The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12


From our Regular Correspondent.
Yesterday Americans in Paris
were able to see a pageant, common
enough in Europe, but such as hap
PLY cannot be seen on our side the
Atlantic. Sixty thousand troops,
cavalry, infantry and artillery, were
reviewed at the Bots de Bologne,
large park just without the walls of
the city. 1t was an impressive spec
tacle, both on account of the large
number in line and the excellence
of their drill and equipment. Fur
Their than this but little can be said
in praise. The men were not fine
specimens physically. With here
and there an exceptional individual,
the infantry would be called little
men in America, and if, as urged by
military theorists, the success of
military operations in the future
will depend much upon the intelli-
gence of the common soldier, judg-
ing from appearances, France has
little prospect Of re-achieving her
lost prestige. 1t may have been all
in the eye, but it was impossible to
look at those long columns of neat
ly dressed, red pantalooned, blue
coated little soldiers, without imag-
lining signs of the deficient moral,
mental and physical stamina that
enabled the Prussians to hurl them
with such ease from the Rhine upon
the city of Paris. They would not
do it with the same ease to-day,
because there Is much serious deter
mination in these soldiers, with all
their French conceit. They explain
their defeat upon the theory that
they were sold out by their gener-
ais, and when we remember that
Bazaine surrendered 10000 men
without the first attempt to cut his
way through, there would seem to
be some plausibility in their expla'
nation. The French cavalry, about
Paris, are fine looking, picked men
splendidly mounted, WEARING brass
helmets and breast plates. and high
top boots. They are armed will
heavy sabres; but 1 do not thinl
there is any doubt that Sheridan
or Wade Hampton's cavalry, armed
with Spencer rifles, could over
throw twice their number of thes
, men. If the issue depended on
square charge, of course the Amer
leans would be worsted. But wit
the long-range, repeating rifle. ma
. ny a saddle would be emptied an,
y many q horse disabled before thos
o glittering fellows could get With
. sabre length. The Marshal Presi
. dent was very conspicuous at tn
u review, surrounded by q brilliar
o. staff. He makes q pretty good ar
II pearance on horse back, though b
II face is rather weak, his stomach
little large, and his legs somewhi
u slim. Mcmahon is not very popJ
~ lar IN PARIS, but thousands of peopl
IL stood In the Champs EIysees an
along the Boulevard des Italiens {
l. see him return from the review
p Finally he came in large open CO
VI riage, drawn at q smart trot by fol
a1 black horses, the two near hors
81 being ridden by Positions in glov
u fitting Jackets, white glove fittiT
pantalooDs and high top boots. TV
10 horsemen uniformed like the pest
Ok lions, trotted behind the carriage.
u Notwithstanding the large nuI
ol Der of people that left the city to q
tend the review, there was no din
nc mutton of the crowd that went to Il
III exhibition, which, considering 4
On impulse that will have been Civ,
to commerce and industry, and {
ate consequent development of pub
ed wealth, may henceforward be CO
les sidered q complete success. T.
es. total expense of constructing a
preparing the exhibition amour
= to As, SOC, 600 francs. It is estimat
- that the receipts will reach "a so
600 francs. so that the final def,
will be 10,8O0,00O francs. It mi
be remembered that the entsrpEi
- will increase the income deriv
from the indirect taxes. The 20
ernment expects an excess Of rsve
'O' ne Of 100000 fr'Os, but il is pre-
able that this sum viii be below {
nd reality,
ect The international congress Of Z
rIculture has closed, and il viii