The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-02


The voice OF America Is not wanting; 1t comes In
melancholy but charming accents or woe from our
lovely representative, Mrs. X, who bewaieth
ceastngly the catastrophe which clapped an extin-
gusher on tine gay life OF Baden the very outset
OF brilliant season. and scattered that festive world
OF fashion to the four several winds. Poor dear Mrs.
<! she with great difnculty got 10 Kehl with her
numerous suite (of which her husband Is an unim-
portant attache) Just In time to the bridge blown
up. which cost many millions and was opened with
prayers for peace three years ago. Cut or thus
from Strasbourg and Paris and seriously frightened.
the refugees like hundreds OF Others forced weary
passage to Basic, through maze OF military prepa.
ratiOns, highly musical and badly intoxicated
soldiers hardshps OF oil kinds and even battles Of
bloody character II our fascinating informant does
net mistake. At Basic, which CORNERS" into France
and Germany. and was Tor days Inundated with q
panic-srricken multitude from each country striving
to reach the other, our party were reduced to the
desperate expedient OF biv0uackng In q railway car
for the night-a privilege by no means easily pro-
cured-and in place Of anything more substantial
subsisted on their hopes Of better days As rule.
no one ever leaves Baden with much ready money
always excepting Monsieur Dupressior) at Basic
It became necessary to "draw." Imagine the con-
sternation OF the party when IL announced that
all financial transactions with Paris had for the time
being ceased, and that comfortable letter OF credit
on NM. Monroe ct Co. was no better than mar
riage certificate In Indiana. It had very nearly
come to be question OF ''seling the diam0nds'
or starving In the streets, when an accommodating
ne0Ocfant agreed to cash draft for 500
francs only for q commission OF i've per cent-the
money being Swiss paper. 1t is needless to add
that the financial agent carried the entire "Mosaic
lawn 10 his physiognomy. With these funds the
family ded TO the mountains, where, as we know
they arrived ''more dead than alive" similar or
even worse, experience has, according to accounts
attended the prccptate exodus OF all the gay cir.
Giles OF Baden, Homburg, Wildbad and Wiesbaden,
and finds the descriptions OF these dlsorderIy
retreats singllarly amusing, though they were far
nom being 80, fancy, to the actors therein Phil
osophy, howcyer-Talleyrand, isn't It i--enables us
to regard with equaniny the mlsfortunes OF
others.
TOURIST COMPLICATIONS.
With the alien wOrd-the tourists OF England,
and more especially America now on the Conti-
nent-the new and startling condition OF affairs
gives rise TO rather pcrpexing complications. Great
to such an extent that for the dilatory ones
movement In that direction is now dim.
ea epfG es Of steamers n are s"ppea
and great many good people have
albeit their immunity from seizure or delay seems
to be guaranteed Thus the whole burden OF trans
atlantic travel is thrown on tho Englsn lines, and
the demand Is said to exceed the supply. For such
as are Obliged or are determined, In pursuance OF
their previous plans, to remain abroad the question
OF a safe and at the same time accessible residence
rules the hour. The interests and business connec
tions OF nine out OF every ten Americans in Europe
the wandering footsteps Of the army of tourists viii
tend as soon as the season VIII admit. prominent
American banker Of that city, who might almost be
called the father OF his countfymen-and women
abroad. has declared somewhat grandy that he con-
sders Paris ''the safest place on the European con-
tinent" There is a touch OF the fanfar0nade Of the
Boulevard about that aud while the ecStatic Partisan
sees the Kept OF the Guards under the Linden at
II quite as probable that the spiked helmet OF the
uhan may be seen on the Champs EIysSes in days
sian or the French capital seems sufficiently remote
from the scene OF active operations to be secure
from actual invasion; and / do not anticipate any
noticeable diminutlOn or the customary crowds OF
September III the Paris hotels.
For the moment the cool resorts OF Switzerland
rule pre-emnently and the hotel fraternity OF Hell
vetia are reaping golden harvests.
REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENCE.
No one doubts the security OF the sturdy little
federation, ana some like myself, have been sur
prised fancy, to learn that II boasts available
s Ue IN @ o rs roy
from its position ii has an extended and expel-
sive experience OF the same. Witness how, In 1882
the Austrian ana another to the Frencliman; how
again In 1865 the tide OF war has rolled up to its
agent In the august person OF Herr Bismarck for a
lively recurrence of similar events. Very prompt
and sharp the clear-heaaed federal Powers, too,
In :helr action. Tie gage was scarcely thrown
across the Rhlneand before $4,000 Swiss rihemen
the States agents making known to the belligerent
courts III serious words her rigid intentions. Very
SGaceiy recevee were me same, IL sh o ais9 DC
cohrty rec0gnzauce FOR the switzerland OF 1870 is
u mountainlDtoncd republic. full OF the lie and
yeor OF her breezy hills, and blessed with
patriotic unity OF sentiment and fathOmess love OF
country which might teach Us q lesson in our own
land. Il were greatly to be desired to retain her
undIscrmnating friendship both IN France and
Prussia, ana it Will be desperate extremity which
induces either Power to violate her frontier. The
IL
Bale, with small count Of .lie angry lrecmen TO
among a lberty-loving anu jealous people Will put
this Convenient passage OF OLD Rhine IN new light
to either lighting Frcnchmen OF eXasperated Ger
1t does ones heart good to see how these people
rally to The common standard OF their lbertes-half
French, half German as they are differing i'll creed,
In minor politics, ana even IN language;
Let any mouth III Europe breathe but a word
is Winkiereid or a Tell upon tie instant and ready
to die for the cross OF Helvetia--lor "llberte OF
patrle.h IN pour toas, f9us pom, IN tells their
or war and the military establishment necesstated
by them Is hard task, however, upon the brave lit
tie band. Theirs is wild but beautiful country,
where patient industry has achieved miracles sup
porting and educating dense population and send
ing out into tie world class OF young men who
universally recognized rs The cleverest OF their
class IN Europe, and whose peculiar capacities have
gwen Paris enc of its commone,t proverbs:-Pds a.
argent, DdS de SutSSes.
POOR BUT HONEST.
switzerland IL poor and must oil necessity remain
so until man may make gardens OF glaciers ana
green fields OF the rugged mountain tops. The stern
unbendlng labor or the peasant, trained III the
severe school OF his great preceplOr, Old Calvin en-
abes him 10 cothe his steep slopes with green mea
dows to the very limit OF vegetation and what with
his nocks anu FOWLS hts patch OF grain and hemp,
and few tons OF closely shaven hay, enables him
to rear his children, give them some measure of
knowledge and send them forth with their wits for
their capital. He has few taxes TO pay, and no
priest to keep OF cathedral TO buldhe lives where
the Italian would starve, hard narrow life OF toll
but he lives Free and goes back to mother earth
honOred by his labor ana tainted with no touch OF
religious or political degradation. lie has filed
noble part but 1t Is not III the nature OF things that
ne or any OF his brotherhood should grow rich:
There is little wealth IN the land and 1t Ia confined
exclusively TO the cities at several Of which they
make pretty ladies' watches and mark them all Gee
neya," which, not NICE though believe the watches