New-York tribune., 1869-06-23

nor Republican, and is a political friend of the
Church. Ferry is intellectually superior to Cue
roult and radical Democrat, hardly distingusha-
BILE from the irrecOncilabes by his professions of
1aith but gifted with moro practcablity than most
OF them In the Seventh, Cautagrel the Democratic
Socialist, having retired in favor of ROchef0rt, twas
think, the general impression up TO the closing of
the polls, that the Lanernst would run ahead of the
great orator, Jules Favre. On the flst trial, tavre
bad 10000 ROchefort nearly 10000, Cautagrel 1900,
Sayart, Government man, 4.5OO voices. The con-
test, narrowed down between ROchefOrt and FavTe,
and carried through the fortnight with more zeal
than discretion by the Rochefortists, ended yester
day afternoon in 1860 for the orator and 9j for
the witty lampoonst. On one side, ROchefort posed
radical, iTrecOncilable revolutionary, democratic
republican Socialist; the first vote cast for
him was in considerable part cast merely as
stone of offense at the Empire manifestation and
protest against the violence with which he was par
sued by the prosecuting officers under Minister
Pnard and II was cast partly in the spirit OF appre
citation of the wit and bOldness of the Lantern ana
partly in the spirit of boylsh fun and mischief; his
probable incapacity to reputaby ill seat in tue
Corps Legslatif he himself insisted upon helping his
brother editors Of the Edppel to make more evident
In these last days. by various manfestos that were
sometimes witty generally wild and wOrdy, some
times rankly ridiculous. And so he secured buta
small part of the Cautagrel contingent. On the
other side Fayre prohtted by the withdTaWal OF
Savart, in some conservative VOtes-and VIII there
fore be- as he has already therefore been. absurdy
accused of being an official caudldate-he prQhted
more bv this other consideration: that il is a shame
to French Liberals who have a sense of gratitude
for past services, and above ali to tIenchmen who
have of oratorcal art, that the CHEF OF the
be excluded from the talking arena where he has SO
often triumPhed
Far more interesting than these was the triangular
duel fought the victory of Theirs IN the Second
Here the Administration laid ont all its strength Tor
his defeat-nOt only insisting that ITS unhappy cham
nion Mr. rlDeyiuc sbonld not withdraw from the field,
but if there be anything real in very suspicious APP
pearances furnishing the slnews OF war 70 hat more
violent than dangerous enemy, the new-blown Demo
cratic Radical Dalton Shelby way OF diversion.
Certain iS-they have confessed TO the Euicsthat
the Committee OF the Democratic Count Dalton
Shee, ex-Peer of France and eX-lntimate friend OF
the late Dr. Morney eX-drectOr of the sale in France
of the extremely eX-bonds of the Galveston, Heudcr
son. and Houston r. Il. Company, had UP to Satur-
dav last spent for bi-sticng circulars, hall-hirc
and other material means to his election larger sum
than he could readily furnish 1t certain that hS eX
penscs in this kind should be more than thrice those
of Mr.. ThicIS. who is wealthy man. But that Is
mere detail Much more curious, as you may con-
vince yourself by "glance at the map IS the ger
rymandering OF the Second District By number u
is the same that Mr. Theirs sat for from St3 TO 1862
Stopping in between NJ. IhieIs and hls old constt-
uentS. this Government, which Is forever boastIng
that it is based universal suffrage instead OF leaN
ing 10 TO them TO decide, III view of his six years
course, whether lie had represented or misrepre-
sented them, reShaped the district as 10 leave the
decision of that question IN large part TO quite diff
ferent population. Some Of the known strong lhlers
quarters of il pruned oil and adolned to other
districts, while quarters including the regiment Of
geHdamaie, swarm OF OctrOi officers ana other de-
pendents on the Administration were engraied upon
il. with the slightest reference TO justice OF topo-
graphicaEsymmetTy. As marked out IN the chart of
Paris the actual Second District is very phcnOm-
enOu of cateTcOTnednCSs. There was less dmlnutlOn
from the aggregate of the first trial in this than in
any other district DeYinck nearly held his own,
Dalton Shee lost more than three, Ihiers gained
more than thousand, just about the number that
he assured anxious friends on Saturday be should
gain Another little proof of his practical quallty OF
the old politician Ills presence IN the Chamber for
another six years-thcre Is no chance of the tongh
Old mans dying IN that une-s the cmlneltly bitcr-
est pill among the many bitter ones that the elCc-
tons of 1869 have administered TO this personal
Government.
The question now is whether a session Of the new
Chamber will be called in june as II should be. for
the veriiicatiOn OF powers OF Is nembeIS-i e. 1or
examining and deciding on contested elections, OF
which there will be many lt Is likely 20 be stormy
session whenever il comes Whether TO face II now,
keeping up the excitement raised by the electoral
movement, or postpone 1t TIL calm superNehes, ana
till something else turns up OF Is turned up 10 occupy
the public mind That Is the question agltating
with its pros and cons the pOhtClans IN ana out OF
the ministerial sphere. To repeat the IuHOIs of what
the Imperial decision on this point has seemed 10 be-
OF now is or is likely TO be, IS waste Of ink. Unless
we could enter into the one mans brain, and. fur-
theunore, be assured that It's hbres would not take
some new conyolutiOn the moment after we stepped
have not time to speak at length Of the affair Of
our adopted citizen, Gen. Ciuseret, who forfeited
his French citizenship by taking, service Tor the
United States in Our war OF the rebellion, without
obtaining permission from tins Government. One
would like to know, by the way If any OF the several
military FrenChman who fought under the banner of
the G. s. a. have been disfranchised here iucOse
a translation Of Cluserets own brief account OF his
affair. ,..-,...
sneincE "a The evening Of June g. 1902 Mr. Hens
Barilon q COmmssaly Of the PARIS Police, accompanied
BY Dy @ supG I, INNS ~ surrs1es rear Paris with a sum
mons from the Minister OF the Interior ordering me to
immediately quit the territory ot tIalcc. IAe paper
assigned no other motive fOr this order than @ safety OF
the Stale lSuTce dc rEtatl-charged me with no def
mite ofesc The order had been resolved on in Coun
eli Of Ministers, aud referred for justification to the law
of 18th and of November ana 3d OF December lsi9
On my ol5cenng that II vas impGs.@Ge @ Tor inc 10 OBEY
for the journey, aud secondly because sOd act OhIy
mssary observed that no objections cond be listened t0
and instant obedience was expected OF me which
answered simply TINS ." iormay refuse 20 M 9Dey {oHr
orders | recognize only me authority OF MI WASH
burns cOunscl what he shall tell me 70 do viii do and
resolved TO burn nv last cartridge before surrenderng
and shall shoot the first man VINO forces ms way INTO
pocket they had been seen loading theirs at the corner
At nis stage Of the proceedings the Commssary, eay
ing think on the matter. aud to telegraph 10 MI
Washburne, which cid, retired with his agent.
At o'clock the morning Of the Gth the Secretary OF
the Legation FOR me IN carnage ~ te turning
~ inc Street five men rushed forward aud stopped the
carriage and their chief summoned me TO accompany
him 10 the Prefecture OF POce-which refused 10 do,
O course. The Secretary then made known his quality
heading Nhcreupon the e!heI' ai.rE some ntsitIGn' m
sisted on abEg place ~ front Of me, mounted Oh the
Tlese mI and Others had passed the night about my
house They had orders 10 arrest me II crossed inc
any mark OF their office on tClr persons most grave
fact OF OMISSION for ] should certainly nave rcpeheu
mere force by force. -..-t.,-..--. -
on reaching No 80 Avenue Josephine, the residence of
Mr. Washburue fastened into the house but lhe clle
of the agents eapng to the ground hurried after telling
Inc to come down and accompany nun 10 tue ffclectuIc
Not by any means, my answer. ,
m Is moi for me 20 recount in detail the steps mmcd
otely taken by Nh. Washburne. ! must, however make
my acknowledgements for hIs energetic intervention
thanks 10 which tho following compromise was arrived at
liz was agreed between Nh Washsurre aud the Marquis
de Ia Nalctte that should be prisoner on parole ~ my
own house nm the morning Of the 5th that alter tha
date shUnld be free attend 10 my affairs, and that
sbould nut Frauce saturday, the 18Th. Having prom
led Ar Washbuue TO conform 20 hls INSTRUCTIONS;