The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-08

Nine B1naparto turned 10 her eldest
grandson BE was named for his father,
jerome Napoleon Bonapartc. lie inher-
tied much OF his graudmother's charac-
ter, and early in life set out upon career
which pleased her greatly and revived
her hopes that her issue might yet attain
the rights which she conceived belonged
TO her ard hers.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, second,
was born in Baltimore on Nov. ., 1880.
He was his graudmother's pet from his
infancy and early learned from her lips
the story of her wrongs and of the great
future TO which he might aspire. For
Mime. Bonaparte would never admit that
the children of her husband by his sec
Ond wife had any rightful claims, and there
were many in EurOpe-and in France,
toO-whO agreed with her. She believed
that when the time came her issue,
through this little grandson, would sue
coed to the dignity and the grandeur of
the French throne.
When the tsme camel That was the
phrase upon which little jerome was
brought up
He was educated with the purpose of
being a soldier, To this his father con-
sented, and as soon as he could pass the
eXaminati he was entered at the United
States Military Academy at West Point,
He gave himself to the work there with
all his will and was graduated well up in
his class in 1852. He was lieutenant in
the United States army at % years of
age.
SAW SERVICE AT ONCE.
OF course he went into service. That
was part of his grandmother's plans and
his ambitions were in the same line. He
was detailed to the Texas frontier, and
there he served two years in garrison
duty.
AS soon as he was free to do so Lieut..
BOnaparte resigned from the service and
at once sailed for France His grand
mothers influence had paved the way,
and he found a second lieutenancy await
ipg him in the imperial French army.
He was ASSIGNED to the Seventh Dragons
and was at once sent on foreign duty. 1t
was his grandmother's purpose that he
should win the hearts of Frenchmen by
deeds of arms.
The young man was brave and ambi-
tiOus and rose rapidly. In the second
Crimean war he distinguished himself for
gallantry at Balaklaya, Inkerman and
Tehernair, and was accounted hero at
the siege of Sebastapol. For these ser
vices he received the unusual decoration
of Medjdic from the Sultan of Turkey
and the Crimean medal from the Queen of
England. He was also made a Knight of
the Legion of Honor.
All this was nectar to his ambitious
grandmother's palate. aShe meantime
was living in the courts of Europe and
laying plans for her grandson's future
greatness. She had secured, from a court
under Napoleon III. the right, denied her
by Napoleon l., to the name of Bonaparte.
PROMOTIONS AND DECORATIONS.
AS a result of his brilliant military
deeds, Bonaparte was transferred to the
4
was soon made captain. In the Algerian
campaign in 1857 he served in several &C
lions against the Kabyles, and in the Ital-
ian campaign against Austria he won dis
tinctiOn for bravely in the battles of Mon
tebello and SolferinO. For this he re-
ceived French and italian decorations.
In 1865 he was promoted to the rank Of
Chef d'Escadron and two years later was
transferred to the Empress Dragon
Guards.
Upon the downfall of Napoleon III Nine.
Bonaparte played her trump cards.
There was a large party behind her who
hoped to see her brilliant grandson made
regent and finally succeed to the throne.
When all her plans went to pieces she re-
turned to America broken hearted and
died in 1879
Colonel Bonaparte served in the guard
| of the Empress of France from 1867 to
| 1872. On the fall of the empire he with
difficulty escaped with his life from the
commune in Paris. AT the close of the
war in 1871 he returned to this country,
| and the same year he married in New
port, r. L., Mrs. Caroline Reloy Edgar,
formerly Miss Appleton, a granddaughter
of Daniel Webster.
Colonel BOnaparte went to Paris in 1878
and returned in 1879, few days before
the death of his grandmother. He lived
here since a quiet life, though much
sought in society He leaves one daugh-
ter, Miss Loisette Bonaparte,