Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-11


In Washington special that the French
J Minister there remarked on the death
of Napoleon: "The Empire Is dead now
the man Is dead.n The Minister does
not think his death will make any
change in the situation In France His
death will only destroy the failaclous
hopes of his few personal adherents who
still cherished the idea of restoration.
DEATHBED SCENES.
i LONDON, January l0.-Empress Eu-
genie, and all the household OF Chisel-
hurst were present at the bedside of Ma
1 pOleOn wheR he died The Emperor
showed slight signs Of consciousness to-
ward his last moments. He spoke TO
the Empress twice in a very feeble tone
of voice. The last indication of life
was a smile when the Empress kneIt
and kissed her dying husband. She was
completely overcome by her emotions
and tainted at the bedside.
The Prince Imperial, who had been
summoned by telegraph from Woolwich.
arrived at Chiselhurst fifteen minutes
after the death of the Emperor. He
was greatly affected, and kissed the face
| of his dead father several times.
The Emperor died peacefully. He
passed away without the slightest sign
of pain. His death is attributed TO
! syncOpe or embolism. A post ll0rteDt
examination of the remains is to be
/ made to-day. The body viii lie in state
several days previous to the funeral.
! The Prince Eugene knelt at the
/ bedside several hours after the death of
the Emperor, and engaged in prayer.
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, sent a
/ message of coincidence to the Empress.
/ The Prince of Wales and Prince Teck
visited Chiselhurst yesterday.
/ The remains of the Emperor will
probably be placed temporarily in st.
/ MaTy's Church.
The Prince of Wales, who is at pres
/ ent guest of Baron Rothschild, at Ac-
/ ton, has requested postpOnement of all
/ French plays at the theaters in London,
as well as ball which was about to be
given in his honor.
| a dispatch from Paris says that the
news of the Emperor's death caused a
great impression in that city, and that
there was slight rise in the price of
French rentes.
The Bonapartist members in the
National Assembly left the Chamber
upon the receipt Of the intelligence.
Many of them will come to London.
where Prince Napoleon, Princess
Matthilde, Rouher, Fleury and Others
are expected.
The news was received throughout
the provinces with great regret. Much
sympathy is expressed for the Empress.
The London journals publish highly
laudatory obituaries.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL.
\ dispatch from Chiselhurst this
morning says that the Empress Euge- |
ME is more composed, but she is still |
very much Frustrated, and sees no one
but her nearest relatives Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been |
decided upon. 1t is said that the Dean |
of Canterbury Cathedral has offered. |
subject to the approval of the Home |
Office, a crypt in that cathedral, be- |
meath the crown Of Thomas A'Becket |
as temporary tomb for the remains. |
ROuher, Fleury, and several other we'll |
known Bonapartists, arrived at Chisel- |
hurst. Telegraph dispatches are being
received from distinguished persons in |
all quarters, expressing the deepest |
sympathy for the Empress.
THE PosT-MoRTEM.
The POst-nOrten examination OF the /
Emperor was concluded at Chiselhurst /
this afternoon, and shows as the imme-
diate cause of death the failure of the
action of the heart.
The body will be embalmed and lie In
state.
The date and place of the funeral have
not been announced. 1t is probable,
however, that the funeral ceremonies
will take place in the Roman Catholic
Church near the Imperial residence.
Prince Murat and Charles Bonaparte
arrived to-day.
EMPRESS-REGENT OF FRANCE.
Empress Eugenie will soon issue
proclamation TO the French people an
nOuncing that she assumes the Regency
during her sons minority.
MARSHAL M'MAHoN
reports to the President that the army Is
not affected by the death of Napoleon.
There are Bonapartists among the Off
GERS, but no party which supports a re-
turn of the Napoleonic dynasty in the
army.
THE SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
Legitimist, Clerical and Orlesn-
ist journals do justice to Napoleon's good
qualities, and concur in the opinion that
the system he inaugurated was respon-
sible for most of the evils cf his govern
ment.
LeTempS says that a terrible
weighs on Napoleon's Z
He, however, was the victi M
Of tradition, and was deficient in moral {
sense. The experience France has gone !
through with him will preserve '
ler hereafter from political saviors and !
atalists.
The Journal des De5ats is impressed
" the sullenness and character of the
of this man. He was the
,reat delusion of the country. The
masses of the people dreamed with him
md the awakening was terrible. Now
he Empire is peace-the peace of the
omb.
The RepU6iique Francdise considers
he Bonapartist party dead. 1t reviews
What the two Emperors have cost :,
france in money, blood, shame and a
Iisaster. Both Emperors were only q
'Owerful by the force of lies, and by lies
hey fell. The Napoleonic legend has
'anished completely. The hero of
'trasbourg and Boulogne is q nephew of
AusterlitZ and Woolwich, and the cadet s.
o of Sedan. 1t is indeed finished.
The Constitutional finds the situation V
D France and Europe in nowise affected e
" the death of Napoleon III. His +
eign was most fruitful in great results. p
History will record it as one of the most
prosperous, notwithstanding its disas- b
rous close. d
The Gdttlois shows the black border, b
nd defends the memory of the deceased, d
{ attributes his death more to anguish
aused by unmerited disasters, shameful
and infamous calumnies, than
o the effects Of physical disease.
The Journal O1iciel speaks of the EN- 8
error in terms of respectful sympathy, +
nd hopes his death, by reducing the 81
lumber of pretenders, will increase the v
ountry's hopes for calm and orderly u
lture. r,
The Dirneuweue Steele pitilessly re- Il
1arks that this death carries all u
houghts to Alsace. The importance of "
he news from London may be summed a
P thus: The Empire was dead; the En-
eror has died. "
The Figaro cannot forget Napoleon's d
wenty-two years service against an
rmy of conspirators. II deplores his le
sults. They led France to the brink of u
n abyss, into which others pTecipitated e.
Ter. s
CAN'T SEE 1T. lo
Enrrops Appr,r Iv;u ,o,, ,,a Ia
sll H. II. darcy that the Frenchmen :,
ill do well to consult their own appre- '
lation concerning the side show for the ~ ~
lemory of the late Emperor? AS for :,
|. III. Darcy, he may wear badges of =
lack ribbon (jilsQ' dar cdloRdes Z,
and spread over the illnstri- y y
as carcass all the imperial parapherna- .
q of mourning embIems, mind hlsown z
usiness, and let the unfortunate French =
lone, specially with bis charitable d0fs. = =
II. JAQUOT a
ADRIF+N MARIE n