The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-26

sand or more soldiers were drawn up in bo,-
lions around the inside of the course in IN.
p lrt the infantry, in another the artillery !,
another the cavalry. The soldiers participst-
ing were the special Imperial military school
of St. Cyr, the Imperial Guard and the active
divisions of the first army corps, under COM
mand of Marshal Corobert, ,commsndant Of the
fl ~ COINS and Marshal Regnard de Saint Jean
d Augily
AT ABOUT two o'clock large company of
military men on horseback headed by Napols-
on entered the grounds and were received with
sheers and music. In this royal cortege wore
Emperor, the Czar, the King of Prussia,
'n Mel, French Minister Of War, Count
hanuoh' Duke of Magenta, Marshal Bazains,
the CzNowieh, Grand Duke of vladimir.
Prince Dolsorouke, Count d'Adlerbery. Count
Schouwalous, Count wsroutzow Pripce
Wittgenstein, General Leboeuf. General Fave
and Baron Bonrgoing, Crown Prince of prns.
sia, Prince Louis of Hesse, Duko of saxs Wei.
mar, Prince Of Hesse Cassel, Count Bisparek
General Molske, Count Goltz, Count Paeklsr'
Maior Prince Radziwill, General Failly, Cen
eral Reille, General Fleury, Prince Of Mos-
COW, and other foreign princes and generals,
including some American officers.
After riding around the course in front Of
the troops, the retinue took position facing the
Tribune, or as we should call it, the judges
stand. In the pavilion were the Empress Eu-
genie, the Prince Imperial, the Princess Royal
of Prussia, the Princess Royal of England,
the Grand Duchess Maria OF Russia, Princess
Louise Of Hesse, Princess Alice of England.
Princess Matilda, Princess Eugene, the Ouch
ess of Hamilton, Princess Lucien Murat, Prin-
cess Joachim Murat and the brother of the w.
coon. The troops then defiled in close col
umns between the horsemen and the stand.
At the close of the review the Emperors re
sumed their carriages and proceeded towards
the city. Napoleon and the Gear occupied tho
first carriage and were followed by the Grand
Dukes and the King and Prince of Prussia,
So great was the crowd all along the route
that the horses were made to walk. While
passing the cascade, situated but short dis
tance from the race course, q shot was fred at
the Gar from the crowd, which fortunately
missed its mark. A great variety of contradis
tory reports appeared next day in the papers
but TIE facts seem to be about as follows: Just
as the carriage came up an excited young man
pushed his way to the front of the crowd, tore
open his vest and drew double-bsrrelled pis-
tol. One OF the hostlers, seeing the motion.
galloped his horse 10 the carriage side and
drove against the arm OF the young man, who.
nevertheless fired both charges One ball hit
the nose of the horse, scattered blood over the
Emperor, the Gar and Prince Vladimir, and
passing was lost in the crowd on the opposite
side Some say a. lady was killed. some say
she was on,y slightly wounded. The other bar
rel exp, ,oded and tore eff ore of the Gngers o
the wonld-be assassin. The Emperor imms1
diately rose up in his carriage and coolly said,
Gentlemen, no one is wounded" The Gear
with equal coolness remarked, well, Sire, we
have seen fire together" Meantime the sxas
perated crowd seized the young man and were
about to kin him on the spot, but the police
men with drawn swords rescued him and con-
Quoted him to safe quarters in hack
Arriving at the office of the Chief of Police
he was questioned and the following was de-
veloped: He is Pole, aged twenty, intelligent,
a mechanic He left his Poland home tive
years ago ana came to Paris, where he has
since been employed. When he heard that
the Gar had arrived in, the city he was seised
with desire to kill him. On the evening when
the Gar attended the opera he stood in the
front rank of the crowd and when he heard
the cries of "Vi0e Ia Pologne," he resolved to
attempt the life OF the hated ruler. The next
day he purchased pistol and searched for his
victim, but was unable to find him. The day
after he rose early, took ligh+ breakfast and
started for the review. Not finding the Car
before he entered the enclosure he waited till
he should return. The rest of the story has al
ready been written.
Many have urged the Gear to go back to Rus
sia Immediately, but he replies that he can
not on that account, shorten his stay nor
change his programme. Friday night the
whole city was brilliantly illuminated in hon
or of the Czar and because he was not killed.
1t is reported that he has requested that all
those who were arrested for shouting "Vfre
Ia Pologne" mag be released.
At the NEE ting of United States commiss-
toner's held on the Sth, Mr. L. f. Mellen-who
has been elected Secretary of the Board in.
place of Prof C. W. Joy-offered the follow
ing: a.,f 1IL --z
found regret tft 6arn 6ar ase s,h ;nsaa ana pro
tempt made to take the Life OF MS Iinp.s nj az
al Majesty the Gar OF Russia and while with
deep orrow :he III emory of the assassination
OF the late Chief Magistrate of our own coun-
try is still fresh in our minds; it is there
lore b.. t ..H
4esoLred; that as representatives of the Uni
ted States OF America and Commissioners to
the Univelsai Exposition we tender the Em-
peror OF hussia our expressions of thankful
ness That God, in His wise providence has
spared the life of one, who ike our own de-
ceased President, has made himself forever IL
lustrious by giving liberty to millions of our
fellowmen." .
The resolution was passed, ordered to be en-
graved ON parchment and was presented to the
Gar last evening
A The affair has, naturally, caused the wild
est excitement and continues to be the enc
great theme of conversation. ALPHEUs.