The New York herald., 1870-02-24


scopo-arc sufficient to turn the head Of anybody.
unless 1t be particularly well screwed on. Laos
dabbe IN poitics and 50 do lasses MY aunaress
had not heard OF for the last threa weeks She
presented herself two days since. Wnen asked
the cause OF ner absence, she said sne had
"been III in bed for twenty-one days IN
q pnss y,sr wa s
enough to make any girl u.n II Is evident that l
am blessed with an "irreconcllable' wasnerwohan;
Among the more serious classes OF workmen ana
small sh0pkeepers you find openly expressed satis-
faction At the suppression OF the
lerially; on Sunday the receipts OF the Opera
Oomique, the Varieties. the Gymnase tne Porte Saint
Marin me Amelaa Inc E.n amnuaie to 10 au siS
francs; on Tuesday they were only oSlo francs,
On the Boulevard Sebast0pol the Galte Chateet anu
Theatre Lyrique took Is 080 francs on Sunday nght
on Tuesday the receipts OF these theatres amounted
to 4.66O francs, The wine snopkeepers also have
made tue discovery that eeufes are only prohtable
to the coughs They complain bitterly.
We have had two funerals OF noted persons. The
body OF Prndnon mas oeen a,nsiepaea ir4m Ime
Prudhon and her ywo daughters were present. They
were overwhelmed with grief. the obsequles OF
MarGchal Regnaud de Saint Jean d,Angey took place
on Wednesday at tho Hotel des Inyahdes. In tho
middle OF the church there was magnificent cata-
falQue, surmOunted with dome OF black velvet.
The Emperor was represented by General Douay and
Mr.. Wash. The nave was filed with deputations
from the various corps detat After tne service the
coffin was placed on splendid hearse and drawn
lew yards on to the Esplanade OF the Invades. The
troops then marched past and the body was taken
back TO the chapel. where the absolutlon was pro-
n0unced by Monseigneur de Sura. "Stc transit gto-
RIA nuftdt."
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The Fl0urens-I IL ochef0rt City RevOlution--A
Lively Canvass for President of Repub-
Nc-HOw II Terminated and Who We're
Hurt-A Special Herald Survey of the
InsurGent Districts OF Pnris-Absinthcs As.
snssination, Vice aud Radicalism.
PABIs. Feb. II, 1870
'All's well that ends WELL"
The great Flourens- Rochefors revolution has "bust
up.n l put the name OF Flourens hrst as, from
all hear, he intended to become the President OF
the future French republic, and he actually throtled
o commissary Of police. NJ. Rochefort Is safely en-.
sconced In the prison OF SAINT Peagie; Flourens IS
know not where; neither do the police who are
anxious to make their hands acquainted with his
collar. He mas however, in the Rerorme, written
an article detailing the proceedings OF the mobo-
cracy on the night of Monday the 7th OF February,
A. ID. 1870 According to the statement Of NJ. Gus
tave Flourens the revOlutonists under mis- command
only numbered sixty men. The scarf OF the unf0r-
sunate commissary OF police who was seized by
Fl0urens appears to have done good service, as the
police at the sight OF it, allowed the leader Of the
irreconcilablesu and his followers to pass for some
time unmolested. N. Flourens informs the readers
OF the Reforae that With but sixty men he held a
faubourg Of Paris for three hours He does not,
however refer to the orbearance OF the government.
The loss OF life which would be occasIOned should
the troops be again called on to act against the
Paris mob would be terrific Artillery would sweep
these long, straight streets and bouevars OF every
vestige OF humanity that might be found therein.
and cavalry charges would be fearful. Barrlcades
are not so easily thrown up nowadays. Macadam Is
more oiflicult than paving stones. The rOughs ala
certainly overturn some OmniDuses and carts be-
longing to the Company Richer bur the people who
are not real barrlcades.n
After posting my last letter walked along the
Doulevards dc la Yillette and de Beeyille. Ii was
the third night OF the revolution. There was still
some money In the republican treasury and the
make a disturbance and others to see the FUN. At
first met the sergeftS de Uie In twos and Ghrees;
further on ney G were IN skies ana % A. last when
were IN large bodies. | turned down the
faubourg and made my way through the
OF young men, The shops were all closed although
the CLOCKS had not yet struck nine; their
opened doors with caution and shut them on the
slightest movement OF the mob. The windows IN
the houses above were wide open and filed with
occupants anxious tor the fray. They were out OF
danger. There but lew of the celebrated white
blouses in the street. heard some Of them say,
IAN, here come two onnlbuses,' and expected to
see q barricade thrown up. The Omnibuses came
anu passed without moestation. went down the
rue SAINT Maur as Tar Us the new church In course
OF construction There were some remnants Of the
barrcade OF the previous nlghr and large I0rce or
police, the members OF which creeped with caUton,
one by one, into an adjoining house The door was
closed, and no one could have believed there were
any agents within call. felt convinced tar bar
ricade would be erected at that point ana pro-
ceeded on my way down the Faubourg du Temple.
The roughs appeared s iistless ana dlshearI
hard names-a1n, scsieraas, '" oanaies n p0ses &c.
They then ran AWAY and the police rushed after
them. Those unable to run well were knocked
down and tramped on by the revolutlonsts In
their haste to escape from the police. On they came
helter.skelter, struggling pushing tupbllng and
shouting IN their mau career. The police were alter
them and looked like mischief IN their dark blue
great coats and cooked hats. was nearly knocked
down myself but succeeded Ia reaching the side.
walk and passed quietly along close 20 the walls Of
the houses. Too quietly for the taste OF ser0ent de
vile, who rushed at me aud pushed me to go on
faster. do not like being touched. The policeman
was alone and turned round with the intention OF
getting up little revolution on my own account,
Notwithstanding the "knuckle du.tersn which the
sergenS re repued TO carry In their pockets.
suppose that my friend IN the cooked hat was satis
fed that my front was OF the imperial mould, now
ever much my back might have appeared ''lrrecon.
cilable,o and he steered on. On arriving at tho
canal bridge. where there We're no police agents.
heard again the cries .'SCetevatSr' "CdnallieSin
They proceeded from two men IN blue blouseS above
which appeared faces calculated to make even their
absinthe to assassination. was depicted therein.
recognized their owners as having uttered the same
cries near the rue ST. Maur. Why they gesticuated
and yelled at distance from the police know not,
unless they mad been paid to excite the passions OF
the people. On the Place du Chateau d'Eau 0cca-
siOnal shouts and rushes OF the police.
have been accustomed to witness crowds and
popular excitement, and felt convinced that there
would be no serious disturbance.
was not mistaken. The farce was played out and
the following morning Paris congratulated itself
that tue curtain had fallen. THIS last attempt at In
surrectlon should prove chat the people are deter
mined to support the liberal government in main
taining public order. The violence OF the revolu.
u0nary party finds no echo IN the breasts vi the
masses and 1t is met by the spontaneous resistance
Of the welidsposed working classes VINO will De
mlSled by professional lhBurrect!onsti.
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITfMs
The fortresses OF Maestricht aud venoo, that
played such Important role in the first empire are
20 be radically dismantled.
The armament Of the Russian army Is to be com
pleted by April, and the fortsesses to be provided
with 400 guns ol tho new system.
An agricultural exhibition OF machines and In
RtrumenIS VIII be held In Holland durinn tne cnminr