New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-05
THE CONDITION OF PARIS.
ABUNDANT FOOD sUPPLIES-A CHEERFUL VIEW
OF THE SITUATION.


important parti ulars respecting the condoh OF
Paris The correspondent derives his information from
gentlemen who recently permitted 10 leave Farls
IN accompany with Col CaremOnt and Capt hOrc, military
and naval attaches of the British Embassy. He says
In tie Grs pace while fresh beef has disappeared from
the S Of catables obtanablc under the Government ra
tion system can be consumed taongh at pIieG some
what higher Than that asked TWO months ag9 AZ INC ma
iorv Ot tie p1Tsian restaurants. large and small AT
lCrfstc1f fct or cnuec6te for three francs and half
rot horse hut GOOD honest Ham, which had run up
t. 9e GG here s cEty Of II that price Three days
ago. breakasug by accident AT small diningroom IN
the Place Gallon acquaintance OF mine had an excel
CHESHIRE cheese and bottle OF capital wine for little
less than francs-a price that shows scarcely any ad
vance upon the normal tarih OF Paris resIaurnts
OF his ration card, says he has lived OK
cconty well throughout the period OF invest
ncnt and has not once tasted horse; nor has his living
during the months cost him a. more than would
have cost ham before the war He tells me that the dog
cat and rat Diet OF which so much has Deen eosed anu
written nv few eccentrics has been nothing more
cafes have made bets that they would dine off such
sma deer and that the artificial demand thus created
deed chiefly confined to humorous Boacherie Extras
in the Rue Blanche where household pets both canine
laid ont on china dishes-skinned neatly russed, and
essanty gaTshed win inc sf tor their G
ciasses. nothing Of the kind has taken place few
1inp dogs some "pretty pusses" and some scores Of
adult rats, are sacrificed from day 10 DAY 10 lne
rlstronomical whims of gentlemen who think 1t
capital fun to eat carri0n by way OF change
aud consider that Of meal peculiarly appr0-
A. for the stock Of horses it is enormous Not one OF
Sso OMNIBUS hoTseS. oa vi tno bS The Provision
ing Committee; beside these, about $4,000 more are en-
t1aScc trains and In sGndry other draught work. the
horse markcts-from which, at tariff with which you
Tor the daily ratonsare s pretty full and there are
field batteries fully hOrsed, several cavalry regl-
ncnts and an unknown number OF officers and order
los horses all OF which, at push might be converted
food feel that am not over the mark IN es
H.
fodder in abundance for all. showing no symptoms OF
giving out for long time TO come AT the Cantnes Mn
,ipslcs, for sous, so centimes. YOU can obtain
u quart OF strong soup, with a tidy lump OF horse
ION the premises" or take away with you you.
d,y salt meat. another day fresh meat, and the
made out tin the list OF February, provided with
pous, against which you may obtain your grammes OF
these cdbcs of which the price ruled by Government
G h S4 tc retail t Vendors g For the there
are numerous BUredtr de Renaissance and by appca-
ION 10 them any very poor persons obtain bORS
vouchers upon presenting which at the cantnes shops
~ their ACCOMPLISHMENTS they viii receive ratlon SIX
great emergency, kept TO supply milk for children,
inyads, dc. Butter, of course Is exceedingly scarce
and dear-a sovereign per pound Eggs 100, are wilSy
cXpensvo-one shilling and threepe9ee piece so that
omeiets are uAuIes 0hy fGgTa IN ~ f1ih ad m
means costly Goals have risen 10 90 francs ton and
nouc6 of il TO last year while the provision Of -four
which hear that Paris owes chiefly to Clement Duyer-
exactly know now much 1t possesses
ANOTHER VIEW.
The Paris correspondent of The Pal Nall
Gazette. writing Nov 20, takes rather more sonber
view:
In ordinary times when all Europe laid itself under
contribution enable Paris 10 dine sumptuosy with
the majority Parans their dinner formed the serious
occupation the day; and even nOw with empty larder
md grde Of 10000 PruSsans encircng us TO prevent
repenishng them the Elenu is st matter Of the
tnc Anthopologica Society of London might well envy
bear, buffalo and bison YAK elk, and reindeer; osrlch
swan cassowary dog, cat, rat and guinea pig-not
mention mule and In very few days, however, we
ever made by man Nature" as Button grandy puts
supply which is believed TO he still considerable
OF course after having devOuTed three days ratOns
at single sitting, even If you restrict yourself to one
meal per diem, YOU have 10 dine at restaurant until
Your ratuninC day round again. and in this
require exercise discretion with respect 20 the es
Establishment you patrOnize. II your purse IL sufficiently
long admit Of your eXpendng napoleon on VINE TO
every francs worth of animal food entire
Paris will be open 10 you at Bignons or
Fiebants while yog may be @nte certain Iaa th0SG
Ie-jarth when ontI you me- ~ ~. anu
Llct de bPuf aux ehammghons "a io'f'm smpy serve
NOu /" Ia viaude dc cheval' under this assumed gulse
customers iceiy pgIieSt! s''lshea u N III WI IT, ~
laly order IN met de cheNal sans SCI lseIe Ideeu
Ills almost universal consumption OF horseesh has given
10 endless peasantres When the Government first
decided TO Tie price Of morse people inquired whether
would be 10y the hour or by distance and 1t has been
s.Monsicur 81 serv" into Monsieur cheval Only
re oher ay observed three slaughtered horses being
delivered between the lights, we say, at the Grand
Hotel. The celebrated table dh0te al this establishment
having poorly attended for weeks past one has
oiscrl standing advertisement in the newspapers to
The that "any respectfully dressed person will be
admitted 10 dine there at eight francs per head WINE not
included" apparently anticipating rush OF bOuses at
tms figure Eight francs per head Tor un}9esona6Ie
horse esh the prime parts OF winch are sold by Govern
lucnt decree at 3D. per pound looks very like famine
Al certain restaurants strangers politely informed
that dinners only served TO the regular clientele who
have handed their ratiOncaTds TO the prOpretOr
end al tie Establishments de boulon where most OF the
GaIde Mobile dine when not on duty at the rampars or
the advanced forts and which this account appear 10
To- favored as regards therneat supply NOTICE mas ap
pearcd for weeks past over their doors warning Gus
meat VIII he supled 10 each person STU pldle, 100 cVh
sstIug Of certainly not more than half dozen mouth
ne" eetabli hmens such as the "Dner de Paris and
tr ike the following is the style OF that will be
submitted 10 your choice:
U, commissioned rlue Ssueon de Lyon lass horse
bur commonly gader;o TO be the former bOudn d table aTe and
osg-verrioe consorme Pate dI'are the bOulon stock
lynr Of eours. made Of horse sesh.
rossou.-AoTae salte. Hareugs saurs , ,, ~
Erueees de mogCn Poueite Poe auG Lyonr,'e Rogno1'
alocks horses LIVER repeated N another form Bout "a
Losae olsea 'h Bout flme i.Son Hsm5oag Ho) IGu de
Eais-Anou rod OuyeHle dOnkeyl
Noall--No1e
Gi'5,r-Nore.
I.xnnr.-Sslsfs frs ChouI Pcnmes DE- sau,ea
Iurncs-Ie met, souGcs G,se aux fruits
Well YOU have dined another day; but. haunted are
YOU by tie idea of prospective starvation tha IN oppO-
sion to The scpturl pTeeep you ma your Innd soon
nitcrward reverng TO the dinner of tomorrow on the
Jiclen,e that morrow will not take Thought for the
dinner OF tsolE
THE ARMY or PARIS.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent adds:
learnt some particulars respecting the organiz9-
t"n ana disposition OF the Army Of the Defense which
whole foice OF armed men may e roughly estimated az
strength Of $4,000 divided into three armies the nrst
SECOND 10y Gen DucrOt and the third by Gen. Vnoy Let
take them seri0tin according TO their numbers Gen
T.1ma. army than tho other two put
tog thcr; it consists Of about 10000 men, chiefly com
posed National Guards Gardes Sedenaires There are
90 uataons OF these the battaons varying IN strength
from 100 TO LOO mep since THOMAS was apohtedt 20 ms