The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-26
The South Carolina Troubles.
Federal and State Governments.
The Bogus Peace News.
Another Siamese Twins.
ETC., ETC., Etc. Etc, EEc.
VERSAILLES.

Occupation of the So'yn by the Prussia ns-In-
terestiBR Particulars.
The war correspondent of the Boston Journal,
writing from RoueD, France, says:-
Versailles is without doubt, the best specimen OF
an earthly paradise in middle Europe" Whatever
may have been Louis Flfteenths faults Of taste in
architecture, he had an almost passionate love for
the beautiful in nature, and just appreciation OF il.
Though he sometimes made his gardens too prm,
ana laid out his forests too accurately, he in
general good gardener He could make the desert
The sterile plain he put life and boom-made long
! avenues Of trees respondent with foliage so that
could fly out of the artificial age In which the
moparch lived, into Arcadia. Here and there the
fountains leaned sunward-and statues almost life
like, set humans to thinking that antique divinity
mad been entced into these fairy grounds once more
to dwell. "Apollos Thicket" is Just such a nest
one might fancy 9s god rePUSng il when
Garden 9ld Louis .,. avorite Ssr promenade
Necklace took place, are only rivalled in
beauty by the "oraDgene," the bits OF walk about
--Vion, and the view down the 'grand alley" where
the thousands gather on fete days every summer to
watch the glare and glitter OF the Illuminated foun-
tains, which even Louis Fourteenth could not have
invented: lnspid as are the palaces, no one has
ever yet been critical enough to cav at the woods
which surround the Tranon, or which stretch,
seemingly boundless, far away towards Marty and
Saint German or towards the dozens OF little vii:
the town which has been at once the birthplace and
the mausoleum OF some of the most splendid vanl-
The Prussars had surrounded Versailles on all
sides, from distance as early as the 18TH, ana the
Uhanen had coDfided to them the task of discover
ing the condition of the town. and entering it for
reQuiston. The PrussiaDs had, as usual, a very
correct estimate OF the number and quality OF the
forces there, and desired earnestly have the head
quarters Of one army there-both for the romance
and epractical advantage of the thing The 18th
opened sunny and fair and the Mayor OF Versailles,
rejoicing IN his new-found republican dignity, was
about assembling the wise heads OF the place for
parley concerning precautionary measures, when
it was announced that three hussars each of
whom wore skull and cross-bones on his
cap, were outside the toWn-bold as brass-and
desired an immediate conversation with the Mayor.
They were escorted up long line OF the "National
Guard (poor devils! but few of them had guns y
and presented to the aforesaid Mayor. He refused
TO see the brave cavaliers, unless they could pre-
sent the authority of some general; therefore they
withdrew. Early the next morning an aid-de-
camp, followed by single horseman, came again to
see the municipal authorities" He spent the
greater part OF the forenoon in conversation with
the Mayor, represented to him the useessness OF
resistance; but his talk, emphatic though it
the thunder of the cannon, which could
now occasionally be heard in the di-
rection of the plain of velzy between Versailles
the good Mayor that there was a large Prussau
army hand and he had almost decided to ca ptu-
lane when suddenly arrived from the same direc-
! ton as the aide-de-camp q captain Of engineers,
4 also an aid Of the General commanding the btn
Prussian Corps. The keys of the magazines in
|Jmperatively demanded, and by this time
cannonading was heard on the farm
Ty Ry Noise Sh0Ta same dsa1Gs 4o&
General yinoys valiant attempt to defend the
heights Of Meudon, governing the left shore of the
Seine and the forts OF vanores Issy The railway
! trains to and from Paris had been suspended tht
day before. Although the roads were not badly ca
as yet, nothing would have tempted the frightened
! result was that about noon the Mayor appeared
before the gate at the end Of the Avenue de Paris
and with the statue Of the great King looking caml!
down upon him, read the text OF the capltuaton o
the city and the force In 1t.