The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-17

with a range of from 70Oo to 5000 yards. Patri.
| otic subscriptions are openea ana contributions
| for cannon are received. Latterly q fete was
| given at the Theatre Porte ST Martin which was,
under the circumstances. uncommonly brilliant.
| Money enough was raised to complete battery
which was still wanting in TWO pieces.
| than the condition of the noisy and Republican
1 Quarter Latin. The professors and members OF
the Ecole Polytcchnlque anu, OF the Law School
are at the ramparts. The ,is students Of medicine
are 1llel with taiors and needlewOmen prepar-
ing winter garments for the army. Everybody
| Is on duty or at work. The widows and old wo-
men are busy making, lint. 10 other parts of
| ambulance depar ment, for there are great
many sick in an army Of Goo,oao men, as well as
some wounded the pres press mas It's ambulance
The most perfect ambulances are the American
4 ones. OF late the wounded nave been transport.
ed to the Grand Hotel. The halls of the eXhibI.
ton building were too cGa Od Inc winter months
| The wounded are well taken care OF, and have
| the satisfaction of knowing that their modest
| beds were hired out o few months ago for from
| ten to twenty francs q day.
Rnt the Grand Hntel is not the only fine edidce
which is doing patriotic duty, The splendid new
onera is converted into military baEehuuse. No
] opera now. no theatres Aser seven O'Clock
| cafes restau ants. all sucn places, In fact, must
resort to candles oil or petroleum., II they desire
| to keep open to the regulation hour OF twelve.
| Shops are.allowed to burn gas till half.past ten
Marketing is systematzed. zach houseEeeper
! trbution, showing the number Of portions he has
q right to obtain from his butcher for three days.
| This ls not now always fresh beef. The govern
meps. no longer sells beef ,r horsenesh all the
time. Three days, fresh meat is served out
Three days salt meat Ia distributed. Thus,
little by little, the people become accus-
toned to salted provisions and when they
have 10 fall back upon them entirely, they VIII
| not suffer so much by the change It was dis
covered lately that there we're four Thousand
| cows in Paris This will give fresh meat for If
prislng dealer has opened game shop, which
gives variety. If 1t does not add greatly to the
! supply. Dog meat. cat meat qnf rats arc exposed
for sale. good cat hrlegs eight francs, and
| makes an excellent substitute for hare. Little
| sparrOws sell for ten cents each.
The details give some idea OF life In Paris. 1t
| may end In O day. Outside Of France there is no
hope Tor the French. But Paris may hold out for
weeks still. What seems curious Is the news
| thar, In such time of commercial and business
stagnatlon. binding is going on. In the Quarter
| st. German buildings, WHICH mad been commenc-
ed, are again pushed FORWARD, not with actiVi y,
| but still continuously.
The Paris correspondent OF the New York
Times writes 10y balloon post under date Of No.
vember ls:
Provisions still hold out well, and although
there is vast amount OF grumbling, there 10 NO.
thing serious In The way VI cries for bread The
| staff OF lie is abundant, and at the ordinary
prices. Quantities OF rice and beans ana dried
vegetables have Just been brought out, with
large amount Of Holland cheeses-enough to give
six thousand kllo5 to each reimbursement. l
bought one yesterday for nine francs, or about
sixty cents per pound, price considered exorbi-
| taHt here. The search for cattle brought ont
aome six thousand cows more than was expect
ed and this amountof beef, helped outwith horse,
true that rats, dogs aud cats are publicly sold in
the markets, AMI that they md plenty OF purchas.
ers INT tnat Is not saying that we are reduced to
cats and dogs, or forced to cat rats ana MICE II
is said thar the Chinese are very fond OF
these animals, but however that may be, am
willing to make affidavit that there are people In
Paris who, II not fund Of this kind OF meat, are
perfectly willing 10 eat 1t for the purpose Of cav.
Ing u few sons. have 40 d0nbt that taere Is
great deal OF suffering, but there is less than one
would look for under the circum. tances, the new
mayors seeming to have prollted largely by the
experience OF their predecessors In office. Can
tines opened In every street. where, for from
TWO to I've SOUS, the poor can buy O meal. con-
slsting OF bowl Of soup and plate OF meat and
vegetables. Bonds with coupons are distributed
among those too poor to- pay this small price; A
little careful attention and good Will has done
much toward repairing the earlier errors, due, 1t
must be said, to inexperence and to political pre-
occupations. At the present time al is being
done which can be done to relieve every known
case OF distress.
The following private letter received by Dr.. J.
Marion Sims from DR.. Johnston at Paris, Is full
OF interest: "a, -.
PARIS, Monday November q.
We have notsunered thus far for food and may
go yet several weeks without dangerous suffering
lit may be to Christmas. or course we are re-
strctcd IN variety, and are obliged to avoid even
the semblance or wastage, bnt we have yet
enough. We are eating very category OF fresh
through the Garden Of Acclimation and the Gar
den OF Plants where We found some excellent
food in the deer, elks, bufaloes, llamas, kanga.
rous ostricles md the other numerous varieties
Of the bird tribe, we have got to dogs, cats and
rats. which certain restaurants are serving
TO the public In most scientific and In
vltlng way. There Is still little fresh
beef-considerable fresh horse; but the mule
meat which was found 10 be the best or all
the exotic meats anu brought the highest price,
IA about exhausted. Curious enough, there is no
talk about monkeys; the Frrnchmai,, You know,
IS O skcpLc, and has always hn'l doubts about the
relations which exist between this teresting ami
NAL aud man ! The puor are provided for b. the
government Kitchens established oil over town,
and although the poor or the envrOns have oil
been rushed Into the city 30 as to swell the popu-
latiSn TO more than two million souls do nlt see
that the suffering Of this class surpaSses that OF
most patriotic part ol the community, and as not
likely TO revolt but In presence Of absolute starva.
tion.
NEW FRENCH DISHES.
You know the ingenuity of Frenchmcn in the
invention OF sauces, and In finding rourIshment
IN StlIk3 anu STONES. 1Ou CnQ imagine Wnat 0u
extension we are likely to have to our already
Interminable list OF sauces, what confusion will
be thrown into the minds OF visitors after the
war by the new nomenclature, and how cheaply
parslmOnlous people will be able to hvc by the
use OF the numerous new economical dishes we
are sure to have. The following bill of fare,
comoosed almost entirely OF new dishes, was
served the other day at gcntleman's table 70
hi! gu cats:
Potage gras de cheval-au millet
RELIEVE:
Erniace de rab!e dc chat-sauce mayonnase
FoIe dc CHEN en- brocheltcs
ENTREES:
Epaules de chlen, sauce tomato
Civet de chat aux chImpgnons
Cote!ettes de chlen aux petits pois
Salmis dc rats sauce Robert
RorIs:
Gigots de chicn llanques lie ratons. sauce
pOiyrade
BcgOnia au jus
SHiade. &C.,
Plum padding anglals D. L. moelle de cheVal.
DHFENCEs UPON DEPgNCEs.
1t Is not permitted TO speak Of the military sit.
nation in q private letter sent through the double
Eues by the pOltenes5 OF the chiefs or the two
armies; but can say this much, thas never since
the world began Was defence 30 heapcd upon ue
fence as In tnIs present City Of PARIS; never was
there such preparation aud 50 little lighting;
never Was there city such al object Of curiosity