The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-16


recalled home by her father, though suffering 60
verely from the grippe, and having been positively
forbidden by her physician 10 leave her chamber
She ia now in u rapid decline, and is not expected
10 survive a month. IL seems that the old gentle
man had dreamed that Louis Napoleon was plan
ming the massacre Of all the English in Paris and
he had been deeply impressed by tbs Dutchery
on the Boulevards, the 4h of December, and by the
other atrocities that inaugurated the new regime
he wrote for his daughter by the next mornings
mail, and would listen to no objections. She went
and was fatally injured by the exposure. Louis
Napoleon is more responsible for this catastrophe
than perhaps he may to acknowledge; had
not his character been bad one, and were not his
antecedcnts so bloody, the superstitious father
would have treated his dream like any other fancy
ola dsordered brain; but it seemed to him only too
probable, and hence his deplorable persistency
Still another official bulletin in The Monitew on
the subject of the empire. The probabilities of an
imperial res,oraton,have been disappearing visibly
for some time past The attitude of Russia, Prus-
uia and Austria is hostile to such change in tho
government of France. The Moniteiu, however,
asserts the contrary. Nothing indicates the ne
ceEsity of change in institutions. France
now enjoys the most complete repose. All foreign
powers entertain the most friendly relations with
US; and never have they had less inclination than
now to mix themselves up in our internal affairs"
II then goes on to say that the fallen parties may
still hope, if they like, for foreign intervention In
order to obtain the triumph OF their pretenslons
against the national will but that this old style OF
tactics will only render the country still more dis
gusted with them. The Union, organ OF the LegIt-
msts asks if this ia intended for them; if it is, it
protests indignantly.
The letters of Lamoriciere, Changarnier, Be-
deau, and lastly that Of General Leilo, from Jer-
soy, have now been ali published in the French
papers. The democratic journals first mention the
fact OF snch letters having been written, but
say that they cannot undertake to publish them
till the example has been set by n ministerial
sheet. The Presss, of this morning, offers to in
sert the letter of Leho as soon the Contributions!
shall have admitted it into its columns. AS 1t np-
pears in that paper of to- day the Pres1 will doubt
less fulfil its promise o-morrow 1t ID waiting
for similar implied permission to insert the letter
of Henry w., which, however, it will not get as
its publica alton ia not to be allowed. The Indepsnd
anee, and Emancipation, Of Brussels, which con-
tain many facts that it would be improper to lay
before French audience, almost daily stopped
at the post office. The read them through;
and if invidious paragraph is found, the order ID
given to keep back the entire edition. The Eng
sh papers are never stopped, inasmuch as the Ian
guage renders their contents inaccessible to tbs
greater part of the population.
On seven successive evenings, as near as posi-
BILE to eight o'clock, we have been favored with
violent thunder showers. On the first night many
thousands Of persons were drenched TO the skin;
but the people are getting wary, and doubt whe-
Their the clouds of last night caught half dozen
travellers unprepared. The prices OF vegetables
and the early fruits falling rapidly under these
favorable skyey influences. balloon was out
in the storm Thursday night, and the Sro-
nnuts had quite frghtful time of it. The clouds,
they say. which seemed black when viewed from
the earth, were TO them, wildly tinged with red,
and smelt strongly OF sulphur.
The police of Paris took the oath Of obedience to
she constitution and fidelity to the President yes
terday, at the Prefecture. The city must have
been left to itself about six o'clock for it seems that
they were all collected at that early hour in the
Rue dc jerusalem; the police of order of safety, Of
Authorization, of health and cleanliness, all the
commissaries of police, officers Of peace, sergens
de vile, inspectors OF navigation on the Seine.
verhers of weights and measures, inspectors OF
the markets OF the street lamps Of the state of the
pnvemsnts and cutters, Of public carriagcs, &c.
&c What a chance il would have been for a row,
had one only known that the watchmen were over
on the island taking the oath.
The Constit,,rionnel, which has always decried
the empire and inds il hard 10 wait for the resto-
ration, takes the American papers seriousy 60 task
for the leviy Of their reports Of the coronation OF
soulouque. That emperor. black or white.
.hould.be made the subject Of rdicule goes against
DR. veron's nerves. That crowned head, even
though 1t be ~oolly, become shaft for burlesquc,
i. more than DR.. Yeron can bear. An account Of
the cercmonie. appears in his paper. which might
be taken for description Of the invcstture Of the
Emperor Of Russia at least, 50 stately is the Ian
guago and 40 grand and jestic is the bearing Of
Fsusdn l. described to have been The shouts Of
his loving subjects are declared to have been en-
thusa,tic; the public rejoicings o1traordi.
nary scalcs Of magnihccncc, and the whole scene
one Of those spcc,aces that il rarely falls TO the lo;
OF a man TO witness. No allusion is made Go the
complexion Of the Emperor; nowhere ia it stated
for the instruction Of its readers that sououquc s
q gentleman Of color.
mentioned some weeks ago that NJ Coste, one
Of the late editors Of the Aptnemni. had deserted
Journalism for aronautics. Tho third ascent Of this
gentleman, ten days ago, was the moot perilous in
sro.tatic annals. The wind had been violent all
day. and at FIVE o'clock in the afternoon, the hour
OF departure, the balloon, instead Of being Of the
form Of pear, looked more like the letter s. Nj.
GODDARD advised HE pupil not 10 venture; all the
gentlemen who bad engaged places in the car re.
| fused 10 embark; and the audience were upon tho
point Of opposing the accent, when NJ. Coste. taking
advant, &c Of a lull in the wind, jumped into his
place, aud gave the order 70 let 60 His departure
could not have been called an ascenij hs upward
motion was o. slight that be barely escaped the
roof shelterng the seats Of the Hppodrone; but bis
speed horizontally terrific. In Ices than thirty
seconds he out Of sight, and the universal belief
Vas that he never would be sccn again alive. He
soon found himself in the midst Of the clouds. that
we're causing all the commotion, and knowing
that {, was impossible 10 descend he determined to
soar above them. He threw out thirty pounds Of
ballast, and vas coon conscious that the balloon
vas ascending rapidly. But extended were
the clouds, that II was only at an elevation Of
~ 900 feet (our milcs) that he in view Of the
gun, and left the wind below him. lie speedily
found that he could not remain in rar6ed an
atmosphere; his hummed, hs breathing was
difficult, and pieces Of paper that he threw over
fell like lead. II became indispensable 20 descend
and 10 brave the fury Of the elements "a best he