Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
PARIS
Where ihs PFussIaH Shells are Failing '--The
Places tbat have been Struck,


From the s.. Louis Republican,
Late teIegrams announce not only
that the bOmbardment Of Paris has
begun in deadly earnest, but that the
prOiectiles from the German batteries
are flung into the heart Of the city,
and have inaugurated the work Of
destruction I'm localities where the
things destroyed are an irTeparable
loss. A brief notice of the buildings
and plaeas already struck by shot and
shell, cannot fail to be interesting to
our readers.
The Luxembourg palace lies direct
ly south of the Louvre, and on the
opposite bank of the Seine. Built
originally by Marie de Medecis, it
was, in 1872, beQueathed by that Ia
NOUS woman to her second son,
the Duke Of Orleans, and was
known as the Palais d'Orleaus. It
subsequently passed into the posses
sion of the Duchess de MOntpensier,
the Duchess Of GUise and AlencOn,
Louis XIV, the Duchess Of Bruins
wick, Madame diOrleans, queen
dOwsger Of Spain, and Louis XVII;
the latter occupying it at the begin
ming Of the first revolution. In 1875
the sittings of the Directory were held
there, and afterWard those Of the con-
sulate and senate. In ls4S it was the
headquarters Of Louis Blanc, and was
used for the meetings Of his sOciallstic
disciples. The palace itself is con-
structed in the shape Of a regular
square; the center Of the facade being
a beautiful pavilion crowned by a
graceful eupOla, and decorated with
statuary. The front facing the Lux
embOurg garden has three main build
iugs united by two large galleries, one
OF which Is devoted to the best works
Of living artists. 1t now contains
some Of the choicest pictures Of HOr-
ace Nernet, LeSuis, Granet and De-
veria; but on the death Of any Of
these their paintings are Immediately
removed to the gallery Of the Louvre,
whose walls are reserved for the
masterpieces Of deceased artists
only. The Sale du SsUGt, where that
body met under the empire, is a semi
circular room ninety feet in diameter,
and the ceiling is handsomely fres-
coed: the Sale dIf IrOTs Is gOrgeOusly
fitted up, and contains q few good pic
tUres. The Cabinet de z EDlperslT,
Immediately adjoining, also has two
or three paintings OF value. The
library Of the Luxembourg is said TO
be very complete, and embraces about
forty thousand volumes. The bed
chamber Of Marie de Medicis is still
preserved unchanged, and within II
may be seen q precious little collection
of pictures by RUbens, POussin and
Philippe de Champagne. The gar
dens attached to the palace were laid |
out and planted by DeSbrOSses at the
beginning Of the seventeenth century. /
They cover an area Of 1900 by 1000 feet; /
are entered by nine gates, and are
richly adorned with staJuary, prlnci- /
paIly, however, Of the modern French |
school. Advices from Paris say that
the works of art In both palace and |
garden have persisted, but this We /
think somewhat doubtful, as it would |
necessarily involve the utter demo- |
litiou of the structure and surround |
ing grounds.
The church Of st. Sulpice, which is |
mentioned as having been bit, is I
venerable edi6ce; its corner stone /
having been laid by Anne Of Austria, |
in 1915, though the final completion /
did not occur until a century later. It I
is 432 feet long, ia feet wide, and 50 |
feet high. Two grand towers sur /
mount this church, one 2l0 feet high, /
the other ia. The pOrticO, which is /
especially admired, is a double range /
Of D5ric columns. forty feet high; the /
entrances are approached by q flight /
Of steps iutersECted by double columns /
HHguarH a7InHrnrfn
the Ionic order. The interior of st.
Sulpice is not less elegant and impress
sive than the exterior, containing
twenty-five Chapels, the principal Of
which Is behind the choir and called
the lady chapel The walls Of this
apartment are iucrusted with white
marble, and resplendent with gliding
and frescO. The dome has an elabO-
rate frGscO Of the ascension, and the
walls of the main building represent |
the annunci8tiOD, visitation, birth and
Of the Savior. The organ /
is esteemed the finest ia Paris; the
case is sUperbly carved, and shows
King David and fifteen other figures |
playing on musical instruments, or
bearing cOruucOpias. Ia front Of the
church IS a fountain, erected by Ma
p0leOn J., around which a flower mar
ket Is held twice each week.
The SCrbOune, also reported struck
by the euemy's shot, IS one Of the
oldest educational institutions iu EU-
rope, having been founded by Robert /
De SgTbOn in 1885, as a school Of the
OlOgy. The present building was be-
gun under the auspices Of Cardinal |
and his tomb is in the
chapel. The SOrbOune is the seat Of /
three Of the faculties Of the Academy /
Of Paris. theology, letters and sci
ences; and students resort thither
from all parts Of the continent.
The church and military hospital Of
the Val dU Grace, was originally a !
convent for nuns, founded by Anne /
Of Austria In l6Zl In pursuance Of
q vow made before the birth Of Louis
XIV, the queen laid the first stone Of
the church in 1915. The dome is
amO1g the highest in the city, and
the interior has fine frescO Of Para
disc painted BY Migusrd, and intro !
ducing over two hundred figures. /
Near the high altar is a little cOnfes-
siJn2l, once used by poor Louise de !
la kalliere, previous TO her assump-
ton of the VOWS; and close at hand
is the house where she lived. Anne 4
Of Austria bequeathed her heaCt to this |
church, and it was preserved in a cas-
ket with those Of other Bourbon
for many years. Under /
the pavement lie the remains of
queen Of Charles L, Of
E1glaBd. la the courtyard, adiOin-
ing the hospital, is a bronze statue Of
Baron Larrey, surgeOn-in-chief to
L., and 10 whom the EN-
perOr left a bequest in his will He
is represented leaning on a gun, hold /
Ing in bis right hand a scroll showing
these words: " I leave 100, 600 francs
10 Surgeon -in-Chief Larrey, the most
virtuOus man I know" This hOspit-
al is a government institution, and at
the present time is crowded with the
sick and wounded defenders Of Paris.