New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-31

1aus tne hhnbtef Of War, Gen. Uraga, the Emperors
fts aid camp Gen. FrIani, and Loyasel the Chef q
stan-an able and highly intelligent men Recruiting IL
gong on actively and some Sva drafts hsyc been mado 10
several cities IN Central Me1ico
Within the last yeer Mexico has oon.;ae-.hi ,p,oved
in sppearauce Inc Liberals their departure lt the
city IN wieiehed condition a. regards rcpss and among
streets thoroughly cleaned and nut In NJ - bs
houses then reprinted outside srd ,ho o,s VEN
thoroughly renovated Today Mexico il one Of tho
eleAnesi aud mos. ofdty oites in the World a condition
has probably mover Known under the srsr ~ r,ls I've
Lmperof V nov engaged with bis epsinees mon A plan
Io' eyee as protection sgenst the annua threatened
on level With The streets Opoe or tvic. YSbiS The
present century heIico he's been under waaI ami ooaa
s soas ssnsse ws re resulI Last season the
sanals connecting tho city with the .kig but II was
iound impaeeAble owing 70 tho general Level The
completed IL will surround the ciiy and h PLANTED With
The raIidysrowihs willow Of the Mexican valley 90 that
T. t S y s form moi So pEoteOa ssan.i overflow
Wv Pcasas ponohade Tor our citizens. II proposed
70 employ, 5000 men ct once upon this much needed
public work.
The capital OF hoHioo under the Empire presents
fccne Of order end perfect regularity which CO.. few
Other cities IN Europe or Amenca can hope to rival The
streets are thoroughly cleaned every morning before day
eak tse principal ones being twice swept by hard and
INC uus aken NJ IN pans after the manner OF tbriy
housewife. At night there are not only the stro t-lan
terms but lights placed the ouTb-so3os q, every
op'net stAnang 81 the intersection OF the principal
uorag iaes, those long lines Of lanterns present very
pretty effect, and add To the feeling Of security Except
ing an times OF public festyy, during church ceebra
TONS the people Of Mexico early and yery Few are
seen In the streets aor 10 oclock-the city being resigned
until morning b ths Of the vaiohmen and military
a'Ios AtY0eloek In The evening these ItiSis r s's
N Tour companies from the Grnnd I'aza IN dncfcnI
doctons led BY corps Of dmmmer, who MAKE tne Vci-
NY rcsoand with tho dcafning noise. THIS warns all
struggling soldiers to get TO the barracks A'r .na' lo
through the night, calling the talEhours, which they
repeat from To another iom station TO station, whale
the solemn Chang Of the great Cathedral bells every hour
contested with this interesting city
dra are mainly composed of Aztec idols some Of them Of
Proportions and hdeous aspect which iust may
be teeYea u Lay judge from ne specimens OF stone
monsrositics preserved In the National Museum. The
trent palace Of Mexico sad "a have been built Of The
debris Of that OF tho unfortunate Aztec monarch whom
Coes put 10 death 30 that The term balls or the Monte
merely an imaginary spTcIla,on There's many shoient
edcs in the city dating bsc to Immediately atsf TIE
Spanish Conquest sofn6 Of them undoubtedly built u the
wreck of tho gigantic teoco!s sscrdcai pyramids.
where tie Asonished cOnqueros sas then conpanOns
sacrificed To the bestben gods and were powore-s h
rescue them These secoaIi, furnished material for ho
city IN much the same manner that the Colosseum has
IN Rome.
are generally wide crossing each Other ~ ngbt ahgi,
aud neatly paved with snail round cohbesioncS brousb'
nom the foot OF the sdsccrt volcanoes tioui Snose
erAers quantities have been tarovn orr ~ rrmom
ag. Before the French intervention u 1oielDta NOpu'
$50 900 nhabtin,s but has not les Than 2JOe 81 pres
en owing the security 10 life and property "hieh TOO
eap. sors and which has attracted steady stream Of
population hheF 81 the sIPe1se Il other ciies 10 cehsi
MEXICO Perhaps the increased life snd aotiviy attend
ng the presence q RuupeSrs h something afactTe 10
the MeIicaBS The French and Germans have introduced
thousand innovations upon tho une-aonofed od,ioV
cusioms 81 tho capital Hcw STYLES II carriage saddles
aud harness new fashions In dfes brilliant improvements
in the fitting up and lighting Of shops general feVOiu-
ton In the matter % paTcr furniture nov operas ney
music and literature hats, rev honneis-vhioh'
regret 70 say The senoros Gs reg ming % venture
upon 20 the sacnEcs Of the Cs0fal m4nia- and inhr
mershle novelties introduced which nc Aeziesn eyei-
quick 70 see and adopt regardless o. Crase, g. thchr
people are very imitaVe and GshEned Of nOiIg hOfe
than 10 be considered they their oAPtA a. a. III pro
viuciai IN character.
Tho Emperor who IL really marvel Of industry, l. con
tinualy a. work improving and Identifying Aerco. His
hand ever EheTe Tho ClenedS Which for yctrs bad
been suffered 70 waste j. soene a charming
promensos. neatly Trimmed fo age states and Fountain
Even morning IL Is croxdsd vita the rEyeiy and fAshioa
OF the city Aocking ththe 60 bear the hDe frnch aad
asss nblaee The socl ~ Miro has undergone erien-
evcfyhcre betn put Va order; and cnes bsf,
useless oonTents occupied valuable spso Ito NAiioal
bong depleted w IL has be,a reaoysie
resrInssd eataiogaod and T,.ced In prufeT keeping
nearly every public baiiing IN ;he city has ben inspected
BY the Emperor In pcror aud hes undergone mpOfini
improvement many miles u hus shade tires hfFe b-en
planted along The pnndp road leading 20 the sGbufbs IA
fac Macmillan dsJsd 70 do for Mexico what Ma
pols1n hAs done fof Psrs horgh Of couss, On smaller
scale.