The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-03
H u H O P E.
Mail Dates to Nov. S1.
The Late Baron ROthScbild-Last
Moments Of ROssini-The Tenn
pOral POwer-1he Passage
of the Dardanelles.
General Continental News
FRANCE.
FRANCE.
Funeral of Baron James de ROthschild--
Interesting Scenes.

FRANCE.
Funeral Of Baron james de ROthschild-
InteresttnE Scenes.
PrvEa GalionanTs Messenger, Nov. %.
Tie distinctive characteristic of the funeral o.
Baron james de Rolhschlld was precisely the
opposite OF what the name OF the opulrnt de-
ceased seemed to promise, as 1t especially IN
pressed the spectators by its extreme simplicity,
and tCr rmed striking cont asst WI b the enormous
number OF the persons who attended to pay the
deceased a last tribute OF respect From 1880
in the morning the hotel OF the Rue La1tte was
insufficient to Accommodate the Gro sds who
arrived ir lm oil quarters of Paris land who filled
the apartments, the staircases and the coart-
yard, extending TO the ioo-pavement outside,
and even to the eariaee-way.
Bsrons Gustave, Aphonse, and Edmond de
RoihScblld with whom were their London
relatives who had come over to join them,
received the condolences OF the visitors in
large salon on the ground floor. The deceased
Law in the g ory above, in al apartment converted
into q sort OF Chdpetle drdeate, aud In which took
place the mortusry ceremonies prescribed py
the leraelilsh ritual. There was no funeral
drapeIy or ornamen,atlon OF any kind on the
front of the house.
Somewhat after IL the coffin was carried
down, and placed on a hearse drawn by two
horses. Immediately after came the servants OF
the family in the deepest mourning, about forty
In mum Der. a few PAGES behind we're the sons
OF the deceased and the other members OF the
family, and then seven mourning cotches OF
the ordinary kind; next the general crowd TO
the numoer OF about five thousand, aud over
one hundred private CARRIAGES. Within such
limits only was confined the prescribed ORDER OF
the procession more was impossible. Tue
mul itude belonged to all classes OF society, aud
extended over length OF more than mile.
Political, financial, and literary celebrltles, emf
nept persons of every class and profession, of
every faith and OF all nations walked interm1n-
gei with humble. working men, w1om senti-
nent of gratitude had most PROBABLY induced
TO attend.
The Emperor was represented by the Duke de
Can baceres, Grand Master OF the Ceremonies;
ii. Feuillet de Cvnches. Introducer o An bassa-
dors; Generals de Moniebtllo de Bevlile, de la
Noskows, Fave, and Pajol, Ailesde Camp;
Count de NleuWerkerke, Superintendent OF the
Fine Arts, and several ChamberlIns aud Equer-
Iies. The Ministers, beng obliged TO proceed
to CompegDe tor the weekly council. had sent
their secretaries and chefs de-servlce. Prince
de Metternlch and the stah OF his Embassy
Were present, as well as Count de Solms tPrus-
sia). Djeml Pacha (Turkey), the CneSalier
Nigra Q,aly), NJ Mon, Count de seebach, and
O'her personages connected with the diplomatic
service.
The high officials belou ging to banking inte.
rest companies OF cledit, aud rall way s,atteRded
in great plumbers; and among them could be
seen III. ROWLAND, Governor OF the Bank of
France; the Marquis oe Ploeuck aad M. Cuyier,
Deputy Governors, and MN. Piiet-WiIl, Dar-
blay Jeune, Durand, Vassai, Ackerman, de
Waru, and Mlllescamps, Regents; NJ. Marsaud,
Secretary General; NJ. Cohen, OF Antwerp; MN.
BlGunt, GaBneroo, Vernes, SchaDper, Benic,
Adolpne Fould, Deessert, LscroIx'Sant-Pierre
ETC. All the ral lway companies were repre-.
tented by their Presidents aud the maioIity of
the Directors. The whole of the Board
OF the Northern Company were present, headed
by NJ. Delebecque, the Vice President; and, in
addition, all the employees. who could be spared
from the service of the line, attended. The
Central Israeli'e Consisiory, OF winch M.
Alphonse de Rothschid is n member, and thai
OF Paris, to which NJ. Gustave belongs, we're all
preeent. The Grand ha0oi OF Brussels hal
come 10 JOIN those high dignityries of the
Hebrew religion, around whom were grouped
the ministers of the Jewish worship, IN order
to render 3 last and speclal homage to the man
who had done so much during his LIE tor his
tai b and his corelglonlsts.
The cortege did not reach the Jewish ceme-
terry at Pere Ia Chaise until nearly O'Clock.
at the tomb. NJ. Cerbeer, President of The
Central Consistory, pronounced very efec
tive address: after which n. Deebecque in tae
name OF his fellow directors, bade a touching
adeu to the deceased. The last prayers were
said by the Rabbi OF the German synagogue at
Paris, who afterwards drew an eloquent picture
of the manifold acts OF charity IN which the
late Baron had taken part; he terminated by
calling on the dead the mercy OF the God of
Israel. The crowd then slowly Withdrew,
deeply moved by the unpretendng simplicity
ot the whole proceedings.
The Last Moments OF ROssIni.
We (GaigndnO add some particulars con-
cernlDg the last moment Is OF this great comp 0ser:
HIS illness for the two days before his death
was slow agony, and he suffered ~ real martyr
dom. His body was literally on ire, SO greatly
did the Inflammation consume him. From time
this was reaOily given him as n bnal solace. He
sometimes took The hand OF his wife, who never
left his side, nnd covered 1t with kisses Together
with the name OF Madame Rossini, which he Was
almost always utterlng that which he most
frequently pronounced was Jean, An old attend
ant who had shown great deyotedness to his
master. Moreover, some friends never ceased
succeeding each other in waiting on him
namely, MN. Vaucorbei, Michotte, Peruzzl,
Iyanhotf. s. TamburiDi and DR.. Fsrtina. Mime
Rossinl revising her frat decision, had allowed
nj In
diving man, who confessed 10 him. On Friday,
at two, the Cure of Passy adniulstered extreme
unchon, and half an hour after the patient lost
CONSCIOUSNESS. A laborious breathing alone
indicated that life remained. AT ten at night he
uttered his Nife's name and that was the last
word he spoke. At eleven ne was thought to be
dead, and light was passed close to his eyes
but the upper lids opened. little after mid
night he expired.
TURKEY.