The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-03
From Correspondence ". J.. Fost
GENERAL FLEURY AND THE EMPEROR
NAp0TEnN

Among the festivities of Easter; week, the iuve-
nile party given to the Prince Imperial by General
Fleury, was one of the plessantest and most sue
cessul. The General is an old friend Of the Empe
ror, one of his aides de-camp and master of the
Imperial stables, in which capacity he has con-
trived more than one occasion, to play off GER
tain chickering's on his Imperial master, whose
motto, however, to be that it is better to he
cheated bv those yoI know than BY strangers" the
General remaining in favor despite his man@uv
rings and the knowledge of the same which is pos
sessed by the Emperor. For instance. the General
a time persuaded the Emperor to buy a
pair of magnificent black carriage horses, which
he declared to be- and which really were, of the
most admirable beauty, soundness, race and train
ns. -
Emperor, who was impatient to drive them out in
his favorite Americdtne was Informed that one of
them had been very violent, had kicked and other
wise sbamefullv misbehaved himself, and that he
must be put into fresh training before he could be
used. But the more the animal was trained the
more upmanageabe he grew, and the General, at
length, advised the Emperor that it was hopeless
case, and that the horse must be sold, and as the
second horse refused to run with any other than its
comrade it had, of Iurse, to be sold also The
Emperor consented, and the horses were disposed
of for quarter of their cost. A few days after the
Emperor recognized in the Bois de Boul0gne, these
same horses going most beautifully IN the cdteche
of one of the great financial nabobs of the capital
When the man of money next made his appearance
at court, the Emperor compmented him on bis tine
horses, and inquired where he had bought them
az had them from -" replied the huancier
naming a "party" who, as the Emperor knew, is
constantly employed by the General in bis little
private affairs in the horse-dealing line, 'and
pretty price lie MADE me pay for them" naming
figure but little under that at which the Emperor
had previ usly purchased them; "but they
such magnificent animals,' he continued, ''and in
such perfect training, that esteem them cheap at
the money.
On other occasions, being desirous of doing the
agreeable to Rachel be executed a similar
nuuvre, persuading the Emperor that there was
something amiss with another very valuable pair
of horses, and obtaining authority to sell them;
when be Immediately transmitted hint to the
great and greatly avarici"us tragediaD, whose
steward bought them in at sham sale TOR tithe OF
their value. short tine ago, the Empe or sent
the General to England to buy some horses, giving
him 100000 francs fer the purchase. Fleury,
whose passion is gambling, and who is consequent
ly always short ot money, could not resist the
temptation of such opportunity and spent every.
sou of the amount at the billiard table. Day after
day passed. the Emperor sent repeated INQUIRIES as
to his doings, and at length Fleury was obliged to
confess that he bad speut the money entrusted him.
and had therefore not bought any horses The
Emperrr then sent him another 100 600 francs
with a caution against any further tampering with
billiards.
But no sooner was this received than it
went the usual way of a gamblers money. Fleurv
however, having chosen several valuable horses,
had the animals delivered to him in London, on
promise of immediate payment, secretly sent them
off by rail for Paris starring himself Tor the same
destina ton But the bnrse-dealer, who probably
knew his man, on applying for bis money, finding
that the horses and the General were gone, and no
payment to be had, applied at Scotland lard Tor
assistance, and an order at once transmitted
by telegraph to the police at Dover, to stop the
horses on the arrival of the train.
This done and the dscomfited Genera! was
fain to return to Paris minus the horses. For a
day or two he managed to put bold lace upon the
matter, laying the blame of the delay the rail
way people; but be at length compelled to
confess the truth. The Emperor, thereupon, sent
third remittance by surer hand; the dealer was
duly paid, and the horses this time reached Paris
without farther delay.
THE OHE GREAT ToPIC NORTH AND SoUTH-As a
proof OF the complete absorption of the public
mind, and the concentration of all its energies and
feelings upon one point, may mention little
circumstance, mere straw, but which struck US al
significant. One friend remarked to another las
evening on Market street tbar the weather was
pleasant but raj her dusty, to which the reply wa
that that the hrst time he (the person address
ed) had heard anybody mention the weather for ,
week. The thing struck and others strongly a
the same time. People don't talk of the weather
Wilmington, ". C., Journal.
Flora Temple and Princess matched to tro
again on the third Tuesday in May. The race is t
he mile-beats to wagons. best three in five for
stake of $3.50 side. 1t has not yet been decide
over what course the old competitors will joi
issue.
The,United States have landed horses and tw
batteries of fyng artillery complete on Santa Ros
Island. The horses and guns were seen distinct