Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-30
Death OF Distinguished Persons.

On the 9TH Of January. at IL O'Clock in
the evening, ut Cannes, France, died Made
moiselle Elizabeth Rachel FELIX, the greatest
actress Of modsrntimes. Her desease was
at first an affection of the throat, to which
was added a complication Of disorders
which the best medical skill in France at
tempted in vain to combat. There is no
truth in the rumor that shortly previous to
her death she abjured her own faith and be-
came a Catholic.
The life Of Mile. Rachel is an art romance;
no great actress ever struggled against such
difficulties and overcame them SO WE'LL
Born on the 25th day of March, 1928, at
the Swiss village of Munl she saw q light
in q wretched tavern; he was the second
daughter Of q Jew pediar, q Bohemian trad
er. who picked up a scalty living by the
sale Of his wares in Germany and Switzer-
land. From switzerland the family goes
to Lyons. Sarah, the eldest girl, has a good
voice and an intuitive knowledge Of the
forms Of harmony which seems to belong to
the daughters of Israel. She sings in the
taverns, and little Rach,l, now ten years of
age, acts as The treasurer of the concert
troope. No education. 40 tuition-cnly q
hard fight from day to day with the demon
Of want. From Lyons the transition to
Paris quite natural. 1t is in 1880, Just be-
fore the final overthrow Of the Bourbons-
Rachel sings now and the cold day, Oh
the Boulevards, her pare tones reach the
ears of Choron, the founder Of the Royal In
stitutc Of Sacred Music He cducates her,
and she becomes one VI the most distin-
guished aytistes the world has ever produc-
&C.
Field Marshal Radezky ia dead. The
evenr took place on the 5th Of January, its
immediate cause being paralysis Of the
lungs, after an illness Of a week. The Mar
shall was in his 62d year lie commenced
his military career in 1871, and had prob
ably seen more military service than any
other man Of the 18th century. In 1881 he
was appointed commander.in in chief of Aus.
train Italy, and was u most-esicient instru-
! ment in maintaining imperial ~despotism,
crushing every populapd demonstration with
remorseless severity. His defeat of Charles
Albert is his most distinguished enterprise
of late years. In his Goth year Radetzky
still maintained a clear intellect. At the
visit ofthe Emperor last year to Milan, Rad
etzky, no longer able to mount his horse,
rendered his resignation to his imperial
master, on the plea of failing health. In
stature he was below the middle height.
with broad shoulders and a clear piercing
eye-he possessed that peculiar attraction
attributed to Frederick the Great and Ma
poleon. Among a hundred officers, though
simply dressed in a gray s~urtout, Radetzky
would command the attention of all.
-Redschid Pacha, Grand Vizier of Tur-
key, is also dead. He had several times
held this post, and was in several respects a
remarkable man. lie was well versed in
history, French and logic; very much at
tached to Europeans, and ever ready to at
tend to their suggestions. lie was a very
moral man, discountenancol the Turkish
habit of keeping a harem, and was the hus.
band of one wife, by whom he had q family.
His chief fault was that he was too mild and
t~ender-hearted, and not sufficiently ener-
getic for the trying times in which he lived.
and the reckless adventures that ever sur
round the Court. lie was of middle stature.
had a handsome eountenance, good eyes and
"a fine head.
The London Times in an article on tho
death of this statesman, says:
"Redschid Pasha was only the type of the
new generation Of the Turkish politicians.
His colleagues have come to share his opin.
ions on most important subjects, and his
death will make no difference in the policy
Of the Porte. But Turkey has lost an able
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who was capable Of re.
trieving her finances and extending her com.
merce, and whose high position made it easy
for the Cabinet to deal with the rival pre.
tensions OF European Powers. Though there
are many men not unworthy TO fill his place.
we fear that for a time the Sultan's council.
will sanly miss their weightiest mind"