New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02

he periodical sale Of unclaimed articles left in
the railroad carriages, waiting-rooms, etc. at the
Great Western Railroad terminus has Just been
held here. and the catalogue furnishes most IN
structivc reading Besides the usual thousands Of
umbrellas sticks and handkcrchicfs. the list in
cludes two barrels Of wine. plough, 300 kilOs OF
wax candles and beautiful brougham. One can
conceive the cOnsignee OF barrels OF wine turning
tcetotaler. and on that account declining tn claim
his own, but imagination is paralyzcd at the idea
OF man abseEt-minded enough TO forget plough
or brOugham.
There are few American tourists who have not
seen the famous little cannon in the garden OF the
falais Royal here. which, goes of when the sun is
strong enough TO fire tho match, and it Is invaria
bly, surrounded by number Of curious strangers
at noon, the hour at which the phenomenon Is
timed to take place For some weeks, however,
the cannon has failed TO do its duty, and the
people who had assembled to see il fired were
disappointed. II now appears that the man VINO
was ntrusted with the duty of acting gunner
and of loading 1t every, day died in January ana
| that since then one has cared to undertake the
task of preparing it. Although supposed to go OFF
exactly at noon. it is generally fourteen minutes
slow or fast, 10 that those who time their watches
| by it generally deceived
| The Comic de Scsmaisons who achieved such
| celebrity in the American press few years ago,
by reason of the hostility which lie displayed to-
| ward the United States Government while acting
| ~ French Minister 'cnipotentary at Port an
Prince. has just been made the defendant III law
suit by his brother. the Marquis de Srsmaisons,
VINO. IN cOnlunctlOn WIN lIle rc!llalnW'r OF th'
| family, is anxious 10 place the en- Minister under
the control of conseile iuiicellc, and thus to
deprive him of any power to get rid OF the small
remaining remnant of his once handsome fortune.
The Count formerly possessed capital OF close
upon 81 900. o00 which he has squanderrd IN such
an extravagant manner that barely $4,000 re-
| mains. The relatives Of the Count therefore, ar,
anxious that this remaining sum should De vested
| in the hands of trustees. and that the Count and
Countess should be declared from touching the
capital, the object, of course being to avoid the
| evrntuality of the couple becoming dependent on
| the wealthier members of their family, The Count
| made amusing defence and, while admitting
| that he had souanlered the major part of hi,
wifc's fortune and his own. argued that man
| who had been regarded by the French Government
as iii person to he entrusted with the charge Of
It's interests in no less than tllre foreign capitals;
| was surely competent to administer and control
| the paltry sum of 500 900 Notwithstanding these
arguments, the courts have decided against him.
and henccforh he il not only deharred from spend
ing ANYTHING save the interest of his small capital.
but is moreover deprived OF his rights a. citizen
| and of his electoral franchise. Indeed. he has
become in the eyes of the law incapable of per
| forming any legal act a. a minor OF d iInatc.