The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
EUROPE.
Opening of the Paris Exposition

LONDON, April l.
Regret is generally expressed by the press
and in political circles at the proposes sale ~ %
the Russian possessions in North America W
the United States
The figures of the budget laid before the
House of Commons show that the revenue OF
Great Britain for the last hscai year exceeds
the expenditures by S26.0OOOoO.
The BRAZILIAN mail steamer from Rio janet
70 has arrived at Lisbon. She brings a report
that an American man-of-war had gone UP the
Paraguay river bearing proposition from the
allied South American powers containing the
basis of a negotiation for peace to be submitted
to President Lopez
LIVERPOOL, April l.
The steamship Soarawa, from the CLYDE,
bound for Boston, sank at sea March 10th, dur
ing a severe storm
BRUSSELS, April l.
The appearance of the anti -Prussian placards
IN the streets of Luxembourg creates much
excitement IN France and Germany No an
swer has yet been made to the complaint of the
RUSSIAN commander, and pending the settle
ment of the affair the irritation is increasing
on both sides Of the Rhine.
NEW YORK, April 2.
The Herald has the following:
fdilS, April, 1.-The Exposition opened to-
Gay. The day is observed as holiday AT IL
a. M the doors Of the building were opened
Within and without the building there was a
iamentabe state of confusion; everywhere
debris; not one tenth OF the goods were open
ed or arranged, but the French Department OF
OF course was the first in order; the next to
mat mat the Russian, and the third the English
Inc American Department is one OF the most
incomplete, and the Commissioners, Exhibitors
ana Americans generally, in the city, are very
dissatisfied with Commissioner Beckwith, who
appears totally inefficient. The only Depart
ment in operation is the Restaurants, but even
here the Americans are behindhand. The on
ly goods damaged on the voyage were Ameri-
can.
AT o'clock p NJ the invited guests assem-
bled in the Art Gallery, where America made
a fine show, many pictures being exhibited and
well hung, but the English display was much
greater. By the time the Emperor arrived
5000 persons were inside. On the outside,
along the banks of the river Seine, and on all
the hills and roads for miles around Paris, at
least 100000 people had assembled. Eight
thousand policemen We're on duty.
The emperor and Empress came precisely at
L. M. The crowd outside the building were
good natured, but not demonstrative towards
them. No cheers greeted the Imperial party.
Preceded by chamberlains, the party passed
round the entire gallery, nearly mile long
Different national commissioners stood on the
platform over the sections allotted to their
countries; Turks, japanese, Russians, Moroc-
eoans, Tunisians and Persians were there in
tuil national costumes.
The Emperor spoke a few words to each
commission, but at the American Department
he stopped with the Empress and bowed to the
crowd who were cheering heartily. Half an
hour was consumed in this tour, then the COR
tege descended and passed through the Art
and few other galleries, and at P. M. re-
turned to the Palace.
The Exposition will not be ready until May
One-half of all the space is allotted to France
and that is not complete. The English are
very strong in machinery, beating the Ameri-
cans in that department. There is nothing like
so many strangers here as expected.
The number OF Americans is not much great
er than usual every season. 1t is useless to
come to see the Exposition before May