The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-29


PANS. March s. 1885,
The si6cIe publishes the following - the decla-
ration which Y. Havin vsinly attempted to de-
liver from the tribune in the legislative body:
Gentlemen-We have no longer any occasion to
read to you the sentence Of the jury Of honor. As
you all know II. But shall exercise right;
shall fulaIl duty towards the assembly attacked
in the person Of two of its members. in saying to
you that the facts asserted from this tribune ct
the sitting of the 10th of December last, have
been declared false and calumnious by the de-
cision of body formed Of members Of this
Chamber. Believe me, gentlemen, it is not for
our personal satisfaction, still less by an idea Of
recrimination, that we have thought 1t right to
bring that verdict before you. You know, gen.
tlemen, that every word pronounced In this cAseis
entered on the. Well, gentlemen, when history
shall have commenced for Us; when our annals
shall be studied, therein viii be read that on the
10th December, 1867, an odious accusation was
brought against two deputies. Then, also, will
be seen that on the 23d February following, the
most honorable, the most decisive reparation was
made them by jury of honor, composed Of men
OF the highest eminence and character. known to
the whole world BY their talents aud the services
they have rendered TO their country. That body
declared that the facts imputed TO two Of your
colleagues we're false and calumnious and further,
that the accuser bad rendered himself morally re-
sponsbe for the SANDER. This is the only reason,
gentlemen. why / have addressed you, and the
Chamber will readily recognize that have only
made use of an incontestible right. ~
A Florence letter In the general correspondence
Of Vienna says Admiral Faragut attracts more
attention than was ever caused by the commander
of feeble division of five sbipsof-wsr. How
ever, the Eastern question may break out from
one day to another. and the United States intend
to intervene In the affairs of Europe, since France
thought proper to interfere in Mexico; and they
are greatly encouraged to do so BY Russia, who
promises them good port in the Leyant when
she shall be mistress OF those parts To have
footing in Europe has also been the desire of the
great Republic, but at this moment more than
ever. There exists opposite the Island of Rhodes
the roadstead Of Marmorizza, vast, sheltered from
the winds, and with an excellent bottom for an
chorage. The Americans had ssked Turkey TO
give it TO them, promising TO build there a large
town under the sovereignty OF the sultan, bat
England opposed that course. Some have affirmed
that Russia has taken engagements with the
States on the subject. Shonld war break out the
Americans would have their port. The Russians
are most courteous towards Admiral Fnragut.
and Prince Demdorff has telegraphed tc have his
villa of San Donate, princely chateau near
Florence, placed at the disposal Of the American
admiral.
One Of the topics of this day Is the heavy
gambling which takes place nightly at certain
fashionable circle or club frequented by the
JtuHeSSc 0OTte. W ell may t1e8o lDgeLfOus youths
be golden, for no baser metal could possibly ena-
bic them to pay their debts Of honor. The average
gains and losses in night the main jduae tells
US. are never less than f26 .000. No money is
placed on the tables, but each player signs an
% U for leo, 200 or 1000 louis. in exchange for
which be receives counters, the value of which
varying from l00f. to TO- 000f., and he may renew
his supply tof course, giving his bondl rs ctten
as he pleases during the evening. The game
over the transaction is settled 10 hard cash at the
ffff uf he oCfr nva .xh
presides. Every player is obliged to cash his
l o US within fortnight. The fsvorite game is
baccdrdt, which is voted slow. For a wonder,
dire are not popular. or course there are few
very large fortunes in France, but as a rule. men
with a couple of thousand year are not very
numerous, even among the frequenters OF these
fashionable halls. The puzzle to the world Is
how this sort of thing go on, year after year,
without some gigantic smash.
A communication from Geneva says 4: Now
that the terms for closing the gambling saloons at
Wiesbaden and Hamburg have been fixed by the
Prussian government, the proprietors Of those
establishments. are looking out for new quarters
in which TO pursue their lucrative profession. 1t
is said that they have already, with thai e3ject,
made brilliant offer TO the rrnicipaity of
Geneva. They propose, In return for the privl-
lege Of building gambling house in Geneva, TO
pay the whole of the municipal debt, complete
tne construction Of the quay on the lake, and
make large street in tae lower part Of the
town. The administrative council has not as yet
gwen q reply 10 THIS o1er, but there l3 no doubt
that il will be declined.
A new rife, superior TO any OF those recently
invented (says the new Press Of Vienna) was
submitted TO the Emperor Francis Joseph on his
arrival az Pesth. The inventor is Hungarian
NJ. Mersite de Roob. This weapon or breech-
loader. is said TO be Of very simple construction.
IL is charged by two motions, that thirty shots
can be fred In q minute. The envelop of the
eartouche costs only Il kreutzers, q centimes,)
instead of s, the price of those recently adopted
for the Austrian army.
The death is just announced, at the Charenton
Lunatic Asylum, of M. Charles Merryon, who had
attained certain reputation an engraver. He
OF late years labored under the halucination Of
being Jesus Christ in custody of the Pharisees.
He allowed himself to die of starvation.
Some excitement was caused yesterday morn
ing at an early hour at the rue st. Zaire, near
the Sorbonne, by the discovery of heap Of rub
bish of fourteen CATS heads. which appeared TO
have been freshly cut of. The grief of many OF
the inhabitants was poignant when they recog
nized the features Of their own missing favorites.
Tie supposltion Is that the animals had been cap.
tured and killed by a class of persona who make
a trade OF entrappng unTary specimens of the
feline race, which afterwards reappear in the
outskirts of Paris in the form OF clUet de lieure
and gibelotes de ldpins.