The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25

allowed is totally inadequate 10 the pubic WANTS.
Potatoes are allowed to be sold again, but unforu-
nately there are few left ana for these is charged
the exorpitant price OF four francs per ltre. The
day before yesterday was the first OF their unre-
strcted SALE and Les Halles was crowded by buyers
drawn together by reports that variety OF articles
including butter, cheese and eggs had been offered
for sale. In view OF the prospect Of an immediate
capitulaton the supply was better than usual. but
still some prohbiive prices were charged and paid.
| Eggs sold for three francs each anu butter from
| thirty to tortJ francs per pound.
DOG CHOPS.
| have remarked a great decrease Ia the number
Of canine butchers They seem out OF favor with
the freQueners Of the market who consider, doubt.
less justly, that they procure their wares Illegally.
| They are styled ''voeursn "brgandsn ana ''co-
| qulns" by their compatrots. From curiosity
stopped near one OF these obnoxious merchants ana
found that his attraction fine display OF legs,
| shoulders and lons of Newfoundland dogs. The
meat resembled mutton SO closely, indeed, that
was induced to try couple OF chops Of half pound
each, at four francs per pound l found them far
superior to horse. If all dogs are as tender ana
juicy as the one whose loins furnished the daintiest
dinner have eaten for two months, their flesh win
soon become popular food
SUGAR RISING
Great indignation is expressed with the grocers
for raising the price of sugar. In the Rue Honore
yesterday saw an excited crowd around the prin.
cipa groce,'s, ana on inquiry told by National
Guard, in tone OF the greatest contempt "C'est an
derenseaw de la patrie gut TEND lie sucre q trois
francs la llcre, le brgand ~ ('It is defender Of
the country who sells sugar at three francs per
pound the villain ~ I will not attempt to de-
scribe the tone which the last word was uttered.
CRISIS.
hear that there Is a chance Of balloon leaving
Paris tonight The feeling is general that things
are drawing to crisis.
Bread Inadequate-RestiveR eds-PrecautiOns
Against Rcvolution-A Wild Population
Pity-silencf, Despair and Seriousness
Ffighttul aughter-C0wardly National
Guurds-A Potent Quesrlon-Hope Dead.
LONDON Jan. "a, 1871.
have received another despatch from the NEW
YORK HERALD correspondent in Paris. 1t is dated
on Saturday night, January 81 Your correspond
ent writes:-
BREAD INADEQUATE.
The terrible reverse at Bougival last Thursday has
had most discouragng influence. The long.sufrer-
Ing women or Paris have been reduced to ration
ment Of bread which assigns each individual
daily portion in the shape OF black gritty lump OF
size and weight equal to an ordinary roll.
FESTIVE REDS.
The ACKNOWLEDGED incapaciy OF the military chiefs
here and the depressing hopelessness caused by
the dispatches about Bourbaki and Chanzy published
yesterday, constitute an ensemble which plainly
presages that the end is near at hand. Last light
at eleven O'Clock general summons to arms
sounded through the turbulent quarters Of Bellevlle
and Charonne; but so depressed was the miserable
population that not more than five hundred re-
sponded to the CALL 1t was useless for such gath
ering to make descent upon the Hotel de Vile, so
the enaeuerS gave up the job in despair and betook
themselves to their cold and cherries beds.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST REVOLUTION.
To-day the Project of Police has ctatsned three
strong regiments OF National Guards at the Hotel
de Vile and caused the adjacent streets to bristls
with mtraieuses. The unhappy citizens Of Paris,
however are too wasted by misery to initiate revo
luton though is probable that we shall soon have
riots In the streets. The National Guards are OF little
avail against the Prussians, but they will suffice to
keep Paris quiet to the end.
A WILD PROPOSITION.
Meantime rumors are flying about that General
Tochu has resigned and that Jules Favre has opened
negotiations with Bismarck for the capitulaion Of
the city. These rumors are probably premature, but
before this letter reaches New York they may be
actual realities People hitherto silent from fear
now begin to speak out. In many quarters the wild.
est projects are mooted. The names Of the revolu-
tonary CHIEFS Rollin, Mooter Delescuse and
Flourens are banded about with view to a new
government but doubt whether even such men
would accept the responsibility which Louis Blanc
and a few others demand Favre to assume.
TRoCHU PRACTICALLY sUPHRsEDEp.
Trochu remains nominally In power, but the mill
tary affairs and the distribution of the scant REM
nant of food have been handed over to a new Com.
mittee OF Public Safety. The Temps to-day states
that war committee, composed or Generals vinoy,
Ducrot nd Thomas will be Immediately organized.
Dorian will replace General Leno as Minister OF
war. All this is regarded as equivalent TO shutting
the stable door after The steed has been stolen.
TEARS AND PITY.
General Trochu is understood to have placed him.
self IN the hands OF the Provisional Government,
and, with tears in his eyes, sad "Do with me what
you will" 1t is Impossible not TO pity Trocnu. He