The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-21
NOTES OF THE WAR.
inside Paris - HOrse-meat sausaRes - Rat

sudden and great rise In prices Horse-meat
were offered at 81. per kilogramme aud horse-nesh
black puddings at II. crowd Of women who sought
to make purchases protested against these prices,
but failing to convince the venders they peted them
with their own sausages. The disturbance was
checked only by the active interference of the Ma
tonal Guard and the shops or the Unpopular dealers
were summarty closed.
Rat.huntng is now vigorously carried on in Paris
to meet the demands OF the restaurants. simple
valuable rodents. Holes are made in the bed of the
sew ers and filled in with sOupe de gi0UcDse thick
spsb oreedg m feed and P fs iH int t1
holes, from which they are unable to escape, on
count OF the glutinous nature of the Aoup and thus
they are daily captured by thousands.
TOO MANY LAWYERS.
The Ronei, of Paris comments on the fact that all
the higher posts in the present French Government
are now filled up by members of the Paris bar, aud
it gives statistics showing that no other country is
ruled to such extent by the long robe. There
are SIX oarrsters an I1e government % Oi NaEonal
Ferry and Gambetta, and their four secretaries are
of the same profession. SIX Of the minister's. inc
OF the higher ministerial officials the police project
and his general secretary, twenty -four of the
missioners despatched to the departments with eX
traordnary military and political powers, the whole
of the newly-formed Council OF State the eight
men at the head of the Paris municipal government,
ten OF the sanitary and food commissioners, six
members OF the War Department six diplomatlsts,
and five finance officials, are also advocates.
government OF defense, for it consists OF bar
rsters"
THE PARIS BALLOON THAT LANDED IN NORWAY.
ccTnipg the French balloon which fell in norway, as
notified by telegram In the E1presS OF the 30th ult.
1t appears that the balloon sent up from Paris
on the morning of the GATH The wind carried it Ia
northerly direction with such rapidity that il
passed over the North Sea without the occupants of
The car knowing where they were. When however,
they found themselves dangerously close to the sea,
they cent of a carrier-pigeon with message that
| they thought themselves lost, at the same time
throwing out ballast. Ultimately the balloon reached
! Norway, and when over Mandal, small town the
soatheTn coast, twenty-three miles WIS W. of Chris
/ UaDSaQd. leWSDaOerS
thrown out falling among the astonished Inhabitants,
| heads. After having been many hours in the bal
| loon, the aerOnauts, whose names are not given,
descended, several miles further north on snow
covered mountain, as best they could, and without
even knowing in what country they were there
being no hshtatons near.
For nineteen hours they wandered about in the
snow in light boots which latter had to be cut OF,
so saturated had they become In the meantime
aerOnauts were not to be seen, but the remains of
meat, bread, snd wine in the car showed plainly
enough that it had recently contained passengers.
Six carrier pigeons were also found in it, seemingly
/ none the worse for the journey. Eventually the
vOySgers reached one of the small cabins which
to be seen at wide intervals among the mountains,
which give shelter to those who look after cattle,
and where an aged and poor woman gave them some
| food. They then discovered, by seeing upon a
matchbox the word "Chrstiania that they were
in Norway, and made the woman understand as
well as they could that they desired to proceed to
the town. They were then shown the way TO Il
farmers house, where they received that attention
of which they stood go much in need well dry
clothes and shoes H.+f
GERMAN FEELING HOME
/ 'In Prussia" says the correspondent OF the Lon
don Times, "theIe are many people and papers ad-
| vsing the Government TO accept the surrender OF
the he ste capital only if it consents deliver
not herself alone, but all France at the time
In other words, Paris is not to be from the
pangs of hunger unless its Government and people
more particularly approve the cession OF the two
coveted provinces. The severity OF this proposal
! in this country. Arguing on the conviction that the
French began the war for vanity's sake so they
continuing it because too conceited to give in,
although they know they have no chance of success,
! the Germans have been lattery denouncing the
conduct of their neighbors in terms OF increasing
| the glory achieved by their troops, each
successive battle adds to the irritation against those
who have forced the citizen warriors OF this coun-
try to leave their homes suspend their industry,
! and take to the heroic. The Germans certainly
! determined to go on beating the French as long as
| they will not concede to them the terms considered
to contain the on guarantee that peace Will not be
broken the day after it's conclusion but at the same
me, they are sick OF the war, and more and more
! incensed at the bloodshed wantonly nnleted upon
themselves no less than upon the dscomdtted
enemy. 1t is this resolve to have their own way,
together with the unspeakable WEAKNESS oc-
casioned by fresh kilograms with lists of killed
! and wounded, that begins TO make people compare
lively Indifferent TO the sueriDgs OF their adversa-
res and already display itself In the idea of starv-
ing Paris into obedience"
"DRAcoNIAN" SEVERITY.
The North GeTnan Gazette referring to the recon-
noitriDg expeditions sent out by Prince Frederick
.These were mostly attended with great dlfiicul-
ties. The cavalry were hred at from every farm and
every distant point Solitary agricultural laborers
at their approach threw away the spade, seized a
spade lying beside them on the ground, and nred
every house became petty fortress, every blouse
Franc.1ireur such persons are daily brought IN to
| the general cO1nrnandOS, TO whom the decision in
| such cases is intTusted, and many OF them ac-
companied by priests, partly as instigators and
| partly as actors. Everybody taken with gun In mis-
| hand in accordance with notice pacaPded atthe
town village corners on entering any district is
| condemned to death. Only by Draconic seventies
can this treacherous way of carrJing on war be re-
| been severely punished. In the former, postal and
telegraphic officials were dsarmed by the inhabit-
were surprised. The isolated onicer who is sent out
t. get information or recOnnotre is exposed to the
new NAPOLEON WAS GUILED.
The London Times is publishing a set OF des.
patches found In st. Cloud after the surrender OF
Napoleon Ill The three following Will serve as
specimens OF the value OF the guides to pubic
opinion who deceived the Emperor and perhaps
"To TaIbe Journal GaulOis, 1s, Helder Paris
"METZ, July 21.-The day before yesterday the
meeting put of. Luxembourg decidedly neutral but
with French leanings, for she has ordered that ali
the money at her disposal be employed for the de-
| structon OF the fortidcations OF Luxembourg which
might be dsadvantageous to us II we had TO retreat
10 Metz Neutrality OF France and Prussia acknOw.
lodged and pacar6ed in Luxembourg where people
in the Prussian Landwehr. The men weep, are ter
rbly afraid OF the French particularly OF the Tur
cos they have to he forcby driven into the rail way
carriages. false report in Luxembourg OF the
march OF the French iRto Saarbruck. Difficulties
in sending ON and receiving dispatches. Intelli
gence from lerbnYile, aud your despatch received
"CaARLEs MAREUGL"
ITO the CofTeSPoa dance GtrnGud, hue Pontaines
ST. Georges, 81, Paris.
"MUNICH. July 20.-The patriotic party in the
Chamber is deterI0ined not 10 grant a sous towards
the mobilization OF the troops ordered by Prussia.
''Editor of the Munich FepnJt,ega Yaiertind."