The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-01

OF statesmanship was well exemplded by his send
ing q project to st. Martin de re to order crow
bars to be put up in the audience room OF the
prison so that could not speak freely with my
children suppose he was afraid that would
send letters by them to the papers. But what an
idiot he was to think that iron bars would stop
mel All the time was there was writing two
novels, which were published in the Rappel but
without my signature. par eremp,e
THE MISTAKE HIS ENEMIES MADE.
Rochefort INDUCED IN hearty laugh over some
"reminiscences, and added =
"You see 1t was very smart thing on the part
OF those to send me to New Caledonia; but 1t was
only smart on one condition. and that was that
should never come back. They did all they could
to XIII me, and even announced my death; but,
you see, still live, and these people In France
will soon become aware OF It."
M. Rochefort showed the reporter parrot which
he was taking home to MS children. 1t was
beautiful bird, of rare species, which he bought
In sydney.
81 long to see my Children he said. ~ shall
meet them in London. Those poor children how
they have suffered for my actionsl When the au-
thorities couldn't fnd me once they actually
threatened to arrest my children, knowing would
have to communicate with them.
THE CRUELTY OF THE MAoMAHoNIsTs
''They found out in their low cunning that they
could only reach me in that way. It. Is like the
woman Michel now at the Ducos Peninsula, in New
Caledonia. The yersaillists couldn't arrest her
when she commanded barricade; SO they caught
her mother, and threatened to shoot her unless
she made her daughter surrender. In that way
they got her. You can never have real opinion
OF the atrocities OF the first eight days the Yer
saillists occupied Paris. didn't mention one In
stance In my letter where captain in the Garde
Rationale. who was guarding square TO see that
the plants were not destroyed-pot a very GRIM
tnal duty was that-and not only he, but his wife
years-the whole family was wiped out. Indeed
! am AFRAID for my own children. When my letter
aMs1 my as % %
spite to myself 1t Is the only thing which Sc
rlously worries me at present. ! wish were with
RoCHEFORT's MAIL.
N. Rochefort went on chatting in this way when
batch Of letters arrived Among them was q
document from some French Communists pro-
posing some public reception.
~ must see these delegations" said Rochefort,
Though thus tar have been able to see nobody.
They seem to feel very kindly to me here and
don't want to make any more enemies than have
at present. All Communists would have very
different name had 1t not been Tor that stupid
mistake OF killing me Archbishop. The trouble
fools at its head-men who knew nothing about
statesmanship. That they should have fallen into
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on secretly TO DO, knowing well that II they COM
mitted this crime and-more than crme-mistake,
they would be hanging themselves on their own
rope. AS Tor
THE BURNING OF BUILDINGS,
that was all nonsense. Three quarters Of the e0i-
fees set fire to we've done Dy Versailles bombs.
Quite near my house, in the Place de la Madeleine,
one o. these bombs nad set re to building More
people, Of whom 10000 were shot down, than 1t
would take six months to contradict"
N. Rochefort being joined BY his two friends, N.
Pain and Benedic went down stairs with the
HERALD reporter. The party went into the par
a number Of persons who gathered around with
seeming indifference. Seated on sofa, NJ. Roche
lott went on speaking wondrousiy witty and bitter
translatable.
THE FRENCH INcAPABLRs.
"MacMahOn cannot last three months; that is
certain. He hasn't the least idea apout govern
ment and Ia SIMPLY the most prominent incapable
power. and the incapanles around him use him,
poor old man. An Arab driver by nature and edu-
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new Assembly Eighty departments viii elect
T Tue ana when the new assembly finds that
THEIRS is od-seventy -seven-and ne Is very con-
sentative. Gambetta has to come. He is states
licans, who are IN such majority, want Directly
MacMahon goes out there WIN be an amnesty to
will not go ON single pardon there must be
ROCHEPoRT's FUTURE COURSE.
"What do you expect to do at present In
Europes" asked the reporter.
II shall remain In New York few days, and
then III go to Liverpool. Thence to London, where
I'll meet my wife and children. Thence will 20
Immediately to Geneva. 1t is no use my remain
ing In England. don't know the language, and
besides, the climate is too cold. In Belgium the
clerical party is supreme just now and might be
subjected TO great many annoyances so that
emit. lshan't publish any paper; for what is the
user 1t would not be admitted IN France and,
affairs to write about them. couldn't in Swltzer-
land tell the Paris people about their affairs.
peoples opinions as to some peoples opinions
who had none. That can't do at distance.
shall correspond Tor one or two Paris papers, and
even then my letters win lose much OF their force
by not having my name attached to them; tor,
OF course, you know am forbidden to write. /
am before the law in state OF rutelage, and l
have guardian appointed over me, having lost
During lunch Rochefort went on chatting.
TIE KING OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
81 never saw such WINE drinking as saw in the
Sandwich Islands The King there sent me word
he would be pleased to have me at the Palace. We
went, and were very Hospitality entertained. The
King didn't know French, but ne said, through an
which he would not part with. The King and his
three Ministers were present. and they ordered
rs ad w cp nss o.
like water. or course, I didn't attempt to keep
up with the King. 1t was very funny. The others
prefer only interpreted when he felt like It,"
After lunch the party went to Mr.. Pelletier's
French Union Repubncane" OF New YORK, and the
gentleman whom 1t was at first announced Mr..
RochefOrt would live with during his stay here.
Mr.. ROchcfort very sensby has decided to live with
no one, so as not to excite jealouses but win re-
main at the hotel. At this place an avalanche of
newspaper men were
WAITING FOR THE LION
OF the hour In the evident belief that he would
call. The meeting between NJ ROchelort and Pain
on the one hand and Messrs Pelietier and FIeau-
reau on the other was very cordial, and Tor some
time the condition OF political affairs discussed
by them. 1t was then DEBATED what should be
done IN the way OF q public reception, and Mr.
Rochelort said decidedly that he would consent to
no banquet 1t was spending money useessly by
those VINO could not AFFORD 1t. He said however
that he intended to deliver q lecture in New YORK.
which should be for the benefit OF the DOOR,
wretched cohvicts at the DucOs Peninsula. The
price OF tickets VIII probably be fixed at So reas-
enable enough for all to go. This will be
RoCHEFoRT'S ONLY PUBLIC APPEARANCE
In New York. Alter some further conversation Mr.
Rochefort and his two friends left to dine with
some friends at Demonico's. He afterwards drove
in Central Park, and at haf-past eleven returned
to his hotel