The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-09

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laws, he would be Immediately shorn of his polit
cal influence. For this reason be will not return
TO France until he has been elected member Of
the Corps Legislatif. His election In one of the
Partisan districts is considered perfectly sure.
One of Berryer's biogrsphers mentions in su
obituary in the French Law Review that one OF
Berryers ancestors was broken on the wheel 10
Germany, for some ofense against the church
laws, of which his relatives said he was entirely
guiltess. II was this terrible event that led the
family to emigrate to France.
| The old grenadier from whose flask Napoleon
the first drank at Ratisbon during the memorable
campaign of 1905, and Who on that occasion ut
| tered the naive words. after you. sire," which
caused Napoleon to burst into a ft of laughter
| died on the 9th of January at the Hotel des In.
valides. in his eighty. fifth year.
| An American confidence man. pretending to be
the youngest son of Secretary Seward has victim.
| lied certain good people of the Austrian capital
to the tune of several thousand forms. The bogus
| Seward attempted TO escape from Vienna the mo.
ment his dupes got wind of his true character but
| he was pursued, and will be sent to a peniten.
| tary.
men girl marries in Paris she Immediately
claims ss right to be taken to the Theatre du
| Pslais Royal (which has the reputation. oos
hardly knows wherefore. of producing pieces leas
moral, or more immoral than other theaters }
The treat to the Theatre du Palais Royal is, like
| shsws and certain jewels, one Of the privileges
| and signs OF marriage, and II Is sometimes the
ambition Of simple maiden, who Is astonished TO
witness upon that stage what strangely indulgent
| custom has not prohibited her seeing elsewhere.
But, If we leave out of view the bulk of the pub
lie which makes the fortunes of theaters to CON
slider that the limited portion of the public which
establishes the fame OF authors and which decides
the fate of plays, we shall witness spectacle OF
true and lively interest which Paris alone car
offer. You must not suppose that these few thou
sands OF persons are composed of literary men or
authors, or even people of fashion.
Ii is said, in Paris, that most of the books pub-
undpr q nf So
early end rather jejune productions OF his mother,
George sand, who, at the time che wrote then,
had been unable to find publishers for Them. and.
DESTROYS Of turning the manuscripts to account,
but unwilling to put her own name on the title
page, published them in the name If her clever
son, who has more talent as a newspaper writer
than as a novelist.
Musical critics. says M. Freron in the Bel
gisn Revue Musicale. ARE oftentimes grevously
mistaken. Fancy the feelings with which the
director OF the Imperial Conservatory of Paris
must now look upon the eminent position which
Mile Christine Nilsson has reached in the course
OF few years. After hearing her half a dozen
times upon her arrival in Paris, be declared in ths
most emphatic manner that sne would never be-
come even mediocre cantatrice, aud that most
OF the pupils then at the conservatory vastly
superior TO her in every respect"
A remarkable criminal trial has Just been con;
cluded in France. A lad of nnetesn named Jeans
SOD in training for priest at the Jesuit's School
OF Point AMI nsson, near Nancy, was charged with
setting fire TO the establishment and cutting the
throat Of fellow-student named Jou4tte aged
eleven. He confessed both crimes, but said that
he killed Jouatte because he loved him dearly and
could not bear TO be separated from him. The
charge OF arson he met by stating that he had
been illused by The masters and burned their
books in order 10 be revenged. The defense set
up was insanity; but IL did not avail and the pri-
soner was sentenced to twenty years. hard labor
Foreign papers report the discovery of two mag
nlhceDt antiques at Ostia-one bronze statue OF
Nart fhQ Aek Anil f~r~n 1ETT
tbs. The pope will not admit them 10 the Vatican,
as they are both nude, bat lney will be shown in
some LEES public place of resort.
A very serious quarrel has broken out among
the princes of the Orleans dynasty. Hitherto the
eldest grandson of Louis Philippe, the count Of
Paris, has generally been recognized as head Of
the family. Bat now the duke of Aumale his
uncle. has declared that the French throne should
"nIy be given TO the worthiest member Of the Or
leans family, and that as he thought he was the
Doblest and best of the Orleans, he would NO
longer recognize the claims of his family 70 the
throne OF France, but aspire to it himself. The
French government papers are In ecstacies about
tsis feud IN the Orleans family.
Father Claret, the famous cobfessor of Queen
Isabella, is charged with having purIoined dia-
monds and other precious stones, to the amount
OF over seven million francs, from the magnificent
chapel Of the EscuSiel. Application will be made
TO the imperial government of France for his ex.
tradition 10 the Spanish authori les. IL will bs
difficult for Napoleon TO avoid granting the appli.
cation, inasmuch as q stringent treaty of extrad-
ZION exists between the two cou0tlies. The trial
VI the famous priest, on a charge of grand larceny
could not bat create the greatest sensation
Europe.
Charles Dickens Is among the distinguished
foreign authors ON whom the King of Prussia re-
Gently conferred the order Of the Red Eagle.
The yelocipede was very popular vehicle
sixty years ago in Paris. where it was much used
among the dandies of that period is name at
hat time, however, was "velocfere" aud the
nQR tnA ILL., -
Hanover gardens were the rendezvous of the
lelocipedes, and IL was from its terrace, over
cooking the Boulevard des ItalIeDs that the veoci.
,edes started on their races either along the
} ulevards or toward the Elysean Fields aud the
Cours la Refine. On the l9th of May, 1904, there
vas performed at the Vaudeville Thealer, com
'dy entitled THE Velocferes.u IL was written
~ the dramatisis. Dupaiy, Chazet and Moreau.
The velocipede play achieved the most brilliant
uccess.
Rochefort, of the Lanterne is dissatisfied with
Sapoleons speech from the throne, and suggests
hat the journals shall henceforth report the fol.
owing standing summary OF all the addresses .
With which Napoleon may in the future open the
ession of the Corps Legislatif: Whereas the
Emperor, as usual, has promised to France that
Iberty which he never will grant to her, extolled
rs love OF France, which he detests, boosted of
he prosperity of the country. which never had
leen closer 10 the verge OF bankruptcy and the
tranquility of the people which has never been
more sgitated. announced his firm intention to-
eep the peace, when he is firmly determined to
Vaee war, and declared that the budget was In a
satisfactory condition. when it is, in reality, CON.
osed of series of deficits. We shall no longer
ublish the speech from the throne, lest we should
e prosecuted for publishing false news"
Father Mingeac. one of the most eloquent pul.
ne orators Of Paris. has gone mad. He was, for
ONE time past, monomanisc on the subject of
GLAND, and never failed to allude to that ''beas.
1g country" in any Of the fiery sermons which
e delivered from the pulpit Of Sc. Roch's ,
hurch. Some time ago the government forbade
i'm to deliver any more sermons, and this.
ffected him 80 terribly that his reason gave
Isy. The poor preacher thinks he is Peter the
ermit, and whenever be finds at Charentou,
here he is now confued, any body willing to.
sten TO him, be will preach to him. IN the most
loquent and faul,less language. about the neces-
ty OF organizing new crusade against the
astern infdels and bsrbsrians.
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