The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-09-21

Austrian, Swiss and local dialects-Ital-
ian, Egyptian, Arabic and Turkish, from
which we had formed kind Of cong1ona
crate language, never before heard Of,
purely s@6-genes5s, peculiar to ourself|
alone, and in which we could defy com
petition from any linguist since the con-
fusion of tongues at the building of the
tower of Babel.
Having satisfied our curiosity at Gene
va, Paris, the gay metropolis of France,
was our next point of attraction. A short
ride by rail brought us to the frontier,
where baggage is specifically examined,
the principal inquiry being, as with all
other nations, for tobacco and cigars, of
which we were entirely innocent. One
of our companions who had a small guam.
| tity for personal use,was compelled to pay
a duty on entering Austria equal to the
first cost. Here we were also compelled
to show our passports, being the first
| time, except on landing in Belgium. shat
any European nation had required it, not
even Turkey The traveller is compelled
to have it cised by the French Consul at
Geneva, and pay fee of ten francs, but
not question is asked, either by the
consul or the officers who examine it,
The train is stopped at q small frontier
station, the passengers ell get out, and
pass through narrow gate like country
sheep-passports merely glanced at,
without reading. The giSe is mere
catch-penny concern, unworthy Of a great
nation. We next pass into the inspection
room and unlock our baggage-oficers
uniformly polite-and after detention
of an hour or more, we are permitted to
depart.
Paris is the gay capital of Europe, but
its CAVITY has been materially checked by
the events of the past year, and black
dresses in the streets are numerous Or
der has been restored and business resum-
ed since the recent disturbances by the
communists, but the city contains numer-
Gus evidences OF their savage fury. The
extensive palace of the Tuilleries is par
tally in ruins, having been cannonaded
and partially burned, but the walls being
stone and very heavy, remain mostly
standing and are fast being repaired,
The entire length of this palace, with its
connections, is nearly half mile. There
are several palaces in the city, all of
which have been more or less damaged by
fire or shells, besides most of the other
public buildings, some of them the finest
which the city contains. Let no one sup
pose, however, that the city generally is
in ruins,-it is quite too extensive for
that-probably not one private building
in one thousand has been materially in
iured, but millions Of dollars will be re-
CURED to repair the public edifices! The
column Vendome, which the communists
overthrow, was fine monument, 1876 feet
high, covered with bronze plates cast
from captured cannon and representing
French victories. The base, twenty feet
square and twenty feet high, is still
standing. The celebrated palace of ST.,
Cloud, six miles from the city, presents
but one scene Of ruin-the town also has
suffered severely numerous buildings
being utterly blownto fragment by shells;
others with roofs blown off and walls
partially demolished others partially
burned, the whole town presenting a
scene of utter desolation.a 2QoG .m9a1 .
At Versailles, ten miles from the city,
| the palace which was occupied by King
| William of Prussia during the seige,o is
| but little injured, and one small palace
remains entire, also the royal carriage
house and stables The royal carriages
are about of the same order as those
which we have seen in other capitals, but,
the state carriage in which the Prince
Imperial was carried to baptism Is a
beautiful,specimen of workmanship. It
| is large, surmounted by colossal crown
! of France and entirely covered with gild-
ing. Other carriages arew also covered
with the same, but less expensive. The
numerous sets of harness were excelled,t
we thought, by those of Francis Joseph
| of Austria. aH 36d e al 5a.tW 1a&1e
MANY acres of trees in the extensive
parks and pleasure grounds, in9fheL enVi-
rons of Paris have been cut down. and
are growing up with sprouts land bushes,
looking like extensive blackberry patches,
but hundreds of acres of parks in the
city and vicinity still remain uninjured,
AT Versailles, large bodies of French
troops are encamped and large numbers