Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-09

Sins many d "oIlau 3 HearU mas acneQ
since the fire, to think OF all the laces, silks
and satins unnecessarily DESTROYED. and
which might as well have been in her pos
session. The loss is estimated at S, 900, O0C
francs, and the different assurances cover
1000, 600, one insurance company alone has
over 8 600, 600 to pay, and it is supposed
that this experience will cause them all tt
urge necessary reforms in the fire system
They say that
SUCH a GREAT FIRE
Has not occurred at Paris since the burn
ing down of the French Opera House
which took place, however, when no one
was in it, whereas in this case the lives o.
200 persons were endangered. The boule
wards and streets surrounding the Prin.
temps are scarcely now to be recognized
When the fire alarm was first given regi
ment of soldiers arrived to form a compact
circle around the building, so as to prevent
the approach of the crowd. A fence has
since been built around the place. A lire
company is constantly ON guard in the in
terror, and the gardens de la paix keel
order on the outside. The catastrophe oc-
Cured on Wednesday morning, and since
that moment dense crowd has not ceased
to stand before the smoking embers, as
though fascinated by this horrible specter
for there loom up the walls with then
gilded ornaments and inscriptions, like
some skeleton decked with Jewels, but
through whose vail can be discerned the
ravages of death. Paris is certainly the
most charitable and generous city in the
world, for not only the sufferings through
out France excite the sympathies of the in
habitants of the capital, but those through
out the entire universe have ever succeeded
in opening their hearts and loosening their
purse. strings. No sooner was the catas-
trophe of the burning of the Printemps
made known and that some 900 persons
were without employment and the major
ity without means, than all Paris desired
to contribute to their relief All the jour
mails of the city opened subscriptions, and
the names of the donors were published in
their columns the different artists fof
both theaters and operas Immediately Of
fered their services for grand concert,
which takes place tomorrow at the Troca-
dero besides there have been organized
special relief societies, and it is easy to
suppose that many OF the unfortunate
creatures will finder themselves richer than
before the accident.
PATTI.
Patti, the celebrated duo, is now in our
midst, but her coming and her stay have
produced no greater echo than her voice
within the walls of the Theater DIES Ma
tions, where she is now singing. Her
coming was announced, not advertised, for
the favorite is aware that court of de-
voted attendants are always happy to
greet her at the French capital she is in
fact la mode, and although conscious that
her audience is almost entirely composed
of foreigners residing at Paris, whose
knowledge of music is not profound and
who areas equally pleased to find themselves
surrounded by their own fashionable friends
as to listen to her sweet warnings, she
cares not, so that the golden louis drop
into the treasure. box French critics con-
slider Patti as gifted with marvellous
voice, but do not look upon her as an
artist in the true sense of the word. She
has never in all her professional career Of
thirty years created role. She has al
ways sung in operas as sung by many others
before her, and her repertoire is very linn
tied So long as she makes money she has
no ambition with regard to her art, and
this indifference exasperates all true lovers
of music, who are indignant that natures
superior gift should be treated with so
much Indifference by its owner. The other
evening during one of the operas, when she
was alone upon the stage, some persons
har tTrbI eh
circumstance may cause her to reflect seri-
ously.
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE CZAR.
The news has just reached Paris of the
assassination of the Emperor of Russia.
Although the late incidents of that coun-
try have led every one to believe that
such would be the end of that monarch's
existence, assassination is such a horrible,
cowardly thing of itself that the event has
made deep impression on the French peo-
Pile. No one approves of the act, and even
the most rabid Republicans condemn it,
while all lament this violent measure,
which is calculated to compromise all lib
eral questions throughout monarchial gov.
ernments, render monarchs more intolerant
pCOpiO suspicious iuio
event will offer another occasion to anti
republicans for tracing all crimes to the
teaching of republican and liberal princi-
pies, and 10 doubt the assassination of the
Gar will be laid at the door of the
French Republic, whose very. existence
is an encouragement to would-be assas.
sins; yet it should be remem-
bered that such methods of arriving at
justice are opposed by all Republicans, and
one proof is that the assassination of a
President of republic seldom occurs I'M
less during war, for the death of the head
of the government cannot affect the gov
eminent, owing to the power not being
placed in his hands. 1t should be remem.
bered that Jacques Clement, the Jesuit
who stabbed Henry Ill, was not Mill
list that Ravaillac, who stabbed Henry
", was not Socialist; and that the
authors of the internal machine by which
twenty.six persons were killed in the
attack on the life of the Premier
Consul were not Republicans. Several
times already attempts have been made
to kill the Gar. In April, 1866, at st.
Petersburg, he was stepping into carriage
when Dimitri Korakosow drew pistol on
ulUl, WHOSt 6LeCb Was pItNGuLtu
by peasant, Komissaroff, who was after
ward ennobled and enriched for his trouble.
The following year, at Paris, while return
ing from review at Longchamps, Pole,
Berezowski, shot at him and wounded an
officers horse Dimitri Korakosow was
hung, but the jury did not consider that
the murder of horse exacted the guillo.
timing of man, so Berezowski was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life. Since the
victories of the Emperor in the last Turk
ish war the attempts to assassinate him
have increased. Every one remembers the
miracles required to prevent the Car from
being blown up with the basement of the
Winter palace, and the prodigious precau-
tions necessary to prevent his being blown
up with the train in which he was believed
to be travelling This assassination can
bring no good to the Russian people nor
advance them any further on the road to
their liberties besides they will have to
begin all over again, for there is always
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