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Death of Louis Napoleon.

Louis Napoleon, whose death is report
ed in the above dispatch, was the young
cst son qf Louis Bonaparte. King OF Hol-
land. and Hortense Beauharnais daugh-
ter Of the Empress Josephine He was
born in Paris. April 20. 1905. and was
therefore nearly Is. years Old at the time
OF his death The Emperor Napoleon
early took fancy to his nephew, and was
his sponsor at baptism lie was educated
by his mother. who was completely es
,!an,.oA from her husband and after the
bat.... Of Waterloo, retired with her to
Switzerland When the revolution of
1880 broke out he petltioned, Louis Phil
.lippe to let him return to France, but the
request was refused In the following
year he took part in the revolutionary
movement against the Pope and with his
brother was banished from the Papal ter
ritorv. He retired to England where he
remained until 1882, when the death Of
the Duke of Reichstalt made him the sue
cessor OF Napoleon |. He soon became
filed with the idea OF regainlng the throne
from which his uncle had been driven, and
left nothing undone to gain the confidence
of the French sple-among other things
writing the celebrated Idecs Napoleon
ier1ses, wherein the policy and plans o.
his uncle were magnitied and extolled and
commended to the adoption of France. In
October, 1896, he won over some of the
officers OF the garrison and proclaimed the
revolution at.Strasbourg but the attempt
proved abortivc and Its originator was
captured. Moved by the earnest entrea-
ties of his mother Louis Philippe spared
his life and banished him. He was sent
to the United States and remained here
and in South America until 1887, when
he returned to Europe in time to see his
mother expire. In 1910, accompanied by
Count Montholon and fifty followers, be
Left England and made descent on Bo-
logne. TIE troops stationed in the town
remained true and he was q second time
captured; and, this time. sentenced to
perpetual imprisonment in the Castle OF
Ham. He remained in the fortress six
years, aud there composed several military
and political works At the end Of that
time he made his escape in the disguise of
q workman, and returned to England.
When the revolution of lS4S broke out
he repaired to Paris and was chosen
member of the National Assembly. He
professed ardent Republicanism, and after
q stormy debate was allowed to take his
seat. In 1850 he was chosen by large
majority President of the Republic. In
the beginning of 1851 he broke with the
National Assembly, and in December of
that year executed his celebrated coup
tfetat which made him Emperor In the
middle of the night of the I'd, Paris was
declared in q state of siege; the Assem- :
bly was dissolved, and one hundred and
eighty members were placed under arrest,
the leading ones sent to prison, and the
people whc took their part were shot
down by soldiers In January, 1852. he
was elected President for ten years, and in
November of that year he was chosen
Emperor In January, 1853, he married
the beautiful and accomplished Spanish
woman, Eugene, Countess de Teba; and
in 1856 son was the fruit of the union.
In 1854 he proclaimed, in conjunction with
England, war against Russia, which he
conducted for two years, until peace was
declared, with great vigor. In 1860 he
conquered peace from the Austrians af-
ter short and brilliant campaign. Du-
ring the American war he was firm
friend of the Confederate Government,
bnt the refusal Of England to cooperate
with him prevented his taking any active
measures in our behalf He planned the
i'll fated expedition to Mexico in 1862, and
has been much blamed for abandoning the
unfortunate Macmillan, and allowing him
to be executed without attempting to rem
der assistance In May, 1870 aplebiscite,
approving the reform measures Of the
Government was put to a popular vote,
and carried by an immense majority. On
the 18th Of July, 1870, war was declared
with Germany. With the events of that
memorable conflict and its disastrous re.
suits to the French arms. our readers arc
perfectly familiar After his capitulation
at Sedan he was confined short time in
Wilhelmshoc, and then restored to liberty
In the meantime he had become odious in
Paris, Republic had been proclaimed,
and he retired 10 England. He had been
living with his wife and son at Chiselhurst
up to the time of his death. He never
ceased to intrigue for the possession Of
imperial power again, and was supposed
to have q strong body OF adherents in
Paris who were only awaiting a favorable
opportunity to attempt to reinstate the
exiled Emperor.
LoxbeN, January l0.--The Empress
Eugene and all the household of Chisel-
hurst were present at the bedside of Ma
poleon when he died. The Emperor show
ed slight signs of consciousness towards
his last moments, and spoke TO the En-
press twice, in very feeble tone of voice
The last indications Of life was a smile.
When the Empress ki.elt and kissed her
dying husband, she was completely over
come by her emotions and tainted at the
bedside.
The Prince Imperial who had been
summoned by telegraph from Woolwich,
arrived at Chiselhurst fifteen minutes af-
ter 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 with
out the slightest sign Of pain. His death
is attributed to syncope or embolism. A
post mortem examination of the remains
will be made to-day The body will lie
in state several days previous to the fu-
neral. Eugene knelt at the bedside sew
eral hours after the death of the Emperor,
engaged in prayer.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria, has sent a
message of coincidence to the Empress in
her sad bereavement.
The Prince OF Wales and Prince Fred
erick, visited Chiselhurst yesterday.
The remains of the emperor will proba-
bly, be placed temporarily in St. Mary's
Church.
The Prince of Wales, who is at present
the guest Of Baron Rothschild, at Acton,
has requested the postponement of all
French plays at the theatres in London
as well as ball, which was about to be
given in his honor
A dispatch from Paris says the news of
the death Of ex Emperor Napoleon caused
great impression in that city. There
was slight rise. in the price of French
rentes. The Bonapartist Deputies in the
National Assembly left the Chamber up
on the receipt of the intelligence. Many
of them will come to London, where Prince
Napoleon, Princess Mathilde, NJ. Rouher
NJ. Fleury and others are expected. The
news was received throughout the prov