Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-21

The Prince Imperial Killed.
LONDON, June 20.-Advioss from Caps
Town via Madeira officially announce
the death Of the Prince Imperial OF
France. The Prince was out with an
officer and six men to r%econnoitrs and
sketch the sits for . new camp. After
searching o "mealis" garden or corn
nsld for the enemy, the Prince gave
orders to mount. Tho enemy, who had
remained concealed. then Ared upon the
party, killing two troopers and wound.
ing the Prince. who fell from his horse.
The others were compelled to abandon
the Prince. On receipt Of the news a.
headquarters Lord Chelmsford sent O
regiment Of lanoers to recover the body,
which was found covered with assagai
70 peculiar style OF crooked knite)
wounds. There IL general mourning ct
the Cape, and great regret is expressed
Q the untimely death Of the young
Prince.
The body Of the Prince, when found.
lay on It's back. There were Is assagai
stabs in Il, two OF them piercing the
body from chest to back. two in the side
and one destroying the right eye. A
locket with hair medallions and reli.
quarry were found around his neck. His
face wore Q placid expression. He had
evidently Intellectually tried to mount,
and the leather OF the flap tearing. ho
ran along the path to where he was
found. The two troopers 10y near his
body, both assagaisd. The Prince was
very adventurous.
Another account says that the Prince
and party had rested for an hour. when
Lieutenant Carey and the Prince saw
Zulus in the maize field. They i'm.
msdistsly saddled their horses, when
tho Zulus hred q vollsy and rushed upon
them. The Prince had apparently
grasped his saddle Zap, which tearing in
his hand, threw him backward, and his
horse escaped. The Prince then started
on q run. but was ovsrtaksn about 800
yards away by the Zulus. who slew him.
Members OF the staff had opposed his
accompanying the scouting party. but
he ~laughingly overruled their requests.
About 800 yards from the place Of sur
prise was Q deep cutting. to which the
soldiers fed in their retreat. When
Lieutenant Carey arrived safely across
be looked back and saw following him
the Princess riderlsss horse. The body
OF the Prince was found ih this cutting,
stripped OF all clothing and ornaments,
except 0 neck locket. The body is
coming TO England.
The news OF the death OF the Prince
reached London at alate hour last night.
At about ] this morning 1t was circulated
In the Hobbies OF the House OF Commons,
when In reply to inquiries, Colonel
Stanley, Secretary OF State for War, read
the foregoing official telegram. Lord
Sydney, an old and tried friend OF the
imperial family. has left for Chisslhurst
to break the news to the Empress
Eugene.
Ex-Empress Eugene Is completely I'M.
nsrvsd by the news OF the killing Of her
son, and fears are entertained that her
reason will give way under the blow.
London journals, while deeply de-
ploring the Princes death. regard II as
an end Of Imperialism In France. Prince
Napoleon. who has become the head OF
the line, 10 . Democrat in politics, and
ID distastsful to the entire Bonapartist
following. he has two sons, seventeen
and fifteen respectively. The party Of
loyalty may fasten around the name Of
one OF those sons, but for q time the
Imperial counsels must be distracted,
and the possibility Of q return to the
empire appears more shsdowy than evsr.