Napoleon Personals.
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Louis Napoleon is the pivotal center of half the floating gossip of the foreign press.
By late mails we have all sorts of items about him. It is stated that, before putting the finishing stroke to his great work, "The History of
Julius Cæsar," which has been so long announced, he desires to have some local information from
Asia Minor, and has selected a young architect of
Valenciennes,
M. Edmond Guillaume, a laureate of the school of fine arts, and a first Roman pikeman, to go out for him to that country to make inquiries.
We are next told of his purchasing, for 25,000½, one of the last paintings executed by
M. Ingres.
It represents the scene of Louis XIV.
receiving
Moliere at his table in presence of all the gentlemen of the court.
Again, some of the
Paris journals state that, by order of the
Emperor, the Chinese curiosities sent by the army in
China to his Majesty, are to be exhibited during ten days in the
Pavillion Marsan, of the palace of the Tuilleries, and the public are to be admitted without cards.
His Majesty has, besides, directed that a catalogue of the articles shall be drawn up. Among the articles sent are said to be seventy-five splendid pieces of fur for the
Empress; also, some beautiful corals and a pearl necklace of unparalleled beauty.
Finally, the
Paris correspondent of the
Independence states that an interview had taken place within the last few days between the
Emperor and the young
Bonaparte, grandson of Prince Jerome by his first wife,
Miss Paterson, and whose father is the plaintiff in the action which has occupied so much public attention.
This interview has led to the supposition that before the decision of the court is pronounced some friendly arrangement will be effected.
Vive
Napoleon!--
New York World. 
