The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-19
From our own Correspondcnt.l
PAR,s, Sunday, August 2 is

| has at last entered upon II period Of security
and rcpose. Early oh Wednesday morning
number of 'smart-looking young men, at
| tired In the French working-dress, IA blue
| linen blouse. white pants, and silk cap
were busily directing their steps to every
| part OF the city with large pot of paste and
| a thick brush in one hand and heavy batch
OF printed bills in the other. A triumphant
look OF Self-iGportance il one of the striking
characteristics of these men. They are the
forebodinS- OF great events, and their paste
| and brush, oh, how eloqucntly they speak |!
As soon rs one Of these hill.posters catches
! the sight of bare wall he stops, and imme-
| dately IL crowd gathers round him, which
| he contemplatcs with an unmistakable air
of selE.sasi>taction rs it swells behind
| him. On Wednesday last he met with the
| usual success. which he so justly expects on
| every one Of these memorable occasions.
| The message Of the President was very soon
| in every mouth. IN Paris one of the fortu-
nate men who have secured the front rank
always volunteers to read the communion
ton aloud for the benefit OF his inpatient
neishborS, SO that the news travels quicker
| han by any other means yet discovered
The announcement OF the vacation OF the
Assembly was hailed on every side with
FROM every ones heart, and satisfaction was
depicted on every countenance. "At last
we are going 10 baye little quiet" "Safe
Journey to them." said another. "Better
| late than never" and host of remarks to
| the same effect ran with the rapidty Of
| lightning through the different groups
| standing here and there husily engaged in the
| discussion OF the message. For Parisians
| get tired of everything-they get tired of
the weather, tired of festivals. tired of the
Shah. tired even of political revolutions
| Every kind of excitement lasts for time.
only to be succeeded by another until its
| dav comes round again. Up and down, up
and down like Il vessel always pitching
and tossing from wave to wave. Well may
| Paris have chosen for its device " Fiuciudt
| nee mtyqitur." And now. farewell to the
| seven hundred deputies who are carrying
away to the seaside their agita1ed opinions
and feelings in the shape Of large trunks,
| green parasols, tiShing-rudS, and other APP
parelS of country life. The streets are
| througcd with carriages, trucks, and wagons,
| heavily laden with luggage, making for the
railway stations. All the public holidays
are beginning. and in Il few days most of the
| wealthy portion of the population will have
| fled, and may he seen at the different water
| ing-placeS of this country, free from poiti-
cal excitement and forgetful of party ami
| moSiteS. fralernizing together, the Republi-
| can with the Imperialist. the Radical with the
| Legi,imst. There is also another cause for
unity in France at the present moment.
| Every heart is swelling with delight, min
| gled. however, with slight shade of sad
ness from the remcmbranccS of the disasters
which have given rise to this happy event
| the evacuation of French territory. Day by
| day the burden of PruSsian occupation Is
| decreasing; day by day sense of restored
| liberty is being impressed upon every mind.
Successfully the foreign troops have evacu-
| ated MontmGdy, Luncville, COmmcrcy, Ram
| bervilierS. and the familiar tri-color flag
| is again flying over the released town, while
| the beloved little "froutrous," with the red
| pants aud blue coat, have been enthusiasts.
cally erected back to the places occupied by
the brass helmets and the snlcu faces of the
enemy. On Thursday, Nancy. where large
number of troops were Sarrisoned, awoke
10 greet the first day of It's liberty. At II
o'clock the whole Prussian forces We're
mls>ed on the public square and passed in
review 10y General Manteuiel, the COM
mandcr Of the whole occupying army, who
played such Il conspicuous part in the late
dcrillIy clad and we'll disciplined. in fact in
the condition with which a French military
chief credited the French army on
being asked whether it was prepared for
| the fort Incoming war three years ago: Not a
strap or a buckle wanted" The General
expressed bis satisfaction ut the good APP
pearance Of the troops, and then raising his
cap from his head uttered a loud "hurrah -
TO which the soldiers having responded three
times. Il signal was given, and retreat from
the town began. A French regiment enter
cd ut the same time from the opposite side
with drums beating and colorS flying; the
tilgs were hoisled, and an enthusiastic dc.
monstration took place, when the population
saluted the departure of the foreign troops
with frequent cries Of Farewell Farewell
until the day Of our revenge!" The major
part of The PrlSsian army are now quartered
on Rheims. where they will remain until the
9th or 7th Of next month, as the lust pay
ment of the war indemnity, amounting &C
80. 000, 900 francs. or so 100000, is expected
to be paid on the 9th.
Strange to say, the present Government
has not received Il mark Of cOngratulatlOn OF
gratitude from the evacuated towns. The
maioritv of foreigners acquainted with
French character did not credit the French
with sufficient courage and good sense to
confer the reward of their gratitude upon
the man who had really deserved il. They
have been mistaken, however, for this once
at least, since Geographic messages have been
mourning all the week upon eX-President
Theirs from the authorities and the popula'
ton of these towns, expressing their heart
felt thanks to the man who had worked sc
disinterestedIy for their liberation. A mag
uiticent Jewel in gold and enamel has just
been presented to him, accompanied with
an enthusiastic address, by the ladies of the
town of BelOrt, which, it will be remem'
bercd, withstood siege OF upwards OF four
months. Several cities have also sent press
inc invitations TO the great statesman to visit
them, but he will in all probability set them
aside, from feeling of modesty or desire
to not wound the dignity of the present
Government. In the mean time the Little
Progidy," as he is famiarly called, remains
quietly ut home, like Il simple citizen. Intent
upon the composition of new work.
His reward, however, will be great
when he sees every trace of tile
great calamity disappearing from the soil.
| He will then resume his residence ut the
| pretty hotel he used to occupy, in the billy
portion of the town, near Montmartre, and
the eager gaze of siSht->eers may rest again
| upon the old white haired man picking flow.
ers and occasionally watering plant in his
garden. as in days Of yore" he used to be
4een for his hotel is being rapidly regretted,
as it will be remembered that the Com
munists wifulIy destroyed it two years ago.
Soon again, and Paris will be entirely re-
stored to its old appearance. 1t is mistake
to believe that great change has stolen over
the great capital. The damage caused Dy
the Commune and the war was so slSnt
COMPARED TO the exaggerated reports which