The daily gazette., 1883-11-17
TRYING TO KILL FERRY.
A CRAZY FREMcHMAN's WILD
ATTEMPT.
A REPORTED FRENCH DEFEAT
A Communicate Crank After Min ster
Ferry's Life-LOndOn Gossip and Varlous
Foreign Affairs.

Prime Minister Ferry was In the Senate
1 Chamber, Young man. 10 years OF ave
went 10 the Ministry of Public Instruction
and asked to see NJ. Ferry. The latter q
secretary Informed the youth that n. Ferry
was absent. The stranger then lett hut re-
turned lO IN uutes later and forced his way
into the reception room, holding in his hand
revolver, which he kept pointed. as n
ready to fire. An officer seized him, aud
after struggle, overpowrrtd him. Whil,
being held he shouIed: . ViUe la RsphbIigwe
Socidlef Five Ia CoBns,I,seIu ~
The revolver was fully loaded, and so car
tridges were found on the person of The
youth, who gave his name as Carrleu. He
sa d he was born at Hagueuau, In Alsace,
and was baker oy trade. He stated that
i the murder of the French Ministers had
/ been agreed upon at Il MEETING of q secret
society at Lille, ana that he had come t.
| Paris 10 execute the mandate OF the society.
| he regretted that he had not been success
iul, aud said that as sool as he was libpr.
ated from prison he would make another
| attempt, which would be suceess'uI.
M. Ferry did not hear OF the affair uutiI
| 6 O'Clock. T
1t was said to night that Curriou has been
examined by doctor and pronounced to be
a lunatic.
THE FRENCH MOVEMENTS IN ToNoUIN.
1
| Admiral Courbet, who is in command of the
French forces IN Touquin, has advised the
| french Government 10 declare war with
China, and that the Government has trans
miLted orders to the Admiral to act In ac-
cordance with he requirements OF the situa-
| ton. The correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company at Paris declares that
| the sensational reports of u breach OF friendly
| relations between France a China aud Of
the reinforcement OF the French squadron in
ionquin, are witho It foundation.
| Ihe last dispatch received by the Govern
ment from Admiral Courbet, dated Noyem-
Der 3, announced the arrival OF the trans
porte bienhoa aud Tonquin to arrive on the
10th, aud stated that he would attack Som
tay between tee 18th and 10Th inst.
coURBET's DEFEAT RUMoREp,
1t is reported on the Bourse that Admiral
COurbet has been defeated In Eonouin, The
France processes to have similar news. The
| Lt0erte positively contradicts the report. II
is generally believed, heweVer, that the
French forces have commenced their ad-
vance. man has been arrested on the
Bourse on charge Of spreading ''alarmist"
4 news. RI
The committee of the Chamber Of Depu-
Ties which Is considering q resolution
| authorizing the granting of credits for the
| expenses Of the Tonquin campaign is favor
ally inclined 70 the principle OF credits, but
desires that the Government shall give a
complete expiration of the subject.
The GdulOis estimates the French force
now In Tonquin at 1900 men, including
soldiers and sailors, or 400 above the figures
/ given bV the Minister of Marine,
The Temps says that II the Tonuuin
credits already asked for should prove To be
insufficient the Chamber will be prepared to
Il vote more.
A dispatch from Shanghai says IT is stated
that Chinese troops are being concentrated
at Canton, In order to keep back the Black
Flags when ths French drive them from
i Tonquin.
| A member of the Chamber of Deputies
states that Admiral Courbet's position in
Fonquin is criGical, apd that Admiral Pew
ron, minister of marine, proposes to defend
him ty blockading Canton. But ths would
involve the sending of a formal notification
of the blockade to the maratime powers, and
therefore q declaration of war against
CHINA stop IRON which the Chamber
/ shrinks, .
| LONDON GOSSIP. s.,
LONDON, Nov. l6.-Prinee Louis of Bat
tenberg will marry Princess Victoria of
Hesse at Darmstadt In Feb uary. The
/ Prince of alrs Is to attend the ceremony
The Duke OF Edinburg is giving up i'd
| iliDg and "schlageringo and means "a turn
farmer and introduce to England some agri-
| cultural novelties from Russia.
Marquis Tseng, the Chiuese diplomatiat,
was educated by Jesuit fat Iers la KianR
Nan, and was admitted as u member OF tue
Jesuit order.
| IL the preface to the autobiography of Sir
Edward Bulwer Lytton his sou reveals the
iact-which was studi0u ly concealed by his
lather-that the latter was born on May 25,
1903.
Efforts have been made to comprnmfse
The suit OF Captain Sterling. StuiIi; against
The dowager Duchess OF Mlntrose, whom
ne charges with unduly influencing hsr late
husband, Mr.. Crawford.
A sensational lawsuit Is expected In Scot
/ land, where the Marquis of Huntly's three
brothers resist his attempt to disental the
| Aberdeen estates.
The Christmas number If Truth will be
| called "Barnum IN British I.anl,' and will
describe the showman's adventures IN search /.
| OF Jumbo's succ 'ssor. Tue CHRISTMAS NUN.
ber OF OF the Paris Figdi will contain full
page illustrations by Mrissonier, Yost and
| Chapron, and sketches by De Neuville and
| Detaille.
Angelo Neuman, director of the Richard
Wagner Theatre, will produc German opera
ut Covent Garden Theatre next season, the
repertory Including everything from the
| 'Mrlstersinger" OF Wagner to the "Orpheuss
| of Gluck.
The winter theatrical season is about 70
| open with "Gillette," a comic opera, at the
| Royalty; Lords anu Commons" comedy,
at the Haymarket, and "Claudian," his.
torical drama, at the Princess Theatre.
| The coming OF Lotta is being diligently.
hymned by English newspapers. An Amer
lean writes to Truth: "You have sent us
your pet Irving; we now send you our pet
Lotta."
THE wREToHED NIHILIsTs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16.-It Is reported
that of the two female Nihilsts who were re-
Gently arrested at the Imperial Marie Insti-
tute, one, Sofia Woskrepensky, was exc
cuted privately, while the other, named
named Ossensky, committed suicide before
the time arrived for her trial. The WIZ OF
the People, the Nihiistic organ, states that
the sentence of death, which was passed. nv
the Nihiistic Central Committee on an a..
former, was carried out. 1t says that their
party has lost many valuable members re-
Gently, but that the gaps are being rauidlv
filled. More blood will flow, the response
bility for which will fall, not only upon a
senseless Government, but upon those who.
knowing the pressing needs of the country.
SIT still and do nothing. The paper con.
tains two letters from convicts In Siberia, y
/ which gave horrible details Of the traats1 mt