Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09
PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.
EXTRACT or LETTER TO THE NEW YORK EXPRESS.

EXTRACT LETTER THE EXPRESS.
PARIS JUNE II, 1868.
We Americans sorry the excitement described
existing New York in reference the speed of At
lantc steamers, believing stated in your editorial,
that it may be the remote Of great disas
ter which would form only mournful sequence to the
railroad and steamboat disasters of our country
nIss. STOWE Is here, but creates more excitement
than any other blue-stockng would MESscuIKoFF-the
Uncle Tom Of Russia-though not black, has occupied
all Europe for the last months and does STILL in spite
Of the authoress Of the original
In this city Of dssoving views in society, the Negro
Of America question has for weeks past given
place TO the turning of tables and the manufacture of
brandy smashes jueps, and sherry cobblers Besides
the constant playing three Of the principal theatres
the Tables tour Mans, every private party and public
cafe has been enyened by histories of the experiments
made in turning tables" But about two weeks since
all the novelty of the halucinntion Of turner's and
rappers having been thread bare the second ul
timatum Of Prince Menschkof and the refusal Of the
Turkish Porte accede to it. voted both qudnuncs
politicians the interesting novelty therefore
all other funny questions dropped and
has since been the aabsorbng topic Therefore COM
ing-as Mrs. Stowe does at this tme-when Paris has
fun enough and food for contemplation enough without
her, of course she is not noticed.
translate the following from the only journal in this
city that eyues enough for authoress that has
novel Of " Uncle Tom -
al have just seen at little stall the portrait Of the
authoress OF Uncle Iom done after nature, in Paris.
This portrait must resemble very much seeing that is
designed by Adoph whose superior talent every body
recognises But in spite Of all that this portrait has pro-
foundy afflicted Mrs. Beecher Stoves account
This Autograph proves to US that the celebrated Amer
has been several days in France without producing
the least sensation Oh, vanity Of glory. Oh nothing
ness Of humanitarian romances.
"We thought all Of US several months ago. that if Mrs
Stowe to take it into her head to make trip to
Paris that she would only be able to make her way on
the Boulevards with the aid of eight consabes
and that the city cab would be obliged drop its
red blinds and keep them down to escape the greedy Gu
riosty Of the innumerable readers Of Oac Tom
Well, thea Mrs. Beecher Stowe is in Paris and the
Project Of Police excepted nquistve by taste as
well by professonthere perhaps living soul who
knows at what hotel Mrs Beecher Stowe has pitched her
bandboxes
People will tell you that she puts up at the Hotel DIES
Flats Cns; so should think myself, but there in
Paris seventy-two hotels which assume that name-al
claiming to be Yankee than any of the others
All this results however, her coming the scratch
IN tine. Every thing lies in that
Six months ago nothing but the American slave was
by the " turning he taJtes" And 10 and behold to-day
Prince Mcnschkof has become a Russian " Uncle Tom"
upon whose head the nations Of all Europe conce
trated lie Is not black, but not the less the devil for
I that
The incognto by which Mrs Bcecher Stowe is sur.
rounded may be considered in some respects agreeable
Nothing binders this lady from going about and seeing all
the monuments Of Paris the same as any other tourist
without being escorted by gapers and starers And
tram OF SIX hundred persons is sometimes bothersome
notably when one y getting up stairs in the column
Of the PLace Vendome.
We avow that the ladies ~ par;s have ronch
less enthusiasm than the for daughters Of Albion At
liverpool Tor example, the feminine part Of the popua-
turned woman and gave the Of Uncle
Tom an all but princely reception In France Mrs
Bcecher Stowe has been visited by ole
ing Twas worth while indeed u cross the channel