Evening journal., 1894-09-08


Prince dc JoinYille came 80 this country
and were welcomed by the government
and by General Mcclellan, upon whose
stan the two young princes served, with
the rank OF captains Of volunteers. They
stipulated however, that thoy wete to be
free to resign their appointments when
ever they might wish to do 50, and that
they were net to receive pay for their serv-
ices. Ia June, 1869, they returned to Eu
rope.
At the conelusion OF the year 1871 the
Comte de Paris was admitted a member
OF tho national assembly at Versailles un-
der.Presldens Thiers, and on Dec. ". 1872
the assembly voted the restitution Of tire
property OF the Orleans family.
The late Comte de Chambord, tho rep-
resentntive Of the older branch OF ths
Bourbons, and this Comts dc Paris had an
interview at ETohsdoff Aug. ;, s75 dur
ing which the forfner Acknowledged tho
Comts de paris as the head OK The regal
houss Of France. Aftor She death Of the
Conte do Chamberd Aus. "a, $50 the
great majority OF tho logitimists aqknowl-
edged the Comts DC Paris a. hissucessaor.
Accompanied BY his eldest son, the Dxc
d Orleans. the Cemte DO Paris again via
tied the United states ia 1890 in order ss
refresh his memory regarding scenes nHd
evcnta which he had Witnessed or tskea
part In duEiag ths eivil war whl0A he
hsd previously aHsjt HRsn in his History
of the Civil War"
The Comto de Paris married his cousin
Princess Marie Isabella FEancoiso d Assise
Antonia Louisa Fernando, oldest daughter
OF the Duo dc Montpensier May 30, 1864
and has six children, three Sons and thrse
daughters. His eldest son is Prince Lsuis
Philippe Robert due d Orleans, born at
Twickenhain, England, Feb 8, 1869. His
eldest daughter, born at the same plaes
Sept s, 1886, Is queen Of Portugal
The other children arc Princess Helen
born June l3. 1871; Princess Marie lsa-
bella born May z, 1878; Princess Louise
Francoise, born Feb. "a, 1852, and Prince
Ferdinand Francois Due dc tpensier,
born Sept. 9 1884.
With the death OF the Comte de Paris,
the due dc Orleans (new Comte de Paris
becomes head OF the royal house of France.
Driven Inte E1iIe.
The Comtc Dc Paris frequently issuod
manifestoes to the French people, sspe-
oially since 1855, when the marriage Of
his daughter TO Prince Charles Of Portu.
gal raised an cutlery against the Orleanist
| prince which resulted in the passage Of a
| law exiling tho Comte dc Earis, his eldest
| son and all other persons who were direct
| descendants Of any sovereign who had ever
I ruled in France This law was tho result
\ Of charges that the Comic de Paris was
/ plotting with foreign governments against
| France
The last Of these manifestoes was pub
4 lished recently in The Expresss du Midi,
royalist organ, in the shape Of a convcr
\ sation with the editor of thai paper, II
| this interview ths Comts de Paris, aftel
contradlctiRg this statement that he hsd
congratulated M. Casinir Psrier upo1
his election to the presidency Of FraRce
declared that he never occupied himsal
with questions Of persons and added: II
only think Of the interest of the country
From that point Of view / think Ola
friends should not assume toward NJ Cas-
, imir perier a systematically hostile atti
| tude He conragoously accepted powei
under difficult circumstances. II he il
determined, as it is said, to maintain o
rather to restore, order in France he vii
he confronted with numbsrless ditlicultie
witch patnotism prohibits us from in
creasng
Both the Comte and Confess do Paris
| through tielf long feslueuce III LhSlhuu
became thoroughly accustomed 70 Eng
lish home life and lived apparently
happy, oontented life, respected by al
who knew them.
The new head of the house Of Orlean
il far from being brilliant young man
He is decidedly heavy in moro ways TIM
one and has only twice distinguished him
self To any extent-once by returning t
France when ho reached his twentiet
yenr and Offering himself for militar
| service. For this violation of the law q
exile he was arrested and imprisoned fo
q short time as a matter Of form. tn
friends Of the young duke tried TO max
political capital out Of this episode.
The second time the Due d'Orleans a
tracted public notice to any extent wa
when it was alleged that the husband
an opera singer threatened her with q
vorco proceedings, during which agitatio
the name of.the heir of the house of Orli
ans was unfavurably mentioned as hkel
to figure as that Of the correspondent
the suit. The affair was eventually husl