The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-25
THE IMPERIAL MURDER.

Prince Bonaparte's Challenge TO Rochefort.
The French journals just received give the
text of the letter of Prince Bonaparte to Henri
Rochefort:--
PARIS, Jan. z, 1870 --Monsieur:-After out
raging one after another each of my relatives,
and sparing neither women nor children, you
insult me by the pen of one OF your workmen,
1t is all natural, and my turn should come.
Only / have, perhaps, an advantage over the
greater part of my family-that of being plain,
private individual, although being Bonaparte.
therefore demand of you If your breast is a
guarantee for your inkstand, and / ayow that /
have only q mediocre confidence in the result of
this step. I learn, in effect, by the journals,
that your constituents have given you an imper-
atiye command to refuse all honorable repara-
tion, and to preserve your precious existence.
Nevertheless / take the chance, in the hope
that feeble remnant of French sentiment will
cause you to depart, in my favor, from the
measures of prudence and precaution in which
you take refuge. If, therefore, by hazard, you
consent to draw the bolts which render your
precarious person doubly inviolable, you will
find me neither in palace or a chateau. ! re-
side quite plainly at No. So Rue d'Auteuil, and
promise you that If you present yourself it will
not be said that am out
Awaiting your reply, haVeagain the honor to
salute you. PIERRE NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE.
To M. Henri Rochefort, No. Rue d'Aboukir,
Paris.
Victor NoIr's Funeral.
The incidents at the funeral of Victor Noir are
thus given in the Paris journals;--
At 1'20 all the avenues and streets adjacent to
the house where the remains laid were crowded
with people. The number was immense. The
citizens who surrounded hehouse cried out that
the body must be brought to Pere la Chaise.
Louis Noir adjured the people to be calm, and
said they should respect the remains of his
brother. "In the name of the dear departed" {"
he cried, "avoid all new troubles do not give a
pretext to the authorities TO act"
1'30-The cries redoubled: 1.-THE body is ours;
1t belongs to us; he is one of the peoples we
will carry him to Pere la Chaise." Louis Noir
again implored them; he was received With
sympathy but The crowd continued in the same
mood.
1854 magnificent crown of immorteles was
brought forward, bearing the simple words, "To
Victor Noir the Democracy of Toulouse" M.
NJ Rochefort and Delescluze are in the house.
and are endeavoring with the friends of the de-
ceased to prevent the intended demonstration.
NJ. Rochefort called for silence; he appeared at
window on the first story, and was wildly
cheered He said that NJ. Delescluze
would submit TO the people the definite
| decision come to by the friends and family of
| Victor Noir. Citizen Delescluze then came for
ward, and said:-"Citizens: circumstances
which unite us are the gravest and most solemn
of all. One of Our friends has been assassinated
| by member of the Bonaparte family. We
must have vengeance; we shall have 1t. But the
| ambush is laid. The enemy watches at the
| gratings. We must not give him the prize.
| (Yes, yes) Citizens, IL was our desire TO carry
| the body to Pere la Chaise, but we shall not.
For the first time in eighteen years the wind