The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-06-22
THE PARIS MOB.
Destruction Of Palaces and
Public Buildings.

Of the celebrated palaces and public
buildings in Paris, which were re-
Gently destroyed by the Communists,
will be read with interest:
THE TUILERIEs.
This magnificent building which
has been sacrificed to the insanity of
the Paris mob has a history extend
| ing over centuries. In 1854 Cath
crime de Medicis began its erection.
a prediction bidding her beware Of
st. German and the TuiIeries caus-
ed her to abandon the work, and (
leave it for Henry ". to extend and /
embellish. He began the long
work which joins the Louvre to
the palace and the works sus-
pended by his death were carried |
on and terminated by Louis XIII. J
who fixed his residence there
Louis XIV. having ordered Levan |
and d'Orbay to harmonic the !
whole, an attic was added to the /
central buildings, and other impOr-
tant Improvements made. This |
monarch resided in the Tuilerie5
occasionally until the building of |
Versailles, when the court entirely
forSook the capital. The Regent |
Duke Of Orleans fixed his abode in |
the Tuileries during the minority
of Louis ". but from that period
till the forced return of Louis XVI.
the families Of persons officially at
tached to the Court occupied it
During and since the great RevOlu-
ton the palace of the Tuilerie8 was
associated with many memorable
scenes. the mob entered it on the
Goth Of June, 1892, and it was at
tackled and the Swiss massacred
in the August following. 1t was
the official residence of Napoleon
when First Consul, and when he
became Emperor it formed one of
the imperial palaces. In 1903 Ma
Ipoleon began the northern gallery
to serve as a communication with
the Louvre. After the Restoration
the Tuileries continued to be the
chief residence of the King and roy
al family. After the revolution Of
1880, when the people attacked and
took the palace, June 29) Louis
Philippe fixed his residence in it,
, and continued TO inhabit it until the
i24th of February, 1913, when it
was again invaded by the people,
and the King made his escape. By
a decree of the Provisional Govern
ment of '48 it was TO be transformed
into an asylum for invalid work
, men, but that intention was not
carried out. During and after the
formidable insurrectiOn of June of
the same year it was used as a hos
pital for the wounded.
In 1849 the yearly exhibition Of
T paintings was opened in the Tuil-
cries. During the reign of NapoIe-
on III. it was his official residence,
: and was the scene of magnificent
balls and receptions. A concert
| was recently held in the Hall Of
l Marshals, under the auspices Of the
= Commune. The exterior of the pal
ace was grand and imposing. The
extreme length of the facade was
336 yards; its breadth, 36 yards.
Owing to the different periods at
, which it was built, its architecture
r was not uniform. All that wealth
and taste could accomplish was en-
pIoyed under successive monarchs to
embelIish its interior. The Emper-
or's private apartments were gorge
Ously decorated. The theatre could
= accommodate 500 spectators, 'and
was used for a supper-room when
: balls were given at Court. The
chapel Of the palace was rather
plain, and had a gallery and ceiling
5 resting upon Doric columns of stone
. and stucco. The Sale de Ia Paix
: was used as a ballroom, and was
} LAO feet long and 50 feet broad, and
contained statuary. The Hall of
l MarshaIs was remarkable for its
splendor. The names of the
e great battles fought under the first
Empire were inscribed on its walls,
and around the hall were busts OF
= distinguished Generals and naval
? commanders, while portraits of the
great MarshaIs of France adorned
its panels. The furniture was Orna-
mented with green velvet and gold.
This was used as a ballroom on
, state occasions. -Four other magnii-
a cent halls were conspicuous features.
The carpets on them were of Gobe-
Inns manufacture, and cost $500, 900.
These Halls were the White, the
Apollo, and the Throne Halls. The
Throne Hall, a splendid apartment,
contained the Imperial throne. The
hanging5 were of dark velvet OF
Lyons manufacture, with palm
leaves and wreaths wrought in
gold. The throne, facing the win
d dows, was surrounded by a canopy
of the same, and the drapery de-
pending from it was studded with
p bees embroidered in gold. A de-
scriptiOn Of the remaining apart
ments would simply embrace a rep
If etition of decorations of Hnrivaled
B elegance, the results Oflavish expen-
d diture.
THE HOTEL DE WILLIE.
The Hotel de Vile was the place
' Of ,erc,,LI,, Of tLo v,o17Dio;D,Iit,, "a