The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-21

with the stripes of colonies on their coat sleeves;
and, Notwithstanding the boosted equality, whicn
the nose of the Duke of Ossuna, there u ranking
1 bitterness in consequence. The ladies in provin-
l cial towns where. troops are biileted, inquire
whether the officers are OF the Ola Q, new regime
/ Mr. w. n. Gladstone's name appears as de.
/ faulter in London sporting paper. The gentle
l man, who is con of the premier, and himself
member of parliament, explains now II happened.
horse in the last Chester races in his name. The
horse did not start. and this rendered the owner
| liable to forfeit of five pounds.
l The firm Of Overend, Gurney q Co; STOOD so
hjch in the religious world that they could
| AZ one time have commanded any credit they
| pIessed from q considerable section Of Eng.
| iish society. The chief members were active at
| Exeter Hall; now at tract meetings, now at the
Bible Society, livery active there.) now at q mis-
| siopary gathering. When they decided to turn
their business ss benkers and Dill diseounters into
joint stock company, the religious classes who
had money to spare. applied eager for shares.
ready as the church. Widespread was the misery
and ruin when the undertaking collapsed. shall
never forget the terror which pervsded the city
of London on the day when these doors were
closed. And now the distress finds little relief in
indignation. This pious firm, 1t appears, falsifed
their accounts, invited investments on fraudu-
lent balance sheet. and In mad recklessness con.
cealed loss of four millions already on their
hands, and deluded the public into the belief that
they were at the height OF prosperity and only
wanted others to share it.-[London Correspond
ence Boston Advertiser.
a Paris letter says: General Dix has issued
cards for reception on the 30tb of January. In
the absence of Mrs. Dix, who is in New York, the
newly married daughter, Mrs. Watsh, who will
shortly proceed with her husband to Japan, where
he resides. good many Americans are oisap-
pointed at not having received invitations. The
reason hear, is this: On New Years day the
general looked over the list which his daughter
was making out and rapidly made calculation
that, on hospitable thoughts intent. she had
asked more people than his rooms could possibly
hold. he therefore gave a positive Injunction
that no more cards should be sent out even 10 his
most intimate friends. | hear good many say
that they intend TO 60 unlimited, and no doubt
they will be well received; but the general makes
DO secret that those who come early will be ex-
pected to 60 away soon, to make room Tor
Others"
Il is said that the young Marquis of Butte will
shortly be admitted TO the Roman Catholic priest
hood, and turn over his fortune OF - 0OooVV
year to his cousin, COL Stuart, M. P. for Cardiff
Mr.. Howard Paul in an article on the "Order
System" relates curious experience. He was
staying at q hotel in town in the Midland coun-
ties, and the manager asked him for an order.
Mr.. Paul complied, and not having ticket handy
asked for a sheet of paper, and wrote "pass for
twon thereon. The next day that sheet OF paper
was charged for in the bill.
The prince and the princess Of Wales are at
tempting quiet tour OF Europe on their way to
the Nile, but their incog. only partially protects
them. They are assaled at every capital by royal
and diplomatic, if not by popular receptions.
A peculiarly favored Paris correspondent tells
how Eugene dresses: When the empress is about
TO pass from her apartment to her dressing groom,
the first femme de chdmbre touches an electric
bell that corresponds with the room overhead.
Thereupon trap door in the ceiling OF the dress
ing-room opens, and the toilet the empress has
signifed her intention Of wearing is lowered from
sbove-petticoats, Flip, dress, tunics all ready to
put on enc inside the other. with their trimmings
Of flowers and ribbons, lounces and lace. A
quarter of an hour after she is dressed, necklace,
jewels and earrings are in their places, and then
the hair-dresser is summoned-for the empress,
contrary to the usual fashion, leaves her couture
to the last. The whole process is completed In
less than half an hour.
Hiram Powers writes that he cannot find time
to make q visit 10 America, as it has been ru-
mored he intended to do this year. Ii Is not an
easy matter" he says, /" to leave my studio with
twelve workmen engaged on marble, even for q
month. They require constant watching, and l
must keep them employed, or they would go else
where.n
One of the latest novelties in French journalism
is TO make considerable use of the New Tesla
ment. Alexander Dumas go thoroughly appreci'
ated the love of novelty which characterizes his
countrymen, that In of his novels he incorpo-
rated large part of one of the Gospels with
great effect. TO many of his readers it was the
newest part of the book.
Making patent medicines in Europe is as profit
able as il is in the United States. Hof the Malt
Extract man, is werth five million dollars; Du-
barry, the Revalenta man. is still weather.; Der.
tibet, who sells iron pills, which he says are good
| for pregnant women. pays income tax on seven
million francs, and most of the patent medicine
vendors of Paris report larger incomes than the
| leading wholesale merchants in that city. The
| advertising bills of these Paris patent medicine
men are enormous. Dubarry, whose real name Is
| Felix eros, and who twenty years ago was corn
doctor and as poor as church mouse, has paid
TO the Journal des Dsbats since 1858, over fifteen
| hundred thousand francs for advertisements. He
often takes the whole last page of every Partisan
daily twice week at the rate of twenty thousand
| francs for each insertion.
Whenever the Deak party collects any money
for some patriotic public purpose, the name OF
Francis Deak the leader, is placed at the head OF
| the list, with comparatively large amount. He
does not contribute it himself, inasmuch as he II
| very DOOR, but the members of his party furnish
| the money. Deak is so popular IN Hungary thai
his friends often offer to lay wsgers to the effect
| that in case there should be an election IN Hun
gary to decide the question whether be or hossuth
| should be placed OF the head of the government
| he would beat Kossuth by an overwhelming
majority.
| An old lady in London went to her door TO re
| prove some misehievous urchins that were throw
| ing peas against her window. One of the boy
| dead. -.
Baroche, the French minister of justice is 81
| ill.favored old man, inclining to obesity, AND
| dresses in the style of a young dandy. Although
1 he is nearly seventy years old he keeps mis-.
| tress, to the great scandal Of his numerous ano
| highly respectable family.
The Berlin Gazette of the Bourse, speaking o.
| the proposed establishment Of American insncia
| agents at London by Secretary McCulloch. at th'
expiration of bis term of office, halls the adven
| as guarantee against Reputation. and promise
of development for the commerce of Europe unC
| the United States.
1t ia asserted, on good authority, that the prin
ces of the North. German Confederation. excep
the Grand Duke of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ant
Odenburg, and the Duke Of SsxeCoburg, detes
Bismarck so intensely that nothing would be NOR,
agreeable for them to hear than the news OF hi
downfall at the Prussian court he has likewis
powerful opponents, bur he affects to despls
Them, and often says he has never yet said
word in his defense against the charges prererre
against him by the queen dowager and her adhe
| rents at court.
| The solar eclipse of August IL, 1868, was oo
| served by several corps Of European astronomers
| who went TO India for the purpose. The Germa
| astronomers have just made report OF thei
| operations to the Berlin Geographical Society
| but as the eclipse was only visible at Bombay TO
| six seconds, the account could not have bee
| very satisfactory. One Of the observers, how
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