Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-19

poor would be dead, and the money could only be used for funeral expenses. Another responded to the remark by saying that it would be better expenditure of the money in paying funeral expenses than in parading as Irish societies with hired ssDutch" band at the head. The lecture party carried the day. and committees were appointed to furth- societies is worthy imitation.
 The danger that justice may miscarry is
 well illustrated by the cases of dairyman and his wife, named Faye, who live at Le
 Vesinet, village between Paris and St. Ger
 main, and who have had 8 narrow escape. Faye and his wife were very unpopular with
 their naighbors, who accused them of nal treating their children. A hunchbacked youth, named Lefebvre, who had come to Ls
 Vesinet to look for work, was engaged by
 Faye, and remained with him for six months,
 disappearing very suddenly. Faye declared that he had no idea what had become of the
 youth; but, as rumor had it that he, too, had
 been ill-treated, his disappearance gave rise
 to suspicious of foul play. There was no evi- dsnce against Faye or bis wife at first, but a
 neighbor, M. Queuzy, who was convinced of
 their guilt, displayed great ardor in ''getting
 up case;" and it appeared that his efforts had been crowned with success, when Faye's son, child only seven years of age, came forward with a ciroumstantial account of how he had seen his father and mother murder the hunchback and carry of his body to the river. Father and mother alike denied the story but they were committed for trial, and would doubtless have been convicted if, few days before the assizes began, the hunohback had not reappeared upon the scene. He had, it appears, taken his departure for his native place, hearing that relative had left him Q small sum of money and he declared that he had never been iH-treated by his former mas ter and mistress, who were at once set at lib erty. The accounts give no satisfactory ex- plantation of how the boy was induced to make up the story which so nearly brought his par ents to the guillotine.
 The New York correspondent of the Hart ford Times gives some interesting informa- ton about the venerable Charles O'Conor, whose recent pessimistic letter on the politi- cal situation has caused some discussion. MT. O'Conor still keeps his office in Wall street, but his use for it is very little. He has been out of active practice for several years, but he occasionally takes 8 retainer as counsel in a case involving intricate law points, but his service goes no further than preparing an opinion or suggesting to other lawyers what course is best to take with the case. His bear ing in the street, where he is often seen, fur nishes evidence of his full recovery from the illness of four years ago, when thu doctors gave him up, and he took his case into his own hands. His hair does not seem any winter now than it was ten years ago, his back is just ass traight as ever, he never wears glass es out of doors, as many much younger men do, and though his step is not quite so active as it used to be. he can stiD do very credit able walking. His makeup, so to speak, has not changed within the memory of genera tion. His hat Something rather shabby look ing) is worn we'll back on his head, tightly buttoned frock coat wraps his body, and his trousers and boots are about half way between shabby and genteeL A plainer looking man could not De Iouno III any respectaoie coH- pany, nor one seeming to think so little about himself. He is not what might be called 8 talker, but among those whose society is agreeable he can and does sustain full share of the conversation, and he is always listened to with the most respectful attention. He speaks freely of his early days, and es- pecially of his boyhood, and the hard fight he had to make his way in this world, and he seems to take special pleasure in telling these things to men who began tue same way them selves.