New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-28
NOTES FROM PARIS.

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| FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE. /
| PANS, February II.
| The legislative events of the week have been NJ
Michclin's proposal for the impeachment of NJ.
Jules Ferry. NJ. Duche's bill for the expulsion Of
Princes of dynastic families from French territory
and the speech of VI. Basly in the debate OF tho
| Decazevie strike and the murder o; Warin, tho
head engineer of the colliery there. Tne occasion
of this debate was an interpolation addressed by
the Right to the Minister Of the Interior, who was,
so speak, put upon his trial and held to be respon-
sible for the supineness of the governmental
| authorities at Decazevile. The telegraph has in
| formed you how mob OF GOLFERS wrcaked ven-
geance upon a tyrannical and grinding engineer
by following him to the Sous Prefecture where ne
took refuge, invading the frst-fioOr ROOM in which
he locked himself in, by means of ladder; beating
him on the head with beam of wood, flinglng him
| ont of the window and jumping on him until life
seemed extinct. They, however, did not go when
this crime was committed to loot bakers or any
other tradesmen's shops, but returned
quietly to their freless homes in which
they were superior to the mob which gathered the
other day in Trafalgar Square and plaged tie
West End jewellers of London.
The Legitimists are greatly disguised with
the Orleans family who have talent for
intrigue but have no " CO." and indeed are fossil
felt tempted to go to the Naundo:f family,
who claim to be the descendants of Louis XVI and
Marie Anouette through their LOUIS XVII,
who they allege escaped from the Temple and after
many hardshipsand adventures died III Holland in
1916. The Comte de Paris has many respectable
qualities, but not single great one. lie
also had the misfortune 90 be brought up
in close borough formed of narrow-mInded de.
pendents on the Orleans family, who went into
exile with them because they woald have starved
in France, and OF Wing members of the Eng ish
arlstocracy who were liberal in their Own conceit
Now the Wing nobleman who Is that is like the man
wise in his own conceit. of whom Solomon says:
There Is more hope of a fool than of him." In this
republican country the Comte and COmtesse de
Paris shut themselves up with parcel Of fine ladies
and gentlemen who have nothing modern III them
except talent for promoting Bourse
bubbles-a talent which they showed
in a remarkable way in getting up the Union Cen
era, and watering its shares But as they have the
clergy their side, this close borough may become
n source of public danger, because no monarchcal
restoration could be attempted without national
CONFUSION.
striking instance of the Comte de- Pariss back
wardness was furnished the other day. VI. JaluZOt,
the head of famous dry-gOOds store, io Prlntemps
is getting married second time, and as his iiancGe
Cresus he asked the head of the Orleans family 10
serve as witness The answer returned
by the secretary of the ilustrious
parsonage was that MOnsigneur cou.d not render
such a service except a titled person." .JaluxOt,
nothi ng abashed, replied that he Yves negotiating
with the Pope for the purchase of n high grade of
nobility and that all the necessary tormalitics
which he had to 60 through woud be fulfilled be-
fore the wedding. Whether a further excuse was
vouchsafed know EOt. But was there ever such
egregious nonsense as FOR the Comte de Paris thu
20 set himself in hostility to the principle of equal
ity-the one which the mass of Freno hmen prize
the most' And this. too. in country
IN which 1t was thought honorable of N. Theirs 10
pride himself on remaining. even when head OF The
81 cred glorious OF VI. Guizot TO stu1 away INTO
drawer HIS breyct Of Spanish nobility in virtue Of
which he was a duke and hrSt-class ggandee
The Oreanist press boasts great dea! about the
cngag cement of the Duke of BragluZa ana the
Princess AmeIie. eldest daughter Of the Comic and
Comtessc de Paris 1t shows no doubt, that the
head OF the House of Orleans is thought GOOD deal
of at the Court OF Madrid. But II Is forgotten that
the Duke of BraganZa was refused by the
lnfanta Eulalie, youngest sister OF the late
King of Spain. She preferred her consm Antonio
de MOntpcnSIer because he IS better looking and
great deal richer aud would not ask her 10 quit Der
native country to reside elsewhere. The Duke Of
Braganza is about the plainest young man ID
Europe and quite min tcrcstlng. HIS physloguomy
expresses an inert mlnd The face is round aud The
features are lumpy. He has the adpoHe clumsi.
of his grandmother, Maria da Gloria aiid the
hOmely features Of the House OF Savoy. lbeIe Is o
good deal of tho Princess Cl9tiIdc. hi" aunt
on, the maternal side, IN his snnb nose.
being very curly gives him the air Of grOwn-nr
cherub. | should think him not only lnofiensive.
but good natured.. He was insensible ut he AsaG-
envy to the brilliant and amusing speeches of NJ:
Ludovic Haleyy and NJ. PailleroD the author Of
"Le Monde GU fon s. Ennuie." But he was carried
pntSos SO Of f! M ss MofR M
moral and moralizng little drama " Les OuyIIers."
L he has genius FOR o q9y cn n IS 0T
20 get there when she was on the stage MOI
to disturb the house be went to listen N the wings
| believe she made conquest OF him. Ii was qGlt
ridiculous TO SEQ how he betrayed his admiration.
IL well for him that his hancee was not watch.
ing him AS lie revolyed around the diva. lie could
more keep away from her than moth could
avoid rushing into candle The Duke bcsoughy
her TO come and sing at the san Carlos Theatre and
promised that If she did Portugal that favor tho
Royal saloon car would be sent to tho frontier 10
She is now ut Monte Carlo and after another
TO Madrid. Patti Ia. been offered $4,000 night
to sing in concerts in South America but the
longth of the ocean voyage and the danger OF vel.
low fever prevent her accepting this offer. She is
in better health than she was SINCE she Abandoned
drugs and mineral water and has placed herself un,
der a doctor who makes her follow an electrical
treatment. Her great ambition now is TO enjoy
tireslde happiness with Ncolini and 10 advance the
interests of his, children. The daughter has been
married recently, and one of tie sons Is abOut TO
enter the Ecole Polytechpique. The youngest !.
twenty lone. lie and Lis brother aud sister call
Patti, in speaking of her and to her. Maman."
The Hereditary Prince of Monaco tries TO win ths
esteem of the scientific world by completing the
studies of Maury, the American photographer. He
has been, tguratlyely speaking, deep in ocean
rents for some time past and lectures well about
them This future sOvereign-kin Of the small and
lonely State III which the Blanc family govern
might serve as an exception TO Captain Shandons
rule. He has lucid sty lie aud his dictlon is elegant
without being stilted Savants are pleased with
the matter and laics of frivolous minds with tic
manner of the lecture which he delivered here at
TIE meeting-room Of the Geographical Society. Tho
Prince has n neat little yacht of 200 'ons--
pHirondele. Since tho Pope declared the
Princes marriage with Lady Mary Hamilton null.
and the offspring thereof legitimate, his Highness
has gone in for a life on the ocean wave and
home on the rolling Deep" However, he does not
addict himself to piracy or sentimental musings or
to robust seamanship but studies with patience