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OUR PARIS LETTER.

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OUR PARIS LETTER. PARIS, MAECH 20. -1 Two SUCCESSES. s fcarisians are happy because they have Bcored two successes-the arrest of the gang of dynamitards and a merry mid-Lent holi- day. 1 he first IS an event which will create general If the perpTtrators the abominable explosion outrages remained bSlderanT misdeeis wou!d become their rn ^°re *r^uent> while encouraging slon wa CV elsewhere. The apprehen- on wa, commencing to gain ground that it outran/' tl7 a who executed the several and dynamite in the capital, vesti(vl! 19a a maxim in P°l'ce in- iti08t di(!->nu^ the hermit criminal is the matftri a) °i! 0 ear'i'1» It is not very roation i°Wu the P°lice oam« by the infor- laotnr which led to the discovery of the Btolpn^ri ere- bombs were made, the matters ?tored> and the detonating rru_ machinery combined for action. Sconrw?01^ °^- ^ac': 's ^bat clandestine sCoundrelism is certain in the end to be dis- thi + • no °tber nieans than the Polir.1^ Pleces silver. The Prefect of to or that he was not in a position to ,grapple with all the phases of Paris crime Was in In8Qffic'ency of money grants. He 'tur* an% accorded a free hand in expendi- for ;'<■ "i eb°ld the value society has had or lts largesses! HERE THE ANARCHISTS WERE T ARRESTED. aide at Denis>the largest suburb out- that thdriS' with a population of 60,000, blown AP0llc,e.put their hand on sixteen fuJl- ^Ucharn^Ut^Cl1's^s, ^eir chief, named and an instinot of coming danger oarriA CT?e •' "^e Passed under an assumed tonrfl'ar u1S wanted" by the police for a Drnwir.™ u comm'tted last year in the for his nfA 6n *"Ned a farmer, aged 84, too clearlJ1^' a criminal's description is too clearly bued and cried that he can long ignored hia aiitw T' f "*he Anarchists, who his political orimees6ndr *^1? r,eady to laurel robbery and assassination. Thus, he need not oount upon shelter. Besides, those who would harbour him or hold back timely information can be tranøDorted for Cain on' h- x aving the marJj of Wmifi "ti °W' he has several hands R°\ 6C?t3r. on hls face and the shprl ac^av°' bad the entrance to and rtk Wj*ef? compounded his simples the tpivn i empty meat cans, kc., with tornedn1 6 exP'0SIVesi so proteoted with a torpedo arrangement that a push given to the the .J/ won'd bave blown up not only "drep' k JPart °*" town- 'i hough a anifa trade, Rach&vol is said to possess 0 a gemus for meohanioal inventions. THE LAUNDRESSES' HOLIDAY. More pleasing is the duty to record the "lumph all along the line of the washtub and "oning interests on Thursday last. Mid-Lent w the historical annual holiday of the laun- dresses. They devote it to cavaloading and processioning along the Boulevards, winding up with collective dinners and mammoth balls. Each quartier of Paris has its syndicate of lanndrymaids, and bachelors. Eacb Lent the officers of the guild are elected and their chairwomen are styled queen s. The latter unite and select from their midst the Queen of Queens," and her enthronement on Mid-Lent Day is the clou of the expiring carnival. The 11 Queen of Queens''was this year a very pretty blonde, aged 16, and a model" that painters and sculptors might well go miles to seek. Her ame is Mdlle. Delabarre. She resides at Belle- parent 1SuchdaUghter,°f P°°r Luthone18,t not escape +L ?yal P61"80"^6 could paper sent its v!ewer- A leading call OQ H bland Torquernada prised by hi* VT'6-* sbe was sur- to the drawj K an<* ^nv^ted *be journalist ^as arrant*; n^"j>ed*r°om, where her mother ffown wi-o J r°bes of state—white satin wantlfl in i1 with flower8» and the court dresser w Velvet» ermine, and gold. A hair- sister a aS arrang'n8' ber coiffure, and her fol at Was admini3tering, by a spoon- lme> to the queen her morning meal vnolf 3^e SOQP—wbile the crowd outside was har era^lng for the <lueen, and the horses of °r carriage were neighing to start. THE REPORTER AND THE "QUEEN." On. f reporter next drov'e to the Temple lonal Gr' W^'°b elects the principal of the local queens. He waved his hat and f"eet of paper to the orowd, opened to allow him to pass. He rived j ust as the Queen was ooming down- atairs. He met her at the street door, Whispered some words gravely into her ear While giving her his hand to oondnot her to oarriage, and, having settled her comfort- ably in the landau, took a seat beside her, While the poor King shared the box seat With the driver. En route to the rendezvous the Queen was cheered. She bowed, while the interviewer, with hat in hand, saluted also the cheering multitude. It was rumoured that he was M. Uarnot's private secretary. On arriving, instead of nanding the Queen out of the car- nage, he suddenly disappeared. A howling search was made for him, as he was de- nounced to be a detective, a Prussian spy, and other avocations that produce a gunpowder «eot always on the populaoe. CARNOT GREETED WITH SMILES. The corteges, having been united in the »a- mP8 ElysSes, defiled with all their re- n_ e^s> wbo were attractively dressed in the costumes of the reigns of Henri III, fam*i °U^8 before M. Carnot and his wbo were on the balcony of the oftn+e-L.8 Palace. The President, who had th« n ed 1)000 franos for the coronation of Som S>een—Pro°^ that the insinuations of Wij,e ^epublioans that he is secretly flirting sali + a i.^onar°hial party is not groundless— r_ ed ber Majesty as she passed, and she lo* j bim with her Bweetest smiles. The arid oarr'age w»8 of Joggernaut proportions, in a?°om,nodated all the lords and ladies- In.waiting, grand officers of State, &c. It a drawn by sir led horses, with out-riders ona. trun:ipeter8, equerries, &o., in Francois I. ami0?168' ^er Majesty looked superb on her ^'atory throne, the March sun only Sloping her charms. THE MASQUERADE. As the procession wended its way along the iL n'evards it was assailed with showers of «var*6W ooufetti, The crowd aoted, how- On«ir?'' device, '• Touch not the animation and*06"6 W&8 Ver^ W' ftt11 of imparted to Variet7 w,ls all in new costumes°M a-tho.masqueraders were very plentiful 'and^'dlsgul?.ed as.women humorous. There was ons» 8ntlos mti>y and np-that of Deibler, thl °(nginal ^et" did his limp and copied hia l .outlorJer> wbo perfection, while carrying »t0 guillotine on his back, and poIiteW^ t56 ing from time to time if any person accept his services, P U Wlshed to THE CLBRGY AND SOCIALISM. Bo long as the olergv met in » secular hall to discuss' Sooialism wit™^ latter's burning and shining lights there was no strong objection to be made to their con dact, but when they utilised their pulpita, and, for Lenten sermons attacked the Republic, the lessons of the Revolution, and opened up the relations between capital and labour, the matter assumes aLother light. This explains why the Church of St. Merri was filled with extreme politicians, who came to reply to the pulpit attacks on their ideas. Very irreli- gious scenes naturally ensued. The workmen seized the chairs—the only seats in French chapels, and sang" The Carmagnole," that anthem of the Anarchists, and also "The Marseillaise," while the organ, in order to drown the hubbub, replied by blowing its loudest pipes. No police were present, and it is a wonHer the sacred edifioe was not gutted. All parties to the scandal are to blame. THE SALARIES OF SURGEONS. Surgeons are not well paid in France; at least, when engaged on State business. If summoned to attend at a criminal trial, they are only allowed 8f., the scale fixed 80 yeara ago. For executing a post-mortem examina- tion the fee allowed is only 6f. to 8f., follow- ing the importance of the locality. FUNERAL MONOPOLY. The agitation is being renewed for the abolition of the funeral monopoly which the State or the municipalities or the clergy claim. It is proposed to allow each com- mune to fix the fees for the burial of its dead, and to distribute receipts to the clergy pro rata to services rendered. In Paris it is most gratifying to behold the respect with which the humblest individual is interred, with all the accompaniments of solemnity and respec- tability. They are the fees levied on the burial of the rich that seoures the gratuitous interment of the poor. The fees also contri- bute to the part income of the clergy, and also to the budget of local taxation. There is a falling off in the fees of the clergy, not only by the inorease of oivio interments, but by the great augmentation in the number of cremations. The latter amount to nearly 4,000 annually now in Paris; five years ago the yearly total was 82. The Catholio clergy do not assist at crematory funerals, though the departed be members of their own congrega- tion. This absence of all obituary ceremony is the sad drawback to cremation. Many hope that the Church will repeal its prohibi- tion against incineration of the dead instead of grave and vault burials. It did so in the matter of post-mortem examinations, THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE. The statistics on the operations of the I'asteur Institute during 1891 are most satis- factory. Of 225 patients treated for hydro- phobia not one died. In all France the deaths from mad-dog bitea was 0"94 per cent. during 1890, and but 0'19 in 1891. M. Pasteur is said to be closely occupied studying the role of feathered friends in the dissemination of infectious microbes. The deaths of some six persons from imported dying Brazilian parrots have, then, arrived quite apropos. THE AMERICAN MINISTER. The American Minister, M. Whitelaw- Reid, was entertained at a farewell dinner by the American Colony of Paris on the occa- sion of his resignation. He intends, hence- forth, to retire to his farm, Cincinnatus- lilre, but will, if elected vice-president, accept that office. He did not create a noise while in Paris. If he did nothing of remark- ably brilliant diplomacy—the Reciprocal Treaty is not a very great fact—he did nothing to let down his country or to reflect on his public career. He was a safe man an official guest at all official meets, but rarely encoun- tered elsewhere in publio. His private life was rather secluded. The parting guest was speeded as the coming one will be welcomed. AN IRRELIGIOUS LIFE. People are shocked at the confession of the young man David, not 22 years of age, just executed at Saint Nazaire for the murder and robbery of two old women. The deceased declared that till visited by the prison chaplain he never in his life heard of God." And yet he was a native of Bretagne, whose inhabitants are proverbially quoted for their simple and practical piety, A PRETTY SCAXDAL. A miser, aged 60, married a wife of 23 summers. She soon found a liaison to her taste with a waiter of her own years. The husband accepted the situation philosophi- cally, only he decided not to support his wife -her lover should do that. He consulted a lawyer as to obtaining a divorce on the cheap. Was told it might cost 1,800f. and last two years before coming for trial; but if the com- missary of the police caught the wife in flagrante delicto it would cost him nothing at all-she would be simply sentenced to prison. He adoptHl the nothing solution, and agreed by a treaty with his wife that she was to be caught by the police, and when tried the hus- band would plead for mercy for her. The conspiracy succeeded, only after the trial he upbraided his wife in court for not giving him 20f. to pay his railway fare from Le Mans to Paris to attend the court and sue for mercy. He opposed the latter now. The wife then produced the treaty of conniving- at adultery, The law had to impose the lowest penalty on the lovers --a fine of 16f. each, but it cost the husband not the less 20f. to get rid of his wife, and he bitterly complains of the outlay. It was dirt cheap. A NEW CHURCH. The Cathedral of the Saor6 Coeur, on Mont- matre, being so splendid, has drawn away the faithful from the lowly parish church. In order to keep his flock together, the cur6 has purchased a new site for half a million francs, and will erect thereon an iron church. He has called upon M. Eiffel to supply plans and design something original in the way of the spire. To meet the wants of the age, the cure intends erecting a discussion ball apart, where social and political questions can be freely debated. THE FOUNDER or FRENCH JOURNALISM. Dr. Theophraste RenaudoL-or "Theo- phraste" quite short-will have his monu- ment at last. It will be a conglomerate tribute to his worth he was the founder of Frenoh journalism, A.D. 1G31, of advertising, of pawnbroking, of letter-carrying and the parcels post, of the preparation of patent medicines, and of a relief system for the indi- gent. ANOTHER DYNAMITE OUTRAGE. Opinion was indulging j;, a Dieu merci over the arrests of a band of dynamite-bomb Anarchists at St. Denis when the fresh out- rage in the Rue de Berlin has really oreated a panic. A splendid modern mansion gutted from cellar to attic, and seventeen to twenty persons injured, of whom six severely. The female servant was positively torn up by frag- ments of window-glass and splinters from the ironwork of the staircase. The explosion ooourred at eight o'clock on Sunday morning, when the majority of Parisians remain longer in bed, One of the families was -apothecary; his wife had only been accouch6 half an hour previously, and five men had to convey her and the baby to the nearest shelter. It is needless to observe the high pitoh of indig- nation which reigns in the city. The inhabi- tants only see this far into the criminal epidemic, that the Anarchists wish to destroy thoso law officers, who, in the discharge of their duty to society, prosecuted and judged some arrested Anarohists. The outrage is their revenge- no matter at the massacre of innocents and the wholesale destruction of property. The, I uneasiness, the apprehension, the fear, spring from the demonstrated fact that the Anarchists have all the explosives-whether stolen or made by them-they require that there is no secret for them how to construct the deadly engines and to time their ignition. The citizens wait to extirpate that horrible organisation, the more frightful since its members have ceased to belong to pity, to humanity, to civilisation. It is Pandemonium in power,

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