Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-05
Travel Notes In Europe.
No. 80.


bes have been. Henri Rochefort and Jules Fayre |
were rival candidates in the 7lh reimbursement,
the QUARTER Latin. The first election was tie,
and accordingly another was held on Sunday last
In which RocheIort was defeated by very small
majority. Monday evening, when the news be- |
came known, crowds began to gather, and there
was every appearance Of riot.
The sergeants de Vile arrested the Chairman
Of the Rochcfort Committee, and were taking
him up the Rue Cujas to the station near the
Pantheon, when the crowd made rush and at
tempted to rescue him. All this happened just
beneath my windows. There were but six or
seven guarding him, but they contrived to house
rived and charged the crowd with drawn swords,
dispersed them and took forty or fifty prisoners.
No one was killed, but several badly wounded.
At tho came time another riot occurred at the
Chateau Eau, that was only dispersed by
Since then Paris has been in ferment. A
proclamation was issued by the Prefet of the
Police, declaring that all pcaceabe citizens must
remain in doors, or risk consequences, and that
any further gatherings would be dealt with by
the law Of 1918, viz: that after warning given,
of three rolls OF the drum, i they do not dlsperse,
the troops charge with the bayonet and this iail-
ing, the artillery is to be brought out.
The troubles were at their worst on Thursday
and Friday nights last. mob of seventy or
eighty thousand people assembled in the Boule-
vart Montmartre, armed with all Kinds OF
weapons, tore up the paving, destroyed the shops
through tic streets and threw up barrlcadc.
Before it was finished, however the troops charged
in front, and turned their tlanks down the side
streets, routing them and taking several hundred
prisoners At the Place dc Ia Bastillc another
barricadc was attempted but also captured. am
told by Frcnchmen that the rising OF 1S4S began
more mildly than this, and every one says that 1t
means revolution There is no doubt that the
Government is alarmed troops arc being called
in from Versailles and other towns in the vicinity,
tt,axr mai
Through the streets armed and equipped for
| action The drum and ffe are constantly heard,
varied now and then by the rumblng of artillery.
| All this is done, of course, to intimidatc the
| people but 1t does not seem 10 have that effect,
an you would say so, too, il you could see the
| scowpg locks and hear the muttered " Sner-r-
| r-r-'cs tachcs |" that follow the CLINT Of the
blyonets down the streets. In the provinces it
have been several encounters between the troops
and the people. AT this moment all is calm here,
hut the storm may burst any hour. If daring
split can bc found 10 fedd, we shall soon have The
Republiuuc Francaisc again, the 18th of tins CEN
tury As | write hear the drum in the Buulc.
| yurt: and ia the room next mine some students
arc singing the " Marseillaisc'-a good pictire
OF the state Of affairs
Have YOU heard OF what must, under the pecu-
liar crciims tances, be called most courageous
act of the Emperor and Empress? Thursday
evening they drove in an open carriage from tht
Palace to the Bastlc, one OF the most lircatoncc
EnUl- III firs, anu tlitlc Ut NuNithnNu
They then returned by the Grauds Bouleyarts
passing the place where six hours after the earri
cldc was erected, Of which spoke above. The,
were without guard ~ At least the cent-gard'
did not accompany them, elt no doubt scores II
dispnise were on every side, prepared foi ~
attack, which might have come at any moment
Do not be alarmed for me. cln assure you
do not value the whole French Empire, Republic
or people enough to risk my life from sabre o
cannon ball. i stay quietly in doOis ut night ant
| hu Il tny rp 10 lplr The news.
JuNr 27th.-You may hint about such "a TEN
pest in teapot when tell you . ali is quiet q
lhe Seine !" except few spots where the pave
mcnts arc not yet repaired, and a few crackc
heads being nursed in the hospitals, not trac
remains to be seen of what one week az
. promised to be revolution. strange nation
The French go by starts like the proverbial bu
Z frog. SO closely connected with the Gallc race
!, The imposing display Of chassepots, sabres, all
J. field pieces. cooled the courage and the patrit
tism of these chantcrs of Rougel-de-Lise in u
: most sudden manner. am quite disgusted vii
G The whole thing-both sides. had made up m
n mind that was to be treated to one OF tho'
little episodes of French history, that only occu
once in len years or so; and, Ia VOLTA! MI insht
= aud nothing done. WE don't go to work ~
d way to everturn Empires France Is tranquil
=, with n chain on her hands, ana u DayoEet NJ III
is To-day there is to be grand balloon ascensir
e from the Champ dc Mars, which will be wor
seeing the aerial ship being the largest ever col
structed-the Pole Nord."
a Last week went to sec the Gobens Tapcst
rs worKs, and also visited the tomb OF Lafayett
!. enclose a sprig gathered near. -,
Where do you suppose was Inc Day thc
mington party arrived? Do you give it NJ
ly Well was so or 60 feet under ground, among
II that was left Of 3,O00,601 former inhabitants
a Paris. In plain language, got permit at II
)" To visit the celebrated Cataconlbs, and went
nc company with half a dozen friends. Inc {
IN trance Is situated at the Barrlcrc Enter, niit
!, do not know that the name is inappropriate.
~ AT hAll-mst twelve We were on the spot whs
at we found u large number OF persons waltins II
"a ourselves. Here we invested in candles a
In impromptu ndcsticks-litcrally- they w
~. no more or less than sticks with hole bol
h' through one end and the other rounded 10
handle At o clock we were admitted to
r entrance door. Here our permits were exa
a., iucd and being pronounced all right
ny lighted orr tiptrs and began our descent. Flrs
he straight flight Of stone steps, then sharp U
and wc found ourselves on very narrow cir
,a, lar stair, also OF stone, down which we wou
Wy and wound until my head swan before
an touched bottom. long and narrow pass
IT. like those in the salt mine at Bcrchtes gar
his stretched away before us, our route indicated
-, a black line drawn on the rock over our nc
he and the side passages leading of to all sort
his dark and awe inspiring places, covered at
he mouth by chain as hint not TO enter.
al, followed our noses and the black line ior twe
.v minutes and then came upon the entrance pre-
his OF the catacombs. A low, dark door wit
and Latin inscription over it is passed and Il
,s ), CHASTITY sight presents itself to our eyes.
-. each side from floor to roof are ranged the bol
the piled up like cord wood with the joints outwI
last ntersperscd among Them are placed the EN-
,,d Ave or six rows OF them being put in to bl
the monotony At intervals are set in slab
hu' marble on which is carved the name OF the c
ctery from which the remains were taken. y
u. have quotations from authors In all langul
but they are usually in French.
SEA There are several chapcls little recesses
mile up OF Skulls observed in'hy u 'sSs1 t,,o,,,
NV ing agrecably to mind the mid ana peat
poiiticnl changes Of the French people and
,ast national tendency TO q suicidal death.
l. The remains OF Louis PHILIPPE the egalite o.
10 u revolution are believed to be buried here
el is spent an hour down amongst the dead m
and then made our exit by another road, the
IRON pcate in length and appearance OF that by W
- we had entered, and after a walk OF wv
DC minutes found ourselves after thus prov
king underneath Paris in a little, narrow street
dol very dirty quarter, about half mile iron
starting place. We set off at oEce to find Dire
VIC Brasseries on the Boulevard st. Michel,
washed the dust of half dozen past genera
s the from our throats with several glasses OF
~, cious and NEST refreshing beer. A most
'his cstiug morning we all felt it to have been.
Tho weather is lovely-clcar warm deligl
good and Paris radiant in green foliage and Sill
lorcd BIRDS; uou pess ILL., .nu so,,nd SUNNY, ~, y ,w
y-is sN''' - -
A NOVELTY IN MARINE ARCHITECTURE
1T at There is now in course of construction
new yard in East Boston, a ship OF
with tons, and all the timbers Of which 81
,nnr, composed are bent by machinery TO ex
'po'S pr ct the p,olds. The timbcrs are all beN
oap' before being bent, and these frame tim
ys:- together with the beams and knees,
how framed and fastened in combination, b
them being raised, and the details Of clamps,
,pose, erways, kelsons, &C., prorgess toy
completion as the frames are put up.
Nav. these are all in place the vessel will be
-" ly ready for launching This workil
"a'cf frame lines outside, and deck lines insi
the same time, is original, and is consi
Q with much stronger and more compact than
5hland other mode of wooden ship-buildng,
raceful =----=.
istol, a DANGEROUS KITE FLYINa.-A
silver lad at Lake Station, Mississippi, had
, ,yorv kite presented to him, about six feet b.
= i's in size, which he attempted TO fly the
day, Just as the wind was increasing
those storm was threatening. The wind
ng the the kite SO heavily as to drag the boy.
ratous also. To prevent loosing his favorii