The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-03


PARIS, October 70. 1873.
News-thnt Is news interesting to Foreigners
Is not to be had just now In Paris. There Is
plenty of talk of the convocation of the munich
pal councillors, which will take place the
twenty seventh of this month, and much specu-
lation at to the results ofthe senatorial elections
to take place January, 1879 To our mind the
enthusiastic reception given Gambetta. the Re-
publican loader, now that he has returned re-
freshed and reihvigOrated from short visit to
Switzerland, puts an end to all doubt on the
subject,
FRANCE IS REPUBLICAN,
not Red Republican. however. and means to
continue 80. Yet she knows how to exercise
her hospitality to princes and tho representa-
tives Of kings.
grand Masonic entertainment is to be given
in honor Of the Prince of Wales, who. it appears,
loves Paris better than London and next month
Marshal MacMahon intends honoring with q
magnificent entertainment oil personages of
note. The Duchess of Magenta, his wife. has
been at Versailles for some time past, superin-
tending the Dreparati ions. These promise to be
something on the order of those for the great
national fete Of Juno 30.
The nobility of Europe will have an oppor-
tunity of Judging of Versailles by
ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
for the magnificent parks pleasure grounds
and fountains on which Louis XIV lavished SO
much pypense that when the bills were brought
to him. he had not the courage TO enter into do-
tails. but burned them in albright, will be artis-
tlcaily 'lluinna'eG 2y means OF 1nose very gob,
lOckOH tanslltS VIII hLe DIT pros9nt creating
on the other site of the Atlantic, with his as
yet unknown, Instrument, for tre subdivision
or NE pehGls &c nas lefIof TO tne hearts
OF holGerS OF gas STOCK; Inc snhreS bnVegO
down from TEL, ten 10 Livery Twelve Pc per Genr Wlthlp the
past low ahya; ninncb .inL ana uermanv nave
atopolnte st,em,'H 10 LOOK Hto
Inc maCtet ol sneet lllu'ninaI1ob y eieG,ricl,y.
ana III glhnd VIII nov % lar pehihd. For the
past year electrlc llghts nav peeh used 70 lllu,
mlhale tne ArG ol alluLhph,i Lno Grand
opera hHu tne hvsnu9 so'ilerlh0- Inc
IF Ellison as he aavs. has overcome This en-. nI
preme difficulty. then may we indeed look for a
revolution In the matter Of street illumination
Some, however, aud among theirs he muuIci-
pal council rof Paris. think electric lights will
agreeably affected by rain and fog. Indoors
he advantages are many, they being cheaper
the cost IS per cent less than that Of gas and
For ourselves VIC will lay the electric lights
have splendid effect bathing the object on
which they shine in res plendent effulgence--so
resplendenc they nealy bIiud one, We like
electricity for show; let us have gas for COM
fort We may display false judgment ia the
matter, inasmuch as the frenchman who
brought the electric candle to its PRESENT state
of perfection has been asked for his patent bv
the Russian government L. is thought he will
get hts ptiGe siooo ooo
One of the absorbing topics Of conversation
here this week has been the performance Of
GouNoD's NEW OPERA, Po1YEUcTE.
based on Corneiles celebrated tragedy 1t was
not succps51iaht ~ 49, ParlsIan success Ihe
Ttoheh r.' are u1l1"ulE @ III tne matter Oh music
Ihe, havn 'tt ht ioye lor srVerlty 0r heavints5;
ana d hoLWlCn9lAnuLns some gems; uouhod 8 last
f,ioit ulSp1atS tnp?e "a trhG'eriSllcs. ASK q
M9 hut TT tri4t he a. viii enao oiaTo Too
mich sueen! No gay bou,svnrds eva T No snark ho
nG Il 81 H. Mo S:1 WI pnnehts M undnr thh 'rees
NO od 19 No II ;m Ms Inc no. woua crtlse 1la onu
nu n0,nlng IN .hT vo We acts ahd eght tableau1
70 70 coninenu M ~ eAcepC an occasional beauty and
''i0 'n'S0 "a 1oenN' -
Some excitement has heen cansed here hv ac-
coynts Of the triai ot losenhine KenerH nect
who has appeared before the Assise Court of
Mpusp accnsen of having drowned fler littIr cir
aged eighteen months by throwing her IN y
G nal near LerouviIIe. Hsr advocate pleads JOS
epbina is not really The guirv nartv, bur The
9hhe poncelet the father Of the chiid He havo o
ing had to share the eynenses suh-
aeGuent on the birth Of the chilli,
little victim. The nrnof of thi. is 1huf he avait
cd her at Benoite, Vaux, the ye. V dav she com
mitIed the crime: The priest flsd to- to escape seal ap
winuing M his defense, said: ''A 'N
""Rememher that dnrinp thcse eiobteen
month"; nf anguish Pnnenet has not f1v,n q
word Of encouragement. Of consolation TO s1ls
tain the moral strnnntn of the pirl he h Il
rninad Rnd conIsels narti5inus insInnnti INC
manaces criminal iIihnctinns: this 1ras Whit
he offnred her Won mu.t asy vo1,rseIvna
whether the arm that strikes ought to be more
severely punlsheu Ihi1n the i3i hGitn "hlch com
MINUS. b9 1'tst pub Dc lnorc1Iul.
Ihe verdict condfmned josephine hener-
Khecl 20 ten years OF lofctd llooG. ,
A crime even darkef IMAM thlS darkenS the
annals of tbs week; A young man. jean Parat,
aged nineteen. and his companion, not having
any means Of paying railroad fare. took four
days to walk from Paris to Auxorre Yonne).
As for foO1 theft furnished it. What could
have proved 50 stroug an incentive TO- journey
performed under such difficulties? When they
reached Auxerre they ca! ed on an old man and
his wife, each above eighty years old. This
couple was no other than their grandparents
Or rather Jean Parats grandparents. 4 he lat
ter did not afford them q very warm welcome
All day the two young rascais loitered round
the premises. At night they scaled the wall, IN
tered through window, possessed themselves
each ofa butchers knife. and in doing SO w ken
cd the grandfather and graz dmOther. A candle
was lighted which served only to guide the I'M
natural reprobates to the loom. The next
morning he nelghb rs. remembering they had