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NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘The other is a manifesto, NAPOLEON'S FUNERAL, | r:scre‘erssin Sa aaa The Solemn Procession from Chis- elhurst to the Tomb, Imperial Arms and the Initial N on the Hearse. Organization of the Assemblage and Order of the Cortege. Paris Workmen at the Post of Honor and the French Tricolor in the Van. EUGENEE AND VICTORIA ABSENT. ‘The Prince Imperial of France--- His Appearance and Kindred Royalists in Support. ADVANCE IN DEAD MARCH. Scenes and Services in the Church, and Consignment to the Grave Without a Sermon. Obsequies Celebrations in Italy and the East. IMPERIALIST EXPRESSION IN PARIS, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Jan. 15, 1873, ‘The funeral of His late Majesty Napeleon Bona- parte ITI., ex-Emperor of Franee, took place from @hiselhurst, the residence of the exiled imperialist Frénch family, in the forenoon to-day. The hour of ten o’clock in the morning was desig- nated as the time for the procession te commence to move towards the church, but it was thirty minutes past ten before the hearse which was to convey the remains to the place of burial drew up in front of the grand entrance whick leads to the mansion. On both sides of the hearse were the imperts] arms, surmounted by the letter N, and a great crowd of people, which was steadily increas- ‘ing momentarily, surrounded the vehicle. Im- mense throngs had congregated near to the house and along the line of advance just previous to the wtarting of the procession. PARIS WORKMEN IN THE PLACE OF HONOR. A deputation of Paris workmen, who were to walk at the bead of the procession, arrived at the mame time with the hearse. They wore immortelies din their coats and carried wreaths of yellow Aowers in their hands. THE COFFIN. ‘The coMn was covercd with immortelies and Woleta. POLICE ARRANGEMENTS. One thousand metropolitan policemen from Lon- @on limed the roadway leading from the house where the ex-Emperor died to the chapel where the faneral services took place. @0FIZHN MOURNING AND THE KENELL OF THE CHURCH. Flags were displayed at half-mast and emblems Of mourning were floated at every available point along the line of route. The church bells tolled the usual notice of an Enghgh funeral. QUEEN VICTORIA NOT PRESENT. Her Majesty Queen Victoria did not attend the funeral in person, but was represented by the Right Honorable the Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household. EUGENIE INVALIDED. Her Majesty the ex-Empress Eugénie was too ill tm health to permit her attendance at the funeral af her husband, : THE HEIR APPARENT. His Highness the Prince Imperial of France was very pale, and exhibited traces of the anguish he has undergone. THE CORTEGE IN MOTION. The funeral procession started for the chapel at eleven o’clock in the forenoon and moved from Chiselhurst according to the following ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS. First came a man bearing the French tri-color, floating from an ashen pole cut at the last moment before the eortége moved. ‘The deputation of working men from Paris, with uncovered heads, bearing their wreaths. ‘The chaplain of the ex-royal family, bearing aloft @ golden crucifix. THE HEARSE, drawn by eight horses, driven by a postilion. ‘The mourners, who mumbered 800 in all, in- taded the Prince Imperial of France, who went uncovered; Prince Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince Joachim Murat, Prince Achille Murat, M. Rouher and many distinguished imperialists, English noblemen, Paris priests and others of the clergy and laity. ‘The procession was of great length, and the hearse was at the chapel before the end of the cor- tége had left the family mansion at Chiselnurst. It is computed that at least thirty thousand people gathered to witness the scene. Allthe carriages and the pedestrians were drawn up three abreast across the roadway before starting, and that order ‘was maintained to the chapel. IN THE CHURCH. ‘There was no funeral sermon in the chureh.. The Right Reverend the Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark sang & requiem mass over the re- mains. He was assisted by Father Goddard, the spiritual adviser of the late ex-Emperor, and by all the priests who were chaplains at the Tuileries during the reign of Napoleon. Mr. Lutz, the organist of St. George’s Cathedral, Tendon, was present at the chapel, with his choir, and conducted the musical portion of the services. IN THE TOMB. The remains of Napoleon Bonaparte III. were deposited in the sacristy, which has been formed into & mortuary chapel, until the removal of the ‘ody to France for final interment. RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF MOURRING. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Imperial of France and Prince Napoleon Bonaparte returned from the chapel in one carriage. They were cheered by the crowd through which they passed. INCIDENTS: ANTE AND POST FUNRREAL. More than twenty-five thousand persons, includ- ing Prince Christian, the Prince of Wales and Prince Teck, reviewed the body of the late Emperor ‘while lying in state. Notwithstanding the pressure of the immense crowd during the funeral there were but few acci- dents, and those were of a slight oharacter. * REMINESCENCES FROM THE TUILERIES. ‘One of the persons who came from France to attend the faneral of Napoleon brought with him ‘ome'soil dug from the garden of the Tuileries, ‘which he strewed over the coffin after 1t was de- posited in the sacristy of the chapel at Chiselhurst. Many French spies were present at Chiselhurst ‘while the funeral services were taking place. CIVIC CONDOLENCE WITH THE UNCROWNED WIDOW. ‘The Sheriffs of London have united with the Town Council of Edinburgh and the Vestry of Rich- mond im resolutions of condolence with the Em- .proes Eug¢nie. The Feeling in Paris. PARts, Jan. 15, 1873. LOrdre, ® Bonapartist journal of this city, pub- jMshes @ gpecial English edition this evening, con- ‘toting gyo leading artiies. The fret thanks the signed by MM. Granier de jac and Dugne de la Fauconnerie. It conclydes as follows :— “The Emperor is dead; the Empir¢ lives because France feela the want of popular, enirgetic action. In the heir, unblamable as he ia fresponsible; in the clever mother, in the love and respect’ of France the Empire will be re-established.” Obsequies in Rome. ROME, Jan. 15, 1873, Funeral services for the late ex-Emperor Napo- leon were held 1n this city to-day. Cardinal Bonaparte, who was unable to go to Chiselburst, was present. Obscquies in Milan. ~ ‘Miran, Jan. 15, 1873, ‘The obsequies of the ex-Emperor of France, were celebrated in this city to-day and were participated in by immense crowds of people. ‘The Mayor and Prefect and the troops stationed in the city also took part in the ceremonies. Obsequies im the Hast. BucwaRser, Jan. 15, 1873. Foneral services for Napoleon were held in all the churches throughout the country to-day. The Roumanian Court will go inte mourning for the late ex-Emperor. WAR AND RUMORS OF WAR. | DiMicultics and “Affairs of Honer”— Zachary Chandler Claiming Belligerent Rights—The Grave and Reverend Sena- tor Yelling for Blood—Fieree Attack on Newspaper Row. WaAsuinaton, Jan. 15, 1873. ‘The atmosphere of Washington has been de- cidedly warlike for more than a week. You could smell blood all along Pennsylvania avenue. On Friday Mr. A. R. Shephard, now and'then called the Hon. A. R. Shephard, and particular friend of U. 8. Grant, sent an ugly epistle to Judge Fisher, in which he demanded “an explanation, a retraction or satistaction.” There was an odor of the good old chivairic times in the “or satisfaction.” But as Fisher in his little affair with one Bradley a few years age had displayed a decided unwillingness to face a pistol at twenty paces the heroic Alexander felt himself perfectly safe in demanding ‘‘satisfac- tion.” It seems that the aforesaid Fisher had eaid some very severe things in Court of Alexander; aud it was for this language, spoken in Court, remember, that the irate Alex- ander suggested Bladensburg and pistols at twenty paces, ten minutes after sun- Tise. The Judge, as he is called here, was not sure of his salvation; could not fight a friend and would not kill a foe for the world; and what was more he was District Attorney, appointed by Grant, and in duty bound to give what authority he had in behalf of peace and humanity. He con- sulted his friend, showed him Shephard’s letter, and requested that he join him in prayer. The prayer was what did the whole thing. Fisher, moved by prayer and piety, and admonished by Grant, went to see Shephard, and in the kindness of his heart explained to him that the remarks made in Court were not intended as reflecting on the personal character of his dear and long-be- loved friend Alexander—nothing of the sort. This was a decided improvement over the old method of calling in @ friend and selecting surgeons and weapons. Alexander was satisfied—more than that, he embraced his old and dearly beloved friend Fisher. And to ena the matter, instead of shooting at each other at twenty paces and caus- ing great sorrow in the city, there was a supper and plenty of champagne at the Washington Club, On Saturday night we had a high old aristocratic cowhiding affair (I never could see where the cow came in) between a brace of young bloods, known by name as Hilland McBlair. Hill isa very high young duck, dresses unexceptionably, wears dia- monds, and cultivates a mustache that is the admi- ration of allthe young ladies about Washington. In a word, Hill is very nice and very aristocratic. Hill is a clerk in the very aristocratic banking house of George W. Riggs & Co. Hill is a nephew of that high old aristocrat whose father was a shoe- maker, W. W. Corcoran. You will sce that Hill 18 none of your common young men, but stands on @ solidly built aristocratic foundation, McBlair is @ youth of twenty-two, good looking, a heavy weight, and the son of his father, Major McBiair, recently a paymaster in the army. Society is very much agitated over this little affair. Society says young McBlair will fight, but then the McBlairs are pot nice enough. McBlair wanted to gain mem- bership to a dancing club of the very highest stand- ng, to speak aristocratically. Toe gallant Hill would not listen to such a thing, and squelched McBlair’s pretentions with a black ball. At that the blood of ali the McBlairs was up and boiling for vengeance. As I said, the scene was enacted on Saturday night, at the hour of ten—one black eye OR) one cut nose and an ugly cut on the Nand (Hill). A duel is talked of and sertonsly urged by friends on both sides. But the public need not give itself the slightest uneasiness. Game blood is very scarce just now, even ee | very old families; and as this began as a dunghill fight so it will end. The worst war of them all was that which did not take place between our. mutual friend Zacha- riah Onandler, Senator, aud George Alfred Town- send, a correspondent. It makes all the difference in the world with Zack whether the whiskey is in- side or outside. When the whiskey gets inside there is sure to be war. Somehow or other the whiskey has been getting inside for a week or more, and as @ natural result has put him onthe warpath, Last Sunday night, at the hour of seven, and as a very large number of piously dis- ae be were on their way to church, the ion, Zachariah, armed with a big pistol and a bigger bludgeon, charged down upon “Newspaper row,” and, indeed, caused quite a stampede in that classic locality. Zack flourished his bludgeon and declared he would not go home until he had at least a bucket full of George Alfred Townsend's blood, He went through all the newspaper offices, except the HgRALD correspondents, stirred the correspondents re very generally, looked for him under tables and felt for him under piles of paper, and all in vain. He would give $100 and a recom- mendation to office to any man who would point him to the place where he could find Townsend. Nobody had seen Townsend that night. The thing began to look as if there was to be tragedy and comedy combined; for just as the irate Senator ot into one of his most furious moods an individual—perhaps I should say a gentle- man—irem Kentucky, at least six feet four in his boots, and otherwise well- proportioned, ap} eared advanciny leisurely up the row. Colonel Murden suggestéd to the Senator that as the figure advancing was about the size of Mr. Townsend it might be him. The Senator eyed the advancing figare curiously. He had evidently not expected to find an adversary of such propor- tions. Nevertheless, he put his battery in position and advanced a step or two forward, when a kindly voice informed him that that was not the man he was looking for. Friends now tried to get the irate Senator home and put him quietly in his little bed. He would not go, he declared, without George Al- fred Townsend’s scaip. Leaving Newspaper row, he proceeded to the hotels, went through them, and offered vatious sums for the man who would show him where Townsend was to be found. And, pp to think what might have been the result if the rate Zack had found him! Ali this war and signs of war and threatened bloodshed was m Sn of Townsend not making a proper istinction between Water and molasses’ Mir. Townsend had introduced into one of his articles in the Chicago Tribune the story of a misunder- standing—in other words a little fight—Zack and Dan Voorhees had at the National Hotel almost ten years ago. In doing this he very irreverentiy introduced @ pitcher of molasses ‘instead of a pitcher of water as the weapon used. Townsend said the molasses improved Zack’s: countenance. That was cruel—the distinction, I mean. Zack said water was bad gnough, but to make it mo- lasses was more than any Senator ought to put up with. He added, also, that when a man set out to write history. He should be careful of his facts. You will here see what a very important distinc- tion there is in the eyes of this very sensitive Senator between water and molasses and the amount of bloodshed it might have caused on Suan- day night last,had any iriend been kind enough just to show the well-armed Senator where he would have found Townsend. BOSTON’S LEATHER TRADE. Boston, Mass., Jan. 16, 1873. The report of the New England Shoe and Leather Association made at the annual meeting to-day gives the losses of the trade by the great fire as follows:—Hides, $350,000; sole leather, $1,250,000; upper, including splits, $1,750,000; calf aking, $1,000,000; sheep skins and lintngs, $1,000,000; Pete lg ok aha et Inga total loss of $11,260,000, °° “°» $800,000, m report 8 notwithstanding these heavy losses ‘he trade has stood up firm! 4 A few of the jobbers have been unable té meet their pay- ments at maturity. Some extensions have been granted and some dividends fe been accepted; et the number of failutes during has been quite small ba Ld THE BONAPARTES. Exalted Hopes of the American Branch of the Corsicans. MADAME JEROME NAPOLEON PATTERSON, Her Indomitable Will, Energy and Un- quenchable Ambition. She Wants the Throne of France for Her Grandson. AND THREATENS TO LIVE A HUNDRED YEARS. Citizen Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bona- parte a Stickler for Divine Right. What He Says of the Situation in France. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BONAPARTES, . Bavrmors, Md., Jan. 14, 1873. Now that he has been dead for five days the de- mise of Napoleon III. ceases to be news. The rush and hurry of these busy times sweep even so great an event into the sea of oblivion more rapidly than in olden times when a village tale was lost. Already, before the chemical change im- posed upon mankind has begun to crumble a mon- arch into dust, we are agitated with speculations as to who the successor will be to his glories if not to his gloomy fate. Napoleon dead in Chiselhurst, the eyes of all the world are turned upon his genea- logical tree, and the ramifications of its roots and branches are followed into foreign lands and under foreign skies, The seed was sown in Corsica 100 years ago; its fowers have bloomed on Mexican soil, its fruits have ripened in the free States of America, and even here we have the possible suc- cessor to the throne, should the Empire ever rule again the sunny fields of France, THE AMERICAN PAMILY OF BONAPARTES, who have their residence in this city, and whose connectton with its social history for nearly sev- enty years has formed the theme of much fireside and party gossip, have no mean pretensions to the rights that naturally accrue to the successor of Na- poléon, Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte is next to the Prince Imperial, declared to be the legal heir to the throne of France. He is the oldest legitimate grandson of Jerome Napoleon Bona- parte, the youngest brother of Napoleon I., and consequently grand nephew of the latter. His grandfather Jerome came to this country in 1803 as amidshipman upon a French man-of-war, The ship to which he was attached visited various points in the United States, and it tarried here for some time. The officers were entertained hand- semely, both in private and public receptions, by the citizens of Baltimore, which was then one of the greatest of American cities. The young Bona- parte was of course a special favorite. Being the brother of the great Napoleon, whose fame was then filling the whole world, he was courted and féted by all the magnates of the city. The belle of fashionable society at that time was ELIZABETH PATTERSON, DAUGHTER OF ROBERT PAT- TERSON, son of that Patterson whom Sir Walter Scott tm. mortalized as “Old Mortality.” Possessed of bril- liant and fascinating talents, as well as great per- sonal beauty, she held undisputed sway at that time in the most select circles of society. Young Bonaparte met her at a ball given in bis honor, and fell in love with her at first sight. After a short acquaintance they were married on the 2th of December, 1803, with great pomp and ceremony, by Archbishop Carroll, in the Cathedral of Baltimore. Miss Patterson thus became the sister-in-law of Napoleon L, the Emperor of France. Her family were among the wealthiest citizens of the place, and this fact, united with her distinguished con- |. nection, brought to the wedding the first people of the city and State. For nearly two years BONAPARTE AND HIS AMERICAN BRIDE occupied themselves in travelling throughout this country. Everywhere the royal couple were re- ceived with distinguished consideration. In the Spring of 1805 young Napoleon determined to take his wife to Paris and present her to his brother’s Court, then graced by some of the handsomest women in Europe, Mme. Recamier, the Uountess Guiccioli and others. Mr. Patterson, father of Bonaparte’s wife, fitted out a ship of his own for the voyage, and in the Fall they sailed. They first touched at Lisbon, and here the painful intelligence awaited them that Napoleon had discountenanced the marriage and had issued a special edict that Mme. Bonaparte, or any one pretending to be such, should not be allowed to enter any of the countries over which he held sway. Jerome, confident in his ability to appease THE EMPEROR'S WRATH, sent his wife to Holland, where she could reside in safety for the time, and himself hastened to the French capital, Upon his arrival he found the Em- peror in a rage. “Now,” said Talleyrand, the Prime Minister, ‘‘you’ve got yourself in for it.” And, sure enough, he had. The Emperor indulged in the most extravagant manifestations of dis- pleasure. Jerome declared he loved his wife; the Emperor laughed at his youthful folly. He told his stern brother that she was young and beautiful, and that she was his wife. “No matter,” said the Emperor, “I decree @ divorce.” He begged his brother that he be allowed to bring her into his presence, that he might judge himself of her rare beauty and brilliant talents. The Emperor sternly refused, and declared that he had heard enough of her beauty, and that he feared that on seeing her he might relent. AN IMPERIAL EDICT WAS, ISSUED, declaring the marriage null and void, and Jerome ‘was commanded, on pain of instant punishment, to break off his connection with his lawful wite. Irresolute and mean-spirited to the last degree, Jerome, urged by fear and tempted by the offer of a crown, did so, and the woman who had followed him from her friends and native land was thus ruthlessly cast aside, a marriage immediately con- tracted with a Princess of Wurtemburg, and the Pest Jerome rewarded with the crown of West- phaha. INFORMED OF HER HUSBAND'S INFIDELITY she first fairly refused to believe it, and then in- duiged in the wildest reproaches at his utter faith- lessness, In order to appease her, if possible, and thinking that ske might be flattered by a glittering bauble, her husband offered her the one weave of Wallachia. She indignantly scorned the proposi- tion, and, overcome with sorrow and chagrin, retired to privacy at Camberwell, near London, where, on the 7th of July, 1805, SHE GAVE BIRTH TO A SON, Whom she named Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, who afterwards became the father of the present Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, now resident in Balti- more, Mme. Bonaparte resided several years in Europe, where she tormed intimate acquaintances with the most distinguished people of the times, and was a great favorite in the most exclusive and aristocratic society; and she has often remarked that the oniy two men of prominence whom she did not know personally were Napoleon I. and Lord Byron, the former of whom, says Madame, in her bitterest tones, ‘‘I did not care to know.” While spending this season in Europe she met her husband, but once only. It was in Florence, at the Pitti Pal , and he seemed very much affected. “There,” said he to the Prin- cess of Wurtemburg, sorrowfully, ‘4g MY AMERICAN WIFE!" The next day he leit Florence, and she never saw him in. Soon after this she returned to America and n the education of Jerome Napoleon tn ngs who was the only issue of her unhappy marriage. He graduated at Harvard with aistinc- tion, in 1826, and for a time he studied law. At an early age he abandoned it and married Miss Susan Wil of Massachusetts, who was a lady of great wealth, whieh, together with his own’ re- sources, made him oue of the richest men in the country. Hi other was much displeased at his marriage, a8 she had ect her heart on his getting a princess. He frequently visited Europe, and was ‘on intimate terms with HIS FATHER, THE RULER OF WURTEMBURG, and received from him a handsome allowance. In personal ay he was said to be almost an exact counterpart of thé First Napoleon. He died in the Summer of 1870, in Baltimore, leaving two children, the present Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, who is probably destined to figure soon. in the political fortunes of France, and Charlies Joseph Bone at present a law student at Harvard. Madame Bonaparte had early deter- mined to uphold the claim of her issue to all emola- ments w! would naturally accrue to him as THE LEGAL BON OF JEROME, brother of Napoleon I., and to refuse any over- tures which the Emperor might be disposed to make, short of a complete recognition of her claims. The Emperor, therefore, refused to have to do with her, and declared her son illegitimate. Madame Recamier told Madame Boneoe ee that the Emperor had said that “he was afraid to meet her face to face because of her great personal beauty. He — was aid he might relent.” Madame Bona- & tells this story herself with infinite zest, and ail we print in regard to her is from her Ups The Pope being applied to to confirm the divorce, pronounced the first marriage of Jerome Bonaparte legal, much to the displeasure of the First Napoleon, and his child legitimate. On the death of his father, the late Jerome Bonaparte, of Baltimore, brought a sult in France to obtain his share of his fathor’s estate, and to be declared his successor, in place of the issue by the Prince of Wurtemburg. Without declaring his Boy clearly, the Court decided the marriage with Patter- son legal, and the tasue thereof entitled to bear the name of Bonaparte, This decision was rendered during the reign of Napoleon III. COLONBL JEROME NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, now living in Baltimore, and the elder son of this Fi oe graduated at West Point in 1852 with high hon ors. He remained but a short time in the United States Army, but resigned and then entered the French army by request of his mother, receiv- ing from his cor Louis, then Emperor, the rank of Lieutenant. r his gallant conduct in the Crimea he received @ Victoria medal from the exc of England, the order of Megidea from the ultan of Turkey, the Cross of the jon of Honor from his tmperial cousin, and the or Valor from Victor Emmanuel. Colonel Bonaparte is @ tall, distinguished looking man, with a mili- tary air, long, dark mustache, goatee, and hand- some features. HE 18 OF VERY COMMANDING PRESENCE and bears 2 striking resemblance to the Bonaparte family. His wite is the (Bettie thter of Daniel Webster. Having refused to break his marriage Sagagement he angered his grandmother to such a@ degree that she immediately disinherited him, and now dotes on the younger ndson, Charles Joseph, who is now pursuing his studies at Har- vard, and gives promises of a brilliant future. Though eighty-eight years of age, Madame Bona- parte retains TRACES OF A ONCR WONDROUS BEAUTY. Her complexion is still smooth and comparatively fair, while her peculiarly beautiful blue eyes are as yet undimmed. Her nature is suspicious and warped by her many injuries. She seems in constant dread of some undefinable injury; never receives visitors in her room gave her most tnti- mate acquaintances, and is always on the watch for some fancied insuit. For the past month she has been quite ill, likely to die, so the physician said, at any moment, but on hearing the fact men- tioned by an attendant, she straightened herseif up in bed and said, emphatically, that “SHE WOULDN'T DIE, and that she intended to live until she was 100 years old.” From that time she began to improve until within @ day or so, wher she has grown worse. She believes that she will yet live to sce her grandson on the throne of France. She had A VERY MEAN OPINION OF THE LATE EMPEROR, robably because of the fact that he re- used to allow her @ share in his uncle Jerome's estate, to which, as his widow, she was legally en- titled. Madame Bonaparte is, however, very rich in her own right. The present Jerome Bonaparte was always a great favorite with her previous to his marriage. She made a hanasome allowance to him while In France, it is said, and during his s0- journ there she supplied him liberally with money, as it was always her ambition to have her grand- son live like the nobility, She has at all times watched the political condition of France with great interest, and at times would talk freely of her ambition for her grandson and declare HIS RIGHT TO THE THRONE in case of the death of the Emperor and Prince Im- perial. Colonel Boone. has steadily refrained Jrom making public his views on the situation in France; but it is said by his friends that he would not be averse to receiving any distinction which the French people might wish co confer upon him; and, in fact, that he still hopes for the restoration of the Empire and the elevation of the Bonaparte family to its control, He is personally so fond of the dead Emperor, the Empress and their son, and was such a@ favorite with them, that no po: tion inimical to their interest, however complimen- tarily offered, would be accepted by him. This fact is so well known by his friends tnat they usually look upon him as willing to accept A CO-REGENCY WITH THE EMPRESS during the minority of the Prince Imperial. I will here distinctly reassert that thisis but the belief of his friends and not hts declaration, His grand- mother takes that view of it very strongly; but in consequence of their personal estrangement has probably no better ground for it than his friends. Colonel Bonaparte is at this moment on the ffiend- liest footing and pleasantest epistolary intercourse with the various members of his family in Europe— notably the Empress and Princess Mathilde—and it is much more than probable that the opinion of Colonel Bonaparte has been sought and will be fol- lowed in the measures to be taken by his family in consequence of the death of the Emperor, ana that in the events of the future he will have @ controli- ing part, He has all the qualities which endear a ruler to the popular heart, leat strikingly hand- some, suave in his manners, a brave and daring soldier and possessed of no ordinary intelligence. He is a great favorite in France among those who look for a restoration of the Empire. The death of the late Napoleon affected Madame Bonaparte strongly, and on the reception of the news she be- trayed emotions which had long lain dormaat. One of her lady attendants e ASKED HER IF SHE WAS SORRY. “No,” said the madame, emphatically; “he vou a recognize my grandson, and I don’t care a bit.” On being asked what were her views on the po- litical situation in France, she evinced no marked interest, and merely said that, for herself, she had done all she could to secure her Feast right- ful inheritance, and that she could do no more, as she was nearly approaching her final end. She declared the hope and beliei that he would at some time ascend the throne of France. The ruling passion of this remit ble woman’s life has been to regain HER LOST RIGHTS in behalf of this grandson, and to that end she has studiously economized, though enormousiy rich, living in seclusion, that the greater wealth he lives to inherit might add to his chances for the Crown. She often says that this money may be needed for that purpose, and if #0, here it allis, She keeps it easily realizable, and couid convert it all into cash in thirty days. She lives in the fourth or filth story ofa second class boaraing house, on the corner of Si. Paul and Lexington streets, and has never, until very recently, had any companion or nurse. She galks constantly of her RELATIONS TO THE PRENCH EMPIRE, and although she is displeased with her grandson for what she terms “injuring his own prospects for the throne’? by marrying an American lady, she appears brighter and more cheerful since Na- poleon’s death than before, and declares her strong belief of the success of her grandson to the throne in the near future. YESTERDAY SHY CONVERSED FREELY UPON THE SIT- UATION IN FRANCE, and stated that her belief in agreat popular demon- stration at the funeralof Napoleon was strong. “This,’’ said she, ‘‘would show that the Bonaparte family were yet admired by their people, and that the Empire would yet be re-established, with a Bonaparte at its head. In order to find what views Colonel Bonaparte might entertain about the succession to the French throne the HERALD representative called at his elegant residence on North Charles street (the fasiionable hi rter of the city), and was conducted by a lackey beautifully attired in drab cloth togs and scarlet waistcoat into THE PRESENCE OF MRS. BONAPARTE, wife of the Colonel and the granddaughter of Daniel Webster. She i remarkably prepossess- ing lady, and was richly attired in a heavy silk morning robe. Her surroundings were elegant, and the air of her mansion was that of quiet roy- alty. She received me pleasantly, and invited me to a seat. WHAT ‘MRS. RONAPARTE SAID. “Can I see the Colonel, madame ?” said I. Mrs. BoNAPARTE—He is Out, sir. What would you have with him? “[ calied for the HeRaLp,”’ I repited, ‘to inquire his views with regard to the present situation in France.” nd She scemed pleased at this remark and re- lied, Mi “am sure, sir, he would nét give them.” “Well, madam,” I remarked, “I supposed as mucn from what [ had heard; but he would atleast say whether he would consent to be drawn from private into public iife if the French people should desire; and, too, he could afford me some interest ing facts with regard to his family connections, about which se much has been falsely stated in the newspapers.’ “Yes, sir, a great deal that 1s false has been put in the papers,” she answered, “and Colonel Bona- parte will be glad to see you if you will call again.'? "i thanked her for her kindness and bade her good morning. As I passed out the family carriage stood before the door, and upon the panels the Bonaparte coat of arms shone in silver, showing that the Colonel! held his right to a membership in that re- murkable family. INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL BONAPARTE. I called yesterday on Colonel Bonaparte and was well received, After some unimportant remarks I alluded to the death of Napoleon IIL, following it up with the question, - “Ig there now any chance, Colonel, for the resto- ration of the Empire by a regency of the Empress during the mmority of the Prince Imperial?” “It 18 very hard for me to answer that question. Being hore ata great distance from the scene of eae ee eee fee not nen tent to express ‘an opi I» ave no evidence wy: which T could base it. AR THR FRI PROPLE ARE 80 FICKLR slates ae ages mks a 18 OF Wi hence, The death of Emperor wae. 80 sudden and unexpected that 1 have over my amazement at it, I ing events for @ week or so before I form any opinion as to the chances of a regency. I have read in the HERALD what the Marauis de Noailles, the French Minister, said ing the death of the Emperor. I do not agree with him where he says that thia gad event will give the final blow to the hopes of the imperialists, I do not think the restoration of the Empire improbable, but, on the contraxy, believe it not impossible that the Rm- rors death it cause @ change of feeling in vor of the Empire. Now that he is dead it will be remembered that his rege had given France twenty years of uninterrupted prosperity, such as she hever enjoyed under any Brecoting government, and its disastrous close will not pe altogether at- tributed to him.” 5 THE EMPRESS AS REGENT. “But, would the Empress be qualified to act as Regent 7, “Why not? She has great tact, is high-minded, generous; indeed ses those qualifications of head and heart whieh command the admiration of the multitude, The Bonaparjes have @ far better claim to the affection of the French people than the Orleanist and Bourbon pretenders.” “Do you think, Colonel, that the army is still at- tached to the Empire??? “The French amy does not meddle with politics, and I think this is right, but I have no doubt that the greater part would hati with joy THE RETURN OF THE EMPIRE, Tok, ‘at the demonstration there is going to be at fapoleon’s funeral. 1 have seen in the papers that so many people are leaving France to attend that the railways have reduced their fares for that special occasion. A great number of officers in the army have asked leave to pay the last honors to the dead chief, to whom they have sworn allegi- ance. Does not this look like A DEMONSTRATION?” “What is your opinion, Colonel, regarding the order of the French government that the officers who went to attend Napoleon’s funeral could only do go in civilian's dress ? the government wishes to have the fact concealed that so many army officers are to be present. Being in civilian’s dress their great number will not be easily known. The Thiers gov- ernment appears to be uneasy that the demonstra- tion will be very formidanie, and hence these pre- cautions.” “A¥6 you not IN CORREFOM DENCE WITH THE IMPERIAL FAMILY, jonel os “Yes; I received a letter from the Empress only @ few days ago, saying that the Emperor was in good health, but she did not make any allusion to ‘the prospects of the imperial family. dom writes or talks politics.”” “How did Madame Bonaparte take the death ot Napoleon?’ “Ll cannot speak for her. ‘waa specially affected by 1t.’” “Ig there not some misunderstanding between you and Madame Bonaparte? I hear that youhave not met lately?” Pause, and then, evasively, “I cannot speak for bo ti Bonaparte. You had better ask her your- self, Lae interesting interview was then brought toa one. MADAME BONAPARTE’S WONDERFUL ENERGY. The remarkable energy and singleness of pur- pose with which Madame Bonapai te has striven to obtain—in fact what the Pope, the French courts and every impartial man have declared to be her rights in law—has been inherited by ber descend- ants; and, added to the personal qualities of bravery, discretion and a high view of whatis right in her grandson, the Colonel, promises in the present disturbed state of France and amid the Vacillating movements of her present statesmen, @ rallying point, the stability of which is the most imperative need in that country as it is an indis- ensable foundation for a contented government, ‘This content tor themselves and stability for their imperial government will be attempted to be se- cured by the French impertalists by thetr availing themselves of the abilities of the Colonel, and in muenten measure the higher the oifice they confer on him, From an intimate association with those who know the facts well I have complied the above statements, and 1 close with the declaration that the fleld of action of Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, now in Baltimore, will be transferred to the old Continent ere long, and that his efforts there will be devoted and commensurate with the national importance and dignity of the people in whose government the Bonaparte family still are endeavoring to take a leading part. scarcely got am await- She very sel- Ido not suppose she A Fire in a Few Moments Devours the Pride of the Great Tragedian’s Life— His 1623 Copy of Shaksapcoare and Other Books, Valued at $26,000, Consumed. PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 15, 1873. ‘The invaluable library of the late Edwin Forrest was almost totally destroyed by fire before day- light this morning. The fire originated in a de- fective flue, and the flames were almost beyond control when discovered. The Shakspearean li- brary and that valuable copy of Shakspeare, of which 1 wrote you the day after Mr. Forrest's death, printed in 1623, and valued at $5,000, were totally destroyed. Many of the valuable works of literature and art were saved, but tue gems of the collection are nothing but ashes, At cleven o’clock in the evening Messrs. James Oakes and Joseph McArdle, two of the executors of MY. Forrest’s will, who have taken up their resi- dence in the house, left the library alter extin- guishing the gas and ascended to their sleeping apartments, that of Mr. Oakes being directly above the library, on the third floor, and Mr. McArdle’s in an adjoining — room. About — half-past three o'clock, to the best of his judgment, Mr. Oakes, who, very fortunately, had left his door ajar, was awakened by @ volume of stifling smoke, filling his room and almost choking him. As soon as he could gain his breath he called ap to Mr. McArdle, ana after calling the servants they at once bent their steps towards the library, with the intention of saving the choice selection of Shak- speare. But they soon discovered that this was unpossible on account of the heat and smoke in the room, thev having beaten o maety Tetreat after several attempt# to enter, Mr. Oakes then took a rattle, and running into the street gave the alarm, and soon 4 fireman and policeman were at hand and in avery httle while the flames were extin- guished, The house is in 4 state of great disorder, and it will take weeks before the necessary repairs can be effected. The total joss ® about twenty thousand dollars, THE PACIFIC COAST. The Diamond Swindiers Indicted—The Agreement of Hong Quong and Hong Chung—The Indians in Oregon Still on the Warpath. : _. SAN FRANGISCO, Cal., Jan. 14, 1872. The jury in the case of Charles A. Russell, tried for the murder of Joseph Crotty in August last in this city, this evening returned a verdict of mur- der in the first degree. The prisoner was unmoved when the verdict was rendered, and left the court room smoking @ cigar. In the Municipal Court to-day Alexander’ Camp- bell, counsel for Arnoid and Slack, of diamond fieid fame, demanded te see the indictment against them, The Judge refused to comply, but said he would consider the matter further. Hong Quong, a Chinaman, and Hong Chung, his lover, agreed to commit suicide at the same time, A quantity of arsenic was procured and divided between them, each taking a dose. Hong Quong died, but the physicians saved Hong Chung’s life. The project of the Odd Fellows to build a college at Napa was abandoned to-day. Ten thousand dollars had been subscribed by various lodges, which will be returned to them. More Indian depredations are reported in South- ern Oregon. There has been no battle yet between the troops and Captain Jack’s garrison, THE GOAT ISLAND SQUABBLE, The Mayor of San Francisco and the Chamber of Commerce Still Pummel- ling the Central Pacific Raslroad Com- pany—Neither the Island Nor Any Part Thereof To Be Ceded. SAN PRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 14, 1873, At @ largely attended special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon ex-Mayor Selby offered a series of resolutions relative to the proposed cession of part of Goat Island and the relationsof the city with the Central Pacific Rail- road Company. ‘The first resolution protested earnestly ainst the cession of part of Goat Island to the Centra Pacific, the Southern Pacific or any other railroad company, for the reasons that the island is indis- ensable to the defence of the city; that the build. ing of apier three miles long from the Oakiand shore to the tsland would obstruct the channel, destroy the aavan' und of the harbor and in all probability sh the bar outside the Golden Gate. It also wales ts e belief that the city will afford ample facilities to bring ships and cars to- gether in Mission ale The second resolutton reviewed substantially the terms of agreement made last Fati between Stan- ford and a eommittee of the Committee of One Hun- dred, by which the Central Pacific Railroad company were to abandon the Goat isiand bill now pending in the United States Senate, and make their per- Manent terminus at Mission in consideration of a city subsidy of $2,500,000 and the surrender to said company of in reserved streets and mar- ket places. is resolution recommended the mu- nicipal authorities to carry out the terms of that eement, he division of the qnestion being demanded the first resolution was unanimously adopted, A motion was then made to postpone indefinite! the consideration of the second resolution, and, Alter @ sharp debate, the motion to postpone pre- vajled—yeas 28, nays 21. ieee MISSOURL 1. V. Bogy Blected to the United States Henate. Sr, LOUIB, Jan. 16, 1873, Colonel L. V. Bogy was declared United States Senator in the joint sevaion of the Legiviature to- diye 3 THE STATE CAPITAL. The Soreheads Still Grumbling Over the New Committees. DREAD OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE WHIP.. Senator Tiemann’s Proposed Reorganizatiom of the City Government. Gambling--Election Ballot Boxes-+ The Curtis Case. ALDANY, Jan. 15, 1873. The excitement amongst the soreheads over tha Speaker’s action. in not making everybody what wanted to be chairman of every important com- mittee, and everybody cise who was anxious to ba at least a private in the ranks on any committee whose duties give promise of a few “BIDS FOR FAVOR" i during the session, is still at fever heat. The indix cations, too, are that an effort will be made b; some of those most aggrieved to fol @ little combination on their own hoe! whereby they can not only wreak vengean upon the authors of their disappointment, but al@o, make their services valuable whenever there is q chance to get somebody inacorner, The treed ) impression seems to be that Mr. Cornell did his best to satisfy all hands, but there is no mistaking the fact that THE CUSTOM HOUSE INFLUENCE ; rules the roast in every one of the committees of importance. The consequence is that, in the oping jon of many, several of the appointments are ex¢ tremely injudicious. But, though the -charges are general, the bill of specifications hag not a8 yet been made out clearly enough to indi« cate just who the weak men, appointed because of the influence of the outside rulers, really are. Thet old members, who were overlooked, not to say{ snubbed, by the Speaker's selection, feel their dis- comfiture more keenly than the greenhorns, The/ majority of the latter are not men of any great weight, of course; and although they grumble as flercely as the old ’uns they nave been led{ to believe that so long as they are allowed to geta good hold upon the little places that are to be distributed after the charter passes they really have nothing to complain about. They will, therefore, from now until that delightful pe- riod live in AN AIR OF SWEET EXPECTANCY, and until then, at least, they can be depended upow in every skirmish along the line ang in every regular battle. If disappointment: should come, then they will be powerless, todo any harm, and the rulers can snap their fin- ers and defy them todo their worst. hat com- inations may be successfully made meanwhile,, however, by the soreheads and others who may be tempted to go the way that leads to party trouble: and, may be, personal profit, it would be now very’ hard to say; but the whip that has done such goo@ service already may, even when the combinations look the most hopeiul, be snapped to good purpose and make everybody fall into line and beg tor mercy for having even dared to rebel. Mr. Dono~ hue, of Kings, to-day introduced his Gas. bill, tha full text of which has already been published im the HERALD, IN THE SENATE this morning at least two bills were introduced ime portant enough for notice. Mr, Chatield pre~ sented one relative to GAMBLING, which imposes a penalty of from one to five years® imprisonment on “common gamblers,” those who, keep any place of an: nd for the purpose of’ gambling,.and all connected with gambling games and policy shops, or, as the bill designates them, “BANKING GAMES,” where money or property is dependent on the result.” ‘The brokers of Wall street and the fre- quenters of Delavan pariors after midnight, when the third House is in joint session with the gayer members af the two other houses, wouid be greatly excited over this bill if it had any chance of be- coming a law, or if inviolaple laws were ever to ba found in their statute books. ‘To deprive some of our most Orilliant law-makers of the charms con nected with “TWO PAIR” OR “THREE OF A KIND’? would be to rob them of Albany's pleasantest as~- soctations and deprive our Legislature of some of its most gifted geniuses, Senator Lowery’s bili, introduced to-day, to re peal chapter 712 of the laws of 1871, does away with SEPARATE BALLOT BOXES at elections, and, by inference, returns us to the simpler and less expensive system, where voted for Congressman, Senator, Assemblyman, and, I suppose, roadmaster of the county and siden= tial electors were all jumbledin one box tdgether., One effect of the bill will be to give the federal officials under the Enforcement act a better chance to “eniorce”’ the canvassing of votes for Stata officers while they are performing their legitimate duties of supervising the federal portion of the | election. ‘The deciding vote on THE CURTIS CASE was postponed to-day until Tuesday next, afiet’ legislative business—the main business of that day being the re-election of Roscoe Conkling to tha United States Senate. Mr. Chatfield asked the post- ponement because he had to attend the funeral of a triend and could not be present; but the sugges- tion received further force from the fact that thera wouid be a full Senate present on that day, and @ ull Senate was deemed very desirable for so im- portant an occasion as the Curtis vote. Judge Curtis is here, and seems quite hopetul. His case certainly looks quite bright, for, in addi- tion to a rather weak prosecation, comes the PRECEDENT OP PRINDLE to-aid him. Prindie, who was acquitted only last week, is the only Judge in the list of accused Judges who has escaped conviction, He ts also the only republican in the list, and his acquittal hag therefore the appearance of a partisan partiality. Now Ourtis comes up—a democratic Judge—and il there is a chance to acquit hin the republican Sen- ate will do it in order to show their impartiality to party in the conduct of the other trials. Senator Tiemann to-morrow will introduce bis bill to REORGANIZE THE CITY GOVERNMENT of New York. As I said yesterday, it 9” demo+ cratic fight against the Custom House charter; bub itis something more than that. It is a democratic demand fer the old democratic principle ot local government. It proposes to sweep out of exist- ence all legisiative commissions for the city—to make the Mayor of New York an actual Mayor, with power, as head of the city vern= ment to = appoint and remove all hia subordinates, all heads of departments, all city officials, of whatever rank or influence, without regard to party or application to any higher court except the court of pubtic opinion, According to Senator Tiemann’s bill the Mayor may remove, With cause, any head of de- partment and secure the removal, with cause, of subordinates in any department, and need only inform the two boards of Aldermen of his action within ten days after the removal. The Aldermen will not have power to affect his action; but the re- Port of the case to them is intended to secure am official public statement of the removal, thus bringing the action directiy before THE BAR OF PUBLIC OPINION. Senator Tiemann is just now studying the new republican charter, and says that there are some good points in it, witch he will not refuse to use ; ut many of its provisions are distasteful to him as a free-born New Yorker and a life-long democrat. What he mainly wants to do is to secure the best interests of the city. Commission. ALBANY, Jan. 15, 1873. ‘At the session of the Constitutional Commission to-day the subject of canals was debated at length, The Chairman announced the following commit- tees:— | Rights and Suffrage and Qualification toltold ye eal fn. Siluman, Bradley, Jackson and Pruyn, 5 ‘Second—On Legislation and Compensation, Privileges aa ee cen its, Members—Messts. Van Buren, Foster, Davis and McIntosh, The Constitution pd—-On Local, General and Special Legislation, 11s p Third—On Loceyards and Oficial form ayes ernan and Howlans. ‘Trac; Brooks, ia dovernor, His Powers and Duties—Mesers. Pringle, Morris and Hubbard. ‘ ‘on State OMicers—Messrs. Robinson, Leaven- worth, Arm! Sixth —U strong 5 pn the Canals—Messrs. Rodge: Richmond, Burdell and Close. ees Jag Secenth—On see of State Appropriations, Restric- tion of Power to Incar Local Indebtedness and Corpora- Municipal—Messrs. Schell, Johnson, tions rv Than i iphih On Municipal Reform—Messrs. Opdyke, Cas- sidy’ Pratt and Towusend. erably The Commission then adjourned. PATHER TOM BURKE. Eloq t Dominican Return North with Declining Health. New On.wans, Jan. 15, 1873. + Father Burke, the famous Dominican, left thi@ evening on board the steamer Continental, | The Memphis, en route for New York, His health kee, and it is understood that he hap by ordered to return to Rome 4 \