The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Foreign.

The London Telegraph publishes a letter from
Duke de Grammont announcing an early refuta-
ton of Count Won Beusts statements az to
Austria policy towards France at the beginning
of the Franco-G German war. The Duke says
he will prove that Austria, after the declaration
of war. promised France material support.
She only required time to arm herself, and find
"a pretext for hostilities with Prussia.
A London letter says that the retirement of
Bismarck from the Prussian Cabinet il really
due TO the differences arising between him and
the Emperor William on the Church question
The Kaiser became alarmed at Bismarck p
course toward the Catholics and declined to
further follow the Prince in his policy.
The Shah Of Persia will leave Tehcran next
April on a European tour. lie will visit st.
Petersburg, Berlin, Vienna, London, Paris
and Constantinoplo.
The funeral obsequc- Of the cx-Emperor
Napoleon took place at Chselhurst. England
on Wednesday, the 18th of January. 4 Lon
don dispatch of that date gives the following
particulars Of the imposing ceremonies: Al
though the funeral procession was to move at
10 o'clock this morning the hearse was half an
hour late in reaching the residence of the ex-
Emperor. A deputation OF Paris worl.meu,
who were to head the procession, arrived at
the same time. They wore immOrteiieS in their
coats, and carried wreaths Of yellow flowers
On both sides of the hearse were the Imperial
arms, suImonted by the letter IN" A great
crowd surrounded the hearse. The funeral
procession started for the chapel at II o'clock
and moved in the following order A man
bearing tri-color, born on an ash stick cut at
the last moment before the corteee moved. A
deputation Of worldngmen from Paris The
chaplainof the family, bearing golden crucifix.
The hearse, drawn 10y eight horses. and, lastly,
the mourners. who numbered 500 in all, includ-
ing the Prince Imperial, uncovered; Prince
jerome Napoleon. Prince Joachim Prince
Aehille, Rouher and many distinguished I'M
perilists, English noblemen. Paris priests and
others. The Prince Imperial was very pale
The Empress Eugene was too i'll to attend the
funeral The coffin was covered with iuu,Or-
TILES and violcts. There was 10 sermon at the
chapel. The Bishop of Southwark sang the
requiem mass. assisted by Father Goddard and
all the chaplains at the Tuleries during the
reign of Napoleon. The remains were deposited
IN the sacristy, which has been formed into "a
mortuary chapel until the removal Of the body
to France. The procession was very long
The hearse was at the chapel before the end of
the cortegc had left the family mansion. All
carriages and pedestrians moved three abreast.
The Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleon re-
turned from chapel in one carriage. They
were chcered by crowds. Thirty thousand
witnessed the procession
Eleven persons were instantly killed and a
large number wounded by boiler explosion in
Brussels, last week
The ship Chilingham Castle was recently
wrecked while ON voyage from Shields to
Malta, and 20 persons drowned.
News from Livingstone, dated Nov. 30. states
that the last train Of supplies sent out had
reached him, and that he had begun another
march into the interior of Africa.