The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-01
OUR PARIS LETTER.

NOhoPH - NVhNAAVAAsph WIVES
Special Correspondence of The EveRing Telegraph.
PARIS, May 49, 1885,
am sorry to say that we are still living in
state of suspense. We are constantly expecting
TO hear that the 6rst shot has been fred, but up
70 the present time there has been "Gredt cry
and HHte tUOo'." In the meantime everything
is at Observation-Disclosures, Journeys of pleasure;
and should things continue in this way all the
summer those who generally repair to Ems,
Wiesbaden Carlsbade, and Bagneres, will
have to remain quietly in Paris, and content
themselves with taking seltzer water at the
Trinkhdiis now being set up on the Bouevards'
where the Parisians may queneh their thirst dur
ing the hot days Of summer.
We are in most unpleasant stdtu quo, which
is neither war nor peace. Victor Emanuel
has left Florence to take the command of the
army. Benedek is busy in Bohemia; Prince
Charles, of Prussia, is in Wurtemberg; and
Prince Humbert, heir presumptive to the Italian
throne, is at Borgo de San Martino, where he
occupies the country of the author of II Tro.
pdtore.
VERDI
is not only composer of immense genius, ne is
moreover patriot, who would wish to see his
lIctu lIOm u lOItlBu yOkt-ut Is, lOU, u
member of the Italian Parliament. As soon as
he heard that the Prince Intended making lis
headquarters at San Martino, he Immediately
placed his whole establishment at the disposal
of his Royal Highness.
The Italian fleet "stops the way" in the
Adriatic-all is ready-who will strike the first
blow?
GARIBALDI,
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named commander of corps of volunteers
command which he has accepted, with the pro-
viso that he shall be allowed to act with perfect
freedom. Nobody seems to know where he is:
some say at Nice; others say that he has not
yet left his ''island home" of Caprera. We
shall no doubt hear that he has taken the Aus
trians by surprise.
The exiled Magyars, who, like the Italians,
sigh tor a fatherland, intend making common
cause with their Italian brothers. A Hungarian
legion is being formed at Florence. which will
be entrusted to the former chief of the revolu.
ton, KOssuth.
However, war has not yet broken out, and
the uncertainty is worse than actual war; for
an army cannot live on air, and all the stock
markets are in state of perfect derOute, occa-
stoned by contradictory kilograms.
THE FINANCIAL DISASTERS
caused by the fall in securities are numerous in
France, but in no way to compare with those in
London. Many in France have felt the counter
shock of the great failure of 0verend, Gurney q
Co., which every commercial man knows was a
bank of long standing. English papers inform
that this failure is to the extent of Ell 0o0
The news spread like wild6re, and there was
consequently run on great number of Lon.
don banks-the police, we hear, had great
trouble in preventing the communication in the
city from being stopped On Saturday last
crowds of people filed the streets up to a late
hour, and it was not till the clock of st. Paurs
Cathedral struck twelve, that the crowd began
TO disperse.
THE CHOLERA.
We are threatened in our pockets and in our
health, for, to make matters worse, the scourge
of the nineteenth century is at Liverpool, where
it has been brought by vessel coming from the
West Indies Several persons have already been
carried off.
It was hoped that England would be enabled
to keep out of the confagration which menaces
Europe in general, but it appears, by latest
advices from America, that she will have to
keep sharp lookout on the Fenans in Canada,
who have just captured an English ship, the
WentGoOYtl. An American ship had been sent
in pursuit of the Fenian vessel, but had been
unable to overtake it.
Before terminating this drearY chronicle of
war and ruin, l must not omit informing you OF
the general Indignation felt in Europe on learn
ing of
THE BOMB BARDMENT OF VALPARAISO.
The accounts are of the saddest description
The Spanish Admiral had been challenged by
the Chilians to a naval combat, but declined; he
preferred burning and running a defenseless
town. The injury done to commerce amounts
to IL, 900, 600 piastres. More than four-ffths of
the merchandise was foreign property of neu-
trails, who will no doubt not omit to present a
little bill when the time comes-a bad business
for the Hidalgos a bad spec for if we are not
mistaken. there is a lack of specie in the
Spanish money-bOx.
Notwithstanding the rumors of war, Paris has
been able to find new idol. Bismark has a
rival it is the lucky winner of the Chanully
Derby" the horse "Florentin." The nose OF
"Gladiateur" is put out of joint; the cry is now,
&c Viue 'FiOrentin.'" "
oh mgratitude of man how the horses
must despise us
There was nothing to make us believe that
this horse, unknown a few days ago. would
achieve such honors, as it was not even classed.
The owner of "Florentin" has, it is said, WOE
more than million of francs
THE PARIS THEATRES.
All the wars and all the political differences
in the world will not prevent the lighthearted
Partisan from taking his pleasure. Some of our
theatres are reaping golden haryests and the