The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

U IS estimated that there are 5000 com munists in Paris. A pleasure garden near Montmartre was pointed out to me. the other day, which IS a favorite resort for this explosive class and where they have frequent balls. Wear your poor es, clothes, 90 collariess and leave your watch al home" said my informant, If you visi, that garden at nightn My curl osity IS no, likely to lead me thifher, think. Elements of discord are abun- dant in Paris. and spark might set them Tn active and dangerous motion. There the overthrow of the republic and re- turn to the monarchy or the empire, bu, happily there are too many dissentions among the anti-repubhcans to make them dangerous. The monarchists are nearly as much divided as they were before the death of Count de Chambord. The Or leanis, Count de Paris was offered back sea, a, the funeral by the widow Cham bord, and he retired in a miff tefore the obsequies commenced, like the boy who refused to go to the funeral of his father unless he could ride on the hearse with the driver.
 A few days ago the last of the above ground ruins of the Tuileries, burned by the communists May ,ad, 1871, were re- novel, and all that remains of this his toric palace is the cellars, which will be filled up. The structure was set on fire in several different places after the Yer sailles troops had forced their entrance into the city. but before they had gained possession of the palace. The confiAgra- ton quickly assumed frighdul dimen- sions, and all attempts 10 stay il were useless. Explosions of powder placed in various parts of the building has,ened i, to ruin. The Louvre had also been doomed, and preparations had been made with gunpowder and petroleum to destroy it, together with its priceless treasures of art, but happily General Douai and his troops arrived in time to prevent wha, would not only have been an irreparable disaster to Paris and to France but genuine loss to the world. l, was Cath erine de Medicis, widow of Henry H.. who began the Palace Of the Tuileries. in 1864. A very gentle queen was Catherine One pleasant afternoon in I5oS a gay and gallan; party of knights and ladies as- sembled in the court of the old palais des Tournelles 10 witness a friendly tour nament. Save unhorsing knight oc- easionally these tournaments were not intended to inlure any one seriously. The reigning monarch. Henry H.. was fond of sport of this nature, and was not averse to couchlng lance himself against an adversary sufficiently noble. He entered the lists tha, fated day against Coun, Montgomery. captain of ihe Scottish guard. and by an accident the poin, of the counts long wooden lance entered one of the eyele;s of his royal adversary's visor. ex,inguishlng not only his vision but his life. ,iueen Catherine witnessed the deed. and t Is related that she de- scended from the royal box. seized Il sword from one of the guards and al tempted 10 slay the exeeutioner of her husband with her own hand. Prevented doing this, she had Montgomery arrested and afterwards executed on the Place de rHotel de Vile, favorite place of exc ou,ion in ,ha, day. Befo he was be- headed this tender dame ordered hlm 10 be fiayed and burning oil poured over his raw body, a deed which she herself wit messed w,:h the kecnesi satisfaction Catherine survived her husband twenty four years. during the reigns of her sons Francis H., Charles IN. and Henry H. She IS credited with melting the massa- ere of St. Bartholomew. which occurred on the night of the nth of August. | S-,. durng the reign of Charles IN They DO nt out the window m the Louvre from whence, tradition says, she gave the sig nal for the killing to begin. which was very promptly responded 10 by the guards assembled in the palace court awaiting il. But tradition oanno, always be re- lied on. IL was alleged that Charles IN. fired upon his subjects out of certain window in the palace on that memorable night. and in i7s5 an inscription was en- graved under this window reading as fol- lows: !" This Is the window where Iharles IN. of infamous memory, hred upon the people with a carablne, but SIX years later II was discovered that ,ha, portion of the Louvre was not built unui years after the massacre. and the inscription was erased. Some day writers will en- deavor to show that Catherine was 4 model of gentleness and tender compass sion. who tainted if maid of honor pricked her finger and the blood came.
 
 killed brought their fate upon themselves by oarousing on the streets late d, nigh, and provoking needless fight with the police
 A few days ago visited the spo, where Henry II. was killed in the tournamen, above spoken of. |: was called the Iiace Royal formerly, but its presen, name ls Place des Iosges, so named after the revolution in honor of the depzrmen, of that name, which had been the frs; 10 send patriotic contributions to Paris 4 palace stood there a, the time Henry Ii was killed. which his widow afterwards demolished She wanted to revenge her self on the building. even. Henry lN erected the square which still remains l; is handsomely laid ou, ri,h shade tree and flowers. children play there every day and brass band on Thursday afternoons. This was the fashlonab ole quarter in the reign of Louis AlIl TON II IS chiefly occupied by retired o;fiaals and Dersons of Srna II inxeD<rSe... r- -~z,