The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-07

q coarse looking man, whom the courtiers ct the
Tuileriss, on account Of his vulgar appearance,
gave the sobriqnet 1.-The Hsckman." curious
story ID that Of Eugenie, ss the gossips in Paris
say, was once 10 love with this Duke Of Alba, and
that she was almost heart broken when she heard
that he had proposed to her sister. The emperor,
some time ago, gave him to understand that his
presence at the imperial court, where he had be-
come the butt Of the Jokes and witticisms Of the
courtiers, was no longer desirable, whereupon he
retired to Madrid. 90 stt.r r.-
The Washington correspondent Of the wsrces.
ter Spy rays that the Broadway viii soon publish
poem by Walt Whitman which bears the pic
turssque title Of Ethiopia Saluting the Colors,"
and in bold, rhy.hmicsl and striking words paints
an ancient negro voman-pure African, brought
here hundred years agone In slave ship, stand
ing. bent and wrinkIed, ct her cabin door. bowling
ell day without ceasing to the marching hosts of
Sherman as they pass along the dusty Carolina
road. Peas ofr t,er ~.
The Bee sensibly urges the citizens of thu lower
part Of the Second and those Of the Third District
to attract jewellers to that part Of the city by en-
couraging the Fair Ground Association in their
prasewoYthy efforts to embellish the section.
This they can do, says the Bee, by taking stock in
the Association and otherwise supporting them in
their endeavors to render our part Of the city
more and more attractive. There are shares to
the amount of 10000 yst for sale, at rate al.
lowing even the most moderate purse to invest In
them. 3n al a-e f.
"Gath,u writing to the Chicago Tribune says !:
Mr. Gaines has built In New York. right oppoe1ts
the gates of the Central Park, on Fifth avenue,
the only specimen of the French chateau archi.
lecture Of the time of Francis i, to be seen south
Of Quebec. Had she given up her claim one day
sooner than she did, she might have been now q
creature in rags. wandering between charity and
suicide. As tits, she il princess on Fifth avenue,
whose polished window psnes reflect the gorgeous
cavalcade in the street, and show the glow Of her
comfortable freight to make the mendicsnts
without look up very wistfully.
Sitting at q friends table one evening was
telling an incident that befell me-in this wise !:
s. A Young man from Buffalo called to see me to-
day. he said that be had heard Q young lady, in
large company, relating the story Of my begin.
ming sermon with the phrase, 1T IL id bot
He at once contrsdicted IL. She affirmed it POSI-
lively. he replied: Il have lately read Q pub
lshed denial Of The story from Mr.. B. himself
church and heard 1t with my own eers.' OF course
he could not say what he thought. but replied: Il
am going to New York, and viii call myself and
ask Mr.. b. The case seemed 30 Migrant tnat L
said to him when you 60 back wish that you
would take occasion, before Witnesses, to say to
this lady, from me, that she lies, and that she
knows that she lics, and that she knows that
know that she lies.'" This was very improper
language, but was angry, and besides had been
reading the Tribune.-( Beecher. 10
Prince Talleyrand had q scale for asking the
people who dined with him whether they would
eat of this or that dish. 1t was descending one,
beginning by dukes and finishing with plain Mr..
He hsbitually carved himself. and would say, for
instance +" Monsieur lie Due. viii your grace do
me the honor Of taking some beefin "Mon.
Prince" (which, not being French title, but Q
Roman one. is of lesser rsnk,) shall have the
honor to offer you some beefi" Monsieur lie
Marquis, shall have the honor - offer you some
beef,n Monsieur le Compile, shall have the
pleasure Of sending you some beef" Monsieur
lie Baron, viii you have some beefip And then,
when be had attained to the humble commoner.
he merely tapped his knife on his plate with bis
right hand, fixing his eyes upon the face Of the
guest who was "last and least" till the latter
saw that the appeal was addressed to him, upon
which the illustIiors statesman was wont, mono.
| syllabically, to cay "beuf?"