, 1866-01-21

was married, With all due pomp and cefemo- |
n.y. to the Due: de Aouchy. The close con-
nection Of the bride with the Imperial Court
and family, the high rank and lineage Of the
dowry given by the Emperor himself, the pc
cnliar interest which the wedding was sup
posed to excite Ut the TnilerIes, aud the beau-
ty Of the lady, famous for her fairness u
court where tnfr women abound. al1 contrib
uted to make this nuptial ceremony nine |
days wonder n Paris. Bnt to ta9 great
world lying outside that city which French
men regard Is the centre Of eiyilizatton-the
one habirable spot on the inhabited globe
the marriage will be noteworthy chiefly for Its |
strange historic interest. The story Of the
first and second empire is, as It were, cpl |
tomized 10 the s1nglr fact that the marriage
Of u grand daughter Of Joachim MuFat should !
be m event Of European importance So /
long Us the fame of the Napoleons endurcs the |
name of tEc 3Iuruts must Hye also. OF all
the generals Who fought and conquered. and |
ruled under the reign Of tho great Emperor, |
On the popular mind rs the beGu sabfeuT. |
Ney aud Aassena, aoult md Moreau, had !
little personal claim to place In history save
that which they derived from the reflected
lustre Of their master's fame. But Murat,
like Rernadottc, made bis own mark upon
thnt strange yicfssitndcs Of fortune lose their
interest fol. .succeedfng generations, Hlen Will
forge tho story of fhn son Of the French
tavetukeeper, the dependent Of the house O!
Talleyrand, the chotkter at the College 81
dler's uniform, and fought his way 70 crown
by his Owl dauntless courage and reckless
daring. The man who, in the Judgment OF
Napoleon, was "tha hest cavalry ollicer in
the world''-who was King of the Two sici-
Ies-who, deserting tho founder OF bis for.
tunes, came back to his old allegiance when
the star Of the Bonapaytes rose once more
after the return from .E1ba-and WHO died On
the Ca1Abriau coast, Nither be had gone to
recover lost kingdom, shot there Ike q dog
by Neapolitan couft-maE tial-was one whose
career Will be forever memorable Throughout
the long years of Bourbon tyracny the name OF
Murat was cherished by the people over whom
be had once ruled; und even now. 10 those
southern provinces OF the great Italian king
dom, there Is still party left which dreams
fondly Of the day when the 3Gurats shall have
their own again. The lady, whose marriage
; every newspaper + the Old World and the
descent from King Joachim Of Naples, and
| tie youngest sister Of the great Napoleon.
But the fortune of the race to which she be-
| long are associated no less with the second
empire. During the three and thirty years
which passed between The day when the sun
| The field Of Waterloo, and that other day when
| the nephew of the captive at St. Helena was
! proclaimed President Of the French Republic,
| the Mnrats well nigh disappeared from the
| worlds notice. The e.-Queen lived and died
rs the Countess Lipona, in that kindly Tus.
! can capital which, alone amidst the courts OF
| tho continent, extended to the surviving
members Of the Bonapnrte race something Of
| a timid welcome. The children Of King
| Joachim were scattered about the world
The eldest son, once Prince Royal Of Naples
and heir apparent to the throne Of the Two
| Sici1ies, passed across the Atlantic, marIied
there q grand niece Of the founder md first
President Of the American Republic, and died
Southern planter in tho Stnte or Florida,
Tho sisters became the wives Of small ltalian
mobiles: The SECOND md youngest son, folloT'
settled down for many years as q
| quiet American citizen. Few among the
emigrants in that vast hive Of sceth'
ing industry seemed to have loss brilliant fa'
tufe than that Of the quasi royal exile. Pov'
erty and he-so gossip says-became fntI
nately acquainted, nol Tor time this branch
OF the Murats owed its means Of livelihood to
school for little girls, Kept by, the present
Princess, IN English lady, whom the Prince
had married in the days when Louis Philippe
was called to the throne, Of France, and the
lowest ebb. Then. when the Prince had
reached an aga at winch most men begin to
think that fortune has little mure In store fol
them, the Orleans dynasty fell, Napoleon III
restored the Empire, and the last Of the Mu
rats returned to rntis to become
friend and tavoritc OF his cousin
chief among the grandecs Of tho second EN-
pire. The Princess Anna herself has thu:
grown up during the prosperity Of the rac4
to which she belongs. and It is underatoot
that the Emperor has a1was taken especial IN
terest in the subject Of her marriage. Snitpf
without number have been talked Of as can
dIdates f6r the hand OF this daughter Of tn
empire, and The choice Of q husband Is said t
have been the theme OF fse99ene dclihcta.ior
Ia tho imperial council. Whatever may b
the personal merits OF the fortunate noble
: hand Of the youthful bride, there can be n
J doubt that big position must hay
. been a powerful Recommendation to ith
eyes Of Q sovereign anxious h3 every means I
; consolidate, biz dynasty: The Dne =, 4
Oldest II Frcrch families, represents The l.
: gitimist party Hitherto the Faubourg vt
Ecrmafn has refused to recognise the empire
very much as it refused to acknowledge th
/ government Of Italy. The historic names G
,, lists Of the 1mperie1 Court. Between ii
partisans Of the new order Of things md th
! deyotees Of the aacien regime there Wa
4 q gulf across which It was well nigh tn
. possible TO pass- The uobIes might appea
: at court On state occasions, but the saio1a
! tiers Of the Tulleries. Whether for goo
: or evil, however, the French aristocrae
t are no longer a power in France, and the
i favor Of disfnyor can neither make nor mar
E dynasty. Yet, socially, they represent,
n force ard Napoleon III, Il too wise rul'
= to ignoresth Importance Of social influence
n Ills own throne be has probab!; now estai
a to secure for his own the actiyessympathy,
t well as the sullen aequiescence, Of every pa1i
= in the country. Moreover, in some portion
. France the old 1egitimlst section It nc
! viiiha,.+ power; md the enterprise
winning it ,ess 10 os fns + m,sa spn,rSt re- n
By no means 70 ss ~ ~ ~ 'nt tSa nnc o y
: pear, With the dcai.- VI .,gless IA 1ar ma,
$ Bordeaux, q sickly md ca.a ~ Il
: last direct male descendant Of the ;eln.
brunch ofthe French Bourbons.; and 1t Is b
} | no means certain that the pa1tkans Of }ee,;t
macy will transfer their allegiance to the O.
leans tam1ly, whom they dislike far MOI
is Philippe are excluded from the succcssio
by their fathers disloyaltf to the lawful sol
: ! efefgn, and the throne Of Franco becomes II
cant II Heury Y. dies without sou or heir. Tlles
: calculations, however, arc too remote to exc
! else much influence on 50 practical q mind 6
that Of the French Emperor. Probably b
; values the adhesion given 10 his dynasty,
tho marriage OF his cousin to one OF the Art
: among the old mobiles OF Franco, chiefly ~
open acknowledgement that even IN the Ru
: GTenele St. GcImain, the empire Is now reco.
. nized as an accomplished fact
). TIE PRINCESS ASHA,MuRAr L JERSEY woMA:
From the Trenton {S. j. Gazette, jan. 81
The P5,naessa Ann Murat, daughter Of Print
Lncien Mlrat aud Madame 3turat, and VIII
was born ut Bordeutown- wuE married IN Par
| on the 18Th u1t., to the Due de Mouchy,
: hi.h-born, and wealthy French noble. III
description of the brilliant marriage ccrs
: | mauy seems In strange contrast. with Wha
:: We remember Of the Aturnt family It Border
town twenty gears ago. In those days th
I'm short, not to plt too fine Pofnt, upo
, it," was secdy, and Madame Murat conducte
j | q school, which was the support OF th
family. Atter the revolution Of 1913 gave
hope Of better fortunes, md the Prince dt
, | sired to return to France to take hts chanes
: he was Obliged to gentleman OF this cit
: for the means to pay his passage and give hi1
!, | a start On the rond 10 fortune and faIne. W
fancy that times were Tathcz hard with hlg
r there until after the accession of Napoleon t
, | the presidency. Since th4f event times hag
! changed for The better with the Prince, IN
he must look back upon his old Bordentow
life as troubled dream.
, | Hollands Life Of fLIncoln-TheiDedfca
IL tory Sentence to mr. Johnxoo-
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial says:
Here Is >cut1ous .tact, In the history Q
! book making, which / can not refrain fon
sou, Of DR.. Hollands admirable and truthfu
s;f,> ,,f yirr,,1., thA+f IA ff,n fnl1asgf0rf lar