Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-15
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4 lac Empress Eugeniu and Mrs
Howard.

de pl Ia Register under dnte OF the 9th INST.
gives the following French morceau:
The Paris papers by this weeks steamer
will announce To YOU the aillctou which has
Just beiallen the Imperial family; (e grand
malheur qui Went dc frapper la famie lmpe
rlale'( but, for the very good reason that they
dare not they, they will not tell you of the cir
cumstauces which led To This misfortune. You
and your readers perhaps will scarcely credit
What relate, but assure you that here It is
not ouly believed, but vouched for by persons
whose veracy II IL impossible 10 doubt In
the saloons. IN the clubs, IN the aleers moth
ing else is talked of; and the police Ia daily
afreslng persons imprudeni enough 10 disc 1ss
the matter in the streets. \ ou are probably
aware that few days before his marriage,
Louis Napoleon dismissed Mrs. Howard the
mofher oi his three liltle girls. and she took
refuge IN England. He had offered her re-
sidencc and pension in France, but she re
Used. Two weeks ago she returned to Paris
on business probably, though many say she
she came by the Emperor's request. BE that
as it may. the Empress heard of her arrival,
and was highly indignant that she should have
bccen allowed 10 enrer France,
Therenpon conjugal Caudle scene. at the
end ofwhich her Majesty declared thai if she
met Mrs. Howard, she would punish her for
her presumption, ana give her lesson she
would rem mber. His Majesty merely shrng
ged his shoulders at this threat, doubtless
thinking il nothing more than an ebunion of
words, " hich would be forgotten with the
excitement which caused il. He was too con
ident. and the Empress was os good as her
promise The very next day, while riding In
the Bols de Boulogne on her spirited Andalu-
sian, aud accompanied only by her lady
grooms, she was stopped in byroad by car
rage A frstt Empress was about TO turn
aside aud let the carriage pass hut. glancing
at its occupant, she recognized Mrs. Howard,
and, determined not to give her the road, she
reined up her horse, and waited tor tie car.
rage to turn out Of The way. But Mrs How
ard had recognized her rival also, and calling
up her pride and spirit, she ordered her coach.
man moi TO give the road.
A few words were exchanged between the
latter and the Empress attendants, but he re.
fused to go contrary 10 his orders. Alter
moments suspense, during which the two la
dies"fa asoieut des grands yeux, made big eyes
at each other, the Empress galIoppcd 10 the
side oi the carriage, aud in most impolte
manner, struck Mrs. Howard with her riding
whip. The other raised her parasol, opd before
The attendants could Interfere, a regular battle
began between the " hip and the parasol and
the tongues OF their owners, until whip, beng
he stronger Of the two broke the pnraso aud
Mrs Howard sank back, faintIng, on the car
riage cushions. her toilette and curls In de-
plorable state, while the Empress, who had
received no Visible dnmage, gave "A triumph
ant little lapgh struck her spurinto her horses
side and golopped away, followed by her
suite. every member Of which was stnPGed
by the scene which they had been forced TO
witness
But a crowd bad already collected. and a
few gems darnes coming up, Mrs. Howard
as carried into house nenr by, where her
wounds-for the lash had left more than ono
mark on her face and hands were dressed
and tho disorder Of her toilette repaIred-and
when the idlcrs had all departed, she repaired
10 Paris, where she is sill quite i'll. AS To the
Empress. she finished her ride and returned
% the Tuilleries il nothing had happened;
but that very night Mr. Dubois, who had re.
ceived the appointment Of acrOnchcM 10 Her
Majesty only a few days before, was sent for,
and AZ hours afterwards the Empress became
so unwel that there was no longer any doubt
that Louis Nnpolcon's hopes oil an heir were
going to he destroyed. The matter was, rs
much a. possible, kept secret and Her Majes-
ty was reported as merely suffering under
slighl indisposition. But the whole city was
olready talking Of the scene in the Bois de
Boulogue, and the result Of the indisposirion
was anticipated several days before il actual
" took place. On Fr.day last the Empress
life was IN danger for several hours; but,thanks
10 the sklful treatment and the mass The En-
peror ordered 10 be said in the Imperial Chap
Il, she became better before night and is now
rapidly convalescing.
The Emperor has been to see Mrs Howard,
it is snid, to express his sympathy. and sends
an aide de campe twice day To inquire after
her HEALTHY Whether this is any proof that he
takes sides with his former favorte, it is hard
10 say. for he is reported as being very atten
i've at the bedside Of the Empress also His
anger at the scandal caused by his wlfe's con
duct must be considerably modified by the re.
Election that love for him was the motive, and
erafifed vanity will probably prevent his Chi
ding either lady for her imprudence.
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