Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14
From Our Regular Correspondent
European Letter!
PARIS. France, Nov


The international congress of working
men, now in session in the city, has
developed irreconcilable differences be-
tween the English and continental artisans,
the one advocating independent comhina-
ton subscriptions and peaceful agitation,
the other state socialism and violent
revolution. The meeting has It's impor
lance, ever showing t. revival of interna'
tionalism, after thirteen years suppression,
and it serves, perhaps. 10 stay rupture
between England and France.
An analysis of the population of Paris
published gives very singular statistics as
to the inhabitants of the gayest city in
Europe. 1t seems, also, for its size. to be
the most industrious. The proportion in
which the working classes exceed those
who live on their own income is the more
remarkable as Paris is the recognized
centre of expenditure and extravaganza
for all France. There are no cities that
hold to the capitol the same relative
position that Liverpool, Manchester. and
Birmingham occupy relatively to London
More than half a million of Parisians are
employed in commerce, trade and bank
ing operations. while of the artisan class
there are considerably more than a
million and quarter. Tbs liberal
professions seem to occupy bu. a small
proportion of the population. All com
bined do not mount to 200 600, and IN
the subdivisions the prominence is quite
different to what it would be with Us.
The great minority are in The public
service. which employs moro than medl
cine, law and divinity all combined
But, after the public service. it is art which
gives employment and livelihood to the
greatest number of Parisians. $4,000 get
their income from this branch of industry
The doctors come after, but a long way
after Medicine in its branches of support.
$4,000, the branches, of course, including
chemists and all compounders and vendors
of medicine Then comes the law with
its 10000 votaries, from Judge to bailitf
Literature figures very low on the list, for,
grouped with silence and journalism, il
gives employment to only 1000 people.
while all the clergy of all the persuasions
amount to but half that number. On the
whole Paris would seem to be more
industrious, moro artistic. less literary
and less religious than the ordinary
visitor would suppose.
The agitation in Bohemia caused by
the friction existing between the German
and Ceohian populations has become
general. Many member of the Bicherath
are directing their energies towards
securing partition of Bohemia and
going 10 each of the provinces thus formed
government of their own.
They hope by this means to restore
harmony and prevent a recurrence OF the
existing dangerous state of affairs.
The Danish government has drafted q
bill, which will shortly be presented to
he Folkething, which have for its object
improved methods of life insurance for |
workman.
Just now high society is greatly excited
and much shocked by the announcement
hat we are to have real princess OF an
lrtste at a cafe concert. There IS Il
pquant family history back Of this an
which. by The fair princess
herself in letter published in the
voltaire on Thursday. The lady, whose
lame is Pignatelli is 4 daughter OF the
Ourhesse della Regina, a sister of he
Jonlresse Nicholas Pulacks. that exquisite
beauty, so dear to the journal
site babhlers about the eccenlricltes OF
,eople in high life 1t Scala, a cafe
hantant, where the jrunesse dorce assem-.
lie TO smoke, drink aud listen TO the
inging, has been chosen for the debut,
which will occur on Monday just
mink of blue blood prlna donna warb
ing amid tobacco fumes. The dim OF
rival conversation and the CHATTER cf
,eer glassesI That's Il concession to
epublcanism for you and an unmis
akanle sign of the times.
AUGUST.