The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-18
Paris Letter.
(Frsm Our Regular Correspondent

!, trrsU our regular Correspondent
PARIS France, May 30, 1881
The intense interest awakened last year by
the publication of the memoirs OF Madame d.
Remusat has been revived by the appearance
of the letters of the same gifted lady written
during the period between 1904 and 1914
The anniversary service for the reposc OF
the soul of the late Prince Louis Napoleon
will be celebrated at the church of ST. Angus
tin on Wednesday, June 1.
Madame Paule Mnck, who is wanted" for
her share in the recent demonstration at Mar
settles, has turned up at Lyons, where she ad
dressed a large meeting on Sunday, endeavor.
ing to excite the mob to a fresh disturbance
She reviled NJ. Gambeita and the Car, in the
coarsest of language, and called upon her
hearers to swear to sacrifice to the vengeance
OF the people all the tyrants of France and the
world "If," shrieked Paue Minck, they
have the prisons, we have our daggers; if they
have the scatfold, we have the dynamite"
NJ. de Blignieres has just arrived in Paris,
having left Egypt at the same time as NJ. de
Lesseps but having made the voyage by the
French instead Of by the quicker English
mail. The entente between NJ. de Blignieres
and his English colleague, Mr.. Colvln, Is com.
plete. The latter will take his holiday in about
three weeks time, when the former will re.
turn to his post.
All eyes are turned just now towards the
little town of Cahors in the department of the
Lot, where NJ. Gambet,a is revsitlng the
scenes Of his youth The interest naturally
aroused by this journey is rendered livelier by
the fact that the President of the Chamber IS
expected to deliver there one or more import.
ant speeches containing his programme for
the coming elections NJ Gambetta left Paris
by special train last evening, accompanied by
a number Of political friends, and reached his
destination at O'Clock this morning, where
a hearty reception awaited him. At every
station beyond Periqueux crowds Of people as
sembled to cheer, and at Mousempron NJ
Gambetta was presented with a magnificent
bouquet. AS the tram drew nearer to his ma
tive town the enthusiasm became even more
general. Church bells rang, muskets were
fired by the peasants, and crowds of people as.
sembled on the side of the railway to welcome
their grea, countryman. AT Cahors the sta
ton and the town axe brilliantly decorated
with flags, and in every street is seen tri.
lmphal arch of evergreens and flowers. NJ
Gambetta was received by the municipality |
and the Project of the Department, while
band of music played "Salut au grand sito.
yen.' M. Gambetta warmly embraced his
ather, and with HIM drove to the Hotel DIES
Ambassadeurs, where he will reside during
lis visit To-day was spent In repose, and the
ong series of festivities which the department
If the Lot has prepared for its distinguished
'isitor will not commence until tomorrow.
Fhe heat at Cahors is described as intense.
OF the famous Grenadier battalion that &C
Napoleon l. to Elba, She last sur
ivor expired IN Paris few days ago at the
dvanced age Of nlnety-six jacques Ray
nond, sixty seven years ago, was sergeant in
he Imperial Guard, and during his eleven
months sojourn in the island of Elba, whittier
lie had been despatched as one OF the Imperial
xlle's escort was attached to the garrison of
Porto Ferrajo. On the LIST of March, 1915, he
anded at Freius with the Emperor, and re-
elved his Majesty's orders to Summon An
lbes to surrender. While fulfilling this mis-
ion he was captured by the Royalist forces,
nd 1t would probably have gone hard with
I'm had not the rapid triumph of the Ma
10. 60 |
IS soon as he had been set free he joined his
Id regiment, and fought with it at Ligny and
Waterloo.