Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-26
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Paris Letter.
ALPHA.
PARIS. France. May

PARIS. France. May 10, 1850
4 conference WAS held &, the Vaudeville
theatre yesterday in aid Of the pension
fund OF the Socie;e des Gems de Le,tres,
st which NJ. De Lesseps gave further SC.
count OF bis Journey in Central America.
and explained many interesting points il
connection with his grsas project. He
WAS accompanied by NJ. Henri Martin,
and =! the eminent Dutch engineer. N.
Dirks. NJ. de Lesseps enlivene,i his
description Of the countries from which
he has juss returned By exhibiting photo
graphic sketches OF The different scenes BY
aid OF magic lantern, explaining each
picture as be wen. on. Several interest
ing facts relating TO the technical part OF
the Panama scheme transpirej. There
are about fovty-fye miles 10 be cut. au5
the amount Of earth 10 be remOTei is es-
tima;ed 4. seveniy-lhree millions Of cubic
metres; so that. allowing eigh. ,hoCs2nd
Torkmen and the Necessary machinery 10
remove fifty thousand metres day. WORK.
ing TWO hundred and fA5 days in the year.
the lAboz would De completed in SIX
years. The proposed canal would follow
almost the same course rs the Pacific
railws? through the valleys Of the Rio
Gran6e aud the Rio Chagres. These two
valleys 81 THAR nearest point are only
separated by = mountain which will 10,
prove very srea; obstacle 10 their june
ton. The earth removed from the bed O;
the canal will be utilized for banking I'd
= reservoir to regulate the stream Of the
Rio CnagTes and to supply the surround
ing country with wafer. The want Of which
Is at present very much felt. Ths,
nothing need be feared from eaEtbau.ke
Was proved By the exhibited photographs
OF vel! preserved antique ruins Tbs, have
never suffered from any shocks. Messrs.
Bo~renck and Hersau, have contracted
10 do the work for one hundred millions
dollars, and nothing apparently now re.
mains but for the public to subscribe the
money.
Prince Charles Bonsparge has written
to the Rti1 Corporal paper. SAYING tbs, be
does no: consider himself bound by snv
declarations and follows no dictates In,
hose OF bis conscience. He expresse a an
opinion thas the wisesi plan his On.
paEtisaHs can follow is to wal, PATIENTLY
or the country to form its own judgment.
-a'her than attempt to influence i; by ssi-
atoms and impEuien: discussions. This
e.teE. eO1ched in somewhat snbiguo1s
srms. Can De taken as q dissTowaI nj
Prince Napoleon's manifesto. or As = hin,
o the too impetuous friends Of the writer
The Salon WAS officially opened to the
'1hlic yesterday. but the evening inspec. d
ion By electric light WAS rendered iupos.
ible BY an sccidsn. to one Of the motor q
Dginss- Two amusing incidents. in
Connection with the hanging. have occur.
ed On Friday the exhibitor of , d
o'sTaii. which was rot hung according b
D the painters ideas, mounted = Ladder "
nd caising the canvas from its frame. 4
oiled il up and walked on. Of the srhib;. :
on. This inpe. nous artists exsmule
rAs followed By another painter, who.
issAiisaed Al seeing bis work skjed :
removed it from the Salon. IL
France has come forward very literally o.
} relieve the distress ia Ireland. and m y
} date nearly 500.000i have been sen, to n