Connecticut western news., 1873-01-24
The Story of Miss Howard.

A melancholy interest attaches to the fate of Miss Howard, whose name is better known than the circumstances of her life in her connections with the late ex-Emperor of the French. The story, as given in detail by Griscelli, is as fol- lows "On 3 night of such fog as they have in London 8 man was walking up and down the Haymarket. His height was some five feet and several inches he was thick.waisted, short-legged, with pallid face, small eyes, buttoned to the neck and carrying in his hand loaded cane, without any hat. The passers-by might have taken him for 8 policeman. Suddenly door gave exit to lady elegantly dressed. The man exclaimed, sHallo, madame, alone so late, and i'll such bad weather?'
 "''Without any invitation he followed the lady, who, arriving in her parlor and thinking him civil policeman, offered him two shillings.
 "Madame! money-to meP'
 "And who are you?'
 "'I am the Prince Louis Napoleon
 "Next day the Conspirator of Stras- boUrg, the escaped from the fortress of Ham, recalled himself to the memory of his followers by sending them some English gold with which to still conspire against the Government that had twice left him his life. From this day the misery which had overwhelmed the son of Admiral Verhuel was driven away by the bank notes of Miss Howard. While he was President he had called Miss Howard to Paris and had taken for her 8 house, No. IA Rue de Ciry. Miss Howard, who had given 8,00O,0O0 (of francs) to Napoleon at the moment of his elevation, was considered and con- sidered herself as the future Empress. But the daughter of Albion counted without him who when he speaks, lies; when he is silent, plots.'
 "One day Napoleon sent Miss How ard to Havre in company with his ac- complice, Mocquart, promising to come and see her upon the Sunday. Satur- day he married Mile. de Montijo. Yak ing her tea the morning of the day she should receive the visit from him who owed everything to her, Miss Howard read of the marriage in the Moniteur Oficiel. Preeipitately leaving the Hotel Frascati, she engaged a special train and reached her home in Paris, where she saw the strangest spectacle. Fur niture, cushions, papers, notes, letters, contracts-some were broken, others emptied, and others stolen. Pietri, warned by @ dispatch from Mocquart, had gone to No. IA Rue de Ciry. He was able to hear, and others heard like him, the insulted Englishwoman call Napoleon assassin, swindler and robber Next day upon her awakening Miss How ard was saluted by Mines. Fould and: Fleury with the title of Countess of Beauregard. At the same time they gave her the deeds of ownership to a property bearing this name, situated upon the route of Versailles. Several months later the new Countess left France and established herself in Flor ence, where she built splendid palace on the banks of the Arno. But ten years after ennui seized her, and she wished to again see Paris. Every day when Napoleon and the Empress came from the Tuileries Miss Howard showed herself in superb equipage and daz- zling toilet. Rumor said that the Elm press was furious. Some days after performance at the Italiens, during which the Englishwoman, covered, and occupying 8 box directly in front, had amused herself by eying through an opera-glass the woman who had stolen her 'Poleon, Miss Howard was found suffocated in her bed.