The New York herald., 1869-12-08
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
Duels and Street Fights-The Trnupmann
Murder Cusc--Ladies' Toilets and Eashion-
able Changes.
PARIS, Nov. 10, 1869.
On the 10th. at Boulogne, ten men attacked q
house with stones. The proprietor defended 1t until
the arrival of the police, who effected several
arrests. The attacks were made with cries OF
"a has rEmpereur =, "yve Ia republique 1" For
my part do not attach much i'm portance to these
cries, although the police authorities declare them
70 have been uttered. With the profoundest defer
snee for tho opinion Of those distinguished function
aries, labor under the impression that occasion
ally they regard matters through very powerful
magDifylng glasses.
met transatlantic this morning who complains
bitterly OF the manner In which been treated.
In June last, during the riots whioh nightly en-
hvened the boulevards, my friend was gazing
with the rest Of the g0zers, when, suddenly
struck by q siungshot, . life preserver or
som6 kindred article, he was oollared, dragged
along and kicked. because he did not walk fas !
enough. until the Marie In the Rue Druot was
reached. He had been arrested by the police, and
made the acquaintance of Monsieur 10 Commts ;
saire, who forwarded nim to the Prefecture, CON
siderable distance; which appeared longer In conse-
quence Of tine dragging, hauling, pushing and KICK
ing which recommended, and continued with una
D&ted fury. At the Prefecture he was placed on his
back ANA searched. his papers taken from MIN, to-
gebher with several bank notes; fortunately III his
revolver pocket he had some francs. wQch, IN con-
sequence OF Ais having been placed on his back,
Vaa and conveyed to Mazas iu which dellgnlful jal
ne remained uat claimed oy the United oIate5 Min
Nter. lie came out; but ais money didn't. tie made
application, the Minister made application. but IN
valn; until the day before the Emper0r's feCe he
appeared before the Juge dlnstruction, Policeman
alter pOhceman declared that he had when arrested,
portemonnaie, winch. with its contents, were re-
turned to nim alter he was searched. He declared,
on the contrary, tnat he never carried purse; MS
friends knew that he never had 0ne Dut the police
STUCK to their text with pertinacity worthy Of q
ns.er Ga.:..s and 80 nambooAel tn9 yy..EgS din.
stFactoh thai was Impossible idr MIN &C ss;la to
pesy was proclaimed. and the matter was at an
end. He has made up his mind to make another
application througn the Minister, and should tnat
fail he viii persisS IN knowing the reason why, and
Will bring the matter before the government as
Washington very mucn doubt his obtaining re-
dress; his voice uncorroborated by witnesses Will
bear nut small weight Ia the balance OF justice wnen
opposed 10 pohce testimony, whici, 10 this as well
as other countrles be mad IN unlimited quantity,
for the police are tough swearers.
ls there anything peculiarly pugnacous IN the eli
mate OF Paris, or IS IL the abslntne and otner srong
drinks Of wnicn, to my mind as s0Der-minded
people the French parGake TOO freely, ls question
winch has often puzzed my poor brain to fearful
extent We have had another duel. On Tuesday
last violent discussl0n TOOK place In the Cafe de
6uede, between NJ. k*S**, an engraver, and NJ.
Flor O'Squarr. one OF the writer's ior tue Figaro.
A meeting was arranged for the foiiOwing day IN
the Bois da Ves,net. At drss things wenC OF
priskly. NJ K#*T* was wounded In the thigh, de-
med MS wound, as the blood did not come through
hls contnuations and thus ended rouud No. l.
More ts:actoI demanded. "Come on, Macduf,
n Flor o;squarr made a desperate innae at nis al.
versary, who repled by terrlnc thrust winch
inserted seven cenumetres or say TWO and Two
hiths inches, OF cold steel In the chest OF M. Flor
O'oquarr This was tit Tor tat satisfaction gene
ral--,a6teau-eno OF round No. 2. AT first 1t was
feared that lhe wound was dangerous but yester
day all ground Tor lear had passed. ana the wounded
man Will be only confined To his bed i0r month.
Notwithstanding toe vigilance u tne police the
Al about quarter before eleven on the night before
last wife OF the chief empioye In one OF The prn
opal financial establishments OF TINS city was pass
Mg through the rue Mazarin when she was
attacked by about twenty men anu subjected 70
great outrage. Her cries brought the police but Ii
menced In tnis capital, supposed TO nave been the
centre OF rennenent and civilization. knuckle
dusters rev0lvers, sword sticks aud SWORD umDre-
las and cassetdes are plentnuily exposed Tor view
IN The shop windows, ana AZ tue days shorten VIII
Iraupmann appears TO have given tho authorities
trip 70 Alsace Tor nothing tney searched IN vain
for the body OF the eighth victim, although the
OF drawing plan OF the counry IN which he
declared lie had killed the elder kincK The Com
mlssalre OF Police at Soultl mas chartered BRIGADE
or dlggers who, spade In nand, are always ready to
dive ana deiye into every known and unknown cor
ner or Alsace in search or dead body where Traup
panied by a pack OF yelplng ours tuat
Keep up a canine chorus to enllven the
digging bipeds as their work. The son Of the
Presldent 0i the Sixth Chamber At the Paals de JUS
tice, II mistake not, has yacht the Diane, In the
H. without doubt ike other Frencn vessels OF tnat
CLASS. to be oftener found In harbor Than at sea.
There is less danger ana less movement. However
that may De- the Diane has captain, VINO fell In with
Xraupmann, when tnat worthy was perambulatlng
the Jetty and Illuminating on the surest and shortest
cut out OF France. 1raupmann was anxious 10 see
the inside Of vessel and the captain oDglngy toox
him on board. Tne former pretended anxiety TO be-
come q sailor but was evidently staggered at the
mutitude OF formalIties To be fulfilled before beg
enutled to learn the mysteries Of sea legs anu The
giory OF sea sickness. The pantn murder had not
salt was astonIshed at the enxley aud tue careworn
air OF the since celebrated autor OF mat drama he
the acquaintance Of man VINO would so shortly
enjoy Worldwide celebrity. On the day OF his
riest the captain. when cruaing around among the
crowd on terra urfd, was surprised to recognize
Traupmann IN The man VINO had been arrested
The beautiful daughters or Eve have from time
immemOrlal INDUCED In corsets or some equivalent;
iattery they have, many cases, entirely forsaken
the ancient species OF culrass OF nave guary mod
ifed that instrument OF unnatural torture; and .
sLatIstlc has recently been pubished which shows
that the mortality of women IN France has decreased
eighteen and nalf per cent. There Is generally q
erse side TO every picture. IL deaths from tight
lacng have become less frequent, brain fevers, IN
consequence OF carrying on the head lmmense plies
quarters per cent t Is the custom with most OF the
falrer sex TO think IL better TO be out of the world
than out OF the faslcn and hence the eccentric NIB.
surditles Of the day, conducive to sickness aud
premature death, will be encouraged od u4f7,tun,.
What between false teen. false nair, lily white aud
rouge, IL Is difficult nowadays to obtain glimpse OF
human nature. Everything Is false here Iou can
be dark or fair at Will. met lady yesterday wnom
Dame Nature has every right to claim ns brunette;
she was so 10 my knowledge some lew weeks sinee
she ~ now the possessor OF golden locks winch
twist and twirl and caper around her head in
endless profusion. One lady has had applied
10 that part OF the human form divine, IN which
brains are supposed TO reside, a wasa OF extrnorl-
nary power; but unfortunately ior her the result ls
IN reverse sense to the effect promised, for or
came her hair with q run, and sAe Ia bald as a
glacier. Her husband brought action against The
operator and obtained damages. Another lady dis
puted the price OF a set OF teeth, winch was pro.
duced in proof OF her right TO refuse payment and
respect for truth constrains me 10 airm that of ali
the attempts yet seen al dental mutation the teeth
In question the rudest sort OF things that could
be imagined; they mlgnt lave been hacked by u
codhopper with blunt knife, ana not at all caicu-