Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-11-05
OUR PARIS LETTER.
aos.Ip from the Gay Capital.
No. 10.


Long before write this, yon will have heard
through the Gable the joyful tidlngs from Spain.
The last of the Bourbons is fallen. And the last
nation in Europe Of whom we had any reason to
hope, has shaken off Its lethargy, and risen in Its
power. When the Queen crossed the frontier
into France, she was met and welcomed by the
Emperor Empress and Prince Imperial with
kindness and sympathy, If nothing more. The
Emperor however, held out no hope of assis-
tance, and the " Monitcur." the official organ of
the Government, declares most positively that
France Il to remain perfectly neutral In any trou-
bic that may arise. While one of the greatest of
the Revolutions of the century, this seems to
have been bloodless one. Few If any outrages
have been perpetratcd and II the letters from
Madrid are to be believed, the whole population
have taken upon themselves the task of preserv.
ing order and public security. In all the streets
of Madrid are posted large placards, inscribed
"Thicves are punished by instant aeath!' No
oneappears as yet TO know what is TO be the end
of it all, and 1t is said while the Spaniards knew
well what they wished to destroy, they did not
have an idea of how they should replace it. The
ruinor is, and 1t gains ground and confidence
daily that a Republic will be established on the
ruius of the defunct Monarchy, although the
measure will, no doubt, be strongly opposed by
the arisocratic party, who form, it is said very
formidable minority. While with my Democratic
principles, l should rejoice over such result,
think there is room for grave doubt, If the at
tempt at popular rule In Spain would not be FOL
lowed by anarchy like that OF the French Re
publics. When see the prosperity OF France,
under the present regime, cannot but think af-
ter all tyrant is the best and only fit ruler for
the decayed and exhausted Latin races, although
not such tyrant as Isabella of Bourbon OF
course, her "lfe'' has appeared in al the papers,
In the usual penny-a-llne style. From these short
sketches of her career, 1t would seem that her
private as well as public life has been far from
blamecss. She Is now at Pau. but will in few
days proceed to Hayre, to join her mother, who
| is residing there.
One good step, at least, has been taken by the
Rcvolutionists, II the last news is correct; that
Is the expulsion of the Jesults from the country,
| "neck and Group an event that shows even
bigotcd Spain is waking up to the liberazing in-
| fueuces OF the times, and tho poor old lady at
Rome has lost the last power in Europe, that did
not blush to stand by her. hardly think Pho TX
| will receive the $4,000 soldiers SO lately offered
him. OF course, the Revolution is all the topic
of conversation at Paris now, and l presume
| throughout Europe. So much is 1t the case here,
| one hns hardly heard of the death of one OF the
most celebrated and powerful M,a, men Of IN modern st
hand man Of Napoleon. He died on Monday
| last, very suddenly of disease Of the heart, At
Strisburg, whence his body was brought to Paris,
and after lying in state, was inferred yesterday
from the Madeleine with great pomp, all the chief
dIgnitaries and Ministers OF the Eml lre assisting
The services are described as very magnificent
was unable to see anything of 1t. owing to the
immense crowd, which forbade oil access to the
| church.
To add to the political excitement, there has
been an attempt to assassinate the Viceroy of
Egypt by some murderous weapon thrown at
him from house top while viewing. grand illu-
| mination at Cairo. Further news there Is none,
except the mutterlngs of war, which becsme
daily more and more ominous. Before winter 1t
is said Napoleon and Bismark will be making
their last moves In the game each has been play
ing SO long and deeply DO not think IL VIII ne
have commenced, unless one or the other oil the
rivals secs At to back down:
To go from !" the sublime to the common
place" Mt q step, must tell you of the tempest
In n teapot, which has agitated "La grande
Vile" during the past few weeks. A large guam
tity of coin, -corssting of French pieces OF one
and two francs, 20 and so centmes struck before
1864 Italian the same, Swiss OF 1850 and 1901,
aud Papal money,-was to be retired from cireu-
lation December 3lst.
For sop,e reason unknown the Omnibus Com
| pany of Paris and several other large concerns
look occasion recently to refuse all such monies;
Great was tho wall that went up from astonished
! and Indignant Paris, aud many were the M'ye
,rords used on various occasions. The conse-
, quence has been that the obnoxious rule has been
! suspended, and one Is no longer Obliged TO ex-
anime every coin he receives until December.
A new statue of the Emperor is being placed
on the South Facade of the Tuileries. "A copy Of
9 that OF Henri " on the Hotel dc Vile. 1t Is
equestrian, in the costume OF a Roman emperor
the head wreathed with laurel. 1t Is a hdJ statue
that is in profile, and attached 10 the wall DJ
clamps forming an alto-relief. The pait OF th'
building to which it is to be affixed is that con
structed by him, south OIL inc RACE au 0arousei 81
which forms the final connection between the Ole
Palace of the Tuilerics and the Louvre. Its weigh
is 100 pounds
y What glorious news we have from Maine
II 10000 majority! No wonder gold has gon
a down, and we suppose Grants election will TAX
II to 25 at least wish q few of g the unwashed'
!. could have the pleasure for awhile OF knowing
IS how nice ID is to feel that every franc one spends
!, costs franc and half! It might improve thei
c have been luing in Pension or boarding.
4, house, and am highly disgusted with It. cam
/ students, and picking up French from them, nu
/ most of the students are at home, not to retur
I. To Paris until November, and those l met ha
al Gascon or BritOn accents, and did me more nari
!, | than rood, Then the dishes at table are q mas
I of grease and onions, two things which l ca %
Is avoid at the restaurants. My month Is up tc
in morrow, and shall go back to my old fren
Porret and live decently once more only o1icnde
by the fumes of onion from my neghbors table
" L see all the Leading American papers-Iribun
y Press, Boston Journat. 81. Louis Democrat, etc
y, y, but should be very glad OF Wiimlngton Cos
NJ water Please send me photographs OF Grai
q and Colfax, to have framed for my room. wis
le nv visitors to see, on entering, that am on u
ar right side-a little later, trust, ON the vii
d, ming side'' as well! DELAWARE.