New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-21
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
MARRIAGE OF HENRI ROCHEFORT
HIS TEMPORARY RELEASE FROM PRrsON-INCI.
DENTS OF THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.

HIS TEMPORARY RELEASE FROM PRrsoN-INCI.
DENTS OF THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
Paris LY0v. n Corrsspon,Isnos II TIE L0ni5n Gbb,
Few rOmances OF fiction have imagined for
their climax an incident so pathetic as the marriage OF
Henri Rochefort, with all tho cgcumstanccs which, in
the condemned to detention fog l.o was tBe
young COmte de Rochefort Luety, be w0oad ilnd Won
Marie Anastase Renaud, the daughter o. an cmpyc 10
the Ministry OF Finance. They 40 the time almost
boy gir-he, think, 90 and she iGand dd not ina
it necessary 10 cOn3cCrae their affection DY any Ohr
ceremony than those OF c0nst9ncy which usually
prove OF very transient force. ~ WAS not 20,
e comte de- Eo ,e let himself be carried
away by his yirulent wit and lbs eaHer ae';ie .-f
noOrety until he became famous fof @tires WhGh WeI9
certainly out Of all keeping with ancient tito AMI
he wisely dropped his rank. II Is poor Work attae4,ne
fallen man, and will not inquire now Wh.lNer e,.l'
Of his exrayagant articles, which, however meant
could but fail Like oil upon the hre ot mercer pa
tlons, were not equally unworthy oI inc pain citizen
Henri ROchefOr claimed 10 be. Id, natural result of
such career has been at one time exile, at another
Implication in tue horIcis committed bY those whu
dlu3n OF prisoner Tor the rest OF his life. Durus
Renauld has remained with HIM AZ BrusscI.
when he was In exile, at Paris during the siege
they were together. and they have only been parted
lately, owing to her Illness. This Is at present 80 dan
gerous that in all probability death muat come soJD
She could not meet this calmly without remedyng Cos
her children, FRENCH law enables her to do, the
take made years ago. There were difficulties in thc
way. She could not be moved from her bed, ana hex
lover had ceased have the right 40 least tao power
to control his own actions. However these obs.acie
have been overcome, aud tie prisoner was permitted
yesterday, come strongly guarded az every stop %
make the dying woman H. the Convent OF lhc
Augustines at Versailles at lest DIS wife By tbs the
children a daughter and two sOBs become legitimate
No wonder that people have talked 0l little else tAe l
two days. Curiosity was naturally excited TO tl9"
each detail OF this strange conclusion 70 singular
story but the matter so wei ana quietly maa-tl
that very few nqusitve spectators could get n where
their presence would have been most uuacccpIDie
ROchefOrt had been brought 10 the Mason ~ Arc,
Versailles Monday night, and thence Ms marriage
procession started yesterday morning ~ consisted ~
large hired carriage conveying the bridegroom ana
three pOilceagents dressed n PLAIN cOthes)i J lt ti6
PRISON at a very early hour, and had had IOr CcNth
very strong guard OF gardens 0e tH p0f VINO a7v i
rounded in force the AalsOn dc sante attached % the
Convent OF the Augustnes. Here, on me second story
places Of confinement nom great p1Dtc cor
TidOr, and in this lay tho bride As the
poor paralyzcd woman could not OF course
be moved to the marie or 10 the church Tor either
had her bedside. The marriage ln.truinent VIZ
read by him. while NJ RochcfOrt stood by the bride, hd
ing her hand. IL was then signed by D0tn though ie
effort drew from her cry or pain, ana win .5ed 30
Francois Victor Hugo, Ernest Blum, jean Dcs-Ilsn ana
tue eloquent barrister bert Jolly. This was lrmcin
children but Mde. Renauld 2s the Edppet states nail
alphabetically had begged for religious ceremony
also, and RochefOrt could not refuse q rcluee
which will be probably her last. The blessing O tIt
Church was therefore, bestowed on the par ~ lAe
Able Toilet chaplain Of prisons. After tbs IL aul
short hall-hOur and left absolutely alone. AT nc cZ
piratlOn OF this time they parted ana ~ IL CCocA OF
their bridal morning their welded LIE ended forever
The bridegroom, with the same precautions was cor
Quoted back 10 his temporary prison, bis conductor uy
rapid pace at which they took the carriage, appear
ing to grudge the favor shown and LAST night be was
carried in prisoners to bis place Of perMduSlg
confinement in the lie dc lie.