The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-16
PARIS NEWS AND CHATTER
Some Bright Items Of Crisp Gossip
From the Banks Of the
Seine.
A Luck Find That Raised a Quarrel
Between Two Fast
Friends.
The Nude In Art Good for People Over
Thirty-Killed In a Duel
Other Gossip. !

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the fact was mentioned in the local pres
next day. Ever since, the 1000 francs hav'
remained in the keeping of the authorities
and nobody having claimed the money,
was decided some time ago tina
it should belong to the lucky find
era, but which? In the month q
January last a discussion arose between
these two persons on the subject. NJ. Moris'
claimed that one of the notes should be
long to him, since he first saw the envelope
NJ. GARNER, on the other hand, maintained
that he had picked up the envelope, ano
made tho important discovery as to its con-
tents. and that in consequence the whole
sum should be his.
The court, after hearing the evidence and
counsel on both sides. decided against the
demand of M. Morlet. declaring that as ri,
GARNER had been the first to touch the find
no should be considered. ut the end of the
legal time allowed to the real proprietor tc
claim his property, the sole owner.
In virtue of this judgment N. GARNER
will be handed the envelope and its contents
a. soon as the time for appeal against the
decision of the court has expired, unless the
legitimate owner should arrive in the mean
time.
An amusing incident has occurred with
reference to some pictures which NJ. Jan
Van Beers recently sent to the fne art ex-
hibition now open at Barcelona. A portion
Of the Jury Of the exhibition considered that
these pictures were opposed to public NOR
ais, while others saw nothing immoral IN
the paintings ut all. A lively discussion
one section desiring the pictures should not
be hung, and the other being equally desir-
Gus that they should. Finally, to arrive at
. solution of the difficulty, some one pro-
posed that they should be exposed in a
small room by themselves and that the en-
try should only be permitted to ladies and
gentlemen over 30 years of age. This pro-
posal has been adopted.
There is = rumor at Versailles that the
authorities are about to order the xhuma-
ton of the body of Lieut.. truth, of the
First regiment Of the line, who was buried
there a day or two ago. 1t is said that this
officer died not from congestion of the lungs,
effects of q wound received in a duel with
one Of his brother officers. About fifteen.
aays ago NJ. truth married the niece of
Dstaille, a ~wsll-known artist, and it is be-
iisved that the duel was the result of certain
railleries addressed to NJ. truth apropos of
his marriage.
The recent census gives a curious result
for a little village in the south of France
called Beauset. The number of inhabitants
il returned as exactly 200, of which 100
belong to the masculine sex, and. conse-
~ausntIy, 100 to the feminine. Forty-four Of
each sex are unmarried, and forty-nine are
married. There are seven widows and
seven widowers.
The death of the due de Boufromont has
led a r~oyalist paper here to enquire into the
number of Frenchmen who, at present, are
addressed by the title of 'Hduc." Investi-
CATION shows that they are sixty-tye in
number, and Of these there are thirty dues
whose titles date from tho ancient mon
archy. seventeen trace back to the first en-
pire, nine from the restoration and four
from the second empire. There would be
more than this. number, but for the fact
that several titles are now united in one
representative. The Oldest of the dues is
the Duo de Montemart, who was born in
1894, while the youngest is the due de
Guiche, born in 1879.
The last of the descendants of the tor
merly powerful family of the Borgias died
last week in miserable surroundings. He
was the great grandson of Don Albert de
Calixts de Borgia, and during the past
twenty years of his life he gained only a
wretched pittance as q working photo
grapher.
A funny story is told of a scene which
occurred at one of the Paris police stations
a couple of days ago.. NJ. Edmond, the
proprietor of a large business here. was
lately obliged to GO to America In connec-
ton with certain mercantile enterprises he
was engaged in out there. He left his wife,
to whom he had been married for two years
behind him. During the absence of hel
husband the lady found consolation in tbs
attentions of the head clerk. When III,
Edmond returned q few days ago he was in.
formed by some considerate friend of the
conduct of madame. The merchant in
stantly sought the assistance of a commits.
sary of police. Returning in company With
his wife in the society of his clerk. TIT
parties were conducted to the DO
lice station ard Intercepted il
the customary manner. Before
this had gon very far those present were
astonished to hear. coming apparently from
she lips of the husband himself, the words
"This is useless. / WAS their accomplish
The aommissary of police jumped up IN as,
constituent. Take me to st. Ami luna
tic asylum,'' continued the voice. ~ am
as mad as a hatter." At this the errins
lady began to laugh immoderately. The
polics comnissary therenpon seized ths
arm of the husband, and sternlv asked him
what he msant by these statements. M
Edmond Indignantly declared that he hat
not said a single word. He explained, how
ever, that his head clerk was an amateul
ventriloquist of no mean order. The com
missary promptly adiou ned the proceed
ings, and consigned the practical ioke-loy
ing Don Juan to n cold cell.
The pollca are engaged III enquirine int
a case which threatens TO form another O
the many mysteries of tho Seine. Som,
bargemen found in the river close to tn,
Qusi d'Orsav, the body of q man which ha,
evidently been in the water for at least
1aohth. The arms of the deceased wer
tightly bound to his sides. and his hca,
was wrapped III a blouse. No papers, o
anything which would help in his ideutiti
cation, were discovered on the body
which has Therefore been sent to til
Dnrsue.
IL Il fow DAYS the concession for tn
Iasirs in tho Bnis de Boulognc. Champ
Ulysses. haa the gardens of the Trocader
sli. te eola. These places are the resort
~ tse fashionable world OF Paris, an,
kAoss are III the three parks 6,5O0 chairs
ehe right for the whole is sold toeethe,
sAd Oh the last occasion it fetched llI,OO
fsaAxS.
Ascending to a telegram from Turin, greo
as"it%,ient waa caused in the circus ther
tn ctaec evening. when the lady ride
{sanF WeiGs, otherwise the Baroness d
A.tGcp, appeared in the ring, wearing
s,sAs of the French and Russian color
Cs~te hAaei, son of IN Italian diploma
tst:co out some insults to the lady. III
bston &c itanden, who was present, tire
Aimaeif upon the comte, and a regula
ssyitnmage onsuec.
IA Italian colonel tried to pacify tn
CvgsbatAuks. buk without avail Tha roopl