The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-10
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THE DAILY EMPIRE.
Blsmark, the Prussian Statesman



Bismafk Is fifty-one years old. He Is
tall and stately, and mental work has made
his head rather bald. His features indi-
cate rare energy He wears n heavy
darkmustache. Ills eye is piercing. his
department that of n gentleman, his con
stitutiOn iron.
Count Bismark Is par excellence, man of
the world, aud Of an extraordinary polite
ness, prepOssessing to his visitors, and dis
pensing with all embarrassment. His con-
yersation, also, is fluent and full of wit;
he speaks French, English, Italian Rus
sian and German. AS to work, he Is indie
fatigablo; he goes to bed at late hour,
and seldom rises before nine; then hc
remains working In his private office un-
til breakfast; after that, he presldes at the
Ministerial Council, or reports TO the King.
until six In the evening. that being the
time when his family aud visitors assem-
bic for dinner, in the rooms of the Coun-
tess, overlooking the great garden of his
hotel. .9ed tH
Won Bismark has three children. one
daughter, seventeen years Of age Countess
Marie,) and two sons attending the GYM
nasium (college) of Berlin.
Precisely ut nine o'clock the Count dis
appears, and remains working until n late
hour in his private office.
When Blind attacked him on the street.
IN April, attempting TO assassinate him, the
Count was not far from his hotel Four
balls were fired at him in close proximity.
His paletot of blue cloth took fire, and was
perforated by the balls, whose force was
checked by tile thick, strong undercloth
That is known to every newspaper reader.
Not so the following:
L Count Bismark went on his way on foot
to the ministerial builing, running up stairs
with long strides and into his office, to give
the King notice of the tried but unsuccess-
ful attack of young Blind.
The Countess Bismark was in her room
fronting toward the garden. Notified by
the noise of the people assembling before
the palace that something had happened,
the Countess left her room and learned the
truth from her servants. Countess Won
Bismark and her children quickly entered
the office of the Count who quietly sat at
his desk, about finishing his letter to King
William.
But the King himself arrived. already
having heard of the attack on his Premier:
after the King, came the Princess and
Field-Marshal Wrangle, all Generals. Be
low on the street was all Berlin.
Moved by the signs of sympathy from
the people, which heretofore certainly had
not spoiled him by expressions of kind
feelings, the Count ordered list to be
laid on the table, so as to allow every body
TO sign his name to 1t as a token Of SYM
patlly. This list have seen. On the head
of it stand the following words:
II thank God for the protection of your
EXcellency's life. w. A. Post Boot Clean
ser'' ..a N
Then followed thousands of signatures
of Generals, citizens and civil officers. On
the white page covering the list, the Count
has written with pencil in his biz, clear
'Carefully to be kept"
Won Bismark, though filling the highest
position in his country, sometimes exposes
his liieiwitlIout the least consideration He
Is still, as he was in his younger years the
same lively, passionate man. In ISl9, an
article In the Berlin HiddeTdddtsch veXed
him so rs to cause him to challenge the
Chief editor of that paper. He accepted
the duel, but the quarrel was at last made
up -,
ter President, rs little remembered his for
mer quarrel with this journalist as the
present sarcastic remarks of that paper ex-
cite his anger. More than once, one could
see this journalist at the Minister'S dinner
table. The Count seems to like sincere
men, even in the ranks of his political
enemies. Not long since hc came near
another personal altercation The Minis
ter considering himself personally offended
by speech of the renowned Professor
Nirehoir, member of the Prussian Cham
bcr of Deputies left his seat and sent Mr..
Nirehoir d challenge, but he refused to
give satisfaction. His mission, he replied.
was TO battle with Herr Won Bismafk i'm
the kamnser, not with the sword.
Concluding, will give another remark.
gonnt Bisnark, Of course, has all decora-
lions pertaining to a man of his rank and
Importance; but he is seldom seen, eXcept
ln festive occasions, with any but simple
ribbon In his button-hole. Then, in The
enter of crosses and decorations, he wears
5he modest medallion which, Bsmark
,wenty-thrce years old, received for saving.
with great danger to himself a poor devil
lbout to be drowned.