The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-09


ration.
8. The north of schleswig TO return to Den.
mark.
4. Prussia to keep the Elbe Duchies
b. Hesse to be partly annexed to Prussia.
THE FALL OF AUSTRIA,
TO which the Emperor Franz Joseph has given his
consent has caused general indignation in Vienna
and throughout Austria generally. The press is
unanimous In condemning the shameful peace
which has been concluded with Prussia. How
ever, the Hapsburgs are too old TO learn.
RIOTS IN LONDON.
The capital Of England has for the last few
days been the scene of constant riot and dis
order. Ihe Reform meetings which we're to have
taken place IN Hyde Park were prevented by
the authorities, and the consequence was q
combat between the police and the people, who
did great damage in the Park tearing down the
Ialls and destroying the trees.
HOW PARIS AMUsEs ITSELF
The majority oil the Partisan theatres are at
present closed, on account of the heat or De-
cause the tdteSSe, who for the most part support
such places OF amusement, are now out Of town.
The Sensationalists have this week had an
opportunity OF satisfying their morbid taste of
the horrible. | regret to state that thousands
OF well dressed persons were present at the
execution of the wholesale woman murderer,
Philippe, which took place some daVs back.
On the Place dc Ia Roquette, at 6 o'clock A. NJ,
many had taken their stations to see this horrible
spectacle the night before. At halEpast 5 the
prisoner was awakened, and the usual prepare
lions as TO dress gone through.
He then drank glass of cordial. Upon being
asked II he had any revelation to make, he said,
"NOhlng; | only committed the crimes tor
which am committed" He then heard mass,
and afterwards requested the chaplain 10 write
10 his father and inform him he had died a
Christian. He marched to the scaffold with
hrmness, and in a few seconds had ceased to
exist. Contrary TO what takes place generally,
the crowd uttered no threats or cries after the
fall OF the fatal knife, although the popular
song OF
"C'est biea tda
FdtdH pas qti y GUe,'
was frequently heard between midnight and the
evening Of the execution.
THE CHOLERA.
The cholera reports from Amiens, lately visited
by the Empress, do not indicate much amelio.
ration, as on Sunday there were thirty and on
Monday forty deaths.
At the late visit of the Empress to the capital
OF Plcardy, her Majesty when at the Hospital,
approached the bedside of q patient of the
name o. Demcnuer, workmen, and SPOKE
some consoling words TO MIN, which seemed to
revive HIM, and for some DAYS the medical mPu
mad hopes OF saving him; but his strength
failed, and he has Just succumbed.
Before his death he called the Sister OF Mercy
to his bedside, and taking from under his
pillow a purse, put 1t INTO her hand, saying,
Sister, here are ninety francs, all ! possess in
the world; it do not recover send them tO the
good Empress; let her give it to the poor or to
the OTpheleuS du Prince Imperial as a token OF
gratitude from poor Dementler.n The Sister OF
Mercy has just fulfilled the wishes of the dying
workman.
TWO IMMoRTALS ON THEIR DEATH-BEDs,
Both Monsieur Villemain aud Monsieur de
Montalembert, the ultra-montane lcgitimlsts,
are at the present moment lying at deaths
door, The former met with an accident by a
fall u hs library, when trying to get at book
hey nd his reach. The health of the latter has
for Il az Y months caused much uneaslness to
his friends.