The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-09
OBITUARY.
The Marquis of Gallifet.


The Marquis of Gallifet came of an old French
family. One of his ancestors was particularly
distinguished in the early history of the most
brilliant and the most unfortunate colony ever
founded by Frenchmen, the once peerless and
now degraded Hayti. He entered the army early
in life, served in Algiers with honor and acquired
the reputation, which he never lost, of being one
of the boldest horsemen and most fiery duellists
in the French army. His social history was as
perturbed and as dashiDg as his military career.
He took to the turf, and after his marriage with
one of the daughters of the banker Lafitte be-
come-qmte as much through the dashing
eceentricities of that lady as through any tastes
of his own-a conspicuous figure in the impe-
rial world of fashion. He fought
in the Crimea and in Italy; and he
was one of the very few French cavalrymen
who contrived to gather laurels in Mexico.
During the late disastrous war with Germany
he seems to have behaved with all his constitu-
tional gallantry; and, if We mistake not, he was
wounded in that extraordinary battle of Grave
lotte, in which, as impartial eye-witnesses now
assure us, both sides were very badly beaten.
His stormy and violent career has ended now In
storms and violence. BLOOD for blood" has full
flleditselfupon him after fulfilling itself through
him. Of the many duels of NJ. de Gallifet, two
acquired a certain newspaper notoriety-one
fought with M. de Laurston on question of
propriety at the opera and in the use of lorgnet-
ties, and another fought with an American gen.
tleman of New York apropos of certain structures
upon the ways and means of the Marquis, which
were written, as he believed, by that gentleman,
ana puDllSQeQ IN q NEW L OTk weekly newspaper
OF fcourse some judicious friend took pains to have
them find their way back to Paris. But fortu-
nately the duel ended without bloodshed in a
reconciliation on the field and breakfast at the
best hotel in Strasburg. Some three or four
years ago the name of the Marquis was brought
again before the public in connection with the
disgusting scandal caused by quarrel between
one of his cousins aud the debauched and worth
less Prince AcAille Murat. In this affair
the Marquis behaved with a degree of
spirit which gave considerable offense in high
quarters at the Tuileries. The high quarters are
low quarters now; the Tuileries are heap of
ashes; and the dashing Marquis Lies slain by
veDgeful Woman's hand in that Sodom of blood
and flame which but year ago was the love-
liest capital of Europe and of Christendom.
jules Mires.
The cable dispatches announce the death of
the eminent French fnancer, Jules Mires. He
was born in Bordeaux of Hebrew parentage,
in 1909. Up to l848 he had attained little dis
tinction, occupying a subordinate position In
the commercial and financial world. Alter the
revolution OF 1S4S he became manager of the
gas company of Aries, and a partner of M. Mil
lurd in various enterprises. One OF these
was the "Caisse des Chemins de Fer"
which afterWard became SO famous in the
| speeulations and prosecutions OF Nj. Mires.
| They also INDUCED in the luxury of several
| newspapers-to which NJ. Mires frequently con-
| tributed on financial topics-and they kept
| poet in the person of M. de Lamartine. They
! undertook many important railroad enterprises
and public improvements, including the Roman
| railroads and the improvement of the harbor of
| Marseilles. In 1860 NJ. Mires was decorated with
tL> Cross of the Legion of Honor by the Empe-
| TOT, nSo was passing through Marseiles and de-
slIea 10 lark his appreciation OF the fiuancer's
woIk, IA Saat year also he ioated the Turkish
lean on lhe lh.Tket and this was the last i'm
almost immedhis,sae dhise OF the KIND ne I nnae1t9ok.
series boi laWsnliso which excited In financial
circles the greatest interest. Oscillatng for
S nearly Ten Years between Ssarts of law prison,
a varying success. He was cent to
prison In 1870 for six months and fined
heavily, In consequence of o severe criticism
which he made on some of the magistrates be-
fore whom he had been tried on former occa-
sions, and with whose decisions he thought hs
had cause to quarrel. NJ Mires was a maa of
considerable tact and of remarkable force Of
character, for which he had ample need during
his long contest with fortune, the courts of law,
and the opposition of the Government and Of
the Governments friends.