The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-22
EROM PARIS.

PrCssla-A Chapter Of Court Scandal Etc Etc
PARIS, August 9.-The Emperor's departure
for Vichy came very near being prevented at
the last moment by an accident to the Prince
Imperial. The young gentleman, in attempting
gymnastic exercise beyond his force tprobably
in emulation OF the great Blondin) fell to the
ground, and was so severely hurt as to remain
insensiole for nearly quarter of an hour DR..
Nelaton was called imm ediately, but his patient
had recovered consciousness when he arrived.
After an examination the Doctor declared that
the Prince had received no serious injury, and
that the Emperor need have no anxiety in leaV-
! ing him.
Several of the Ministers, Chevalier Niera the
Italian Ambassador and Prince Napoleon are
1 at VichY in daily consultation with the Empe-
ror. A ministerial council, the Empress pre-
siding, is held every day, Tor the form, at st.
4 Cloud, but the real business on hand is trans
4 acted at ViChy. Rumors of armed French in
4 terventlon after the armistce again spring
ing up. The purchase of horses and mules Tor
+. the army, which was, suspended few weeks
ChdrtUdrt has capital PRINT this morning
4 Father Rhine, very elderly gentleman in spec
tacles, otherwise scantilY attlTed, seated by his
urn, is reading newspaper. Below is the
inscription, "tather Rhine lust beginning to
r take an interest in the journals
French address In touching upon prohibited
The success of the Atlantic cable would, at
any other time, have been the all-absorbing
topic. The French papers have at present but
little time or space to devote to IT. The in
credulous, both IN France and England, have
not yet quite made up their minds that the
dispatches from the other side of the water are
not manufactured in England. l had the plea
sure OF seeing one OF the first messages trans
mitted across the Atlantic. 1t was from our
4 energetic and enterprising countryman, Cyrus
Field, Esq, to our Minister, MIR. Blgelow.
had the pleasure OF receiving this hrst greeting
4 1t was dated Newfoundland, FRIDAY, ii p. NJ,
! and was received in Paris, Saturday at 6 A. NJ.
a The despatch was worded simply:-"The Allan.
= tic cable is successfully laid. May it prove a
blessing 10 all mankind. Cyrus Fielu.n The
a English VIII probably be credited with the sue.
cess OF this great undertaking, toi it has been
E done principally through English capitalists;
but it is nevertheless true thai, without Cyrus
N Fields indOmitable will, the Atlantic cable
. would have been deferred to Illustrate the
glory of another generation, perhaps of another
4 century.
n had the pleasure Of receiving few days ago
IA letter from relative on the United States
ship Colorado, III which he gives me an enthu-
sIastic account of his Fourth-ot-July dinner at
n sea. The ward-room officers were the hosts,
and the Captain the guest upon the occasion.
The dinner was excellent, thanks to the skllful
catering OF Surgeon s.; but my correspondent
expatiates more especially upon the merits of
the American Eagle champag ne-a new brand
"a dozen of which had been sent present
some ii ne before to an officer on board, for this
occasion, by Colonel Norton, New York Com
missioner for the great exposition. All agreed
in pronOuncing this wine to be quite equal to
the Moct green SEAL or the Veune CHquot.
The principal toasts drank were:-"The day We
celebrate ''The President Of the United States"
'"The Secretary of the Navy" 1.-The healths of
Senator Grimes and of Honorable W. Rice"
Charmen OF the Naval Committees After these
Il official compliments came the health OF Colonel
Norton, followed by any amount of jollihca-
ton, which was kept up until it was time to
''turn in"
Bistori, with her troupe, sails for the United
+ States on the lst OF September. She will extend
her tour to California.
A new edition OF the "Queen's Necklace''-the
u Queen, IN this instance being fortunately above
n suspicion, and the fraud being discovered in
"A time-is the talk of Paris and Germany at pre-
u sent. The incidents related cannot be called in
= question, and viii soon be given to light in
more enlarged form by the Gazete deS Irt6u-
Il nduT
In the month of February, Monsieur Cramer,
Y one OF the most celebrated jewellers of Paris,
n received letter sealed with the arms OF Prus-
"a sla, of which the following is a COPY
"Monseur:-Her Majesty the Queen of Prussia in
tends to create special decoration for distinguished
women OIL all countries. My sovereign having had
occasion to admire the jewels coming from your
workshops deigns to confde to you the execution
of the medals OF the order which she proposes to
create AS IN the cases OF ali PInsslan decorations,
~ there viii be three OF rhe first class
will be necessarily the most brilliant, and her Ma
manshp four thousand francs for tnat of the second
class and two thousand hVe hundred francs Tor the
third class Can you furnish us, within very short
period these crosses set in diamonds, according to
the designs which will send to you, II the affair
"CoMTE ScHAFFGoTsCH,
chamberlain of II. M. the King of Prussia"
The Parisiap jeweller was both fattered and
delighted to undertake so magnificent a com
Il mission. He replied Immediately, accepting
gratefully the orders which might be offered TO
W him.
Some days afterwards the Chamberlain sent
- the designs, executed by the Queen herself, who
added he, had written underneath the sketch
several notes with her own hand.
The most entire secresy was recommended
Y for the Queen did not wish that the creation o.
q this order should be known before the day fol
the distribution of the first crosses should arrive
: And, besides the Queen feared the jewellers OF
Berlin would be dissatisfied at her addressing
herself to Partisan manufacturers. The Count
conlured NJ. Cramer to preserve with the
greatest care the Queens drawings as they
would be required OF him when tie decorations
should be completed.
Some weeks after the ieweller sent Off tC
Berlin cross surrounded with diamonds anC
in reply received a letter Of fluctuations and al
order for twelve crosses of the first class, which
the Queen destines for all the female sovereign
of Europe. A third letter soon followed thu
first two, In this the Chamberlain advised M
Cramer to watch over his workmen during tn
whole time of the execution of the work. upol
the success of which would depend much NOR
inportant purchases. As the Chamberlain wa
a most intim ate friend of the Prince of HoheI
zollern, he had obtained from him mos
4 solemn promise that the new crown jewels O
Moldavia should be furnished by no other tha
+, N. Cramer
When the diamond crosses were ready th
jewener wrote to inquire if they must be iol
warded to Berlin.
c. IL.