Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-06
GANTBETTA.

Homage to the Clay Effect of His
Death ON Frances Foreign Policy-
Preparations for the Funeral - A
Wealth of Floral Tributes-General
Charzy Dead.
PARIS, Jan. 5.-The entire front of the
Chamber of Deputies is draped in mourn
ing in respect to the memory of Gambetta.
1t is estimated $4,000 persons Yesterday
visited the Palaise Bourbon, where the
body of Gambetta is lying. The Pair de-
MES that Gambetta's death has produced
any great change in the foreign policy of
the Republic, which neither desires nor
fears war, and it adds that, if forced into
1t by the action of any power, France
would undertake it without, as it would
have done with, Gambetta.
General CharZy, who died at Chalons.
to-day, will be buried at Chalons. Allthe
evening papers deplore his death, uniting
his memory with that of Gambetta. the
latter being described as the soul and
Charzy as the sword of resistance to Ger
man inusion.
The number of wreaths sent to the
Palals Bourbon to be placed on Gam
4etta.s CONN exceeds 900. -Four hundred
populations from the provinces will at
tend the funeral. Eight orations will be
delivered at the entrance to the cemetery
OF Pere la Chaise. Among the sneakers
Will be NJ. Devet, Minister of Justice.
representing the government, and M.
feyat, vice President of the Senate, rep
resenting that body.
Inc comm containing the remains of NJ.
Gambetta lies in the ball room of the
Palais Bourbon. 1t is covered with
wreaths. Three hundred Republican
members of the Chamber of Deputies.
headed by M. Brisson, visited
the Palais Bourbon and walked
around the coffin. The pail bearers Will
be Nj. Declerc, President of the Council,
or some other representative of the Min
lstry, Nj. Ler0yo, Viee-President of the
chamber of Duputies, the Mayor of Belle
vile, M Rome from the Republique Fran
cdtSe, and delegate from Cahors.
AT meeting of the Cabinet Council
Yesterday it was resolved to issue inyi-
tatlons to the commanders of army corps
and Judges to attend Gambetta's funeral.
In consequence of the New Years fair
on the bouleyards, the funeral process
sion will pass through the Rue de RiyoIi.
the Boulevard de Sebastapol and the Rue
de Turbillo.
The American Legation have mad a
wreath placed on Gambetta's coffin.
Gambetta's father has finally consented
10 allow the remains to be temporarily
buried in the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise.
he had previously insisted on their direct
removal to Nice.
A dispatch from Paris to the DaiIy Ne,os
says: "Victor Hugo brought a wreath
to the Palais Bourbon, but before he
reached the room containing the coffin his
strength gave way, and he was unable to
proceed so as to personally place the
wreath on the coffin"
The Gazette DipJondtique states that the
Secretary of the British embassy will re-
present the Prince Of Wales at Gambetta's
funeral.
BERLIN, Jan. 5.-The Provincial Core
SpondeRce to-day concludes warm tribute
to Gambetta as follows: g 1t is our right
and duty to pay testimony to the great
ness of this extraordinary man, whom we
have learned to know in honorable COM
bat, and whose future destiny we followed
with that respectful sympathy which he
compelled alike from friends and foes"