The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-06

hit tO hilt in The Pres aux cleves;
and tie convt ut bell of 81. Germain-
aux L is tOiled daily to announce
that another victim To dueling had
been entrusted TO the monks for
burial. Couriiers and robit quar-
relied every dsy. Challenges were
exchanged for Eyes" or ii mo-; for
u LOOK, fur the cItnlE hg IF cos
tune, for difference of opinion, for
''qneen OF hearts, or q skiing Of
cubs" and less frequently for an
article In tie GoEette-for the Press,
then I'm ifs infancy, had the great
Cardinal himself to- I'LL the poets
corner, and Louis XIII, when not
fatiRued with his GUITAR or the inlay
ing of metals, was q cOustaut COLI
trIbutOr To- the journals. There is a
dash If The fraternity Of Cain abroad.
Madame Bulirich was the widowed
mother at two police Inspectors. She
had won pr'ze of 1900 francs in a
lottery drawing. Four rUffians muir
iered the old lady in Der own dining
bleeding her like sheep Arrested,
they confessed they were Short of
money and were disappointed, the
victim ''p odiiced only % francs"
Ana this is but typical case. The
truth is, Paris is full Of recidivisls;
the law has lost its terrorS for them;
they can almost count for certainty
on being reprieved by NJ. Grevy, and
be sent to New Cal, donna, where
i"tos-lifp awaits them, is their con-
summation to be wished.
Madame Hughes is the wife of one
of the depu.is of MarseiIles. Her
husband is about 81 years of age, aud
p0etaster rather than legislator.
| file hcids very advanced political
vi.ws. His wife is al extremely
pretty lady, aged twenty-seVelI, with
| the nationally orth dox number of
children, two. They are hoIh atheists.
Madame is The daughter of an editor;
is very highly educated, paints more
tn IL fairly, and scuipts well. A year
/ after his marriage Hughes shot his
rival editor in duel. The deceased
stated, that any lady married civilly,
| independent of the church. had ''nO
right to wear orange blossoms. /"
Hughes accepted the insult as per-
sonal.
Two years ago the name of Madame
Hughes was mixed up with dirty
| trial between two spoUsesi for a judi
ciaI separation. An agent of a "PTi-
vate Inquiry Office" named NORM
| positively manufactured charge OF
unchastity against her. She took an
action against him, and he was con
demned TO fine aud two years i'm
prisonment. But he never darkened
the doors of a prison, though sea-,
fenced fifteen months ago. This
In French judicial procedure. AL
parties having to appear before the
Tribunal few days ago ON law
point, Madame Hughes, encountering
her slauderer i'm the entrance halt o
the Courts, fired six shots at hin
from q revolver, four OF which tool
effect. The victim still lingers
Mad me had fully prepared hersel
for the deed; she coniesses it, ant
avows, had there been fiji y bullets in
the weapon she would have riddles
Moriu. She is now in prison, pre-
pairing q plaster cast of her - Jus
titia."
Public opinion, at first, inclined Il
side with the lady, is chOrping Toun'
to severity. OF iate 100 many erson
have heen taking the law INTO thei
OWN hands. and have been acquitted
} by the juries. There must be some
thing nut nf jpint in Justice whel
/ Charlotte Coruays aud JuditlIs re
, appear. Their Occupati"n should b
gone. The victim finds but scan
/ sympathy, because he belong d to
5 business which IS abOmiHatiOn itself
And nnte, this plaque of detect'v
/ officers is IamentabIy OH the increase
| and their advertisements are as -four
, Ishing as those of quack medicines.
5 The Government, TOO, is suspecte
, of having underground railway rela
. lions with THESE officers, wOi Ike
4 mostly by eX or dismissed member
nf the secret poIice. There are seve
ar Gig auarcnal parties in France
TOR In tie lowest depths there il
, deeper still ihty meti ami de
lnandrd publication jury )" ths
/ body did its wnrk ~ weeiing out
) BAKERS dozen O. the most ardent al,
| violent orators at the public meet
/: Jugs, vino We're salaried Governments
{ detecti YES. They were blown on b.
r some equally law aluable traitor Il
} the Prefecture lie P,lice.
q That kind of taIng Is not worthy
the Republic. The latter : serIOusl
= suffering from the disarray ami vie
:. lent chickering's III its parIlzahs. som
: elections have recently taken place
/ where R"yalists and Bnn@partIst
a defeated Republican, causti,iates. Tn
"A Result mean1, "giving a lesson"
r the powers that be. Edmond Ab0u
!. strikes out for "a new Rrpublica
u party; the Government and its SUI