Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14

effected between Italy and the Papa
See, with Amadeus on tho throne
This all sounds like romance, yor
will say; but I have reason-and the
best of reason-to believe that it is al
true.
Your correspondent at Paris thus
writes me, under date of the 10Th
"'The intelligence from Spain is pro
ducing intense excitement here. i
Amadeus abdicates and revolution fol
lows, the course which its friends here
| predict, we shall see the Monarc chica
| party in France even more strength
ened than it was by Napoleon's death
France will be warned by Spain play.
ing the drunken helot Fusion will be
confirmed and the Bonapartists made
more willing than ever to support the
Monarchical party. An immense exo-
dus of priests and wealthy families is
expected from Spain if the Republic
be proclaimed. There is some reason
to fear there may be troubles in LYONS
and in Marseilles if there be estab-
lishcd a Republic in Spain. We
have heard every evening for the last
seven or eight days that formidable
insurrection has broken ont in Lyons.
There is no question the Communards
are collecting on the Swiss frontier.
Cluseret and many Polish military ad-
venturers confederated with him are
known to be at Geneva. Impatient spirits
atLyons have for months been.longing
for insurrection, and it is believed the
menaced changes in the municipal or
ganization of Lyons and in the cleo
toral law have produced a degree OF
irritation in that city which the revo-
lI,tiOnarv leaders can no longer allay.
Moreover, there Ia as much distress in
the lower classes there as there is in
Paris
I should add another fact t. the
curious information / have already
given. 1t Is that, shortly after ANA
deus first arrival ut Madrid. toler bly,
conclusive proof was placed IN his
hands that the plot for t',e assasBina-
ti0n If FTlnl was known ia if not con-
cocte,i i.v. tho Dur da I!ontpensicr.
The evidence aenins; the private sec
ratary Of the duke---a gentleman who.
believe. il now IN the United States--
was perfectly conclusive. and that
against the duke himself Was very
stronr. the news of Prin's assassina-
fion. il VIII hc remembered, reached
the KinS aH In irst landed in Spain,
and lie was very aExioue - bring HE
1rer"iarers 20 iustico. He wished the
dH6e to ko informed OF the REASONS for
til aoc0sstio4e against i:im. aud to
l,ra him aunmonqd for trial, hv5 he
'a:ss ovclrujcd IN this. as IN nearly
everything else. [. Is fortunate tina:
Amadeus has gone. He did n;ct haze
3 hapny sitf al :l.o time ha Uas iii
Spain. Ha has al,ra>-, been IL d;,a.cz,
81 assassination; h. has i,ccn twice shot
a.; lie has necn one, nearly poisorel,
s,rl { fourth attempt II Hi him WAS
HlaG0 by throwing missiits frcm the
r20t Of . H:iiid5Eg just Is Eo Ns:,, pas
iaG Il. Had ~ remained, he would
lavc lived ii os'rSta,!t fear end 1.ai.ai,-
piness.
In London or;n on IS Giv;;lc., ;.s to
t2o chances for tho rcrYe tl;itv OF the
new renrblic n SPAN. The Journals
predict !ts speedy ,;ovnfall-i,ut they
have been saying the same thing for
,wo years about tho French Republic
ana It etill Evog. Ia private CONVERSE
ton many Of o:r public men express
the belief that after al itmay ne found
,''at the republic will pa the salvation
Of Spain. Let liz hope 50.
HICCApIaLT.