Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-11

fcorrespOnienee OF the Gold HIil Daily Sews.l
PARIS. Sept. l6, 1878.
Marshal McsTahon this afternoon re-
viewed On the Champ de Manouvres of
v~incennss the Fourth Corps d'Armes.
under the command Of General Deligny,
the Troops stationed in Paris and the
Fourth Division OF Cavalry. The re-
view was completely successful. both as
a military spectacle and a popular .Jts.
The Bots de vineennes is not 10 easily
reached as the Bots dc Boulogne, and
the difficulty in securing a means Of con-
veyanee was increased proportionstely.
Although the Marshal was not TO DO ON
the ground before > O'Clock. the city
was alive in the morning with troops
and civilians. all bent on reaching the
ground Of the display. The roads were
crowded with pedestrians, and the river
boats, tmmways and omnibuses were
unapproachable. As the day advanced
private ~conveyances and cabs encumb-
cred the avenues leading to the old fort.
and cabmen openly put up to public aue-
ton the right to use their vehicles for
the return course. Foreigners who
counted on finding conveyanccs on mod.
crate terms were left behind in groups.
10 the satisfaction Of the Partisan arti-
sans, who took the wiser course Of walk
ing through the byeways, starting from
behind the Dastille with their breakfasts
hung in baskets ON their arms.
on THE RourE
perfect order was preserved by the ordi.
nary police. who were stationed all along
the limo to vincennes. The weather
was highly favorable. In the morning
. thick mist hung over the city. but this
cleared away ~ the day advanced and
at noon the weather had settled into u
brightness recalling the middle OF sum-
mer with the only drawback that clouds
Of dust intercepted the passage between
the Notifications and the wool. From
day dawn extraordinary animation
reigned in all the villages around Paris
where the 18th corps was cautioned. In
every little street, in every court,
soldiers might be seen brushing their
coats aud giving the finishing touch to
| the sabr,tdchs, while others were busy
| preparing vegetables for the soup. No
sooner has n hasty breakfast been swal.
lowed and u still hastier cigarette con.
sumed than the bugle sounds, the men
fall into batallions. each Colonel re-
views his men. aud we start for the rem.
devious Of the brigade To the inspiriting
strains OF the regimental band. Tho
| Eeole veterinairc Abort. where tho
headquarters Of the corps d'armee was
established. presented an
ExrRKMkLY PICTURESQUE A~rrEARAScr.
There was q constant g~alloping to and
fro OF couriers aud aids, and the court.
yard was not large enough to contain
the brilliant troops Of horssmsn. Mean.
while. in the direction Of Alfortvillo. are
heard drums. ianfarcs and confused mu.
steal sounds. 1t is the brigades arriving
by the Bale and Geneva roads. and
marching to the review by way OF Char
snton. while other brigades gain tho
Bots through ST. Maux. At half.past IL
General Deligny. accompanied by a bril-
liant staff. left the Eeols veterinaire for
the Hippodrome 81 vinesnnes. The
rush to the tribunss on the Champ do
Maneuvsrs was immense. Although
thousands OF requests for tickets were
refused. thee were SO many distributed
that unless ono arrived ON the field at
the usual hour Of a Paris breakfast. he
could not secure a place.
TIE MARsn,L
Left the Elysee for vincennes at l
o'clock aud arrived at the old fort at a
quarter 3 2. lie at once mounted his
horse and rode to the field OF operations.
followed by a brilliant staff composed OF
general officers and the military attaches
Of foreign powers. Among the latter i
observed Major General James Con-
| molly. military attachs to tho British
Embassy; General de Leo. representing
Germany; Count lgnaiisif, brother OF
the celebrated General. representing
Russia. and General Won Allen. OF the
United States. The troops consisted OF
the Fourth Army Corps, which had just
completed a very successful series OF
mansuvres, Of those OF the military gov
eminent OF Paris. and Of the Fourth Di.
vision Of Cavalry. All were under the
superior command Of the Minister Of
War. and presented a total Of
FnTr.riyE BArrALIoSs,
thirty.ave batteries and sixty.two squad
rons, giving a total effective army OF some
So 200 men and 10, 900 horses. The APP