Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-01

A distinguished and well known notary
Of Paris, while brcakfasting at the Cafe
du Foy, INDUCED in some loud animadyer-
sions upon Marshal Marmont's conduct at
Essonne.
Sir, you shall give me satisfaction, said
suddenly another consommate@r present,
and who hastily approached the table with
bis moustache erect with anger.
Are you Marshal Marmont? quietly in
CURED the Notary. -.r e.
haze not that honor but l am his
aide-eamp. ... Ia
Give me your card then, sir; I will
send you my head clerk.
Jules Janin declares that nothing sue
ceeded in life with NJ. Mira after he had
slain-albeit with all the formaites -
the young poet Dcvalle in duel. He
lost his situation, lost his fortune, and
dragged an amiahle young woman with
him down into the dregs of poverty and
obscurity, Jules Janin also relates sto-
ry of a young man of the name of Sianol,
who began his literary career by success
full Eiece at the Porte St. Martin. Unfor-
tunately he had bad temper. Being at
the Italian Opera, be took seat vacated
between acts, but which vas shortly af-
forwards claimed by young man who
happened to be the officer on duty that
night, and who asked for bis seat with per-
feet politeness. Signol. however, not on
ly refused to give up the seat, but struck
the officer, which done, he went away,
leaving his card. The officer sent his re-
port at night, Nothing new, but the Of
hcer on duty received slap in the face J"
The colonel wrote on the margin of the
report Il give the officer on duty congo
for tomorrow. . Next day carriage ap-
peared at NJ, Signol's door to convey him
to Fincennes. NJ Signol was practiced
'3"' @ohoh 40 WAS siie nISt Lliiic tHdG the
young man who had been insulted had
been engaged in single combat. Yet the
struggle was Of short duration. In few
minutes Singol received his antagonists
sword right in the heart.
.- aE~e- POLITICAL DUELs
The revolution of 1880 was, at the
time, generally discussed with a pistol or
sword in the hand Eugene Brifault,
of the Coriaire opened the ball on the oc-
casion of the arrest of tho Duchess of
Berri, with a Royalist, but got a wound
for bis pains. This was followed by
general rising of the Legitimist party
against the Republicans. Godefroi Cav
ignac, Marrast and Garderin took the lead
In challenging the opposite party. Ar
mand Carrel and Roux- -Laborie were, how
ever, the first to meet. Roux-I aborie re-
ceived two sword wounds in the arm, but
Armand Carrel was struck in the abdomen
when stretching out. The whole of the
Liberal party expressed their sympathy,
nor was the efervescence cooled down till
their hero got better
General Bageaud and Dulong alsofought
on the question Of the Duchess of Berri,
when the latter received a ball just above
the left eye, after which be never spoke
word. The Marquis of Dalmatia and NJ.
de Briqueyille, wcaried with an Intellectual
struggle with swords, were separated by
their seconds when about to seize one an
other by the throat, NJ Louis Veuil-
lot, when taking his first fights in the art
of apostrophising people, had to fight two
duels-onc with an actor, the other with
the editor Of republican paper the Jour
nal de Rouen. -...--r ~
Merry practised piece of consummate
mysticism upon the Marseillais, A sarco-
pbagus having been discovered near the
city Of the Phoceans, letter appeared
upon the subject in the Messoger, signed
Marcredati.. It was replied to in the Ms
tral By another archaeologist, by name
Bih,9 The correspondence grew so ANNA
ted the police were put on the look out
but Notwithstanding their precautions,
funeral Grafton on Marcredati appeared in
the Iessager, signed Neroni. The affair
created great sensation, and monument
erected to the memory of the fallen arch
aeologist. Merry laughed in his sleeve,
for be was Marcrcdati, Bifi and Neroni,
al in one.
PERILs OF EDITORS IN FRANCE.
Imagine what were the delights of edi-
tor:al responsibility when such person
was SO certain of receiving a challenge
for every manuscript that was returned,
that at length he had to stereotype his
answer: -rg t5pes sHE -ot
"Sir, [ have read your manuscript with
the greatest attention. aud beg to decline
it. leave the choice of arms with you"
Marshal Soult being insulted By General