The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

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somelnes he NAL Misses. a. malls % every
sher'. sne Ties ~ pos.ussisr has nothing 70 do
for TIVE uhole years. This happy ofi,al enjoys
salsrf q three OF four hundred roubles.
ot Bulls sun-in law. Mr.. H0man, one 81 the
nftt lawyers M Norsay. committed suicide re-
senuy. He was married 70 Lucy. the youngest
daughter Of Ole Bull. on the l9th Of August last
Insanity was supposed 70 be the cause OF the act.
Nefti want all the italian composers 10 unite 10
writing requiem. 10 be performed on the fest
anniversary OF Rossini's death.
The clergy Of the Church of England worked
harder Than any other class Ia the late elections.
they preached against Mr. Gladstone on the Sun
osy ana worked day and night against him on the
the blessing OF the war material presented
BY the Nendean Breton committee, the pope said:
" For me, who am minister of peace Ii nv an.
pear tbat am misplaced in the midst of arms and
the appurtenances of artillery But I am the
minister Of God. and the fact must be remembered
that the Almighty, who calls himself the God of
Peace, is also the God Of Battles, aud that evil
must always be CONTESTED. I. the Vicar of Jesus
Christ defend everywhere throughout the world,
truth, justice and TIE rights OF every one; and
this is why the whole universe ought to unite to
sustiin NE in my rights | thank you who are
here present. ell that select youth and those whom
you represent. as well as those who are m,re d.
recty my subjects, and who ardently defend with
you the same cause. This is how with your arms,
with these weapons, aud especially with the pro-
teetion Of the Most High we shall see that our
enemies will be siopped before these imperish.
able walls Of the Vatican. That will be. If oar
life, by its holiness is in conformity with our mis-
SION. That will be, If we are with God aud His |
justice: If He is in US by His grace, then God |
viii be fully and truly with us. Fl 81 Deus pro
n0Ots, Quts contra nos ~
Adyices from San Ksw, China report the safe |
return OF the two ministers of the London wes- |
leyan Mission alter travelling through China. |
They were wei treated, and saw abundance of |
coal and evidences of gold, silver, lead and iron |
mines. The Catholic missions were very numer |
Gus, and the converts were numbered by the hun
dfeds Of thousands.
son of Charles Dickens has gone into hopeless
bankruptcy, by disastrous turn of affairs 10 his
business OF paper making. He dragged down
with him bis old father.in.lsw, While his father ia
not snected fsrthing by the event. iass
The late Baron Rothschid was uuceremonious
with high and low alike. A great personags once
very busy. The baron, never looking MP. said,
Wild that slight German accent which gave char
acter to his remarks, " Take a shair.u g fardonr
said the visitor, rather haughtily, "you dida't
Ctunt -" Ferry well, !" replied the baron,
without lifting bis eyes from the sheet, take two
.hairs.n
Victor hugo says: N. Bouapsrte is climbing
slowly up that ladder which Charles the Tenth
and Louis Philippe have ascended before him, aud
)n the topmost step OF which sits the Goddess of
Liberty with drawn sword. her eyes flashing with
Indignation, and her hand ready TO hurl him into
he abyss.
s Paris wants more and more theaters. There
Ire twenty five In full operation. and -four more
IRE 10 be built at once, in one building, the aban-
Toned Magazins Reuois, the establishment which
odd everything at cost price, and gave q coupon
or the return Of the whole sum tweaty years
fence. The four thesters are to be a popular
'pera, popular Adelphi, a light comedy house.
lille the fourth is to be fsrcical. Furthermore,
'aris is to have an Alhambra, which is TO pat the
london one in the shade.
The rumor that George Bancroft, the American
AMBASSADOR in Berlin. was counting the youngest
laughter of Giacomo Meyerbeer, has been traced
Tho wished to make Mr.. Bancrofts acquant ,pce |
ut was informed that the historian and embassa-
or had refused to comply with her wishes in a
aiher ohdairfu' manner. Being Of a most
asclble aud vindctre temper, a1d having also
q old grudge against Mile Meyerbeer, Madame
undt circulated in BerIil the story that Ban 1
roft wanted TO marry Meyerbeers daughter.
he n other OF the young lady has written a very
ldignant letter 10 the su horess of J1-eph the
ecoDd - aud Louisa of Prussia The story
the more curious from the fact that Mrs Ban.
roft is with herhrsbald in Berlin.
Rosslni and Meyerbeer greatly esteemed each
ther, but seldom met A friend once asked Ros-
oil why he was not more familiar with his Ger.
an rival. you know he admires your 'Ssmira-
EIDE and 'Cenerentola,' and you admire the
erit OF bis chefs d'eurre." That Is quite
cof aHrfn \ n |
st on together But why not?- "Whv he
ways will have it that sauer.kraut is q batter q
ing than maccaroni."
In order TO keep his private fortune secret even
ON bis family, Baron Roihsehild opened acc cunts Ia
r false debtors under false names, unto whom u
would pay in millions and millions regularly
here was book for certain Petro at Constan-
iople, another for Prince X, at Moscow, an
ner ior nabob NauiSyao. at Bombay, and
'enty others or more, while he would personate
ese supposed individuals, thus paying the sums
ey gained, to all appearance, to himself.
W hen Isabella arrived in Paris she was accom-.
MED, beside her own childrsn. by twelve little
Us and girls. bystander asked one Of the
urtiers whose children the latter were. The
urtier created great de al Of merriment BIZ re.
wing in broken French. They are the chi dren Of
the denaOlsebes dh0nnesT," (the uam irried
lies Of honor.) He meant the ladies' of honor
the queen.
Both Prince Napoleon and the Duke de Per. ~
ny declare openly 10 the salons of the P1lais
yal and of the liberal wing of the Bonapariists,
1t the present system in France will lead to
lastrophe in less than six months. Persigny v
IS That Pinard will prove TO be the Polignac OF y,
, second empire, and that the unlimited ini1- p.'
&c which the short sighted empress has lately n'
med over the emperor will be the most effective =.
ans OF depriying the prince imperial Of the -
ench crown. nm
Il Is reported that Queen Isabella has written YER
neral Prim a letter. in which she calls on him
labor for her restoration to the throne or at
st for the establishment of her son. the prince
the Austrias, as king promising to let him be
me minister In the former case, regent in the
IT,
he largest bell in the world is one in Moscow.
ose veight is estimated at l35 900 pounds, and
equires twenty-four men to ring 1t, which 10
le simply By pulling the clapper.
jul Run Russell writes that the condition of the
inish peasantry is truly heart-rending The
ernment's help is tardy aud ineficacious. and
winter closes in, the distress cannot fail to
en- terrible climax. In the towns thousands
aborers out of employment, are provided with
It Is called work" No less than Is 600 men | i
now doing in Madrid what might be expected
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