The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-02-25
EURoPEAN LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

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A note in the RepuJligue Francais
announces that NJ. Gambetta has re
sumcd its political management, which
he resigned when he was made Pres
ident of the Chamber, on Feb. 5, 1879
Recently, when speaking before the
Revision Committee, the Prime Min,
lister peremptorily cut short a member
who limited that the opinions of GER
tain papers were those of NJ. Gambetta
himself. All doubt is now removed,
and the influential newspaper which
has 80 long fought the battles of the
0pportunists Party-tbe title has been
accepted by NJ. Gambetta, and no
longer implies taunt--will heneeforth
resume its rank as the official mouth
piece of the ex-Premier. In country
where every statesman is supposed to
have his "organ," either tacitly or
openly recognized as such, the step
taken by M. Gambetta will excite no
surprise. NJ. Jules Simon's name
figures on the title page of a morning
journal; several members of the late
administration started new organ
just before taking office; and the lead
ing member of M. dc Freycinct's
Cabinet are not strangers to the opin-
ions expressed in more than one Paris
paper. From French point of view,
therefore, there is no anomaly in the
spectacle of statesman who yester-
day sat at the head of the Ministerial
Council sitting at the editors desk
to-day. !
From Samara, one of the most flour
ishing towns in the Volga Government,
is reported the following tragical Incl
dent, painfully illustrative of the bane-
full influence exercised upon over
wrought natures in Russia by the Nj
hilistic propaganda. Some weeks ago,
a popular preacher in one of the Sa-
mara Orthodox churches gave deep
umbrage to the Revolutionary Com
mittee of that city by recalling, with
fervent eloquence, the assassination of
Ii. to the remembrance of
his congregation, and vehemently in
Weighing against the murderers of the
late Gar. A few hours later the com
mittee held meeting for the purpose
Of deciding what punishment should
be inflicted upon the offending priest
Tor his infammatory utterances. After
'ome discussion, the committee re-
solved that he should be put to death,
md its members drew lots for the ex-
,cutioner's Office, which fell to girl
If nineteen, affiliated to the organiza-
ion only few days previously. Upon
lrawing the fatal lot she exhibited
'omc agitation, but, speedily collecting
herself, accepted her murderous mis-
lion with the words, "the committee
will have reason to be satisfied with
he manner in which its decree will be
,arried out" Next morning the
doomed pri' st was awakened, shortly
lfter daybreak, by the report of a fire.
arm, discharged in room contiguous
o his own bed-chamber. Upen enter
ng the room in question, he beheld
lis only daughter stretched ont at full
ength upon the floor near the foot of
he bed and weltering in her blood.
She had just strength enough left, be-
ore expiring, to confess to him that
he had pledged herself to take his
ife, in obedience to the orders of the
Secret Committee, but had preferred
Killing herself to fulfilling her oath.
Exhorted to reveal the names of her
:ellow-conspirators she steadfastly re-
used to do SO, and died without hay
ng afforded any clue that could lead