New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-09

serve its machinery until the labors incidental to tho
state of siege far concluded as to leave the Gov
rrnment at liberty to deal with the whole question. The
Prefecture OF Police thus abolished IN principle Dut
in fact, and It's affairs were managed by mn
al interim Official who was Prefect of the Seine In fact
without the lame. The affair Of the 3lst October brought
the 20 Mayors OF Paris and the Mayor himself into col
lision with tie machinery and the individuality Oh the
Each Mayor, acting for bis ward NOted lor
the Commune and the Mayor Of Paris not only Noed or
il also but issued a circular cOnvenlng meeting
OF the electors 10 choose their representatives, lor
each reimbursement Had there been real heSh
and blood Project as under the old regiDt nothing OF
this kind couId have occurred but in the absence OF
such functlonary, rather, with iunctonary having
40 authority s Project Of the Seine though administer
ing It's affairs his veto ayaied nothing against the mum
cipaI authorities acting in concert, each espot-so 10
speak-in his own ward. This first cohVocauoh was
revoked and the elections were postponed TOT coupe
OF DAYS only; Instead Of resulting IN vote Ior lo 'o
mupe II issued in one Of confidence IN the Government
by an overwhelming majority. few days iater' inc
elections took place for the District Mayors OF PARIS
who upon the postponement Of those fer the Commune
being announced rendered their resignation rs ala o
NIayor of Paris himself The Government d'd not OBTAIN
so striking majority in this instance, because u ha
within q of the vote in IFS favor commenced pio'e'nhS
against the promoters Of the affair of the 3lS ana i
prsoncd some of them. Two Of the Mayors reelected
lecture also tenderedh his resignation which was accepted
and his successor NJ Crcsson appointed Thus the Pre-
in fun exercise oil te tuhc
tions and so continues. But now comes the RESIGNATION
OF NJ Eucnn Arago. Upon his incident tho Government
states that the City OF Paris Is placed IN exceptional
circumstances during the SIEGE wherefore the 'eilra
Mavoralty can be nothing more than a Government
delegation and tho Government accepts NJ Arago's
resignation and constitutes NJ jules Ferry Govern
mentdelegae TO fulfill the functions Of the Central
MayOralty, retaining the assistants, NM Canag-
rant H6rsson, and Chaudcy. NJ. Eueune Arago Is
appointed to a small snccuTe, Commissioner OF the
Mint worth about 12oOO francs year. Nobody, how
ever understands the true state Of things, for II the
Central ayoralty abolished, each district Mayor must
either become iudependent in his own ward must
main subject to an authority which does not exist in
name any more than the Prefecture and ii the Pre-
lecture is abolished ts authority also merely noni
nal I'm a word, the Government for the National De-
Tense, while protesting to govern upon the principle OF
decentralization, has actually absorbed the functions
and attributes Of the Prefecture and OF the central
municipal authority lof Paris. The result is perfect
chaos and adds the long list OF facts proving
that half measures worse than none. The
Prefecture should have been irleyOcably abolished IN
fact as well as in name and should the Central Mayor
atty OF Paris Its existence, notwithstanding the immense
energy of NJ T. Arago and his unwearied efforts to bring
the twenty local mayOratcs into something Ike uni
for1ny OF action-has led TO end Of inconvenience
and even suffering. One mayor, 10 wit rdt0ncd the IN
habitans OF his district quite fortnight before tie
mayor OF the next ACCOMPLISHMENT thought necessary
TO adopt a similar measure. Then the rations differed
In one district the daily ration was three and oneha
ounces per day per person in another five and quarter
in third less than three; and il was not until within
the last few days that uniform rate for all the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS became compulsory, the rations
being reduced to and twO-lfths ounces -
including bone-per day per person But this regula-
ton comes into operation when we arc within some seven
DAYS OF being at the end OF stock Of fresh meat ana
when a rev ordinance viii have 20 be issued to regulate
the alternate issue of fresh and sailed meat and TO sub
iect the sale of horse mule and flesh TO aI a. vel
as to fix the weight Of the individual ration.
We are every day approaching nearer the period
when material pTyatOns will force us To realize the TACT
that some power is certainly pressing Us very hard
The Prussians quiet that beginning to dis
believe in them Nevertheless, SOMEBODY is compelling
us to moderate appees TO correct our tastes and
to overcome our prejudces in relation 10 certain yands
The same parties likewise preventing us from com
municating with our friends and must acknowl
edge they possess the OF keeping M almost IN
material darkness Coal is not to be had for gasmakng,
and as the stock on hand j. limited, Government finds
il necessary to force all of gashrst To light
only one burner Of every two, and then 10 diminish
by onehaf the consumption Of that solitary burner by
turning it of at the meter in that ratio. We shan per
haps come back TO the old system in the early days Of
coffee and his small newspaper and candle 10y which
10 drink the one and read the other. These operations
performed the candle was Blown ont and kept in read
ness for the Paris without it, at night
presents a most dismal appearance 1t IS that Of city
In mourning.
"The treason OF Bazainc" is just the most fertile
subject of editorial criticism. We have versions in from
various quarters, through The medium OF the English
newspapers, containing the kilograms from Reuters
foreign sources. We do not know what 10 believe but
so numerous the contradictions it would to he
the soundest policy to withhold Judgment until all the
documentary evidence relating 70 this sad business
be cOated and compare L. and until the parsonage most
deeply implicated has had opportunity Of indicating
himself. This is the course the Journal O0cieI has
taken and the most sobersded newspapers follow suit.
The rabid ones, however condemn him upon the evil
dence already in hand and dwelas proofs Of his guilt
upon the immense stores alleged to have been found
in the VIRGIN City" after the oapituaOn and upon the
Marshal's visit to WilhelmshOhe.
The great value OF the news we have from the
provinces. through foreign channels is that the doubts
respecting the existence of the armies of tho Loire
the West and OF the North at rest OF what ma
teral utility they,may be- cannot judge. rumOr is
current to-day that the first has received another serious
check, and has, indeed, been compelled TO abandon
orleans, but there is confirmation OF the intelligence,
and give it report We know nOtLingO Of what
Garbaldi Is doing, what we learn from the last
batch of English papers; what Donrbah and Cam
briefs may he about Tho Parisans have been clamOr-
ing for sortie upon extensive scale and pre-
pairing, IL is said but unless it be in concert with
movement from without upon the same point
OF the Prussian lines, the successful issue Of such
attempt seems TO me TO be extremely doubtful.
BE this it may, preparations for vigorous sally are
being made To-day and yesterday the distribution took
place Of the effects equipments and material for the
Of the warcompanies OF the National Guard. and
will be continued The distribution took place at the
Palace Of Industry in the Champs Eysees, and pretty
industrious business It ia. Tie companies served in
squads, but these seemed to me to come in all nohow-
that is, confusedyno arrangement 10 rotation, and
consequently much loss Of time in the allotment OF regis
tratiOn. The OHcieL Of yesterday informed these war