Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-12


cent decorations Of the public buildings and pal
aces, and, especially, when he tries to walk from
part to another, the vast extent OF the city IT.
self. London would with her narrow streets, be
crowded, but for her underground railways
New York takes her travellers on her shoulders
Paris has made room for herself on her own level.
Her boulevards, or wide streets, have been made
by removing and cutting down buildings. There
are three rings Of these boulevards, and many
cross streets Of sufficient width to allow four car
riages to drive abreast.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT
The principal streets in the central part Of the
city, and some Of the shops, are lighted by cleo
tricity. Gas is sickly and yellow beside this light
Indeed the eyes could not endure 1t, were 1t not
for the heavy porcelain globes which everywhere
enclose 1t. This method Of lighting is regarded
as successful here, though its expense is about
the same as for gas. In London, am told, the
electric light has not been successful, its cost
being much greater than that Of gas, and the
machinery for the division and regulation OF the
light proving inadequate. Liverpool only, Of the
other European cities we have seen, has shown at
all this form Of illumination, and that but in a
few scattering jets
EFFECTS OF THE LATE WAR.
Paris. though rapidly recovering from the
bruises Of war, yet bears the marks, and indeed
the deep scars of communist outrage The Ger
mans occupied Versailles and left it's historical
treasures unframed. Not picture nor marble
Of the palace was damaged Nor did they do
Paris 1.-THE Of the injury which was wrought
upon her in the succeeding months of civil strife
hA.A L
look forty Of the best buildings were burned by
the commune, and just across the corner opposite
are the walls, still black of the magnificent pal
ace Of the Legion Of Honor, used for many years
az a place Of deposit Of the national archives
The Hotel de Vile, or City Hall, and the part OF
the Tuileries, destroyed by the same senseess
mob, are now being rebuilt. The French are an
industrious, economical, thrifty people and bear
the burdens OF repairs Of losses and of taxation
for the payment Of their national debt with
great patience. The municipal expenses of Paris,
az OF all Of the large cities of France largely
betrayed by a tax on all food brought within the
walls. Every egg is taxed a centime, or one-ffth
Of cent Of American money. If one goes out
into the country and catches basket Of fish, or
shoots pigeons, he cannot take his booty home to
one, not long ago, had his joke on the revenue
officers as follows Taking basket of live carrier
pigeons, he approached one OF the Paris gates
and attempted entrance. The officer on duty
asked the payment Of duty on the birds. "No,'
said the bearer, 81 won't pay the duty" "Bui
you must" was the reply. mo, | won't" said
the other "I'll let the birds go first" Suiting
the action to the word, he opened the basket
when out came the pigeons and flew away ovel
the walls to their city home.
THE COMMUNISTS
Paris is just now in state of ferment about
these communists. After the suppression Of the
insurrection in 1871 many of the more prominent
communists were banished to New Caledonia
Within the year past most of them have been am
nestled and have returned They have been vel
coined to their home-shores more as heroes thar
as outlaws and last Sunday (all municipal cleo
tons in France are held on Sunday one of them
NJ. Humbert, only two weeks back from exile
was chosen member of the Paris city council
He was formerly editor Of a communist paper
and through his sheet did more perhaps than any
other one man to incte the mob Of the city t.
their deeds Of pillage, fire and boodshed in the
spring Of 1871. Immediately on his return he
began making speeches of the most furious tenn
per In the same style in which he used to write
The Marseiiies newspaper published some o
them. The result was that on the day following hi
election NJ. Humbert and the manager Of the
Mdrseilles were both arrested for sedition Tn,
former has since been condemned to six month.
Imprisonment and to pay fine of two Thousand
francs, and the latter to two months imprison
ment and to pay fine of five thousand francs
The paper Of the latter is also suspended for tw
weeks. But the manager announces that durinj
these two weeks another sheet will be publishes
| in place of The Mdrseaies and the circulation o
this will probably be double that of the old paper
| Hence the government will be outwitted, and il
the end will be weakened by its too arbitrary anc
severe judgments.
THE BoNAPARTIsTs.
| The Bonapartists in France encourage the CON
munists Both seek the overthrow of the presen
| government, and to some extent are linking hand
for this purpose But each has an ultimate de
| sign quite antagonistic and the best elements @
the French people uphold the present republi
while they deplore its sometimes middleton
measures. Frenchman gets quickly mad;
he is in office his nature isn't changed, neithe
does he the more bride his impetuosity.
FATHER HYAoiSTHE.
| We had the pleasure on Sunday afternoon o
hearing Father Hyacinthe-Loyson. His preach
ing place is an old theater The theatrical fur
niture and stage have been removed, and Their
have been put in an altar and plain pulpit an
chairs for every foot Of available room. TIL
house on this day was packed, largely with men
and hundreds went away unable to find standing
room. The preliminary exercises consisted of
portion of the Catholic prayer-book SERVICE tn
reading of two considerable passages of SCRIP
ture, and singing by mixed choir. The Frenc
language was used throughout, and two Amer
can Episcopal clergymen occupied seats in tn
chancel. Before the lesson for the day Fathe
Hyacinthe replied to the attacks of certain joui
nails upon him and his work, and then, with a
appropriate text announced as his subject "An
cent and Modern Paganism." In most graph
terms he described the early paganism of Gau
which st. Dennis and his helpers had to oppos
in first procaiming Christianity in that land, an
then asserted that the pulpit and altar raised b
St. Dennis had been overthrown in the presenc
of two antagonistc systems OF modern paganisu
One Of these abjured Christianity altogether
ton. One assumed the form OF positivsm an
materialism the other was clad in sacred ga
ments. This religious superstition, moreover, ha
a two-fold character; one was manly, the oths
effeminate. The first appeared in the transforms
ton OF a venerable bishop into an nfallible rule
the second in the transmutation of the vrgi
into Diana of the Ephesians The people weI
led astray either by the most disgraceful impoi
lures or by the strangest Authorizations III
mother Of our Lord must blush--were blushin
possible In heaven-at the insane representato
of her sayings and doings upon the earth.
long as the people had to choose between the mel
alive of an immortal soul and living God, an
the S4Hrmaton OF an infallible pope and hyste
ical virgin, it would never have in its midst
Pascal or a Bossuet and whether it possesse
republic or empire. 1t would be nation divide
In two and cast down at the feet Of the idols
blasphemy or folly, 1t was for that reason thi
he continued 10 preach in the face Of open bosti
ity on the one hand, and of cynicsm or ndlffe
ence on the other The discourse was nearly a
hour long, and was heard with almost breathle
attention No other preacher of any church
France has the eloquence of Pere Hyacinthe, bl
whether he can organize and lead any extensi,
; or lasting reform, remains yet to be seen.
In future letter | may write OF the hopes an
perils of true Christianity ON this continent
Very truly yours, ii. T. FULLER