Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-07-06

piOpiictl anu fiftuc, YET tnls 4 20 say ,
that the domestic morals Of Clichy may
safely challenge comparison with
those Of Paris generally. l might pu.
the case moreistrongly. but it is best to
keep within the truth.
So with regard to Liquor. They
keep saying there is no prohibitory
law in France; but they mistake, If
Clinchy is in France. No ardent
spirits are brought into this we'll reg
ulated establishment. unless for med
ical use, except in express violation Of
law; and the search and seizure claus
es here are a great deal more rigorous
and better enforced than in Maine. |
know little is smuggled in notwith-
standing. mainly by officials. for mon-
ey goes great way in France; but no
woman comes in without being felt all
over 10y woman) for concealed bot
tlesofliquor. There was small flask
on our (private) dinner-table to-day
of what was called brandy, and smelt
like compound Of spirits Of turpcn-
tine and diluted acqua fortis. { for adul-
turation is vice which prevails even
here;) but not glass is now smuggled
in where n gallon nsed TO come in
boldly under the protection of law
Wine, being here esteemed as nec-
essary, is allowed in moderation; no
inmate to have more than one bottle
per day either of ter-sous or twenty
sous wine. according to his taste or
means-no better and no mvre. /
don't defend the consistency Of these
regulations, we do some things better
in America than even in Clichy; but
here drunkenness is absolutely pre-.
vented and riotous living suppressed
by a sumptuary law far more strin-
gent than any our States ever tried
And. mind you, this is no criminal
prison, but simply a house of dcten-
lior, for those who happen to have
less money than others would like to
extract from their pockets, many Of
whom do not pay, simply because
they do not owe. So, ifany one tells
you again that Liquor Prohibition is a
Yankee novelty. just ask him what he
knows of Clichy.
know that cookery isa poin, col
honor with the French. and rightly.
for they approach it with the inspira-
ton of genius. Sad am ] TO say that
no proofof this emnence in Clichy,
and am forced to the conclusion that
TO be in debt and unable to pay does
not qualify even Frenchman in the
culinary art. My auxiliary doubtless
does his best, but his resources are
limited, and fifty fellows dancing round
one range with only few pots and
kettles among them, probably confus.
es him. Even our dinner to-day
flour of us-two Yankees, an English
merchant and an Italian banker-din.
ed en- famiiie in No. 90, on what we
ordered from an outdoor restaurant
such are the prejudices Of education
and habit) and paid fifty sous each
for, but il did not seem to be the
thing. The gathering Of knives. forks
spoons. bottles, DC, from Nos. 80.
63 and l39, TO set the common table,
was the freshest feature OF the spread
TO return to my own matter: !
have been all day convincing one par
ty of friends after another, as they
called, that ! do not yet need their
generosity proaered money or names
that | will put up no security and take
no step whatever, until l can consult
a good French lawyer, see where
stand, and get Judicial hearing, il
possible. | know the Judge did not
mean nor expect that l should be sent
here, when | left his prctence lasteven.
ing; want to be brought before him
forthwith on plea of urgency, which
cannot so well be made il | am at
liberty. If he says that l am proper
ly held in durcss, then bailing out
will do little good, for forty others all
about me either have or think they
have claims against the Crystal Pal
ace for the damage or non-letum OF
articles exhibited; if am .persor ally
liable TO these, all France becomes a
prison to me. When | have proper
legal advice shall know what to do:
until then it is safest to do nothing
Even at the worst, ! hate 10 have any
one put up 10000 francs for me. as
several me willing TO do, until / am
sure there is no alternative. | have
seen SO much mischief from going Sc
curity that / dread 10 ask il when
can possibly do without. "Help one
another" is good rule, but abomina-
bly, abused, A man in trouble is too
apt to fly at once to his friends; hence
half a dozen get in where there need
have been but one. There isno great
err device for multiplying misery than
misused sympathy. Better FIRST see il
you cannot shoulders your own pack.
Our OF CLIcHY, June 4, 1855.
Things have worked to-day very
much as | had hoped and calculated.-
Friends had been active in quest Of
such lawyers as l needed, and two OF
the right sort with me at seasonable
hour this morning. Ats o'clock they
had a hearing before the Judge. and
we were all ready for it, thanks ia
friends inside of the gratings as well
as out. Judge Piatt's official certif-
cate as 10 the laws of our State gov
crning the liabilities of corporators has
been of vital service to me; and when
my lawyers asked, "Where is your
evidence that the effects of the New
York Association are now in the
hands of receiver l answered,
"The gentleman who was talking with
me in the visitors room when you came
in and took me away knows that per-
fectly; perhaps he ia still there" !
was at once sent for him, and found
him there. THUS all things conspired
for good; and at o'clock my lawyers