Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-25

contains some very nne walks and ave-
nues, statues, lakes, cascades, shady
glades, etc. Here a fine panoramic view
of Paris is obtained. Sunday, the 3Ist,
was a day of independent action, and,
acting upon the rule laid down from time
immemorial that when in Rome do as
Romans do" some went to church, some
to the Louvre (the famous picture and
statue gallery and others to this and
that place of amusement, while we went
to the Hippodrome, where we noticed the
largest number Of people were assem-
bling. This is a permanent building,
very large, constructed of glass and iron,
and we were told that not less than ten
thousand people were present on this
occasion. The Hotel des Invalides-an
asylum or home for the aged and MANNED
soldiers of France, founded by Louis XIV
in 1671-was visited. The entire place
may be styled a museum of conquered
arms and banners, as on all sides are to
be seen these evidences Of French valor.
But the crowning glory of the Invalides
is the tomb of Napoleon L, which forms
high and massive dome to the building,
and which, from its gilded exterior, can
be seen and recognized from all parts of
the city. And, with the exception of the
golden exterior, it is not unlike the dome
of our National Capitol at Washington,
D. G. Under the centre of the dome, in
the large open crypt, which is in a circu-
lar form, stood the finely wrought sar-
cOphagus of brown marble that contained
the remains of the martyr of st. Helena.
The interior of the tomb or chapel is con-
structed entirely of different kinds of
fine marble, and is said to be the most
magnificent and costly tomb in the world.
We could not see where any improve
ment could be made or cost could be
added, either in size or richness. The
/ Tuilleries, commenced in 1864 by Cath
crime de Medicis, continued by Henri "
/ and enlarged by Louis XIII and Louis
XIV, was destroyed by the Communists
| in 1871, and is now a mass of ruined
walls. In the Place du Carousel, oppo-
site the central pavilion of the Tuilleries,
is the Triumphal Arch (Arc de JriOmphe)
which Napoleon erected, in 1906, to the
glory of the French armies. Our party
went to the top of the arch, which COM
| lldnuS D1tuS-0y0 NlOW VI L ans anu AOl
miles around it, for Paris stands on a vast
open plain. On either front of the arch
we had fine view of the Champs Ely
sees, some five miles or more. This is the
finest avenue in Paris. 1t has several
carriage drives and walks, and four rows
of shade trees in perfect uniformity. The
Triumphal Arch stands on elevated
ground about the centre of the city, and
some fifteen streets and avenues diverge
in all directions from it. Napoleon so
planned and constructed the streets OF
Paris that, in the event of an outbreak
or an invasion of the city, a battery of
heavy guns might be placed at the arch
and thus sweep the entire city.
And now that we have seen Paris-and
there is only one Paris in the world, and
it has the distinction of being the most
immoral city (but we except Naples and
Rome}-we will give 1.-THE credit of being
) the finest city and by far the cleanest one
we ever saw. There are million and {
half of people in the city of Paris, ye
the most neglected streets are kept in {
better state of cleanliness than Broad
way. New York. Street-cleaners are con
stantly employed sweeping and gather
ing up the dirt and depositing it in~the
sewers. We found it SO at Rome, and
in fact this was proverbially the case
throughout the continent. New Yorl
and Cincinnati might profit i'll lessons OF
cleanliness from their French masters
as well as in dancing. On the evening
of the I'd of September we left Paris fol
Dieppe, where we went on board the
steamer to cross the English Channel
The distance across at this point is abou
100 miles, and, fortunately for the pas
sengers that night, the passage was quit,
smooth. The English Channel is gen
orally quite rough. Early in the morn
ing, while off New Haven, the Englisl
, custom house officers boarded the vesse
and took charge of the passengers ant
cargo, and our baggage was ransacke'
, and SC chalked" for the tenth time sine
we left America. We were landed a
New Haven, thence by rail to London
where we arrived about 8 A. NJ. w
r breakfasted at the Grosvenor Hotel, an
: then 'sloafed'' around until p. NJ
;, when we again took the cars, this tim
e there at O'Clock the next morning, tn
n 4th of September. We breakfasted at tn
: Grand Hotel, and then, until 4 p. NJ,
d was Independent action with the party
, when we again, and for the last time
t took the cars forSGreenock, where W
> met the great steamship Circasia, in tn
S river Clyde, having come up as far as sh
e could conveniently without being tOwet
e Here the party were obliged to part wit
: their gentlemanly conductor, Mr.. r.
st Crunden, who had won the friendship {
:. every member of Section by his uniforI
, kindness and impartial conduct towar
them during the trip across the continen
8 1t was like the head of a family bein
e cut off. We were now left on our ow
:; resources. He had taken all the respol
s sibility and care from our shoulders, an
"a borne the burden himself. We had notl
g ing to do or think of in regard to OF
10 travel. All the minute perplexities a
+, tending a trip of this kind, such as pa,
ing hotel bills and railroad fares, al
fees of every description, together wit
It the care upon ones mind of starting
ID the proper time that we might not miss
es train or boat, never occupied our min'
l. for a moment. We had nothing to do b
ne get in Il hack and ride to the cars; get o
es when told to and ride to hotel, when
of card with the number of our room w
III handed to us, and in the room we wou
el usually find our baggage, it having &c
ne orally preceded us. And thus from d.
st to day, week in and week out, we ira
nr eled mechanically, so to speak, with
" care nor thought whatever. And, as
IS. slight testimonial of appreciation of o
o. conductor, Section 1 presented him
as Paris with sum OF money amounting