Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-18

empire-was sent with ali speed out to the Champ dc Sablons, to whirl in the batteries stationed there In few hours guns were planted around theConven- tion Hall, and at the nearby bridges of the Seine, commanding all lines of ap- proach; and at the brooches stood grim gunners with lighted matches
 Here, then, was business for life or death. The insurrection rolled itself in great volumes along the streets. It might be seen coming on like tho sea. The Section Lepellotier leads the van. The insurgents get possession of the church of St Koch, nearby. and then of Pont Neuf, and then bristlo up face to face with the guns of tho Corsican. There is not moments hesitation. The order to fire is quick and sharp The Convention Hall is suddenly shaken to foundation stones with the roar of UT tillery. The guns arc loaded with grape and canister. Horrid gaps aro cut ill long bloody alleys through tho insurgent mob. Men-FrcnchmCn-aro blown by hundreds to horrid death. They go back before the hail of destruction. The Ma tiOnal Convention Is saved. General Bonaparto has tho honor of sUppr1ssins tho last mob of tho French Revolution! Strange to note what tho effect of all this was on tho man himself. Ho was in nowise jubilant Indeed he had hcsi- tated for half hour before accepting tho placo of general against tho revolt cd Sections In his report he covered up his own responsibility tho facts gave | him opportunity to dO-makiuS it ap- pear, contrary to his wont, that not LC. but others, had ilut down the mob. He had acted only under orders Of tho Ma tional Convention and General Barras! Ever through life, moreover, he looked back with regret to this hour and event | of his career. Doubtless, at bottom, ho was a Jacobin himself; but he was an Imperial Jacobin. Tho two elements in his character did not consist; the one was at war with tho other.
 Thus much only is certain, that Ma polcon would gladly havo had his great triumph over tho Parisiau insurgents | plotted from the record. No doubt ho was at heart at onU with instruction; but ho was also the friend of order. | His success in restoring order in the | capital may Dc said to havo made Napo- leon famous. Ho had already become an adviser of tho Committee of Public Safety. Indeed ho held that relation be- | fore his namu was stricken from the list of generals ill activO service. Eleven days after the suppression ut tho Sec tiUns, ho wgS made l'rori>j"H..ilB Gen eral Uf Division. and four days after wards the ''lnuvisinnally" Was struck out, and he WAS appointed commander of tho Army uf the Interior, having as its central field of operations Paris it. self
 Destiny reserved for tho winter of 1895 9G anuthvr capital fact i'll tho life of her dyv"tru. Napoleon found Jose phinc He first met her at tho house Ot Barr:ls :iil" hvluugvd tu the Socictu I,e' Nictimes Society of tho Victims '' To clt,r this band of the new elite PariSirnnvS. one must have lest recently a near rr!4iiv" Ivy the Sui!l'tInv! .lu>o- phinu hal i"~l uu,--il, hu~ir!fa, TIv Nirumtr .Aly Nan,ilr de H,AuhaI nais had married Marie JuS,phu Res Ta>chcr, the beautiful Creole If Martinique, Ill December uf l119 She w;.~ than iH he seventeenth var. In l,Su IL" NIcuuto camu to America with H;rham!tIu, Afterwards ho was q deputy in thi States General. and was twice president of the National Convention. Ho com manded under Custiur, ;it McmtZ, il I793, when that place was surrendered to the Germans. Tu surrender wa. death He was halcl to trial, con drmncd and guillutimrd only five day: before tho collapse nf the Terror Whcl RulvSpivrru fell, tn" Sucietc dv> Vic times was formed. The light creature: took wing lihu buttvrtli,> finn t!', hloul p,ruls uf the Fl;l,n' ,Iv lA ls, .,lu tion. They still wurr cIrl". "n Ih"l arrnS W hen th;.y began tu dlurv .rr '. ill Greek sandals and chiSnunS and claS sical scarfS sirdlv,l at the waist, Napo leon saw enc of them, and admired anC loved.
 Soho told Bourrieunr, while pointing out Josephine one evening at fashion able cafe. There was swift cnurt>hip. 4 story goes that Eugene Brauharnais wen
 to Napoleon 10 recover his father tho Vicumto's sword, which had been takcI at tho disarmament of the Sections. Tl:
 youth got the sword, kissed il, won ii
 Generals Sympathy-and Madame d,
 Bcauharnais came to thank her benrfac
 tor. If this happened. she knew him nj , ready; and he knew her. Tho marriag,
 occurred on the 9th of March. l196 ] Tho disparity of ages Was six years anC two months To clisSr this ch;ISlu, tn marriage certificates dated her birth for
 trdri four years, and amtr'latv,l his b,
 nineteen months Documents must con form tu the cNigcucieS of the great! JOHN CIAES RIpPATH