Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-28
FRANCE,
NINE. DE MNIZECK AND THE PAPERS OF B
ZAr nESTpOYEn

NINE. DE MNIZECK AND THE PAPERS OF BAL
FAC DESTROYED.
PARIS June ga Herald SAYS: "Balzac
is a great deal talked of in Paris this week.
1t appears from an interesting article pub
iished in the Figaro that on the death of
Nine. Balzac, her daughter and heiress, the
Countess De Mnizeck, was, through her own
reckless extravaganza, lett in very distressed
circumstances. Hardly had Nine. Balzac,
indeed, been buried when all she left behind
her was seized by the creditors. Among
other things taken summary possession of
were two large boxes of unpublished manu-
scripts. Part of these were subsequently, re-
stored, but in the confusion that followed
Nine. Balzac's death most OF them mysteri-
ously disappeared, and the remainder were
by the express order of Nine. De Mnizeck
destroyed. A great outcry has been raised
by some of the great noyelist's admirers over
what they call this act of vandalism, but il
might be argued that in burning the papers
Nine. De Mnizeck was more faithful to Bal
zac's memory than those who SO hastily con-
denim her.
TANNING REBELLIoUs BALLET GIRLS.
On top of this comes the news that the
ladies of the ballet at the Chatelet had
resolved to follow the example of the boot
makers rather than submit to the cruel
reduction in their salaries, decided on by NJ.
Rochard, their manager. M. Rochard imme-
diately called general meeting of the fair
rebels aud pointing out TO them that the
terms of their engagements distinctly author
lied him during the summer months to cut
down not only their salaries, but even their
skirts, peremptorily did as Gsmbetta once
did to Marshal MscMahon, ordered them to
submit or resign Dismayed and driven into
a corner the poor creatures could but yield,
and 30 they yielded with good grace. NJ
Rochard on this consideration promised to
leave their skirts they were and to lake
only about twenty -five per cent. off their
salaries, except in the case of one very
aggressive young woman-the ringleader of
the revolt-who will be mulcted to the ex-
tent Of fifty per cent.
STRIKES IN PARIS.
Several important Partisan trades and in
dustries are at this moment upset and disor
gspized by strikes. The bootmakers have
boycotted a number of their employers who
refuse to accede to their dem snds for in
creased wages and shorter hours. The joipers
still refuse TO go back to work, and have
assumed threatening attitude toward the
workmen who decline TO join them.
JUsTIFIABLE CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.
The causes which, according to NJ. Ma
quet's measure, would justify husband or
wife in suing for divorce are adultery, brutal
violence, the condemnation of one or the
other spouse 10 degrading punishment by
the law courts desertion and incompatability
of temper proved by the joint petition of the
husband and wife for release from matri-
monisl bonds and Endorsed by the parents or
other surviving relations of petitioners.
YOUTHFUL AssAssINs.
Many singular and sensational crimes
have been recorded in the Paris police re-
perts this month, but few have been more
astonishing, and none, perhaps, more pain
full than an attempt at double murder made
by band of youthful reprobates on the
banks of the river at Rievres the other after
noon. Wearied of marbles, and seeking
some new sensation, the precocious Juveniles
in question hit upon the idea of playing at
murder. Two luckless members OF the party
were instantly bound hand and foot by the
others and tossed into the Shiny and I'M
savory stream, where but for the timely
arrival OF a man who saw the whole scene
they would most probably have persisted.
The would-be assassins were let off with a
reprimand on promising not to commit any
more crimes till they grew up. Perhaps
they had not really reflected on the conse-
quences of their ingenious idea, but for all
that shcrt visit to the reformatory might
be improving to them.