t appears one hour before the Patrie,
and thus makes off with all the stray pur-
chasers. Not far from five thousand copies
are sold in the streets, and to outgoing rail
way travellers. Dumas Memoirs have lately
given it vigorous lift. Girardin has not
written column in it for six months
The other papers, whose circulation is too
| insignificant to mention, are L Union, Legi-
timist; La Gazette de France, relic of some
thing which perhaps existed once, but which is
now extinct; DEstafette, and LIE Journal des
Fats, papers without editors, and made up by
cribbing from the papers of the day before /;
EUnivers, Jesuit, etc.
Besides these, there are many journals de-
voted to various specialties--the courts, the
hospitals, the drama, the crops, the finances.
Finally, let me mention Gdiigndnis .Messen-
ger, printed in English, and when the Hum
boldt arrives at Hsvre on Saturday, contain
ing its news on the following Wednesday.
1t is certainly significant and suggestive
fact, and one not generally known, that the
Republican papers are in advance of the
governments organs in point of circulation.
The price has nothing to do with it, for all the
papers are nearly at the same rate-ten dol
lars year. The principles professed and the
ability displayed, are the explanation of this
superior currency. [Cor. N. Y. Times.
FEMALE VANITY.-In epite of being ifty-four
years Of age, the Dowager Princess of East
Friesland was much handsomer than ladies are
wont to be at that period of life She was well
aware Of it, and neglected none of the inno-
cent arts Of the toilette to preserve her charms
In her wardrobe she had more than two hun
dred dresses, and it afforded her the greatest
pleasure to continually change her attire. Hel
wardrobe always accompanied her wherever
she went. During a visit she was paying te
the Duke of Celle, at his chateau Of Bruck
J hausen, in 1892, violent pain in the heart sud
denly attacked her, which the physician.
declared was mortal On her inquiry, they in.
formed her of the impossibiljtg of effecting
; cure. She prepared for death he Christian
| but as soon as the clergyman had quilted hel
! room she ordered all her ladies' maids rounS
| ha had and bar +osI ~
greatest accuracy She was dressed in he
best linen, and a white dress shot with black
J had her hair arranged, and her handsomes
head-dress put on. All was most carefully
selected, down to the white gloves. She thel
uttered her last wishes, among which she ex
pressly ordered that no surgeon should lay hi
, hand upon her. She had her coffin lined Will
!, white satin, and placed in q room. Her creates
apprehension was lest the jolting of the coach
, in which her remains would be borne home
a might disarrange her position and dress; an
I only few minutes before she felt the approach
= of death, through the GOODNESS of her extremi
ties, she most earnestly entreated her attend
> ants to take care that she was properly laid i
her coffin, and securely fastened down, that no
thing might be disturbed. Could any one /
more consistent in vanity, in the presence
DEATH
:, Colonel Benton's History Of Thirty Year
Operation Of the United States Government will
issued from the press about the first OF April neYt II
work will be comprised in tso volumes octave Of sew
hundred pages each.
John Mitchell has announced his intention
publish weekly newspaper devoted the Of Iri
freedom. The first number is to be issued the 3lst
ID December aud Mr.. Thomas r. Meagher be Of
editors
Binghams painting, 'The Emigration
Daniel Boone is in St Louis. and win shortly
put up for rattle II is valued at $780, and there viii
three hun ired chances at 50 each.
8 A correspondent of the Cleveland Plaindeal
reports the Ship Canal the saut Se Marie as maxi
good progress Some four hundred men are secured
winter operations.
Vanity is so constantly solicitous Of self, tbs