New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-26
Especial to the Crescent.)
CONTINENTAL CORR

PARIS, JAM 81, 1866.
few days ago, the electric telegraph, in order
to please O'Donnell, informed us that Prim, fol-
lowed by hundred hussars, had quilted Spain
and had taken refuge in Portugal; that those who
had taken refuge in that country had been arrested
by the authorities Of Braganza therefore every
thing was going on favorably. Isabella II was
confined on the 25th OF January, of little prince
As it turns out kilograms, dispatches, etc.. have
told us nothing but untruths. Prm is still in Cata
lonia, which is devoted to him as one man. The
Countess of Reuss, his wife, who is in Madrid,
hourly receives kilograms from him. As regards
the prisoners of Braganza, they nowhere to
be found. 1t is thought they have taken refuge in
the neighborhood of sedazos.
Private correspondence informs that Prim is
not in Portugal. He had, it is said, given the
command of his troops to his bosom friend and
first lieutenant colonel, Mano del Bosk. Where
can he be? 1.-THE ministry knows it takes care not
to tell. If it knows nothing it will perhaps learn
sooner than itlkes
En- resume, the situation in Spain, instead of
getting better, gets worse and worse every day,
: and even worse within the past week. The revo-
luton which seemed to be at an end, seems, on
the contrary to be only beginning. O'Donnell,
: whose moderation was SO much praised is now
: trying to see what shooting to death will do.
The only chance of success for the pronuncld-
7neto is in holding out until the partisans of Prm
can have time to raise the standard of revolution
all over the country. The Instruction which
began at Franjuez has now lasted month, and
there is, perhaps, likelihood of o. 0onnes gov
, eminent being overthrown.
Gen. Zavola, Lord High Admiral, has just ar
rived at Madrid. He is about to hasten the de-
parture of large squadron which is to reinforce
- the Spanish fleet now cruising off Chill. 1t remains
yet to be known if this new armada will be able
, to leave the Spanish shores.
y If the situation in Spain is taking tragica turn,
. it is, on the contrary, taking comica one in
=. Prussia. The upper house, which is highly con-
, sentative, and the lower which is liberal, have
both decided that they will not move for ad-
dress in answer to the Kings speech. The reasons
for this course are too singular not to be given.
They are that the lower house the uselessness
of taking any hostile attitude towards the govern
ment, which takes not the slightest notice of its
:, complaints, and the upper house thinks it super
huous to the King of its loyalty, of which he
is well aware.
y There is not much of interest from Italy. VIC
e tor Emanuel has just lost his youngest son, Prince
=. Oddone, who died of scrofulous complaint which
uds IeslSttu oil VI Tic pioloo'
sion. The Pope is still trying to contract loans,
and to get up little pontifcal army; bnt, as the
y proverb says, pas dargent, pas de luisse he has
much difficulty in finding men to fight for love of
9 his Holiness
- The past week has not been barren for the
chronicles, and we have circumstance or two of
a some consequence to note. The first is that of DR..
), Henry Faver, so well known in the medical world
"a who has just made discovery of more value than
petroleum, of which such wonders have been told
He has, it is said, found out the
PHILOSOPHERS STONE.
That is to say, he has found the means of making
'e gold of silver by means of electricity. l was
w. present during the experiment, and as DR.. Favel
ie makes secret of his discovery shall, perhaps
soon be able to let you know how to make golt
Ill by sending you the recipe of this celebrated
20 chemist. If this discovery had been made
We how many who have been obliged to sell off every
ID thing in order to pay their bills this year. lin con
sequence of the harm done to Paris by the cholera,
OF might have kept their goods and chattles. W
e. hope Mr.. Faver may not be induced to sell his dis
es covery to the great Barnum, the Snowman of Ney
York.
1T THE PACIFIC REVOLUTION.
A pacific revolution is about to taxi place in tn
ds French capital. Twenty ladies of the first societ
of in Paris alive to the great evil of the extrava
tie gance occasioned by overdress, have determine
to establish king Of clubs to be called lie Club d
of la Sainte Moussezine. All members to give
of formal pledge to observe the greatest simplici
ef in dress, and not to buy anything more expen
sve than muslin for balls, parties, etc. I fear
he will be many and many months before we see tn
ge effects produced by this league against ovel
of dress, for was ct the first performance of MI
Ia Pousards new comedy, lie Lion Amaomeur, an
in could not help observing to friend that it wa
impossible to distinguish a difference, a
alf the love of dressing had come to sue
al a pitch. The new comedy lie Lion Ano1
Ter reur, (the lion in love- has been most decide
1t hit.
full THE GREAT HIT OF THE SEASON AT THE THEArI
'al FRANCAIs.
md The new play is an episode of the time
the the Directory. The hero of the piece is rank
ton publican, who falls in love- with young enagre
ent whom he meets at Madame Taillien's Zone of Il
ms celebrated women of that day. The young lady
also desperately in love with the young republica
in but is kept back by the prejudice of cast and
in the non consent of her papa, who will not hear
ing. having brigand de republican, for a son-in-la
However the end is like almost all ends in t
lent play. They are married and are happy euer
late teracards lie Lion AnaoureuI, though it h
had wonderful success, cannot be called Oh
,ad! d'nuure but it is literary work of great merit
ght rarity no,o-a-days. The Emperor has inform
Who Mr.. Pousard, the author, that the pension viii
he enjoys will be continued to his children af
his death.
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sum The French Emperor insists upon retaining in
o study, in the palace of the Tuileries, the mahoga
'isa- bookcase he had in his chamber at Ham, and
forbade glass front being put to it to protect
idal books. There is in his study magnificent coll
ane. ton of meerschaum pipes; but they have of Ii
,,;,' years been relieved of duty, his physicians hav
nliil forbidden their use. The Emperor takes his
ere venge by giving them away whenever he ha
chance. He has not single dressing. gown in
TT in study when he is in it, he almost always
ack- old frock coat. There are often great ms
paintings and engravings piled against
walls and even on the floor of his study {
who of his body servants used to resort to
singular trick whenever he wished one of tn
paintings He would place. it in front of a
and which DISTRACTED communication with an aaji
off ing room. His Majesty would say, =" 1t seems
last me these pictures constantly increasing. Ca
we some of them be removed?" The servant wo