Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-06
,iriA GAZETTE 4 VIRGINIA ADVERTISER,
THE CITY OF PARIS.
From MIR. Fulton's Letters.
THE PARIS BUTCHERS

From Mf FultOO lISttcrS.
THE PARIS BUTCHERS.
No slaughter house is allowed within the pre-
c;uc,s of Paris, and even live poultry is not per-
mir,ed within the city limits Everything
brought to market must be dead hence the
,,opc are not annoyed by droves of cattle,
Sheep aud hogs, as we Of Baltimore are, nor
are there any foul smells from slaughter houses.
There are no general meat markets in Paris,
all ueat being sold from stores, which are scat
tered all over the city The butchers stores
are among the most attractive establishments in
the city, aud many of them are fitted up with
great elegance, regardless OF cost. There is
one on the corner of Boulevard Ilaussmaun
and Rue Auber, which fronts about sixty feet
On each street, and is most beautiful sight
oruamented with fountains and flowers, and
even the walls, as we'll as the tables, OF pure
white marble There is probably no store Of
any kiud iu the city which has been fitted up
in so costly manner as this establishment, nor
which presents more elegant appearance from
the street. The statesmen are all arrayed IN
pure white, and a cashier sits behind i very
ornamental desk to receive the money from the
purchasers All kinds Of meat are for sale
here-beet, pork, lamb and mutton, and are
all dressed and arrayed in the most attractive
manner; the legs Of mutton being done up
uke bouquets, in lace paper. The sight of this
meat store is calculated to sharpen mans APP
petite-everything being sweet and clean about
il, The smaller stores arc all fitted up 10 the
same style, and during the warm weather have
handsome curtains hung in front to keep out
the flies There are poultry markets, where
vegetables are also sold, but no meat markets
in any part ot the city. The meat is required
10 be brought into the shops from the abat-
toirs before o'clock 10 the morning, and the
men engaged in killing are not allowed to ap-
pear in the streets of Paris 10 the clothes they
wear at the abattors These stores sell moth
iug but meat, and are carried on by the butch
ers, instead of market stalls.
THE ARBATToIRs OF PARIS.
These establishments are located on the SUBJ
urts Of the city, the buildings of which cover
siyry-seven acres Of land near the fortifcatiors,
between the Canals de pOurcy and st. Denis.
The slaughtering of cattle of all descriptions is
required by law to be done here, the average
per week being two thousand beeves, eight
hundred COWS, thousand calves, and ten thous-
and sheep. There are, also, good number
of horses slaughtered, their meat being sold to
the poor, it having been found during the siege
TO be quite raatable. Wornout horses are
ta,eued and sold to the butchers, the supply
lOu the carriage and omnibus stalls being very
extensive.
The principal entrance to these extensive
Naugher houses is by the Rue de tlaDdre. 1t
is enclosed by an elegant iron railing with eev-
en gates for entrance aud exit, ana its nume-
rous buildings give it the appearance OF an en-
closed town. There are now slXty-tour paVlllonS
iD active operation, some OF which are reserved
torsalIs In which the cattle awaiting their doom
are kept The others are divided into one hun
drcd and twenty three places of slaughter, call
ed "vchaudoirs The cleanliness which pre-
walls throughout is admirable. Every echan-
doir is provided with abundance of water, AID
the stoue floor is scrnpulously secured every
tune an animal has been killed, and the foul
water runs OFT into sewers iutersectiug the
grounds in every direction. The ventilation is
also excellent, so that even at this season OF
the Year. there are no foul smells about this
extensive establishment At the entrance to
each there Is strong iron ring immovably fixed
10 the ground. Through this ring the rope is
made to pass which has previously been secur
cato the horns Of the animal to he slaughtered.
he rope Is then drawn tight by means Of
pulley aud when the victim head has been
forced down as much as possible, it receives
TIM dcath-blow with heavy club There are
also on the premises buildings called triperes.
where rlpe and calves feet are washed and
COIed, melting houses for tallow, with attics
'OF drylng skins, lofts for fodder, &c. Cattle
aua sheep are kept here at the butchers ex-
leISe The slaughter men get from l franc
oi francs Tor each animal, beside the entralls,
otaIs aud blood. The number of butcher shops
~ the metropolis, which are daily supplied
1 from the abbattoir, is 500, wich will give some
'uea OF the number scattered over the city.
WAGES IN PARIS.
~ From an official inquiry set on foot by the
IINanber OF commerce of Paris, itappears that
'Arre are employed in the various trades and
1l1'aouactores l1,I 4G7, 81 hands Of whom about
D'W'No ,1,o are men, l2O O0G women, and 47,000
s1'iFen. Of these there are 10000 males,
ggS.fOlng from 80 centimes 10 cents) to 3 francs
,n'ceots) per day; oil 900 earu from 81 to 6
Nancs 10 ceuts to $l2O) per day. and 5,000
..'ol' +! to 20 francs Isl 80 to S4). OF the
''IaleS, Il POO earn from 50 ceutimes 40 cents)
frame Is centimes to francs Us to so
,el.sl; and 700 from ~ to 10 francs 100 cents
w. The wages of children are from 10
~O's to 25 cents per day. The shoemakcrs,
,apeo'ers, bricklayers, stouemasons aud pain
-. s are among the 2ll 600 who receive from
wtS eSatS TO Sl.2O per day. 1t is not to be
r.uae5ed that these mechanics come to the
"'0ed States whenever they can raise money
1IIush to pay their passages. Our mechanics
',nS ~'nSSue' by restricting their own sons in the
'r "lese OF learning trades always keep the sup
n 9 snort so as to provide places for the foreign
ali GInane whenever he is ready to come. They
NIr ueSerVe leather medals for their philanthro
m PARIS LOCAL ITEMS.
IN ..e ~; oraught horses of Paris are almost equal
e,,,' nle and muscle to those of Liverpool. The
sbs,s anu vehicles are ponderous and broad
for ,su' en BENG when empty a sufficient load
u,raa au ordinary horse. The coal carts hold
,anSau IONS, and are drawn by three horses
thew w. lhe streets are SO we'll paved that
haassuw woVe along with apparent ease. These