Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-15

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times on the President of the Chamber of
Deputies at his residence, and were each
time dismissed by the information that
Gambetta was absent or had retired, so
they went the following day to the Cham.
Der where he presided. One of the friends
sent in few words written on a card to
Gambetta asking few moments interview
for Rochefort after the session should be
over. Gambetta sent one OF his secreta-
ries to answer that he would not receive
them; on the insistance of Roche
fort and his friends the secretary
returned to Gambetta and endeavored to
persuade him to grant them an interview,
but this last answered that he would not
see Rochefort and would have nothing to
do with him. Some of Gambetta's friends
have intimated that he refused to see Roch-
EFFORT because he was convinced that he had
come to shoot him. Rochefort then chal.
lenged the director Of the VottGire, who
answered that he had but printed letter
written and signed by him, and owed him
no reparation. There then appeared the
information of the fact OF Gambetta's hav-
/ ing sent money to Caledonia to aid Roche
/ fort IN his escape. This fact Rochefort
was actually ignorant of, and so he stated,
/
Edmond Adam, who had forwarded the
money, and the harassed journalist added
that Gambetta had but to present his bill
at the Office of the IBtraRsigeant and it
would be paid The Republican papers
all expressed themselves as indignant with
Rochefort, but their remonstrances were
mild in comparison to those directed against
him by the Communists, and Louise Michel,
Al s
one of their meetings said that if it were
true that Rochefort had written that letter
to Gambetta he was no longer worthy to be
considered one of them.
POOR RoCHEFoRTi
Attacked on all sides, without friend to
take his part, unless he should accept the
sympathy of Paul de Cassagnac, his former
inveterate enemy, he had to submit TO not
only political disgrace and misfortune, but
domestic troubles arrived just at that mo-
ment to add to his sorrows He had
brought with him from Switzerland "a
young servant he had engaged in MS house
hold at the age of twelve years. She was
an honest, faithful girl to whom he was
very much attached. She had reached her
sixteenth year since their arrival at Paris,
but was still little etourdie like all young
persons of her age, and Rochefort, so as to
enlist her attention to what she was about,
was IN the habit of saying to her that did
she fail in anything he would Kill her. The
other day he sent her to the office of the
IatrdHsigennt to procure a hundred francs
to serve for household expenses, and as
usual he told her that should she lose it
he would kill her. The poor child lost the
money, and whether from fear of being
murdered or that her honesty would be
questioned, she at any rate went to her
room, tightly closed the windows and
doors, and lightinga bucket of charcoal COM
mitted suicide When Rochefort learned
of the fate OF his servant ne had a cTfSe de
ReYt5 of the most terrible description, and
his kindness OF heart, which is acknowl-
edged by his enemies even, have caused all
to testify that of his many troubles none
has he taken to heart so much as the I'M
timely death of this young girl.
Meanwhile Gambetta has quietly re-
manned at home, and allowed his faithful
and devoted allies to coolly fight his battles.
Poor Rochefort has put himself into ter
rible temper, and raging around like mad
man. has lashed right and lett, and accom-
plished nothing but harm to himself. tits
generally proclaimed that Rocheforts
career is finished, for the French cannot
forgive ingratitude, and there is nothing
left for the fiery polemist but to retire to
Belgium, and there print another Lanterne
against Gambetta as he did against the late
empire. Others state that his popularity
has entirely faded away, for he has rend-
cred himself ridiculous, and Parisians can
never forgive ridicule. It is also limited
that he is losing his mind, that he has often
given evidences of declining intelligence,
and that the Combination of so many mis-
fortunes is tending to render him com
pletely insane.
Poor Rochefort he is but another ex-
ample of the futility of human ambition
and triumphs. VAL.