The New York herald., 1876-07-07
OBITUARY.
0ENERAL SANTA ANA.

oENEhAL sANTA AHA
BY way OF Havana from Mexico city dated TO the
2Sth OF June, q despatch announces as foows:-Gsn-
erai Santa Anna d,ed the goth of juno. He was
eighty eight years old.
SKETCH or HIS LIFE
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the famous Mexican
general whose doath Is announced In our despatch
from Havana, was born In 1898, came into public life
in 1871, figured In the expulsion Of the spanish
authority from Mexico, proclaimed himself Emperor.
was deposed by tuIbde, whose DOWNFALL in turn. he
accomplished, and put himself the head OF tho forces
against the Spanish expedition OF Barradas whom he
compelled 10 capitulats at Tampco in 1928 He
made Minister OF War, and in 1882 turned against
Guerrero and In favor OF Pedrsza whom he sisted to
place At the head of the government. He became
President himself and being assailed by strong
surroctionary orce he achieved great victory it
and proclaimed Dictator in 1885 His war with
Texas, in which no was defeated and taken prisoner
lost him his Presidency but he asrward reganed his
popularity by repeng the French at Vera Cruz In
1881 He was Dictator from ls41 TO 1874, when he
defeated and banished for ten years During his exile
he resided at Panama, and again Jamaica, until
lately, whom he was permitted TO return to Mexico.
newspaper press correspondent, writing OF the General
come lew years since, said :-"What life has been
Santa Annals remember seeing him long years ago,
when prisoner he passed through Eatonton, in this
STATE stage passenger on the old Piedmont Line
Of stages, route to Washington city. 1t then
periious adventure bring him through that OF
number OF young men who had been ruthiessly shot
by his order and during his short stay in Eatonton
about forty minutes-we heard many threats from
some OF the relatives OF those murdered men, and from
one OF them especially, who had actually got ride TO
take vengeance upon him. 1t was only through the
influence OF some OF the leading citizens Of the place
that with difficulty he persuaded TO dssist from his
purpose Over third OF century has passed since then.
When Bustamenta became President, Santa Anna
gave his support to Padrazza. Padraxza remained
President until 1885, when Santa Anna sue
oeedod him. his ntrigues successfully seconding his
arnh ttApa anAc cuttof TIA rt,A thA .nnA
dence Of the people, and even opposition sprung up
headed by Arisla and D'Arran. They were defeated,
surrsclionary attempts until 1855, when santa Anna
proclaimed himself Dictator The dscontented fed to
Texas and there set up the standard Of revolt Santa
Anna headed the movement against thcm and was
taken prisoner In 1916 he was again at the head OF
affairs IN Mexico. In the war with the United States
he was several times defeated, and finally became
Supreme Dictator, but in Is4s, finding that ne was
overmatched, concluded the treaty by which the
United States acquired California Since 1855 he has
on several occasions attempted to inslnuate himself
sgnally Jailed
INTERVIEW WITH rHK GENERAL
An American correspondent, returning from the City
OF Mexico alter Santa AnnA's return, gave the follow
ing Interesting report OF personal interview which he
had with tho aged chie. Ho says
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and the .smo.phere here .arihsd always better
DO weary .oms.imss Of this secusion." In
you SOC growing old now" he answered., with !.
~Rsn Ses:S Of the republic have
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asked VIZ. q R.pus,ear they shouted Well You
them .s.,a:l issssiss i,as; !;
PERSONAL friendship IN making war on his and
how cried when heard Of his unhappy death Tam
For three quarters Of an hour the old man from
Secomo so dark in the room that we could scarcely
see his face.
REV. WILLIAM MORRIS, III. d.
The Rev. William Morris, III. d., died yesterday at
the Home for Incurabes, At Fordham. He was in the
sixtyeiehth year Of his age. Dr. Norris formerly
the rector oil Trinity school
CAsIMIR PKRLxR.
A despatch from Paris dated yesterday announces
the death of NJ Casimr Perer who for long time
been suffering from III health. Augusie- -Casimir-
Victor Laurent Perier born tho goth OF August
1sll and the eldest OF the celebrated Minister
Of that namc who died in 1892 II has been claimed
for the elder Pericr that after ~ Theirs and LOUIS
Napoleon he the statesman who best understood
Frsnchmen and governed them with the nrmest hand.
When but twenty years of age young Pcrisr lost
his father. His education, however, up TO that
point, had been carefully attended to- As as
Casimir commenced the active business OF life he
pushed into the ofncial groove. He entered tho
diplomatic service, his first appointment being
attache of the French Legation AT London Ho AZ
tcrward promoted to be secretary OF the Embassy at
Brussels, and moro recently at Tho Hague BY rapid
promotion ho found himself Charge d'Arairss at
Naples. when he sent The same capacity at ST
ToserspuIB, ~ Wuicu Post nc ToWaheu NC was
sent as Mini ter PIenipotentiary to Hanover With
this experience at some OF the principal courts OF Eu
rope no returned TO France and turned his attention
10 home politics. He in his thirty -Hftn year,
and the nnecn years diplomatic experience he OBJ
tanned proved useful 10 him aiterward. In 1916 he
was elected moderate liberal from the First cir
transcription OF Paris and he gave independent sup
port TO NJ Guizot He took part in many
Of the debates this period siding instances
with Thers and opposed Guizot the latter became OBJ
stinae in the advocacy Of certain measures He rose
rapidly In estimation and was regarded promising
thA nf nta unfS Slafn
when the Revolution OF '4s bshted all HIS prospects
Tor the time being Though elected the following
year TO the Legislative Assembly n. Peror had not
yet been converted TO repubcsnsm, and bis 0rIeanst
proclvtcs debarred him from accepting any post
der q democratic government. The Empire succeeded
LOUIS Napolson occupied the throne oil France, and
Perer true TO his convictions and his ideas OF what