The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-02
TIE PARIS EXHIBITION.

BeautieS OF the Queen City-Sold.
reinsurance ana Russin-Con-
trasts-The Champ de Mars
The Festival There Under the
Old Repubiic--Cost OF Exhibit.
ion Buildings.-The Paris Paw.
iiiOn...Thc Paris WOrkmen's
Exhibit. t... .st ...sl Z
Boston Journal. INIT ...rala-. ,
PARIS, April s, 1s7s.-There is no dan
ger that the Queen City will be dull this
year OF years, not even II the war cloud
looms up more ominously than at present.
Crowds Of strangers are constantly arfiv-
ing and the American ia seen everywhere.
Hard times at h ONE do not appear TO de-
ter him from making the journey to the
Exhibition and from passing these ex-
quisite spring and summer months in the
pheasant land Of France" Yesterday
the town was radiant. Returning from =
visit to the diplomatic quarter, | saw a
sight which is comparatively rare nova.
DAYS. Long lines OF soldiers were pour.
ing out Of the barracks on the left bank
OF the Seine, and with elastic steps were
Fastening 10 and through the Place de Ia
Concord. They were probably on their
way to the spring manenyers, which are
attended with decidedly more care than
they were in the old days before disaster
fell. l saw three regiments pass; the men
we're in elegant condition; had none Of
the slo1ehibg manner once so apparent
and marched ~ IL they liked il. Uniforms
we're rnIIt, guns gliitered, piumes waved,
the trumpets rang ont sending horses,
long uBIceuEtoDed to military display,
czpering in all directions. The country
never thought more Of ita army than now,
although Il breaks Generals for presnm-
ing TO speak slightingly OF citizens. Re-
publican Generals, have been amply re-
warded for their firm adherence 10 prin.
ciple, and General ClinChant is, II ia said,
10 be sent as ambassador TO ~. Peters,
burg, where he il sure to make agood i'm.
preston. The Russians have been lit.
lie angry with the French Of late, because
the latter have bestowed considerable
amount OF criticism on the San Stefano
treaty, andit is even limited that Prince
OrlOi' thought it his duty 10 demonstrate
with NJ. Washington, the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, instancing the fact that
some OF the journals most outspoken in
hosiility,a are owned by persons connected
with the legislative branch OF the govern
ment. n. Washington could give only
one answer, viz. that the press is free 10
France, and he gave thatresponse read
lily. The French are undoubtedly lit
tie netlled at the Russians because they
do not put oil their treaty Congress until
after the Exhibition ia finished. They
are, perhaps, too, vaguely alarmed at the
manner in which the hand OF Germany
brgins TO be visible in all the later negot.
illions. What a surprise it would be
should il one day be discovered that Aus.
tria is 10 be crushed to powder betwee
the upper and neither millstones Of Rus.
sin and Prussia, and that, in case Of gen.
cral war, Austria, England and France
would be forced to go together. A
But let us not talk war. Let US 10 this
delicious spring time, when even your
Paris sparrow seems to chirp kindly songs
instead Of his usual insolent demand for
aims when your cafe Of the ambassadors
throws open ia gales, and gives lie frat
OpCn.air concert Of the season; and when
your ten thousand carriages 60 Whirling,
on Sunday afternoon, TO the great horse
race Of the seAson-let US think OF the
great republican festival, the celebration
Of brotherhood, and peaceable Competi.
ton in the arts. We will not revert TO
the irony Of destiny, which sets up peace
show just az hostiliiics seem inevitable,
We will reflect, Il you please, that prog.
ress has been made here since those dread |
times which Hippolyte Earne has 40
graphically described In his latest vol. |
mme. Progress wonderful beyond meas.
ur! What were the French doing on the
Champ de Mars inthose astounding days
10 the last century, when royalty fell, or. |
der sWoOned, and the the social temples
veil was rent In twain? We're they peace |
ably competing in industry and ari? Not
bit oil Il! They covered the old field
with seats, on which sat the newly made |
CITIZENS 10 listen ovid nonsen se and |
70 worship the "Goddess Of REASON"
With iDsnne hnSte they threw down the
altars erected 10 the true God, and danced
about idols which were the creation Of |
their own fancy. Then they were mad;
now they are clothed and In their right
minds, The class Of wcfkmen, the aTti. |
sans, the artiiicerS Of cunning merchan.
disc, the masonS, the hewsrs Of wood and |
drawers OF water, we're wild with plans
Tor The erection Of new Utopia. What
are those sane men doing to-day? They
are attending evening schools and lee.
infe', inyenling machinery, reading solid |
books, listening toSymphonies 10 classical
concerts, and Acting like intelligent hu. !
man beings. wondered, "a Tambled
aoross the Exposition Grounds the other |
day,h Jean and Alphonse, swinging on |
their narrow and dangerous scafoId |
hundred feet from the ground, as they |