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Saturday Morning, June 8, 1857
EUROPE.
NEWS ny THE CABLE.
Attempt to Assassinate the Gar
Of Russia.
The WOuLd-be assassin Cap
.. tured.
BOSTON FENIANS ARRESTED
In IRELAND. E9cs 4
GRAND MILITARY REVIEW IN
PARIS. et
BOSTON FENIANS ARRESTED
In IRELAND. F9..g
GRAND MILITARY REVIEW IN
PARIS. =t

PARIS, June G.
announcer attempt upon the life Ut the EN-
Peror Louis Napoleon was made to-day. w mie
RETURNING from grand review in Champ Du
mars, which took place this afternoon in honor
OF his Imperial visitor the Gar of Russia who
accompanied him, a shot was fired at the car
rage by some person in the crowd. Fortu-
mttely neither OF the Emperors was injured
Inc incident created great excitement and
CONFUSION Tor time, which was, however, soon
quoted when it was found that the intended
assassination had failed. Up to this time the
assassin has not been arrested, but he cannot
long escape. .4. A
DUBLIN, June 6-Evening
. Inc party OF Fenians who were arrested q
lew days since when attempting q landing in
Dungarvan county, Waterford, say that they
"sre from Boston, Massachusetts.
LONDON, June 6-Evening.
LORD Mas, Chief Secretary for Ireland, an
hounced in the House of Commons tonight
that the sentences of all the convicted Fenians
nave been committed.
Advlces from the continent report rising
against the authority of the Porte in Bulgaria
and Servia.
ATHENS, June 6.
Information received from the scene of the
recent military operations in the Island OF
Crete confirms the previous reports that the
turks have been everywhere badly defeated
and that The Cretan insurgents have been uni
iormiy successful in every encounter with the
FORCES Which, under the command of Omar
Tasna, were intended and expected to speedily
crush out and destroy the revolution.
New YORK, June z.
The Herald's special says that the Gar of
RUSSIA, and not the Emperor Napoleon, was
the object of the assassin. In the Imperial
carriage were the Gar, his two sons and Ma
poieon. When the royal party were being
driven through Bots de Boulogne a young man
apparently about 70 years of age, fred pistol
at The Gar, or in the direction in which he sat
In the carriage. 1t appears as if the weapon
had been overloaded, 1or the pistol exploded,
wounding the hand of the assassin 1t is al
legged that person standing in the crowd
threw up the arm OF the wretch by q promptly
dealt stroke just as he discharged the pistol
he was Instantly cut down, severely wounded
and made prisoner by the escort in attend
anoe On the Imperial party.
Line grand review of the military at Paris
was the most brilliant spectacle ever witnessed
IN France. over $4,000 men were under arms
Several American officers were present. They
were passed in review by Napoleon, who was
accompanied by the Gear of Russia, King OF
Prussia, Crown Prince OF Prussia and the
Grand Dukes Alexander and Vladima Russia.
the sons of the Gar. The Empless Eugene
witnessed a review from the Imperial Box at
Long Champs In company with Her Majesty
We're the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia.
Princess Royal of Prussia, Princess Victoria.
grand daughter of Queen Victoria, Prince I'M
perIal of France, and brother of his Imperial
dlghness the Tycoon of Japan.
The Herald's London dispatch saws Vauban
Jasper and Lectul er won the three great royai
prizes IN the races at Ascot A large number
OF people were present, including the Prince
Of Wales.