New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-05
TIE FRENCH CAPITAL.

TIE CONDITION CT FARIs-A VISIT TO GAM
BrrTA-HF DENOUNCES .As A FABRICATION
AN ACCOUNT or A PRETENDED INTERVIEW.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
PARIS. July 21.-If things continue as they
Art az present Paris shall soon nave 10 reverse d.
Oliver Wendell Holiness WE'LL known Witueislh an" sly
nat had Americans 60 10 Paris when they die. Any
thing more Gisagreeabe than the mateIl"l ana mora
condition o. the French capital al the present moment II
xor5 Dc difficult 10 imagine In the streets there are
sopd. Of Gst and such GeaIth q vehicles Of every
sort good bad and indifferent % make the NE oil an
nut the most determined walkers. burden NOT uay
pss,ss IN which the writers in the ITehch papers 40
not grunNIe about the insui1oleht huiLu'I ="
tseks ana 1evau the SHORTCOMINGS Of the ON
zltns company. Now, az regards tie ha'ie''
ne matter es in a putshel-the sawe fares have been
maintained IN the CITY as before toe war. But the price
OF oats has doubled itself and the unfortunate coachcTs
are very naturally 10th 10 accept prices when were
hardly remuueratve when fodder wus half lis present
price We are is said short Of proper supply OF
carriages by 1900 and IN consequence vehicles are ID
some parts Of the day quite unatalnahe on the bou'e
wards That is OF cur woes another j, that hai the
putLc garden, are st closed. and mat we have there
fore place Of refuge from the and dust TIE Their
omceT has .oG the last few days stood at $50 Fahren
lel IN he shade Even the outdoor concerts, although
open again. are hardly pleasant resorts, from the fact Of
TIER having been used d,ru1 the siege. and being
tainted yet hy a smell OF csrroic acld 60 suohR as 70
take from those gifted with CeAcate uOstrs all the
charms O.. the music.
But the moral unpeasGntuess q Pans u YET worse
than ia many national ds,omtor-, Tie whole popLld
Ton is cross. believing itself 20 be half ruined, and gen
eraly 90 use homely expression IS much inclined 70
Cnarrol with its bread and butter. Any Americans
coming over here should Dc q Little careful how they
enter INTO political discussions with any French friends
whom they may chance 10 meet Talking politics with
SFrcuchmau Just is about dangerous an opera
ton az upsettug beehive. There j. sure 10 be ire
nebdOus b-zzI: about the ears and very
strong probability Of your beng severely stEue
iOr your pans. Tie beating the French lave
received az the hands OF the TTussiaus and The desruc
ton Of uoUest public buildings Dv the fanatics Of
the Commune has made them Iee as # every mans
hand va, against then; and certainly Their tongues
against every man and every nation One day il is
England then u is America that Is the object OF attack.
Ever Tie Joru0! OTed so far As 10 tel us that
ueie many Communists ID America. a man who
Lad ueeu made prisoner by the troops IN May when
nterroca'ed by officer stated that he had been IN
The U;ed states and had fought the Northern armies
for two wears. Did You know Cuseret ia America {"
be was 20 once asked. No never even heard Of lin
I'll got back 90 France" Wen" sad The officer
Nheul be handed ne Mab b release there seems % be
nothing aga.ns; you. tIt j., me give you a piece Of
sdUce-.Us' keep clear O.. Americana
asa F'ot Of a PRETENDED conversation wi,t Gam
BETA, which appeared .coeL-y Il The LolGCn Sqadard
nay possibly have found .. way INTO your Columns il
nay l!hap, be- a. WEI 20 mtL' Oh that tie saG port
'a'e RON beginning 10 end. ". Gambetta never
AaNLg lad ely Communication whatever with any cor.
HtICLceut o.. he NtaaoafG
n cay O., Two ago called On Cambetta. Although 10
"It'E HIi,t,r 6ambet,s has sin little ,oprt and
ever ne most favored have 70 wait their turu before
stLe No late Dictator was no. altogether sorry N
e'A'G 10 wait il Gdmbc'tas dIuing-rOom IN his mod.
"'SogIe or tie second Zoe. q No u Rue Moutaicro.
va ,La'eGt 70 take note Of The surroundings Of the
nal NLo has paved 20 prominent part u French LIS.
Wy. IL Lac often been sad that GaInhetta made q
-Nae fortune 10y The late war; OF course this j. an
'uyL 'incnit 20 Gsproyc, for any one can y he 80
.OVcses hide his wealth; but certainly, if we are IN
!e' ron u Gambetta's style Of living in the Rne Mon.
- le e hot spending Ms money very randy His
i"HeLt is situated the second floor Of dincy old
'1se without any architectural pIetensous after pass
through sinai. anteIOOIn the visitor enters dining
" "LchcaI tarolyb I've - byI2 feet furnished in the
Ap'S' s'ye. roy, haH cook, half valet takes the
'-t '-iC al ne door. The diningTOOln contains NO
--n'i's but few prnts--of the sort that can ne
~ 'Le oozen al the puntsclleIs. The only one
'Ouo possibly at'rsct attention was uoftrait n,
-'esl' 6amDeta has frequently been conlpared IA
. 80 'ia'F q the first revolution. While awaiting
y 'uiL ID he dlLucIOoIn was witness Of q c,,o,s
=, eN'L'' NL-'t, 10 my mind. showed plainly euongb
o@iI'e'i@s l.Ie Of conduct % al supporters Of the
- uAe IS gong 10 he. He is plainly going
x,., "h Stem face Oh them and all then
~ lady Was begging Gambctta's secretary n Ict
.e hs Chief IN order TIA. she might plead the ca,se
q, -ieha WHO was Imprisoned at versailles on clarcc
K.a~plc'V VIII The Commune. "Rcally. my dear
~, 81" ''e SECRETARY. Monsieur Gambetta has
rover whatever a. Versailles. On tho cort,sr, ,,1,
1'eithtc on hIs part would he likely IN do bo,-, .,
-, "'ei1L' Tie lady insisted that If not Ganlet,a
Dr.. ''l. fh"heIbc might do something for the
~" AID tie secretary, neither Of them