ITEMS FROM PARIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1814, 13 April 1888, Page 2

ITEMS FROM PARIS.

(from our own correspondent.)

Paris, February 15. OOIT'KGA MAN INTO PIKOKB, Consternation has been caused at Joigny in the Yonne, by the disappearance of a match-inakor, M. Vitard, who left his shop locked up a few days ago, and has not since beon heard of. The same night the shop was pillaged and it is believed M. Vitard was murdered and the. key of fchfl premises taken from his pocket, as there were no signs of force about the premises. The public apprehension has been heightened by the discovery of a man's firm, recently cut off, found the day after M. Vitard's absence on the bank of the A CONSCRIPT OP THE PAIR BEX. Amongst this year's o.inacrip*a who recently drew lota at Mendon waft on* Henrietta Wilmin, who waa born on September 21, 1867. Her father and t*o witnesses who made the uanal deolaratloa of her birth were unable to read or write, and the registrar, who was deaf, entered the name as Henri instead of Henriette. The authorities, about eight years ago, dts> . covered the error, but It was subsequently overlooked. Proceedings have now been taken to reotify the blunder. _THB PABI3 CHIFFONIERS. From recent statistics it appear! that the Parisians throw away annually more than 300.000 tons of material which fa picked up by the chiffoniers, and sold by them for -, upwards of 25 000,000 franca per annum. The daily commerce of the chiffoniers amounts to more than 70,000 francs, which is abated by 40,000 men, whose occupation consist in wandering about the streets at night, with a lantern la hand and a hod on their baoks, and picking all kinds of soraps out of the dust* bins and the gutters. SPLENDID AOT OF DEVOTION. One of the most remarkable instances of a mother's oourage and devotion is joit reported ftorn Lyons. A fire broke out at the residence of ft dramatic artist named Dumoraiza, and tbe eldest daughter was killed by leaping from a window into the street. Shortly after Mme. Damoralz), seriously burned about the face, arms and legs, appeared outslda the window, carrying la her arms her son ten years of age. Undaunted by her suffering, she steadily carried her burden along the narrow parapet in eight of the horrow-atrloken orowd, until she succeeded in reaching tbe balustrade of a window beyond the reaoh of the flames. It was shut and fastened. Mme, Damoraize did nob hesitate an instant. Leaning againit the ghes she broke a pane with her shoulder, then pasted the terrified bjy through It and followed him, only to fall nnoonsolous on the fljor of the room. Her heroic devotion, although successful in saving hor son's life, «u beyond her strength for she ehqrt y afterwards died from the injuries she had sustained. PI RING AT HER HUSBAND. Mme Matquet, the wife of an actor and an actress herself, waa 'placed theother day oa her trial, for attempting to murder her husband by firing five shots from a revolver at him. Mme Marquet suspected her husband of infidelity, and was jealoua of a certain aotreaa named Yelanoff. To confirm her Busplalons one feigned a j inrney to visit her children In the provioceß and left her husband to take the train. Instead of doing BO she returned to the theatre the sama evening and watched her husband leavew She followed him to the lodgings of Mme Velaaoff and finding him alone with that young woman fired at him five times. Fortunately, as it was proved at tha trial, the cartridges were so old and thepowder so bad that the balls which struck him did not seriously injure him. It appeared from the evldenoe given that the husband and wife were mutually jaaloua of each other, and each emphatic oalty denied having given the other oausa for jealousy, Mme Marquet, who strenuously denied having intended to kill her husband, was eventually acquitted} the jury probably ooußidering her hasband's conduot sufficiently equivocal to justify the use of the revolver, TWO SCOUNDRELS. Two^men named Hozo and Darguease were the other day oondemsed to hard labor, the first for life, the second for twenty years— for the murder of a young girl earned L<mot, by throwing her into the Seine. The body of the girl was found in the Seine in September last, and the enquiry resulted In a conviction on the part of the authorities that deah was due to aocident. A short iime since, however, a dangerous criminal in Mbz»s Prison offered himself to the authorities as a police agent, and promised to make a number of revela* ; tlons respecting crimes, on condition that . he was pardoned. He subsequently denounced Hazo as the murderer of Lenot, whom he asserted Haz) and Dar— guesse had thrown into the Seine* Aft enquiry was set on foot, and resulted Id the apprehension of the two men, when witneßsas wore found who swore that Darguease had laid a wager of two cups ; of coffee that ho would throw the girl into the Seine. They left the oafs' where the wager was laid and went with the girl on ' to a bridge, where Darguesse suddenly seized her by the waist and threw her over the parapet into the Seine. Both prisoners, when called on to plead, denied their guilt, although Darguesae had frequently boasted of what he had done. The jury, for some reason or other, found their verdiofc " with extenuating olroumstances" as regards this scoundrel. THE INTERN ATIONAti EXHIBITION OT '89 » A few days ago, at the Hotel Continental, M. Geor ges Berger, Director-General of the Exhibition of 1889, delivered a lecture on the part that agriculture would play at the coming World's Fair. Count Foucher do Gareil, Senator, ex- Ambassador to Austria, and President of the French National Agricultural Society presided. "We intend to treat Agricultural interests in a much larger way than ever before." began M. Berger. Cl ln 1878, 20,000 square metres were given up 'to the Agricultural Exhibition ; but In 188$ they will cover not less that 30,000 square metres. At tli9 last Exhibition ' the Agricultural Show reached along the, quays from tha Champ de Mara to tlje. Font de l'Alma. But, this time, the space, will be extended to the Jisplanade, des, Ipvalidoa, Nor ia that all, ten years ago the Live Stock Show was installed in the unprotected Esplanade des Invalided, In 1889 it will be housed In the Palais de'l Industrie, so that- the animals and the publio will be comfortable, whether it rain or Bhlne. " Demands for space are ponrfog Jn, • and I oan Bafely deolare thus early that there will be more exhibitors in 1889 than at any preceding World's Fair ever held in France. I am especially pleased with the Washington Government, which has shown such a friendly spirit. Both the President and Congress have eaid kind words of Franoe, and in a few days, I am aaauced the offiolal acceptance of our Invitation will be announced. To sum up, then, I may truly say chat all bids fair to render the Exhibition of 1889 one- of the grandest of its kind."