New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-24
FRANCE.
MURDER OF AN ARCHBISHOP.
the port Of call

The Paris correspondent of The Tunes, 10 the Sec
ond Edition Of yesterday, gives the following pst'cd'
lars Of the assassination Of the Archbishop:
PANS, Sunday, p. m.-The Archbishop of Paris
was sssasfipated st y O'Clock last evening In inc
Al ci, nj church C 81. EeDue du Mont, while officiating
pontihcay AZ the RorcHa in honor of the festival OF
Ssnte Gtnevitye the patrenes Of Paris. The relics
of the saint said 10 be kept IN that church since the
d.sruc,:on Of that which had been dedicated TO her;
and on the ID OF the anbyeTs airy OF her deto
a tol,mn 70reaG or ni.e days deyotons, prayers,
masses and other acts Of piety and which attracts
fiom its celebrity CROWDS OF people, n regularly ceic'
traitd there. After vespers aud sern'n, which was
prcact CO by Il Able LacarTieTe the procession OF the
lady Is ontsss OF Sainte Geneyleve took pace. The
Achthhop " ssided, he had a. the religious cerc
mon,es curing the cay. AZ he was passing tie outer
door, to enter TIE principal nave, young man, appa,
rnty about 80 yoUTs CT age, suddenly adv ancet aad
stsbt ed the pIelae in the direction OF the heart. The
victim retIoaed two steps back-his cIoZler fell from
fis ard-and exclaining Al, pa0lheUtar| sank
10 the earth. lie carried 20 tie saorl,y, and,
having received Association fgou the Able Surat, who
had Cau hit hun il Lls ANS lie fell, expired IN less
than five mil u,es. TIE body borne 20 the Archie
pisccpal Palace, in tie rue Grepele 81. Germain 81
O'Clock.
The sssassins name is Verges. lie was pri.st
the doc St OF Mcaux and had been several times sds
p(nded RON the exercise Of his functions. he MADE
himself known sCIne short time since by viJlel
pamphlet asaiust tie the L." tiii
Ger Of the crown o. ~. La)p, Department of the
ANe. lie was proceeded egairst and Condemned %
puIi.lln,nt lie O'so incurred for this pamphlet tn
cDiure of bis ecclesiastical supGiols, aid particularly
Of tie Archbishop. lie is said 20 have b-en ike Ti-s
SUSPENDED fiOm bis func:oIs for having PIE iChed
agsinst the dosme Of the 'lmussula.e Conception.
Ii was il gu,uoe Of Tie last suspension uet de
came 70 Paris where be fret rsedtI,eG The crIc Eac
he has just perpeirattd. Sister of Charity wdO had
obseryId the NOV tueH Ct the assassin and attempted
TO throw herself je,wte tie Archbishop aud him, was
wounded in the hand.
The assassin attempt to escape in The crowd
but lac was seiZed b. Eve or Elk Of the cons. eaion
and narrowly escaped berg t-angled oy nsn. 10 MS
examination before the authorities he answered cody
he says lie was suspended without jast cause
Some time sinee he affixed placard to toe gst-s Of
The Madeleine complaining of his paaiihment By tie
A,chbi,bCp. sud stating bat he perishing OF hun
ger. lie had aloGdy beeu pointed Oui - tue police
for having threatened of the most respectable par
ish priests in Pals, but he said that he
t,noa any evil dosists against tee Archbish P. tie
GENE 10 Paris Christmas eve and lJdSId a. No.
Rue Eaci1e. lie hss passed It's time since tlen 10
rescipg at the PIhGc Libraries He ~as crossed as
laymsn, and his Ialetot was stuffed with writings.
The following notice has been posted tle doors Of
the Church OF s. Etienne du Mont.
Monsesueur tie Archbishop having been stabbed d.ah
o. O'Clock this aitruooD by criminal hand IN the Church
ST. EicIne du Mont. The Church remains under lutsrie.
until the s1pory crvuony seh shah Be subseq lenty con-
L sudedn
To-day he outsde Of the Church Of s.. EIieane d.