Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-10
NEW YORK.


Paris BALLOON News-Washington
The Administrations Foreign
PeIiey-'smngEifng.
NEW YoRK, December l0.-A Paris
balloon letter Of the 10th says that rats
sold there in the market at l5c; cats al
Coo; turkeys SIG; rabbits So; chickens
50; eggs l5c each. The black swans
Carolina and Chinese ducks, yaks
liamas, buffalo, wild bears and the like,
of the Garden of Plants, had been killed
| and sent to market. There was more
drunkenness in PARIS than was ever
known. Over a thousand persons have
gone insane since the beginning Of the
siege, mainly it is thought from spiritu-
GUS liquors. There are $50 to 500 deaths
weekly from small pox.
The want of food is telling on the
spirits of the inhabitants. Board is be-
coming wretched. To get the thirty
grammes Of meat allowed to each inhab-
liant, one is obliged to wait several hours
in the rain, or snow, or cold The price
Of every article of food advances daily
No charcoal is to be had Coal becomes
dearer daily. As soon as peace is signed
there will be an immense exodus from
Paris and France. Thousands are ready
to depart,
A Washington telegram of yesterday
says that Radical Senator on Thursday
stated that the President had declared
that it seemed to him unfair that one Of
the principal committees of the Senate
that on Foreign Relations-should be
SO organized as to be against one of the
most important questions Of the Admin
istrations foreign policy. An attempt
was made in the Republican caucus to
remodel it by displacing Mr.. Patterson
and appointing Mr.. Conklihg as strong
counter-irritant to Mr.. Summers we'll
known opposition to the San Domingo
annexation scheme Although Mr.. Conk-
ling voted against it at the last SEES
sion It is said that he now supports
the new plan of annexation pro-
posed in the annual message, and
hence the contemplated change. Mr..
Sumner fared up at once, and very
warmly denounced the proceeding as
censure on the past action OF his com
mittee. Mr. Wilson took the same view.
The caucus committee said that Mr.
Patterson had been given the chairman
ship Of the District Committee, which
was a compensation for the change. Mr.
Sumner did not agree to that. Mr.. Pat
terson, be said, desired to remain with
the Foreign Relations Committee, and
the change looked like an attempt to
pack the committee in advance in favor
of San Domingo. The debate at this
point became very excited, Senators
Morton and Chandler stepping forward
and warmly defending the change. Mr..
Trumbull said il was small matter to
produce such an excited discussion, and
counseled moderation and harmony be-
tween Republican Senators themselves
and with the Administration. Mr. Wilson
said that Mr. Patterson felt aggrieyed at
the reported change, and desired to re-
main, for personal reasons, on his old
and he WILSON, therefore
moved to recommit the subject to the
Caucus Committee, with instructions to
report the old Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Mr., Patterson here jumped up
and said he did not propose to take single
crumb from the Administration through
the hands Of Mr.. Chandler. Wilson's
motion was carried by two to one, and
subsequently, the caucus reassembled,
received the report. ratified it, and after
ward the whole list oil committees was
in open Senate and adopted.
Domingo Rdirz, an alleged confeder-
lte of General Jordan, surrendered him
self yesterday to Commissioned Shields.
He is charged with aiding in fitting out
IN expedition for Cuba in violation of
the neutrality laws. Ruirz says that he
knows nothing about Gen. Jordan or his
plans, and that heis not an officer of the
Cuban service. He gave bail in Sl0,0
10 appear when called upon.
The custom officers have for sometime
been watching for silks and Lyons vel
vets, known TO have been smuggled from
France to the United States BY way Of
ireland. They finally discovered that
= trunk manufacturer at Belfast was fur
nishing boxes to emigrants, at reduced
rates, provided with false bottoms, under
which goods we're secreted. Yesterday
morning three attaches of the custom
house seized a chest containing silks
and selvets worth $1,000 at a boarding.
house on West street. So neatly had
he box been constructed that 1t passed
he officials at Castle Garden without
suspicion as TO the contents. Many boxes
similar 10 the one seized have been sent
o Baltimore smugglers, and the custom
house authorities in that city have been
VIRGINIA.