The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-17


raj variety store, all to come down to make
way for the Rue de Rivoi. The Rue &c Rvoli
could do very we'll without them; it ia already
ninety feet wide at the point where il passes the
building in question, but it makes an awkward
curve or elbow, and M. Graux's demolition will
restore the plumb line.
The proprietor asked the city for the building
and the land. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 900
For the loss of his business .... rs 900
s335, 900
The city, which never accepts fret Of
ier., would only give for the building $4,000
For the business. ..,.................. IL, 900
$4,000
The jury called on to decide between
the owners pretensions and the city's
offer, awarded for the buiding...... 32l8 900
For the business Observation-Disclosures. 10000
S24s. 600
or S5S,0oO more than the city had proposed, and
s 900 less than NJ. Giroux had asked. The
award was probably fully large al Giroux had
expected. One of the other buildings to be de-
molished in the same batch is pavilion where
Gabrielle distress, Henry Iy.'s Belle Gabrielle,
formerly lived. This will give you idea of the
age OF the edihces. The proong alton Of the Rue
de Rvoh and some of the other imp rovements
lately undertaken have made the fortunes Of very
many diIapidated landlords. Their houses
old and vaiueless, and the land commanded but
an uncomfortable price, account of the neglect
and disuse into which the quarter had fallen. But
the moment the city wanted the land. it was of
course necessary to pay a round sum for it, Many
who were obliged to quit, had, after selling to the
city what they had required, corner edge
LETT, which was worth much the whole lot
month before. The Charicari has had picture of
ga proprietor yesterday" and "a dispossessed to-
morrow" The contrast, in contour, air, and
ternal establishment. spoke plainly enough Of
Fifty thousand dollars having been added to
the amiablc column in his ledger.
The Project of Indre ct Loire has again given
vent to his indignation in illumination against
ARTISANS of disorder" who intest bis department
These persons, ''inspired by the genius of evil,
perfectly well understan ding the danger and sig-
pifcance ofsuch an imputation," have gone 80 far
as to designate such and such people having
bought up great quantity Of breadstuffs for pur-
poses Of speculation These calumnators will
doubtless, adds the project speedily be brought to
justice. He then rccites a paragraph from a late
law, and bess the mayors of his Jurisdiction to
give the utmost publicity to his circular. This
project may perhaps be found guilty of incap acity
by the Emperor, when he will be appointed to the
Senate, and a man of sense be sent to take his
place.
The taow tree. Indigenous in China, is about
to be introduced into the south of France, where
the climate and soil said to be exceedingly ia
vorable to its growth. A gentleman in the neigh.
borhcod of Hyeres has been very successful in
raising it. 1t attains the common height of a
cherry tree its fruit is a white substance enclos.
ing stone, closely resembling tallow, and pos
sessing its appearance, smell, and burning quail
ties IL requires trying out and refining, like animal
allow, and asyet Of effecting this has been
devised. | remember to have seen what might be
called tallow trees in America. This happened
usually on such occasions as the Fourth of July,
and in such places as the Park and Union Square
Trees, of the shape of hat trees, bearing plentiful
growth of Roman candles, were always to be seem
Their burning properties were of the highest order
combined with an impusive, explosive, intcrmit-
tent disposition peculiar to that species of candles
but which seemed, from the APPRECIATION Of the
spectators, to be its most precious quality.
The observatory of Paris is about to be con-
nectsd, Geographically, with the observatory of
Greenwich. A certain tort of connection already
existed some days ago, underground wires run.
ming from the observatory to the Ministry of the
Interior, and the submarine to London and G reen-
witch completing the junction. Some workmen,
digging at the foundations of a house to be built,
| stumbled upon the wires and, according to the
weekly report of the Academy of Sciences, took
them for mysterious roots. and cut them up in
consequence. This seems incredible, but the I'M
derground line 10 at any rate interrupted, and
srian stretch Is to be Immediately effected, to
place Messrs Airy and Arago in correspondence.
The Annual Exposition of the Works of Living
Artists will be opened to the public on Sunday
| the 18th of May 1t is six weeks behind it's time
this year, on account Of the necessity of lodging
Jerome Bonaparte at the Palais Royal; and it
having been out OF the question for him to tolerate
the presence of gallery of paintings in his court
of honor. During the frat week each visitor will
pay a franc entrance; each artist whose works
or of whose works, shall have been admit ted ,
will be allowed to enter once gratis during this
period. After this, admission will be free to all
(persons in blouses always excuded) except on
Monday and Thursday, when one franc again will
be charged. Last year there was an arstocratic
day, for the reception of the exclusive; the price
five francs. The average receipt of three days
was six dollars through the season. The fund
realized is devoted to the acquisition of the most
mertorious paintings, and to their installation at
the gallery Of the Luxembourg. .e
| Its pleasing to receive now and then from Aus
tria such pastoral item the following. Your
readers may peruse it in certainty that nobody is
| hung, drawn, or quartered in il, and that the
general sentiment ia rather agreeable than other
wise: A Hungarian shepherd, dressed in his
national costume, was presented to the Emperor Of
| Austria on the 23d of April. He had merited this
distinction by having been attacked by three bril-
gands. by having killed three of them with hls
own hand and by being only twenty years of age
There is reward of 200 forms offered in Hun.
gary for every bandits head. He received 600
Horns for the three heads, and also from the EN-
peror himself the silver order of merit and 900
forms besides. The Archduke Albert had al.
ready offered him something at Pesth, but he
had refused, saying that all he wanted was
to see his sovereign. He did see his sovereign and
made 500 horins and silver medal by it. That
was probably all he wanted. This paragraph 10
valuable, a. setting many useful examples. Love
of the picturesque is incucated by the mention of
the national costume of the Hungarian. Bravery
in the face of brigands Is rewarded a. it deserved.
| The Emperor shows himself to be true lover of
deeds of daring and of scalps Of bandtti. The
shepherd pnts it on record that a Hungarian's bo.
som may swell with loyalty towards sovereign
| of the house of Hapsburg. This one may do well
| ne mar In