Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-02
ROUHEFORT.
The Great French Communist Leader
fn Eew Terlk-The StsRy OF His
Escape-Ete,

NEW YORK, June I.-Rochefort kept
his room in the Grand Central hotel, to-
day, until afternoon, making up his cor
resDOndence, and absolutely refusing
audience To any parties who wished TO
speak with him. Later in the day he
visited the house Of M. Pelletier, where
he was Hospitality entertained, and was
waited ON by few members of the
French society, refugees de Ia commune.
be still refuses TO be entertained by any
societies, or have invitations rendered
him. IL Is stated tnat during his stay
In this city, which will be about eight
or nine days, be will take up his guar
ters at the residence Of NJ. Pelletier, in
NOnkers, the use of which has been Of
iered him. He spent the evening at the
house of this hospitable friend. The
Herald publishes communication from
Rochefort, giving his version of the his
tory OF France from the first cOntempla-
ton of the Franco-German war, the
cOmmunists' life ia New Caledonia, and
the escape Of the latter. He says: 1--WE
had heard il said that sharks, in their
hunger, assembled ordinarily in the
neighborhoOd of slsughterhouses,w which
are situated not far from the Peninsula,
and that feeding plentifully upon the
refuse from the buteheTy, il seldom
occurred that they would attack
the man Oliver Fain, who, ignorant Of
the first principle Of swimming, went
energetically TO work, and one month
after my arrival became one Of the best
swimmers Of the Peninsula. We then
familarized ourselves with dangers by
swimming in the sea for two or three
hours each day. / cannot give all the
particulars without compromising GER
tain brave people who lent us their aid.
The fact is that three prisoners, simply
residents OF the place, Bastein Archille,
Balliere Jourde and Granthiele, negO-
tiated with an Englishman named Cap
tain Law OF the three-mast bark, p. G. L.
lawfully understanding the Importance
of the prisoners whom he was to take on
board, consented to receive and conduct
us to Australia, but the Peninsula was
guarded too strictly to permit him TO APP
proach il, and all that he dared promise
was 10 receive us if We had some means
OF boarding his ship, which was at the
end Of the roads of New Caledonia, that
Is to say, more than three hours from our
fortified place. The journey to the Eng
lish ship was a dramatic episode OF our
escape, aud we should certainly have
suecumbed to fatigue if our friends Of
New Caledonia had not saved US the
longest part Of our journey in coming up
to Us on a dark night in a whalehOat,
which took us in naked and all torn by
waves and rocks, which cut like razor.
WHAT he Bald TO THE COUNT.
OIL CITY, PA, May 31.-At a recent
meeting Rochefort expressed to his
friend, Count Rupert, of this city, the
opinion that either Thiers or Gambetta
would undoubtedly be the future presi-
dent Of the French TepEblic, which
would be definitely established after
the new election, which the approach
ing dissolution OF the assembly will ne
eessitate. He said the dissolution must
inevitably occur shortly. He feels no
resentment against Thiers, who pro-
cured his bsnishment, bgt will, on his
return to Europe, cooperate with him
and other members Of the left to over
throw the MscMshon government,