The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-07-05
THE DEAD PRINCE.
Excitement and Sorrow Over the
News from South Africa.

PARIS, June 2O.-1ntelIigence Of
the death Of the Prince Imperial, 10
south Africa, was received here With
general iucredulity, and some Of the
early editions of the papers published
the rumor with soothing illusions at
it improhabi'ity. Subsequent die:
patches dispelled this de'usion, and
the effect produced BY tho news vac
deep and widespread. Even tho rad.
ical Republicans expressed sorrow at
the death If the Prince The agits'
ton Of the Impesialists aud Bonapart.
lists was intense. The question az to
the succession to tho claims pos
sessed By the young Prince are now
generally discussed. II the provisions
formulated by the first Emperor and
reassertcd by Napolean Ill for the
transmission Of the hereditary rigl'ts
to the imperial crown are preserved
the succession will fall 90 Prince
Jerome, the second cousin of the
Prince but it is impossible, in the
opinion Of the 1mperialist party to
unite that body 10 any mos ement 10
favor uf Priaco Jerome. '.t1 r'
The news Of tho death Of the Prince
he beeen 90 recent that anything
like concentrated action among the
Bonapartists has been impossible. AT
a meeting tho friends Of Prince Jero>
me, at which we're present q few
journalists of Paris who still adhere
to his fortunes, aud Others who are
associated Will, him 10 bis aspirations,
held in the Rue Montague, it was de.
cided that the mot dordre at present
should be kept iu the tack ground ;
that the whole energy Of the lmpe.
r,alist party should be directed to
promoting the Interests Of tho Re.
publican candidate, at the same time
keeping prominently in view the hope
If tile restoration of tue empire With
the sun Of Jerome as its head. This
Prince has in bic veins the blood Of
the House If Savoy and Of Bonaparte,
and certain romantic and patriotic
sentiments, it is thought, can BE- in>
v"ked by a skillful use Of facts con.
! CO, uing HE ancestry and bic personal
qualifications.
Tho Republican, do not scruple to
express tue relief which they feel at
the death of tue Prince Imperial, and
% far a. can be ascertained tho gen.
eral impression throughout the capt.
tai and tho large cities of France u
that biz death has eliminated from
tho political horoscope Of Frasce .
disturbing factioo.
The death VI the Prince Imperial Of
France wac received here With . us,,.
versal feeling Of regret. Lord Sgd.
ney to day tenderly noli6ed the ex-
! Empress received the news with 40
Isgoui.ed cry aud sank into . sense.
less stupor. She still remains 10 40
|inseosible condition. = s
A dispatch from Paris sage Paul de
Casssgnac's paper, lie Pays, to-day
appears 10 mourning. 1t says the
empire is not dead. The Prince I'm.
perial had designated az his succes.
sor the eldest son Of Prince Napoleon.
laboratories from Cape Town, civ.
Jog additional particulars Of tho deith
Of tue Prince Imperial, state tha,
the scounting party which he
had accompanied has rested for al
hour, when Lieut.. Carey aud the
Prince saw the Zulus 10 maize In d
field. They Immediately saddied
their hor>es, when tho Znlus fred 8
volley and rushed upon them. Tn.
Prince had apparently grasped til.
saddle flap, which tearing 10 hi
hands, threw him backward, and BIZ
horse escaped. The Prince the,
started IN q run, but was overtake,
/, about 800 yards away BY the Zulus
i, who slew him. The Prince had sev
enteen assegal wounds, Quo tLrons
: tho left eye. Members Of the sta1
he'd opposed the Princes accompany
: ing tho scouting party, bat hs lsssl,
liuely ovesraled theis requests. Abou
J. 900 ysrds from, the place Of sarprie
J, was : deep eating, whieh The soldiss
; fed into II their ''t'..t VII