The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-14
(Rcgular CorrespondenccJ


Paris Letter.
Irregular Correspondence,)
PARIS, Sept. %, 1882.
The Empress Eugene on her way from
Vlenn', to the Chateau dc Mouchy, spent
three hours in Paris yesterday, aighting
at the Hotel Bedford. BY a very curious
coincidence Prince Leopold of IIohenzol-
lern, who, as candidate to the throne of
Spain, was an indirect cause of the war of
1870. has been living at the Bedford for the
past two days
At the service held at his church In the
Rue l. Arrear last night, NJ. Hyacinthe
Loyson referred to the death of DR.. Pussy,
whom he eulogIZed as the contemporary re-
former Of the Church Of England, and as
one of the precursors Of religious union in
the future. He also read some extracts
from Latin letter addressed to Inn by
DIR. Pussy, on Sept 20, 1869, after his de.
partare from the Carmelte Convent and
his protest against Ultramontanism, and
in which the writer expressed his admira
ton of his attitude, declaring that the eyes
of all were toward him, the defender OF
Gallicanism against the new idea of the
Roman Curio
Mdl!c. Louise Michel, the "Grande Git
oyennc," has not had very good time OF
| it lately Al Versailles las, week she was
unable To obtain hearing, aud WAS com
PEELED to beat an undIgnlfied retreat, amid
the ieers of the mob; nor was she more
successful yesterday, at Il meeting held by
archasls in the Sale de la Redone Her
remark that the Commune had been too
mercifu brought down perfect storm OF
disappruval. A citizen accused her OF
having gone to mass when she was in New
Caledonia, u charge which Louise Michel
repudlated with scorn as "bourgeolsc
calumny." Public opinion was not, how
ever, satisfied, and the meeting dispersed
in disorder, the cheyenne experiencing
some difficulty in making her way to her
cab. Popularity with the Paris mob Is a
risky matter even Tor an anarchist" as
Louise Michel is beginning to learn at her
cost
Two quaint journalistic 5lunders, each
the cxac. converse Of the other, have re.
Gently afforded al opportunity for the ex-
change uf much harmless and divertlng
banter LetWcru the lighter skirmlshers OF
the French and German press. The whole
episode might DC ap,y entitled, "The Dead
Alive OF the Living Slam" y Partisan
newspaper, only the other day, announced
the death of Herr Bebel, the Saxon Com.
mumst, so solemnly and with wealth OF
circumstantinl detail, that all the French
radical journals broke out into lamenta
tons over the bereavement suffered by
their "cause" The Egd!ite came out with
a broad black Border and an affecting obit
uary notice OF the SocIalistic hero, who
however, is still IN The enjoyment OF his
usual robust health, despite the tact that
meeting of his fellow democrats, convoked
at Paris to do honor to his names, con
dOled by wire with his "illustrlous wild
ow" upon her IrrepNrahIe loss. Just abou
the tine at which The Egalhe went into
deep mourning tor Il living German poll
ftician, the Wi--haGCn correspondent Ct (
leading Frankfort journal distinguished
hlmselrby roising the ghost of a deceased
French statesman. Under date the 1871
inst he sent in the following amazing an
nounCcmeni, which duly appeared IN tn
columns Of Teutcnic contemporary
yesterday the renowned French Mlniste
Jules Favre arrived here. He is residing
in the Hotel Victoria" Admitting tina
The spirit Of Eayre was permitted to re
visit earth, no one who knew that dlstin
gujshcd lswycy III the flesh would for
moment believe that be would spend an,
portion OF his dscmbodeG furlough in tn
Falherland, towards which he entertaIneC
sentiments OF lnyeterate. hostility. ii
might be reasonably expected to haunt Al
SAGE and Lorraine, no inch OF whose groun'
and no stone OF whose tortresses he woul
hear OF yielding to victorious Germany
But to announce his advent in the Teuton
ic Rhlneland, even as a mere apparition
is to put an unmcritcd slight upon his In
mortal part.