, 1869-03-14


rot been euch as had been confidently nuttei-
pated, The preference given to foreign
works OF fiction had driven nearly al those
American authors who formerly wrote oooks*
{oto the ranks OF tho magazine writers, ard
The nac axines, II consequence, were over
vhelmed with manuscripts. There Was
yer7 strong feeling amorg American authors
neninst their foreign colleagues, which Wa
quite apparent in the hArsh aud often uude-
served er1tic,sms on foreign novels BY those
who write the book notices for American
newspapers and magazines.
The two American pickpocke's VINO
arc confined 1t the French State P1isan u
Rion, Will not be discharged until May, 1873.
Their time would bare expired Ia 1870 but
for their attempt to escape, in consequence
of which and Of the desperate acts OF violence
they committed on those occasions, three
wears were added to their terms Of iuprison-
mcnt.
The prircess Msshil3e, Nspoleon's fas
and queenly looking cousin, whom he as one
fine wished 10 make his vile, has In her boz
ao,r IN old riding-vhip which she once
wrrsted from the hands Of the brutal Rus
sim Prince Demidod, her husband, after ho
had struck ler with it in the face. On that
occaxl5u the resolute young lady is said to
have turned the tables on the Russian, aud,
sner taking the ridiRg-whip from him,
marked his faee with II.
II. Orbap, the Belgian Minister, who
was denounced IN such unmcasured terms By
tie French official papers on the recent occA'
! slou Of the famous Belgian Railroad bill that
created 50 great commotloo IN ffanse,
made twenty-five years ago speech In
which be expressed the hope that Belgium
would receive Prince Louis Napoleon hospl-
tally and grant him N asylum, despite the
| threats and iownA Of the French Govern
nent. -.
Tho Paris Teap5 asks the FlenchmeR
who in 1861 took pleasure in being presented
| 10 the piratical admiral semmes, their
iorefathe1s would have pursued the satne
course toward LATTE and other famous cor.
salrs, and 1t predicts that, In case waF
ehould break out between America and Eu'
ropean States, the name Of semmes would be
come more hateful than that Of any Of the
former !" scourEcs Of the seas"
The Emperor OF Austria recently spoke
10 fouc highly influential HuncnfAns in the
mott 1atteripg terms about Arthur GeorEey.
who betrayed the Magyar army in 1s49.
Francis Joseph urged them 10 cause high
command In the Honved army to be co.,
fcrred upon Georgey; but they assured him
that that was utterly impossible, infAmuch
HAvast majority Of the Hungarian people
looked upon Goergey with horror and detes-
tAtlon.
Otd Queen Amel'e, Louis Phtllippea
consort, used to say Of Queen isabella OF
| Srn1t, uThat woman Is dlsSyncinE US all.
Noula 10 uou M soe aaa ne1es oeso"T su n.s. 80.
'te o' oo'1 DnoA 'ASts.s
oi Aontpens1er, ana nef oaue n'es, s ,ne sou.. n,
.ess o1 1a4a' ao"e' ~. st 49,
oh'S .ne nAuuso' ~ ,,s. ~ - ~ 80 ~,
eo"pnsoeu n'o sAse''s"t 'A1's' " 'A~
leans 'ann5' Ian.
A"1acuef Du"as' ol'' 'vuAs nAiu,' ~
. len years oloef tnan LIS son' A,eAauaei ~ ~
mas, 9F. Young DumAa cooio pay ~ nu
lathers deo's ano SUI Eenaan "ee'su9 tnnu
Inc fatoef ms never ~ % ioot AZ .as ~, ~
r house 1neS oeeas,ohAn} VINE essn otu.
thors no1es' out 'oey oafoS e'cs moe,
IheS entertain Inc n9nest op,n'oa " eaet
DINERS ta!ents' huu o.u o,sA A.uoe, o,ssu 90,
, OF young ale4anue, .Aas - sou ,s . sas s'eA|
a es' f'snen ton1ane ln, uA asS...
= a btasstls '@suton psps1 aer"es .,
I article 10 tne qaesuoa' "nas europe
Princess Crosses most tas.e'uusE ~
r. eloes Inc aues'1on N lAtol " .ae 1apts'a
:. Aastns' A7 tesasus tne 1s"p'Sss W ~
French, It says that her atsemp1s 20 eoocea
- her age causes her to choose toilets Wh'c
are by 20 means IN Keeping Win hef apPes'
NICE. Some distinguished European fsis
x cesses, the same paper mentions, pay very IL
a tie attention to the requirements OF iasn'ol