The New York herald., 1871-02-20
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Herald Special Report from
Paris.
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Preparations for the Tri-
umphal Entry.
Tho Police Searching for Guns and
0renades.
PATRIOTIC PROPOSITION OF ST, GERMAN.
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Napoleon LampoOned on
the Stage.
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War Contributions to be Deducted from
the Indemnity.
Paris Resumins Her Gayety and
FrivOiity.
Paris Resumims Her Gayety and
FrivOiity.
TElEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

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| sEARoHING FOR ARMS AND GRENADEs.
| Police agents Of this city are searching for
The authorities do not anticipate any organ
lied attempt to prevent the entry Of the Prus-
slams into Paris. Fears, however, are enter
tanned that the turbulent people of the Belle
vile and Lavillette quarters will make demon
strations hostile to the Emperor of Germany
and Count Bismarck, against whom their ex-
asperation is intense. The police have already
seized number of grenades, but large num-
bers additional, which are known to have been
constructed, have not yet been discovered.
HOPELESS BELIEF.
slams will abandon their purpose of making
triumphant entry into the city, but those best
informed, and particularly the authorities are
certain that, according to the programme
already announced, they will march through.
A PATRIOTIC PROPOSITION.
The old legitimist families of St. German
constantly wear mourning. They declare that
all the houses of Paris should be kept closed,
and no inhabitant be seen on the streets while
the Prussians are there. After they leave, all
the pavement, they say, walked over by
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left that has been polluted by the hostile
tread.
LAMPooNING NAPOLEON.
| Last night (February 1S) visited the Cafe
concert in the Quarter Latin, now known as
the Cafe Beuglant. The principal attraction
on the stage, with a striking resemblance to
the ex-Emperor Napoleon, in all that he said
in his song, laughter, manners, gesticulations,
| twiring of his mustache and his salute he
| initiated to the life the ex-Emperor Between
some verses, not at all complimentary to the
prisoner at Wilhelmshohe, the actor made
sixteen gallops around the stage with a long
sword dangling between his legs, to the
intense delight of the audience, which in
dulged in uproarious shouts of 'Badinguet,
Badinguet!" The excitement was so intense
that the Prefect of Police stopped the per-
formance.
WAR CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE INDEMNITY.
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ton from the communes for information on
the subject that all sums exacted as war con-
tributions up to the conclusion Of treaty of
peace will be deducted from the general war
indemnity.
ALsATIANs AND LoRRAINEs PROTESTING.
The natives Of Alsace and Lorraine, now in
Paris, have held a meeting and declared it to
be the desire of the people of their provinces
to remain French. They also protested
against the proposed cession as an infamy.
| PARIS REsUMING HER GAYETY AND FRTvoLrTY.
Paris is resuming her natural appearance.
In few days we shall have gas. The river
boats have commenced running, and traffic on
| the streets is renewed. Some carts are seen,
but scarcely any cabs and carriages. The
| people are resuming, with almost painful
frivolity, their wonted careless gayety.
| Already preparations are making for reopen
| ing the dissolute gardens in the capital At
the present writing the cafes are already
thronged with loose characters Of both sexes,
who seem Indifferent to the disgrace Paris
has undergone and is now undergoing.
The TriumpKai Entry-Preparing for It
| Historical Events General Items- Roche-
forts Falsehoods.
| LONDON, Feb. 10, 1871.
| have received the following despatch from
the NEW YORK HERALD correspondent at
Paris, dated to-day. Your correspondent
writes:-
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.
A strong force of Mobiles are engaged re-
moving the barricades and defences Of the
Avenue Imperatrice, which work is doing by
order Of the Commissioners of Barricades,
who are to put the avenue in order for
the entry of the Prussians. The enemy
has appointed that the Prefect of st. Denis
shall exact contribution of st. 500, 900 francs.
To prevent chance of collision on the entry
Of the Prussians, many battalons of the Ma
tioual Guard are required to deliver uD the