The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-13
GOSSIP FROM PARIS.
CONSUMPTION OF HORSE FLESH
IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL

Pasteurism In China-The Velocipede
as War Engine-De Freycinet's
Overthrow.
Copyright, 1892. By the United Pressl
PARIS. Feb. 27.-The overthrow Of NJ. de
Freycinet, perhaps, makes timely a brief
description OF a scene witnessed In the
Chamber Of Deputies, on one OF the occa-
sions when the ex-president Of the council
of ministers, acting in his capacity as min
lister OF war. was present to watch the prog
ress OF military legislation.
The business before the body at the
moment was the consideration of PROPOSE
ton to appropriate a considerable sum OF
money for the manufacture of field
ordnance. The war minister. who sat on a
government bench. had just turned his at
tention from q mass Of papers. which lay
upon an open portfolio before him,
20 cast passing glance at a Bona
partist who was in the act of
descending from the tribune. Grinning
countenances an occasional smoker aud the
shuffiing of feet indicated the dying out of
q hearty laugh over a sharp thrust at the
government, or some lively sally at the ex-
pense of the minister of war. Only the
faintest trace of a contemptuous smile,
lowering about the lips Of De Freycinet,
disturbed even for an instant the intent
ness of his keenly watchful attitude and
manner.
Down in the back tiers of the extreme
left there was momentarily a vast deal of
whispering. rattling of papers and por-
tentous wagging of heads. Evidently the
opposition was to make one more attack
upon the government. The raid beat
drearily against the windows of the Palais
Bourbon, and gathering darkness was
suggesting the turning on Of the
lights, when, from the midst of the
monarchists, there arose a deputy, who
after word or two of consultation with
his royalist confreres. strobe into the faint
light, out of the deep obscurity by which he
had been surrounded, and deliberately made
his square-shouIdered way toward the
tribune. Arrived there the deputy gravely
bowed to President Floquet, and then slow
ly turned and faced NJ. de Freycinet.
He was a heavy-set, shaggy haired,
somber-visaged and aggressive Vendean-
that is, man representing constituency
which, anomalous as is the fact, is to-day
devoted, body and soul. rather to the house
of Bourbon and the church OF Rome than
to the French republic.
That the man from La Vendee was in
deadly earnest-too much so, indeed. for
the good of his cause-was not long LETT 10
doubt. He sneered at the republic, derideC
its ministers, jeered at its conduct of for
0AAeAA 0hA0 AAo0C a oOOh VI Its uUIl66tlC
policies.
He shook his formidable mass of hair.
and clinched his big fists as, ways glaring
at the TRANQUILITY observant war minister.
he thundered out In perorahon: "Your
ministry insults God through his church in
France; yet your government demands
that Catholic Frenchmen shall vote away
their money, their lives; and, perhaps. those
OF their SONS in defense of those who per-
secute and wrongfully use them. DO you
think. as did an official predecessor of yours
I'M. OLIVIER that, in the hour of supreme
danger, it will be enough to assure the
people that France marches to the frontier
with light hearth"
The Vendean has gone too fari The loud
murmers OF the republicans areintermingled
with the half-suppressed curses Of the Bona
partists, who do not half like that sting
ing defense to the last war minister of Ma
poleon Ill. But. little recks the Vendean,
who leaves the tribune with an expression
on his face which says to imperialist and re-
publican, alike, as plainly as did Mercutio
to the Montagues and Capulets, "A plague
O. both your housesn
When M. de Freycinet, who throughout
the sitting, has remained elmost as imper-
turbable as stone man, and as impossible
as fate, finally arises to reply for the gov
ernment. he seems the incarnation of la
Repubttqte Franchise. Calm, courageous.
abundantly self-cOnfident, with shoulder
thrown back and feet firmly planted, this
very able statesman and undoubted parrot,
briefly speaks as follows:
M. G. Presldent-The proposition now be-
fore the chamber is of the simplest charac-
ter. 1t calls for no oratorical display: nor
can its merit be buried beneath verhiAge.
The present government, in presenting the
necessities of the public service, does not
seek to involve the chamber in discussion
of or hnp- Ifa,aN haa no l. l.. T..
not wish to further bumiliate the partisans
OF monarchical obsoleteism; nor does it de-
sire to waste time in considering the vaga-
rles OF departed imperialistic regime. IT.
however, the government should at
anytime 6nd itself compelled to move to
the defense of the national territory. or
honor, it will hope TO do so with right and
and justice on its side, and accompanied by
loyal Frenchmen sound horses and perfect
guns-certaiu of which things are asked for
in the measure now pending.
Then the minister sits down. Quickly,
spontaneously, there comes the touch of
palm to palm, and fast after IL a roar of
cheers, and the thunder Of stamping feet
as the omntpotent right swings solidly into
line in support OF the government
This over, diminutive deputy from the
Alpes- Maritimes, squeaky of voice and rear
ward of location, automatically calculates
the words: ''Vive la republiquem One or
two unknowns smile feebly upon him, and
the chamber adjourns.
CONSUMPTION OF HoRsEFLEsH.
Not the least curious of the many inter
esting reports made by the prefecture of
police Of Paris since the beginning of thu
year is one just issued, in which the matter
OF the sale, for consumption, of horsefiesh
during the year 1891, lie dealt with.
There are. it appears by the report, within
the line OF Notifications OF the city, no less
than 1874 shops or stalls where is regularly
call btdoche, somewhat comprehensive
word, meaning, according to circumstances,
either horsefiesh, mule meat or donkey
steaka
Nearly all these establishments (which are
principally patronized by the poorer class of
working people,. are situated In the suburbs
Of the city. and it is doubtful whether their
sort of wares have been openly placed on
sale within two miles of the halles Cen
trales since the siege Of Paris and the
outbreak OF the commune, over twenty
years ago.
The horse-butchers, or bouchers hfppo
phdgtque, employ men whose duty 1t is
in addition to haunting the cavalry depot
and watching the occasional sources of city
suppl, to scour the rural districts in search
of such cattle as their owners. for various
reasons, are willing 70 sell for alimentary
purposes. When possible, country pur-
chssers are, of course, brought to Paris, ION
the hoof" often, however, the enfeebled
or crippled condition Of the animals, the
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