Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-14

the enormity of the budgets, the pressure OF
taxation ; to the reaction of disgust at the
high living and wasteful social luxury OF
the last eighteen years, recalling to ansta-
re malcontents the excesses OF tue ancient
monarchy. Yet in all this there Is noth- /
ing that should affect the popularity OF /
gentle lady, who had no lot or part IN an /
' 'inexpiabe" p" usurpation who was un- !
known out Of private society, " heIi the re- /
public was destroyed aud the second en- !
pire was established, and who, according /
to the express terms oF the message Oy |
which the Emperor announced his mar
riage, was chosen from a private station, |
on account of her personal quantities, and /
not from any dynastic motives or " reil-
sons of State.''
= < = Poor Marie AntOlrette, II is
now an historic certainty, was compelled
by fear and anger to plot against her
adopted country and tne revolution. But
why was she, pure and proud woman
assailed with the most abomlnnbio insults,
and why were all her most innocent gaze
ties turned to foul calumnies by the popu-
| lar rage before she vas ever suspected OF
| Austrian cOnspiracies? For no other rea-
/ son than that the king was nOGOTlOuaiy III
| firm of purpose, and hers was the higher
| spirit and the stronger Will; and to Ler,
| therefore was attributed every counter
! revolutionary manifesto and manoeuVre,
| reaction. Hence the murderous rancoQr
that surrounded her, the once radiant
and unhappy Dauphiness OF youthful
| years. who had become 'tha Austrian
woman" )" the enemy Of patriots and OF the
| public liberties. and that pursued her TO
her death. The Empress EugenIe IS
known to cherish with the fondness OF an
almost superstitious devotion every relic
and memorial OF that nnartyred Queen
There is, of course, nothing III common
between the daughters OF Emperors and
this wife of an Emperor, except palace,
a throne and the revolution. Tragic eX
amples possess sometimes morbid tAci-
nation for frivolous natures; tor noble
minds they are solemn a0mOnitlons. Ihe
Empress Eugene has many sincere per
! sonal Wel-wishers on this side Of the chan
l mel, who caring nothing for the
second Empire but very much
for the happiness and freedom OF
France, are concerned TO hear that the
= funds fell on the return OF the Empires TO
: Paris, and that her influence Ito which tie
S Mexican expedition and the second occu-
patton of Rome had already been ascrl bed)
: is held responsible for all the difficulties
q and DELAYS which prevent the restoration
L of Parliamentary Government and minis
e terial responsibility. It is most crue
J weakness that takes shelter behind {
u woman's generous infatuatlon. And 1t II
| 8 weakness GIihb Gull only pLOFO A"OG'A "
, g dynasty, for the nation. at ali events' II
: sure to survive it.
u a Triple Murder at sleepy Hollow.
. B7 telegraph meagro statement of Tia
- fact that triple murder was committed a
!. Tarrytown, n. Y, on the 1st Of january
~ ~ has been given. The New York Sun o
'"f Monday contains the following particulars
y of the affair, telegraphed the day after th'
:, horrid tragedy was enacted:
Of
= Sleepy Hollow, near this place, shot III
|" wife and two neighbors, father and son
residing near by. Mr.. Buckhout is o stal
= vart man Of about fifty years, and belong
=, to the well-known family OF that name re
:: siding in Westchester and Putnam cOun
10 ties. He is farmer, residing about thre
~ miles from Tarrytown, toward Sing Sing
~ He has occupied the farm a number Q
40 years, and is we'll to do in the world. d
o. married about seven years ago IN SIN
: Sing. against the wishes of the friend
'A- of his intended, who visited her at be
a house only during her husbands absence
He is passionate mau, addicted TO drlnh
but seemed fond of his wife, and she OF MN
Mrs. Buckhout was a pleasant and atte'
1N1 tionate woman. prepossessing in appea
"a ance, accomplished in mind, and aboI
- thirty five years OF age.
ei MIR, Alfred Randall, another of the VII
tins, came to this country from EnglanI
- - and was wine merchant in Pine stree
-, He formerly resided in Brooklyn. but
Ho 1866 purchased fine estate near the tarl
= of Mr. Buckhout, where he has since l1Ve'
- He was fine looking man, ford al
~ stately, affable and pleasing in manne
I" and a gentleman i'll every sense OF u
n9 word. He was about ffty-hve years
~ age and leaves wife and two daughter
H. His son Charles, another of the sloln' va
[-II an exemplary young man OF ABOUT t"ent
"a five years.
"A The scene of the tragedy Is vale
rs. peace, Irving says of it: Il mention tn
Oh neaceful spot with all possible laud; tor
oN Is in such retired Dutch valleys found he
. and there embosomed in the great sta
on on of New York, that population. custoi
and manners are fixed. IL eV
~ I should wish for a retreat. whittier
we might steal from the world and its d
Nv, fractions. and dream quietly away t.
iau remnant of troubled life, / know Of, o
1 more promising than this little valley
I ~" The scenery along the road from Tarryto'
10 10 to the spot where the murders were CO
o,1. mitted is picturesque. Shut IN by III
o,o ouo hills, the foliage grows up close to she G
o ~ riage way on each side, and were 1t not
~ the whistle of the locomotive near by. "a
III the echoes from the paddle-Wheels
InSt steamers that ply the waters Of the H'
10 aon. one might we'll imagine himself amo
toIo the vilds of the far West.
Ion The house occupied by the BucEno
nee was q comfortable habitat'on, which N
ory b., by her industry and taste. had emt
Ished aud made paradise. The resldel
Ine of Mr.. Randall stands little southeast
we ~ ~, ~ r-a- or5 onont q unarter of a N
ain. w 1:s4t ~ II 10 verv nlessantIv situated
IS. knoll, commanding view Of the T.
is leading from Tarrytown to Pleasantvi
and is very beautiful spot. From
one elevation and near the Buckhoqt Tar
In house, can be seen the preset residence
9TH Mr.. Sherwood, who has small place
TEST facned TO the no.'so Tn tn1lo nc in
her legend of ''Sleepy Hollow, " Ichabod Or
an. conrted Katrina Van Tassell.
q as Nothing can excel the peaceful Dea
the of the adjacent locality in spring SUNNI
;,-s or fall, when nature is in bloom and