Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-27
and frightened face clings to her eonsort,

and frightened face clings to her consort,
who sits gazing before him as in dream.
In those days being accommodated was
like being buried alive, all your fellow
creatures believed you to irrevocably be-
long to the evil one, and any intercourse
would lessen their chances OF reaching
paradise. The world, however, has changed
since then, go much SO that should the
Pope rain down communications on a
whole nation, his most devoted adherents
would feel but little affected by 1t.
ANOTHER DUEL
Which las created considerable interest
has just taken place between Mr.. Alfred
GassieT, who has recently presented his
torical drama at one OF the Partisan thea
tres, and Mr.. Miguel de Miramon, who
considered himself offended by some allu-
sion to his father or grandfather in Mr..
Casters play. The drama is titled
&" Juarez, and the scenes are laid IL Mex
leo during the late French. Mexican war,
but the piece has been forbidden by the
censor, and as it will not likely come before
the public, why Mr. De Miramon should
consider himself offended or how he should
have learned that his family have been
mentioned, is a mystery. However, it was
a fine opportunity to avenge supposed
insult, as family names become brighter
and more important according to the mum
Der of bloody swords hung in the ancestral
hall. The play is written in patriotic
sense, but the urfattering role given to
Napoleon Ill, and particularly to
his generals, the theatrical inspectors
nave found to be wanting In dig.
nifty due to the nation. The duel has
come off and after five engagements with
swords and combat which lasted thirty
minutes, the seconds stopped the fighting,
aud considered that the two adversaries
had shown very great courage. Fortu-
nately, nobody was hurt, but who was
benefited after this scrambling with swords
it would be difficult to say. viii the
world never become wise enough to do
away with such barbarous custom? 1t
seems to me people have learned enough to-
day to know that the piercing of an adver-
sary with ones sword, or the blowing out
of his brains, cannot make right wrong and
wrong right and that If IN the combat the
innocent perish, justice viii haveno greater
reason to rejoice. One thing is true, how
ever, duels, although extensively main
tanned throughout France, are far less dan
gerous than IN the past, and it is rare one
is seriously wounded. To be good
marksman or a good swordsman is reason
for some to be bold and insoient, and were
it not that Mr.. Paul de Cassagnac is one of,
if not the best swordsman IN France he
would be less generous with his offending
epithets, which he casts helter-skelter on
all sides, very much as the wind chases
straws. Bnt there is one man whom he
never attacks, and that is Clemenceau, the
best marksman throughout the country
Since the person offended has the choice of
arms, Mr.. Clemenceau would of course
choose pistols, when Mr.. de Cassagnacs
life would connt for little, and although
MIR. Ciemenceau, as an ardent Republican,
has little love for Paul de Cassagnac, he is
careful not to attack him, for fear he should
be called out to combat with swords, of the
management of which he is perfectly ignor-
ant. There is distinguished editor OF the
Telegraph who is exceedingly near sighted
and whom Mr.. de Cassagnac has been dis
posed to molest He told the eminent
swordsman that his blindness would pre-
vent his fighting with him, but that when
uc was HI4IlllS ti1Gy hOuIu Kant WV plS-
tolls, one loaded and the other empty, and
after drawing lots would shoot at dis
lance of two feet, but the proposition has
not been looked upon with favor,
and the editor of the Telegraph has
been left in peace. Fine voices and oper-
attic talent for which Americans are be.
coming renowned have again been verified
in the person OF the charming
MISS VAN zANDr,
Who Is genuine American girl, and is
said to be but 10 years of age. she has
made great success of "Mignon," to
which her grace, beauty and child-ike APP
pearance have contributed no little part.
On her reatree at the Opera Comic
number of the American colony
presented her with an American flag
composed of a mosaic of flowers of
the national colors studded with as many
stars as there are States in the Union. A
number of French journals unaware of
her nationality have stated that Miss Van
Zand5 is a bright, rising star. The
French are willing that we should be
superior merchants, inventors and even
practical scientists, OUT Unab We SnOulQ
at this early day demand prominent
place in the field of art they consider
a presumption and an infringement on
their special domain. Mr. Cochery, the
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, has adj
dressed long letter to the President of the
Republic, in which he draws his attention
to the Importance electricity has acquired
in practical science, and proposes that an
international congress of electricians take
place at Paris, to open the 18th Of Septem-
Der, 1881. VAL.