The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-11
OUR EUROPE AN CORRESPONDENCE


ciaI Condition of Spain and Italy-The
Political Press of France, Theatres, Etc.
Special Correspondence of The EUening Telegraph
PARIS, April %.
IT'S all settled we hear that Austria and
Prussia will Keep "handN off for a time" at least.
The whole thing has been perfect farce What a
pty that the pit stalls, and boxes cost so much to
the lOokers-on!
On the 2Sth of March Austria complains Of the
armament OF Prussia, and declares herself afraid of
an assault on the part OF her ally On the 1st of
April PRUSSIA answers, "No such thing" and You
are another it you that preparing for war for
you are concentrating your troops on the Bohemian
frontier"
On the 9th of April Austria sings out, like the little
children, "Oh you story" On the 10th of April
Prussia gets rude, and says You are liar" 1t was
thought after this that the two friendly enemies or
Jretinichc Feinde, as they are called in Germany
must come to isticuls However, all of a sudden Aus.
trs calls out peccaU and prom to disarm, though
she had not been armlng-Ohl no. not the SLIGHTEST
and to keep the peace for the future if Prussia will un
dertake to do ditto sia has no objection so that
the upshOt of the whole matter that they kissed
and made friends. "nuch ado about nOthiRg," how
ever, little more and the different shades OF saler.
kraut would have been banging each osher about IN
fine style
TREMENDOUS HOAX,
other day played Off on tn, London Times oy som,
speculator, who sent forged letter to our great
COZ temporary signed "Lord Clarendon" seaod
with the royal arms, and staung that private intel
hgence had just arrived from Vienna, announcing
the recall OF the Austrian envoy, Graf Won Karolyi,
from Berlin, and that the Commando rn.Chlet OF
the Austrian troops in Hostein had been ordered to
eyacuate Hamburg and leave but few regiments
in the Duchies. The te egraph immediately des-
patched this intelligence, mprudently published
by the Times, all over Europe which had the effect
Of causing all public securities to decline rapidly
the different stock exchanges of the Continen.
Bismark, it is affirmed is yet sangune and hopes to
be able to carry all before him. However, it is
long lane that has turning, and private letters
from Berlin inform me that King William and the
royal family OfPrussia are getting rather tired OF
their dear Premier, he never allows them a bit of
peace.
II was hoped that the il ness of Count Bismark
would have been the means of keeping him away
from business, and that the Austrian Kaiser and the
PTusuan Kong would have an opportunity of set.
thing the German quarrel without the meddling of
the oficious Premier; however, hope told 1atter.
ing tale" Tne dIyturber OF the German peace is
now all right again, and is doing all he can to make
confusion worse coniounded.
ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE CzAR
kommlssarof, the Russian peasant who turned
away the hand OF the assassin who on The 14th INST
fired at the Czsr when entering his carriage, thereby
saving the life OF the Russian Autocrat, has been
raised to the rank of noble by H. !. NJ. 1t is fur
ther stated that public subscription Will be made
for him, and that the Empress has made HIM the
present OF house to live IN, far from the Impe.
rial Palace.
There have been great public rejoicings at St
Petersburg, and thanksgiv ngs have been offered up
in all n ShIDi in no
Russian capital. The Gar has already received
kilograms from the different potentates of Europe
COngratu ating him on his proyidential escape.
The Emperor, Empress, and the Prince Imperial
Of France will shortly proceed to AuXerre to
at the concourS GHnuci, which will shortly take
place in that town. After that the Emperor intends
spending some time in VIchy, where he contem-
plates finishing the second volume of his "Life of
Cesar"
AS regards home politics there is much TO note
at present The weather is fine that our senators
and Deputies no doubt prefer snuting the balmv air
in the gardens of the Tuileries or Of the Luxem.
OOurg, to the dry work to be gone through with IN
the Senate in the Legislative body.
AS regards Spain, things are not as they should bo
and dare say shall be the first to inform you that
we my have to look out for squalls coming from
the peninsula The financial state OF that country is
most deplOrabe, ruin staring everywhere in tine
face. What can one expect from Government whose
time is taken up in discussing whether Monsieur Re-
naus work on the apostles shall be allowed to be
sold in Spain?
Italy is not much better OH, as the Govern
ment dreams of nothing else than war;
without a penny in the State Golfers. The
famous public subscription to cover the ma
tiOnal debt has, as yet not produced more than
two millions. When will Victor Emanual and his
advisers learn that the only hope OF Italy's taking
rank amongst the leading powers OF Europe is to
hoist the standard OF peace?
Prince Napoleon, oar dear cousin who the pubic
papers said was 10 be the means of urging Italy
take up against all those that opposed will
s, we learn, quietly cruising about the quit of SOr-
rentO and he will shortly make exploring tour in
the neighborhOod OF Postum Prince Humbert, the
heir pTesumptve to the throne of Italy, the other
day nearly met with carriage accident similar to
that which cost the Duke OF Orleans his lite between
Neuilly and Paris. Prim has arrived at Florence,
accompanied by Colonel CampOs. The arch-traitor
intends spending some time in the Italian capital.
You see, MIR itOr, that everything seems pretty
serene for the present; but nobody with two grains
OF sense believes that we depend upon having
peace for any length OF time. Nous daaSons Sttr ul
poIcdn, as we say here-the evil day has been post
poned for a time.
Let us now pass TO tnfes light air The dstinc
tive character of the French is to oVerdo everything
care now inundated with cheap papers, and ere
long expect to see any publication exceeding ooe
sou DelnP fatty refused by the public OF Paris We
have lie Petit Journal, lie Soiisl, LEUenement, Les
NOuUeteS, mulis aliis and all for the moderate
charge OF q hah-pennv or a penny.
Victor HuqO's do In VUil