The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24


acres of land to each emierant. and will send
agents to England Immediately.
The luxury of the Romans Is being outdone by
modern women Of fashion. The most celebrated
of Paris beauties has insugurated one Of the most
extravagsnt innovations Of this extravsgsnt age.
Every day she changes the decoration of her bou-
DOR as If by magic. On awakening In the morn
ing, the chameleon-like apartment that was
mauvre satin yesterday is changed to pink silk
to-day, and will most likely be green velvet to-
morrow.
Great distress is reported in Nova Scotia, owing
10 the partial failure of the fisheries. All the
pool. houses are crowded, and many people are in
q starving condition.
The Pstria of Paris publishes translation of
the letter of Mr.. Gladstone to G. Edwards Lester,
of Ohio, and proceeds to condemn the acknow-
Regiments made therein as humilis ing to Eng'
land in presence Of America and as likely TO pro-
duce no little irritation of feeling against the
premier among his own countrymen.
A dispatch from Athens states that King George
is prepared to retire to Naupits.
Several Of the nephews and cousins Of former
European monarchs are now employed as hack
drivers and in other useful avocations.
Another scandal is the entertainment given by
With, the Paris man milliner, at his magnlncent
chateau, near the Bots de Boulogne. The tables
10 his mansion are covered with the hnest Casn'
mere shawls, and the arms of the chairs with the
costest lace. The scandal consisted in his invit-
ing the same ladies who had been honored by the
emperor and empress at Compegne, and In their
ed, he would have refused their orders, and no
fashionable lady could endure the modification of
appearing In society unattired by Wrth. Five
years ago he caused a sensation by announcing his
intention Of retiring as nearly $500 900 were then
due him. of which Princess de Metternich owed
him $4,000, and the quiet Princess Clotilde
500 900. And the greatest marvel is that this ar
bitter of fashion in Paris ia an Englishmsn.
The Emperor Napoleon, in return for proof
copy of Mr.. Gustave ores illustrations Of Dante
sent the artist pencil surmounted with large
diamond. The following autograph letter accom-.
panied the present 4" Monsieur Dore-your pencH
produces such beautiful things that should be
pleased if you would do something for my sake
with the pencil now send you.-NAPoLEoN."
The services in st. Mary's Church, Rochdale,
Eng have had rituastic tendency for some time
past. On Christmas day the church was nignly
decorated and after the last service some persons
remained in the church and tore down the banners
and flowers decorating the altar, broke up and
scattered on the floor two immense candles, tore
the altar cloth. and carried away two large brass
candlesticks and a brass vase with the lnscrlpuon
upon it 81. II. s." No traces of the perpetrators
have yet been discovered.
Max. Muller the great philologist, appears'to be
delighted with the Turkish language. 10 one of
bis lectures be declares that the ingenious msu-
ner in which its numerous grammatical forms are
presented must strike every one who has taste
for that wonderful faculty of the human mind
which reveals itself in speech. Here is a lam
guage," says he, "of such transparent construc'
ton that can study Its inner workings as we
can wstch the progress Of cells in beehive"
Another distinguished authority Is equally enthu'
elastic on the same subject I'VE might take the
Turkish Ian guage for the scientific result OF some
learned body but no such society could have
been able to invent what the mind OF man has
produced. The isolation of the Tartar steppes,
only prompted by its own law or by an distinctive
power which is as marvellous as any In nature"
Yet this is the first language which Is popularity
regarded as barbarous and utterly incapable OF im-
prOvement.
For months the picture dealers of London have
been almost unable TO supply the demand for
photographs and portraits of "Mabel Grey"
woman Of Paris, the successor, as the queen OF
the demi monde, to Cora Pearl, and as much
handsomer than Cora as cheese Is more tooth
some than chalk. The manager Of the Lyceum
Thester has engaged 'Mabei Grey" not to act,
since she is not an actress, but simply siren, but
TO make her appearance on the stage, and so at.
tract custom TO the thester. There is not stree
in London where the prorait OF this fair but fran
woman has not been exhibited for months, and no
| doubt the desire TO see her in tie flesh Is very
strong indeed among the swells. But the ami
| able intention of the managers OF the Lyceum
and actresses OF the Lyceum have refused TO actin
| the same piece with mabel Grey" and have To-
formed the manager that they will leave the house
II she is introduced on the stsge.-lLondon
Letter.
The queen of Belgium, it is said, has regained
the affections Of her royal husband by the great
self bneRstion with which she devoted herself TO
nursing his insane sister CarlOtta. Three years
ago GOODNESS had arisen between the queen and
| the king which threatened to lead to permanent
separation. For a whole year they treated each
| other in the most frigid manner; but when
the queen brought Carlotta from Mirsmar
to the palace of Lscken, and the king had
| embraced his poor sister, he turned to his wife
who lad averted her face and was hardly able to
restrain her tears. He laid bis hand on her shoul'
der, whispered few words in her ear, and the
queen, with streaming eyes, but a radiant face
threw herself into his arms. From that day for
ward they have treated each other again as If they
were once more ardent young lovers.
On New Years day Napoleon Ill. was uncom
monty sweet on the Spanish minister, Senior Olo'
zags, seeking to impress upon his mind how much
| be loved Spain, and how DESTROYS he is to see
spanards flourish. The true way to remove the
Pyrenees is for France and Spain to cultivate the
| best possible understanding, each with the other
and that is what the emperor means to do, If de-
| pepdence can be placed on his word.
The latest deputation of Cretans anxious for re
| lief have sent their appeal to New York, signed
by A. J. Manousskis, N. P. Skouloudes, A. BOu
boulskis, A. Psnaglotokis, B. Pyrinahis. The
genuneDess OF these names is certified by the
chief clerk, j. Zsfoulakis."
Louisa Muhbach's new novel, "from SolferinC
to KOnigssrs;z," is to be published In sixteen vol
umes.
Madame Rachel has been liberated on bail, snC
for the present is once more free to make he
clients beautiful forever.
The boatmen of oxford University are eagerly
expecting challenge from the Harvard Club, FOL
a rowing match next summer.
Henry Cooke. d. D., of Bedford, the brghtes
light of the Presbyterian church In Ireland. diet
on The 18th ult., In his eighteth year. He was
great controversslist, and once challenged Dal
O'Conpe to publicly discuss the political question:
OF the day. He was professor of moral phlloso
ply and also filed the chair of sacred rhetoric il
ore of the universities.
Russian papers published at Warsaw assert tina
Russian diplomacy has gained signal triumph a
the Vatican and that at no distant date Russian
legation will be again established at Rome, and
nuncio will represent the pope 10 ST. Petersburg
In return for this his holiness is TO persuade tn
Roman Catholic clergy In Poland TO behave wei
and submit quietly to the existing order OF things
and bring up their oppressed focks in humble
obedience to the present government.
Conveys of arms, Of every description, are pass
ing every day through Warsaw, on their way 4
the Danubisn provinces. The boxes have tn
stsmp of the Russian firm of Skwartzoh Co.
aud are marked "dyeing stuff" They are 10 mos
cases followed by wagon loads OF munitions o
war, the contents TO be distributed among tn
Greeks and Christian population Of the Turks
Empire.