Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-05-04

up in a basket. Inns himself was thrown
oT, aDd died Of his injuries in about ali
IN hour, tae fireman was severely hurt;
and the damage done 10 the engines, ten
1ers, and carriages, was very great
The cOroner's jury, in accordance with
these facts, found that the deceased fell
victim to his own carelessness. [Liver-
pool paper.
FRANcF.-The fertilization Of Paris is
still proceeding, against the wishes of
great majority Of the people. The Gov
ernment is embarrassed in its fnan-
ces, and announces a new loan Of 45O,-
000,OO0 frances.
"FOr some days the vigilance Of the
Authorities was excited by several extra
ordinary meetings held by the republican
leaders, and by the men affiliated TO the |
secret societies IN tho south of France
1t was accordingly inferred that they in
tended some Vaccination, and anOny-
nous letters and half-disclOsures, made
by some of the conspiratOrs who we're
frightened at the project in which they
were TO be actors, led 10 the discovery
of the pilot, which had for its object to
set fire to the vessels in the harbOr, and
while the population would be engaged in
extinguishing the conhagratiOn, the con-
spirators were to have plundered
the Bank, the Offices Of the Receiver
General, &c.
The day, or rather night chosen for the
execution Of this abominable project was
the 2Sd. They expected TO be joined
by the labOreTs on the Marseiles ca.
nal, who had been tumpered with TO that
effect.
"The authorities, however, adopted
measures to prevent the cooperation of
the latter. Gendarmes were stationed
at the meeting Of the roads leading TO
the canal, and police agents in disguise
kept watch on the House which was to
serve as the general rendezvous of the
conspirators. This House was the tav'
ern known by then Of lie PoIonais.-
About IL O'Clock at night they hegan to
arrive by bands Of fiv, or six at the house
and in the course Of short time the tav.
ern and the adjoining enclosure were
occupied by between $50 and 300 ind
viduals. The police aided by the armed
force. had taken such efficient measures
that not one Of them could have escapeC
when mounted gendaTmo having ap
preached group Of FIVE, who were com
ing down by the lane des Crottes, re
ceived discharge Of three pistols, tc
which he replied, and that moment order
TO act were given.
The report of The shots unfortunately
spread the alarm among the consprator
and before the troops Of the line CouC
: come up. they we're seized with a gener
al panic, and fled ia every direction
The police found the doors of the taverr
closed, and when they we're burst oper
by the Sappers, not an inmate was dscov
cred in il. But the soldiers, accompanied
by the commissaries of police having SCI
out in persuit of the fugilves, arrested ID
who were still armed with pistols, pon
iarjs, sabres, &c.
During this expedition, the police ar
. rested three other individuals, belongn!
. to band which presented itself at tn,
: tavern Of PAscension, at the extremit
I Of the Boulevard des Tros jour
( nees, another rendezvous of the Conspil
n ators.
Yesterdays more were arrested. TIL
r prisoners belong to the lowest class of SC
n ciety. With the exception of one, VIII
/. is 81 years Of age, they are all under &c
y and only one of them is native of MAJ
seilles"
Accounts from Paris to April lst, sta
that the amendment of the commission
curtailing the expenses of The fortifca
tons Of Paris, and substituting a simpl
frra Fashioned wall, was rejected 'in thC
Chamber of Peers on Wednesday, b.
! ljs votes against 0l. This is tantamoun
to pass tho original bill, which was n,
doubt voted on the first.
!. Curious ARREST OF so1.DIsANr As
sAssIN OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
The Courier du Midi states that the po
/, lice had arrested at Beziers an individua
r who according to his account was the sub
. officer CantillOn, WIN was tired at Paris II
4 1915 (or an attempt to assassinate
: the Duke Of Wellington, and was acquit
9 ted.
The pretended Cantillon was the bear
or of extract said TO be taken from
, Napoleon's will, IN which the Emperor
! expresses his opinion that Cantilon had
as much right to assassuate Wellington
as this oLIoARouE had to send him INA.
poleon) to perish on the rock Of ST. Hele
ma, or to shoot (Marshal Ney) contrary
i, to the capitulation Of Paris, and for
this reason Napoleon bequealhed him
100000
The pretended CantiIon had forged
Gen. Bertrand's name to this extract
. This individual was likewise in possession
Of decoration which he pretended 10
have received from the Emperor in the