New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

his family IN q DOX al the circus blc clo"i "i"e
a whole troupe of trained pigs in the arena ana
made them squat down row OF chairs. lie
then explained TO the public that during his i'm
prisonmcnt he had whiled away the time by learn
ing German, and that as he was DESTROYS Of showing
his patrons what wonderful progress he had ma 'e
in so short a period, he would now address his
porcnc friends in that tongue
Tendcrly patting the smallest pig on the snout
he exclaimed You are very. very nice lttie
pig but you,' added he turning to the next III
size. are preexer' 1.-THE German patois FOR
bigger. and you" patting the third, are
also gresser while you,7 touching the head OF inc
fourth are very big pig indeed /" Inc
audience fairly bowed with delight, but General
Gresscr, considering that he had been grossly anu
publicly insultcd left the building at once in hSil
dudgeon. That same night the merry, mis-
chievous clown was arrested and would nave
been conveyed without delay TO the mines Vi
Siberia had not the Emperor, who was inwarulS
much amused at the incident, prevented pun
Durow from being so severely punished, ana ico
him of with good scolding for having dareu "
poke fun at the Chief OF Police.
1t is not without great outlay of money that
Paris keeps ND the we'll deserved reputation OF
being the daniest and cleanest Of oil great cities'
over 81 100. 900. Part Of this amount is deVo'ed
20 the purchase and maintenance OF Spa''cS'
pickaxes. whcebarrows, watercarts, dlslniec'al's'
sand brooms etc The rest is used to pay.
the $500 men and 500 women who every mofl-
ing remove ofal or mud. This small army OF
strcet-ceaners is divided into 140 brlgades, each
OF which is commanded by so-called captain,
lust like soldiers would be. Every man or woman
has an appointed task some wash the siucwailfS.
Others attend 10 the cutters, Others look ai'er
the areas or throw sand on the streets ana
boucvartls, which twice day are Inspected oy
one of the chiefs Of the strcc-clcanlng corpora
ton. This explains why the thoronghiareS mere
are almost az well kept as the interior oil Il rIrui-
ish house. and also how it is that refuse or ulr'
is so seldom met with is the case IN o'hcr
great capitals.
Countess Trcilhard, one OF the lovclicst women
here died n few days ago under eAcep'lohallI
mournful circumstances. She suffering from
diphthcria. and her physicians after consultation
declared that the only chance Of saving her life
was 10 perform the operation of tracheotomy.
adding. however that il il did not succeed she
would die within ten minutes of the conclusion
thereof Her husband who absolutely worshlppcd
her was avcr-e 10 this being tried ana en-
treated the doctors 10 save his wifcs life Win
ont mourning so great n risk. The sufferer, on
the contrary. took very different view OF the
matter and insisted that the operation ShouId DC
performed Accordingly she was OPr-
atcd upon. and at once felt much
relieved A few minutes aiterwaid she
complained Of being thirsty and asked
for a rlas. Of water hut before the nurse had time
,o bring il 10 her the young Countess. with
cry OF distress. fell back on her pillows dead
She was only twcntysevcn years old. ana m"ch
sympathy is expressed for this untimcN fatr'
which las shattered the entire future existence
OF her devoted husband.
The magnificent residence ~ the Due ID" NaSSa
was tlronccd on Monday NIGHT with the choicest
members Of the French nri-tormcy. wlo "er" IN
yitcd to hear several Of The hosts musical works
performed by some ~ the .Icat~t artists OF tie
opeu, Tine guests were received IN In" great
Louis WI gaic.y-onc of the m1rycls OF inns
spleudid n,au>ion-hy the Duke. who j. an Ell
Terminate. fat. harmless mddlc-1ecd tachelor, Nv
ing only for music and iio"crr, OF "hlch he Is
inordiuatcly fond In spite Of his not very pre-
no,,c.sing exterior, the Due de MnSSa -. never
fhclcs- a grand seigncur, and has much OF the
,pcien regime courtesy about him. lie * quite
-, musical genius and " In Mutt de Dcceinbrr,
- well A. Ia Nuit dAout," which he composed
for the worls If Alfred de Mn -ct's famous poem
and which wcrc interpreted hy Mm" Rose Caron
and NJ Bouhy OF the Opera, were enthusiastically
\ gorgeous supper took place AFTER
the concert i'm the dinine-hall which is entirely
drapcd in priceless old gobclin tapestries.