New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-14
NUMBER 259.


female descendant of Martin Luther, Of the
name oi Catherine Luther, is now living at Wen
no VI Luther's eldest son, John, bnt single
Granch remained. John Michael, born the 20th Of
t3ugu5s; a 81 f6Ja who emigrated from Germany as n.
y Ia 1sV1' The only son of the above mentioned
JohH michael Luther, Joseph Carl, born at Erfurt,
Ine liui OF December. 1902, lived in extreme
goF,efty at oboeken, IN Bohemia, and Joined the
Catholic church. He had immgrated thfther in
1911, married in the same year Annie Ponischak
and was, at the time when Heinrich Hnlzchnler
found him in his misery, the father Of I've
children. -
He willingly acceded to Herr HolsebuIer.s
wish to take his eldest son with him to educate
But Anton Luther displayed no talent and he was
put to trade. From this line Catherine Luther,
at Jenna, is supposed to descend. There is, III
the Austrian ministry Of finance a servitor of the
name of Luther, who is likewise said to be de-
scendant of the refOrmer.
Ihe Yoix of Luxembourg gives the following
extraordinary account Of effects produced by
lightning during a storm which broke over the vii
lage of Bure few nights back: The electric
nuld struck the cottage of a workman named Aus
TN, carried away the roof, entirely degtroved the
chimney, reduced the windows into fragments
ture.
Three children, sleeping in an upper room. were
projected out of the house, but escaped unhurt
while the bed on which they were lying was com.
pietely shattered The mother and father were in
bed With two other children, one an infant: the
last named was cast against a wall and injured
and the mother was struck dead in the room while
lighting candle. The husband and the other
child only felt violent shock. The lightning
then escaped through wall and killed COW Ii
an adjoining building.
Ihe French exposition will be the eastern hem.
lsphere in miniature. Egypt has given S200, 900
for the mere expenses OF the installation of her
maryes.
Turkey intends to have the minaret Of MOSQUE
constructed in her part of the buildings manso.
leum and house, with its divan and baths all com.
plete Persia will display kiosques, manufactures
OF lnalgo (magnanerles) and of opium, and we are
even promised an exact copy of the wonderful
haroneroom of the shas, with its splendid gildings
mural paintings, fountains and furniture The EN-
peror OF Morocco will send his imperial tents The
Chinese, Siamese and Japanese are reported as
making great preparations for the display Of their
wares.
n. Victor Hugo was not offered sIGO 600, as was
at first reported for the use of his Toers of the
sea- as afeNiueton in lie S0tiel but100, 900 francs
winch was snu princely price. He is said to
have received $4,000 from his publisher on &C.
count of past sales.
Count and Countess di Castighone sailed in the
Perelre from the port Of New York on Saturday
i9r M Europe. Ihey Intended to make tour through
the country, but the count was called home BY
victor Emanuel to consult about war matters,
Bierstadts picture of the Rocky Mountains -
Is now on exhibition in London, and is highly esti
mated.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, after one of the
most successful theatrical engagements on record
have retired for the summer to their country seat
at Bath They have two new characteristic
pieces for the fall season; one of them by well
known and distinguished English author.
Gouned's I" Ulysses " is to be produced at a
charity concert for the first time in London
June s. a.
Prince Alfred was to have been made Duke of
Edinburg and Earl of Kent on the Queeri's birth
dav, last Thursday.
ltlsreported on very strong grounds, that the re-
signation Of the venerable Judge Of the admiralty
eourtmay be very shortly expected. Every one must
regret the retirement from public life of one who
has run such distinguished course and who forms
such an interesting link between the present and
the past Sir Stephen Lushington was an eminent
man when most of the present leaders of bis pro
| fesslon were unborn, and when majority even O
| the judges were in their infancy. He was distn
| guished as one of the leading antagonists of th
slave trade; he was counsel to Queen Caroline
he was the adviser Of Lady Byron in her disputl
with her husband, and he was in later times con
cerned in one way or another with some of the
most remarkable cases which have ever come be-
fore court of Justice In particular he delivered
Judgments in the prosecutions of the authors of the
Essays and Reviews which, if they had stood
alone, would have left wide liberty to the clergy
of the church of England, and which were the pre-
lude to the decisions which form the Magma Cbarta
Of free discussion and free criticism in that church.
Few men will carry into retirement more personal
good will or larger share of everything that
should accompany old age.n