The New York herald., 1876-11-01
PARIS GOSSIP.
How Thief Was Discovered and Requested
to Commit Suicide.
A ROMANCE OF MUSCOvITE LIFE.
The Monopoly of Funerals and Its
Little Bills.
PARIS, Oct IS. 1870

SAINT Cyr ID tho West Point Of France, and tho honor
pitts cadets every soldier and civilian in the
country II Is, therefore. with nothing less than a
feeling OF pain that society hears Of the convocaon o
court martial for tho trial ofa "Saint Cyrien" Tor
thet few nights ago cadet, who may be dcsig-
mated B.. tossing hapessly his bed, saw nRure
In white passing by him t should bc observed that
the pupils OF tho military college sleep together in
large dormitoryl and cried OUT "Who's thatW 1T
is l." said voice which he recognized as that Of X
.swhat are you DOING" X. informed his comrade
and the latter merely taking advantage ofthe situation
10 make a joke thought no. more of the
matter. Next morning a cadet missed his
purse containing 1,0o0c zoe. Who had taken
~ II was soon discovered that the thief must
have been OF the pupils, and yet there
who could be fairly suspected. II was then that
B. called TO mind his nocturnal interview with K,
though he shrunk from the idea Of uttering his
thoughts aloud Still he mentioned the circumstance
to intimate friend two, and OF these pres
emily suggested that every cadet should submit to
searched. The proposal was agreed to. x.
moved muscle who his comrades we're thrusting
their hands into his pockets. Nothing found on
him but 25f TO which his title could be disputed.
rHK HOUR OF PROMOTION.
1t was now eleven O'Clock In the morning At two
o'clock the promotion list to be published. and il
known that X. would appear among the number OF
subleutenants. Once q commissioned oficor and he
would have been safe from further inquircs He was
playing a desperate game for the coveted epaulettc
a PAIR OF handouts. Still his every movement
was jealousy watched In few minutes he
was observed to be pacing uneasily between
the dorm.tory and the courtyard. as though
he were watching for opportunity OF being alone.
B., whose suspicious weN far from being laid at
resl demanded another general search each cadet to
strip. X smiled when IL came to his turn. and con-
tinued smile while the lining Of his coat con-
Bctcntiously crossexamined. Nothing found, and
now popular opinion vccred round TO his side. He
stood honoraby acquitted in tho eyes OF his comrades
1t nnli-past one. In another half-hour he would
bc French onfcer An old chum OF his forward
and heartily shook him by tho hand 'Now IT'S over"
he said, IL don't mind telling you old fellow, that
you suspected" and he explained why. X made
answer His gazo nxcd almost stony on
young cadet who had just stretched out his hand
toward q packet OF Maryland cigarettes, which had
been turned out Of . pocket. Then B., who had
never ceased TO watch him, dartcd forward and
cluiched at the packet himself toro the paper from
cigarette and found II contained instead OF tobacco
. One-thousnnd-franc note, neatly rolled up Every
stood conuundcd "Dress!' said one Of his
comrades stcrnly 10 X, who was now observed, whlo
taking up his Socks to make rapid, almost imper-
ceptble movement Four cadets sprung on him and
re zed the socks One OF them contained four sous.
which the unhappy youth had had Tho to hold
concealed in his LETT hand during the two previous in
vesigations. OF course they exactly made up the
1,000. 20c contained In the missing purse. y was
lett few minutes quito alone. Then several OF
his mcssma tcs returned one bore loaded Chassepo
another sixshoo.er, also loaded; third vial con-
tanning poison fourth a'shor cord evidently capa
bio Of sustaining considerable weight
KILL YOURSELF"
Then of the seniors SAID 1--WE shall lcave you
alone once more. DO your duty! Your suicide shall
be attributed 10 a disappointment in love o. whatever
you like. Ifyou wish IL we Will take letter from you
X merely replied, "Ill be damned II I dol"
HIS last chance gone. The General was Imms-
fender arrested. What makes the whole business
expr,ssiby sad that the cuprt is tho son OF brave
old major, now on half pay, who had Doth MS arms
head of his battalion before ScbastopoL There seems
every reason to suspect that this IS
ANOTHER CASH or ELEProMASIA.
ON examining tho trunks OF tho prisoner there were
found concealed in them books belonging to the Public
Library and stamped with Its seal During the two
years o. his residence X. is supposed have stolen
about 81, 200 in money from his comrades We may
smile II we Will at the idea OF tho thoughtful consider
alton displayed by those boys in providing their
rade with go varied an assortment OF the means oil
sefdcstruct,on. but II recalls On incident in tho
slcment was blended with the tragic.
famous Prussian general, anecionateiy called
Traced his name the father rst '.paid him OUT OF
The scrapc we'll that the world would scarcely have
heard Of the affair But the Iathcr was not sats6ed.
He called his son his room and pointed to pistol
that lay on the table. There Is but before
you he SAID. The young man. who had not yet fallen
10 the lowest depth, took the pistol and blew
his brains. His iather never mentioned his name
again.
In the appearance OF another portion OF NJ Francsque
Earcey's delightful work, entitled "Comediers ..
Comedienncs; or, Gossiping History Of the Stage"
The account OF Bressants stay at st. Petersburg Is
particularly interesting He was 40 extremely hand
some man, and in more stirring times might have
helped another Catharine to dispose OF q trouble
some Gar might have become Grand Duke OF
Courland and Prime Minister, closing his lie
honorable ban,shmen. as Russian wan, Am6asss,
became the rage. Al length his name was coupled
with that Of very great lady indeed-a Fulvia, "a
Julia nay, Livia herself Meanwhile another awfully
BIZ parsonage gnashed his teeth ana masticated the
spds OF his mustacno by way Of helping his medita-
H. ms and then formed prudent resolve Bressant bad
lust returned IRON bear hunt and slipping a cup
oil tea favored with lemon, in the solituoe OF his coscy
apartments. To him entered an ade-de.camr Of tho
Emperor, who presented him with packet (it con-
taned 10 900 roubles $7,500 and expressed his re-
Eret that NJ Bressant should be leaving 81 Petersburg
10 soon Tho great actor not understanding The hint
at once, the aIde-dc- camp grew moro explicit and
ended by informing him that carriage was waiting
below to convey MIN 80 .se rongf rsvs
shall all DO pad. Give yourself no trouble about
them" "At least, give me time TO pack up" Your
boxes will bc sent Meanwhile you will ind every
thing you require In the carriage" And indeed Bres
SAINT was mado extremely comfortable, but there aud
then bundled Off without further delay. II was said
that
and field marshal looked more cheerful ON the fol-
Apropos Of tho stage, most excellent and genial
sp,rit that OF Paul Ncart, has Just departed to bot
Ter world let hope 10 tho Paradise oil Gaus, which
must be a wonderfully pleasant piace Paul Nicart
was director OF a number OF small theatres and made
sometning Of the Folies-Nouvelics in lS4l, when he
MAS better known than OF lato years He usually
dated his from tho Debtors Prison OF
(.Ichy One day Dumas called on him. The turnkey
said that NJ Nicart had lett tho prison that morning
uweil, will wait till ho returns" answered Dumas
and took chair.
HERE TyTEREsTING DOCUMENT,
vrn,ch throws quite q new light tho question OF
civil burals IL that In certain parts Oh France
the clergy form themselves into metropolis companies,
winch immediately acquire monopoly OF interments
and charge whatever prices tney please Not
hundred years ago poor family residing IN the
neiphborhoou OF Marscilles cndcavored to dispcnsc
rih the assistance Of the clerical company IN paying
The last OF respect 10 dead relative The corpse
was just beng removed when Monsieur 10 Cure. who
vas chairman OF the company IN hts own district
despatched q hussier Ia kind OF Sherins ofccrl to
tho friends OF tho deceased not TO proceed further
~,thout calling in the Intervention OF the Church.
~ nIIest nclnQ Ila2allY but duiIcss