, 1874-06-06
FAMILIAR TALK.


SUICIDE IN rAn1s.
by suicide is tho popular nodo Of bidding adieu
| 10 Paris. On tho avarRge, three paraouB O day,
the ycar round, voluntarily cut on their restdonco
In that enchanting paradise by violent measures.
ago, oul t'trc. condition, nothing, lirnitu tho
parlsian mania for taking leave Of llfo In man
ner that will Insure an sfaor-aonBation In 1874
writor rcmarked that IAN Franco had folt =
shame, On learning TINT, In tho short space Of
eightecn months, four porsons had COM
nitted tclo de SO, and one Of thom III ancient
Minister" Alais nous opous change tout celia.
IN ancient Minister has Just committed auicido,-
Tor 1t ta now Acknowledged that Ii. Doule killed
himself and about four suicides havo occurred
daily through tho pnat wtntor..
Public scnstmont is aroused In Wow of this
deadly state Of things. nocognizing the motive
which prevails Ia nno cases out Of ten, It Ia aug
geBtod ss romody that publicity DO refused to
tho euiaido; that the fact Of hts death, with tts
prcssod. and all mention Of the affair bo omitted
II tho journals. This cpurso would healthfly NOR
tify tho amour rroprc Of the would-bo sulcido. II
An oxoitomont consequent upon tho crime bo i'm
dood If tho naino Of the suicide and tho Incl.
donls of his Belf-m,lrdor orc not to fall from
eyosy lip In accontB Of wonder and horror,-half
the satisfaction Of death by charcoal, hanging,
pla0OkluBt HtHDulUE> VIII Dc QAt1lHnc1.
Ono might as woil oontinuse' quietly about lis
Legitimate business, and wait for Death to ap-
pear With hla skull aud crossbonoa when 1t
ploaaos him.
Octave Tnssaert, painter Of formor celebrity,
is ono Of tho last to rovivo noorissy BY resort Eo
aulcide. Ho won famo as portrait-paihtor two
Of his pictures having boon admitted to tho Art.
Exhibition Of 1881. Ho thon entored upon his-
torical composition, and executed several paint
ings for tho gallery of Versailles. The Stats
gave him orders. Every year fron 1851 to 1868
he had o1s or moro pictures admitted to tho
sa!oa. 1io took prizes for Ills paintings In 1883,
l840, and at tho Universal Exposition In 1885.
sincs thon ho has hoen missed from the world
Of Art.
It is not told how te lived; by what cnrelesa-
ness and prodiga!ity he squondorcd time and
money, until he wns finally reduced to abjeos
dead in his garrot. But it is known that, in
that he rcpnlsed his fricnds. and shamofuIly M
troHted Ills brotEer-artiste. His aud was pitiful.
Yet ho wrought it hiulaolf. Most that moi, court
VIVA at h!s command: famo, riclloa, companion
ship. II ho died unfrdendod and alono iii want
and huGoring, 1t Eha because ho 40 ordained 1t.
The final act OF suicide was not eaddor than
erownlng deed Of misguided and nlisanthropio
HE, which, rich with Possibility and promiao,
yielded, at tho close, poverty, wretohodnoas, aud
q miserable crime.
The storY Of Octave Tansnort is reported by
tho press with emphasis upon ovory particular
incident. Human sympathy for tho norrowA of
tho man is appropriate. but tho moral Of hIs ut-
happy career should not 10 neglected.
WEDDINGS AT NEW YORK.
Social Now York is delightfully."- agitatcd over 4
trio Of interesting events t}at furnish moro thnu
ordinary food for conversation. Thsy are we'd
dings. a!l three. and among parties w},oso dis
tiuguished position invites the attention Of all
olnBscs Of society.
Ihc marriage between Con. Raphael Benavfdas,
tile Mexican Minister to Berlin, aud l1iHs Fred
eIss Of ~ r. o. Mr.
iao'o1e!s' LOOK Placo az trinity Chapel on
tue aternoon OF May a.. Tile bride.
girl OF ~, is an accomplished, , ,linguias, spoak-
ing French, German, aud Italian tluent1y, aud
oxeela both aa m = pianist and vocalist. The groom
IS veteran officer IN the Mexican army, and has
faced fire on t"onty-tuo, different battle.helds
He has attained considerable reputo as the
author ol several volumes upon military strategy
aud tactics; His last, "The Manual OF Arms"
has been highly commended by tho chief officers
OF tue United states army.
Inc br1aa! areas OF Miss HoHlanu was OF white
su.,t uslou.e ~ os a.'o eranBe.oosaoms were
ine s3 mn wa tho o,ft - ~ hraas,Ea., urh. 1
General md his wife will sail in tho Scotia On
the 10th Of juno.
IN tho S0lh or June, Or. Bellows. OF
H. 3omn',tor uute ~ IL! W. le1a 70 me altar
When DE- Bellows wa, o.dainej tn lie n,;nstry nEy'
thirty-i yoars ago, DR.. Peabody preached tie
ordnaton.sormon. At the close OF tho services,
t,e ne na!!y .,uinRh W. oohTo1ea 60 IT. feaooaY
Child. born At tho i,our Of hia nrdnnt;on srs .m1
now q talented and accomplished iady Of 85.
whom Dr. Bellows will make his wife. Tho ac-
quaintauce, which has ripencd iuto an attach
mnnt md an engagement, WAS commenced dur
ing Dr.. Deowa' rocent sojonrn OF SIX mouths in