National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-29
OUR PARIS LETTER.
HOLY FRIDAY AND OTHER MATTERS.
speeInl to TIM RrrrnLrcAN.

Special to THE REPUBLICAN
PARs,Aprli liS.-Thc press ofthe Northumberland |
Of the well.wishCrsof humanity who are included
under this title are juhilant to-day over the fact
That yesterday, Good Friday" 30 called, OF Holy
Friday" ns the French call t. is losing part Of It's
dogmatical meaning 80 far as q large class OF the
people is concerned For the first ir the
history Of Christianity in France horo aud
other such noisy sports were given on ...y Fri
day, which good Catholics hold 10 be the day on
which the Saviour Of men was crucihed. In this
connection n paragraph from lie Mot Ordre, one
Of the leading organs cf the nnu.Clcrical party
may not be without interest II says, In closing
long article on the state Of public opinion and the
general looscning ofdogmatical bonds: "Wcmust
recognize that the prejudice in regard to Holy FRI
day is vanishing. To-day there are races ut ST.
Gemain, the FIRST time think that horse races
have been seen in France on the anniversary Of
the death Of our pretended Lord" believe that
the Inauguration Of races on the so.callcd Holy
Friday is Characteristic Of the times, and hints ut
the breaking Of shacklcs which ought to cause us
satisfaction.
IF THE IDLE CLASSES
are mode to consider the some time Holy Friday rs
an ordinary day, the workers in the field of free
thought regard II with reason rs their great
nual holiday This evening at the Hall Of the
Tilleus, in Eellcvillc, aud at twenty other places
we shall have the joy to drink the great toast
which from year to year finds n louder echo in
France" Death TO the gods, peace to humanity,
and long life to the republic" In view of the
pr oscnt condition Of nfhirs, and especially in re-
gard TO educational matters, this article, in one
Of the leading Journals of France, has deeper
meaning than appears at first glance The
bill enforcing Instruction purely lRiCal, and en-
hrelys pa'0iing heolOgy from the common school,
is being met by the most determined and rubid
opposition IN some quarters. A body of flawyers in
KVmpntlN With the Clprry have plpdppl tlping
to render any legal assistance in their power and
without charge, to parents who wish to support
the clergy IN this war, ard n movement Is on foot
the purpose Of which Is by co operation to main.
tain the skirted aud ccibatc donnes In every 10.
Cality whele II is practicable. The women, cs-
peciay declare that their children shall not be
taught by anybody hut the dear
CEIIBATE BROTHERS OF THE CHURCH,
for whom they have the Utmost sympathy and re.
gard. Every service in the churches Is attended
by a multitude Of women of all classes and do
not think that commit the slightest exnggeraton
i'll saying that not more than one man has been
present nj the churches here during Holy Week"
TO five hundred women. The churches have all
been decorated IN The most elaborate fashion with
iluminalions, aud AL the principal ones, such as
the Madeleine, st. Augustins Notrc Dame St.
morning TIL night by crowd that came aud went
more from curiosity than account of any
respect, much less any reverence they
had for the ceremonies. At al the
parish churches n number of young ladies' sup
pescdly the most attractive in the flock, We're sta.
many of the braves Of the boulevard and others
about town usually get religion enough Mt this
season 10 20 around to a dozen churches or 70 to
drop their tcn.eent piece and heart to the prellicst
gill on duty. The priests beat the world certainly
for ways and means, for there is positively no
other method known of appealing TO the gener-
osty Of II real, tough boulevardicr But as some
gentleman has already remarked, necessity is
the mother Of invention and the priestly fra
ternity are almost at their wits ends now in
France. still the Comte d'ChambordS secretary
uttprannOg. nrip.t n nptht ans oil INN
Of hope now and then that old times may come
back, The Rerublic says may" and of course
as you have heard by cable that the rdrd 1ris
sara, the belle ideal Of Thin greatness and cleo
broom stick Thanks to this mornings Figaro,
the facts are all out, and may well go into THg
REPqBLrcAN. Monsieur d'Amala met Sara for
the first time last fall. lie was an a1dchs Of the
Greek legation and had love for the stage He
had studied for the profession, but had never ap-
peared IN public,
AND ASKED MILE. BRRNHARpr
to give him trial in her company lie read hor
selection. She was charmed, and at once gave
him PLACE in her company, and, supp Sc, in
ing theatrical life they brought up in Italy where
they tinished an eng9Eement, and were on the eve
England with her lover. and they were duly
sPliccd before any9Ddy bad 50 much as an inkling
with Perfect regularity, according to the English
law. The couple stayed long enough after-
ward, to take small supper with their
ried away 70 Spain, the Prince of Wales doing
himself the honor e. see them at the station and
10 congratulate them in due form. Monsieur
DAmaln Is Said TO have good fortune OF his
own. and while its nobody's business what he
married tne divine sara for II is only Just to sup
pose that IL Is an affair of calculation more than
an affair Of the heart, Sara Is thrty-seYen and
somewhat experienced in affection, aud her hus-
band Is man VI Paris town, who is sure to see
that he gets the worth Of his shilling
II nothing more Than = huge advertise
tainiy nothing ii could have w BEEN %G1'H more nor,
admirably conducted and both parties can easily
make fOrtnne out Of 1t as well as making euci
other happy II the Pope had sailed for the United
States In sixteen foot dory, with the Emperor OF
Austria rs he tosman and Garibaldi us navigator
the event would not have caused greater flTu
than saIas wedding. II IL said that scvera
kings and cmperors and princes and dukes unt
whatnos refuse to eat, drink or he conferred OF
account Of The event but rumurs IRE lies occa
slonaily, old we VIII alive these notab!cs the ben
eft ofthe doubt.
WITH FREE.THISKERs CONVENTIONS
in session all over + anGe, with Sara welded ant
The priests cursing !he republic and free educa
ton, void Of theological rubbish, and with thou
sand political squ@6SlcsnteYery point of the com
pass, comes the news Of the fall Of the Arab in
lurgents in Algeria under Bon. Ameua. The chic
himself escaped To- the desert, but all of his darinl
and desperate followers were either slain
wounded, or taken lrisoners. The patliOt will NJ
doubt be captured, and may prove to be the Ia O.
conquerors Of Algeria What romantic and daring
exploits arc brought TO mind when one think,
for moment gbout that strange race o
halt century of their history. Civilized
nations hud grown weary Of the shameful depre
dations by which the Algcrnes had made them
selves infamous. England and Holland has
cities and dc,t Dying thsir ships, but France un
derook, in June 1850, the bolder enterprise /,
blot them oil the map u Il nation, and 80 suppress
forever the greatest pcst that threat ened tn
by the ley OF AlgieS hims eli who, b. fore part!
the foreign representatives, who had been in
Yted to the kaSba, struck the French coLsul VI
Devnl, in the face with his fan, Peace has neVe
been entirely secured in the province, thougl
large bodies OF lrIuys are always in the country
ard every possible Vigilance is apparently en-
pOyed. The Arabs have an uuuyiug love TO
hbgrty, aud they never cease fee
by an enemy OF anuhe' blood anu anothrr re-
ngion. They ne ara ,heTthraldom as temporary
and declare i S al be S and this IL why tines,
frequent ANA III uuy uutbr, uKs meet with So muCl
support IN mon, ana m, II Ou the most able HnC
intelligent people umOug Them. II fmnce eve
gets into disastrous iuTcgu warshe will certainly
lose Algeria ut least iur the time being, thougl
the quietus that has been put upon the recent in
surrection would secm 10 bg a hual one. Tn
greatest living statesman of France,
LEON GAMDErrA Is STILL THB THEME
ofprcss and politicians, lie Is u constant bug
bear to the race Ct small uNc.gTiuders, and hi
spectre hRunis h.m night ana day. But they sa
his influence has less HUd less weight in the polio
OF the government, His bitter opposition To- an
denunCiatiOns Of NJ. Wilson, the son-n. law of III
President, have not improved his relations wit
the executive, aud il Will only be when things al
80 hOpylesAly mixed us 10 undanggr the eNistcnC
and be elevated tU power III, recent misiortun,
and failures may be u wholesome lesson to hiI
and stand him IN good stead at more critics
moment, which must sooner or later arrive IN
cabinets Of Europe continue TO dream an
talk Of blood, Hud seem determined to hay
II BY DO x or Cruuk. Who VIII be the Hinge