Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-14

ready 70 cast them, TOT the INTENSE hehs
and stiffness OF the atmosphere. indicates
tornado hard by; perhaps the earth with
chclie ut the same time may quake.
A JOURNEY UNDER PANS. "A cor.
respondent Of the Swedish journal
furnishes an interesting account of
% subturranean voyage made
through one Of the admirably con
structed sewers of Paris. The boat
which conveyed the party was
reached by descending a Hight Of
steps TO the depth Of about forty
i've feet. The boat, a ilat-bvttvm.
ed affair, was lighted by four lamps.
The sewer is an afchway, fifteen
feet high aud Of equal breadth,
with a ditch or canal about ten
feet wide, wherein all the dirt aud
filth of Paris IL carried away. On
the sides are sidewalks, which, TO.
gether, are about four feet wide.--
The whole IL built of beautiful white
sandstone. and Is kept remarkably
neat and clean. No stencil OF bad
smell was perceptible. The den.
per portions Of the 9th Ia carried
away through large draius beneath
the sidewalks. The sidewalks are
excellent aud exhibited no signs of
dampness. while the walls Of the
archway are kept white washed.
and are at all times IA white IA the
driven snow. The structure pos
sesses the properties Of an immense
speaking tube, the workmen being
able to converse at the distance Of
two miles from each other. The
echo is very stroug and lasting.--
The fabric in said To- be built after
model of the catacombs of Rome,
aided by all the latest improve
ments. On both sides. about two
hundred yards distance from one
another, are openings through which
the workmen can ascend by means
Of permanent iron ladders, in case
n sudden rain storm should cause
the water to rise over the sidewalks
which is, however, of rarc occur.
renee.
The contents of the sewer Of
course flows into the river Seine,
aud the current is sufficient to car.
ry the boat along with considera.
bic velocity. Large reservoirs arc
constructed at intervals. into which
the water can be turned for short
time in case il should be necessary
60 rave the canal dry for n little
while. The whole work was com.
pleted IN two years Besides the
main canal there nre many minor
ones constructed under the princi.
pal streets, all Of which can be
made to communicate with one an.
other. These admirable under
ground works are accessible from
the Louvre, the Tuileries, and from
all the barracks, and should the
Parisians take a notion 10 barricade
the streets In any part of the city
the Imperial Government might, at
short notice, and without any per-
son being aware Of it, transport
troops, aud IL there is time to make
usc of reservoirs, so can cavalry AT.
SO be transported the same way
There is an end TO shooting on the
soldiers from the windows, and a
revolution in Paris will soon be re-
membered among things that have
been, never to occur again.
Through these underground passa.
ges prisoner can easily tie taken
from the Louvre to the Seine, with
out attracting attention. and thence
scnt of by railway, which is near
at hand. This splendid system Of
sewerage was one of the schemes
of the first Napoleon.
MORMON INrELLIoENcE. We
understand that there are 1900 Nor
mons in the town Of Florence, Ne
braska Territory, who originally star
ted for Salt Lake, and who, it is as.
serted, are waiting for an augmenta.
ton TO their numbers before they
start Zionward. This is the ostersi-
bic reason alleged, but We apprehend
their ia another which is significant
oftheir delay, and which is to be found
in the recent Joe Smith demonstra.
ton. Il is we'll known that the pro,
prietors Of the town of Florence have