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

he traced TO the Crusades. One OF my ancestors
accompanied the Emperor Frederick Bsrbaros
sal I" On the grand piano. supposed" asked
his friend. interruptiDg him.
actress, lie making so much money in Germany,
that she has abandoned the idea Of coming to the
United States.
Karl Blind, the German revolutionIst. who cor
responds from London with at least dozen
papers. In four or five different languages, has
smassed' handsome fortune BY his journalistic
labors.
A Jew in Kroustadt, Transylvanis, offers to sell,
for the sum of three thousand forms, the old piano
which Beethoven, the great composer, used during
the latter years OF his life. The present owner Of
the piano says that be has In his possession docu'
ments proving, beyond doubt, that the instru-
ment was once e. The property Of the illustrious
The president Of the Imperial Academy of st..
Petersburg is the grandson OF serf.
In the last number of La Lanterne, Rochefort
calls the Empress Eugenie I" the wigged nsodtste
on the French throne"
Psnl de Kock has concluded contract with his
publishers by which be Is to receive five thousand
francs for every new novel be viii WRITE.
great-grand.nephew Of Kant, the celebrated
German philosopher, his only descendant, lives IN
abject poverty in the small Prussian town OF Cuim.
The police of Rotterdam award licenses for
Keeping houses of prostitution to the highest
bidders. The successful bidders must bind them
selves not to admit any girls born In ROTTERDAM
to their bagnios.
The watch which the Duke Of Wellington wore
at the battle of Waterloo, and which he after
ward presented to Lord Palmerston, was left by
the latter in his will to the son of Baron Bunsen,
to whom old Pam was greatly attached.
The Duke Of Hamilton, the drunken and dissi-
pated cousin of the Empress Eueenie. has been
ordered by the emperor to leave Paris, In conse-
Quence Of the nocturnal disturbance which he
raised some time ago in front OF one OF the Pa
risisn tbeaters.
the English schools and universities, Is now be.
coming the subject of severe criticism In the
English journals. Young men, 1t is asserted, 60
TO the universities prosessedy to read but instead
of attending to their books, pass their time In
rowing. cricketing, jumping, running, throwing
hammers and "putting weights. Athletic
sports are prscticed 10 an extravagant excess,
and time and money are wasted, while the oppor.
tunties of acquiring finished education are
lost. Not only are the ordinary courses OF poll
tics and contemporary history beyond the
knowledge and interests of these muscular young
students, but the yonng men, 1t Is asserted, grow
up to manhood painfully simple and loutish. The
hardening, vulgariziDg effects OF athletic amuse'
ments, pursued beyond the point necessary to
preserve health 1t is contended. are visible In the
rising generation of Englishmen. disagree
able cosrseness of thought and action, 1t Is stated
is impressed upon the young men OF the schools
and universities, and accompanies them through
life.
prince OF Prussia gave rise to a number Of laugh.
able episodes, among which the following de
serves to be mentioned: The king, in order not to
be recognized, drove in q private hack, with q
package of FIVE mysterious dominoes on the seal
behind him, to the palace of his son. But there
be found out the power which q constable pos
sesses even over a king under certain circum
stances for the constable told the driver Of the
humble hack that he could not drive up to the
front door, but must drive to the back door, the
entrance destined for non-aristocratic guests
The king obeyed lsughiDgly, in order not to be
tray bis incognito. The Prince of Montenegro wa.
dressed in his splendid uniform, which seemed 81
fantastic to the servants that they placed his high
ness among the maskers.
The salaries of the different monsrchs of Eu
rope are given as follows by German statisti
cfan.