New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30

the presence merely Of his invited guests have
determined now to proceed against him for the
n u, M OF an unlicensed slaughter house
a. Malsons Lafhtte In this the Government
mas the support and the goodwill of the general
public both OF high and low degree which has
ono. once more shown that 1t is strongly averse to
thls cruel and barbarous form Of sport This
has been manifested over and ovat again, no.
taply at the time Of the last international exc
hioitlon here, when the bull-fghting enterprise
organized by the Duke Of Veragua on the Plaza
de Lovo came to grief. and likewise during the
reign Of Napoleon III. when the famous espada
Currito became so Disguised with his treatment
alike by the public and the court that he shook
the dust OF Paris from off his feet and vowed
never to cross the Pyrenees northward again.
Inc only person who showed him any considera-
ton on that occasion was Empress Eugene her.
self. at whose instigation indeed he had
peen induced to organize a corrida here The
Emperor treated him with the most marked dis
aaih, ana when summoned TO the Imperial box
10 receive Eugenie's congratulations her consort
looked at the man from head to foot through his
glasses and then deliberately turned his hack
upon mn, MN IN full View OF the entire audience.
me little Prince Imperial having expressed a
great admiration for the magnificent jacket of
the espada, the latter dispatched it that same
night to the Tuileries, addressed to the child.
On the following morning a chamberlain of tina
Emperor appeared at the hotel of Currtto and an,
hounced that he had come on behalf of his i'm.
perial master TO acknowledge the receipt Of tho
jacket With that he placed in the espada's
hand four 1000-franc notes. Currito got yery
pale. placed the notes negligently on the table
ana invited the chamberlain to take a seat and
have cigar, which he rendered TO him from a
diamond and sapphire studded cigar case ON
the chamberlain expressing his admiration for
the beautiful case. Currto remarked that II had
been presented tc him by Queen Isabella Of
SPAN. This caused the chamberlain to open
his eyes. and his astonishment grew when in
response to a remark about the excellence Of the
cigars. he informed that they formed mart
Of lot presented to him by the King OF Portu-
gal. To light the cigars the espada took the
bank notes. twisted them into taper. and cool
~ set IRE to them at the open CRATE. Don't
trouble he exclaim ID az the chamberlain jumped
from his chair in Alarm Il have still enough
money left to be able to purchase for your En-
peror barrel organ and a monkey when he
loses his throne and comes our country to
earn a living What do you mean Signor
lain.
Why. mean that Corrito Pencas IS not q
clothes-dealer OF the Rastro. and that when he
makes present he does not look for payment.
Nor VIII he allow either the Emperor of the
French or any other potentate living to make
him blush with shame end modification" And
with that he turned his back on the court dig
nitary, who retired cresfallen 10 give his Inn
per!al master account Of his mission
Yet another well-known Boulevard Institution
familiar to many Americans is about to disap-
pear. namely. the Helder. restaurant OF rea-
lively modern creation. but one which has played
a great part in Partisan life during the last
twenty-five or thirty years
The archery season is IN full swing here
and 1t is as much Of a popular form OF sport
especially among the petits bourgeois and re-
tired shopkeepers. as In the days OF Alfred de
susset and Paul de Kock Here in Paris alone
here are no less than five corps OF archers each
With a long list Of members. and It is Just about
his season that they have their tournaments.
he crack shot being invariably styled the
King Nor is 1t only among the lower middle
'asses that archery has its votaries and dare
Jay 1t Will surprise many people to learn that
lmong the latter are such men as the painter
'arolus Duran. the Cabinet Minister Bilaut
md the celebrated statesman and political econ.
mist, Senator Leon Say.