Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-03

A Newspaper Correspondent In q Close
Place At Lyons


The London Times of October 7th pub
fishes an interesting account of o visit paid
by one of its correspondents to Bed Re-
publican gathering at Lyons. The writer
was accompanied by an officer. into whose
charge he had been given rs suspected
person in the streets, and with whom, as
the result of his explanations, he had
formed a somewhat close acquaintance.
The officer was aware that the object OF
his companion in going to the meeting
was to report it to the Times.
We found the hall, which served at night
as q singing saloon, and could contain
!. 200 or 1850 people about three-fourths
full. Az old man, not unlike Mazzini, oc-
cupied the chair, and opened the proceed
iugs by reading proposal of his own TO
form committee of tive, to be called
Committee Tor Public Safety" AS this
proposal was accompanied by severe
criticism of the existing administration, 1t
WAS evident that the intended committee
would be- so tC speak, an opposition gov
eminent. On this ground the proposal
was most eloquent, and iorcioly denounc-
ed by d young nan, who so COM
pletely carried {, . meeting with him
that 'be PresideDt, finding his suggest
ton fl ing in favor rose to protest eghiAs-
Suv III Their opposltiC q to 1t; but this beng
e4nsia sred son.ew nat arbitrary proceed
ing oa the part OF chairman, he was
shor cd 1T until he at down in despair and
ALLOW ed the impaSsl ned young orator at
his side to work III his audience To the
hie aest pitch OF par Iotic enthusiasm. Then
an iasipid look ng ~ouih read a memoran-
dunn which he had jrawn up on the recon-
struction of the amy, containing thirty
two proposals. eacr one mora absurd than
the other. and WI ch were received with
the contempt they deserved. he was fol-
lowed by an elderly man, who proposed as
frs measure for the national de-
Tense the altering the names of all
OF the streets. The audience, who
throughout showed more sense than the
speakers. would not tolerate another word
from this sage, and began to get somewhat
impatient Mt the absence oil ANY practical
suggestions; nay friend. especially, insist
cd upon loudly expressing his disapproba-
ton at the President aud the speakers
generally, ana | regret that most OF the
Interruptions proceeded from the quarter
which, from personal considerations, l
should have desired to remain rs quiet AS
possible. Suddenly, during IN unusual
confusion, the President announced
that be had communication
of importance to make to the
meeting profound silence ensued,
and in tones which penetrated me with
horror and dismay this dreadful old man
solemnlv stated that somewhere in thei-
midst at that very moment was seated
correspondent of the Times. The storm
which followed this announcement
drowned his further utterances; the most
harsh illusions to the offending journal
we're mingled with cries OF "where is he ?"
Turn him out - "Only let me get at
him p Don't let him escape" "He is
sold to Prussia y AS | WAS unfortunately
seated in the middle of the room, any at
tempt to walk away would have at
once pointed me out as the victim.
so tried to look rs unconoerned as posi-
bic. may even have attempted feeble
shout, but with six hundred people yelling
at you it requires great presence OF mind
to yell at yourself. and my voice died away
in my throat. My poor friend, whose in
discretion had betrayed me to some Of his
gossiping companions, whispered that we
must absolutely risk retreat in the pres
ence of the enemy, and ! WAS the more in
clined to take his advice, as u disagreeable
creature on my right was bowling at me
louder than any one, and kept
asking me where / thought / was
as if | should no. have given the
world to be where. alas l was not. was
afraid even to tell him that had already
escaped, for fear of betraying my national
ity. At last good natured man suggested
that such violence was not consistent with
freedom; but, although this seemed rea-
sonable, not soul in the room appeared to
agree with him; on the contrary, they were
Tod al, La
to find me, and the consequence when
they did find me would evidently
be so very unpleasant, that / de-
termined to follow my friends adj
vice, and told him to lead the way. At that
moment, most fortunately several persons
left their seats, probably with view Of
looking for me, and confusion became 30
general that We managed to slip upper
ceved to the door; my guide, to show bis
unconcern, humming the 'Marseillaise,"
in load but somewhat agitated strains.
The feeling of relief at finding myself alone
aua safe in the open street, Is quite indie
serbia bic.
The next day the writer was informed by
the police That they could not answer for
his safety and was requested to leave
Lyons at once.
Admixture of Races in South America.
Nowhere, perhaps, says Prof. Agassiz, is
the physical and moral deterioration of
pure races so clearly shown as in Brazil.
The hybrid between the Indian and the
negro, called cafuzo, has none OF the deli
cacy OF the mulatto; his complexion is
dark, his hair long, wavy and curling and
his character, instead OF being contiding,
but indolent is described by Agassiz as ex-
hibiting happy combination between the
jolly disposition of the negro and the ener-
getic, enduring powers of the Indian. The
hybrid between the white and half breed is
called mameluco, and is described as being
pallid, effeminat4, feeble, lazy and rather
obstinate, the Indian influence having
apparently obliterated the niaher charac-