New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-17
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vvn.s pailFsatA Cost II Russia.
p5gsri Taylor the professional traveller, who
..ss fr6m his abolition rasCality Of sentiment 70
.sbieb Va presume, bis anxiety to please Greeley
rho owns him, Is to blane-is sensible and cievel
soang gentleman, Is opening his budget Of new ex
5aiences cleaned ia the Scandinavian regions OF Eu
rns Among other things notable he has TO tell Of
Il 1he celebrated Russian railroad which traverse
tas four hundred miles Of country which interve .
between Ct. Petersburg and the city Of the Kremin
This road was built for the Car by American engl-
neers ana IT'D Running operations are superntended
III narspas 81 the same nationalty-the same " COS
ynoaotaR nationality If the terms will not conflict
ii Tia slliance This read Of 400 miles cost 800,
aoo OnB. Of about s225 600 per niesome nine times
sSe onst nf many American roads-Which enormous
arpspse seems still more extraordinary when we con.
sr 4l,e loST price Of labor Id Russia, and shat the
nntrr trayerse Is favorable to railroad construction
Haw Is much could have been expended we are at
Lara 10 conjecture unless we put down the extra out
lis "a stealage account, which generally enters
into railroad calculations, If not into railroad
statistics
xsgt Reputable III Great Man 70 Loves
Forneys Philadelphia Press is the repository of the
IDEAS If an editorial attache who is Of note as coll
hector of anecdotes Of great great Englishmen
IN particular he makes its columns quite compend
81 liz romance Of the arstocracy, and serves his
anecdotical incidents good style generally but
sometimes with very queer trimmings in the shape Of
his OWL peculiarly original philosophical, sentimental
aud moral reflections. He appears to think the in.
diligence 81 human passions to be entirely incompati.
Bic with human greatness that, for instance it is m
ira dix for great man to love-totally unbeconing
Biz consequence 81 character,
He can scarcely conceal his wonder that the Duke
of Wellington should ever have forgotten himself So
fr as to- alin love remain true to the object of his
affections during separation Of eight years, and
finally marry her in comsummaton of the engage
meat and introduces this love story, of which the
only very marked point is the consancy feature in
Tho conduct Of the & Warden hoar of the Cirque
Port, with the following remarks, amnsngIy depre-
catory Of any ridicule which be fears may be called
forth by the Dukes very unbecoming conduct in be-
coming attached TO, to remaining true TO- and finally,
marrying vrtuous female Of bis own rank
whoever, says the coIater for the Press, sshould
eadeaynr TO exhibit the Iron Duke the hero Of
romantic love story, in which sentiment is blended
with ehiyalry, would probably be laughed at. Yet
there such an incident true In all particulars
and imhned with the delieacy and refinement of inn
FASHIONED affection. At the risk Of having this little
love passage Tdicued, we shall take leave to re-.
Late IL
Tsle Eacs IS UndenKables
That there are evidences Of tendency to reduce
female atitndinaranisn Of costume to- conservative
medium. This was the ramor which ran through the
land some weeks since, to be as promptly met and
qaashed BIZ counter statements; but it again asserts
and susains itself by practical illustrations furnished
ID the tolettes Of sandry leaders of the ton who,
with the magnificent independence guaranteed by.
their position, have boldly appeared on the fashiona
promenades of thee ity-on Camp, Canaland Char
tres arrayed with extension arrangements which.
did not make them appear as broad as they were long
By considerable. We think that those who have dar-
ngIy taken the initiative III this startling innovation,
bid fair to general it through and earrythe day. For
oarsels, We have nothing to say pro or con we are
4 on the fence and shall not commit ourself to
preference for either style until we discover which is
backed by the strongest adherents We may say,
however, that though the ladies who wear the re.
duced eFtnoine look welt their appearance is not So
interesting" as that Of those who sport its full
orb'd rotundty.
ThaelEeray's aylrginlnns .
Still drags its rather slow length along in the
pages Of Harper We have been trying to come
70 opinion upon this story to decide whether it
shall contradict the saying, old Yirginny never
tires on suffer it to stand unimpeacbed. Some
bers have tired US very much indeed, and we have
almost resolved our mind that it is only stringng
together Of fragments Of " wise nonsense, and then
succeeding chapters excellence would fling US back
upon the horns Of our literary dilemma. Our last
conclusion and what we may announce as verdict
In this complicated case, is that we have ceased to
put the /" Yirginians upon trial on its romance
merits proper but 10 esteem it, collection of sketches,
each one an Individual and independent like beads
upon string, strung together into what is intended
70 be story 1t is true that the actors never lose
their characterizing Individuality but there is no
reasonable succession Of plot incident though some
sort Of continuity il attempted We are afraid that
PhackeaYs indisputable genius az be is, il not a
roRaancist Of the accepted school which makes the
understanding Of the word. His great intellect shines
With its own bfgl radiance ia other walks Of ea-
tare Men Of less talent may write a more aecepta-
bic novel, like the man who was smart man but
couldn't keep hotel he was too smart, but not in
that line.
There IS 80 general RuInor
Current about town of the destined magndcence
Of that new building which is to be soon erected on
the corner Of Camp aud Common streets, for the
store-uHes of long established and entefprsing
clothing house of the city that expectation has
reached point which will demand very considera.
BILE erection to equal it One fact, however furnishes
sort Of warranty against disappointment and that
ID that the front il to Be the ee Gapre Of the same
manufacturers wha turned cut the celebrated &C II.
Socnmb 'front.' which SO adorns Canal street Speak.
ingof Common streetreminds us that there Is move
mens afoat to give that crowded thoroughfare a
pavement Of square blocks from the lower por-
tion up 70 Carondelet street. there to meet similar
paving with which square or SO Of it is blest. The
street isgery narrow and when about third of the
carriage way Is impossible from the cutting up tile
cobbe-stone paving, much difficulty Of navigation is
opposed TO vehicles. The street being narrow will
diminish the eostof its improvement, and we hope
70 be soon enabled to record that it is consum.
mated3
as--
GuRIous FRENcH TRIAL.-An officer of the Chas.
seura waa lately tried in Paris for having while being
shown the vaults Of the Pantheon drawn his sword
and wounded seyeralpartes, amongst others q Young
English girl, who was staying at the Hotel Louvre
but who refused to appear against the prisoner The
guardian, to show the echo in the habit ii calling
out the names Of the iustrions dead buried there
The dark, damp vaults dimly lighted by The guard.
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