The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-11

of funds. Il is now however finished, and
promises TO make profitable return. A well-aired
single room may be had at prices varying from
SO to $40 year, and the married workman
may have two good rooms, with a small room at
tached, fitted up kitchen, for 1907 per annum,
being little more than is charged in London for a
single room to unmarried workman. The
building in the Rue Rochechouart lie intended for
five hundred dodgers, and when complete there
will be wash houses. baths, and a large room for
the use of the dodgers in common. There is also
another feature in the Paris establishment which is
worthy of notice. It is not only lodging house,
but il has also several shops in which they or their
wives can carry on trade, that the workman
may become at the same time the bourgeois, and
cease, by belonging to that class. TO regard it
with dislike or jealousy The Cite Ouyriere, or as
IL is more generally called, the Cite Napoleon, from
the laudable encouragement given to the enter
prise by Louis Napoleon ia not yet fully inhabited;
there are, however, already two hundred and fifty
inmates, and their conduct is spoken of as most
exemplary.
You will remember that during last summers
session the Chamber, the proposition of the Pre-
sident voted large credit for the purpose of ex.
tending the Rue de Rivol TO the Hotel de Vile
During the past months the architects of the
government have been drawing their plans and
chaking out the route of the street. OF course
whole blocks of houses-baildings STOPPING with the
weight of centuries, some three four, five and six
stories high-have been condemned as numbering
the ground. The municipal council of the Seine
has been also for several months engaged in decid-
ing upon the sums proper TO offer for the land and
buildings thus appropriated. The owners and
landlords have, on their side, been equally busy in
settling on the Gums proper to demand, The jury
named by the two parties has just completed its
award, and has decided that the city shall pay to
tho individuals dispossessed the of y 1896 $50.
The city had already offered 81 ,4S,600, while the
owners had demanded Ss2,l40350. The award of
the jury was therefore twenty two per cent above
the offer made, and thirty-two per cent below the
sum demanded. The work ia progressing fast, and,
upon the various parts OF the route where ground
has been broken, quite an army of workmen is EN-
poyed. II was more with view TO keep Inc Ia
boring class in work during the rigorous season.
than for any other object that the President pre-
scented this project TO the Assembly.
An order has also been given to the various cabi-
net makers establishments in the Fauburg 81. An
tome for furniture for the Palais de Justice, or
court. house, TO the amount Of 900. This
OPPORTUNITY, for, as / said in my last, we at
the threshold of an unusually severe season. Ev-
cry thing betokens a long and hard winter
The mint of Paris coined, from the lst Of Janu-
airy to the Goth Of November of this year. the value
of $5l 900 900 in gold, and s 900 900 in silver
Besides this, it has coined for the Swiss Contcde
racy 5000, 900 in silver.
You will have heard by preceding steamers of
the drawing of the great lottery on Sunday last
Spite of the numerous pretended claimants of the
master prize of $50 900, believe that the tickets
winning the fourteen first prizes have none of them
yet been presented at the office of the lottery but
almost every day brings to light some act of de-
spair or some abuse of confidence, resulting from
disappointment and i'll luck in this wrctched affair
coach driver was yesterday found dead in his
bed, suffocated by the fumes of charcoal. The fol-
lowing words were found scrawled upon piece Of
brown paper:
81 goi married, and thought myself well settled,
But have not been happy; my wife had the fool
shness to let herself be courted by domestic in
the same house, and one fine morning she ran off
with him. Left alone, ! turned coachman. But
sorrow devoured me, and was MORALLY tired of
everything, One day, when was more low than
common, went into office of the lottery of the
golden ingots, and bought five tickets. From that
moment felt hope spring up again. thought
no more of my wife; dreamed of the monster
prize, and was no longer down in the mouth But
since the lottery has been drawn, and have found
that have won nothing, WEAKNESS has took hold OF
me again. think all day OF my wife. That's
why don't want to live. To those who have
known me, adieu"
1t is certainly somewhat doubtful. in this case,
whether it was because Tilted by fortune, Tilted
by wife, that the lonely coachlnan suffocated him
self; but still, if any lottery can decide man to
take his own life, who had only partially pondered
over il before, the whole system must be set down
immoral and pernicious, and ought to be once for
all abolished, even for benevolent purposes, and
when under the patronage of the government.
have heard, however, OF one instance in which
the blind goddess lin distributing herfavors in the lot
terry, seemed to have taken the bandage from her eyes
md bestowed the gift with discretion aforethought.
A young man, a cutters apprentice, was in love
with young girl, who on her side, viewed him
with favorable eye. But her parents had inter-
posed their veto, the young had nothing
but his two arms to depend upon, and no credit in
the savings bank. He bought fifteen tickets in
the golden ingots and, three days before the draw
ing, his lady-love cent him sixteenth. He had
the good luck to win two prizes of 1000 francs
each, and one with the ixteenth of his guardian
angel The wedding takes place in three weeks,
as Of course the scruples Of the old people now
totally removed
The Chdripdri has from the first opposed this
scheme as both bad in principle and bad in its OBJ
ject- that of transporting five thousand aborerS to
California. 1t publishes the following letter, sup-
posed to be written by workman, and which
must be the history of many and many ex-
perience:
"MEssRs EpiroRs The drawing of the great lot
terry has taken place, and two hundred and TWEEN
ty four ticket holders have been favored by chances
but for this small number of happy persons, how
many have been rendered dscontented. | am o
workman, gentlemen, and at first took five tickets
only. ! need not say that have gained nothing
ought to have expected It, Five tickets, at franc
piece, do not cost a large sum, and ! felt that
could risk it without endangering my past econo-
mics. TO tell the truth, only took these five tick
cts conscientious duty; for did not wish to LEI
a chance, however slight, escape of making my
fortune, especially at 80 little expense. ] said tC
| myself, my tickets once bought, will lock them vi
| in my bureau, and think no more OF them till Tho
day of the drawing arrive. If gain nothing, as
probably shall not, tickets, drawing, lottery and in
gos will all be forgotten half an hour afterwards
/ ''Thngs went we'll at the commencement
worked as usual, and, when any thing was said ii
the shop of this unhappy lottery, tested about i
like my comrades
s'Onc day. however, the idea occurred to nj
that, with even the small chance that my five tick
cts offered, there no positive impossibility o
me drawing prize of at least one thousand francs
"rhis idea seemed at fleet extravagant tina
/ laughed outright. But it returned TO my
mind chased il away, but it came back; | was
soon beset by it. IL was longer matter of
| thousand franco NV ambition was considera