Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-30
A merican NotabiIitfes in Paris, and
Gossip COncerRing Them.

Gossip CONCERNING Them.
Piiris Cor. of the New York Herald.l
The American world of Paris is in
lively movement, ebbing and flowing
rapidly, as is always the case at this
se ason. The residents are packing up
fc r the watering places, though they con-
te mplate them with shiver, ss the
W Gather still continues frigid. The new
C, omers are dropping in, and among them
a re some whose names are familiar to
II ans Atlantic ears. For instance, the
Elon. Zach. Chandler, the bellicose Sen
tor from Michigan, is just in from Eng
land, which still survives his presence. /
can we'll imagine how the nostrils of the
pugnacious Senator must have dilated as
he shifted the atmosphere of England
when approaching its shores. Doubtless
the rhyme of his childhood must have
inspired him, "Fee, 70, fun, | smell the
blood of an EnglishmaD but to the
credit of his humanity, instead of plung-
ing his molars into the peccant islanders,
he took to their beef and pudding quite
naturally. 1t is even said he has come
away wiser and better man, and that
hereafter his denunciations of the
y sblarsted BritishNr may be less wither-
ing.
We have General Fremont here also,
in his new role as President Of the Trans
Continental Memphis railway. 1t is to
be hoped that he has brought with him
some proofs that this mythical road has
habitation as well as name. The
American Minister gone and the one
just come, when consulted on the charac-
ter of this new Americas enterprise,
have not given it by any means clean
certificate. 1t is idle to repeat the ru.
mors current, but General Fremont,
President, and Messrs. Carter and Forbes,
represented as Trustees, will be compelled
to justify the statements made in their
names, or take the consequences, which
in France are very serious. The laws
here are severe against Misrepresentation
or fraud, and if these gentlemen have
been unconsciously involved in any
doubtful scheme, they should hasten to
clear their skirts, both for themselves and
the credit of their country.
Our wandering minstrel, Longfellow,
has brought up here, after an extended
tour amid the ruins of past civilization,
and it is to be hoped that be has caught
new inspiration from the decaying tenn
Piles and hszy sunset of Italy-rather a |
decrepid topic-or from the more an
cent aad mysterious mountains of Egypt, |
if he has been there. He can hardly |
have failed somewhere to have picked |
up some pretty thoughts and tingling
metaphors with an eye to business, and
will hasten, we trust, to embalm them in
undying verse.
His excellency, Mr.. Burlingsme, has
just returned from an incog. visit to Lon
don, whittier be went with or without
Chinese scimitar iu his hand to strike of
another head from that English Cerberus
that is still struggling, not only for its
own life, but, if possible, to endsnger that
of its most formidable antagonist In
other words, the Eoglsh interest in
China is as hostile as ever to the spirit of
the BurliBgame mission, and the govern.
ment are 10th as ever 10 give up the sys
tenn of spolisiion they have been fatten-
ing on for years. Consequently they
leave no stone untprned that might give
tumble, aud they persist
with all the arts of intrigue in their ef-
forts TO thvart and defeat him. The lart
trick they essayed was to get an order
from the foreign Office for the English
Secretary Of Legation, that has hitherto
the Chinese mission, to re-
turn to his post at Pekin; and the object
Of this naneuver was partly to excite
prejudice in England against a mission
entirely composed Of foreigners, and
partly to break up the happy family that
lad gone on thus far 90 merrily. Smiling