New-York tribune., 1894-06-26

,t,ots,-a,e Like the larnen,ei Carnot he comes OF
a famlv long honorlhv eminent IN France Ills
grca great -grlndri'he vas notary. living near
G-eo,ho who. dyinr. left son. Jacques. trades
man ~ Lyons Tho la;'er iefi fortune ~ NG""
10 his SON. claude. a !ong-h"ldei and cnt"rprsing
s,ociia,1r who In TIE troublous days before The
Revolution con'rivel ~ amlrs O. colossal c1pNnl.
part ~ which hc invested IN the splendid chateau
u While Alter The Terror he came - Paris "ner'
ho heip,-I to f5unl the Bank - France and sat In
the CorI- I<gisat' This worthy efi eight sons
IN. tro elder ~ whom received into the French
peerlge Will, the thirl displayed MS fathers com
ucr.al sagaci'y !n many folds. II Wa the fourth
- his chlllrcn Cls.r1l- who wls destined - -
tab.Lsh the political fortunes - the family on
pr,p,cr basis than herct 'fore He was man o'
lndorinb~ energy anI strong bu' honorable an'hi-
| ton. Ia person - giant with voice of tnunler'
bitter s,ylo Of cl,duencc and coarse. even brutal.
| manner lie PLAYED n considerable part In the OPP
position after the Restoration. ani his policy as
President Of the Council under Louis philippe Is
matter Of history. In l92 he visited the cholera
bospiial with the Due dOrlN1ns. ~liher OF tho
co,n,e de Paris. caught the Infection and died The
| elder - hla Two sl,s. Paul bv name stu survives
as senator - the Seine Inffrerc. oui he has never
been a prominent personrg'. Augus'e his younger
! brother adopted the bapusmal name 81 his father
- part ~ hls surname. and waS known as Auguste
Caslmir- Peri.r In iNj he vas returned for one OF
the divisions - Paris. anl IN 1870 h. represented
| The department ~ the Au1c IN the Legislative A.
se-r,b.v During the Empre n" heli absolutely aloot
from public AFFAIR." bl' In 1871 gave IN hts adhesion
| 20 VI Th,er- who made him Minister OF TIE Interior
| Like. bLs son today he suspected ~ eanings
toward the Oricnnis- for ne had married the sister
naw ~ the Duc d'Aulinret- -Pnslui@r and received
visit from the Comie lie Paris a. his country house
However he cleared himself 81 these es3ersions by
letter In which he frankly avowei his loyalty -
| the Republic A. the only form ot Government that
could save France from Anarchy. His death took
| a.la.if ~ fh.a
greater shlr- OF both his political reputation and his
| estate The family stlll retain possession OF the
| Chateau de WHILE noble feudal structure. built
I'm 1911 by the Constab." de Lesligueres. near the
ruins Of a still more ancient stronghold II was
much Injured by IRE In 1925 and subsequently
restored; bu' Of its artistic contents perished
beyond recovery. NJ Theirs was entertained there
| I'm 1874 and NJ CanOt visitor more recently;
| but the ex-Prcmier CHIEFLY resides. "a docs his
! widowed mother. AT another manson. the chateau
| De Pontsur seine much more accessible from Paris
| NJ Cismir-Perler. though thorough republican.
may be regarded belonging t. the Orleanist school
- politics that school which holds that liberty
stands in need of the corrective OF order anl whose
ideal in all things was well expressed by the phrase
in fashion in the days Of Louis Philippe the "TuGte
! Mnieu" NJ Caslmir- Perer. In the earlier portions
Of his career. conscious that his ancestral con-
| ncction with the ORLEANS dynasty was not lightly =
| be- Ignored In 1852. when law was pa assca cxcul-
ing all the members - the families who had reignci
oyer France from all civil and military offices. he
showed his OF that law OF prescription by re
| signing his seat a member II the Chamber His
| Immediate reelection showed THAI his constituents
approved his conduct During the Siege II Paris
| NJ Caslmr-P Pericr distinguished himself COM
| ma ller OF a battalion Of Mobiles. He was men
| toned In general orders for daring feat. He
| rescued one OF mis- wounded comrades under very
heavy fire in affair In front OF The redoubt OF
Moulin Saquet He Is man Of great energy, ana
! tho thot ha e1 10 be IL
istcr Of the Interior shows that he Is not 10 he
swayed by the camor Of the Radical and Revolu-
tionary press as VI. Rayna who belongs TO the
Jewish faith. Is the bette noir of the ant-Semitc and
Revolutionary press VI. Casimir- -Perer was elected
President Of the Chamber OF Deputies in November
last. and fortnight later became Prime Minister.
Mex, perhaps, in order of consideration should
come VI. Challcme.-Lacour. who a l!tte more than
a year ago was elected Renan's successor In the
Aca lemy anl the next day President Of the Ser
ate. lie Is siSiy-seven years oh. one of The most
scholarly men and OF the most eloquent and
sarcastic orators in all Europe. lie a member
OF that galaxy Of celebrated writer's journalists ana
professors which appeared IN the zenith OF intel
lecrui France soon after the revolution OF 1873 ana
which comprised such men as About. Taine, Pre-
vos;- -Paradol j. j. Wess. etc, whose literary works
are familiar to American readers. NJ Chaliemel-
Lacour was exled by Napoleon III. and after a
short sojourn In Bag um he accepted professor
ship In a Zurich gymnasium. where he remained un-
I'll the amnesty proclaimed IN 1879, which reopenel
the gates OF France TO many eYes. sun he id
not trust. as About and Provost Parade. did .aiei
on the promises made by the Imperial Government
and he waged against II Journalistic warfare. es
pecialy In tho Revue Pollt'due." founded by him.
The polilci. career or NJ. Chalemel-laco hegar
/ oncla.y I'm 1870 when he was appointed Prefect 81
the Rhone The times stormy. and anarchy
communion and other forces Of disorder were ram
.ant. lie showed great energy In maintaining th'
laws and In holding these forces In check. though
he was credited at the time with greater sympatny
with the rebels than wi:h the par,y OF order. This
arose chiefly out Of an incident wirch took place
during the war. NJ. De Carayon Lltour. at the head
Of battalion OF Mobiles, on arriving at Vcnissleux
a village near Lyons. found the red flag holsied on
the Ma.r.e. He had II taken down. The Mayor I'M