The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-13
NO VII.

Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Kinnaird, Mr.
Cowper-Temple, Sir II. Veney, Mr.. Wad-
dington, the new Minister Of Foreign Al
fairs, and many other people of distinction.
The success Of this enterprise is chiefly
due to Rev. Mr.. Mccall, who came here
about six weeks ago with view Of evan
gelistic efforts, or what we would at home
call a revival" among the working men
Of Paris, and, to that end, has established
q Stations in the most populous part of
the city, accommodating $500 persons, and
his meetings have an average weekly attend
ance Of 5000 adults and between 1000
and 5000 children. He has been awarded
the medal of the SOeiets Nationals De 2 en-
oouragemeHt aJl Bisu, in recognition of the
moral rather than the strictly religious as
pect Of his labors; and after the close Of the
Exhibition he Will remove the new build
ing to a suitable quarter Of the city as a
permanent station.
On each side Of the Hall is a kiosk, the
one built by the Monthly Tract Society
the other by the Central Palace Bible Stand
Of London. The latter is under the charge
Of Mr.. J. Alexander, who occupied the
same post at the 1867 Exhibition, when up
wards Of 100000 separate Gospels, in p
languages, were distriLu ed, and who in
the war Of 1870 distributed 100000 Gospels
to the soldiers on both sides, the Empress
Augusta securing him special facilities as
regards the German troops. This kiosk on
the Exhibition opening day, gave away Is
900 Gospels to persons Of all ranks, from
Senators dOwnwards, and many applicants
had to be refused. Arabs, Chinese, and
others have been supplied in their own
language, the separate Gospels being gra-
tuitous, while Bibles are sold for a franc,
and Testaments for 25 centimes each. All /
the three / 1ildings are in the Swiss chalet
style.
The delightful weather is beginning to |
tell, and the grounds look lovely. The
ruts in the avenues, caused by the heavy /
carting, have moothed over; all the plants
and shrubbery are in position and get along
and the large fresh water
has been thrown open for in
spection. There is no scarcity Of seats,
which are placed everywhere and are Of
the most odd and fantastic patterns, and
the bronze statue Of Fame, away up on the
topmost pinnacle Of the Trocadero palace,
can be seen from all parts Of the grounds,
and looks as graceful and light as its name.
At the Hungarian Csarda, or restaurant,
the weired music of the Tziganes, or Clip
sizes, is attracting crowds of visitors, and as
the wines are excellent and the prices rea-
s3nable, this Is a favolite resort. These
have a sharp eye for nationality;
they can tell, at a glance, a party Of French
men from party of Italians, and find no
whatever in distinguishing be-
tween a group of americans and one Of
This morning when I enter
ed, in company with four of the honorary
Commissioners, (who as thick here as the
leaves Of VauambrosaH) and one of the
Of the American legation, they
struck up the "Star-spangled Banner" and
played it excellenty. Half an hour later,
Mr.. Tesserene de Bort came, and they gave
lim the Marseillaise. If party Of Rus
ians enter the door, they give them "God
Save the Gar" and hail the approach Of
with "God Save the Queen"
A friend told me that while he was lunch
ng there the other day, three diamond mer-
chants from Teheran, Persia, ,en. cred andwere
.tricken dumb almost by hearing the we'll
Known Ito them "Tam-Tam" march Of the
Shah. It seems there is nothing that they
.annot play and their national polkas and
'olonaiscs are simply bewitching. For one
ranc one may get a bottle Of good Hunga-
ian wine, and listen to all this music at
my length of time; a plate Of cold spiced
,eef, called P0rkuU, although there is no
,ork in it at all, costs ten sous; ; but the gen
line and no-mistake-abOut-it Tokai is ex-
,ensive, and costs francs (about forty
ents) a glass.
was fortunate enough to be present in
he American Division when ex-President
Grant visited it on Saturday last. The
ieneral looks extremely well, and so do
is wife and daughter, Mrs, Sartoris, who
accompanied him. About fourteen ladies
nd gentlemen made up the party, and sat
.own to a luncheon, consisting exclusively
# American "vittles, such as potted meats
imported crackers, ditto butter, canned
ruits, and California and Ohio wines.
Sot a single thing among all the eatables
N the table had grown or been raised on
ore;gn soil and even the forks and spoons
we're Of home manufacture, having been
indy loaned by Tiffany & Co., whose ex-
.ibit, by the way, is most creditable and
ttracts a great deal of attention.
The piece de resistance in their large col
sction is a superb solid silver service,
for Mr.. J. W Mackay, Of
bonan a. fame, which eclipses anything
D that line shown by the E!kingtons of
london or ChirstoAe of Paris. It is valu-
4 at about 100000, required two years
il its manufacture, and it is of exquisite
and chaste and artistic de-
ign. A center-piece in ozydized silver,
presenting an Indian padding his ca
ZOE, on a block Of black marble, also at
racts deservedly great deal Of attention,
s a superb and costly work Of art. As
ilversmiths, We are ahead Of any other
alton, and all visitors freely concede this