Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-31
A WOMAN DID 1T.
Gambetta Shot by Disappointed Smyr.
Mote Who was Jealous OF the Atten-
ti0ns He Paid the
Countess de Beaumont, sister-iB-LaW OF
Marshal Mcmahon, Who Has His
tory OF Her Own.

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes that il is very hard to get at
the real truth abou. Gambetia's hand. At
the Russian embassy they fatter themselves
on knowing it. A secretary bribed, it would
appear, one of Gambetta's women servants,
and she told tale which was dramatic and
sensational, bat which was perhaps 2lso false
from beginning 10 end. Her story is that a
Snyrniete lady-a Je~ess-Who often drives
into the woods near Vile d'Sonay with the
great orator, wanted vary much to see the Ju-
bilee representa- ton of LIE Roi s'Amuse. 1t was
arranged that she was 10 have a place in the
Loge gTilee or grated box, which il, at first
presentations al the Francois, usually oc-
cGpied BY Gambetta. But when she sWas
buoyed up with expectation, and within
half an hour of starting for the theater,
word was sent her that she not 10
come. Nevertheless she went, and found
Countess de Beaumont, sister Of La Mare
chale MscMahon, in the faalteala she was TO
have occupied. No violent seene took place.
But the disappointed lady vowed ven
geance, and took the earliest opportunity
10 keep her oath. The truth would have
come out, the story liz, if it had not been
for fear that NJ ne. de Beaumont might
find it disagreeable. This ''unalf ached"
countess has exercised baleful influence
over the Sambettist party. She is sepa-
raled from Count de Beaumont, to whom is
given the entire gusrdianship of two Grill
dren born Of the marriage. French courts
OF justice very rarely set aside maternal
rights. Nine. de Beaumont was the cause
in 1859 OF duel between Prince Mette.-
nich and the Austrian ambassador 10 the
court Of the Tnileries. She has since studied
art uoder Gustav Dore, and from being his
pupil became his tyrani. Her mother, the
Countess OF Csstries, was brought to ruin by
her. Nine. de Beaumont is yarn and impe-
Eious. Her salon for three winters was an
aute-chapber to he Bou-se
Ny belief is that GsIabetta was on much
less intimate terms with her than she and
mob Of Austro- Hungarian Jews connected
Nth the press made believe. As he goes on
the principle of never contradicting any
thing, the lady and her Hebrew following
from the banks of the Danube might assert
tearlessly anything they liked. PdrveHus OF
the Opportunist party sho have not Repub-
lean souls were greatly fattered at any at
tentiou that she paid them, and attended |
regularly her soiTees. She is a woman of |
some artistic talent, vain, imperious, and |
hatters herself upon having originated an |
ldea which will make its way in France. 1t |
Is Tor Gambetta TO be TO the republic what |
Henry ~ was to the Cslginist party, in |
which he was brought up, and of which he
became leader at the age OF sixteen.
Mime. de Beaumont was certainly at the |
Francois on the evening Of November 22d. |
When was in the salon was informed of |
her arrival BY many persons who saw her in
the ground hoor corridor. But she was not |
visible TO the general public. The conclu-
sion was therefore arrived at that she must
nave been In ioge grilee. Now. there was
only one box the grated screen of which was
drawn mp. She might, certainly, have
looked IN from place in the cornice; bat
tbs probability of her having done SO is too
slight to be seriously considered.
However. tale or no tale, Gambetfa seems
mt OF danger. An thoee who are now. or +
ever have been, intimately acquainted with /
him, must be rtjoiced at the favorable baIle-
tins which have been issued within The last /
two days. Quiet is insisted upon by the doc
tors, OF whom seven were in attendance last
monday. There are two wounds. At one
time there seemed danger of resorpion of
pus; but it has been got over. The whole
Gambetta party was thrown in a heap by
the pistol-shot wound. They did not dare 10
stir step in the Cham ser for a whole |
week. Hence the absolute calm in French
politics for more than ten days past.
The outer public was not much af-
fected by the mishap. NJ. Rochefort and
soEae of the monarchiai journals kept inter-
est alive by the circumstantial evidence in
favor OF feminine vengeance which they de-
duced from the wound. Great stress was
laid BY Them on the facts that Gambelta ia
not awkward in handling firearms, and that
be is not left-handed. Awkwardness is
relative thing. 1t should be remembered
that Gambetta has only one eye, and that |
there are circumstances under which he does
not take right focus of objects before him.
There is nothing incredible in the statement
that be was holding the butt of the pistol in
The left hand and trying with the right 10
iorcs the barrel into the breach when the
ball was discharged. +