The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-11

can party. Strife will cease until the C0rteS
has decided the King question" when all
pretendcrs and the disappointed will unite
to make their country great, glorious, and
free.
RARnN HAUsSMANN'S RAIL-.
Baron Haussmann's ball was, as usual,
quite fniry land on Monday evening
Five thousand invitations were issued, and
guests arrived in one continued stream
from 10 O'Clock, saluting Cesar of the
Seine as they passed the civic chair. Dan
cling was kept up till 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. Two bands discourocd eloquent music
bowers of roses and crystal grottos " for
whispering lovers made" abounded-and
the b',frts groaned under every delicacy of
the season. You have the ladies on your
side, my dear Baron, so have no fear Of
Jour troubles in the Corps Leg;slatif.
NEW COINS.
The new Greek silver coins are in circu-
lation in Paris in accordance with the
money decimal treaty. They look well,
and this part Of the Greek question is
popular.
TELEGRArllIC FEAT.
The telegraph flashed the Emperor's
speech to London--it contained about | 200
Florence in 100, and Vienna in 90. The
delivery took place after o'clock.
MARRIAGES..
During 1868 II 1928 marriages were cele-
bratci in Paris. Of these, q happy cou-
pies separated before December, lG were
made widowers, and Is widows. In 1868
76 travellers were killed on the French
railways, being "cut up" into l59 NOR
sels-in 1861 the numbers were 81 and
ls5, espectivcly-balancc in favor of the
dI>jecta meD,bra for 1865.
NEW PAR.
4 new political paper , - appeared at
one sous. 1t is marvel, tnsidering the
tax is about equal to the sci.cg price.
A poG STORY.
A gentleman owned splendid New
foundland dog that was afflicted with the
mango. The "vet" prescribed a daily
washing of the animal with a medicated
soap: and this duty was entrusted TO an old
man, who brought his patient 10 the Seine
every morning. The dog did not improve, and
the owner directed "Saior" TO be drown
ed, his nurse being selected rs executioner.
On Friday morning poor Sailor paid his last
visit to the river, but his exccutioner de-
scending the steps with large stone fas-
tened to a string, got entangled in the cord, /,
fell into the water, and sunk. Sailor paused
n moment, plunged in, and brought the
man to land. The spectators, on hearing
the story, made up purse, and had Sailor
admitted to an hospital, with best wishes
that he and his executioner may live to a
green old age.
THE EMPERoR'S EAGLE.
Many remember the Emperor's tame
eagle expedition to Bouiognc. This bird
was native of Switzerland, and belonged
10 a London Snowman. Louis Napoleon
bought it, dressed il in the Strasburg uni
form and the traditional hat of mon oncle.
To the latter was affixed q piece of raw meat
as a cockade, and the bird was 80 trained
by the Prince that it would soar in the air,
descend, hover over the hat, and seize the
meat. 1t was Count Orsi, an Italian gen
tlemau, now residing in Paris, that was
entrusted with this living emblem Of the
First Empire when the expedition sailed.
TIE NEW RABBI.
On Wednesday was installed the new
Grand Rabbi of Paris. The Synagogue was
brilliantly Illuminated, and the simple cere-
mony commenced at by n chant. The
outgoing Rabbi delivered a discourse, be-
ing advice to hiE successor. The latter then
made All address on the Jewish religion,
invoked a blessing for France and the I'm
perial family. Portions Of the Pentateuch
we're read. These consisted Of a large
parchment scroll on rollers, and preserved
in massive gold, bejewcllcd box. The la
dies sat in the gallery-thc gentlemen be
in great force. Renan was among the spec
tutOrS.
STRANGE MURDER.
AT one hundred yards from the Tuile-
ries, in rue Mont Thabor, and fncing the
Ministry Of Finance, whore centres make
their "dull mechanic paclngs to and fro,'
a strange murder has been committed. The
housckpepcr of an old bachelor was mur-
dered and the premises robbed at } o'clock
in the afternoon, and no one observed the
murderer enter or leave the house, which
is watched, or supposed to be, BY lynx
eyed porter. The deceased was aged fifty
dagger, her money abstracted, as also some
household linen. A young man, aged twen-
ty-two, whom deceased called her "child," +"
but was no relative, has been arrested.
The body of the deceased was, as
usual, transported to the Morgue, and the
post m0rtem examination made. The accused
was subsequently confronted with the muir
dcrcd woman, who was raised by the assist
ants. He was asked by the magistrate did
he know her; to which he all-tremhling! y
replied he did, but nothing more. lie nearly
tainted at the CHASTITY sight. Bodies lie
exposed in the Morgue on marble slabs
lover which a current of water constantly
ilows) for three days, the clothes of the
deceased hanging overhead. In l1G7 u
curious occupant was exposed. A gentle
man coming from Egypt had lost his " cab
by" in which was q very strong box.
Cabby could not find his fare" and drove
to the police office with the luggage,
where a slight inspection having been
made, he was conducted to the Morgue,
and the contents of the box-a mum
my, contemporary of Sesostris-was
duly exhibited, its owner having some
trouble in reclaiming it. In 1910, q lovely
child aged ten years was found assassinated
in the suburbs Of Paris. 1t was duly brought
to the Morgue, where it lay on the slcb for
the legal three days, and not being recog-
nized, ought to be buried. But sc"e It
came over the Partisan public: they had
the body embalmed, painted thc littlc
cheeks, laid out the body on luxurious
bed, and loaded the counterpane nth toys.
For six weeks thus lay this "s-eeTing
beauty" when one morning news "-ri7ed
of murder having beer committed II
Bordeaux, the murderer admitting = ~as
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