The Nevada Democrat., 1858-03-03
NEV ADA DEMOCRAT.
MORNINGS MARCH 8, 1858.
T6e Attempt to Assassinatc the Emperor
Napoleon.

rbe Attempt to Assassinate the Emperor
An attempt was made on the evening of Jan.
14th. to assassnate the Emperor Napoleon
The Emperor was not hurt, but three persons
standing near him were killed, and about sixty
wounded, some of them supposed to be mortal
". The following is the official accouat of this
event from the MOnite,r of the 18th January
Last night, at 81 o'clock, at the moment of
their Majesties' arrival at the opera, three ex-
posions of shells were heard. A number of
the crowd who were standing by the doorway,
several of the soldiers of the escort and of the
Garde de Paris, were wounded, two OF them
MORALLY .sf
Neither the Emperor or the Empress was
touched. A piece of shell, however pierced
His Majesty's hat; and General Roguet Aide
de-Camp In waiting, who was sitting in the car
riage, was slightly wounded on the back of the
head. The carriage itself was much shattered.
The Emperor and the Empress, on entering
the opera, were received with the warmest en-,
thusiasm. The course of the performance went
on as usual
4, On hearing of the event which had taken
place, their Imperial Highnesses jerome Napo-
leon and, the Prince Napoleon, the Princess
Mathilde, as well as Prince Murat, the minis
ters, several marshals and great functienaries,
the members,of the diplomatic body, and the
Prefects ef. the Seine aud of Police, the Procu-
reur-general of the Court of Paris, and the
Procureur Imperial, attended their majesties.
obstruction was at once commenced
aRdseveral arrests were effected. -. -,...
Their majestes left the opera at midnight
The Bouevards were spontaneously illumna-
ted, and vast cencourse of people cheered the
Emperor and the Empress most enthusiastically
and touchingiy as they passed on their way TO
the Tnileries. On arriving there their majes-
ties found a.grcat number of persons, amongst
them the Ambassador of England, the President
of the Senate, members of the diplomatic body
and several senator's, waiting to offer their con-
gratulations. ..e ----
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
says; a.
"On inquiry at the Tueries find that the
Emperor and Empress are perfectly we'll. The
Emperor's face is slightly scratched by frag-
ments of glass. At this hour (12 o'clock the
Imperial family are attending solemn mass,
with the Ministers of State. The consprators
are Italians; four of them have been arrested ;
they came from England, and belong to the sect
ofassassins. Fifty-two persons were wounded
by the three shells thrown at the carriage some
dangerously" --
The Paris correspondent of the London Globe
says; aef' .....- ..
Sixty persons were wounded, including the
Comptroller of the Opera, an officer of police,
and two ladies at window. Amongst those
arrested are three foreigners. The projectiles
used were conieal. Three persons were killed
The Emperors hat was smashed. As the Em-
peror returned from the theatre the bouevards
were Illuminated
The Paris correspondent of the Lendon Time,
telegraphs on the 18th
'Thc Emperor and Empress drove out to-day
in an open caleche, without any escort, through
the'streets of Paris They were enthusiastically ly
cheered by the people"