Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-30

disparaging article written against Cors
Pearl. Then Rochefort fought a duel with
the famous Paul de Cassagnac with pistols
the other two had been swords. After
came others of less Importance The duel
before this last was with Ernest Baroche,
who was after one of the brave officers of
the war when he was killed on the occa-
sion OF this duel the seconds of Rochefort
were Charles and Francis Hugo, sons of
Victor Hugo. Another duel, which Roche
fort did not ask better than to have, was
with the Prince Pierre Bonaparte, but this
prince preferred to kill one of his seconds,
Victor Noir. In Rochefort's duels he has
almost always been wounded, so that by
this time he must have become used to it.
HENRI RocHEFoRT
Is now 90 years of age, with health en-
feebled through the vicissitudes of these
last years, Mr.. Koechin is young man
so strong and robust that in this duel the
advantage was on his side He is the son
of a very rich manufacturer of Alsace
After his fathers death his mother estab-
hshed, at the time of the war, the same in
dustry at Aube, which she conducts with
great success. The friends Of Mr.. Koech.
lin relate that the duel which took place
between him and the person he killed was
exceptional IN its character that this gen.
tleman was relative through marriage,
and was besides an intimate friend of
Georges koechlin. One day this gentle
man presented some orders to the mother
signed with the sons name the mother
afterwards showed them to her son in the
presence of the friend, and Immediately
Mr.. Georges Koechlin testified that they
had been forged. The friend, perceiving
that he had been discovered, struck Mr..
Koechlin several times on the face, thus
challenging him to fight. The son for
some time reflected as to what he had bet
ter do. The act was a serious one, and
would condemn the culprit to prison,
which would at the same time cast dis
grace on the whole family. Therefore Mr..
Koechlin decided in accepting the chal-
lenge, and in the encounter killed his op-
ponent. This circumstance is told by the
friends OF Mr.. Koechlin, and is unknown
to either Mr.. Rochefort or the public. The
father Of Henri Rochefort was
RUINED NoBLEMAN
OF one of the oldest families of France.
He earned his living by writing raudeu1es,
in which he acquired a reputation. Henri
was educated at the College of st. Louis,
where he manifested an Indifferent talent
for all his studies and he left without hav-
ing passed his baccaiauredet. His father
after obtained for him modest position at
the Hotel de Vile. He was 80 years of
age when, after frequenting the rauderiU.
lists for a long time, he concluded to try
his pen (; he wrote song against the EN-
press, which was sung in secret by all the
students and young men. AT last the
Government learning who was the author,
Mr.. Haussman, the Project of Police at
that time, Immediately turned Henri
Rochefort out of the Hotel de Vile. Find
ing himself without profession and en-
and without any hopes of OBJ
tanning this last so long as the Empire
lasted, Henri Rochefort concluded
to resort to his pen. He entered the
Chdyirari, where he wrote little incidents
of the day. He after became attached to
the .SoleI Mr. Willemessant, the founder
of the Figaro, perceiving that Henri
Rochefort possessed much original talent,
engaged him on his paper. AT last Henri
Rochefort concluded he would like to start
a paper of his own, and it was Mr. Willie.
messant who advanced him the money for
the establishment of his famous Lantern. |
This small paper is
A REMARKABLE EVENT
In the history of France; everyone waited |
anxiously its appearance each week, when
it sold for ten sous copy. 1t provoked,
however, great deal of annoyance to its
author as he constantly had duels on |
hand; eight of the LGnteTnS only were |
published in France, when Rochefort was |
obliged to flee to Belgium, whence he con-
tinued to send surreptitiously his paper to !
France. After the war Rochefort formed |
a part of the Provisional Government, and |
had he remained with his colleagues would !
to day in all probability be Minister of
France; but he threw himself into the |
Commune, endeavored to escape, was
and sent to Noumea. His suf-
ferings there and his marvellous escape he !
has himself described in his interesting |
book titled "Levade." 1t is said that |
Gambetta sent him money to aid his es-
cape and that of his four companions, and !
that h his attacks to-day against Gambetta
he proves that he is ungrateful But every
one knows that did Gamoetta consent,
amnesty would be pronounced, when |
Rochefort could return to his native land,
which privilege he well merits. for aiding
tn demolish the empire was equivalent to
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