ITEMS FROM PARIS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1369, 23 July 1885, Page 3

ITEMS FROM PARIS.

The portrait of Yictor Hugo on his death bed, by Ronat, which is placed in the exhibition of Portraits of the Century, is set on an easel in the middle of the room, which contains Qambetta’s, also on his death bed, and M. de Lessep’s. it is surrounded witli palm leaves and tricolor flags, and draped in crape. A meeting of Communists took place at the Cemetery of Perh La Chaisejon 27th May, all the revolutionary bodies in Paris being represented by deputations. Sixty police officers and fifty Republican Guards were stationed inside the gates. The demagogues displayed a red flag, and refused to give it up. This led to a struggle, in the course of which the police drew their swords, and compelled the Communists to withdraw. The rioters, on reaching a heap of stones, threw these missiles at the police, several of whom were grievously wounded. The Republican Guards then advanced in order to support the police, and charged the mob, one of the rioters being fatally injured. Several others were also wounded, though not seriously. Recently some thieves, who yet remain unknown, effected an entrance during the night into the stables of the Tramways Nord Company, in the Route de Pantin, at Auberilliers, and cut the hair off the tails of one hundred horses. It was only early the next morning that the mutilations were discovered by the ostler. As each full tail weighs at least lib, and horsehair in trade is said to be worth 18fr the kilogramme, it will be perceived the thieves did not lose their time. Grave suspicions attach to two individuals who have disappeared from their ordinary lodgings, and who, it is expected, will bo shortly arrested, A shocking case of premature interment is reported from Paulhagues to the Express de Lyon. A woman who had merely fallen into a lethargic sleep was believed to be defunct, and buried in the Cemetery of the Commune. Some children shortly afterwards playing amongst the graves heard cries proceeding from the ground and gave the alarm. All haste was made to take up and break open the coffin, when the woman was found to be still living, but she died in a few minutes after being released.