The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07

continue in the city of New Orleans,
and the academical and other depart |
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The Crown Diamonds Of France.
The exhibition OF these Jewels in
the Champ de Mars has drawn at
tention to a curious episode in their
history. In 1892 the constituent
assembly ordered an inventory to be
made Of them, and that task had
hardly been completed when. on the
night of the 10th of August, they all
disappeared Forty thieves, acting
unison, managed to escalade the
house in the Place Louis XIV. in
which the gems were deposited, and
effected an entrance by breaking in
the window, and carried them all of.
Although 50 many men were engaged
in tie enterprise only ewo were
caught, bat the diamonds could not
be found. At that moment, a man
named Lamieville, hair-dress, was
in the prison of the Conclergerie I'M
der sentence of death for coming,
but he made his escape. A few days
afterward he called upon Sergt. Mar
ceau, municipal officer who had
rendered him some service while lle
was in prison, and told the police
man that while in confinement he
had heard the man talking, and had
discovered the hiding place of the
precious objects, viz, in the hollows
of two large beams in a garrett in a
certain street. The sergeant went
himself to search and recovered the
whole of them, the Regent, the Sau-
Icy, sc. AS for Lamieville & he was
sent away from Paris for security
Potion the Mayor of the capital, re.
recommended him to the minister Of
war, and he was made an officer on a
! regiment of the line According to
|
an Inventory drawn up in tire reign
Of Louis XVIII. the jewels were
more than 81, 600 in number, weigh
ing 1911 carrots, and we're estima
ted to- be worth 20,9oO,26o francs
! II From Galignani's Messenger.
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PM ACHTNE, BUY THE WILSON
FROM MOORE BIOSSAT, THE ONLY
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isaac FRrEDLANDER, who died il
? fSan Francisco recently, was know
= Fon all the Exchanges Of Europe al
! |, America, as athe Great Grain King
e He was an original Forty miner, ant
, Twas one Of the first to appreciate ant
!. profit by the immense agricultural
8 possibilities of his adopted State
. He was born of Jewish parents, ant
t was a man of unusual size, being 81:
! feet and seven inches in height AM
3 massively built in proportion. i
Q grain speculations he gained and los
. several fortunes, and when he die,
f was in good circumstances, Th
D San Francisco papers speak of hin
y with one voice as man Of gian
' mind, wonderful business capacit
s and generous impulses. : y .i'32EA
HONEST John Sherman, in tn
J, Investigating matter, began stiff a
: a macKerel, but is now surly as a &C
}, rtlla, thoroughly wounded in ever
respect. & S sa'.'''.s
! In Boston, a thief recently stol
q letter carriers key and uniforr
and went over the usual route, cm'I
Tying all the boxes, /.
: BLAME Of Maine, was d poe
man when first elected to Congress
/ but pays this year $1,1o3 taxes.
we value highly what we bav't
cot or what we've lost never wiz