Shenandoah Herald

The latest news from France indicates that Paris is again about being put under the influence of dangerous factions, and the disgraceful and violent disturbances in the Assembly are not favorable signs of the stability of the republic, and rather indicate the approaching restoration of the Napoleonic dynasty. The present broil appears to have been brought about by the bitterness of the radical deputy, M. Gambetta, who used offensive and unparliamentary epithets towards the imperialists.

At a depot a large and excited crowd assembled at the time for the departure of the deputies for Versailles. Gambetta was greeted with cheers and hisses. The police attempted to disperse the throng, handling them roughly in some instances. M. Lefevre, a deputy of the left, was arrested, but subsequently released. A tumult arose and Gambetta was again insulted. The police cleared the railway station and occupied it the entire afternoon. In the Assembly M. Baze demanded an inquiry into these riotous proceedings, which the government promised to institute. On the return of the deputies to Versailles Count St. Croix struck Gambetta across the face with a stick. The Count St. Croix was arrested and told the police that the object of his assault was to provoke a duel. The Count was brought before the Police Court and was sentenced to six months imprisonment, and ordered to pay the cost of his trial.