The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-05
EX-PRESIDENT THEIRS
THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.
Ganbeita Now without "a Rival. but
HIS Party Alarmed at His Ad-
vanccd yiews-Thiers' Death
Considered Pubic
Calamity.

WnlCQ carried OF tA L ItSllCuL uloIo "oS
what Is called in France apopleXy fOn-
droyante he was apparently in good
health in tho morning, and took his
usual walk. After luncheon, he felt
symptoms of illness, which speedily de-
veloped into an s2opectlc lit. he re-
mained unconscious and died at six
o'clock, apparently without pam. No
event short OF coup detGt or
Communist gathering could have created
so profound an impression throughout
France Its effect on the present pOlitI
cal crisis cannot yet be properly weighed.
Gambetta is now without u rival in the
Republican party, BIT his advanced
views are so alarming to the Left Centre
that Ihe Republican party, rs whole,
will probably seek to couLteract the evil.
effects OF Thiers' removal by putting
forward Grevy, eY-President OF the
Cham Der OF Deputies. as a candidate to-
SUCCESSION to the Presidency, in the event
OF President MacMahon's retirement.
A correspondent telegrsphs that 1t
would be impossible to convey an idea OF
the grief and CONSERVATION which pre-.
vail at the death OF Th.ers. This morn
ing the news spread like wiidire. and
even at an early hoIr, although toe
weather wss very inciement, the streets
of Paris were flied with people. In the
great excitement some were actually
shedding tears, and all were giving vent
to feelings OF uriet and apprehension, the
death OF Thiers just now beng regarded
by all as u national calamity.
PARIS, September IN Theirs leaves
two wills. One relates exclusively to
his fortune the bcs. part 0, which goes
to Madame Theirs and her sis:er. The
other is political and literary, and will
be executed by L. BartheJemy, o. ST.
Hiloire.
The sheets of the manifesto which
Theirs was to have addressed to France
before the elections have been found IN
his papers. He was to have read 1t -
GsmDetta yesterday.
Gambetta this morning had long
conference with NJ. Grevy, whom, with
characteristic prom ptitudo, ne has chosen
Ior the hgure-hesd OF the Republican,
party. So long Is Theirs WAS the leader
there was almost complete confidence
in its prudence aud moderation. Even
stter he retired from the Presidency It
was to his influence that Germany con.
tiuueu to look with confidence. a. yester-
dsy'morning's Paris papers only con-
tain the bare announcement OF his death,
and some Of them. among which WAS the
journal deS D,Jdts, were altogether
ignorant OF it, there hs, hardly been
opportunity to gather their views as 20
the effect on the political situation. The
z publican papers dep!Ore the event q n
great misfortune, but urge their readers
~ avoid discomfort and redoubls their
efforts The OrlgaUjSL organs dwell ouly
ON such portions ot the career of the de-
ceased as they can Unr sarvcdiy praise.
and abstain from any discussion OF the
political consequences y his death,
W lie the Clei cal and most of the
Bynapsrtist pspers speak in a olttnr
tone, some OF them, insisting that the
Republican party cah nc longer BE- held
together Ine bureau OF the Left in
the Senate, hed s meeting last evening
and drew up an address 20 the country,
TO be issued when the electoral period
opens The B0urse WAS quite animated,
and seemed IL some way or other to view
the sad event AS tending 10 clear the po-
litiCal atmosphere. The English press
generally thiRks that 10 the Republicans
NJ. Theirs loss is terrible 1t il not
light matter that the Republican policy
instead OF being represented by Tniers
mature wisdom, should be dependent on