Arizona citizen., 1873-11-08
LETTER FROM PARIS.
Across the Alps--Something of Swift zerIand and France --P Paris the Mecca of Americans Reached at Last--A Magnificent MOnOtOny.


 Last--A Magnificent MOnOtOny.
 PARIS, October 1.-I feel that the Vienna pilgrimage is about over with me, though l have the nice sum of seven thousand and more miles to go yet before 1 reach
 any spot I care to call hOme-CalifOrnia. In crossing the Alps from Northern Italy, I became convinced that no European need go to America to see mountains of any sort, unless he or she be insane on the subject. But there are thousands of lunaticS at largo in all parts of Europe, so l give up the cOnundrum at once. Our mountains differ hOWeverin some respects from the Alp sort, and comparison is out of place. 1 have seen great length and height of mountain chain at home, but never so much of the chasm and precipice order infer from maps and other Ob- servations, that the Alp chain is one un- interrupted series of canons, parks and glaciers; and such economical farming never saw anywhere as in Switzerland. But there is quite section Of the interior comparatively level, and most delight ful landscape to look at. The country high and low is full of charming lakes and thrifty villages, towns and cities; as rich a green almost as the best of old Ireland. The capital and Geneva, Lau- Saune and other cities are worth doing" well. think Geneva is about as well cal culated for a man to live and enjoy him. self all year round, as any place in the world. The only thing that disgusted me with Switzerland, was the photograph busineSs-every cOnfOunded thing is made into cheap pictures and jewelry, and you could carry all the country off in that shape.
 So far as I have seen France is one grand mOnOtOny of landscape and architecture. I am getting quite idiOtic myself from looking up at the drawn in mansard roof, and shall leave this Mecca of all good Americans before 1 become as badly stuck as the rest. It becomes OppreSSive-thiS samenesS of scenery. But il is wonder ful city and more astonishing people. Their entire business now is to prepare to get even on Germany, and Germany is doubtless fully aware of it. And so these Europeans go on. They give a worlds fair in the name of peace and brotherly love, and then get up bigger fight than ever. l would like to see BiSmark and Victor Emanuel (Of Italy) run Europe awhile-say about 100 years. would bet S4 that the devil will be to pay here on the local government question era three months.
 am glad 1 went to Rome-it requires visit to that imperial city to get thor Ough insight into the NapOleOnic idea. The old Roman ruins are resurrected in Paris, and if the Commune had actively operated day or two longer, Rome would have been buried again. These arches, statuary, fine streets and all would have been nice ruins to drivel over indeed. But they are fast painting and plaStering up the bullet holes and rebuilding the bril- liant structures badly damaged by the fire generally. It must have been a jolly fight. The hotel stop in was riddled extensive ly, and the landlord has a nice plate of bullets dug out the walls and furniture thereof. He is a cheerful cuss himself an old soldier, and as he can talk English 1 am doing well here. He acts as guide for the patrons of the house, and altogether my visit in Paris is much better than l anticipated, considering the gorge of sight seeing before my arriving. Speaking of buildings, Vienna has larger and more striking palaces than Paris and I believe there is nothing in Europe or the rest of the world equal in it's way, to the old kingStraSse of Austria'S capital. But Paris has plan and architecture Suffi- ciently like itself to be always Paris and nothing else A vast city of roOmy streets and avenues lined with trees and lighted with gas-as much as to say there is no daylight in "Sunny France" Everything is in the window or they will put It there for you for money. It is the grand bagnio Of the world, and it's influence is all pow erful in America. Consider that there are now 25,000 of our cOuntrymen and as many English in Paris nearly all of the time and you can better understand the idea. I can better understand New York, now that have seen this chief center of fash ion and folly. A century hence, if the don't swallow 1t, San Fran cisco will double discount both these plac- es on everything. But will not be around then, and won't care cuss about it. Such is life.
 There is so much to see and say regard ing a run Of this sort, that give it up. My note book has grown as large as the Old Testament and twice as racy, but owing to the continuous night and day labor of '' looking on in Vienna,r 1 have now no | time or disposition to select out anything in particular. All care for now is for my letter of credit to hold good and hold out | until the ides of November. What has be- come of the Apaches? I havn't had a | word from CachiSe since the 4th of July. l How are our Mexican cousins across the | border? It is @ good thing after all to get | out of hearing of some of the miseries of | life. In looking back over it, l believe | would rather fight the Dutch and French l walters for something to eat and drink so 1 long as have money to pay for it, than to listen to the ever dinging political and | other hubbubS of American affairs. We | have at home the prettiest flag, the great est variety and quantity of soil and eli mate, and more noble red men, but we nave not got everything yet. Our sculp- ,ure is mostly grind-Stones and soda foun- aims, and our paintings, patent medicine on rotten fences. But let IS watch and pray, and we may all be happy yet. w.
 LATE NEws.-Reno, Nevada, was mostly burned October 29-loss about S15O,OOO and $2O,OOO insurance.