The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-28

Leopold
In addition to this salary, each of these indi-
viduals is furnished with dozen or more fret
class houses to live in without any charge for
rent.
in the Swiss canton of Uri. printers and editors
are whipped on the bare back for publishing
things which the authorities do not like. In Bo.
bemia. editors who sssail the government are sen
fenced to Imprisonment, with one or two fast days
in the week. On those fast days the SHINING
knights Of the quill receive chunk OF stale bread,
pitcher Of water and mackerel. In Mecklen-
burg, the opposition papers are not allowed to
publish leading articles.
All the paintings from the Louvre which had
been sent to private persons, mostly favorites of
the imperial family, have been sent back to the
Louvre; and NJ de Nleuwerkerke, the inspector
general of the Imperial Art Galleries, now an
nounces in card that these paintings shall be ex-
hibited in q special hail. so that the public may
no longer be deprived Of them" This is one of
the few triumphs which public opinion has re-
Gently achieved in France.
Francis Joseph is said to take the liveest inter.
est in the welfare of Arthur Goergey, the TRAITOR
of Visgos." The emperor recently urged several
eminent Hungarians to secure Goergey high
command in the Honved army. They replied that
1t could not be done. A splendid monument is to
be erected TO the thirteen Hungarian generals who
were executed at Arad in lS49. The leading men
of Hungary, including the cabinet and both houses
of the Legislature, will be present at the laying OF
the corner stone.
Long frock coats, called Prince Napoleon's
coats, are now getting into vogue in Paris. Prince
Napoleon has been wearing such coats for the
past four years.
Here is an amusing episode from the proceed
ings of the Partisan Criminal Court: President
prisoner Jean Hiroux." Jean Hiroux-"Pardon
me- Judge; but must tell you that / must chal-
lenge my judges" President-"You allude, no
doubt, TO one of the jurors. Hiroux-"Oh, no,
why should you challenge them" Hiroux-"Be.
cause all of them are nv personal enemiesn
President-"How so?'' Hiroux-" They have
condemned me already Eve times.n
The number Of ilegitimate children OF King
Louis the First of Bavaria once the lover of Lola
Montez, must be even greater than has hitherto
been believed. The Bavarian court Is said to be
constantly in receipt Of applications from persons
who claim to be the natural children and grand.
children of the crowned old rake. The royal
family takes no notice whatever Of these applica-
tons, and the king, well as the princes, refuse
to grant audiences to parties who wish TO see
them in regard this matter.
The present king of Prussia always hated
Alexander Won Humboldt as much as his brother
and predecessor, Frederick William the Fourth.
loved him. The cause Of his hatred was repri-
mand which the great eavant once gave the
prince, who Is now on the Prussian throne, In his
youth, and for which William the First never for
gave him.
One of the features Of this years carnival at
Rome was the first fair ever held in the Eternal
City. II took place for the benefit OF the asylum
for the blind. The tent in which the goods were
sold was presided over by the most beautiful Ia
dies Of the Roman aristocracy. During the first
two hours after the opening Of the fair upward OF
fifteen thousand francs were taken.
The governor of the Bagne at Toulon is one Of
the officers who arrested Louis Napoleon, thirty
three years ago. at Strasburg.
Emile de Giradin offers all his real estate for
SALE 1t consists of seventeen houses 10 Paris and
q large number of vacant lots in the suburbs.
A eccentric English lady, who imagined herself
the destined bride OF Christ, recently died. and the
furniture OF her residence which was fitted up in
accordance with her insane idea is to be sold. In
the drswing.room Is large and costly armchair,
the Judgment seat. The room Is divided by cur
tain from the bridal bed-chsmber intended for
our Lord. The bed alone cost FL 900, aud the
furniture OF the two rooms not less In all than
f25 900.
Kossuth makes precsrious living as copyist of
legal documents in Turin. he left Genoa in order
to avoid being arrested for debt. The great Hun.
esrisn sgitator refuses all pecunisry assistance
at the bands Of his friends.
The emperor has finally consented TO the pur-
chase by the state Of the collection Of relics OF
Napoleon l, hitherto In the possession OF Prince
Napoleon. The collection viii be placed In the
Museum OF Versailles. and open to inspection In the
early part Of May. IL 10 said TO contain o small
faded silken rosette, the first love token which
General BoDsparte received at Josephine's hands.
st q ball given by Madame Tallien. The general
carried this roseste for several years In bis vest
pocket.
Baron James Rothschild always quarreled viii
the tax assessors, when he had to ill the annual
tax blanks. He stated his property ct such q
very low figure that the government will, proba-
bly,, bring suit against his heirs for the arrears
which amount to several million francs.
Cardinal Antonelli, it Is said, will offer no op-
position to the proposed repeal Of the provision Of
| the Roman canon law under which none but
| Italians are eligible for the pspacy. Such, 81
| least, ID the announcement made BY Llnterna