The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-14
The French e'an:ta3.

The work OF restoring al TIE p2laEtS aH'
buildings destroyed by the Commits, and
repairing all the damage inflicted by ~" WaT,
is steadily progressing. The waits or ;',c
palaces al stood firm, arG even t.2 1l1tcl dc
Vile VIII soon show 40 mace CT u" &C.
strovcr. Thousands Of wCrkncn arc every
where engaged in the work 81 rccoM'iI'ir-
ton, ard the Column NcnGomc Wi! soon
commence 10 rise again, the baze G: WtAoA
is carefully raIicd in again aud h!aaC fe1n;
for sustaining the restored column. fG1i."
buildings are also being erected III T":ltaS
parts OF the city. The column o! JAY,
which was damaged ~ tie mot, \
scaloldcd and thron@cd with work
men from base to statue. AID ne carnage
done to the triumrha! arch hE Ger
man shells has been repaired. NV S'.tu-
AIRY IS being erected in lHo Pace IL Il Con.
corde, the nois de BouI2&nc i rc.Hm!h& IL
former attractions, ana the Champs j!
Yves never more bright and gay tian at TIC
present time. The theatres arc ali open anu
crowded with visitors, and the hoG."'ar0r ~
night for miles in I'LL directions aTc thrnI-cu
with people, and the stores and cafe: t!!!-
liant with Gas jas rejected from the CONT
less mirrors which cover their Interior "':it>.
The Academy 81 Music, At tAc Junction 81
the Boulevard Capucnncs and The Rue dc IL
Pniy. which has been in course Of consiIuc-
ton for six years, is not yet finished. This
will he the greatest structure Of the kind in
the world its front being not less '!"in three
hundred feet. Tie interior work ana adorn-
ments we saw rapidly progressing, and VIII
doubtless he opcued in four or IKE months.
1t exceeds in ma~nifcence all Of the public
buildings IN Paris, and is surrounded BY
statuary representing all tie great musical
composers and the queens OF .0n@. On IL
dome there is large group Of figures, Tic
central one holding Tyre over his ic@d. !!e
architecture is most imposing, i Emying 3tGH
erected regardless Of cost, which, / i >a.t.
will be nearly fifteen millions of frn!"@ "h"';
completed. IT. * difficult It night . cross
any OF the bouicrards Of Paris without ,i@:i~
ger Of Icing run over ny the stream "i
carriages that are rapidly moving IL every
direction. They raNiata to all p'int: o:
the city 60 the extent probably q Hity
miles, and everywhere nc ;M0ng"t; WitH
people, while the broad raEc"ci't2 ii front
OF the innumcrlbic c1jtS NC ;i!;y,t WITH
Chair and tables, 1t Viii }. The r:oln@ua1 IL
stop for rest and to t2'ic refreshments. J.
would seem tlat ~ ,-i!4!ls a '!j@ / g.; ult-
ton arc Oh the street; q III tie Champs
EltStCS ~ NlSl!l, Will lA'lE ''''!' = 49, a
theatres, two circuscs, nua."rot9 G@"GCit
halls, and i've dancing gardens, me flied T.
Overlooking. On Sunday evening & G}'.:t
many OF the large stores have their windows
lit up for the display Of goods, Lut their
doors are closed, and there appear TO be n
salcsmcn in attendance. The CAFES arc IL hi!
blast, however and doing IN extra iraT!
business. The best Of or;,rr is every
where maintained, and everybody appear,
cheerful and in high spirits, notwithstanding
the recent national rcvrlac>. Tier" "rc np
be"e,trS on the streets. rs IL LonHVu, ard
almost entire absence Of strrct.yGEGcr@ Of ali
kinds except women and girls with ifGi! for
sale. In London crowds Of ragged boys AND
girls Interrupt you every moment with
matches or something for sale, niItl whine
and whimpcr until you are Compelled to g!>r
them something to yet rid OF item. III Paris
we have not met one OF this elias, NAo seem
to be altogether excluded ircn lie stree;
traffic.