The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-02-12
A SEQUEL. TO s.GERaAN SPIES IN
FRANCE"

has been much excited of late, we
briefly alluded to the fact that N.
Laissant, editor of La Petit Partisan,
had, as q member of the Chamber of
Deputies, created a sensation by arti-
Giles in his journal, and by the read
ing of q letter before the assembled
Chamber rejecting on Emil Girardin,
also q Deputy man of letters, of
undoubted patriotism, and proprietor
of La France.
This letter was a gossipy one, writ
ten by a woman, = Nine. Gnux, of q
criminatory nature, in which she said
that the house of a Madame de Bril-
mont was the resort Of diplomatists,
political personages of distinction
and of military officers, through
whom. in connection with Prnssian
spies, Girardin intrigued and Madame
de Kaula found her victims.
The first result OF the explosion
caused by the letter in the Chamber
of Deputies MAS q duel between Mr..
George Graux. the husband of the
writer of the letter, and Mr.. Francis
d'Infreville, a nephew of the Countess
de Brimont-Brassac. The result of
this duel was the wounding of Mr..
Gnux below the right eye@ wound
deep. and long and difficult { cure.
II was the first duel OF the young
man-on whom the duty Was imposed
by the French code of honor 10 call
the reckless defamer Of his family 10
account, in the person Of the nus
band, who publicly asserted that the
letter had been written by his author
ity.
The engagement with swordsl did
not last long, resulting as above, and
showing the great GOODNESS and in
ltrepid courage Of Mr.. d'Infreyille.
This certainiywas dealing out deserved
aud poetic justice Ia Mr.. Graux for his
j~ustifying and taking on himself 10
vonch for the truth OF his wIfe's
slanderous assertions
As if TO make before the world a
disreputahie figure. on her own show
ing. for silly charges Of a grave char
acter, this SAINT letter. IN its asSer-
lions. also sought 10 I'M liease in the
intrigues going On n tie hoase Of
Madame de BEiTnont the English rad
ical socialist and memher OF ia1l.a-
meni. B-adlaush.
Br@dsaagh, feeling offended. wrote
TO Mr.. LaiS>anI. 10 give expression 30
what he thought Of his conduit In
publishing a letter in which ne BRAD
laugh igured ss one OF the presumed
spies and international a-eEts Tor
Germany against France. Ills letter
was in these words:
SlR: ] have seen il The Tagsi<b Raa Frezch
journals. signed & 6raax.~ II exfr4SIdi-
nsry Observation-Disclosures - feo8aSklT TI1lra-
attention. II, before reading R e the 1Tibznc,
yoa had rot declared that you had. With great
care, FeTihed its contents
II there are any terms ID which. without
being osarse. ! nay tell yoa he's eozArdly ]
consider yea. viii yea please eeslaer that i
have used these terms II this letter.
Il yes had seen NmA- de Briz0nt - saw
her IN ls7s, after the fail Ct the Empire,
struggling for France against Prussia yea
woaId know how Eily and ridiculous ~ the
letter Of Nine Graux, and b0E foolish and
wiekedly false she Is In her aecnsatenS As
for myself. IL is net my habit % act = secret
raft-for which my enemies. indeed, have
neser Jet accused ma BRADLAIGH.
This letter so CALLED the French
champion Of weak and silly accusa-
tons that he promptly called on "
of his friends 10 bear a challenge to
Mr.. Bradlangh.
It is at this point that the broad
distinction and difference between
French and English ideas in eonnec-
ton with the duel make themselves
apparent. The friends alluded to,
Messieurs Guillot and Pelletan, hav-
ing sigaifed to Mr.. Bradlaugh that
they had been requested to require
that Mr.. Bradlaugh should name two
Of his friends, with whom they could
arrange the preIiminaries of a duel.
received from him the following
reply:
LONDON. 8 January. 1881.
/ have the honor 10 anrouce the receipt Of
your letter Of the 18th instant
l an IN the custom Of going 70 Paris two or
three times a year. Ny address when there
y always the Strangers Hotel. ; Nivienos
street But / think that l will not visit Paris
before the eloee Of the Parliamentary session.
In the precise state Of ny information. /
consider all odense as coming from NJ Lais-
SAINT towards me- l at rm hat be has acted
in q manner the most ccwaIdly and the least
! honorable. in giving the Chamber OF Deputies
TO understand that he bad taken care to IN
form himself IN the NEST precise and eom-
plete way as 10 the truth Of the contents Of
1 the letter which he read and which coald Dot
IN the least particular be true concerning my
self.
/ have no ether explanations 10 ofer: azd,
+ wifhouf wishing 70 ~ N The least deRrea die.