The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-04

Of decency. NJ. Achsrd demanded satisfaction
for personal insult in an article from the pen Of
Fiorentino, who satisfies him by running him
through the right breast and the lungs with
sharp sword. This unusual result has caused
quite a sensation M. Fiorentino was arrested,
set free on his promise to appear again on sum
mons This will be the last of IL, as duellsts are
by general consent, placed above the laws, which
are, in their letter, very severe against them.
very interesting report by Nj. Simonnet,
French Consul at New York city, on the condi-
ton Of the laboring CLASSES in the New England
States, and especially of the manufacturing popu-
lation, has been published here. 1t was addressed
10 the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and probably
not intended for the press Its statements are in
condensed form, and are running the rounds Of
the continental papers, They are very favorable
TO us, and will doubtless contribute to swell the
tide Of emigration from the Old World to the
New.
A long article, illustrated by plates, is devoted
in the last number of the Wnaration TO the Gro
ton Water Works.
The President has been to st. Quentin, to be
present at the opening Of the railroad. He made
two speeches, both Of them Astounding in quota
lions from his uncle and promised to follow in the
footsteps of that ilustrious predecessor. To make
this promise is easy
Hundreds Of workmen are busy taking up the
ting down dirt and gravel. The pavement is one
of the handsomest and best in Europe; it is COM
posed of stones dressed into n cubic form and
ohops '~~S--- .ss--- ~ 80 :s---
They are quite smooth, and carriage gIids de-
lightfully over them. Then they are easily swept
and are kept so clean that the Boulevards may be
crossed at any point on the rainiest day, without
danger of soiling the incest pair of glazed boots.
But the paving stones may be used for barricades,
and, therefore, the Administration insists on re-
placing them with mixture of gravel and dirt
which will transform the Boulevards into the
busiest or muddiest thoroughfare Of Europe
The merchants Of that quarter, as well as the
promenaders, are sadly out Of temper about this
measure OF police.
M. earlier, the vigilant Project of Police, loses
sight of nothing in his attempt TO preserve the
Government He is just now making himself
very unpopular with the foreigners by suhjecting
them to strict espionage. One of his last cir
culars to the Commissaries of Police in the differ
ent wards says:
"You will therefore take necessary steps TO
make yourself acquainted with all the foreigners
who reside temporarily in your district You
should infinitely inquire into the conduct-the
moral conduct-of each Of them, and summon to
your office those of whom you will receive an un-
favorable account
Now, this Inquiry of the GOOD M earlier into
IoeI moral coRact does not suit at all the maier-
ity of the foreigners residing here and especially
when taken with his summary Hothe9 .ss vctSen IA,
ing their morals, for he adds that in such cases,
they shall be expelled from France, and conduct
ed to the frontier by the gendarmerie" To
understand the circular, it is only necessary to
read political where you find moyal--for the inten-
tion of the excelect Project is to expel from
France, not the vicious, but those who aid and
abet the cause of Republicanism
The Council General for Bridges and Roads
has decided that the pillars supporting the
bridges Of communication on the left bank Yer
sailles railroad shall be removed This is in con-
sequence of the numerous accidents which have
taken place. 1t has been found to be impossible
to prevent persons from putting their heads out
of the windows Of the cars, though at the risk Of
immediate decapitation.
The summer amusements have fairly commence
ed ut Paris. On four days Of the week, the i'm
mense amphitheatre oft the Hippodrome is crowded
by thousands. The fence.leaping races, triumphal
chariots, and numerous female riders who manage
their horses with much vigor grace, lend great
attractions to this place for the Parisians. Then
the forests of the Champs Eiysees are crowded
with concert coffee-houses, where binds of singers
are employed to entertain the visiters The fetes
of the villages in the neighborhood succeed each
other without cessation. Every Sunday, the
population streams into the country and the
fields, the forest of Bologne, and gardens of st.
Cloud, Versailles, and Fontainebleau are filed
with vsiters. Paris is externally more gay in
the summer than in the winter. The fashionable
world is gone, but the beautiful foliage of the
parks, public gardens, and forests, the fountains
throwing up everywhere their bright Jets, and
the innocent pleasures of an amiable and gay
population, make summer in Paris truly de-
lightfal. W.