Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-20
DON AUGUsTIN g. INTuRBDE.-On Tues

Don -AUGUsTIN G. INTuRBIDE.-Cn Tues
day there died in this city, at the C!aredon
Hotel, Don Augustin G. Inturbide, son of
1nturbide Primeto Emperor of Mexico. He
arrived here from Paris only about two weeks
ago and was conveyed to the hotel while suffer-
mo acutely from the disease which finally ter
minated his life-disease of the kidneys He
was strongly addicted to many of the charac-
teristic Mexican customs, including free use
both of meycal and of monte. He was possessed
Of large amount of natural wit, and was a
popuar favorite in Mexico This is proved by
the way in which speech Of his, illustrating
the maxim, M rino ver4tas, y was received by
the popalace at the opera house in the city of
Mexico, only yearand a-half or two years ago.
Macmillan had ordered all the theatres to
be thrown open freely to the public on the
night of the tete day of the Emperor lnturbide.
Late in the evening, Don Augustin and party
Of friends entered the imperial box at the opera
house They had all been dining quite lber-
ally, and Don Augustin was in condition to
speak his mind recklessy He was soon rec
ognized by the people, who cried out: ''Don
Augustin speech a speech" In spite of
the remonstrances of his friends, Don Angus
tin arose and made his way to the front Of the
box. Placing himself where he could see and
be seen by all, and silence being gained, he
thus addressed his countrymen
Mexicans you want speech from me eh
Well, you shall have one. You want me to
speak as the son of the liberator of Mexico the
immortal Iturbide. Well, he was your chosen
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co, and so you shot him. In doing so you
acted like the parcel of robbers and assasslns
that you always were and always will be.
was felt by the audience, or whether they were
in too good humor to be irritatcd by them, is
not known, but the speech was received with a
storm of applause and outbursts OF laughter,
under cover of which Don Agustin was hurried
off by his friends.
His father, Agustn Iturbide, Emperor Of
Mexico, was born in Valladolid de Michoacan
1884, and executed in Padillia, July 10, 1924.
The Emperor left a large family. Don Eli
ipe distinguished himself in the American
army during the war with Mexico. Don
Angel married lady of Georgetown, d. G.,
and is the father of boy now about five years
old, who was transferred by his parents to the
Emperor Maximilian, with the expectation
that he would one day be Emperor of Mexico,
Maximilian having no children Of his own
The eldest daughter of the Emperor Agustin,
lady of great intelligence and most estimable
character, remains with her little nephew at
Mexico. She is recognized by Maximilian as
the Princess imperial, under which title she
enjoys at the Mexican Court precedence
next after the Emperor and Empress. IN T.
World.
Mrs. SURRArT's HoUsE.-There is three
story brick tenement, in the middle of block
fronting upon one of Washington's lesser thor
oughfares, that is making itself peculiarly OBJ
noxious to timid people, and ridiculous among
the stouter hearted. The building in question
is none other than that belonging to Mrs. Sur
ratt In the course of settlement Of her estate,
the house in question was offered for sale. and
even then the public seemed shy and indifer-
ent to the purchase, and so it came that
property worth by moderate comparison slO,-
900, fell under the hammer at the insignif-
cant sum Of $4,000. The new landlord, there
fore, Instituted such improvements as entirely
changed the aspect of the property, and all but
transferred it's site, and in course OF time came
tenant, but not to remain. In less than SIX
weeks the lessee had flown from beneath the
roof, forfeiting his years rental, and was ready
to swear, with chattering teeth, that his ncr-
vous system was shattered for lite time.
Others succeeded to the occupancy Of the
house he had vacated, in turn to ma Ike shud-
dering exit. Mrs. Surratt's house is haunted.
There can be no reasonable doubt upon the
subject. She herself persists in treading its
halls and perambulating the premises, in the
dead of night, clad in those selfsame robes of
serge in which she suffered the penalty Of the
law In costume, she differs from the "Wo,
man in White, - unmistakably, but that the
general effect is none the less thrilling, and al
together fatal to the composure of the observ-
err is positively averred by each successive oc-
cupant of the mansion. WASH Cor OF Boston
Post. $50.