Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-23

doubted the possibility of opening tn
grand exposition the first OF April, OF
account OF the immense amount of uD'
finished work that remains to be done
but the decree Of the emperor went fortf
that the work must be completed in time
and all the energies Of the government
were nut forth to accomplish that end
and now it is officially announced thai
| the great work is completed, and the
building ready TO receive the articles
| intended for exhibition. Some COM
plaint is made that the exhibitors have
not used sufficient energy in having
their articles ready, and the French have
! been more renniss than any other nation
| in that respect. Many of the buildings
outside are yet unfinished, and will not
all be completed before the middle OF
May; but IS they are private affairs,
that will not interfere with the grand
Openiug on the first. Other nations have
spent five millions Of dollars in arrang-
ing for the display of their goods
after the building has been furnished
them The admission fee for the first
day is fixed at twenty francs, or four
dollars, and five francs per day for the
balance of the week. After that the
charge for admission will be one franc.
It is estimated that II one hundred thous-
and persons a day visit the exhibition
for six months, the period for which it is
to continue, il will not more than reim-
burse the outlay. On the opening day
there will probably Be the largest as
sembIaqe of crowned heads that has
taken place for many years in Europe,
aud il viii probably be many years before
such an assemblage is seen again. It is
expected that there will be present the
kings of Prussia, Belgium, Greece and
Sweden, the king and queen of Portugal,
the prince of Wales, Prince Humbert of
Italy, several members of the royal fam
lies OF Denmark, Prussia aud FLANDERS,
Prince Oscar of Sweden, the brother of
the tycoon of Japan, and the vieeroy OF
Egypt, and many other aTistocratiG per-
sOnages of lesser note Every Psrisian
is expecting to make his fortune ia the
next six months, and already, in antici-
patton of the wish, the hotels have
doubled their charges, the prices Of
provisions have advanced, restau-
rants have increased their prices,
aud If YOU occupy q "ehambre a louer
meuble," you are notified that you must
pay double after the 1st Of April, and if
YOU ask why, the Frenchman shrugs his
shoulders and says " Grand exposition,
grand exposition" and that is all the
satisfaction you can get. Every for
eigner coming to Paris this summer
must make up his mind beforehand to be
feeeed, and be will not be disappointed.
On Sunday last | visited Eere la
Chaise," the CREST cemetery of Paris. It
is situated on high hill, and commands
a geOd view of the city and Of the sur
rounding country. The grounds contain
something more than one hundred and
fifty acres, tastefully laid out, and
ornamented with shrubs and ever
greens. There are more than fifty
thousand monuments, some Of which are
OF fine architectural elegance and de-
sign. The towers are built Immediately
over the vaults, which are thirty or
forty feet deep, and just large enough
for s coffin. The coffin Is placed at the
bottom, and slightly covered, and the
next enc Immediately over that, so that
when the vault is filled there are twenty
or thirty bodies deposited one over the
other. Hers is to be seen the tol4b Of
Abelard and Heloise. 1t is a rectan-
gular chapel, and is constructed from
materials brought from the Abbey of the
Holy Ghost, which Abelard founded in
the twelfth century, of which Heloise
was abbess. Fourteen columns with
tich fOliaged capitals support bifOliate
arches, saTmoaatel Ly goEniees wrought
in flowers. In the chapel ia the original
tomb built for Abelsrd by Pierre 10
Venerable. The tomb of Princess Den
rid0ff is q beautiful structure, built OF
white marble, elegantly Ornamented aud
adorned with ton Corinthian columns,
which support the entaleture. Here Is also
the temh of MassenG, one Of Gapoieon's
great marshals, and near it, enclosed by
an iron railing, is the resting place Of
the remains Of Marshal Ney, without
any monument to mark tie spot. Near
by is the monument Of Baron Larrey,
chief surgeon, ana aQ it is in
scribed the words Of Napoleon, 1.-THE
best man that ! ever have known |
also saw the tombs of Racine. Arnussat,
and Of many others whose names are
we'll known to history. | have now
been some six weeks IN Paris, and during
the whole time / have moi seen the sun
more than half q dozen times. II is
almost always eiogdy, With light
rains nearly every day, SO tnat
il is seldom safe to leave your
umbrella at home. There are many
Americans here from the south; but
feTg. Of them sneak of returning home as
long as the eonnIIy 10 governed By 9 set
Of bloOdthirsty fanatics.
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