The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-28
PARIS NOTES.
PARTISAN FETEs-CELEBRAT THE
ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN
INDEPENDENCE.
Polar Expeditions Strange Death,
Killed by n Repenter-An Innocent
woman Twice Convicted.

dealing with their great men during the lives
of the latter. Anything like failure is pun
ished by imprisonment or exile. A hundred
wears pasg. and the Cinders Of maltreated
greatness are feted.
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU
was so little appreciated by his contempora-
ries that he had to send his children to q
founding institute. This was q century ago
Inst week his memory was resurrected by
enthusiastic posterity. Speeches, gasight,
flowers, French gratitude, all had their places
IN the centenary Of Jean jacques Rousseau,
July 2, 1873.
THE ANNfyERSARY or AMERICAN IFDEPEN-
DENCE
was patriotically observed here by United
States citizens ut the Bots de Boulogne. The
latter is one Of the most charming resorts
about Paris. The fete Champetre given there
bv our COuntrymen was q success. The ladies
wore on their shoulders the stars and stripes,
blended with the tricolor Of France, and the
delicate compliment did not pass unobserved
by the French press. Gilmores band from
New York had just arrived the day before,
and was therefore in time to enliven the oc-
casion with some Of it's choicest strains
Supper being served, the ladies seated
themselves on the grass, in true picnic fash
ion and were waited on by their cavaliers, The
velvety greensward did not take away from
them their appetites for the good things pro-
yided by Chevet-Chevet, who knows so well
how to cater to fastidious palate. The
French journals spoke of the charming and
original nbdndoB Of the whole affair. We
should not be surprised II this set the fashion
for Fetes Americana" where the Partisan
bellies will sit on the grass, whether it Is wet
or dry.
There were speeches made and toasts pro-
posed Mr.. Krantz, GOmmissary general of
The present Exposition, and Mr.. Goshorn,
president Of the Philadelphia Exhibition,
to the happy continuance of the amicable re-
latons existing between France and the
United States.
A law has just been passed in France in
CTeasing
THE PENSION OF RETIRED TEACHERS
of the national schools. Not only are retired
male teachers provided for, but, in case of
DEATH the widows are not left destitute. An
allowance is made them by the government.
The ordinary population OF Paris is in the
neighborhood Of 100000. Since the EXPOSE
ton the number has risen to 100000: The
number Of strangers has been estimated at
| from 800, 900 to 100000,
Mrs. Julia Howe authoress of the "Battle
| Hymn of the Republic" published during the
| American war; is now In Paris. Under her
auspices have been held several conferences
| Of the international League Of Liberty and
Peace" At home Mrs. Howe Is presidentess
of society for female rights of suffrage
| Mrs. Howe's husband founded the first school
| for idiot children ever opened In America.
| James Gordon Bennett, the editor OF the
New York Herald and Henry Stanley, left
Paris June 4, for Havre, where the Pandora
| laws This vessel has been purchased and re-
| fitted by Mr.. Bennett for
A POLAR EXPEDITION,
| to be commenced In June. She will not retain
her old NAME having been baptized JsHnnette
| by one of the ladies in the presence OF Capt
! belong and O number Of Americans who had
| been invited to witness the ceremony. A
| luncheon was organized by Mr.. Bennett. The
| Jeanette will leave next week for San Fran
| cisco, where her armament will be completed
| She will start thence for the Polar seas some
| time in June.
By a strange coincidence
| A SWEDISH POLAR EXPEDITION
| is about to sail from Gothemburg, of which
| the expenses are borne by the King of Swe
| den. the Swedish banker Oscar Dickson anC
Mr.. Sibiriakoff. Prof. Nordenskiold, together
with O. staff of scientific saVants, accompanies
| the expedition The Vega, proyisioned fol
Siberia, of which very little is known. The
| last explorations made in that region were by
| Capts. Proutschischef and Chelyuskin, who
| advanced to ITO 29. Proutschischeff sailed
| ABOUT IN JneSo nlHu dIBlLuuoS LII d cOupdId
| lively frail bark, accompanied by Samayedes
These abandoned him in the Bay OF hha'
tanga where he and his wife died of hunger
Death knows no choice Of weapons in dealing
the final blow. M. d. had bought re-
peater Every one understands that in order
| to make those watches strike it is necessary
to push a spring on the side, composed Of q
sliding blade of gold, one end Of which is fur
nished with a bulb on which to place the
finger. NJ. D., instead of pressing on the
| hIIIh IN pf N blade
which, being improperly attached to the sur
face on which it was fixed, penetrated deeply
beneath the nail. Although painful, no one
suspected danger from the wound. Gangreer
set in, and eight days after the apparently
trivial accident M. d. was corpse, having
| been
| KILLED BY A REPEATER.
The obsequies of Francois Bazin, the cele
brated novelist took place here June 6. Al
the artistic, literary and scientific circles were
well represented. He was buried in Pere la
Chaise.
A case has just been terminated before the
Assize Court Of the Seine, which should be q
serious warning to those invested with the
powers OF administering justice.
| LerOndeau, q mason contractor Of Chateau
| fort, left his home one morning in good health
to superintend some of his works. Later il
| the day man passing over the bridge OF Des
| RigOleS saw him clnging to the parapet
writhing and grOaning in agony. Recognize
his barn where the mason threw himself OF
the floor, rolling over and over, and utterinq
fearful shrieks. AS he complained Of his
stomach woman ran to get him some mint
water to drink; when she came back he sale
''It has passed; I'm better now" The words
had scarce been uttered when throwing his
hands to his head he calculated, oh! oh! anC
fell back dead
A post mOrtem examination was held, and
it was found death had ensued from ulcera-
ton Of the stomach and intestines-one of the
ulcers had eaten through three integuments
TRACES OF OXALIC ACID
were discovered in the viscera. DR.. BernieI
of Versailles, who presided, declared Leron
deau had been poisoned. Naturally some on
must have poisoned him. Who was most in
terested in getting rid of him? His wife, tn
neighbors said: He was old and she young
She complained of his GOODNESS. She treated
him like fury-dragged him by the hair
made him sleep in barn. stoned him, onl!
gave him his meals as it suited her conve
nience, etc.
All in vain was it that Nine. Lerondeau
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