The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-20
FRANCE.
The Fourth OF July Ia Paris.

The American Fete of Independence at the
Pre- e-Catelan, Paris, passed over most success
fully. Toe weather, which was very untavor.
allie in the morning, cleared up after IL o'clock,
and the afternoon was fine. All the principal
Americans in Paris were present, and, withoGt
distinction OF political opinions, iraternlzed
together, General Dix presiding over the days
proceedings. The Rev. Mr.. Rooinson read the
Declaration OF Independence, aud was lordly
cheered The Rev. DR.. Chapn, of New York,
next pronounced an orauon soi,able to the
occasion, and dwet particularly on the
necessity of forgetting all past differences
in general feeling of conclliatiSn. He
Fourth of July, l77s, by the side of the AHeri.
can standard, when American independence
was proclaimed? Every one instnctlvely turned
to the tricolor. Never, he added, could the
Americans forget that French blood had flo wed
vito that of their own countrymen on the
battle-fPds on which the independence of the
United States had been achieved. The speaker
was most Enthusiastically and most deservedly
applauded. Amusements of all kinds had been
orRanlZed for both young and old and we'll
provided buffet was done ample justice to. AT
Q O'Clock display Of hre works was let OF, and
in med atelY after the ball commenced by a
quadrllle to the music OF the "Ei Creve." The
nun ber OF beautiful women present was extra
ordinary, and nothing could be more lovely
than the dresses. In fact, IL was a charming
tetG,
Ths Havre Bull Fight.
Tie Havre, July 5, correspondence of the
LOndon Times thus describes the great bull.
batting match in the former city,
Punctualy at a flourish of trumpets au-
nOunced the commence ment, when two gawky
boTsemen, in spanish costume on very sorry
Seeds came in tugging desperately at the reins,
, and rode sham bhngly up to the Crown box,
dong obesanCe to the chief local authority, aud
1eceiWng the key of the bull door, which was
flung down TO tnem all bedlzened with rlbands.
There was then another flourish, and the sorry
riders made their appearance once more, but
this ime hC aiding the whole corps OF performers
the two noun ed pjead0rs, toe two eSpddqs, or
ma ddOrs, and four ChutOs, or baadertHerOS. The
Wnule Of these men wore the regular Andalusian
or Fil arc costume; their jackets were one blaze
OF unsel and spangles; they wore embroidered
''smallsn OF various colors. stockings, and
pumps. The infantry had small pork pie hats on
they waved long and broad cloaks of scarlet or
purple; the mounted men had broad -brimmed
hats, and their legs were cased in huge greaves;
they brandished long soear or pole with a
short, sharp spike at the ED. Their horses
were encumbered with the clumsy Morisco
saddle with heavy shovel stirIups. The horses
were tall lauk, Spanish jennes, old, but not
altogether broken down. They came groDing
in with baDdaged eyes, and appeared hard
mouthed, awkward and not easily handled. All
the eight com mbatants were soon In their places;
the two picadors, one behind the other, with
their steeds backing close TO the barrier, the
otker men scattered here and there, with their
eloaEs on their arms. Again the trumDets gave
the signal, the tOTu door was thrown open, and
the first bull bounded in. The supply Of the
cattle, 80 FAR away from their native herds,