The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23

of1ces and retnue OF clerks. On several occasions
called there, WAS surprised ut the continued look OF
respectable LOOKING but bewildered elderly women,
WAN careW0rn c0untenances mildly trying TO obtain
explanations Of their financial specuaIons. ana
even more an9ftiy expOstuiatlng. A Trend OF mine
mad long since been offered post or importance Ii
tne nrm, witn good salary. Last year ne tod me,
with the poce.V 10 the surprise Of none but the
victims, David, de Palan a co. have been declared
M. David was arrested; but Notwithstanding that
tnnamerable complaints were lodged against nim
he obtained his liberty under caution He then as
from whom, according TO his own journal, ne TO-
celved perfect ovation, and whos after ''vefnca-
recognized a nis sincerity Ins
National was compared in second article
70 the piebfscttuns, winch changed the reformed
still continued TO now, and even on the day oil
failure being declared money was received. The
ABOUT 1000 900 francs TOWARDS the s Close neither
rece pts nor expenses were entered on the books.
and the journal DUnion des Acfionnai,cs, although
now ia tie hands OF the Syndic, has actually not yet
announced The state OF AFFAIRS
N. DAVID, oil course has crossed the frontier, ana
terry q ths laxy Of iasce. Which, has sS permitted
his escape after having been arrested and which,
without accOmpices, could not have been effected.
THE CITY PRESS NEWS.
In my ignorance have labored under the impress
sion that news papers should be the medium Tor COM
raj occasions drawn your attention to the caution
which 1t Is necessary to exercise before giving
dence TO the contents OF Partisan journals. Yester
day the Figaro was gigantic hoax. Well done, It
~ true; but cannot divest my mind Of the IDEA t
tins style VI practical joking with the pubic Is In bad
taste. Everywhere was told that NJ. de Viiieines-
SAINT had sold the Figaro The political wlseacres
said, Il told you so; knew Gle government would
not commune 10 make 1t worth the while VI the
Ft0ar0 to support the empire.n In my next 1 may
ge you some interesting details with regard 10 the
articles OF which the appearance IN the Figaro yes
terday took Paris by storm, when that journal
0isted the red flag, with notice at the head OF the
nrst column signed by NJ de Villemessant. c0mmenc-
tng:-
For thirty years have been connected with journalism.
and yet dreamed not OF leaving the Fs0 when they
to proposing 10 purchase such conditions that in
the interest family did think myself justified in
refusing The grief experience In yielding weibeoved
journal to party which has not sympsthes sh Ia
by the cerude that editors and friends
leaving the Fa,o win still remain In the breach for they
will received with open the other Journals,
In style and intensity OF red hot republicanism,
mised the Parsians as to their authorship. Tne
Courier de Ptedgae, In Kochefort's best style, Is
parody which deceived laany OF that genileman's
worshippers. We had parody in Verse; La Iresse
des NOncha'ds and series OF portraits, caricatures
II you Will, Of unmistakable resemblance. Every
body bought, everybody read and everybody believed
that the Figaro had changed It's color, until on The
last page the mask taken OF. For cutting irony
the Figaro or yesterday stands unrivaed. NJ.
villemessants formula for republican journalism Is
the following -