Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-07
Death Of tho Dnuphin


A correspondent of tho New York journal Of
Commerce. writing from Bombay. Franklin coun-
ty. New York, gives quito interesting account
Of the death aud burial of Row Eleazer Williams,
who had become notorious from rumors of his
having been heir TO tho imperial throne of France
He died the 18th ult., after protractod illness
resulting from dropsy. The writer sayA
1.-The township from which date embraces
part Of the st. II, gis Reservation, and here. at q
small settlement called lIogansburg, the Rev.
Elcazcr Williams has lived and died Approach
ing st. Regis river from the East and about ono
thousand feet from it, on tho North side of the
road is square enclosure of one aero, nearly
covered by n beautiful pine grove with only one
white and one yellow birch tree besides. Midway
aud about ono hundred feet from the road in this
grove, stands modern built one story house, for
ty feet square, With high Gothic roof gable front
aud piazzn, painted outside dark brown, inside
oak grained.
"fhis is where the Duuphin lived and dicd.-
About one O'Clock entered the grounds and dwell
ling. where found about twenty persons, mostly
females. In the west front room, upon stools,
stood largc-sizcd coffin, covered with black
broadclotli and silver mounted. and rich pail,
having two deep velvet borders, thrown over
No plate letter or figure indicated It's contents.
THE lid was open, and therein lay the deceas-
cd, clad in his Episcopal vestments. with small
black velvet cap covering the top of his head and
the upper part Of his brow. The countenance
wa. remarkably fresh, tho eyes not sunken. and
but for parched appearance Of the lips, nothing
inconsistent with IL hale man in calm reposc. On
entering ! was not little surprised to sec Mrs.
Nj, of your city, Mt tho head of the corpse fan
ming off the ilies--as l have seen her do for her
sleeping child--and stalwart Indian standing at
her bnck. She had made the acquaintance and
won the confidence Of u squaw who had attended
the deceased, and thus enabled me to inspect tho
Library, royal robe, &c. Ascending the stairs be-
Ill L..
with plain shelves, containing library Of about
one thousand volumes. Its general character is
theological, and most prominent feature in this
respect is the largn collection of by emf
nent French divines fthc last century. There is
little Of History or Biography, Lamartino's Histo.
ry of the Girondists, Caryslcs French Revolution,
Documentary Colonial History Of New York. Lives
Of Madison, Monroe and Kossuth were observed.
The miscellaneous books would indicate little caro-
in the selection. Walkers Rhyming Dictionary
is there Tn small closet under the room were
about bushel Of loose manuscripts scattered
about. which only looked at.
Upon descending, Mrs. Nj called my at
tenton to the robe said to have belonged to, and
worn by, that Queen whose fate has awakened
such deep sympnthies, and whom the deceased
claimed us his mother.
"For elegance and richness of fabric it would
not disgrace royalty, If the history given Of
it be myth. She also showed me a sun-painted
HkcneSS showing nODio Heau anu cOuntenanCe,
said land doubt not truly to beof the deceased;
but could find little resemblance to the inanimate
clay cof6ned before me.
The floors were all bare, and the only furniture
l saw in the house was small table, small old
trunk containing the robe in the East front room,
and pine board bench in the hall.
Back Of the house was plain turnod maple
bedstead and pine board upright box, with a
seat in it. Mrs M. said there was also in the
house three chairs one small bedstead and a straw
bed one other small table, and one other old
trunk.
Just before two o'clock the "ancient and homo
rable fraternity of Masons," in large numbers,
came in procession, and with the of6ciatingcler-
gyman, accompanied the remains to the Methodist
Episcopal Mission Church, about hafa mile north
ON St. Regis road This church is a neat clap
boarded structure, about 40 by so feet, painted
white, with a cupols containing bell Its finish
is plain, but neat. with slips Provident against
the cold of these regions, it has two large stoves
and liberal length of pipe. IA
In this church the Rev. Mr.. Tredwell, Rector |
at Malone, preached the funeral discourse.
These 'e.vcsi aver, the rsmains were borne