Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-10
DEATH OF NAPOLEON III.

DEATH Uf NAfULEUN al.
Our dispatches this morning give intelli-
gence Of the death of Louis Napoleon, late
Emperor of France, at Chiselhurst,
England, where he has remained since
the Ito him) disastrous termination of the
Franco-Prussian war. He was the young
est son Of Louis, King of Holland, and
Hortense, the daughter of the Empress,
Josephine. He was educated in Paris un-
der the direction of his mother, who
resided there under the title of the Queen
Of Holland. After the battle of Waterloo
he removed to Augsburg and for sometime
lived alternately at that place and at
Rome In 1880 he asked to re-
turn to France but was
denied that privilege by the then reigning
monarch, Louis Philippe. After check
cred and eventful experience of six years,
divided between literary and warlike pur-
suits, generally unfruitful of results, he
was sent to the United States. He lived
here in idleness for short time, and then
went to South America, where he re-
manned but short time, and returned to
Europe. Here we find him in trouble
again with some of the crowned heads,
who looked with concern upon his restless
ambition. In 1S49, he made an attempt to
gain the support of the French army, in
which he failed. He was tried for treason
found guilty and sentenced to perpetual
imprisonment in Fort Ham. Here he
again INDUCED his taste for literary pur-
suits, and wrote some historical works.
After remaining in prison six years he
effected an escape with the aid of his ply
stefan, who was disguised for the purpose.
He took advantage of the stormy and revel
utionary period of 1913 to make himself
knewn again, and from that time until he
was proclaimed Emperor in 1852, fortune
seemed to favor his unbounded ambition.
His government was despotic, but owing
to the state of affairs in that country grow
ing out of a WEAKNESS Of revolutions, it
gave satisfaction, or at least, it ap-
peared SO to the outside world.
He showed his love of war on every occa-
sion, though whether he loved it for its
own sake or as a means of keeping his rest
less subjects united and submissive is a
question. Occasional symptoms of dissat-
isfaction were seen however, until in 1870,
he provoked war with Prussia, that re-
suited in his most humiliating downfall.
Since then he has remained quietly at
Chiselhurst, seemingly forgotten by the
world, which he kept in commotion so
long. He has looked longingly to the
throne he once occupied so proudly, and
has cherished hope that he would again
WELD the sceptre in France.
Though known by the title of Napoleon
III, he was really the second sovereign of
the Bonaparte dynasty. founded by the
Great Napoleon, whose son, Joseph Charles
Francis Napoleon, known as Napoleon II,
or more generally as Duke of Reichstadt,
scarcely reached manhood's estate and died
a Colonel in the Austrian army.
It remains to be seen whether his illus
trious consort, the ex-Empress Eugene.
will prove constant to his memory or
whether she will initiate the example of
Maria Louisa, the widow of the exile of
st. Helena, who is mentioned as "wo-
man whose heart seemed insensible to any
ChaoOAiuS cIuOGlOu, duU WIZ udu uOC Tie
dignity to remain the widow of Napole-
on"
He has been suffering, for some time
past, with disease of the bladder, but until
within few days past his case, we be-
lieve, has not been considered serious.
Surgical operations were performed for his
relief, without avail, and he died yester-
day morning at forty-five minutes past ten
o'clock.
VOLUNTEER MILITIA.-We take the
following extract from the message of
Governor Dix, as published in the New
York Evening Post:
The uniformed militia of the State, |
known as the National Guard of New
York, consists of eight divisions and
twenty-five brigades, distributed among
the different arms as follows, viz: One
regiment, one battalion and nine separate |
trools of cavalry, twelve batteries of ar
tillery, thirty-seveH regiments and six |
battalions of infantry; making an aggre- |
CRATE of twenty-three thousand six hun
dred and seventy-two officers, non-com-
missioned officers, musicians and privatss. |