The New York herald., 1878-10-07
ALL THU WORLD IN PARIS.
Foriy-three Nations Bearing Trib-
ute to France.
Is THE EXPOSITION A SUCCESS! {!
The American Delegation-Who They
Are and What ! hey Are Dong
THE THEATRICAL WORLD.
Will the Guillotine Be Abolished?
General News and Gossip.
PARIS, Sept. "a, 1873.

TO witness this execution, aud TO stand all night IN
the gloomy square Of La Roquette, watching the
troops, the builders OF the scafold. the gathering
OF the crowd, The police discipline the executioners
hovering around the and smoking their pipcs,
the BIRDS flying and perching The guotine, The
rising, the gray. misty dawn, the sudden shuttle OF
men, the drawing OF the sabres, the soldiers dressing
ranks the dofhng OF hats, the swinging open Of the
prison gales. the swift, trembling procession the
tainted wretch with blue protruding lips and bulgng
eyes breast bare TO the nipples the white haired
priest, with sweat pouring from his brow and his
neverto-be forgotten look Of plying agony. the fall
OF the axe, the cry OF terror, the rising agair
into place reekng with blood the second fall ar The
second cry, and cavalry whirling about-face and
pressing into the adjoining streets and ooulevards
all OF this flashes past me as picture which one
would forget But ther. disorder and
little levty. This, to my American eyes, but our
French trends tnink Otherwise The eulotine will
70 within the walls. The guotine is not in favor.
fhe platform used TO be feature. Now there Is no
platform II used TO be really public show. Now
the public can only through the legs OF the
airy. Tae next is secrecy What will come2
an afraid the guillotinc is dying Radicalism has
liz way. To-day in secrecy, 10. morrow abolished.
Thus In this scoiing, waning, wicked world-thus
ono by one do surrend dor ancient Institutions
ALL THE WORLD PARIS.
You may gain an idea OF the crowds in attendance
on the Exhibition when | you the report Of
strangers arriving during The past week. In AL there
were $4,000 England sent 4.72.; Belgium, 8, 900.
You will be surprised TO hear, considering the rela-
lions between the two countries, that there
Germans. Italy this holiday season ior the
Italians, 5l2 The United States were fifth on
The ii-s sending 1o77-more than SPAN. who con-
Ebuted l.o57, or switzerland, with her 037 or Aus
tra, who sent 73S Holland, OF which nation there
were SD. Russia contributes largely to the cosmo-
poiian world OF Paris. has made Russia
poor, and she sends only 5I2. As an Illustration of
The mnuteDess with which such things no,cd in
This much governed country Will give you tho remain
der OF the st:-Luxemburg, 242; Poland, 224 Sweden
lna Norway, lS3; Denmark, l62 Portugal, l5S; Rou-
mania tnow ranking as a nauon) Isl; Algeria, 13o;
Brazil, lC2; the French colonies, 95; Greece, 81;
Turkey. 50; Egypt, So; the Indies, 81; Carada 2g;
Mexico, "a; Peru 20; japan, Is; Venezuela, Ii;
cniDa, 10; Colombia, g. cnili, 6; Morocco, Austria
iia. A. Paraguay, 3; Costa Rica q Persia, q San Sal
vador, 2; ruus, 2; Bonvla, Ecuador, Honduras,
!; Nicaragua, 1; Uruguay, /.
TRIBUTE BEARERS TO FRANCE,
Wonderful and various IS tins cosmopolitan crowd In
Paris. The bouevaras are dress parade OF the ma
tionalities Here foriy-lnree nations sending
tribute 10 Paris, ior OF this than eigh
teen thousand Is a bearer OF tribute. When people
ask, Does the Exhibition pay?" the is found
IN tnis recaptulation. How much money does each h
pne of these tribute bearers brngY They come tor
ks and vine. ior bronzes and paintings Tor the
tired thousand articles that Paris supplies. /
wonder, tor instance, how much 1,O77 Americans
sringS There are baztars to visit, theatres
10 see, Gales, balls miliiners suppose is to
say that l, ,0.7 Will leave three millions
o francs Paris. wuen you take this the
trioution OF one nation, the weekly contribution
alone, ~hen you consider that all nations swelling
Qa Nf.va ala nf
Paris viii earn through the Exposition Zoe
show, It appears ledge account will be a loss
France will pay several lions of out
OF the treasury TO the expenses; the otner
lions Will nave their own expenses, Tor winch there
be only Indirect return. But wnen all Is
France Will be richer by millions and m .liious
mere money because OF this Exposition, and richer in
what mousy cannot buy reawskened self esteem
and the respect Of mankind.
BEARERS FRox AMERICA.
You WA note 10 this rccapitulasion that America
sends a large delegation TO Paris. For country
hovcriBg the brink OF aud going the ever
lasting bow-wows we do manage TO send a large
Der OF money spending citizens abroad. III sup
poseS said cynical friend the other day, rhat this
s tno delegation Of discharged bankrupts The only
people at home VINO have any money spend arc
the bankrupts. wo come 10 layers to PARIS. First
came The Confederate refugees, who were always Try
the war w4s over and plantations could De reached.
Tnen came the snoddy brigade, who spent mos, OF
their days IN tue Paais Royal ana their nights at
the Jaraln Mabiile linen c4no the petroleum peo-
ple VINO ran to diamcDd- Then came the Ianinauy
Statesmen Wine coats, diamond studs ana dyed
wnskers, VINO spissbea around the Grand Hotel and
brasgea about Bismarck aud Sweeny and Napoleon
Tue three greatest uen alive aud gave tbe waters
Napoleon every they drInk. They VAN
lsnca; some Uf tnem buck again 10 live Ia
PACK streets ana wear sbaDby clothes ana devote
q N1x tla
bankrUpts are coming NY iriand who made these
observations Is a reiormer, ana one of those good
Americans VINO uGd nothing tneIr country 10
praise There are goou many bankruDts here, easy,
sonteuted, sinuent who iorm colony OF soned
had more reprtsentatlve aad brilliant dele
gation. Think oi dIuner party, one OF my trends
attended tue oiber evening, uhd among the guests
nve ex-GOycrnora. You hafdy walk The boule-
wards la tue breathing hours OF The aay without
seeing ia tue course o sn hours stroil
whose names are among the famous names at home
famous VA literature. science, pOntics ana war. This
~ our Exposition year, an on year many are
here who would otnerwIss he at home, engaged in
the more serious duties OF lie. The1 We are
eiiing people. here must be something oi Arabian
AR In the temperate zones OF the North American
coutinent, else WY s II that tue nomads All como
from homer Here are triUute bearers IRON Canada
sn the north and Mexico on the south but together
they only send nity-sx against our l,U7T. Tue tme
tue rich tnriltlcss Brazilian, fresh and
diamond laden from bs fields, a welcome guest
st many Dazaars, aud ono oi the amusing types
the comic stag. Brazil surpasses Mexico aud
CANADA, comes next 10 the UuIted States, out only
sends lO2; Whine ali the other nations North and
south America combned aud there are nine Of them,
pnly seDa forty-et4ht
THE MOVEMENTS or VARIOUS PERSONS.
Among those MO are comiug aud going note va
rious great people. lhc Russian Duke Alexis goes
sDout a good sith the MirsbaL Ibe Ptesident
Ufthe SWISS Confederation IS living at quiet little
no tei near the Louvre. Tue Duke oi CanOri1ge IS
here. Lord Napier, oi Magdals having no lear q war
IN tue East, aOiug tue ExniDition. Tue Count DO
PARIS. having done his snare IN The reviews, visits
his uncie tnc Duo de MUBtpeusier The famous Duke
OF ferIau Nunez from spain Is here, aud likewise
TIE more famous Caste az, OF SPAN, who Is GOT
duke. Tue German Ambassador is OH Tor a holiuay
kossi. lhc payer, has come, and Will, IN comp ny
win kistori give two performances ~ the sale
VeniadOur. kuOinsten gave ms last eoucert as
rrocadeIo saturluy, ana most of those who wanted
10 get IN we're crowded out, among them tDe writer
Ditbese nnes. Inc Prince Oi Wales Is coming to help
close the show, ana ne kinR Begun WIN MIN.
Mgr. Capei has returneu 70 England. NOnseigneur
ueIiperated some time about yisitng Amerlcp; but
many OF freuds ADVISED him to another year,
whcn there wOutd be "K0od times. = Bonanza ackey