New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-12
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A MEETING BETWEEN FRANZ JOSEPH AND Ma.
PoLEoN III,
Which will be brought about by the Intervention
of Prince Metternioh which may have unpleasant
consequences for Prussia. 1t is certain that the
| Prussian Minister has proposed to the King to
abandon the idea of annexing the Duchies to
Prussia, but to attach them to the Prussian crown
as is the Duchy of Luxembourg, leaving them in
possession of all their ancient privileges. 1t is in
1 the execution of this plan that Herr Won Bismark
isfin want of Austria, as the latter renounces
| the convention of Gastein, and leaves the lnte-
rior government of Hostein to Prussia. As
Franz Joseph will not agree to this, it is affirmed
that Herr Won Bsmark will carry out his plans
| should rupture between Austria and PRUSSIA be
the consequence.
/ MARSHAL o'poSNELL r. .5s l.5
Is playing at Won Blsmark in Spain The press is
1 now being hunted down. An editor of one of the
I first paners was last week condemned to seven
wears. Imprisonment. Order has been re-estab-
Iisfed but the shooting Of those led away by Prim
4 still continues. The CHILEAN question is now the
order Of the day The government refuses to give
letters of marque until it is officially proved that
| the Chilians have taken a similar step. The min
lister of finance assures that the financial state
of the country is better than was expected. Pri.
vate correspondence, however, informs us that
such is not the case; that there is not aarapeds
in the State Golfers, and that the country is on the
eve Of bankruptcy, etc To all these evils we
must add the campaign against Chill.
PARIS CHIT-CHAT. 4
told you in the beginning of my letter that all
Paris has been dancing for the last month. There
have been great many balls in the monde off,
ciel and more especially masked balls. The
votaries Of fashion have been rackng their brains
to invent original costumes, as those we have had
hitherto have become stale, fiat and Improbable.
Mad. -, the wife Of one of the members of the
diplomatic corps, appeared at the Admiralty ball,
as the Arch Angel Michael, which caused much
scandal and indignation amongst the pious.
There is now great tendency amongst the ladies
to return to the costumes of the time of our COM
mon mother Eve, as the dresses are becoming
every day more and more decoletee, and if things
go on in this way, we shall be able to say to the
fair sex, as the celebrated Dysact was wont to
say Ladies' if your heads were cut off should
know you nevertheless" But you know that we
have full liberty to do every thing we like in
France save talking politics.
Those who turn up their noses at the frivolous
pleasures of the day, and spend their time in
perusing the newest literary works of the day, as
they appear, will read Mr.. JAMES last work,
43A TRAVELS IN ITALY,
With unbounded pleasure. Monsieur jaime is
well known for his celebrated work on " the His
tory Of English Literature The mania for writing
is now in all classes of society," and we are shortly
to have the Memoirs Of Poncet," who was exc
cuted at Versailles the other day. They were
written by himself after his condemnation.
The masked balls have been very prejudicial to
the theaters of Paris during carnival time How
ever, / can mention two novelties-one at the
Opera Comique and another at the Varieties. The
title of the opera is stFior d'Aliza,"a subject
well known to those familiar with the works of
Lamartae. The extravaganza at the Varieties is
called Ella Barbe Blue" and causes roars of
laughter from beginning to end, to crowded au-
diences. This piece will, no doubt, have as great
a rum as the same authors play g Orphee aux En-
fers,' SO successful in London year or two ago.
Thoughtless Paris is therefore amusing itself as
best If can, e., attendonte, a., .s,s. .s5,~-
THE TERRIBLE EPIDEMy, w. i
Which, it said, is to visit in the coming spring
The weather has been SO mild this winter that the
flowers in the gardens Of Paris are beginning to
bloom and the trees are throwing out their leaves
The cholara is still at Brest and in Spain, and it is
generally feared that it will return to the capital
if energetic measures be not resorted to to keep
it from our doors. We have now entered into
Lent, and as the amusements Of Paris will be
reduced to concerts and theaters, we shall have
ample time to lay on sackcloth and attend to
more serious matters. The project of making
bridge Of boats between Calais and Dover meets
with much appreciation on this side of the Chan
mel and Lord Malmesbury, who takes great
interest in It, has already had an audience of the
Emperor on the subject. We have not yet got
rid Of the London pickpockets who are reaping a
rich harvest in the French capital. We must soon
do as our neighbor, and write up everywhere
]" Take care Of yoatr pockets
Affairs in Alabama are represented by our ex.
changes from the interior as in better condition
than almost any of the cotton States. With few
exceptions the people are well satisfied with the
new order Of things, and bend every effort to re-
claim, as far as may be in their power, the losses
of the war, The freedmen realize that work is
necessary for their support and readily enter into
contracts for the year ct from seven to ten dollars
per month. Considering all circumstances, the