The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-29

upon the streets, out after midnight IN hopes
OF pecnniary advantage, without danger OF being
But is Sr Peters that ron sti see reve,ry py
night. This familiar haunt OF the gay American Pa
r,slans Is the only one that does NOT suffer by the
viii always be somebody at Peters. siroisd into
ia mirrors there end
Peters believes in multiplying, for everywhere you
american grog" glass; or the face OF some Parisian
siren. | could NOT help it-there were no other
hair and powdered cheeks and then the giri rattled
on, invited me to take something with myself and
she would also be my guest The Intervals between
eating dimples in her cheeks. and she seemed
70 weary Of throwing ont ner cunningly gathered eet
she wanted to know show supper would suit up
stairs :, but declined on the plea Of late dinner
would 60 herself and saw no reason why she
should not 60, and she shook herself all over, in
es ws h1 Sc s
Hlons." Peters grand supper room is IN the third
ss mere sSS get
That does not prevent 1t from being filed most every
night.
THE BoxBARDNENT.
1t ID now about four weeks since the versailles
troops first began to throw shells into Paris and es-
have fallen IN the city the damage done is neon
prenensbly small. 10 not believe less destruction
to amuse the Parisans with the effect at the same
time not to produce casualties. The total number
One IN
been totally destroyed; but not above 1fty badly
fractured Because y s the rich quarter which IS
suffering the exagReration is and has been immense.
not at least narrSwy escaped death 100 times
'Oh was up at the Triumphal Arch this morn.
Ing and the shells burst all around me. One actu.
ally fell at my feet ana exploded between my legs !'
Another man comes along breathing In great ex
element, stating that shell burst JUST IN front OF
missed to make the man famous IN the HERALD who
has not been near DEATHS door at least fifty times.
An honest man od me that ne almost caught hm
on the Boulevard Is fashionable before the usual
TO- give desaea account OF your DAILY
You cannot in New York tell what the lombard
little Incident as fair sample OF what occurs from
non on FRIDAY II went to my hostler and told him
WANTED FRISKY HORSE
TO 60 to Asnieres. lie sadded gay, spiritei little
riding than the bride patn mounted him ana
starteu OH on short trot toward the Trumphal
Arch When the animal got IN front r Of the huge
facade he became shy, described several circles
on his hind legs and insisted on being grossly III.
subordinate. l lntImated in mild way that de-
sired HIM to move toward the Avenue de la Grande
Armee, but he seemed to think himself master OF
the situation. In the meantime great crowds were
Masonic demonstration to take place at that early
hour in The morning. There were oncriers, with
packs and TOOLS on their way TO such work as
they might be able TO midland what would
man do without them ?-beyes OF curious girls and
women / remember one face-yOung, animated
peachy In It's luscious soitness, pcering over the
fand bags and watching the HerSakdis. She was
eager TO see, but soon prOjectle came whiZzing
along and turned ner eyes as she turned her heels
IN The opposite direction. 1t was a. this moment
that my little stallion ceased to turn his heels,
nut he leaped In the air and rushed down the Ave-
nue. Friedland as II he were running away from
MEXICAN HORSE THIEF.
Every one radated toward different points of the
horizon about as rapidly as men usually get away
have no money. This is the daily Story when it IS
imagined that there is cessation OF hosiities.
ren conrbevoe aad the guns Of the barScade at the
Seine has been failure. or coarse 1t has prevented
the reds" from establishing strong positions out.
side the walls and has carried the war into Paris,
but the damage done has been absolutely so small
that 1t can be compared to the flesh wounds man
might receive IRON duel wi tn Heidelberg raplers.
The boinbardment has Simply preserved the follow
Ing stdtu quo
four bate les, Colompas, Conrbevoie and Becon
Nationals at Neui,ly, In front OF Versailles at
Nculy--hght In yiilage--fOur batteries bearing on
Guards.
tire, In front OF enemy's batteries on plateau.
Nationals in ninety fonr baston forts OF Paris.
Thus the line OF battle Is the longest, perhaps the
world ever saw of tins kind-that Is actual rghimg
OH the right besieelng In the centre and every thing
passive ON the left The reader may well be sp.
combatants are distant from each other only 200
yards, Neuiy by thirty feet and at along the line
Of the southern forts Dy mile. Tine severity OF the
nghtDg may therefore be well imagined. TO stand
up on either side, above The works, OF even TO dis
close your head Is death.
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
The Seine proftiess as 1t was during the siege by
combatants in the struggle. The mighty navy OF
the Commune, consisting, believe, OF about twenty
gunboats has been cruising At anchor, and on only
con1icts. few Idle scows; old Seedy looking bath
frga;es, In which humans 1ornty their cleanliness;
the passenger boats running their regular beats
this Is all to the petty sireamlet which Is dignihed
by Paris more than II gives Importance TO this
capital. 1t Is only al irregular boulevard Of the
town, stagnant like the rest.
OFF GOES CLUsEREr'5 HEAD.
From the weary waters OF the river II Is refreshing
TO turn TO an event which makes all Paris Wild with
eyctement-the end of Cluseret He ~ not dead;
but ali mis- Official influence and authority is. AS
have frequently written in my letters, Cluseret has
been the headpiece OF the Commune, and do not
think II Is necessary change what Is written above
IN three line paragraph disposes of the Minister Of
War by stating AIT ina, ne = under rresa and Is de,
has lost It's abiest man and most experienced
Of1icer.
At the railroad stations all the rolling STOCK Is
gathered in cars, omnbuses and now only on the
are beginning 10 look as they dad at the beginning
OF the last siege; people are hooking % the cheap
boarding houses and Abandoning the dear hotels;
Ii costs you two francs to send letters out OF
Paris, and such thing as an Official posto Is un.
known. The Rue Scribe Is tho most active street in
Paris and car1catures, cochers and red journals
occdpy the pedestrians attention while in the brain
OF the Communist you win Ind HIM anxious to
solve the exact status of Mr.. Wasnburne. The
palaces silent and smut. Going TO Versailles is
the great pilgrimage for the man who can avoid
being arrested SOY, with the understanding, OF
course that BRIEF visit shall be paid the PrussJans
at ST. Denis. But two really active classes remain
in Paris -lp,riguers aud journalists suppose
you have these even IN New York.
TIE FUTURE OF PARIS.
Many buildings remain in an embryo state OF
construction. Great improvements projected by
the Emperor have passed into the hands OF capital
lists ready 10 continue them. TIE Grand opera
House itself needs bnt few months work TO make
IL finest building erected in the nineteenth CEN
tury. The magnificent enterprises set on foot IN the
environs-beautiful parks, fine pubic gardens and
pretty vias-are all lying idle IN order that there
may be an insane struggle between the ignorance or
Paris and the imoecllity OF Versailles. bat blood
caunot now on for ever even IN Partisan Poland;
and I sec every evidence that when this miserable
civil war Is ended Paris, spufred on By q new