The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-22
of Commerce in an obituary notice of the late
French minister says

NJ. PROVOST PARADOL.-The n. Y. Journal
of Commerce in an obituary notice of the late
French minister says:
M. Paradors appointment as the representa-
tive of France at Washington has been more
canvassed than any other such appointment
has been for years, owing especially as to the
literary reputation of the new minister, his lib
eral opinions, and the part be took as Paris
journalist in the late American civil war. He
was at that period editor of the Journal de De.
bats, and in an article on the assassination of
President Lincoln, strongly expressed his adj
miration for any sympathy with the Republic
can institutions of the United States. He was
also vigorous critic of the Napoleonic dynas-
ty and the Courier du Dimanche, of which he
became editor after leaving the Journal, was
suppressed on account of an article by him
comparing France to a well-born, pretty wo-
man, who degrades herself by living 'horse-
boy" meaning the Emperor.
The estimation in which M. Paradol was
held by his felOw-journalsts may be indicated
by the annexed extracts.
M. Edmond Abaut, in recent article says
of his nomination:
Sainte-Beuve if he could learn that twice, at
an interval of six months, two men renowned
for their intellect had invaded politics. The
empire of 80 treated this unhappy literature
lineage, display, speculation and obedience, but
it avoided the intellect as fire. Weiss and Par
| adOl have broken this charm; place a pesprin
The Moniteur Uniyersel, Ministerial journal,
says:
When the young writer appeared in the De-
| bats, and there commenced that brilliant and
| incessant conflict for liberty he did not GER
| tainly court fortune He placed his pen at the
service Of a cause which was proclaimed lost
| by those who would to-day, if they dared boast
| that they were always liberal.
The Journal DIES Debats says
Full of faith in their future and faithful to
their cause in the midst of the severest trials Of
| the civil war, M. Provost Paradol has never
| separated the interests of France and the Unit
ed States. and has always maintained that the
| friendship of these two great nations is as ad-
vantageous as it is conformable to their ma
| tional traditions.
| The appointment of M. Provost Paradol was
very favoraby received by the Americans in
| Americans in France. A grand banquet was
| given him by the American Minister June 16,
/ all the diplomatic corps in Paris being present
| and during the week of his departure an Off
| cial banquet was given in his honor by Consul
| General Read of Paris
The boats and fishing tackle seized on the
st. Lawrence river, near Cornwall, by the ov-
erseer of fisheries, are to be given up by in.
struction from the minister of marine IThe de.
| partment order on the subject states that cir
cular is to be issued instructng the Canadian
| overseers of fisheries to make distinction be.
tween foreign fishing, merely for pleasure and
those fishing for trade. Foreigners will on APP
plcation be gratuiously furnished with print.
ed permits to be countersigned by local over
| seers of fisheries