The New York herald., 1870-07-21
SKETCH OF LgCIEN ANAT0LE PEEvGST-
PAKAB0L.

A great shock was felt by the community yestor-
day when II was announced from Washington that
NJ Provost Par adol had committed suicide. Bot q
few days before the eminent journalist had landed
on these shores, apparently In the best OF health
and spirits. What circumstance It was which i'm
PEELED him to the taking Of his own lie-whether 1t
was, as has been suggested, the intense heat acting
upon his brain and ds0rdering 1t or the
excitement resulting from the war In Eu-
rope-we may never know. 1t E, how
ever, hardly possible that ne could have COM
mitted the ash deed through remorse for his deser
ton Of the Oreanist party, because he must have
seen, as everybody now sees, that there is hardly
possibility Of any member Of the Orleans family
cendng the throne Of France. We shall not specu-
late further upon the mpellng causes for this mel
ancholy tragedy. In the foregoing are published
the facts OF the suicide, with such other information
as throws light upon the deed.
NJ Provost ParadOl was born at Paris on the Sth
of August, 1929. His father was a retired major OF
naval engineers and his mother, Madame Provost.
Parado was an associate OF the Conaedte Francatse.
She was lady Of fine talents which she transmitted
In an eminent degree to her son, the late Minister
Sent to the College Bourbon, he pursued brilliant
course OF studies In 1S4s he gained the first prize
for hts discourse In French delivered before large
audience and during the following year was
quently he at the Ecole Nosmae till 1884, on eav.
ing which he renamed in Paris, where he devoted
all his leisure time to literary works. During this
year (ls5D the French Academy awarded him the
prize for eoquence for his "Eloge de Bernardin
Saint PIERRE" the famous French author, whose
work. "Paul and Virginia" Is known throughout the
civilized world. In the month of August, 1885, the
degree or Doctor Of Letters conferred upon him,
and Immediately after he was appointed to the
Q
AK, But the occupation OF q professor was
unsulted to NJ. Provost t-Parado, and at the expra-
ton OF one years service he resigned and engaged
in journalism, as OF the editors Of the Journal
des Dsbats. subsequently be wrote for the Presse.
but, after brief connection with that journal, he
left 1t and returned to the Journal des De6ats.
Prior to having the degree Of Doctor-ln.Letters
conferred upon him M. Provost Parado wrote two
theses for 1t; the first on elizabeth and Henry w."
written in French, and second on Jonathan
Swiftn written in Latin. At the opening OF his
he was an intense partisan OF the Oreanlsts
and lost no opportunity Of attacking the Bonaparte
butor to the Courier du Dtnldnche and his writings
attracted considerable attention by their brilliant
sarcasm, evelled at the administration Of the En-
perOr Not unnaturally they brought down upon the
author the displeasure OF the government, and he
was sseeced 70 g On For a Political
ment for one month and was compelled TO pay fine
OF 1000 francs In 1883 he was an opposition candi
dsts l?g Ihs Corps hegsatii but was defeated by q
The works OF NJ Provost. Paradol are quite nu-
merous and have attained. considerable celebrity
His Reyue de Histore Cnlverselle, first published
In 1854 Is fine production. But his greatest work.
probably, Is "Du Role de 10 Familie dams pEduca.
tion,' which had the rare honor Of being "crowned
by the Academy. IN 1866 the deceased was elected
member Of the French Academy TO 1ll the vacancy
| caused by the death OF M. Ampere Soon after, as
| Is customary, he was introduced to the Emperor
and II was at this interview that his political views
first underwent change. In 1857 he was chosen by
| the Academy one OF the committee Of I've charged
| with the superintendence Of O new edition OF the
| Historical Dictionary OF the French Language"
AS we have already lnti1nated M. Provost ParAdol
| entered the political arena as an Oreanlst and
| devoted all his talents to the cause Of the
| Orleans dynasty. But as time passed he be-
| came convinced that there was no chance
OF the French people ever accepting OF the fam.
| iy as their king. Personal intercourse with Eapo-
| leon weakened his animosty for the Bonapartes.
| He saw that he had TO select between the empire
and the republic. He was not q republican, and as
| consequence he gave In his adhesion to the EN-.
| pire. When his change Q! political faith was an.
| nounced he was violently assaied by his former
allies; but he retorted upon them by asserting that
While his views regarding the ruler Of France had
changed his ideas OF government remained the
same. He had been parliamentarlan all his life.
| SO long as personal government swayed France he
held alo0f; but the moment Napoleon consented to
become constitutional monarch NJ. Provost Paradol
| rendered him hearty support. In this regard the
empire changed he did neb Napo.eon, On bis part,