The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-14
The Geographical Exhibition in Paris-A
Grand Scene Of Attraction.
The First Sitting and Work
Of the Congress.
AN AMERICAN TRIUMPH At THE TUILERIES
Ancient and Modem SpIendor-Roya
Geographers

There Is spot IN Paris at the present moment
which is fuller of attractions thoughtful mind than
the Geographical Exhibition In the Tuleriea Tho bate
residence of Napoleon Ill has hitherto derived s re-
nown from very different associations 10 those Of
science and philosophers about 70 fight their blood
less battles In the very palace whore Marshal ST Ar
maud avenged his 'shonor' by killing gentleman who
had been 80 mpolite as to accuse him OF then
STIRRING MEMORIES OF oryLnnro EvENrA
True there arc still memories Of royalty IN
the halls which Learning, for . few veekA at
least may claim her own; but tho bar
har1e ornaments OF gold which therein
displayed speak OF far other and real kings than
most Of those who have arisen IN modern timeA They
recall TO the mind the famous rulers Of long COMO
by, the very who founded the Institution Of king
ship the tabb lands Of Central Asia when tho
fathers OF Anglo saxcns and Indians st spoke Q
mon language Those thin ptaaes OF gold, finely
beaten out to increase their apparent bulk tell story
which is worth remembering when one b tempted 10
regret the snced decay Of splendor this age Of
shams Cand indeed every species Of fraud Of ven
erable antiquity Among the earliest relics Of what
arc pleased to term "ctv1nzatson," which were
disinterred E4 Pompei loaded dica and the
art Of making g metal DO duty for gold must be nearly
an anctcni as tho discovery Of gold Itself Would the
sPLKNDoR or AHAsUERUs,
the Xerxes Of Herodotus and probably the first mop
arch IN history who came In contact with democracy TO
his signal confusion-woud tho magnincenco Of thai
sovereign who reigned nom India unto Ethiopia
hundred and seven and twenty provinces" have
borne too close scrutiny We read how "he showed
the riches Of hts glorious kingdom and the honor of hts
excellent majesty many days, oven an hundred and
fourscore days." how he toasted the whole popuacs Of
his capital touches Of gold and oliver and "gnve
them drink In vessels OF gold tho vesses being Diverse
ono from another" and "royal wine in abundance"
which, the historian careful to add, no one was com
PEELED 10 drink
WAS MAKE BELHvEf
Now considering that goods sofa Of solid gold
would about represent the Of the United States
during single year. and chat gold extremely
during the nth century before Christ one may fairly
conclude thai GIN wood figured largely IN the palace
Of Susa In Pssian drawing OF tho nineteenth
century and that the royal wine with which the heart
OF the King merry have aided tho imagination
Of his guests Even Solomon in all the glory Of tho pal
he built for himself and Of The humber structure
which he reared IN honor Of his Maker not sur
rounded with much state and certainly not With such
solid evidences OF wealth an American Presideni On
the day Of his Inauguration
RUSSIAN srous yRom KHIvA
Perhaps tho poor-looking trinkets torn BY Russian
soldiers from the Khan Of Khiva and which thai
hghtened lover Of progress the Emperor OF all tho Rus
sas has lent 70 the Exhibition convey uster notion
than any chronicle Of what the glitter Of Eastern
atty really amounts to Onas [owotam pro mdSaifco
II necessary for the nations OF the West In
close contact With the before they could learn the
secret Of It's weakness and poverty
| A SPANISH KNOBS WORLD
interesting relic Of royalty may be IN Che
Spanish section II is an autograph map Of the world
by Philip the Second, dedicated 70 his father That
prince claimed some two thirds Of the then known
world for his and It is not difficult conceive Of
him as porting with pleased ardor over the task of
tracing Needles sss outline sd his s. vast H
| ideas Of geography about . par with
his notions concerning civil and religious liberty. HIS
ignorance however shared by his contemporaries
science the middle Of tho sixteenth century haR
ing quite made up Its mind whether the earth was
round or pear shaped and the novel hereey Of
| ooPEREcAN SYSTEM
being rejected BY all good Christiana II Is 70 be re-
Of Madrid which has sent some valuable publications
should not have added reprint Of the works Of Alfonso
the Wise which has recently been issued by the Spanish
government Every has heard Of the famous tables
! which drawn up by his direction, and IN which
according the knowledge of those days the earth ap
observed that had he created the world he should have
placed the sun in the CENTRE with the earth and
| and stars around
| THE AUSTRIAN ooNrRnur.oy->rHB MIDNIGHT sunn
In tho Austrian section (which Is the most astefuy
arranged after the French) 70 be found some
tremey valuable maps and Photographic especially those
of the midnight in the Arctic regohs illustrative Of
the Austrian Polar expedition From the regions
| comes O modal Of
weighing 20, 900 kiogrammes, and which may suggest
some reflections OF mingled character. The ultimate
humiliation Of planet DO foretoid the
Bible and science In far confirms the prediction TO
indicate many uncertain elements Of destruction at
work In the system OF the universe The path Of tho
aerolte be foretold could tho substan-
ta edce rased by modern architecture offer any ser
GUS resistance to these fearful proectie apparently
tined TO sdner moro terrible bombardment than any
that Prussian generals could nct devoted Chicago
TO be laid once more In ruins not by fire but by storm
of massive rocks falng from the cloudsi Abst omen,
or the legend our coins expresses the santment
"In God we trust
AMERICAN HovoR-rEAcn
The honors Of this peaceful competition belong TO
America General Meyer Chief Of the United States
Bureau OF Signals receives first class medal for his
weather charts and reports, which officially de-
eared to exhibit the highest results Of scientific prog
| ress yet attained
oARu ron TIE uuKn NAN
1t s gratifying TO be able 10 add that something
| ing who will assemble In Congress to-day. A grand
banquet will be served in the orangery Of the Tueries
the admission costing "a head Science and good nv
ing should mutually support each other-a theory held
and wisely acted upon by the great Describes who
Tended his fondncss FOR the pleasures of the Table by
asking would be detracor he supposed that mature
| had provided good things for none but foosf
THE NUMRHR or DKxEaArKs
the deliberations expected TO last about fortnghl
| sBssIox sAvAxa
The FIRST sitting Of the Congress held In The SITTER
noon to-day In the 6aile des Etats which was AIled
by some 1000 persona including fair sprnkiins
of ladica These wero In morning toilettea, while
| gentlemen wore evening dress, The majority being
also adorned with red ribbons, stars and crossea
| Marshal MacMahon occupied box which shared
by M. Buffet and the Duo de Broglic-n other words
by the Minister whose counses the President sup
posed TO follow and the ex-Mnister whose advice he
really listens to-
THE rRocKKprxGs coxxKScxp
al three o'clock by half an hours dumb snow and
much wagging Of heads In concers on the das where
the members OF the Antwerp and Paris committees
were comparing notes Then arose NJ. Charles RuelcnA
Belgian, who spoke much Of his emotions, which he
declared had been cenupled" by the sight OF so brill
liant an assemblage. He next distributed compliments
all round bestowing special eulogy de Losscpe
| who Il would SEEM was too modest 10 allow the Sues
Canal 70 be called the Bosphorus Of Lesseps" as the
Viceroy OF Egypt had wished He also paid wei de-
served tribute the activity Of America In Arctic ex
| ploraton
M Ruelcns was followed bytho President Of the Paris
| Congress,
hale old gentleman with very broad red riband He
had not been Ave minutes his legs before he ex-
pressed his firm belief that France under the pro-
j inctian Of hcneacenL and unYenRinGn Proydanca a