New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
PARIS BESIEGED.
CONFLICTS AT THE MARKETS-THE HoRsR MAR
KFT.

The LberK states that there are daily con-
Acts at the markets OF Paris The women literally fight
for the articles offered for SALE although there Is an am
pe supply for ALL The journal suggests that the same
regulations should be adopted as at the munepa ePos'
of issue numbered tickets TO applicants
who should queue, under the direction OF de-
tachment of the National Guard. $1,000, o.. .o,,v,,v
in the horse market Of Paris The great market was
usually held on Wednesday ana 0 1 % the sIee
ward dEnfer but since the commencement oa thp
it AZ been decided that Mondays TUESDAYS ana FRIDAY
shall be additional market days lor tne saie ~ h ~
tended for slaughter. Upon these days the SHOW @ oI
horses very large, and Government Coiilisso
,Soee which il deems t FOR human food The
ordinary weight of living horse Is from 400 10 80 ko
grammes and the selling @ se G otner o ~ zoo horses
offered at the market and 100 we're saughtered most
of the remainder having been retained by inc & ~ e
market and In great demand. Young asses are
eagerly sought for, and bring 70 eehtimes per
OF the living animal.
AID FOR THE WOUNDED.
The Gaulois of the eth of October records
4he reopeung Of the Coincide FRANCHISE for the benefit
O, the sick and wounded in Paris The theater was com
nletely cranmed and hundreds Of persons were dsI-
red from those ordinarily presented in that theater by
the circumstances that there was no shifting OF
and that the actors performed in private costume
These novelties were explained by N. r. ierr!, ane
director the first as being py tne
tbeater and the second as being dictated Dy W
deeaey in the melancholy e IN w1y ye hy
NJ Iegouye which is described as tedious and dull after
which scenes from "The Misanthropc" and Horace
were given by OF the actors belonging TO the eaO-
Usbuent The performances terminated with the mar
seillnise" sung by Mile. Agar The net receipts
amounted To 5000 The GduOis hopes this tlmd attempt
NAV be followed by bOlder measures, as II says tne
theoter is necessity for Frenchmen and especially ~
1 Pari5ians."
| NEW SOURCES OF FOOD.
| The GdulOis of the eth contains the follow
ing items respecting the provisioning OF Paris; rhe
managers OF the Jardn des Pantes have begun to sell
some OF the animals their collection the least rare and
valuable being OF course selected Several young biia
loes have been sold, but the butchers ask enormous
prices for them. All yesterday people were adnlrng
one which exhibited by butcher IN the BOuevad
Haussmann, but they did not buy II on account Oh is
| bigb price The space between the ramparts and
| the forts has been planted with bitter herbs,
which are destined 10 cOunteraot the eHect OF st meat
when il becomes leading article OF general consunp
tiOn, pork butcher in the Rue Clement had bought
large number pigs at the commencement OF the SIEGE
but he refused 10 sell even the meat which was delivered
to him y the authorities. He had also hred TWO cellars
aud had there accumulated a considerable quantity OF
provisions The inhabitants OF the district gave inform
alton to the authorities who seized al the stores III MS
/ shop and cellars"