New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29

maine letter addressed 10 him TO which he
will find considerable difficulty in making reply
| 1t is always a perllous task for man TO assail
the fair sex, which invariably has the advantage
over him. az Lott now finds Out TO his cost
| The Comte de Berteux, who has Just been
elected by the Jockey Club as commissaire or
| chief steward of the meetings in the Bots
| do 30 iogne and at Chantilly. il one Of the most
! popular and prominent members of the French
| tnrf Indeed, his name may be said 10 ENJOY
| European celebrity as lie is one OF the lew
| Frenchmen who are members Of the English an
Austrian jockey Clubs lie is the owner Of what
| is probably the most successful stud farm in
| France, near Fervacques, in Normandy and Is
| renowned for his strictness in connection with
all matters relating TO the turf. Jockeys attempt
ing TO pull their mounts Will find in him
sinQularv openeyed and severe supervisor and
his election constitutes guarantee that some OF
the scandals which of late years have from time
to time brought the French racing world into
unpleasant notoriety will lenccforth be rendered
impossible The Comtp dc BeIteuX Is Of the
finest amateur pianists in society here and is not
only great connoisscur of fine art. but also
famous gourmet. His one enemy il govt. tc which
he is perfect martyr. and which alone may
interfere with the execution Of his duties on the
metropolitan racecourscs
Among the distinguished visitors here at the
present moment is the Rance Of Sarawak, who is
staying with the Princess Of Monaco, long her
most intimate friend The Rance is an English
lady, daughter Of Mr. Clayton de Wingt Of
Blunsden Hall. Wiltshire and married the present
ard second Raah or sovereign of SaraWak,
territory situated the north coast of the
Island Of Bornco. The Rajah who is an English
man and retired officer of the British Navy, is
perhaps best known as Sir Charles Brooke. and
succeeded in Sos TO his uncle. the first RaJah
Of Sarawa,l. who so distinguished himself by put
ting end to the piracy which formerly ham
pered all trade and commerce in the Eastern
archipelago The Ra iah's subjects number about
half million, and his dominlous comprise an area
of 10000 square miles. The Ranes, AT the CON
clusion of her visit here will 90 TO London, where
she proposes TO spend the
II IS difficult 10 imagine what the Parisians
would do without the Panama scandal Just now.
They have become accustomed to render il re-
sponsible for anything that goes wrong. II
trade is declared to be bad. tie reason given is
the Panama collapse. If one meets with an ac"i-
dent such as III" fracture OF leg or the dislo
cation of a shoulder the fault Is INN, diatcly
laid at the doors Of the Panama 'ara Company
The Panama affair is put forward as reason lor
and Ncw-leai'> presents and for sinking a
multitude Of social and domestic d ..Ics which are
irksome. In fac, the Panama Company is like the
cat that Is blamed for AL the hrcakdgeS that TAX"
place in badly regulated family. There j. on"
branch Of trade, however. that Panama cannot be-
said in any way TO Lave mtei iercd with, namely.
that which is known as tlc articles de Paris. Tia"
business in these pretty and charaCt rstlc krlck-
nacls has rarely been hourishirs and the sale
of bonEOnnier's and li:ew." Of bonbonS, during
the last few seeks has been phenomenal
hear Of one hrn which tooA $4,000 over the
counter in a single day.
The Minister of tho Interior has Gulshcd the
resolution of the Municipal Council TO demo>h the
Chapele ENpiatoirc of the Rue DAMON, which
was erected over the body 0: King LOAF, WI and
Queen Marie Antonc.tc, in order TO conmcnoraf"
their sad fate. There many people here who
assert that the bones resting under the monument
in question are not those OF Louis XVI but Of
Rolespieire. TL.y base their declaration on I'll"
memoirs of the Dictator Blrras. who relltr> that
after the dccapitato,. Of PocsDicrrc he personally
superntendcd the lattcr's inhuma,lSn. Is'lns OF
a cynical disposition, he though IT would be-
amusing 70 bury the body Of Rohsulcir" on the
TON OF that Of LOUIS XVI. Accordingly, he cali~'"
the grave 10 be opened, a quantity of qucklih"
10 bo thrown Oh .hc remains, and then placed 'h'
corpse Of Robcspi,rre III III" sr'nr trdFc. me
bones therefore which lie under the monument J
Of the Chapcc ENpiatoirc. where worthy w.
pitim,t. flock pray for the sonl o the nif'E''"
,;ng arc these Of his cXccntiOncr Rubcsprrrc. /
hen after the Restoration in lsij the remains -
liev.d 70 he those Of the King were c\hum'd, II /
WAS noticed that while the buckles OF the shoes
were Of silver the lrcc buckles were oil 1ol".
No,y IT, i, we'll known that Rolcspl"ir" always |
made a point of wearing knee buckles Of
different metal to those Of his snoca; ana more
over the quicklmc must necessarily ha'" caused
the complete disappearance Of the King ruai'''-
Tie discovery Of the whole affair was made d't-
inc IN. reign Of Napoleon III, but was hush'd up
a, the urgent request OF the Empress