The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-10


| tearlessness. You remember tnat sentence IN
Maca1ley, closing his survey OF tue SeSen
Years Wal 1.-THE King ceded nothing. The
whole continent in arms had proved unable TO
tear Slesia from that iron grasp" Never was
Prnsslan monarch less in vein of ceding terri
tory than today. Not smidgen of German
land goes French, says +. w. KEN dckey, bel
Gohin exclaims his Majesty, in profane-pious
ejaculation, through his moustache Bisiark
SOtens the answer as well as he can to turn
aw2v French wrath. And France, not having
made ony positive definite demand rests TEN.
porarily satisfied. Whereupou Europe is tran
ouil. -
there is no visible danger OF immediate war be-
tween France and Germany. Napoleon does
not renOunce his purpose OF obtaining something
from Prussia, whenever the extent of her late
conquests is defined to balance her new-grown
preponderance But for the moment he ceases
to push his claims, and, as responsible editor of
all the French press, has, since last Sunday,
sent out orders and advices to all sub-edltors to
"aggravate their voices" to milder tone
Poor man AS il his intestinal troubles were
not enough-coming away untmely from Vlchy
waters, that failed this year to benefit him as
heretofore, he reaches st. Cloud gouty aud
'evrrish, just in time to receive the visit of that
pieDIpotentiary and ambassador extraordinary
ironf his sometime protege. Mexican Emperor
Max, the vigorous Empress Charlotte IL is
not true by-the-way, that he first called on her
at the Grtmd Hotel, as the London IlJRes' Paris
correspondent averred. He was not well
enough to drive so far. Louis Philippes grand
daughter has been to see her grandtather's sue.
cessor more than once at st. Cloud That
lady's mission TO France is supposed TO have for
It's object this or these, 4. e., help in
these ways. My husband, whom you sent
to Mexico. can't stay there without your
men and money. His whole revenue,
in round numbers, is but S26, 100000 drawn
almost entirely from the customs duties, OF
which you have allotted a considerable part TO
the payment of English and Spanish claims, and
mortgaged most of what remains to secure pay
ment OF your outlay for the Mexican expedition
My good man, Max, declared that In this view
OF the case, his at best shaky throne was untena-
BILE, and not knowing what reduced Austria he
was coming to, had made up his mind to return
TO Miramar and his reserved Aquatic Rights"
before the six years term OF reservation expires.
/ being twice the man that Max. is, poor, dear
soul, sand no. Let me try; and so am come to
demand that you fulfil your work by adjourning
your levy oniour customs duties, or procure us
money in some other way by prolonglDg, under
some pyeteXt or other, the stay OF your troops,
and by removing Marshal BaZaiIe from com
mand-wlth whose arrogant ways we cannot
put up any lOnger-else Max. cannot possibly
get on, and will straightway abdicate and get off
tnat throne of your founding, and you will be
shamed before the world.
Such, as nearly as it can he got at, is the es-
sential substance OF what this courageous lady
has had to say to her imperial husbands impe-
Iial backer. What he has said in answer am
not informed. The disposition of the French is
inclined in the least possible degree to send any
more good money after the Dad that has been
There would be grave difficulty in eNtrIcating
the hypotheCated customs duties also, for their
calculated amount has already entered into
budgets made up, and eloquently boasted of by
the Government talking minister, and voted by
the obsequous majority OF the Corps Legislatif.
To get condoned for this bnglng Mexican
business, and to get over the next general elec-
lions, are most pressing motives Tor the Empe-
Tor 10 obtain from Prussia some-let t be ever
so small-terrltorial compensation.
How, now, Napoleon Can furnish any effective
mid tI Mnx 70 t. IL T.,
Monde newspaper sees hopeful chances for
| Max. His prolonged safety is in the new revo.
| luton in the United States which is promised by
| the dissepsion between President johnson and
| Congress. To such of your readers as are not
familiar with the columns OF lie Monde, should
/ say that, like its synonym, the WOTtd of New
| York, it consistently is what it was throughout
our four years struggle, partisan OF the white
South and slavery. 1t is needless 10 add that in
| the hopedfor coming civil war in the United
States it is already enlisted under the banner OF
| President Johnson. With few, very few eXcep-
Cions all the old advocates of the Rebellion, in
and out OF The press here, are, as their like are
with you, partisans of President Johnson.
/ was speaking of Napoleons health. He is
decidedly not we'll He came up from vichy,
gouty and everish, five days before his time last
| week. 1t is not likely that the press OF dlplo.
matte business and rather unexpectedly small
profits that came OF it have promoted his re-
CoVery. He was TO have left Tor the Camp OF
| Chalons on the 18th, and then on the 10Th, but
was still at ST. Cloud this morning. So far as l
can learn, lneIe Is uOlnlng Ill MS DOuty care
| that would be alarming were he private gen
| ieman; but this illness of the one person about
| France and Europe all times in sort does
| excite good deal OF anxiety, and furnishes q
more impressive commentary on the merits of
| strong Government than we have had since that
| quite contrary once furnished by the sudden
| death of our Chief Magistrate.
The National, Imperial, and Holy Virgins tete
| of the 18th Of August went of with the usual
| quIet and brlliancy last Wednesday, till after
| the magnificent display of fire works on the
Pont des Invalides. When these had died out
| in their own stink, portion OF the great null
titude who had gone to the left bank OF the
Seine 10 enjoy the spectacle, began to move
towards the right bank by the Pont de la Con-
| corde, while a counter human current set from
the Place de la Concorde over the same bridge
| to their homes ON the left side. strong body
| pose managed for time to dixie, as it were, and
| guide the moving mass. But, finally, the great
| multitudnous surges overwhelmed for q mo-
| ment troops and policemen; the two tides met
on the bridge; one poor woman fell, the throng
| pressed ever the more towards the cry mad
| and merciless with fear and curiosity, and al
| hour later, when something like order was re
| stored, ii was found that eight human beings
| had been bampled, mulcbed to death, and
| thirty or forty more wounded. The Minister OF
the Interior was on the ground so soon al
warned and remained there directing with wise
| counsel till next morning. The Empress has
| asked for the names of the dead and suffering
| and will generously aid their families from thu
, | public funds. The police did their duty tt
| their best, and proved themselves, as they
| always do on great fete days, very strenuSu
, | and patient in their hard work OF preservin.
order. This is the first OF all the fourteen ceebrl
tions in Paris of the national fete Instituted b.
> | the Emperor marked by grave disaster. Nobod
| is TO blame specially for this special case. Blu
. the expenses OF the lamplighting, and gas fA
: | mo and hreWOrking, and other tOy-Shoppery &