Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-01

In 1850 he uuUaIned his full lieutenancy,
and two years later was promoted to a
captaincy. having in the interim seen
service in Cochin China. Just before the
war of 1870 he became major. He was
with Bazine at Metz, but by some means
escaped the fate of Bazine's army, and
made his way back to Paris. He was then
promoted to lieutenant colonelcy by the
government of national defense, and
fought at Champigny Nov. 80 to Dec. O.
After the suppression of the commune
Boulanger's newly attained promotion
was quashed by the grade revision Oom-
mittee and restored to him in 1874
In 1850 he became brigadier general. Be-
ing appointed to the command of the
army of occupation of Tunis, General
Boulanger had a disagreement with NJ
Camleon, the resident general, and was re-.
called. He then held the war office ap.
pointment of director of the infantry di.
vision, and became minister of war in 1885
When M. de Freycinet resigned, and was
succeeded by M. Goblet December, 1885,
the general retained his portfolio; but on
the fall of M. Goblet, Boulanger's name
did not appear in the cabinet of NJ
Bouvier. Soon after this the general was
dispatched to Clermont- -Ferrand to take
command Of an army corps, receiving a
great ovation at Paris on his departure.
When the Limousin scandal broke upon
Paris like thunder-clap, General Boul-
anger commented very freely upon the war
minister's conduct, and was Immediately
ordered under close arrest for thirty days
at his own headquarters.
The government having decided in
a., |. Il H.. II.
ing him on the retired list. he inaugurated
a vigorous campaign against the ministry.
Vacancies shortly after occurred In the
representation for the Boudogne and the
Nord. Here he was returned by $500
votes to 95, $50 polled by the Opportunist
candidate In the Nord his triumph was
still more remarkable, the number of votes
polled for him being l72, 52S against rs, ,90l
for NJ. Foucart, and 9,647 for M. Moreau.
This was on April Is, 1888, which in man
ifesto he issued to the electors, he declared
would be marked in the annals of the
country as a date of true deliverance.
Subsequently his popularity waned for
time.
The generals appearance in the chamber
of deputies in July, 1888, to demand a dis
solution of the chamber, gave rise to q
stormy scene NJ. Floquet made vigor-
Gus attack upon the general, and in the
alteration between them General Bou-
LANCER exclaimed, "You liel'' This led NJ.
Floquet to demand satisfaction, and on
July IS duel was fought between them,
with the result that the general received
deep wound in the throat. After his re-
covery he appeared QSS9) as q candidate
at bye-elections In Paris, at the Nord, the
Somme and Charent Infereure, and was
returned by large majorities. The Patri-
otic league, Of which he was the head, was
subsequently suppressed, and the general
was tried by the senate on a charge OF
having, whiie war minister, appropriated
GlO,OO0 Of public money for purposes Of his
own propaganda. He was found guilty.
To avaid arrest. he fled first 10 Belgium,
then to London. where he arrived April "a.
The general was elected at this general
election tSeptember). for Montmartre, by
q small majority over NJ. Joffrin, but the
election was annulled. The general then