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

| tee OF Amnesty and was entitled to re-
main. She was several times ordered to
leave, and on her refusal four policemen
arrested her. She chung to the iron rail.
ing with all her force, when these men
beat her on her arms, on her neck and
back, and succeeded in carrying her off
! During this brutal scene an amnestied, NJ.
Humbert, and another amnestied, M. Cy-
priani, cried out, saying that it was cow
ardly to treat woman in that manner,
and protested as all honest men would
have done in their place. For these purely
| human words these two men were arrested
and confined in a room at the care, and
when the trial came off, although a doctors
certificate was produced proving that the
woman's arms, neck and BACK were black
and blue from the blows she received, M.
| Humbert was sentenced TO pay $50 francs
and to tifteen days of prison, while NJ.
Cypriani was sentenced to prison for one
month and fined 200 francs, besides was
condemned to pay the expenses of the trial.
Indeed the French people may well begin
to think that the word republic is not SO
tar from meaning
Any more than empire or kingdom, for
only the other Gay some friends of Ferre,
who was killed during the Commune,
wished to carry a bouquet to place on his
grave, when they were not permitted to
enter the cemetery later, few having
gained admittance, and who never would
have thought of any demonstration had
there not been opposition, one of them
cried, "Vive la Commune % when they
were all arrested and sentenced to six
weeks Imprisonment. Is it altogether the
fault of the people that they sometimes
make the mistake III believing they can en-
Joy little personal liberty when they see
the name 8 RepubEque" constantly before
their eyes, and hear it continually rung in
their ears, and they Learn that Mr.. Grevy,
the President of the Republic, will remain
that Gambetta, the President OF the
Chamber, is deyotinz lis superior talents
to the interest and liberties Of the French
people?
There recently took place in the salon of
Nine. Adam, before a very intelligent, dis
tinguished and elegant audience, a lecture
on the theates Of japan, by Gastcn Berardi.
White This interesting lecturer recounted
the customs Of the japanese people, and
particularly tieir tbeater, Mr.. Felix Reg
amey with his intelligent penal drew with
wonderful rapidity the scenes rsenunted by
his friend. At each effort Of the artist
there was round of applause. al adj
mired, among other sketches, the drawing
representing erinning japanese actor, and
all laughed at the habit which these actors
had, each time they changed the express
sion of their faces, of having an apparitor
hold candle that the effect might not be
lost. Mr.. Regamey drew this scene with
colored crayons with really
ASTONISHING vIGoR.
Both the lecturer and the artist met
with very great success. While speaking
of Japanese, shall add that the Japanese
ambassador to France, Mr.. Sameshima,
died on Saturday morning from pleurisy.
He was i'll but very short time. Mr..
Albert Jolly, the Prefet of Seine ct Disc,
died yesterday from the same disease. In
fact the constant dampness of the atmos-
phere instead of the dry, cold weather to
be expected at this time of year, has created
great mortality at Paris, and many
prominent citizen is carried off after a
short illness. Next Sunday there is to be
given at the Gymnase Theater an enter
tainmept for the benefit OF tie free school
for girls, when the most eminent artists of
the capital are to take part in toe perform
ance, doubtless induced to this coed &C.
ton through tie influence Of Nine. Adam,
who is much Interested III tie higher edu-
cation of women. Besides, her poem,
% Galatie, " adapted from tire Crack, which
was read by the eminent tragedian, Mounet
Sully, in her salon some time ago, and of
which [ wrote III one of my letters, is to
be played on that occasion. On Saturday
night there took place at the Theatre
Francois the reptisa Of "Jean Baudry," by
Mr.. Auguste VacqUerie, a weli-known
journalist, the PRINCIPAL redacteur of the
Rdppel, and the suu-in laH of Victor
thoroughly patriotic, and it was wondered
why it was ROT represented immediately
after the downfall OF the empire, but there
remained enough of the empire to prevent
any sudden demonstration of republican
tendencies, and 'Jean Baudry' has had
to wait certain number of years before
daring to make his appearance again.
When "Jean Baudry" first appeared he did
not make very agreeable Impression on
even his republican friends, and as the
success was
NOT OVER BRILLIANT
1t was thought best to allow him to sleep
the sleep of the peaceful, but the author
was not of that opinion, and he has felt
himself since lS63-the date of the last
appearance of his playa badly-treated
author and one misunderstood. Victor
Hugos sympathies have always been with
his son-in.law, and he never lost an oppor.
tunity of limiting al the injustice done his
relative, nor has he been sparing in his
influence in pushing Mr., Vacquerie for
ward. Therefore, Mr.. Verrin, the director
of the Theatre Francois, in order to please
the grand poet. concluded to reproduce
Jean Baudry," but scarcely with the
conviction that it would prove a financial
success. However, he need have no re-
grets on account of his determination. for
the piece has met with success ten-fold
greater than at its first appearance seven
teen years ago. That which proves
its superiority is that it has not
grown old, and its high-minded senti-
ments and simple, digniied language
is as fresh and pleasing as then.
1t is rarely piece written for the stage
can be reproduced for almost a new gener-
alton and awaken the same amount of en-
thusiasm. During the empire that strong
sense OF morality and high sense of duty
and responsibility was little understood,
and experience proves that since then the
French people have made some progress in
the right direction, for "Jean Baudry,"
which treats of the better qualities of
mans moral nature, has been to-day re-
ceived with open arms. One of the most
elegant premieres even seen at the Capital
took place on that occasion, for the grand
poet and maitre, who scarcely ever now
goes out of an evening, made it publicly
known that he would be present; then
there were NJ. Grevy, the President, Gam
BETA, all the Ministers, and the rest of the
influential and literary monde Of Paris.
VAL.