The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-30

MEN IN SPAIN-GEN. LEOPOLD
O'DONNELI, AND THE ODONNELL FAMILY.


The ODonnes are old family in Ireland TO whom
the former province of Tyrconnell and the present county
of Donegal belonged They lost their possessions from
continual hostlities with the ONeals, but upon the de-
structon of their enemies under Queen Elizabeth they
ccved them back again The brother OF the gallant Hugh
Zoe 1y pf Wa sssAfa f
the expulsion of James IL from the English throne and his
attempt defend Ireland the ODonnes rallied under the
standard Of the Suart and after the disastrous battle Of
the Boyne they were in consequence obliged to leave the
country portion Of them under the title of Counts Of
Tyrconnc settled in Austria where they attained to high
posts of State Charles Count ODonnell, Of Tyrconnel
entered the imperial service at the battle OF Phcensa
obtained the grade Of general In 1856 he fought in Boz
hemia and after the battle of Labosz he was made lieu
feldmnrshal and in the battle of Kon he
manded the cavalry and promoted to the post OF gen
eral After the woundng of Daun at Torgau, he under
took the but only reconduct the army
to Bohemia He less fortunate in Siesia, where he
defeated in l7Gl at Reichenbach and compelled to
surrender Schweidnz In 1854 he commanded in ii.s
Netherlands and in 1bs anHontfd goyernora Of Tran
sylvana. He died at Vienna in ITO
Leopold ODonnell, the present Minister of War, the
second of the Count Of Abispa after 1883 fought
against Don Carlos and obtained the rank Of general Of
division As partisan of the Queen Regent Maria Chris
tina he rendered her great services in 1870 upon the
render of the regency Mt Valencia He lived for short
time afterwards in France then went Bilbao and at
tempted rising in October 1884, favor of the ex-regent
at Pampeluna, which, however his cousin frustrated lie
fled to France but returned to Spain in 843 to help to
overthrow EspaYterp The government hcreupon aaa li
governor to the island of tnba from whence he fts
called in I848 because his efforts to suppress the slave
trade Charles Count ODonnell the OF the deceased
capageneral of Old Castillo formerly served colonel
of the royas volunteers and in the army of the Regent
Maria Christina he gained the rank of general and for
time likewise commanded the British legion Devoted
to the Regent Espartcro in a4l he frustrated the rsy
the Christmas ut Pampeluna and, after his fall he went
with him to England The present head Of the family Of
0Donnels in Ireland, is Sir Richard Annesley 0Donne,
barone of Newporhouse who inherited the title from his
brother.
Francis Count O,Donnell was Austrian Minister of FL
nshce in 1899, but died in the following year. Conn,
0Donne, of Tyreonnell Austrian lieItcdat held
shall married Christina, daughter Of the Prince of ge
and died December ], l843 His eldest SON Macmillan
Charles Lamoral Count ODonnell, of Tyrconnell born
October 30 1872, is Austrian lieutenant and adutant
OF the Emperor Francis Joseph, and distinguished himself
by his courage and presence Of mind during the attempt
assassinate that monarch February Is, 1853
The oponnslis who settled in Spain have distinguished
themselves with no less honor Joseph Henry ODonne
ppnht q 9bisli sgtefel he Spansn guards, ana
gqgea in The campaign Of 7pS against The rtnch IN the
Spanish war OF nsnrrection against Napoleon be rose u
the rank OF general and obtained the title of count by
the victory at La Eispa but in 1910 and 1911 he
several times defeated, and at last he imprisoned
in consequence OF dispute with the Cortes. Fcrdi-
nand VII appointed him c,ptan-gcneral of Andalusia,
and in 1918 governor of Cadiz; in 1878 he received
the command OF division of troops for the South
American colonies Before he set sail Che conspiracy
pIoke oat IN te island II lco which he cncavored in
vain to put dowp Inc h,ls tp,feppo.t eass n..,. "a
command OF the troops in the province OF La Mahchh AZ
e bead OF whom he aeelarea the expedition to Cali
ca for the constitution of uceana He conducted himself
in such dubious to lose the confidence of the
constitutlonass Upon the invasion OF tue French IN
1879 with the assistance of corps under General ODny
he obtained some advantages the cnomy, and then
took the command OF the troops who to
Madrid On account however of his negotiations with
tna Ioyalet gary he compelled by his own soldiers
10 lay down The coulmai Ia bis a.lDunpt TO escape %
France he was taken prisoner by TIM cons.tutionnss
Eiiarea After the French had him free again. be
went TO Bordeaux, and from thence TO Limoges, where be
settled In 1884 he set out 10 Spain but died
Montpelier from grief at the shooting of his son by the
Cart chief Iunala Csrreguy. His brother Henry Charles
oDonuell died IN 1880, captan-gcncral of Old CASTLE
BEAiN hyp Taopesr,-~Htohmopd mentions the case Of
woman whose bfa,n Was exposed consequence Of tbs
removal OF considerable portion of its boay covering by
disease lie says he repeatedly made prcssare the brain
and each time suspended all feelings and all Intellect
which were Instantly restored when the pressure
Withdrawn. The writer also relates another case
that OF man who had been trepanned, and who per-
ceved his intellectual faculties falling and his existence
drawing to close every time the eused blood collected
upon the brain as to produce pressure.
Professor Chapman of Philadelphia mentions in his
lectures that he individual with his skull perfos
rated ana the brain exposed who accustomed to sub
NIT himself TO the experiment of pressure as the
above and who exhibited by the late Professor Wes-
tar to his class His intellectual aud moral faculties dis
appeared ON the application of pressure the brain ly
were held under the thumb, it were and restored
pleasure to their full activity by disseminating the pres
sure But the most extraordinary case of this kind within
my knowledge and peculiarly interesting to the ply
sioogs and motaph scan is related by Sir Astley Coop
er in his surgical lectures.