Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-03
GARIBALDI GONE.
THE EvENEfIABLEI ITALIAN HEkO DEAD

THE ITALIAN HEkO DEAD
End Of q Romantic Career-The News Of
The Day.
Giuseppi Garibaldi, whose death is an
nounced this morning, has filled large
place in tho history of Italy and of repub.
lican movements 10 Europe for half Gen.
tury. He was born at Nice, Of pooz
parents, July %, 1907 When quite
young he made voyages to Odessa and
Rome. Fifty years ago, in 1882, he was
implicated with Mazzini in a conspiracy
against Charles Albert, king of Sardinia,
and was compelled to quit the coun-
try. Two years later he was condemned
to death, in his absence, on account Of an 8.
other revolutionary plot. He escaped to
Marseilles. France, and for some years be-
came soldier of fortune" save that
for the most part lie fought on the side of
freedom with little prospect of pecuniary
reward lie was for a short time in the
service Of the Bey of Tunis, and after
wards fought for the republic of Rio
GraDie against Brazil. He Was taken
prisoner by the Brazilians, and cruelty
treated for An attempted escape, and after
many stirring adventures returned to
Italy. In 1S47, when Plus IP was elevat
ed to the papacy, he offered his services,
and was in Rome in the thick of the strug-
gle when the French attacked that city.
He was closely pursued by tho French and
Austrians after the French entered Rome,
but escaped, and became manufacturer
of candles ON Staten Island. He led a
roaming life for some years, settling for a
time on the isl..ud of Caprera, where he
carried on farming with great success, but
turned from it to organize a body of IL,
600 men, called Alpine Chasseurs, which
he commanded in the Sandman service.
With this force he fought at Magenta,
Solferino and other places. lie landed at
Marsala in May, 1860, and took Palermo,
and carried on the struggle to Naples, from
which he drove King Francis II. 1t was
on the march to Gaeta that he saluted
Victor Emmanuel as king Of Italy"
He could not get on we'll, however, with
his brother officers, and returned to his
home in Capferra without money or
honors. In 1862 he sought to foment
q revolution in Hungary, and engaged in
an ill-advised revolutionary attempt, in
which his troops were captured and he
himself wounded. He had the best of
medical attendance, however, recovered.
and was pardOned on account of his scr.
vices in the cause of Italian independence.
In 1864 Garibaldi visited England and was
received with great honors not only from
the people, but from the authorities OF
London. He stayed but a short time
and returned thence to Caprera. In 1866
Garibaldi was again in active service,
and in 1867 organized an invasion of the
States of the Church. He was captured
and returned to Caprera, where ho
was guarded by man-of-war to prevent
his escape Eluding his guards, he reached
the mainland in October, 1867, and de-
fcatcd tho Pontifical troops at Monte Ro-
tondo, but was himself defeated by the
ChassepOt rifle, in the hands of French
troops, and this time was imprisoned in a
fortress. Here he claimed protection as an
Italian deputy and an American citizen,
and was finally set at liberty. When he
heard of the downfull of the French en-
pire he hastened to the new born republic,
and was given command of the regular
forces in the Vosges. But his troops
were of little service and brought
discredit on their cause by their treat
mont of tho clergy and inmates
of converts. In 1871 ho was elected a
deputy to the National Assembly at Paris,
but resigned, Glowing the republic but
hating the priesthood.'' IIo soon after.
wards returned to Caprera, and since that
time has been engaged in tho arts Of peace,
being especially active in furthering a
scheme for changing the course Of the river
Tiber and improving the Roman Cam
pagna. In 1874 it was announced
that Garibaldi was in needy cir
cumstances, and offers Of help were ex-
tended to him from his admirers every
where. He declined, however, t. accept a
national gift, which was offered to the
almost unanimously by vote Of him
chamber of Deputies. lie served as a
member of tho Italian Parliament in 1875,
and in 1876 accepted 100, 600 lire, present.
ed to him by the nation and the king.