The New York herald., 1870-09-25
PARIS TOWARDS NIGHT.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW york HERALD.

Dlsc0ntcnt Of the Mnitnry-C1tizen Alarm
Riot, Robbery and Murder-Tho Danger
ous Glasses Under Arms-How the "Gob-
Iots~ kuIe--street Scones--- Democracy
Asnirst Imperialism- Of the Well
Disposed Bcllanser's Love Let
ters-Doreat ut the Fron.-ldunisipal Taxa
tion.
LONDON, sept. 2A-Evening.
The Paris special letter addressed TO the HERALD
under date OF the 10Th Of September, and Of which
Ihave transmitted details by the cable already to-
day. continues the narrative of the writer as to the
condition Of tie city and It's envrons in the follow
ing words. The correspondent says:--I have just
visited the exterior boulevards. Sheds which have
been in course OF erection for considerable time
past, wltha view, as was said, Of being used as
temporary barracks shelter for the troops are still
Incomplete, to the great inconvenience Of the
men. The French oflicer on guard remarked to me
with Intense bitterness OF tone, "Thls is the way
sir, they do things In France. Instead OF working
night and day are never prepared; we are always
too late and will remain SO, SIR until the Prussians
surprise us to our great loss"
DANGERS WITHIN THE LINEs-TnE 'RoUGHs"
The special writer then goes on to say;-The dis
trcts Of Beevile, La Chapelle and La vlllette pre-
Throughout the entire line Of boulevard just named
/ have met hundreds OF ''roughs,'' surging to and
fro. Every single trough" whom ] passed
carried his fusil short carbine, or
. gun. This constituted a very strange
sight In Paris where, just within few weeks past,
the carrying OF weapons Of any kind by private ind
viduals had been forbidden, except they borne
under cover OF special permit signed by the Pre-
feet Pietri. Several canes and "knuckle busters"
were steathily carried and worn by the more re-
spectacle wayfarers for the purpose OF protection
against the garroters who frequent the purleus.
may say with great truth that at this very pre-.
sent moment we sleep IN Paris with Chassepos In
our beds ana sit down to our food on bayonets.
Every rufan can obtain weapon Just for the trou-
BILE Of asking it, ann this state Of AFFAIRS you may
be assured. creates the deepest apprehensions
among the people who have anything TO lose
makes them fear for their lives.
ROBBERY AND MURDER.
Prison birds and old marauders Of every degree
tn crC,e ere already beginning to ''show their
teeth, la the streets.
Three days since member of'the Garde Mobile,
who was drinking in wine shop, happened to take
flty franc bnl from his pocket and expose II.
Leaving the place he was followed by the roughs,
"dogged" robbed and murdered in broad daylight
and within the city enciente.
Yesterday two non-commissoned officers were
stabbed at three O'Clock in the afternoon by two
miscreants who were posted In the outskirts Of the
city.
House burglaries are committed hourly and with
impunty.
The days are now shortening and the nights grow
ing chilly.
The stock OF provisions in the city is hus-
banded pretty carefully, but the prices Of the ar
tcIes are being gradually increased. Crime VIII
soon stalk abroad with the most giant strides. The
"people' are reveng In the full enjoyment Of their
own majesty and take every opportunity Of exhibit
ing their might. The antipathy to imperialism
which Is felt on the hand, with the dread which
is entertained Of the Prussans on the other, pro-
duces very much annoyance to the well disposed
citizens.
A few days since two ladies stood on the balcony
OF house in Rue Lafayette, admirng the march
past Of some of the Garde Mobile heroes for about
an hour. Suddenly the mob discovered plate
bearing the eagle OF an insurance company on
the top Of the balcony. 1t was the impress Of
the imperial bird Of France. Instantly cries Of
"a bas pAige" were raised and accompanied with
grOans and Misses. Direct menaces followed. The ig
norant rabble evidently believed that the insurance
plate was the imperial insignia Of Napoleon. The
ladies In terror fearing that attack would be
made on the house. 1t was made, but the damage was
wrenchng OF Of the insurance plate with the points
Of bayonets.
sCANDAL-NAPOLEON's AMOUR WITH MARGUERITE.
The republican governmental commission which
has been charged with the examination OF the pri-
vate correspondence Of the Emperor Napoleon has
made brilliant discovery Of some letters tied up
with rosecolored ribbon and enclosed in casket.
These letters are the production of--they are
at all events signed by-Marguerite Belanger. That
light conducted woman should write the warmest
OF warm letters to an Emperor, should she obtain
the slightest chance to do is natural enough but
that the Emperor should keep and retain her mis-
sives seems very absurd If it be true 1t affords
hope that emperors are only mortals after all, ana
that not one Of them appears, in all probability,
"great in the eyes Of his valetn The Paris public
in taking this peep behind the imperial curtain dis
covered not only what most people were air eady
aware that Napoleon the Third had the ban taste
washerwomanl to the beautiful Eugenie but also
to assume and take all the scandal, OF which his
poor innocent subjects were hitherto kept in the