Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-23
DETHROSED MONARCHs.
Royal FugitiVes of Europe.

The dethronement OF the Queen of
Spain adds another to the list of European
soyereigns who, by the course of recent
events, have been obliged to descend
rather hurriedly from their high posi-
tions. More kingly heads have fallen in
the LAST twenty years than in centuries
before. Luckily for the monarchs in
question, that the falling of heads has
been figurstive rather than literal.
Charles |. and Louis XVI. are probably
the last kings in civilized lands who will
be marched to the scafold.
QUEEN ISABELLA
seems to have very few friends indeed.
1t is fair to presume that the Church
party, including some twenty-five to
thirty thousand ecelesiastics, to begin
with, are in favor of her reinstatement.
Her Court dwindled away sadly during
her brief stty at San Sebastian. Now
there are but few so poor to do her rev.
erenee. She Is living on the courteous
charity Of Napoleon III, who, by ali
accounts, is more anxious to get one of
his own family on the vacant throne
than to replace there its legal owner.
Queen Isabella undoubtedly considers
herself as much abused as any private
citizen would, should the servants of his
house turn him out OF it and place his
cook in his stead at the head Of the es-
tablishment. Accustomed from infancy
to view herself by all human and divine
right as Queen of Spain, she cannot IN.
dsrstAnd why Providence should permit
such outrages. To her the people are a
mob. II she has any seDsibiIities OF ma
ture, she must feel really hurt at the de-
lection Of the men on whom she hos
heaped faYors and h0nors. Take the
of Cuba, for instance.
Last week, 10y his direction, her birth
day was duly observed throughout the
Island, with the customary rejoiciugs.
To-day, the people of the "ever faithful
isle" are only following the Governors
advice in giving il their adhesion to the
revolutionists.
Isabella has been prudent enough to
secure goodly share OF personal prop
erty. She will never suffsr poverty, Or
Bellsarias-like, have to sit by the way
side and cry, Date O6ollins Isd6eIIds. She
will probably spend her days in Rome,
ever hoping to get back her throne sss i
royal state.
THE Elk KING OF NAPLES.
This ex- monarch, dTspite all bis ef-
forts, has go far been wholly unsueeess- |
fui in getting up any reaction in his IA
vor IN the Eeapolitan States and he |
has, moreover, lately received very de- |
3ided snub from Austria, his former ally. |
De asked permission to make his home |
IN the Austrian dominioDs, bat Won |
Beust replied that Austria could not give |
shelter TO any more agitators; and so /
The poor young king THAT was) will have /
still to keep his official residence in Rome.
How ne and his family must hate Victor
THE King OF HANOVER
ass been for many years blind man.
de Is an educated man, and a good mu-
ician; but his sffiiction, OF course,
,biiges him to lead q very retired life.
His wifs appears to-~be q very clever
goman, with proper sense of the rights
# crowned heads. The family hold a
ort Of court st Heitzing, and of course
lCfe that Providence will destroy KIM
William and Bismarck, and let them all
20 back to Hanover. In the meantime,
he people Of that sleepy, comfortable old
own are really much attached to the
hind old King and his family, and
would gladly have them back again.
THE EMPREss CARLoTTA.
The history of this unfortunate woman
: the most tragic story of modern times.
The daughter OF king, herseils: lovely. /
'ccompllshed and amisble, she married
Prince who beesme an Emperor.
faced By foreign bayonets over people
Eho ala not want them, Maximilian
nd Carlotta tried to rule with kindness
nd moderation. Despite all their ef-
orts, they failed. Then came the fear
al scene st Qusretaro; and q sad pend
Mt to IL IS the erazsd ex-Empress at Lac
EN- hopelsssiy deraDged, and ever think
ag, a. ahe Wanders from room to room,
hat some one is seeking 10 poison her.
he fate Of Maximilian is less hard than
nat OF his unfortunate widow. h
THE FALLEN DUKES. ,
Among the smaller fry of dethroned
are the Grand Duke Of Tusea-
y, who so quietly and effestually ran !
way from Florence, now nearly ten
ears ago; the Duke OF Parma; the
luke Of Modena; and much later, the
luke of Brunswick and the Duke of
lsssau. The former Of these owe their
Vi to Cavour and to Victor Emmanuel; ! :
10 two latter TO Bismarck and King
William Of Prussia. They are all living :
] hope that something or other will
t<4 UP 70 tudul6 b1oA4 W ecfhlnDAo OaCk
} their thrones again. 70 the list, by i
,e way, might be added that accom- |
lished Dante scholar, the King Of Sax
~, who is practically q vassal of the a
russian monarchy
WHO WILL BE NEXT? r
All these changes and misfortunes
nong the crowned heads Of Europe
ust make the surviving members Of
lyalty feel rather uneasy as to their ,
wn fate. Especially must the weaker :
les tremble In their boots. The little
ing OF the Belgians, the King Of Hol-
nd, the King Of Denmark, and the
erman princes are in the most pFeca-
BUS position. The world has got rather 4
red Of waiting for the downfall Of Ma
leon H., but may be startled by 1t
" day. Another ten years will make !
Ili further changes in European royalty. il