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Show DEATH OF LOUIS HA?OLEON. Louis Napoleon, tLe Prince Imperial Im-perial of France, has received bis second sec-ond baptism of fire, and it has proven fatal to him, as well as (be death of imperialism in France, els represented by the Booapartiat?. The particulars of the young man's taking off appear in t a id morning's Herald, It seems a Hid ending ol the Napoleonic line, that the Use of these haughty, brave and ambitious princes ihouid be waylaid way-laid and murdered by a band of black savag.es in toe interior of Africa. It will be remembered that on'y a few weeks ago Louis cflcred his services to Grsal Britain for the iilu war, saying he did ao from grati tude to the country that had furnished him protection and a home when those whom he regarded as bis subjects turned against him. It may have been tnat gratitude entered into the matUr somewhat, but ambition was the moviog cause. So lung as be remained quietly in Kntjlat-d, he could never expect anything Irom the French. He was resting in inactivity win-a those who wanted iLe empire rstred and reverenced the nam r.t Napoleon, were daily growii.g fewr, A ii'.tle war and a gailant campaign rerord, and the imperialists woud have miiltinlied by thousands. It was hardly probable that he would ever have moon ted the French throne,. he tbo ight he coulJ, and ad c ptcd a wise course to that er.-i, for no pp;ip!e on the glofce are easier woo by hrf.es than the French. His death does not strengthen the republic, but it deslroyp the vaio hope that not a few were t'.lit.t.J with, ol seeing turn at tbe head of the nation. N'clwilb-tUcding N'clwilb-tUcding the unfortunate career of himself and bis illustrious parents, and tho fact that he ai.d his family have teen regarded at the worst and most dangerous enemies to France, young Louis will bg sincerely mourned in the land of his birth. E-igene Louis J;d Jvcph Napoleon was the only on of tbe late Emperor Napoleon III, and (he Ernpre-is Eigenie. Ho was born March l5'.b, 1&.VJ, For Vjtnu time fears wore entertained 00 account of the de!:cvy ol his health, whir h, however, impro't'l during the summer of V6')7. LUirmg the Franco-Prussian war, of 1870, be accoinpauiwj his father lo the front, and on Atig-nt 2, w,.s prtsont at t:ie capture of Haarhruckc, when he Emperor t(l::(rp'icd the memorable memor-able (Ji'palcb to Fuenio, at Paris: "Ijuis has just received ij'b bap'isrn of fire. lie allowed adrnirahle ci-nees, ci-nees, ar,d was not at all nlf-fij, We wero io tl.o front rank, but tho hulUt and cannon balls fell at our fet. Louis has kept a bullet which Ml 'uito cV.bi to him. Home of the soldiers wept nt iieuig lum nt cairn." After the disastrous. rj f-at al HoJun too young I'rinco m'Je his escape to Beld'urri, and crossing from IM'-nd Itj Uii'-T on H'pternlter 0, pr'.ee'd'd t, Hastings, wIito he was joined by tho Enprtss three days later. Ho alter ward! resided at Cniselhuril, Ttitli bis mother, until ins recent tnhark.ilion for Alrioa. |