National Republican., 1873-06-03
FOREIGN TOPICS.
THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN
IrorraanonAan anca NJ tha Trfbunal

THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN
tcorrsspondsncs Of the Tribunal
Tho present Government may be said to be
one Of the most honest that Spain ever had
and the mon who are now making the Federal
element means Of rising to power are ad-
yenturers who, whom at the top, will do no
thing more or lcas than their predecessors.
Contreras went 10 Catalonia through ambl-
ton, and In the hope Of organizing there the
elements for q successful revolution. In this
he scrupled not TO sacrifice the Interests OF
country to his own. He ls now In Madrid,
and aims at deposing the Government aud
becoming the hero Of the dunghill. II he had
real patriotism he woaid support and aid the
Ministers, and Il would be well II the people
who adopt him now as their chief would hold
out TO him tho threat Of some punishment,
such as exile, n he failed In doing all he
promises. The farose which now exists for q
demonstration In favor OF Federal republic
Is organized BY such men, who talk Of modi-
flying the ministry, and mean that they
as well as otbers. While all this Is going
on In Madrid, the Carllats are widening tho
sphere OF their operations. They have APP
peared again near Madrid, and o telegram has
lust come to the effect that they have taken
prisoners the PERSONAL Of the station Of GUM
tanllla. In my wanderings ! have met some
OF the principal agents Of the Carllst lnsur-
rection, who have assured me that II they
only had arms, the whole Of the Basque prov
inces would rlso en- masse, and this contin-
gency leads Us to very curious calculations
and spcculatlons regarding the durability Of
the Federal Republic. In order 10 test this
assertlon that the country IL Carllst In those
provinces, l have taken the trouble to visit
Isolated farm-houses and villages, and even at
yitorla made careful inquiries on this ques-
tion. oiy thorough knowledge of the Spanish
| and Basque languages, together with my dark
complexion, enabled me 20 do this more easily
than a fair-haired, English-spoakiny CORE
spondent could have done, for ! was some
times taken for Basque. The letters which
| possessed for Carlist agents dlsarmed tho
suspicion that was spy, and, indeed, often
gave me the character OF Carlist agent In
the eyes Of the unsophistlcated gudewife Of
| tho farm. From what could learn at Vito
| ria, think that the Inhabitants OF Carlls,
predllectlons arc TO the liberals In the proper.
ton OF two 10 one. In all the villages and
i farm-bouses they are essentially Carlist, and
extremely enthusiastic In the cause. In towns
/ Of 4, 900 inhabitants and upwards the Liberals
| are still In minority, but having the support
Of Government authority, they fortify the
town and organize themselves Into battalions
| OF volunteers,
HOTEL LIFE IN VIENNA.
tConespondsnos Of the Tribunel
Hotel life, dear and dlsagreeable as u u, 4
preferable to living In lodgings, and foI
people who do not speak German IL Is thu
only way to live without great inconvcnionc,
and annoyance. Comfortable rooms, fire.
from the smell Of garlic and beer, and front
ing upon q street that is not dark creyic'
between high walls, arc not easy to nnd
There arc no separate houses In Vienna, ox
cept the great establishments Of the noble
and the very rich merchants. A dwelling
(poynung) means two or three rooms and
kitchen; and OF these dwellings there arr
usually from twenty to nifty In the same build
ing. The entrance is through an archet
portal with two great wooden doors, and th'
stairs 20 up from under the archway,. Their
are often three or four stairways, and people
in giving their address add TO the number o
the house that OF their room and OF the stair
way, which we must mount TO ind it Th'
entrance and halls arc rs public 10 the day
time as the street, and at 10 o'clock at nigh
the hausbesorger shuts the big doors and leyie
o tax OF 20 ueutzcrs on every one who come
In afterward. The house usually surround
eUss S.ss,s sssTS s, Gsss %s. soa saa :S
clean or free from bad smells. The dwelling
has q slngle door leading from the publ
hail. aud this dsor often opeus directly Into
little dark kitchsn, through which one mus
: pass 10 reach the other rooms. The kitchei
; does not communicate with the outer air, q
that the smells OF tho cooking must go Int
the adjoining parlor or into the hall, and no
where are kitchen smells more execrable tha
In Vienna. A single room, with q separat
entrance, can rarely bo found In n day
search. spent awhole day hunting 10
lodgings lately without finding what wen
In search of-a pleasant room with sep
arate entrance. There were plenty Of room
to let. Almost every house entrance Is hun
with cards 10 delude the stranger Into clint
ing three or four flights Of stairs In the hop
OF finding what he wants. On the fourt
) ioor Of the house I found there was
) real count who wanted TO let a room
: His card, with q scarlet coronet on y
was framed In brasa, and served as doc
] plate. A slatternly woman In dirty calic
, dress answered my ring. This was the coun
, | ess. The noble pair were living In two litt
: rooms and kitchen. They were willing
/, | let one room for ESQ q month, but there WI
!, no way OF reaching II except by goin
, through the other In which they were 10 li'
{ and sleep. Icould not think OF dlsturblu
1 the nightly repose OF the nobility In this wa
Z, | by making a count get out OF bed 10 let N
. In whenever I should be out late, 90 decline
!, to take the room, People who live In tw
rooms want 10 let one OF them for enough
support themselves all summer, and intend
/. crowd Into the other; or they try TO let the
Z whole quarters, expecting TO hnd choap'
I, onea In one OF the neighborlng village
/. or In some part OF tho city which, from ]
l., | dIatanaa from the az hibltlOn does not nttral