, 1879-07-31
A CHECKERED CAREER.

fcns INWARD. M1n!hteC, Iigtlt
schE PeoEia, Mantstce, light.
A C11ECKERED CAREER.
Ups and Downs In the Life of a Hyenabcf OF
tha 1.nst Honararts Cabinet.
Paris EHtrenpondenr< Phil Null Gazette.
There has Just died IN Paris man whose ca
reer would hAvo furnished materials for
stHksnE political romance In tho stylo OF Lord
Bcacopsaoad's and Mr.. Anthony Troltopo's. 1t
mar bs aid OF most Ipen that their lives are
romanccs; but II. Clement Duyernois in his
short career saw 80 many ups and downs that
lew alventurcrs can be said to have ncbIcvcd 30
rapid succoss a. bis, or to have experienced 10
heavy a fall. The narrative Ut Ills life nay be
read With profit br foreigner, rs showing how
men uaY rlso to power in France md to whnt
lgnoblo ends they sometimes come after
they have flashed III the highest spheres,
tho comets OF a season. n. Dussrno!s
WAS turn by turn Radical journalist, a
Conservative editor, a secretary TO the Enpe-
ror. party "whlp" and wire-puller, a Deputy.
Cabinet Minister, and after TINT prisoner In
common tal undergoing seutcucc OF two
years for swindlng. DurIng the last three years
Of bis life be seems to have actcd as hack
pamphlet writer to the Bonapast.at faction
poor. detected, almost broHcn-hcartc1, and
gratefully accepting employment TINT Afforded
| him 4 precarlons mcans Of subsistence from
men who bad oucc hailed lltm as the hope Of
tlc!E party-ia 'oct rs the probable successor Of
/ and was educated as Algiers, where hIa parcnts
| had settled. uc started ycry carly III Journal
| ism Us contributor to vcry violent Optoatlon
paper, tho Colonization, which got Suppressed
couple Of acuteuces Of imprisonment Of 4
| month aptcce. II. Duyernois then secfns TO
l,arc been advised By tho military authorities to
leave Algeria aud he eamc to Paris. wnero n.
erut for the Prt.st. Being hard hitter, will,
! good deal Of potnt In his style, aud d high
courage which usadc him always ready " fight
dueLs, he quickly won renown on the Boulc-
1uccd capitalist to lend him enough money to
found paper for himself III Agtcrs. THIS
Journal was called e Algtrit .Nous<!le; and n.
DuyerHois remained eole editor Of It until It's
three month"; imprisonment aud heavy f5nc.
| besides incurring tht dismal reproachcs OF bis
friend and capitalist. Disguated with Algerian
afrars, II. Dnvcsnos returned to Paris, aud for
amoug Oppos!tlosss journalists, acting prtnci.
paily as s1.De Gisardn's hcuctnan, but SCATTER
ing hts brilliant articles In other papers besides
the lv.st, Notably il the 1t'nps md Courier eir
the iresse md founded tue Libertt II. Duyer-
nots etnbarkcd In the new venture with him,
but the ,Esnpire was Just then preparing
is so.calied Ltberuf evolution, and solle
day Paris WAS SURPRISED to hear tint
new dynasty ,orgau, L'Elo9M<, was te
court tailor, nnd With NJ: Clement Duycrnois fol
Its editor. Tie conversion OF the w!'ilotn Radt
cnl was too sudden not to causo q Bcandal. n
Dugcrnois bad Just been put tn priaon for twt
mouths for aghtlng duel with n. Franc!squt
Sarccy, who Ind ruled at INN as ~ dul
sophist't and It was during bis sulourn At SMUT,
tj1ntf
said, by the court tailor. wtu, OF course, nus bu
The dummy Ut moro ointment llersons. Th'
Epoqae became, in fact the organ of u III. Emile
OLIVIER Daru; Mnnf!fe Kieaatu' Eonnt va ~
Imperial regime and to win over the MuEc mod
crate nc,nbers Of the OppobitoH. 1t nigh
hayo been styled tic journal u dupes, but N
Duyeguo!s at least was IN earnest when he con
whose coay!ctiolls have no tscep roots, nld wiz
always find Coo1 EXCUSE tu. DESERVING thorn
paths ior smooth uncs. Hc wFutu as we'll on tn
Imperial s!de Us he l1aI done on the oles-s'
well, inacra, did he writu that the Emprror wa
much struck by bis articles, UNI desired 10 max
the acquaintance u young Enall whu sce'nes
likely 10 prove valuable ally To tlu dynusty.
uoIs' carosr. ] Ife was not presented oiliciaI
. Ut court, but takcn thcru prystcIy by 81. Cont
J and he tnuk tllc fayor Of thu Emperor n.ll En-
press BY storm: Saplcon. Ill.,, who waa bus
with Ills "LIfc OF C,psar,r .c.nploycd him a
once US secretary to revise pioufs-In otsle
| words, to polish Tic authors stylc; ind ut I'll
: same ttma lie uactl him TO conduct those heEo
tlat.u,,s with 81. Emile Ol!yirr which led to til
accession OF tl,ut statesman In Janttury, 151t
Al a reward for Tie great activity, loyalty, aM
tact which le displayed III hts diplomacy, N
Dnycrnos received nlollcy from the EnircruF t
sturt lie re"l'e, d t!losoushIy lmreria'ihi nrga
of moro pronounced huu thau tlle court tailor
paper, aud was returned to the Corps Legtsla
Il III Us ofllrial Duputy for tho Hautea Apef
liz also got tne offer OF = nostiollo /
II. OiliyIer's Cabinet, but declined 1t, mod
. estly alleged ,hat lie was not riue cnnugl, IL
I otsiec. Il fcw weeks later ha oyrrtlv quarscle
With NJ Olivier, possibly upon u lint ironl III
court, anl tcsilcs attackinE I'll. Premier !
. print, voted Against hin IN tho Chamber Wit
NJ. Dc CussaCnac ANIL other nonn2artlst ~
tras." Moreover, when thu Iisastuss Of III
Eranco-G o-Germuu war commenced, It was Oh
tuottnu 0f want Ut confidence from ". nnvc
nols that II. Olivier wus turned out ot olce
: make way for what 1t was ,hrn beeSsd woil
! prove the Cabil.ut coup u'etat nf Count lal!kat
In this Administration n. Duyernois bctanl
!, Minister OF pubI!c, Works. nnL IL was owing I
l!s great ennrEy that provisions enough W.T. r.
Iuohths' Siege. tn tic duwn!ull OF tlr EIi,p!r
II. Duvernots repaired tu EHGlnn,l aud resume
hfs occupation a. an lmMrtalfst wTitcr, conssIl
lltng articles which were clrenlat led uliouE nun
her Of Bouapatt!at pritta In thy rroSl,'rrs. M
Mttackii. thu Noycrnunent of National Dcfcl,z
md afterwards II. Thurs with extreme yfI,
lence. N. TIlicrs did not torEiyo thls; for h
o | MAS very hef6ltlfo aD0uL pe&tIp1lsas' III y
j evil hour N. UuyerEt,s Was induced to lend h
t name as men,ber Ut lhe Boar.l Of Directors
lie '.Banque Tcrritorlals 1'EsMgue," Wits
turned out vrry hRlls, n,l1 81, Thurs tnsietc
t,ul It's pfo,nolers should Ae prosecuted. I'll
result was that Duveruo!s was sentence
= 10 Two years. imprisonment. for. irau'
aud degraded from :, his rank of ottlst
Ia tho Legion Of Honor. 1t Is psobab
tllat tl,s blow, which uttrrly ruinrd blu
purso and character, WIS tha cause Of hIs Ut
i,luturc leath, for hr nuycr hsid up h!s hca
agu!n atterwant, anl sert's to have pntd 4wd
by INCHES 1t was ultiabls TO SEQ nlan who TIA
uilca been 50 Ioyial mud llupclu! cut such a,lau
. entablo hguru ~ hr did III hts latter day
whan he Looked quito au old lnau, though
Was but Just over i9.
An EtoncI,, ont Antl lta Results.