The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-07-24

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emplifcations Of that sinecure Office
that 7 have been looking for all my
life, where there is lots to get and
nothing to do. One fat woman as
tonished the good people with a
lively team of goats, while a gay
gallant, in a bright blue vest and a
red necktie, dashed along behind
four splendid Newfoundlands, max
ing as lively time as half the blood
ed stock on the course. Queen
Isabella, Notwithstanding her re-
ported poverty, was also seen on
the road, and I thought to myself
if this means poverty I should like
to try it for while. The Shah Of
Persia had made up his mind to
drop a few francs on the result Of
the raoe, aid ae5epted place in
the Presidents caleche, being fol-
lowed by a number Of his suit in
four carriages with mounted pos
tillons. The different embassies
were we'll represented and not a
foreign Prince ip Paris their
name is legien-denied us the hon
or of his presence. The drivers
and turnouts were gorgeous. Long
champs is one Of the most beautiful
racing feds il the world. Na
graveled course disfgures its sur
face, the race being run on the
grassy sward. From the grand
stand the sight was almost dazzling.
There we're a numEer Of horses in
the start, the riders all in brilliant
costumes. In and around the
course there were not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand people.
Several minor races were run, and
the concluding race was the Grand
Prix. After several false starts the
horses got of, and after a mag
nifcent run the English horse won
by a head his victory, being hailed
with vociferous cheers in which, l
am sorry to say, that the Shah did
not join, as it was understood that
his Imperial Highness had dropped
gome forty francs BY betting on the
wrong cAevaz, and it is currently
reported that he inquired Of the
President if he might not be per-
mitted to hamstring the horse and
behead one or two Of the jockeys.
on Tuesday, the ex-King Of Han
over was borne to his last resting
place attended by all the honors
usually paid to Kings. King George
was the cousin of Queen Victoria,
and is said to be the last male OF
the house Of Guelph who occupied
a throne on the continent. He has
been blind from his youth, and
ever since his kingdom OF Hanover
was absorbed in the Empire OF
Germany, he hes resided in Paris.
His body lay in state for five days
and the floral offerings were mag
nifcent. His late Majesty occupied
q modest mansion on rue Panquet,
close to the Arc de Triomphe:
Early in the morning large body
of troops began to gather in the
vicinity; two thousand cuirasslers
occupied the Avenue du Roi de
Rome, and a large body Of infantry
stretched from the Arc de Triomphe
along the great Avenue des Champs
Elysees. A little after noon the
mournful procession moved, Prince
Albert and his eldest son following
the hearse on foot as chief mourn
ers. One Of the most startling
sights was to see the two Kings OF
Spain walking amicably side by
side, the ex-King Amadeus and
Don Assises, the husband Of Isa-
bella. Isabella herself was there
an exile, driven from her kingdom
like the dead monarch whose body
they were bearing to the tomb, and
she, no doubt, asked herself if, after
she, too, had paid her last great
debt, they would allow her dust to
mingle with her ancestors in the
sombre shadows Of Old Castillo.
General Mcmahon, the Shah OF
Persia, the Prince Of Denmark, and
a large number Of Dukes, Princes,
ambassadors and mobiles followed
in a miscellaneous crowd on foot
without any particular order. The
procession had scarcely started
when a dreadful storm broke upon
them the rain poured Gown IN
torrents and the royal and noble
mourners were exposed to its pit
iless fury and soaked to their royal