The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-05
PARIS NOTES.
HOW PARIS LOOKS DUnING TME DULL
SEASON DKFoRu CnRIsTMAs.

HOW PARIs Locks DURING TME DULL
SEASON DEFoRn CnRIsTMAs.
The Lottery Drawing-The T'Kindt A.
fafr--A Eranco- American Meeting
Il. Favor Of a Reciprocity Treaty.
Especial Correspondence of the Democrat
PARIS, December o. 1878.
Paris, bleak and cold and bare, shorn Of Its
summer beauty, it's holiday attire, IS
THE PARIS or TO-DAY.
The trees on the bouleyards, under which the
nurses sat and fiirted. or the mothers rested,
busy with the needle while the little ones
played Ia the grateful shade. are now without
sign of life Of foliage. Thegardens no longer
boast brilliant borders and velvety green
sward; the crowds, which during the EXPOSE
Zion made this modern Babel, are all scat
tered to the four quarters OF the globe. The
Champs Elysees is o blank; few draggled
euuipages remind one that all the wealthy
Parsians are in pursuit Of the novelty afford
ed by counting sport and travel. The gay
season will come on after Christmas.
AS to politics,
PAUL DE oAsSAGNAO
has ceased to bully the electoral commission,
instituted To inquire into fraudulent elections,
at least Lii public. The Duo de Cazes, formerly
Minister for Foreign Affairs, has attracted
much attention by refusing to surrender to
this same commission the key to the cipher
used by him in communicating with bis
agents touching his own election. His refusal
la honorable inasmuch as his correspondence
with foreign powers would thus be exposed
and involve many besides the Duke himself.
In the meantime. while the Republican
deputies are having IL all their own way In
invalidating their monarchical oonfreres, DR..
Lannonge, who seconded Gambetta in the re-
cent meeting between that statesman and Mr..
de Fourtou, is nominated Republican candi-
date for Condom. the scene of Mr.. do Cas-
sagnacs late Ingenious political manipula-
tions.
Did you ever hear about
MIR. THEIRS DUEL WITH MIR. BRIxIOf
French journal has revived its memory, for
IL took place a long time ago-twenty EIGHT
years ago-and ended very much In the Gam
betta-F ourtou style.
The next day caricature OF the affair OF
honor was in circulation. In this Mr.. Theirs
figured as dwarf. Mr.. Brixio as giant. The
dwarfs bullet darts harmlessly between the
piant's legs. The giants missile flies harm
lessly over the dwarfs diminished pate. The
sub-lnes were very significant.
Mr.. Brixio-Have you hurt yourself, my
friend2
Mr.. Thiers-No. and you, my dearf
Thursday was laid the foundation stone OF
new practical
SCHOOL or MEDICINB.
The ceremony was interesting and impress
siye. Senators. deputies. students and pro-
fessors were present. Mr.. Bardous, Minister
Of Public Education. presided. He said, In
speaking OF the magnificent edifioe In the
course of construction:
"The old school measures 2485 metres (39h
Inches to metre); tho new $3.50. It will have
fifty-two amphitheatres. sixty laboratories.
eight halls Of conference and twenty-five
apartments for the library. which will be
four times as large as the old one.
s'Mr. Wnrtz and the Architect Ginain visited
the foreign universities and brought back
profound knowledge to aid In the building OF
the new school. The old practical school
measured 1854 metres. the new will measure
A II. 7S4: instead OF six laboratories there will
be fourteen, with seventy-two rooms. besides
twenty lesser laboratories for the professors;
instead of eighty tables Of dissection there
will be $50, with six halls Of conference. The
cost Of the work will be $2,5OO0OO."
THE EMPIRES EUGHrIH
has sold her Paris property to the Baron
Hirsch de GereNth. 1t consisted OF three
s'hotels," situated in the most eligible part
Of the city, and realized for the widow Of
Louis Napoleon the snug little sum OF $472, 800.
I'll has been shown by experiments made
with the apparatus or wheel to be used for the
e THE GRAND LOTTERY.
to take place December Is. that fifty numbers
can be drawn in ON hour. Five hours day
will be devoted to that business. Eight days
viii thus be occupied in drawing the 1000
grand prizes From fifteen to eighteen days
will be required to complete the drawing. 1t
was decided in committee this week to devote
n certain proportion OF the lottery funds to
the relief III the poor. Tho relief took singu-
lar form. Two hundred and eighty. baby
trousseaux were purchased ana distributed
among destitute women. We are sure the
rife, though the lips Of the committeeman
put it ID tangible form for the public.
MONSTER
has made its debut at Marseilles, We say .
monster; 1t might be more correct to write
'monsters" Or monstrosities, for II 10 one and
yet two. child thirteen months olu-yet
called John and Baptista Socci, having two
heads, four arms aud two legs, two hearts
four lungs It or they. John and Baptista
ore or Is twins; blue-e eyed. golden-haired Chill
dren, with features strongly resembling eact
other. They each have two teeth. The heads
necks and bodies are perfectly distinct, bu
from the sixth rib downward these two chill
dren are but one. The natural functions tt
the point Of junction are quite separate anc
distinct. One laughs when the other cries
one is nourDled from the mothers bosom
similar examples" says La Petite Rep,sbtique
Zone Of these mUnstroeiues lived only eigh,
months, the other to the age OF tWenty-eigh1
years"
feeling to have 30 much OF 1t as not to know
where to put it. Baron Rothschild being en-.
numbered with goOdly amount OF filthy
lucre, put 1t Id bottles ITO Of good old wine
In each he slipped SIG. which made the whole
amount to-any school boy could calculate It
The purchase was made ct Cologne.
THE T'KNDT AFFAIR
Is no doubt still fresh In the minds Of YOU
readers Eugene T. Kindt de Roodenbeke, the