The New York herald., 1870-01-13
Funeral Of N. Victor NOir and Intense
Excitement In Paris.
MA. Rochefort and Raspail Stopped by
the Troops and the Legislative
Hall Guarded.
One Hundred Thousand French
People in the Streets.
TURKEY AND EGYPT RECoNCILED.
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
NJ. Rochcfort's Newspaper on tho Bonaparto
shooting Case-violent Assault on tho Impc-
riui Family-Appeal to the People.
PARIS, Jan. IL, 1870
The Aarseniatse newspaper was published in
pourning yesterday and contained the following
leading article, printed in large type:-
THE MURDER OoaMIrrED ny TlE PRINCE PIERRE
NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE UPON THE CfrizEN VICTOR
NoIR-rHE ATTEMPT TO MURDER MADE BY THE
PRINCE PIERRE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE UPON THE
CITIZEN ULRIc DE FoUvEILLE.
II have had the weakess to believe that Bona
parte could be other than assassin. have dared
to imagine tnat fair duel was possible In that
family where murder and waylaying are traditional
and habitual. Our co-aborer, Paschal Grousset
has shared my error, and to-day we mourn our dear
friend Victor Noir, assassinated by the ruflan
Pierre Napoleon Bonapare.
"For eighteen years past France has been In the
blood stained hands Of those cutthroats who not
content with grape-shotting republicans in the
Streets allure them into baited traps for the purpose
of saughterlng them at home. People OF France
have you not had decidedly enough OF this :
N'eupie Irancats est ce decidenlent tu Hs trouves
pas Qu'en voua assez2
HENRI ROCHEPoRT.n
The Newspaper Attack Repoated--seizuro OF
the Paper.
PARIS, Jan. 12-PM N.
The NarseiEatse- -Rocnefort's newspaper-was
very violent again this morning. and the entire issue
was therefore seized BY the authorities
w. dc FouveIlle,s Statement-The Intervio~
With tho Prince and His Action.
PARIS, Jan. IL, 1870.
In JJoic oIoou iaho foIIo
ment OF NJ. de Fouveille:-
On the 10th Of January, 1870, at ono O'Clock Victor
Nor and myself repaired to the residence Of Prince
Pierre Bonaparte No. 90 Rue d'Anteuil. We were
commissioned by M. Paschal Grousset to demand OF
Prince Pierre Bonaparte the reason for injurious
articles against M. Pascnal Grousset published In
pAuenar de Ia COrSe.
We handed our cards to two servants who stnnd
at the door, and who ushered us into small parlor
on the ground floor at our right hand After few
minutes we were conducted up stairs to the first
floor, passed through q fencing room, and finally
entered drawing room.
door opened and M. Pierre Bonaparte entered.
We advanced towards HIM and the following words
passed between u.s.
''Sir, we come, on behalf OF NJ. Pascal GrouBset,
to deliver letter to you"
''You are not come, then, on behalf Of NJ. Roche.
fort. ana you are not tools OF ~"
.Sir, we are here on other business, and beg you
TO look at this letter."
handed him the letter. He approached o win
dow to read 1t. He read 1t and after crushing 1t in
his hands, he returned towards US.
~ have provoked M. Rochefort,n said he, "because
he Is the standard bearer OF the rabble AS for NJ
Grousset have no reply to make to him. Are you
the representatives OF these ices chdrooes?
"Sir," answered, eve come to you to fulnl 10y.
ally and courreously the commission entrusted 10 US
by our friend"
care you the representatives Of these wretehesr'
Victor Noir replied 1--WE are the representatives
Of our friends.n
Then, suddenly advancing step. ana without
provocation ON our part Prince Bonaparte slapped
Victor Nor with his left hand, and at the same time
drew revolver OF SIX chambers, which he had con-
ccaled In hts pocket already cooked, ana fired upon
Noir with the muzzle Of the pistol close to him.
Noir staggered, pressed both hands on his breast
and sank down In the doorway by which we had
entered.
The cowardly assassin then turned upon me and
fired. then seized small pistol, which had In
my pocket, and while was endeavorlng to free 1t
from the sheath the wretch rushed on me, but when
he saw tnat was armed he retreated, stood behind
the door and aimed at me. Is was then tnat, COM
pretending the ambush into which we had fallen
wanting those who would say that we had been the
ageressors, opened door which was behind me
and rushed out, crying "Murder ~ As went out o
second shot followed and again passed through my
coat.
In the street found Noir, who had had strength
to descend the stairs and who was dead.
These are the facts Just a. tney transpired, and
look for prompt and exemplary justice Tor this
crime. ULRIC DE FOUvEILLE.
Funeral of Victor Noir-- Precautions Against
Agitation and Outbreak-P0licc and Military
on tho Qui vivc-One Hundred Thousand
Persons In the Street-DIM. Rochcfort and
Raspail and the Military.
PARIS. Jan. 10, 1870.
The funeral OF Victor Nor took place to-day.
The government, expecting q demonstration,
made extensive preparations to preserve order and
at an early hour all It's police and military arrange
ments were complete.
During the morning people began to gather
around the house where the remains were lying,
coming from all parts Of the city.
AT eleven O'Clock 5000 workmen from the Fau.
bourg mad passed up the Boulevards on their way to
the runera Many carriages, with ladies dressed in
mourning, drove to the house to join the procession.
At one z. M. dcputatons Of workmen visited the
remains.
The streets from the Place de la Concorde to the
Rue d'Autenil were filed with vast throngs of peo
pie. Carriages containing noted persons were sur.
rounded by the crowd and their occupants cheered
The weather was cold and heavy rain was falling,
but the numbers continued to increase.
Between two and three O'Clock more than o hun
dred thousand persons were assembled In the vcin-
ity Of the place where the remains repose.
Henri Rochefort attended the funeral, and his ap-
pearance called forth great demonstration Of en-
thusiasm from the people.
| The remains were taken TO Neuuly for intermsut.