Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-16
France.
PAR1s, Jhy 81

IARlo, d NY "a 1910
captaii1 Mathusewfcz wasa~brflliant |,
officer of the regular army, and had been !
made member of the Legion of Honor
for his galIantry in the -Crimea and Italy.
He attracted attention during the siege
of, Paris, and especially distinguished
himself ataLe Beurget. He, like most
of his nation, entertained the widest
political opinions, and his favorite COM
panions were radicals of the most advan-
ced opinions. He had daring Ethe siege
such continual and such violent political
llissbnesheE efiieeHss Aaats
dnring the last of the siege. while station
ed at Aubervilliers Fort, he threw up his
commission, and retired to Paris, and
even ceased to wearthe legion ofHonor
because he was ''ashamed to wear rib
bon given so many false republicans"
He had been for years an ardent writer
in the radical newspapers, and when
La Commune was proclaimed he zeal
ously embraced its cause. although he was
anofficer of the army. lie was at once
made colonel Of the Twentieth Legion,
Belleville. He managed to escape to
!. London; his wife followed him.. He
was long on the brink of starvation in
London, but at last contriyed to exc out
a miserable existance by writing letters
| to the Paris newspapers and by report
| ing for the Standard and Daily Telegraph.
| His wife grew tired of this life of priya-
| tions and quilted him. He could not
Hive without her; took up passport in
the name of Couyeric and. came to Paris.
| He was arrested almost as soon as he had
| set foot within our walls. He Is under
sentence of death. The new court
tmartial win confirm the old sentence.
There are going. to be next week many
changes of office-holders, and during
| the recess many changes of mayors.
Marshal de MacMahon has expressed
wish that several diplomatic posts be
given to generals. 80
All workmen's societies, clubs, associ-
ations have been ordered to introduce
into their bylaws provisions interdicting
under the severest penalties the discus
sion of political and religious questions.
Failure to frame these new bylaws or
to execute them will lead to the dissolu-
| ton Of the society. Stupid reaction!
The radicals of the provinces wish to.
| organize agitation by private meetings
at which Deputies shall speak, for the
| Government intends to treat the press
with a great severity if it attempts to TO
| ment agitation. s..5.,.l9. -,
Friday the annual service for the re
pose of King Louis Bonaparte, of Hol-
| land, father of Nepoleon III, was eel
| ebrated in ST, Leu Taverny Church.
| The catafalque was adorned with medal
/ lious in relief Of the Emperor, Empress:
| and Imperial Prince. There We're 4
good mauy people present. :
Nine. Ratazzi, intends to make Paris
her future home. "a ''ss-- - 80
M. Mnile olivier has 're-entered
France; will spend August and Septem-
Der at Wittel, a watering place in .Vos.
ges County, and reach Paris in October.
M. Blysse Pic, ~a@well-known news
paper writer, has gonetcrazy. STS &,A's
Prince Nepoleon will be refrigerated
| in the French army. but will be placed
on the list of furioughed officers.
| M. Pertuiset, the swell-known lion
hunter advertises for 100 volunteers to
| join him in an expedition tofYerre del
Fuego to conquer it for France. Is 'sIt is
riddeni over rather than inhabited by
carinibal tribes, tile objects of terror of
vessels of all nations which go through
| the Straits of Magellan philan-
|! thropical and practicle object which M.
Hertuiset proposes to9'the- volunteers
| who would follow his lead are to end
the alarm the presence of these savages
in these frequent regions produces and
| to- discover and work the riches of every
sort which this great eennt1y contains.
To get possession OF all these riches
nothing''i is necessary but a very small
expedition: fThe volunteers who belong
| to it will have 'tffeifRshafe in all the
lands, ngrhnts,; andsi other advantages
| which the expedition nlay' conquef.'' ~
. Mr.. ,Wilkie Collins is in Pariss alel has
come eoIeftoiafrangeif for the performance
of A drama taken from one of his novels.
Negotiations are on feetito re-establish
diplomatic relations with Mexico. 1t is
strange to recall the fortunes Of those
who attemptedlto re-establish an empire
in Mexico :fthe most ardent and con-
ffdential (secret) Iagentiof the whole bus
mess, Oonmandant de Russell died of
fever soon after landing in Vera Cruz /;
Macmillan was shot; Carlotte is crazy ;
Prfm' was shot; Napoleon III. died i.an
exile; Queen Isabella iS'an- exile; Baz-
inc Is q prisoifer accused of treason;
Forey was struck down on his return
by paralysis and left his bed only for
his coffin, and confessedly the. expedi-
tion to Mexico was fatal to the" second
empire lTH =''El t'' .t't' ''''i'-'s'it 81 -f''ti
There has been horrible accident in
Rueil caused by an explosion of petrol
cum in a grocer's cellar; forty-five per-
sons are More or less injured. 'S4
The celebrated irope-walk in TrItlon,
which was built from Vauban's designs
and cost above 81 600 900, has been Sc
riously injured by fire; the conflagra-
ton was a caused by the spontaneous
combustion of hemp '''h T.. II.