The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-21
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under the windows of the Tuiler1es-.nss
4 Emperor, Empress, Prince Imperial, ana
1 his new and indispensable chum, the prlhce
Of Asturias, being present. This conc :, ~ 70
bumorously known BY the name OF Inc
Chorus Of ,Aasea' Skins" Next day was
the /" recent;on +" OF the Tuiierle5 OF the
d anbassador;al and official world-the army
81 tbanavv, Before entering the "throne-
800 - tba Emperor and Empress had at
.onaaa mass In the private chapel. Her Ma
;os.r to escape athe kissing Of her hand, !
Js sn+ off TO the Bots for q drive, and his
Majesty and the Prince Imperial proceeded
I to receive the congratulations Of their
friends, Itwas a motley gathering. The
Papal Nuncio was spokesman for the. va
rious ministers and ambassadors, and Ma
poleon replied to his and ether function
aries stereotyped phrases by equally inte-
resting platitudes. His Majesty was very
| gracious to the Austrian and English am
bassadors, attentive to the lPrussian, and
polite to all. The Cars representative had
i the Greek minister hanging on his coat-tali,
and the Japanese minister looked gorgeously
4 severe. The officers of the new movable
/ National Guard appeared stiff in their new
| uniforms, but assured their master they
| could only feel at home in presence OF
the enemy. Outside, the curiosity to see
! the various equipages arrive was great.
/ Among the earliest was the Pope's minis
ter, drawn by four black mules, green
feathers, and purple livery-a fair expen-
diture of Peters pence. The Turkish am
baasador was the observed Of all observers,
and reflected the situation by being driven
by Greek" $780,. -
"BAKsHIsH "DAY.
The first Of January has at last been got
over, and all oexpectants Of slips = DIS
posed of for another twelve months, the
| internal cursings Of the recipients being
about on a par with their muttered thanks.
| The French, having for some DAYS preVl-
| ously loaded the postofice with the trans
mission Of several thousand packages Of
g cards." and having paid the annual cere-
| monial visit to friends and employers, are
| now contented to !" rest and be thankful"
Never we're the streets 80 crowded as on
New-Year's day with well-dressed people
loaded with presents for one another, from
bag of oranges up to valuable boxes OF
toys and 5onbons. No wonder the time has
been fttingly described as the day of
little parcels" Altogether, one was in
cliped to read the text, 1t is more blessed to
receive than to give. The fair on the Bou
levards is all but terminated, and the ex-
temporized merchants are selling off their
wares, from oranges up to learned dolls and
rifed artillery, at a tremendous sacri-
fce." s.I.eu
A PLEASANT STORY.
The following is an instance of "peace
on earth" On New-Year's eve husband
and wife were walking along the Boulevard,
and madame became ecstatic before a
dress to be sold almost for nothing. The
husband left her with her parents for a
short time, went out, purchased the dress,
directed that it be at once delivered, and
pinned to it card " From thy usband.'
He returned for his wife, and whiled away
the time in walking to give the dress time
to arrive. On entering his home he was
surprised to fud the article had not come,
and his better half became "grumpy y at
not having received any New-Year's gift.
The scene changes; on the opposite side of
the way lived. couple whose home had
ever the stalled OK, but the hatred there
with. By error the dress was delivered
here, and the lady, accepting it as peace
offering, threw herself into her husbands
arms, much to his establishment. and
prayed to "let us be friends" Denou-
nent: The husbands and wives on both
sides dined together on New-Year's day.
THE MoNITEURs.
The Trojan war that was raging between
| the rival Moniteurs has ended. The dis
pute turned on the retention of the title
| aMoniteur" by the Government for their
| new official organ. Having found the con-
tractor of the old journal disagreeable, and
unable to supersede the contract, the autho-
| rites decided upon establishing new
! Moniteatr, which the court decided there
was something in name, and prohibited
them from employing M. Reuher, cut the
| gordian knot by calling the paper the
| Journal Oficiel, emblazoned with the arms
of the Empire. Strange mutation! The
Moniteur UaiuerSel, having hitherto sang
the peans of the second empire, thanks
God it is now free, and ''goes il" for slash
ing articles against its yesterdays love.
The Partisan press properly objects to the
official gazette publishing "news" and
advertisements, being, unlike it, exempt
franz stamps and postage. The printing of
the Journal 0ficiel can be turned to good
account. In the case where the Emperor
decides upon giving the world his opinion
| Ul tulukS Ia Souoiol, Wy oooih5 euo WY
some hours before the journal appears
spectators can play profitable games on
many an European Exchange in advance.
a@rs VARIOUS ITEMS.
| Some s,dry goods shops" are turning
velocipedes to good account by using them
for their messengers delivering small par
| cells.
Duval, the artistic butcher of Paris, sup
plies the multitude with its daily food at
very small cost. His "eating-houses" are
dispersed ever the city where men most do
congregate, and are recognized :" lions" in
their way. Well ;, he has just taken the
Theatre Prince Imperial, to be converted
into monster tavern. " .,a#.
Among the most important inventions is
the adoption, after six months trial, under
every prepared difficulty, by the Eastern
Railway Company, of communicating be-
tween the guard and engineer of train by
means of pneumatic tubes-pressure of
| valve, along the tube, strikesa gong at either
end. TITS consummation deVoutly wished
| for. ....... 81.
The consumption Of beet-root sugar ave-
RACES over 100000 tons per annum in
France, and dates from the period of Ma
| poleon the First's famous paper blockade.
There are at present four hundred and fifty
of such sugar factories now at work, and
up to the present have produced GO, 600 tons,
| but this years yield will be short. @
The births and deaths, and in few in
stances the " marriages" of French jour
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