The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31
WHAT Is COMING IN FRANCE.

A soMNAMBULIsTs FORECAST OF TERRIBLE
SCENES IN PARIs-A GREAT GENERAL
KILLED.
Paris Jan. 15) correspondence OF London Timea]
had the other day singular example, q
singular demonstration, of the effect produced py
political excitement when 1t takes possession of
women. l was invited by one OF my frlsnos to
be present with him at q private meeting He
took me into q sumptuous house, where
a young and handsome lacy OF a very
nervous disposition, and passionately addicted
to political discussion, had been for some
time In q state Of latent somnambulsm, during
which she related with surprising accuracy OF
language the visions which passed before her
mind, ana which were the result Of the passion
with which she had followed political events since
the TALL OF the Empire. she had really acquired .
kind Of extraordinary perception Of tnints. and
she. so to say, read my thoughts when had
placed my hand inside hers. The friend who had
brought me having asked me to question her,
put her in my turn the famous question. Glow do
you think all this will endr' l was curous to
know how far could 60 the eject OF an OBSTINATE
preoccupation ON the over-excited system OF q
nervous woman. Ny expectation was lot de-
ceived ana the answer which she made was Q
singular mixture OF reflection and Imaginary
conclusions 1t was something like q lucit dream
based on reality.
She appeared to be looking In front Of Ter and
narrating what she saw. She saw the whole mo-
tion proceeding to ballot for q new Assembly at
Versailles. The Assembly decided. In he hrst
place, that It should return to Paris, and put to
the vo te the continuation OF Marshal Maclahon's
powera the chief OF the Cabinet interv,ned to
declare that the Marshal considered thevoLe OF
the goth Of November, 1873, as incommutabe. The
President OF the Assembly M. Grevy-at last her
description OF him made US think that II VAS he
divided the House on the question whNher 1t
should cOnttnu the discussion despite theprOtest
OF the Chief OF the Cabinet The Assembly by q
large majority. decided to take no noticF OF the
lowed BY q part Of the Assembly, lett be hall
Alter their departure the discussion Continued.
Al tins moment message is brought fDm the
Marshal declaring the Assembly dlssOlvM. An
Understandable uproar follows upon the reding OF
this message. The Assembly decides tat the
schehezeraJe lost sight OF her vision fd a mo-
ment The man who acted the part OF matetiZer
pressed her hand She continued her narrative;
within the walls Of Paris, where she witnessed
terrible struggle. Sne saw on one size the
their insignia, and on the osner the oldiers
OF the army commanded by the Harsnal
one OF the generals had fallen; the other,
who was next TO him. assumed the cOmmald. The
struggle concluded by the triumph OF the army,
taken the command. We asked her Tor tie name
or this general she refused to give IL, saiing she
did not wish to point him out pelorenani TO me
bullet OF some fanatic. The scene begin 10 be
painful and az the general request she was awak.
eDed, and before she mad compielel recovered
her consciousness lett with the friend vno had
brought me.
well" said my friend on coming out what
DO you think OF itS" III think" replet, "that
woman ought not to NEEDLE with politics, and II
were the HUSBAND OF the person we hive just
seen, woulo send the magnetizer about Us busi-
ness, and would treat my vile TO course OF
shower baths, trusting that would induce her to
return TO family matters ana TO occnpatIons more
in accordance with the position OF q useful and
respectable woman" 1 need not add that my
ne now considers me unworthy OF his CONFIDENCE