Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-16
The Funeral Of Louis Napoleon.
10000 People Assist at the Cere-
monies.


people witnessed the remains Of Napoleon
while lying In state. There are immense
crowds at ChiselhurSt to see the funeral.
Although the funeral procession was to
move at 10 o'clock, the heaTse was half an
hour late in reaching the residence. A
deputation Of Paris wOrkmen, who were to
head the procession, arrived at the same
time. They wore immortelies in their
coats and carried wreaths ofyellow flowers
On both sides Of the hearse were the i'm
perial arms surmounted by the letter n. A
great crowd surrounded the hearse.
The funeral procession started to the
chapel at IL in the following order: A
man bearing the tri-color borne on an ash
stick cut at the last moment before the
certege moved; deputation Of working men
from Paris; the chaplain Of the family
bearing a golden crucifx; the hearse drawn
w eiSht horses. The mourners, who
Numbered So" SGo in all, included the Prince
Imperial, uncovered, i+rinee Jerome Nspo-
leon, Prince joachim, frIl4Se Acnltl5,
Rouher and many distinguished lup- p-riai-
lists and English Doblemen, Paris priests
and Others. The Prince Imperial was very
pale. The Empress Eugene was too Ill to
attend the funeral. The coffin was covered
with immortelles and violets. There was
no sermon at the chapel. The Bishop OF
Southwark sang a requiem mass, assisted
by Father Goddard and all the chaplains
at the Tuilleries during the reign of Napo-
leon. The organist of st. George Cathe-
dral, Camden, with his choir, conducted
the musical portion OF the services. The
remains were deposited in the sacristy,
which has been formed into 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 cortege had left the family man
sion. All the carriages and pedestrians
moved three abreast. The Prince Imperial
and Prince Napoleon returned from the
chapel in one carriage. They we're cheerad
by the crowds. Thirty thousand witnessed
the procession.
One of the persons who came from
France to attend the funeral, brought with
him some soil dug from the garden OF the
Tuilleries, which be streWed over the coffin
chapel. Many French spies were present
at Chiselhurst this morniBg while the fun
eral services were taking place.
At Rome.
ROME, Jan. I5.-Funeral services fer the
late Emperor Napoleon were held in this
city to-day. Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte,
who was unable to go to Chise!hurst, was
present.
SiCnor Giuseppe Devencetzi, Minister ol
Public Works, aud Signor GiacOmo de Fal-
CO, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical
Affairs, have resigned. Their successors
have not yet been appointed.
The Dynasty.
PARIS, Jan. 15.-L'Ordre, a Bonapartist
journal of this city, publishes a special Eng
lish edition this evening, containing man.
ifesto headed "No Surrender" signed BY
NJ. NJ. Granier, De Cassagnac and Dugne
De La Fancamerie. It concludes as fol-
lows:
The Emperor is dead, but the Empire
lives because France feels the want Of popu-
lar energetic action. In the heir, unblsm-
able as he is irresponsible;in the clever moth
er, in the love and respect Of France the
Empire will be re-estsblished.
Frigh;fuI Explosion,
BRUSSELS, Jan. 15.-A boiler in fac
tory at Charleroi exploded this morning
with the most fatal results. Eleven per-
sons were instantly killed and large num-
Der wounded, some of them in very seri-
GUS manner.
Cuba.
KEY WEST, FLA, Jan. 15.-The steam
er Edgar Stuart arrived here on the 18th
inst. She is under command Of Capt. Ru-
dolph Summers, formerly of the United
States navy. He landed his cargo of arms
on the Cuban coast and met only cne Spaa-
ish vessel although coastiDg for several
days.
HAVANA, Jan. 14.-The Navy Depart
ment denies the landing of a flibusteIing
expedition on the coast Of The Eastern De-
partment.
10000 Bags of Coffee Loss.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15-The steamship
Erie, burned off Pernambuco, had cargo
of 5000 bags of coffee for New York.