Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-27
The DueIs of Paul de Cassagnac.
FIGHTING WITH ROCHEFORT. FLOCRENS. LISs A
GARAY. AND 4 DOZEN OTHERS.
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From the London Daily News
The recent duel between M. Paul de Cas-
sagnac and nj. Thompson is the third that has
taken place between French deputies since
the opening of the session in November: and
1t is NJ. de CaSSagnac'S fifteenth. This amiablp
politician has refused more challenges than
ne has accepted, and on one or two occasions
his own cartelS have been declined. These
CaSSagnacS are CreOles from Guadaloupe. and
M faulS maternal grandfather. M. de Bau-
WALTON, who served in the First Napoleon's
army, was noted as one of the most sh0rt-tem
pered officers and readieSt duelIiStS in the ser
vice.
;. He has fought with Henri Rochefort; Azure
lien School, editor of the Main jaime; Gus
tave FlourenS, who was killed under the com
mune: LlSSagaray, the historian of the com
mune, who is his cousin: Arthur Ranc, ex-
member for Paris; ard EdOuard LOckrov,
member for Alx-these and his other adverse
ries beng ALL republicans. Among the we'll
known persons with whom he has declined to
fight are Lieut.: Lullier. now in New Gale
dOnia, who publicly slapped his face, and NJ.
Clemenceau. one of the members for Paris,
who is renowned as a. SwOrdSman, and is the
Gambetta has been challenged by nj. de Cas-
Sagnac, but disdained even to answer him;
and the late nj. Eermorel. who died of the
WOUNDS ne nad received under the commune,
was one OF the many others whom the young
editor OF the Pays sought in vain to draw into
duel
In 1867, M. Vamorel, who was then conduct
ing the Courier Francois, raked up some un-
SavOry scandal about the elder CaSSagnac and
published it day after day. The son. burning
TO ayenge his father, but finding, he could get
OF the latter's office, and spat i'm his face, for
which breach of the peace he was sentenced
to Imprisonment; NJ. de Cassagnac has been
times, but it has always been his luck to be
sentenced to prison under the rule of cOnserv-
atlye governments, who gave him free par
donS. He has never spent day i'm Jail and is
Knight of the Legion of Honor.
:.
paints are constantly made of the heartlesS
conduct OF certain tradeSmen who are i'm the
habit OF intruding themselves and their wares
on families who have suffered bereavement
the papers is usually followed by receipt of
circulars from half dozen rival flower pre-
servers by the family afflicted, and even the
presence of the dead does not deter them from
sometimes following their hand bills by a per
sonal call to solicit patronage. As one Instance
OF the extent to which this annoyance has
grown, gentleman In whose family death
lowing facts: On the day following that on
Which the death notice appeared no less than
seven circulars, each setting, forth the
flowers, were received. But this was
not all: Suggestions were added that
locks OF deceased's hair made beauti-
ial mement2 INTO OF the departed that any little
could be artiStically embelliShed and that il
necessary, personal visit from the advertiser
could be arranged to carry out details. 1t is
not alone the preserved flower men that in
trude on such occasions. One fellow actually
had The lmpudence to forward the pricelist of
chOlce family teas" printed on a card with a
deep black border. An enterprising druggist
sent enclosed in mourning envelope a cir
cular setting forth the virtues of a certain
sure preventive of consumption" and pos
tai card was received announcing the arrival
OF "a new line OF mourning goods This is
carrying business enterprise a little too far.
and 1t is only to be regretted that with the
announcement of the extent to which the an
nOyance has grown, there cannot be any de-
slrable remedy suggested.-I Phad. Press.
GAMBETTA ON GLADsTONE.-I heard an
EngliShman say, who had Just returned from
Paris and knows Gambetta and other leading
deputies, that they are utterly at loss to com.
prehend how men like Mr.. Gladstone should
have taken the line they have done on the
Eastern question. Gambetta entirely ympa-
thizes with the few English liberal who have
preserved the traditions of 1913 and have
maintained attitude of hostility to Russia. He
condition as it was in the middle ages that
force, not right, rules. and that the beginning
OF the recent trouble dates from the partitionO OF
Denmark by Germany Gambetta said il was
part in the forthcoming conference. He said
the terms to be accepted were already agreed
upon between Germany and Russia, and the
other powers were unable to resist the deci-
siOnS Of these two military despOtisms. and
France to 60 to the same council board merely
to ratify their edcts was, i'm his opinion, de-
rOgatOry TO her character and influence as an
independent nation. He said that the French
acted foolishly in sending representative to
the COnstantinople conference. Gambetta's
opinion is that it is the interest and duty of
France to remain absolutely passive and never
to move unless French interests are directly
and seriously endangered.-G London Cor. OF
the Hartford C0urdnt.