The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-22

PARIS, Sept. 20, 1895.
Funeral of oe Duke de GramoW CadrouEe-ThsE End Of
Fast Young Man-H,s Node Of Life and Spicy Ad-
v1tares-7ae Countess Guiccolfs Memoirs Of byron
Fbgnani ne s4rhs-lvec Mniacrs--lRemopai Of the
LegasioH- Cholera-Thc Dorenports, dc.
The ro de bon ripeu the leader. and guide, and pro-
phet and apostle OF the cue dore of Paris the Duke
dc Gramont Caderousse buried on the 2sth inst,
with great pomp after magnificent funeral service in
the church of the Madcane whose wallis both inside and
out, were heavily hung with black and studded here
and there with the ducal coronet and the arms Of
Caderouse At the early ago Of thirty-one this gen.
tleman Of noble and fortune, whose pranks and
foies have formed Of the leading topics in
the scandal and gossip loving world Of Paris, has
gone 10 his long He died on the 10Th inst at his
residence in The Boulevard Maesherbcs in the presence
OF his friend tho Marquis dc Gafct and Of those
mniserng angels Sister Of Charity, who closed his
eyes 70 this outer world when LIS shadows had ncd from
his vision The young scapcgace made good ending Of
IT, days before his death no dcvoutly received tho
last sacnments from the cure Of the church In his
parish and Ia 10 DO hoped repcntcd all his folies and
has gone 10 heaven. II win DO long time, IL over be-
fore this gay world Of Paris produces another such
maA
The Duke de Gmont Caderousse the second son OF
Charles de Gramont, Duke Of Cadcrousse, and Laura
tached to the American legation lost In tho Inflated
Arctic and The late Duke assumed his title and came
into possession Of fortune yielding an income Of one
hundred and fry thousand francs year. In 1854 From
that time till within month Of his death he maintained
his reputation the leader Of tho re drss Of Pasa
whenever there was heavy betting at tansqsAcnd or
boccaros In the salons Of the Jockey Club, or the
gorgcously furnished and brilliantly lighted rooms OF
some princess Of the demi monde the Duke de Ora
msnt was sure TO DO tho heaviest and most reck-
less better he WINS Who, some three years ago,
In the rooms Of ono Of these ladies In the
Champs Eysees discovered and exposed tho cheating
operations of Garcia and the director OF the italian opera
which ed 70 the trial and Imprisonment Of tho latter
whenever there . at the Bots do Boulosne or
Chanty seepIe chase at La Marche, there was the
Duke de Gramont He was very fond Of riding sfeeple
shases himself, and two years ago saw him thrown
from his horse into the dirty ditch nj la Marchc as he
was trying 10 leap IL whenever there was duel In tho
world OF those gay youths who formed the circle In which
he moved aking, the Duke sure TO De In some way
mixed up with H. He, dungihis ten years OF fast life
fought no less than dues, In one case killing
his adversary, a poor newspaper man named oil.
wife and family OF little children depending
upon his oxertons for their daily bread. The
Duke left Paris for Belgium immediately after this
affair but being indicted returned TO Paris and stood
trial The evidence proving that the duel had been con-
Quoted ON fair and honorable principles the Duke
acquitted but in accordance with thu rigid sonse Of
right and Justice with which law seems TO be admins
tered In France the court required him TO pay good
round sum the widow Of the whom he had killed
for sayipg something In derosation Of Vie manner In