The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21
FOREI0N PERSONAL AND OTHER

ngspDuig was, IN his youth, dry goods clerk in
The sons Of old Marie and Albert, two promi
| nent members Of the provisional French govern.
| ment OF lS4S, are rsbid Bonapartists.
| Madame Vauges, the leading hucksterwomsn OF
ne farsian market-halls, La Refine DIES Hdtles
70 be found all day at her stalls selling turnips
and cabbage heads.
It is proposed in Great Britain to celebrate. by
q grand display, the hundredth birthday OF Sir
Wa'ter Scott. August Is, 1871. 1t will be similar
u is said, TO the great Shskspearian jubilee, pro
lected by David Garrick, and celebrated at STRAIT
for don Avon, Sept. 6-s, 1869.
new knspsack has been introduced into the
British 81 army; 1t Is In the shape of game bag
ana carried on the oins, with supporting straps
so arranged as 70 leave the chest and arms Free
Theirs wants TO sell his famous house on the
Place st. George, in Paris. He is afraid that
Haussman Will not be long in demolishing all that
part OF the city, for the purpose OF opening new
streets, and he prefers to remove leisurely to
turbed.
The King Of wurtemberg, brother in-law OF the
Emperor Alexander H., of Russia, it is said, has
secretly turned Catholic, and this is said to be the
reason why his Queen. Olga, who is a very ardent
member Of the Greek Church. has lately been
estranged from him.
The Emperor of Austria Is said to have made
money by the arrangement which he made with
the King Of Belgium, in regard to the financial sf.
fairs Of his brother Macmillan. The Belgian
Court is much displeased with the order which
U has gSsp "a, ~ q As book
Many OF these books contain the autograph of
poor Carlotta, and these will be purchased BY the
agents Of the King Of Belgium at any cost.
The French Senate receives all sorts OF curious
peutons. number Of peasants in the Landes
department ask the Senate to apply to the pope
with the request TO canonze the empress for the
heroism she displayed at the cholera hospitals of
Aniens In the summer Of 1865. notary public
OF Carcassonne petitions for the restoration OF
feudal nobility. A spinster lady prays for a law
making the malicious killing of cats and dogs a
felony. Several old soldiers on half pay petition
Tor the erection Of large bronze statues Of Napo-
leon l at the chief town of every department.
Few OF these curious petitions are ever reported
upon by the committee on petitions.
Napoleon the Ill dscourages the noble art of
velocipede riding among his courtiers. The prince
imperial has been advised by his physicians to let
bis yelocipede alone, and as he is very passion
ate velocipedist, his considerste father does not
want him 10 be tempted by the velocpede riding
OF the courtiers.
Edward Lsboulaye says that he receives almost
every day new and touching proofs of the attach
meDt which Americans entertain toward him.
When, In 1864, he mentioned in one of his lectures
on the constitutional history Of the United States
which was soon after translated into English, the
fact that he had never yet seen a copy of the
Police Laws OF Connecticut, he received, in the
course OF the next ak months from various parties
volume in question, all Of them accompanied by
letters expressing the kindest of feelings toward
him.
The widow OF the Duke Tascher de la Pageries.
Napoleon's late cousin, is an octaroon, from
Gusdsloupe.
A correspondent resident at Paris, writes to his
countrymen across the channel " Good religious
people will come over to Paris and ask you bold
y, Which is The most improper play now play
ingp and 20 TO il instead Of avoiding the wicked
q r. Ruf far .udx
you have only made certain advance in your de.
PRAYING path. You have got TO like nudity only
for its poses pldstique but you have net yet
learned to ask for, and pay for, and admire that
which brings the artistes, by name only, OF the
French modern drama fame and money. refer
t. certain dumb language, to looks and attitudes,
and peculiar accentuation Of certain words,
which addresses the materialism of humanity with
wicked cleverness. A young lady who can do
that on that French stage, although innocent Of
any dramatic talent, will soon find herself IN q
magnificent apartment. luxuriously furnished. She
will have such cook as can serve dinuer of
epicurean perfection. She will have her carriage
and servants, her jewels and her lsces. But she
must continue TO appear on the stage even If 10
most subordinate psrt-In q musical bufo trihe,
perhaps, where with small. thin voice, she sings
one or two squeaking French songs, in q magnih-
cent costume, and covered with diamonds. Young
women go on the stage without salary for such
ends; it is profession which introduces many to
that desired region of Partisan society, the delai.
monde. i hope you have not got so far on in
London as to patrouize the drama in this way"
When number Of foreigners we're recently
presented to the pope at the Vatican little
American boy, four or i've years OF age, was in.
troduced with the rest When the little fellow
was led up the pope seemed pleased with his
bright. intelligent face and kindly raised his foot
higher than usual SO that the boy might more
easily Kiss the cross upon his toe.
Bismarck always praises his king IN the Cham
bers when he has had fuss with him in the Cab
met. They say, In Berlin. that he had more diff.
Guilty In persuadiDg William the First to consent
to the con6scation of the estates of the exKing
OF Hanover, and the ex-Elector of Hesse-Cassel,
than inducing him TO approve the line iof policy
which led to the war of 1866.
Miss shaw's wedding will be celebrated at the
Tuileries IN the beginning of April, with great
deal Of splendor. The whole imperial court will
be present, and the emperor, empress, and the
prince imperial will present very valuable gifts to
the bride. The bridegroom, Captain Thiery, will
be appointed officer OF the Legion of Honor aud
will get good looking, sensible, and compare
lively wealthy wife.
There can be but little doubt that the ex Queen
OF Hanover is monomaniac on the subject Of
spiritualism. She pretends to have frequent in
tefvews with angels. and says that God himself
appears every Friday to her in her dreams. Her
Authorizations are said to have so deeply mortified
her father, the late Duke Of Saxe.Altenburg, a
man of liberal views and much common sense,
whose favorite daughter ex-Queen Mary was, as
TO hasten bis death.
One of the SONS of Charles Dickens has an
that be will lecture in April and May in
the principal cities Of Northern Germany.
II is certainly an amusing fact that the bulk of
the means of the ex.king Of Hanover, prince
noted for bis absolutst tendencies and his hatred
Of Republican Institutions is invested in American
fve-twenties.
There is great CONSERVATION at Brussels owing
10 the prevalence of the most malignant type Of
typhoid fever in that city. Young girls especially
all victims to the terrible disease. Over ten |
thousand wealthy persons left the city in the first
veek of February.