The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02

where all the diplomatic corps in Paris were
present
In connection with Mr. Washburne I may as well
mention mere, as 1t Is apropos that IN his last audi
erce with the Fun error. our Minister rema ked that
hi. rarado would be sure OF most cord al recep-
tlon In the United States from his well known vo-
cacy Of our government during the late c.vl war.
''fnat was one or my motives in sending IN To
Washing on" replied the Emperor. 'and l trust
he VIII be as fortunate In his new profession (dplo-
Macy rs In that he now lays asilen Journalism.
Ahother American Official dinner TO M. Pa,al0l Is
announced for next week at The hospliable resi-.
dence OF General Read, the United stats Consul
mere, whcn number OF promnent persons in the
honor.
told you in recent letter OF the hoax got up by
the rams Ftg0T0 wDlch undertook To make It's
readers believe That II ad sold i'ser 20 the rcpub
eau party. The trick was only too successful as
II appears, for the sale OF the Journal has fallen or
many thousands ever since. IL has been found out
OF course that Iii Was all JOKE sir but The pubic
DO not Ike 10 be iaken 10 TOO successfully. hey are
sure 10 resent IT, as In his case, and the Figaro
has got lesson i Will remember II Is the Old story
Oh "ine Dter Bit" On the subject OF Paris Journals
may INFORM you That one OF the Oldest ana INST
prominent or the press militant IS about retiring
iroth the Held Emile de Gtardin has sold out MS
paper, La Ltbe7Ie for u10, 000f $780, O00 1T
great sum, 10 be sure, for successful Journal; but
nearly all It's value in losing It's caef writer Grarlin
himself. He rctles because he IS getting somewhat
advanced IN lne-seyenry-three and upwards-and
LIKEWISE, as he Is about bee Jning senator, whose
iuncJ Gus are somewhat incompatible with those Of
an independent editor. Grardin 3 about the only spe
chnen OF that rdfu dDS, an independent Journalist,
that ever met in this region where every paper
ana editor Is Tue organ anu partisan OF some facll0G
or Other From the outset or his career GIardn has
been constant In his love OF ''lree hight anu his
delight mas been TO lay about him with reckless i'll
differences, as 10 whose head was nit that would
have been tue idol of Donnybrook lar.
This Was as much nay more. his nature than his
poicy or n y one oil these aggressive writer's that
would lose half ms vl9or and an lbs attraction II you
were 10 tie uD ms hands or take away hts b.it,ng
Irons, 50 10 speak. H. has never been connected
with any party or identined with any coterie, but
mas now ana then taken up man Wien lie
saw the public were about doing the same
ling: lie wrote up Napoleon Tor President
IN lS4s against Cdvign.c Tor he loresaw
tna one was the coming and the other the going
man. lie Lately wrote up Oliiv.er for the IS me
reason. and with his instinct FOR demolition he was
yearning 10 turn on aud tear HIN a month ago,
when he scented his decline but for once ne agreed
10 forbear, and VIII he maze senator as sop TO
CerDerus. even suspect iints we're given that he
might be made a Minister, for this has been his
great mania. lie once SAID TO lac, when lie was
talked o. As a candidate for the Cabinet some years
since, III go In Will take my conn with me, Tor
VIII never go out alive" What he meant by this
can't exactly tel, but he would have been sure TO
make SENSATION o. some sort. THIS has been his
salent TRAIT IN Journalism and ont OF 1t. lie has
been good Administrator as Well as writer, aud has
amassed large fortune. lie was a one time mixed
up vita some loinl ST OK companies that were un-
fortunate as lar a. the sDar ehUdera were concerned
but the directors OF winch GirarCin was one lost
nothing, az coltra1e, IL was asserted.
France Is suffering dreadfuliy ON sach drought
as Is unprecedented There have been IN some parts
partial r1as but ops Oi ali kind5 have persisted
from the extraordinary dfyness OF the last
SIX months. lt WIN be necessary 20 i'm
port not only wheat and cereals OF all
hnids, but hay IN large quantities. So Rus
sla, and the United States are Likely to make
good thing out OF the necessities or France. Paris
Is undergoing an uhusual visitation or heat and
,nongn we are threatened daily with thunder storms
aud deluges we are Just as o.ten disappointed for
the goes OF In another direction. Stil the
streets and gardens are daily waercd, VITA he Ut
most nberaiy, and begin 10 hnk mat the govern
nent must be importing water for nature has manu-
factured none for us here Tor some time.
There has been a deal OF Idle talk about smallpox
Ia Paris. There ha, been the usual supply, ana
Rather more, perhaps in some OF the more crowded
portions OF the aiial; but popu alton considered,
! have no doubt you have as much OF this odious
dis ase in New YORK us we have IN Paris. 1t never
ceases to exist III ali large towns ald may some
yea prevail more than IN others. II is always more
prevalenG Ii winter than in summer ana Since the
heat has set In mere IL has gone down rapidly TINS
Is rather odd. Can the doctors expialn IT.
OF course You know all about the elections in the
provinces Tor the county governments. They have
all gone, ike the pebScne, for the empire and dead
against the republicans, who are preparing To seu
out and I'M crate. utan would suit item eet er than
ImLelial France.