The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-05
JEAIousrEs BETWEEN THE TuRKHl
PAAHAA.
FRANCE.
ThIers-GrIei and
Consideration Prevail Among
the Pe0ple-His Death u Ma
IiOunl Calamity. M

EX.Presidcnt ThlerS--GrIel and
Consideration Prevail Among
tue PeopIe-His Death n Ma.
IiOunl Calamity. n
LONDON, September 4.-The attack
which carried Of ex.President Theirs
was what ia called in France apoplexy
ioudrOyaute. He was apparently In good
health in the morning and took his usual
walk after luncheon. He felt symptoms
Of illness, which speedily developed into
an apoplectic ft. He remained uucon.
scious and died at 6 o'clock, apparently
without pain. No event short Of coup
d'elat, or communist rising, could have
created 90 profound an impression
through France. It's effect on the present
political crisis cannot yet be properly
weighed. Gambetta Is now without 4
rival in the Republican party, but his
advanced views are SO alarming to the
Lett Centre that the Republican party as
whole will probably seek to counteracL
the evil effects Of Thiers' removal by put.
ting forward Grevy, ex-President Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, as u candidate for
succession 10 the President, in the event
Of President McMahon's retirement.
A correspondent telegraphs: II would
bo impossible to convey an idea OF the
grief and CONSERVATION which prevailed
at the death Of Theirs. The news
spread like wild.fre, and even at an early
hour, although the weather was very in.
clement, the streets Of Paris were filled
with people in great excitement. Some
were actually shedding tears, and all
were giving vent 10 feelings Of grief and
apprehension, the death OF Thiers Just
now being regarded by all as a national
calamity.
MAcMAHoN CoNDoLEs MADAME THEIRS
PARIS, September 4.-President Mac
Mahon has sent telegram OF coincidence
TO Madame Theirs, and the Official
Journal will tomorrow publish decree
announcing the expenses Of the funeral to
be be borne by the State. It is believed
that the corpse will be inferred in Inya.
lides. The whole Republican press ex.
presses profound and sincere sorrow.
Private kilograms from the Provinces
show that NJ. Thiers' death is regarded
throughout the country as national
calamity. Most Of the evening papers
appear with black borders, and even the
journals opposed to N. Theirs generally
render homage TO the illustrious paui.
arch, although they mingle with praises
Il disapproyAl Of his most recently ex-
pressed opinions.
The Municipal Councils Of several
communes near Marseilles, have been
dissolved. .4.. s..g.H
. BE LEAVES TWO WILLS.
NJ. Theirs leaves two wills. One re.
lates exclusively 10 his fortune, the best
part Of which goes TO Madame Theirs and
her sister. The other is a political and
literary will, which will be executed BY
N. Barthemy at ST. Hiloire. The sheets
Of the manifesto which Theirs was to have
addressed 10 France before the elections
have been found in his papers. He was
TO have read it yesterday TO Gambetta.
Gambetta this morning had long in.
terview with NJ. Grevey, whom with char
ActeTistic promptitude he has chosen for
the fgurehead Of the Republican party.
So long as Theirs was the leader Of the
Republican party there was almost com.
plete confidence in It's prudence and mod.
GRAFTON. Even alter he retired from the
Presidency 1t was 10 his influence that
Germany continued to look with conf
dence. A"h's''
As yesterday mornings Paris papers
only contained the bare announcement Of
his death, and some Of them, among
which was the Journal DeS Debaii,
were altogether ignorant OF it, there
has hardly been an opportunity 10 gather
their views as 10 the effect on the political
situation. The Republican papers de-
plore the event as great misfortune, but
urge their readers 10 avoid discourage.
ment and redouble their efforts.
The Orlcanist organs dwell only on
such portions Of the career Of the deceased
as they can unreservedly praise and ab.
stain from any discussion Of the political
consequences Of his death, while the
clerical and most Of the Bonapartist pa.
pers speak in bitter tone, some insisting
that the Republican party can no longer
be held together. The bureau Of the
Left in the Senate held meeting last
evening, and drew up an address 10 the
country, to be used when the electoral
period opens.
The Bourse was quite animated, and
seemed in some way or other to view the
sad event a. tending to clear the political
atmosphere. - 1874
The English press generally think that
10 the Republicans n. Thiers' loss iS
terrible. II is not q light matter that
the Republican policy, instead Of being
represented by ThierS mature wisdom,
should be dependent on the eager temper
Of GambeItu, who is now without seri-
ouS rival. ...