The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-28

Inhabitants, and among others number OF the
colony OF artists who inhabit the place. Brush,
mahlstick ana pallet were cast aside, ana the dis.
ciples OF the art Of painting hurried uu II possible
TO save their favorite trees Forest guards,
gendarmes and troops arrived and at last the
flames were mastered when nearly seventy acres
mad been devastated. The pine trees, burned from
sten to summit, still remain erect. Slght-5eers
have new sensation; they flock In crowds to visit
the blackened rocks and tree trunks--the only re-
manning yestiges OF the late fire.
THE PARIS PRESS.
There are IN Paris $50 Journals OF which forty are
political.
object - Of interest;lt 10 official Religion, Roman
Catholic, o2 Protestant, rs; Jewish 3; instructive,
rs; law, as; ADMINISTRATIVE 20; political economy,
80; horticultural 10; military art, 10; marine, 10;
history 26; fine arts, IS: architecture, g.; arch8O-
Logical, ~; public works, IS; financial, 40; indus.
fashions 60; sport, 2s Free Masonry. 8; Spiritual
ism s; photography, 10: literature, SO; in all $40
consequently entitled TO receive advertisements.
There are in addition to the above 40 political news
papers. With all proper Difference for our French
contemporaries, ind their perusal most irksome,
the mind being In constant state OF doubt as to
facts.
FEMME BARRIE.
All have heard Theresa sing the celebrated Femme
q Bd'Oe The original femme bdtbe-large, fat
and forty-was wont TO exhibit her ugness at the
served model for the star OF the Gaze Chantant
In consequence OF domestic troubles the nlrsue Eve
tried TO drown herself near the Pont du Change
Medical examination proved her TO be insane, and
She has been consigned to o lunatic asylum. The
resa, who has already made 10000 francs by doing
So Is still singing in the Chatte Blanche; but thank
goodness have not heard her for many months
The Gate theatre, Notwithstanding the heat, where
she nightly Is applauded by her admirers, whose
name is legion Is not very far distant from bear
ing the name Of an actress who having been from
the commencement OF this century public favorte,
now has sought repose In retirement Born on the
appearance before the public III 1902, since which she
has been constantly before it, Thirtyve years since
her talent was described by Brazer in the following
terms-"Virginie Deiazet, the most daring actress
that know recoiling before nothing, frightened at
nothing uttering slang with perfect tact. Yrginle
laughs with the public as with friend, with an air
OF saying, Il am about to give you something very
bad but don't be afraid, it is l. am a good fell
low virginle unuerstanus everything apoat tne
does not make you cry It is that she VIII not on
Qt'eue le peut oen. greater compliment to an ao.
tress could hardly be paid.
BANKING AND BANKERS.
Three selfstyled bankers, whose united ages would
not reach the hreescore years and ten spoken OF IN
Holy Writ, are at present absent from Paris. They
are accompanied by 500, 900 francs, which, II every
body had their own would be quietly reposIng in the
pockets the walters at restaurants, attendants at
baths, servants and others. who were taken in by
small financial Sheet published weekly with the es-
pec!al object OF making victims. Every person in
Paris likes speculation. My bonnie has shares In
this and the other financial scheme. She Is learned
in obligations Of the VILE de Paris and government
e ss
Of small capitalists. Although acting in
concert they had establishments in different
quarters OF Paris the Credit Financier the Casse
DIES Petts Capitalists and the Calsse des Renters.
In the safe found after their departure for Bel
GUM, twenty.six francs bearing the Popes enlgy,
which as before told you, diminisheS their value
considerably.
Suicide Is still on the increase. Heat OF the wea.
should imagine that but few inhabitants O: this
capital can hope to find cooler quarters In
payment OF the debt to which humanity
header the Font ae Maa
took header after him. as did also inhabitant of
the neighborhood. He was brought out alive, al
had tried to strange himself with rope tightly tied
around his throat, and had swallowed the contents
Of vial full Of ammonia; 1t l. evident he was not
attempted to drown himself while at the POnt
de la ConcOrde another, anxiOusly watched by
a gaping crowd, was walking about quietly
at the bottom of the river airing himself with pipe
of guta percha tube, the oriflce OF which was sup
ported on the surface OF the water by two pieces OF
wood. The shoes OF this submarine Td'eur had
soles armed with perpendicular points, which
enabled their wearer to walk easily against the
current.
In Paris II person drops sou in the gutter every
body stops, everybody gazes inently, without know
ing what they are talking about. policeman ar
rtves utters the magic Ctrcuez, naessieurs Ccues!
and the crowd disperses, no one knowing anything,
but every one inyenting some story to retail ana be
on by the first person to whom the great
event is impaired. Paris Is g0ssping, lounging
place How people get through any business at all
Is mystery. The time lost In trying TO find people
at their offices or residences Is amazing From
eleven till one you can find no one: or rather, the
two best hours in the day are wasted in
cafes with breakdastlng and the den1le tdSse,
followed by the small glass Of cOgnac and
cigars. Until initiated In Partisan customs
/ became as thin as fiddle string in my endeavors
to find people found, however, that 1t is hope
less to attempt to catch q Partisan between those
hours as 1t is to fish for trout under bright sun,
when the fish are taking their midday nap and
would not rise" at the dalntiest living fly on the
wing, much less at an artificial.
IRREYEREST.
1t is difficult for the French TO be serious; they are
lively by nature. The Paris gdUrOche is celebrated
for witty saes even in reference to the most serious
subjects heard one yesterday afternoon, at the
corner of the rue de Lafayette, where your CORE
spondent, among Others, had been brought TO q
standstil by passing funeral. Followed by con-
siderable number of letter carriers uniform, the
lnerment was evidently that OF q posUman. A
gdUrOche IN blouse at my elbow took his cap Off
like everybody else as the hearse went by; but he
could not resist causing ndecorOus utter in the
crowd by alludng to the defunct in an audible voice
TO one VI his pals ''Dts done, augustus he pre-
paid and stamped for foreign post, or does he 90
frees