The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-29
PARIS GOSSIP.
THE POLITICAL ULDRON IN
FRANCE-THE COURT-PER-
SONAL MATTERS.
IrRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, June IL.
"In this deed" said a pater familias, in read
| ing over the marriage settlement of his
daughter, zone speaks only Of my DEATH" So
the chief of the Cabinet can similarly observe
'sthe journals discuss nothing but my down.
.fall.n The fright" party in the Chamber, con-
ssting of about fifty members, representing
the sympathies of M. Rouher and the official
candidates, have declared, a week ago, war
q poutrance to the ministry. The latter, out of
respect to these Mamelukes Of the Empire,
hesitated to 60 ahead with liberal reforms,
and have so lost caste with their friends. In an
editorial, If not written by II. Olivier, at least
faithfully representing his ideas, the reddcteur
of a semioficial organ announces that if Olli-
yier is TO fall, he will not tumble to the Right,
but in the arms Of the Liberal sectl0n-the
Premier's first love. Hereupon the press Is
taken up as to the side on which the Cabinet
will fall. The gladiators of old occupied them
selves above all about the dignity of. their fall.
So NJ. oliver has, at present, but a like care
to succumb with grace. He has lost his
chance, to all appearances, by his tergversa-
tiops-leaning sometimes on the Reactionists
for support, sometimes on the Lberals-catch-
ing derisive votes, and triumphlng in facetious
naiorIties. Since Eve months he has demand
ed and received ten votes Of confidence; and
he is now but minister on su1erance, upheld
solely by the favor of the Emperor, with
whom he is a persona grata. For fear Of doing
worse than his predecessors-whom he ought
to have surpassed-he has done nothing. On
taking ONCE, he offered everything to the ma
tionEthe country accepted everything, but he
gave nothing. .,.,-
the heat is so great that those who remain
faithful 10 the Chamber, sleep. Even the half
dozen lady spectators recline half length In
their splendid toilettes, and display nid-nid-
nodding appreciation to the orators. Poor old
Raspail cut sorry figure few days ago. He
complained of the seventies practlced against
some two hundred and sixty soidleTs rs quartefIeu
at Strasbourg for voting mo" on the occasion
of the Plebiscie, and exclaiming Vaue Ia Re.
nublioue The Minister of War approved Of
the conduct of their colonels in imprsoning
the rin2leaders, and drafting the others into
other regiments for discipline drill. Raspail
demanded the abolition OF oil military dlscl,
pline, and sighed over the disappearance OF all
uoat on the part of the army for matrimony.
Raspail s'speaks from his place"-a perfect arl-
tomaton-but without gesture, eyes without
expression, words mechanically uttered, re-
yealing eccentric theories or sentimental doc
trInes, In the same tone, With the same air.
To interrupt or laugh causes him no uneasi-
ness: he continues calm, icy and implacable TO
the close, when the speaking bust sits down,
strokes his patriarcha beard, and casts o sad
look upon the vacant seat OF the only colleague
he can claim-Rochefort. The discussion in
question furnished the occasion Of another ora
| torlcal triumph to poor Gambctta. who, In
addition to being an orator, mas SHOWN nm M
SELF BY the moderation and nobleness OF his
| language, to be q statesman. He has obtained
| leave of absence, to find in milder climate
| cure for that consumption which requires no
physician to divine its result.
Next week the tri-color will cease to wave
| ovar tho cmpolo Of tho TuIIariaa, tho court hav-
| ing decided to go tor short time to st. Cloud,
| a nalace the colirters dislike, and lrreverently
| call ssThe Hole" The favoritc country resi-
dence of the Empress Is Fontalnbleau; of the
Emperor, Chantily. Next Monday the last OF
| the Empress parties will take place. At the
recent one, the Prince Imperial had for part
ner in the first quadrille d'honneur very pref
| ty American, Miss Payne. By-the-bye, the re-
| cent scurrilous attack on American ladies in the
Liberle, an impotent journal, is not going to
be overlooked. The writer OF the slanderous
paragraph, who signs himself "Vicomte,"
after singing hosannas In praise of the dove
like gentleness, purity, &C., of the French Ia
dies. "who float through the world like doves
in tempestuoas skyneon't laugh, dear lear read sSs
ssdaughters of the Dis-Snlted States, dressed
like horses on parade, nothing being wanting,
neither the name nor the Group" and who
s'hire the thirdtier boxes In the opera to listen
| to the conversations between men on town
| and the ballet-dancers," and that "thOse Yam
kee girls dare to tread with plebeian feet the
royal stalrcases Of the Tuilerles, whilst the de-
scendants of high barons and ancient knights
are forced to hide their dlsdaned nobility In
some ruined Manor There Is but one opinion
on this defamation, and the editor, NJ. de Gil
| rartiiu has been called upon to apologize or to
expect a cowhiding. The difficulty in the
matter is this, thM the libeller Is supposed to
be the editors own wife. Indeed, oHly an Ill
The Due de Gramont has restored an excel
let custom at the foreign office, which his pre-
decessor, COmte Daru, who was candles
end economist abolished. There are two
waiting-rooms at the French foreign office, one
| for ambassadors, the other! for the public. TO
whom an interview has been accorded. At
tached to both rooms is buffet where eXpec-
tants will find every delicacy of the season,
and salon to smoke in, with plenty OF choice
cigars TO while away the time, till the turn Of
each arrives. If a dinner lubricatcs business.
stand-up lunch cannot be without Its adyan-
tages
It is not very difficult to find admission into
Partisan society, particularly ii one berich-
the s.almghty dollar" having nowhere so many
worshippers as here, and where touters do Il
roaring trade by introducing into circles dis
tinguished foreigners" Two Of the latter
class, very wealthy, have of late been much
patronized. They were man and wife, lived
in princely style, but all the ''Whos who's
could not tell their history. Satan had found
mischief for some idle hands to do, as last week,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Crcesus appeared at no
BILE lady's reception, the latter approached
them and In her most smiling manner apollo
gized tor not heing able to incnde trapeze
in the evenings amusement. Madame CrG-
sus became suddenly i'll, requested to retire,
and, with her husband, have shot from the city
like rockets. 1t turns ont they were both aero
bats In their day, and had made their ''pile" In
working circuses in several countries.
The Grand Prir de Paris will be run for on
Sunday next. Quite flock of London "boOk
makers have already arrived. Some an
nounce by "card" in the papers that they
can be consulted on the race, in their hotels,
at such an hour. A more enterprlsing joker
proposes delivering lecture on the iOrLhcom-
Ing race, and where he will demonstrate to q
certainty the winner OF the blue ribbon. For
this @. E. D., "friend Ralph" only charges one
franc admission to hear his Pythoness.
The French society for the protection from
cruelty Of animals has bestowed its honars on
q child. aged nine years, who, seeing man
going to drown some puppies, gave him the
money he had to buy his breakfast, for the
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