Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-15
Yiahf of aouIouuue.

thu Emneror Soulouaue from Hayti to jamaica.
in n Br,tish vessel Of war. Soulouque was the
forerunner mot the model) Of Louis Napoleon in
tho imperial experiment. He was chosen Pres'-
dent Of the republic Of lIayti in 1871. ms Louis
! Napoleon was chosen President Of tho French re-
public in the year 184s. In the latter part Of
is4o he usurpcd the imperial power, and declared
himself Enperor under the name OF Faustin J.,
as Louis Napoleon usurped the imperial power in
1851. and declared himself The Emperor Napoleon
H.. lie created u court Of dusky MOBILES, to whom
he gave Understanding titles and names; aud like
Louis Napoleon created Q court Of generals and
marslals, under various titles Of nobility. But
the parallel stops therefor the present. So
louque has fed, the republic returns, and we
AWAIT the future.
Soulououe, who now socks and finds protection
under u British flag. was born n slave, and bslong.
ed Ia a French planter. Joining the army Mt the
time IS the negro instructions, near the end Of
the last century, he gradually rose. until the tide
Of fortune made him President of Hayti in 1917.
Two years presidency had scarcely expired, when.
by n coup d. efat that foreshadowed, ms We have
said, the more important one Of Louis Napoleon,
ho made himself Emperor. A man OF evident en-
crgy and some ability, but without education or
refinement. the moment he found himself welding
the supreme power, no commenced - ape the
manners and customs of the dynastic monarchie-
Of Europe. Verbose and magniloquent proclama-
lions we're issued On tho most trivial matters.
The etiquette of his court was most pompously
sustained he created orders Of nobility, aud ne
gro mobiles. swelling cut with self-importance, de-
coratcd their burly forms with tawdry bits of rib
| bon. ala Legion Of Honor hi. Grace the Duke Of
Lemonade. bowed and scraped before tho lmpe-
rial throne. in conjunction with Ills Highness the
Duke Of Marmalade.
The Emperor sought tonnnex Dominica to his do
miuions, and was preparing to resume q war bro
ken of by II three years armisticc, when an IN
| surrcction IN his own petty dominions overthrow
his government. General Gefirard is now the ru-
Ter Of the now republic.
Snock1xe ACCIDENT ArA Ci~Rcus.-Yesterday
morning, after the rehearsal of the piece called
Cinderella, which is to DO br; dght out Mt the Cir
cus,a young girl residing in Callowhlll street, liza.
her iace and arm frightully lacerated by the male
Bengal tiger now exhibiting there. The space
behind the scenes was all confusion sn n moment,
for there we're quite IL number of childred on the
stage, most Of whom had been engaged in the re-
leafsal, and tho rest had come 10 the circus to
secure parts. but the management did not need
her services.
It appears that tho young lady entered by tho
back door with her younger brother, and after
finding that his services were not wanted. they az
preached the den Of the hons. which WAS not only
secured from approach by doors made Of boards,
but scenery was drawn in front aud behind the
case. The girl pushed herway between the scene
nv and the cage, and raised tho doors, while she
nut her arm between tho iron bars and pattcd tho
lion with her hand. The animal did not harm
her, aud emboldcnci by this fact. she raised the
door Of the tigers cage and touched him. He in
stnntlv seized her arm with his teeth, and attempt
ed to draw her through the bars, but her screams
brought assistance ut once. A pitchtork wa.
thrust between the tigers teeth, and n crowlar
was laid pretty sayaeelv over his back, So that III
II momcn, he loosed his hold, and tho girl WAS car
ricd AWAY, She did not faint or bctray unusual
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MA Hon pital suffered the amru,ation of her arm,
that operation being found necessary in conse-
uuence Of the fearful laceration Inflicted by the
riscr, i'm quite u heroic manner.
Tho affair created much talk during the evee-
ing, and Prof, Langworthy's entrance into the
tigers cage, before the audience, Mt the evenings
performances, was looked for with great interest.
Tho tiger looked rather more ferocious than usual,
hut the daring performer put him through all the
usual exercises without any extra trouble.
There is but little doubt that the young lady
will soon recover. with the sad loss Of her arm.
She is about Is years old, sad is described rs be-
ing unusually propossessing in her appearance.
-H'lad,ip h'd Inquirer ct Sat"'rfdy.
A NEsRo EXCITEMENT AT Rio JANEIRo-AMERI
CANS MrlicArEp.-The following is an extract
from a private letter dated Rio Janeiro. December
20, received by II gentleman in this city, and pub
l~hed in the Courier of this morning
we NV Itl uultt III cTt ~ u
day or two. Two days since, while the agent nj
one of the stations of the san Pedro Railroad was
,aying off the hands, one of them, II free negro,
wanted to be uaid before his time, and on being
refused grew SO insolent that the agent took him
by the shoulder aud showed him out of the office.
He went away swearing that he would have re-
vcnge, and the next day he came iuto the office
while the agent was writing and did not see him,
aud knocked him scnseless with II club. An A.
merican who was in the office, Immediately drew
his revolver and shot Mt him, but. unfortunately,
missed him. lilo was caught, however, and the
Americans present tied him To a tree and gave hin,
one hundred lashes. lie then made Il complaint
rs soon rs he was released, and II company of fifty
soldiers were sent to take the Americans who had
logged the negro, but they would not be taken.
Then another con.pauv was seut up, but they
could not take them either. The Americans had
shut themselves up, and. being well provided
with arms and ammunition, declared their inten.
ton to die rather than allow themselves to be
made prisoners.
They were willing, they said, to 60 to the city,
and submit 10 the proper authorities, with the
American Minister for an advocate, but they would
not allow one of their countrymen to be knocked
in the head, and themselves taken prisoners. for
whipping his a,sailant. So the matter stands
The government do not seem to be inclined to
prosecute the matter, and we have every assu-
rance thatit will DO quietly settled. Those who
know the negroes in this country, say that
those who whipped him will certainly be assassi-
mated.
Mr.. Corcoran, who expended from $4,000 to
$4,000 to elect Buchanan, never crosses the TIRES
hold of the White House, while it is whispered
along the avenue, that the Hon. John X. Thorn
son. Of New Jersey, one of the most faithful al.
herents has at last become disguised mt the hollow
hcartedness Of tho Executive. The Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, says
that no man eau be pointed out trho is sincerely at