New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18

| the preliminary ARRANGEMENTS with the executors
| CT the Marquise, and the lighthouse which, In
accordance with her request, is to bear her famous
fathers name, is to be placed without delay on
| the promontory OF Penmarch in the Department of
| Finsterre. 1t will be very lofty tower,
equipped with powerful electric lights, destined to
| be at great distance out at sea. The light
house will also he equipped with large fog
| horn. The Marquise was one OF the most IN
| lnential leaders OF the fashionable world In the
! old Faubourg ST. German, and was possessed OF
considerable personal courage, having remained
here throughout the entire Commune instruction
in 1871.
General the Marquis de Galifet, who likewise
bears the title Of Prince Of Martgnac. has just
been made the victim Of a somewhat awkward
contretemps. The French Government, aware OF
the intimate friendship which has subsisted Tor
more than a quarter Of a century between tnc
General and the Prince Of Wales, had with the
object Of pleasing His Royal ITghness, appointed
the former TO represent France as Ambassador
Extraordinary at the wedding Of the Duke or
York next month Since the nomination has
been officially announced the English court has,
however ntimated to the French Foreign once
that, owing to the lack Of room in st. James $
Chapel, where the ceremony is TO take place, the
presence Of special ENJOYS from abroad was not
desired Not alone the General, but also the
French Government are considerably put ont by
This attitude on the part Of the English court, as
the Cabinet here had incurred good deal or
hostility on the part of the Radical wing of the
Republican party by tine appointment OF the
General. The latter has always been extremely
unpopular with the masses, especially since uie
Commune of 1871. on which occasion he rendered
1,x,f bo ruf
which he treated the insurgents on one occasion
having had no less than eighty shot for trying
10 escape II must be remembered that at the
time when he exercised this severity women were
dropping petroleum down the cellars Of the houses
here. soldiers were being poisoned and shot down
close TO the Bourse, and the dregs OF the IN
snrgnnt army had retreatrd to the Pere la Chalse
Cemetery. where they were making last ana
Gespe rate stand against the regulars. The Arch
bishop Of Paris and two Of the most popular
French generals had just been killed in cold blood
by the Communards and some OF the finest pubic
buildings were smoking ruins.
Galifet, white haired, black mustachcd and
covered with scars. Is the one general above all
others of whom the mob stands in dread. since
they are aware that he il perfectly capable OF
repeating his exploits Of 1871. Notwithstanding
his aristocratc birth. prejudces and ahliations
no was an intimate friend of Gambetta, and 1t
is asserted that at one moment when the famous
tribune was discouraged by the difficulty OF rul-
ing Franco with an intractable Parliament nc
formed the plan Of insfiuting trlumvirate COM
posed Of the Due d'Aumaie, dc Galllfet ana MIN
self The scheme il stated 70 have fallen through
becauso Of the refusal of the Due d'Aumale TO
compromiS" himself. The brunt OF the blame
i, connection with the slight 70 which the Gov
eminent here has Just been subjected Dy the
court ~ st James is laid on the broad shoulders
Of cx- Ambassador Waddington who, it Is claimed.
should have taken tho trouble to find ont If
special envoys were expected for the wedding
Of the Duke of York before permitting fhe APP
pointment Of the Marquis de Gallifct to be made
as Amha ssa1or Extraordinary.
Those Of the readers OF The Tribune who visit
this city during the course of the next ~"
months will be somewhat startled by the aspect
Of the trees. with which the boulcvards ana prnci
pal thoroughfarrs of the metropolis are Iheh'
Hitherto the people here hay" been aDle 10 enjoy
the benefit Of shade from the fresh, thick 1oliase
NJ the plane trees. which shielded them so well
from the heat OF the sun on the long summer
DAYS Within the last few weeks the foliage AMI
branches Of thes.. various trees have been Topped
of in the most ruthless manner by I'll" orders OF
" do Tayernicr. the chief engineer Of the city.
leaving little else than the bare trunks. In re-
spouse 10 the vtuperations with winch n" mas
been as-acd in connection with the matter ne
has explained that the trees, althongh rHhc
enough a. far as external appearances were con-
ccrned. were internally all wrong. Nearly all Oh
them have been attacked by some species oi
maladv akin 10 consumption. ana, accoruine'A.
tLere WAS nothing 10 be- done but - cut OH all
their branches and foliage II their HE
WAS 70 be- preservcd H. the Rue du Luxembourg
the disease has reached such a stage that II has
h.com. necessary TO replace all the old trees by
new one. II is especially in the Avenue Victor
Uuoo whe,r so many Americans live; at PasSy
and around la Mnette. where the pruning-knife
has been applied with the most severity.