The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-25
FOREIGN ITEMS.

telegram from Sir Robert Napier of May 10,
says: The son of Theodore is a child; his lite
would not be safe in Abyssinis. / regret to say
that the widowed queen of Theodore died on May
10, IN my camp. The surgeon who attended her
reports her death to have resulted from disease of
the lungs of long standing. The remains were
buried in the church of Chelicat. An escort of
our troops accompanied the funeral procession
beyond our picket. All our troops will have en-
barked by June l. A food has occurred in the
SOoroo Defle 600 natives were drowned Health
of the troops Is excellent
The gossip about Bancroft, and his proposition
TO learn how to ride cheUGl. IN order to play the
gallant with Miss MeyeTbeer, of Berlin, is dis.
posed Of by the New York Sun. which says
How absurd this story is will at once appear to
every person who has frequented the Central
Park at any time during the last dozen years.
Mr.. Bancroft's erect striking figure mounted on
stout bay horse, has been familiar in the rides
OF the park in all sorts of weather, ever since it
was first opened TO the public. In fact, he has
been a skillful horsemsn these forty years, and
only malicious love OF gossip would have
tumped up such ridiculous story against him."
Count Montaambert. in the Catholic Cores
pondent, taking advantage of the late relaxation
of the press laws, flies in the face of the French
government if not of the Emperor Napoleon him
self. He says he will not argue with those people
who cannot see that the interregnum of the last
fifteen years inflicted on the liberties of France is
preparing revolution TO which those of 1880 and
lS4S are only chid's play. Neither will he argue
iuOec VINO Dcll6Nc III the lQuulLc duration oil
the present regime. This language sounds for
midable enough; but, coming from SO thorough
paced churchman, it will do the emperor 70
great harm with the great mass of his free.think-
ing subjects and his majesty is well aware of
this. Montalambert prophesying and hailing an
other and more terrible French revolution ia a
rather grotesque fact, certainly.
The French empress has long been in the habit
OF devOting one day in the week to visiting in
disguise, any poor families in Paris whose cases
nrpViouelu ad hau haan
recommended to her. In these visits she has
been accompanied by three young ladies belong
ing TO her private circle of friends. One of these
usually gave the sum of money appropriated for
the relief of the case in the name of the empress
stating that they had been sent by her. 1t ap.
pears, however, that the emperor, fearing, il is
said, TO expose her majesty to over-fatigue, has
appointed two competent persons 10 fuldll this
mission of mercy. The fact of one Of the four
visiting ladies being her majesty once accidentally
revealed, naturally her mission, which led her
into crowded lanes and remote courts, became
impossible. The secret has been kept for a
heightened period.
A half military anecaote is in circul alton.
General Cluseret, returning home alone late one
evening, was attacked by an armed brgand. The
great strength Of the general rendered him indif-
ferent to such incidents; he seized the ruffian by
the throat and threatened TO strangle him. On
examining the captive more closely, Cluseret re-
cognized him as parsonage with whom he had
already had dealings. "Why, you rascal. you
are the same man who robbed my tent in Algeria
OF five hundred francs in goldIp "Ah, general
but If you knew the circumstances. They had
written to me from Europe that my poor mother
wss dangerously i'll, and l wanted to send her
some assistance. But / entrest you, general,
have some pity upon me; give me my liberty
this time, and swear TO pass the rest Of my life
in repentance" The general granted the prayer,
let the fellow go, and thought no more about the
matter. A long time afterward he received a box
containing five hundred francs and the following
letter This restitution proves to you, general,
that good action is never lost. To procure the
sum, that engaged myself to return TO you, l
have been obliged to beat out the brains Of two
men, to force three secretaries, and break in the
doors of three inhabited country houses. You
see, general, that a benefit is never thrown
away."-[Psris Letter.