Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-09-23
We Have No Bourbon Amcng Us.

St. heglS luuldns, Uut WHoSt hEo"H HIS
tory with incidents collateral thereto, fur
nj shes a remarkable chain OF circumstantial
evidence as showing him to be the
veritable Louis XVII of France, and son of
lhe gifted Maria Antoinette, died on the
2Slh ult., in Hogansburg, Franklin county,
New York. A correspondent of The Ne,c
York Journal of Commerce gives the par
ticulars of his death and burial The cor
respondence OF The Journal of Commerce
says:
Approaching st. Regis river from the
East, and about one thousand feet from it,
un the North side of the road, is square
enct0sur OF tEe acre, ntarly ccvered by a
beautiful pine grove, with only one white
and one yellow birch tree besides. Mid
way. ant about one hundred feet from the
road in this grove, stands modern built
one story house, forty feet square, with 3
high Gothic roof, gable front and piazza,
painted outside dark brown, inside oak
grained.
From front to rear runs a wide hall, divi-
ding the house equally. making TWO. small
rooms in front. one each side of the hail.
whilst the rear, from which is a flight o:
stairs above, has no room deserving a more
dignited name than CLOSE; or pantry. The
windows are small, with diamond glass, and
hung with outside green blinds. No other
building. or shed, grac"s the premises
This is where the Dauphin lived aud died.
The tidings of his death spread rapidly
on Saturday. Lodges of Masons were con
vened that evening, and arrangements made
in places as distant az Malone, about twenty
FIVE miles, to attend and bury him yesterday
al two o'clock P II.
About one o'clock entered the grounds
and dwelling, where found about twenty
persons, mostly females. In the West front
rovm upon stools stood large sized coffin,
covered with black broad cloth and silvei
mounted, and rich pail having two dee1
velvet bord 'rs thrown over. No plate
letter, or figure, indicated its contents.
The lid vas open, and therein lay The de-
| ceased, clad in his Episcopal ves.ments
with a small black velvet cap covering the
! top of his head and the upper part oil his
| 1rJw. The cOuntenance was remarEa bly
fresh, the eyes not saBken, aud but for /;
| parched appearance o! the lips, nothing in
consistent with a haze man in calm repose
GA entering, | was not little surprised tt
see Mrs. --, OF your city, at the heat
of the corpss, tanning off the flies, az
have seen her do for her sleeping ch Id, ant
a staIw arr Indian standing at her back
Sne had made the acquaintance and wor
the confidence OF squaw who attended th'
deceased, snd thus enabled me to inspec
the library, royal robe, &C., &c.
Mrs. NJ called my attention to tn,
robe said To have belonged to and bee,
SUrn by the @ leer whose fate has awaken
ed such deep symparhies, and whom the de
ceased claimed as his mother.
For elegance and richness Of fabric, i
would Lot disgrace royalty, even if the his
tory given OF it be myth. She also show
ed me a sun painted likeness, showing
noble head and cuuntenance, said (and
doubt not truly to be OF the deceased, bu
| could find little resemblance to the maui
mate clay coffined before me.
Tue floors were all bare, and the onl,
| furniture saw in the house was a smal
! table, a small old trunk containing the rob
in the East front room, and a pine boar
bench in the hall.
| Back of the house was plain turne
maple 5eG,tead and pine board uprigh
box with seat in it. Mrs. NJ. said thcr
was also in the house three chairs, on
small bedstead and straw bed, one othe
smal table, and one other old Trunk.
Just befUre two o cl OK the "ancieEt an,
honorable fraternity OF M,sons'' in larg
numbers came in procession, and, with tn
officiating clergyman, accompanied the re
mains to the Methodist Episcopal M,ssiol
Church, about half mile North ON III
| St. Regis road.
| In this Church, the Ryv. Mr.. Tredwel
| course.
These services over, the remains wer
| borne across 10 the West side of the roa
| to small cpHretery, and under two pin
trees consigned to the grave, with EpiScopa
and Masonic rites.
But what of the Indians, with whom h
was reartd If not born! | doubt not tina
you vii! learn with surprise that his burial
though in their midst, and within a mil
anc halt of their large village, WIS no
I toft hy frIQ -
About dozen squawS neatly attirei in thei
costume struggled along outside uf the pro
cession, of whom few entered the church
whilst others sat by the fence.
During the services at the grave. non
approached; but after others retired. abou
half duzen squaws came up Iouked int
the grave and turned away. No "warrior
paid the least attention to what was trans
pirIng, nor did squav manifest the slight
est emotion. Why was all this! Had the
departed one ceased to be recogn zed as
red msnp Was he considered "pal
iace" by blood as well as by habit! Ha
he given moral offence in matters of re
ligon or civil pol,ty! Or was it simply al
exhibit of that stocism characteristic O
their most savage constitution! Let tbos
who can, answer.
There is no doubt that he suffered at las
| from The want OF attention and other ne
| cessarIes.
Intelligent and trustworthy people il
these parts. wine have known him long an,
intimately with great unanimity believe il
the Dauphin claim.
Requiesc at in pace.