, 1877-12-01
The MatMahon and American
Dinners to Gen. Grant.
Opening of tile French Parliament.
Shouts Of "Vive Ia Republique!'
Sketches sf Few Celebrated Dtputits-.Ths DEATH
of 4. GiaiS.Dtzoin.


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At dinner Nine. dc slacMal'on had dcn. dtant
on her right, facin3 The DUO de BroRlIc. WHILE
al tho other end of the table Marshal MhcNfallon
had Mira Grant IN ,,,e right. ytta-y,a Tim t,urt,.
a..o n.o.sn. 49, - ~. nr, q. nro.fto ..,, !,
eese peeazes. nest % 20 .nc ane 90 nrog.ie came
hife' NoTca anu AaH''ra4 ole9ael aes 1oueneA
Opposite these again werc Mrs. sickles, Gcu.
Noyes, and Mrs. Torbcrt. The wife Of the Amer
tesn Minister wore vi, white emo. moFes ., .''k M ws.'
was Greatly ~ naa',aeu' aau "4'ch bu1co aef 10
perfection. The dinner was much more lively
than such official affairs usually are, although
the little difficulty about the Language would
crnn IN nav md ti,cn.-to TIM t1i.rnmfort ~ Fra tha
,tss.., y. ,s..t 49, ., =. 49,. ass..,.,s.
slathlal, ~ 'easI' ~ eoo'i us l'eJ ueceh''y
could, the two PRESIDENTS bent qutct retreat to
tho comfort OF tho smDking-roOm, where they
IN ,3r3rc awav du;t care IN cioud. nj frarrnnt
.,.,a .ru.rs s"y .o' ss H. as r, =, t!,u. ,an1
Ma1y'ana a"q 'no"opoly eapo'n' ~. NRh-
maud. OF tho Legation, intcrprctc'l; aud, rs the
over the refreshing weed, It is reasonable to IN.
; Ter TINT eaen , found tho others company to his
''k'1P; o,!1,cs ue,'Srs Trnx c.nrvu,,r rscuewtn
during the conversation. einco bis arrival here,
Indeed, Gen. Grant has altogether abstaiued
f-or, e1nrc,.,nr III. o,nton m tbo rrosott
Crisis. hate{eI IL may oc, no keens II 1alctly
10 hmse!i-tothe anuttefaue l!,aisnaiion OF
me lh1er'le"cth lntsc HIeselent Ecntiemeh
hasa gwen Liz soncle1He .,. as .ne iotei bfetol
!cst late'5, tucy ~. ll!As enc!l eiausatc ~"
ieIhnts 70 ula" nMe ea.t sesioeh. 1, ~ n9t pro
dace results plop9atlnanate .a 10 !Me expenditure
ot tshn a'iu troIplc lucy ihs9l1e' rs nut
INC! rcsplteu NV a1ac. 5nuhR anu
etas H. M r, tE InVis,se saeppSs y.
g.
win araar ioI tno ,hteIs1c" sesteI!ay. He
askth ne What hoft ol Eeeeptihh hc
h,sas eapsct: PEEL, =. thr,n ene ,nau,ayi, ,,.,a
sL lGsL W l"rM.u t"F'i' " ,F5'npatnetse
iess man e3ich gloomy account q tao horrors
ana hu'hillat'ohs ''Se!s To- atteoa tno course O,
'at nos T., ns. ns y va m nosa; anu
astt sn'a nafoy w. ~, VI na.utc e..
abandoned, No thanks, GetIerali Ftrtuc Is Its
owh fGW!tg.
vi 1uesoay theie Was
in tho nanniticsnt nn1Im hn, 1ASorG ~ n ,,na Hath,
which, IN honor nl ING occasion, was tasttfully
decorated with ao"css anu bannefs, consniruons
a1none lng!n tne otets.anG-attihes anu the
TUG Gal'le @ lri-t9'or' several hlnured guests
md many wcll.knoHn members Of the
trcncn prcss-sat ;'own 70 rchercIo
dinner: Heh. anu MTn; Hfant occupied the
rost OF honor On a siisatlS.c!eEated platform,
tile oandso,lcst anu most siehly,dccoratcd iii
rafs, ~ thc Waf. ;aptal Danu, stationed n
thc Ealter1ss, ehlisencu the repast W tasteful
leicetiTn u uhncs-fnusle; aiiu Whep, later on,
aos} lGuoc aEc s.atNi,l@ hocacIer nau I'M.
,oosehea tongues ana 'natlc oscfy QUO feel at
home, Gen. NOycs. ~ q few appropriate phrases,
proposed tic health OF tue i!lustrions visitor
nuuse pEsee"ts Wy "eEo Het LoEctt1et 10 fcle"
ula'G.' Nci'. N,Ant 'eSpuntieH III ubHoft sEcefht
thanking cveryoouy ior the warm reception ic
hat' net with, ana expressing the Kreat pleas
4rc nc LID acrsvcu from MS protractcd tuur IN
Europe. A1te1 tne applause liau sub
stdcd' n. je coMle dc LAFAYETTE, 9rnnd-
s2n M INC great trnerni, made
telling speech, III Which lc sl.fllcantly alluded
70 the tEnlcd wny n which tug cx'prcsi1ent
'lah la!a n+!o Ing rci'ls OF poNer and retired
'nin lfVa'e lie. Ihs h]lttsiob to Anothcf Fresl-
dent "ah tfansratent, and may refnaps nave
had so1ne sllAte III urousing
THE FlNrLESr ATTACKS ...
on American tnu,tsers md American instltu-
iuns which uprrarrd next morulng In tho
columns of ccrtain reactiolary prints, especially
tho tidutois. On the xllolg, cAunot but think
TIT. tntrulucthn Of French politics dt social
gathering uf this lisfl q decided mistake. The
mart did hrt.tt t,Ntf1 mn nlrn l,Dt