Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-30
Letter from Europe.
PARIS, Nov: Goth, 1869.

PARIS, Nov: Goth, 1869.
ran over here from the otherside of the
channel to meet some American friends
who were to leave on the 10Th, and as we |
say at home chow pleasant that word sounds
to an exileD got here just in time to be too
late. They had gone, and my pocket book
of letters 'to be delivered in person" must |
all 60 by mail. 1t was my own fault l |
was advised not to skip packet at Dover,
but thinking as my tall friend Josh Bill |
ings does, that "advice is good only as cor
roborative testimony" l scorned the coun-
sci of the good natured, but toothless and |
cross eyed old gentleman who offered it,
UoilaI
have cOnsoled myself, however, by |
studying this great city, which has been
wondrously changed for the better since
was here last. Yesterday l spent pleas
antly with a number of jolly journalists, of
whom many are Bohemians of the first wa
ter. They are full of anecdote about no.
ted people, and until have been here long
enough to become az fat in more impor-
tant matters, l must fill my letter with odds
and ends cleaned from their lively CONVEX
sations.
Eugene Fourcade, who has just passed
away, at the age of 40, was a great favor
lite. He was one of the oldest journalists
in Europe You know it is hard for
newspaper man to live long in this coun-
! try. If his life is not snufed out by pis-
! tol shot, or thrust out at the swords point,
or drowned out by deluge of red wine or
white, or smoked out, or worn out in the
arduous routine of duty, it stands good
chance Of being worried out by the gov
eminent, if its owner is a republican, or
tretted out if he is monarchist. There
fore, although Fourcade was only 40 when
he died, he was one of the veteran writers.
| At the age Of Il he established the Se1la-
| ph0re at Marseilles where hewas born, and
made it one Of the strongest provincial pa
pers in Europe. While editing his paper
he performed the manifold duties of bank
clerk, and also superintended the educa-
ton Of a younger brother. So great was
the reputation which the Semaphore en-
joyed that in 1889 he was urged by the pro-
prietors of the Regue des Deur Mondes, at
Paris, to take leading position on the
staff Of that journal. He accepted their
offer, and until a year ago contributed reg
ularly twice month to its columns the re-
markable political resume which made the
Rerue a power. He was hard worker
and thirteen months ago he broke down
His brain power failed. His mind was
filed with the oldest thoughts. He saw
strange forms and witnessed strange scenes
at all hours of the day and night. Some
times he believed himself to be clock,
and frequently insisted on being wound up,
an operation easily and satisfactorily per-
formed by shaking his hand or gently pull
ing his nose At no time did he forget his
friends, and in his lucid intervals he would
delight them with exhibitions of his won
derfui power as a condenser and reprodu-
Ger of the most brilliant arguments of the
many talented writers and speakers among
the moderate liberals. He was a strong
friend of the United States and when he
died the whole world suffered loss. He
is mourned by rich and poor alike, for he
was generous and brave, and his colleague,
of the newspaper press will never forget
his influence in elevating the tone of jour
nalism in France.
On the 9th inst, Rochefort, the Lantern,
, man, and the real hero of the French me
tropolis, on mounting the platform at
large public meeting electoral of the FRS
CirCumscription, in La Chapelle, was mos
uproariously greeted by the populace, VIII,
] vehemently demanded to hear him speak
He was very pale with emotion, and TO
some moments was hardly able to speak
but warming up as he proceeded he CAV
= vent to brave thoughts that reused hi
t hearers to the very height of the French
e est of French excitement. They got upol
+ their feet and yelled. They threw thei
o caps into the air and shouted. They laugh
/ ed and they cried; and altogether acted a
+ ifthey had lost all control over themselves
| translate for you part of his speech:
= Citizens, you may have but little res
b pect for my energy because of the signs Of
4 emotion which | cannot conceal WheI
> an exile, returning to his home, meets witt
q welcome like this, his pallOr and his tear
> are excusable. [ see that you trust me al
n though you know me not. Everywhere
It have watched the grand revolution whicl
e you and l shall accomplish together.
have taken the oath because | shrink from
! nothing to serve the cause of the people
n Let the revolution do with me as it will
n | have no fear. | have risked much, sui
o fered much, yet 1 am here. The oath whicl
: | have taken is less humiliating to the can
/ didate who submits to take it, than to tn
r, government which imposes it"
n At this point the speaker was interrupt
| ed by the Con,missaire who warned him nc
P to prophesy Republican victory Bu
+ Rochefort continued:
Is "Never has strong government nor
a stupidity shown its weakness, than has thu
= of France in inventing and imposing thi
oath. 1t pretends to call on universal SUI
II frage to pronounce between itself and u
lie and when it is about to speak its mouth
is closed. We must work together. Lon
If live IbertyP'
r When he came down from the stand h
" was almost overwhelmed by the people VIII
\ press ed forward to shake hands with hin
> He is their candidate, and will be elected
\ Now that theSuez Canal business is owe
: and the Empress on her way home (pel
E. haps) we shall have the Paris papers file
! with little else Great honors will be pal
70 to de Lesseps-who, by the way, is to b
4 married on the 18th at Suez, to Mdlle He
~ enc Autard de Bragard. The Empress
or to sign the contract, and a space will
70 left for Napoleon's fist. As the groom is
70 cousin of the Empress, he will be the re
90 cipient of many munifcent presents.
% There have been many duels in Par
10 lately. Two bellicose individuals settled
h dispute Yesterday by means of small sword
al One of the combatants was run throug
10 and through, and the other lost an eye
. They both feel satisfied this morning, n
of doubt. Only last week another duel VIZ
m fought. A jealous husband, instead q
* locking his wife up, or sending her to
n convent, or shipping her to Chicago, cha
ID lenged his suspected friend and was con
n fortably buried two days afterward, in COZ
re sequence.
= The newspaper people think that tt
=. pastoral letter Of the Archbishop of Pari
"a opposing the adoption of the dogma G
~ Papal infallibility, was inspired by the En-
, | DerOr