Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-18
PARIS.
Gossip Of the Great City by
Gamma.

] Gamma.
Special Correspondence N. o. Picsyune.I
PARIS, August, 1858.
Able Domeneeh says in his History o.
| Mexico: " An Imperial crown might
have sedueed the Archduchess Charlotte
but 1t was no silly ambition which insti.
| gated her to push her husband into this
sensme. History has its reserves, and
should touch only on public matters
/ Therefore shall De silent about the real
causes Of this ambition, which was war
ranted by the feverish activity of q noble
/ intellect and an ardent nature, seeking
an outlet in the Cares of great enter
! prise" A good deal OF inquisitiveness is
I felt 20 discover what these real causes
| we're. A daily newspaper gives this ex-
| plsnstiOn of them: During the voyage
! Archduke hsxtmilian made to Brazil,
in 1883, ne contracted q dangerous dis
! ease. He was unskilfuIly treated by his
/ physicians, and ne lost forever his will
! ity. His teeth became black, and his
| throat became seriously affected. Moth
| ing which could be done was able to ar
| rest the progress Of the disease, which
! cOntTived to undermine his life all the
| time he was on the Mexican throne.
I L AAC tNAAsSN ACA4NS OG TINS Ats6lSe Was 10
| make AFcHduchess Charlotte virtually
widow at the age of twenty. Her
| bleak home, hopeless of all change. naade
her plunge into ambitious SCHEMES.
What strange history that Of the Mex
lean Empire is
The French Empress gave her hus-
band quite pretty reception on his re
turn 10 F0ntaineoIeau from ChalOns,
On his ARRIVAL he took her hands and
kissed her, and took the Imperial Prince
in his arms and kissed him, and shook
hands with all the Empress retinue,
She gave large dinner party, engaged
the Empress Dragons 70 execute a torch
march-th2t IL, a march in which each
hor1enan osrFIes a torch, which produces
a very fantastic effect, especially when
the Iasrch takes place by the SIDE OF wa
ter and on the margin OF woods. Her
entertainment ended with fire. works,
An earthquakes shock has been felt at
Bellevue and Msudon. A good many
houses near the Meudon station were
cracked.
NJ. de Ia Guerroniere has been sent on
q secret mission 70 Belgium and Holland.
Herr Wagner, the composer, is said to
have promised Princess Ge Metternich 10
prevent the King OF Bavaria from pIsy-
ing second fiddle to Prussia. 1t is doubt
fui whether the kisg would keen his
promise, as he Is ABOUT to be married 10
the Cz@r's daughter, Archduehess Marie.
chud lnsE nfteen and marveloUsly beau
tIul,
Mile. Courbeti sister Of the eminent
artist, has married NJ. Eugene Rsverdy.
The Emperofis househuId sent out last
year q, 53lf. 20. Of kilograms: the Oh
serVstOry, 1873, 743i. sos. Minister Of
PuOlie Instruction., 4OOf; Minister of the
Marine, 1874 Sl6f. 4Oe.; Minister OF the
Interior, IA, 4J8f zoe.
While the French Emperor Tss at
PlOmbieres he refused positively to re-
celve anybody. Priucess Tro1betskoi
Mile IagIoal's daughter) and her hus-
Daud were extremely dssirUds to be pre
sented 70 Aitai and pressed, through eYery
chsnnel, 70 graufy her wishes. TIE EnI-
peEOF decliEed. One of his friends went
10 the station with fee PrInoaSsas she was
leaving a5e2 n reply 20 her bitter COM
FF.Alnts spoot the EmpeFor'5 want of
courtesy, he said; Dear Madam. Won
were wrong to proclaim so openly Vour
sympathy with Cne Emperor; if, Instead
OF going 20 him rs ne walks about. Won
had feIgned never to see him. If aftar
having sung for two weeks the praise of
Henry or LsdTu ROilin, luo matter
which, YOU had let hIm see ne hsd ron
yUu 10 ais party, then the chances are he
would have received you; or il instead
of wearing lace aud diamonds Won nd
put on nOmsspun dress and a ueassnts.
cap and GeciaIned Foetry ike Do-othee'
you HOu4d certainly have been received d
DJrUttss Is al ugly old peasant woman.
nesr P4omolsres, VINO greatly amuses the
Emperor by her frantic duggereL
lHe AiulSt % PubIfc Iustruetiou has
sent Nous. Hippeau 10 America 10 ex.
smlne the Organization OF public in
sETuctl0n IN the United States,
Prince NapoieOn and wife set out for
Faux Bonnes in y few davs.
Ii Is sald the sultan gave Prince Ma.
poleOn ring wufth 2GO, O00f-doubtfuE
MJus. A1lrslt de Ia Charriere is dead. |
be visa pieieet from 1861 70 1866, and DO |
lIical euitor OF LIE CoJ1stitutiOaelle and |
lie Pays from 1855 to 1865,
AT FontaiAeisau, few days since, q |
a,ah Went tpt the Emperor and grossly /
abused nlN ior having caused his ruin; !
le WtS arrested and proved to be mad
u liAh "ho h''u gone crazy in Consequence
)t less OF money.
An interV ew between the King OF
v
Jlaee al Sshwaibaoh.
The King and Queen of Denmark 20
o st. Petersburg IN few days on visit.
The Empress Uf Austria is on visit
o her father at Garatshausen, Bavaria.
In Belgium, races of carrier pigeons are
popular, and the honors paid
uecessful pigeons. A recent Belgian pa-
,er says: fne pigeon which obtained the
irst prize at the Rome competition was
seorted yeSterdsy, in crest pomp, to
lugFse, It's native place. The Choral
society Of Olgree came to Liege to meet
[, and accompanied it on 8 steam boat
ack to Ougree. The Choral SOeiety
arg the most brilliant and varied pieces
urlng the whole voyage. A Brilliant
ecsption was given the fortunate bird,
ghich seemed quite surprised at the
onors paid 1t.
The S lltan has deereed the establish
asnt OF an observatory at Constantine
lie,
Berezowski, who fred on the Gar
7hen the latter was in Paris, has reached
yOuvelle Cslsdonie. He was cordially
reeted, and the people looked upon him
sther as martyr than q criminal. He
7as offered clerkships in merchants Of
ces, but he soon proved himself too stu
id to fulfil any but the merest mechan-
ssl duties, and he was necessarily aban-
oned TO them.
A duel has taken place at Compiegne,
etween Messrs. Feulllant and JOlivet.
he quarrel arose out of stupid pispute
t the Bal des Canotiers, at Croissy,
hey fought with pistols. Mons. Joii-
ct was severely wounded in the abdo-
len.
Duke de Celia Is about to marry MILE
Iensbrea, daughter of the Italian Min
ter. .