The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-01
RUSSIA.
The News of MaxImilian's Death Received
win Salts ctiOn Ana WarsaW.

with Satisfaction an Warsaw.
From The VIenna Wdnderer.
A communication from Warsaw relates some
strange facts said to have taken place in the
Polish city relative to the death of the Emperor
MaximilIan. At the official club, banquet OF
young Russians and members OF the Muscogite
population, it declares, was given, at which
Prince Azerbatof, OF st. Petersburg, passing
through Warsaw to Paris by Vienna, proposed
toast in honor ''oi the conqueror OF the auda-
cious invaders OF Mexico, President JuareZ."
This toast had been received with great APP
plause by the company, composed OF many
Generals and Councillors of State. Several
alluslODs were also made to the peace which
Juarez was about to ressore to his country after
having Vanquished the rebels, who, like the
insurgents of Poland, were upheld and excited
by foreigners; also, to the great desire which
Mexico felt to establish good relations with
Russia. After the applause had somewhat sub
sided, Gen. Baron Hanke, director of the War
saw Theatre and administrator OF several
Imperial places of amusement, rose to explain
to those present how il was that Providence
had reserved a disastrous end for the Emperor
Macmillan. Among other things, he said:--,
at is well known that at the outset OF the
Polish revolution this Austrian Archduke, in
concert with the Emperor Napoleon, had cast
his eyes on the crown of Poland, that the Duke
de Gramont had labored in that sense at Vienna,
and that Polish deputation had already been
formed to offer the crown officially to Maxi.
milian.n
The General ended by asking what would
have happened to the Archduke II, with the
had put himself at the head Of the insurgents
and been taken prisoner.
BetFOthal of the Grand Duchess Olga to
George L, King of Greece
From the Journal de st. Petersburg.
The betrothal of the Grand Duchess Olga
ConstantinoVna with George l, King OF the
Greeks, was celebrated on July 8, at the Palace
OF Tsarskoe-Selo. The Emperor and the King
wore the uniforms OF Russian general officers,
the former with the grand Gordon of the Order
OF the Saviour, and the latter with that of st.
Andrew. The bride had on white dress, laced
with silver and sprinkled with roses; two long
tresses OF her hair, interviewer with strings OF
pearls, escaped from the rose-colored band that
decorated her forehead, and fell over her shoul-
deTs. The Grand Duchess Alexandria ose Dhovna,
her mother, wore robe OF blue and white,
sparkling with precious stones. All the foreign
ambassadors and heads of missions were pre-
sent. After the ceremony the Diplomatic Body
breakfasted at the palace, and in the evening
81 Petersburg Tsarskoe-Selo, and Payiowsky =
were brilliantly illuminated. Prince Humbert
~ italy, who was Unexpectedly DELAYED in Ber,
lin. arrived at Tsarskoe in time TO be present at
the marriage repast. rt,s,
nfyectlve strength OF the Russian Army,
B1ona me Parts Situation.
According TO statements In the bt. Peters
burg Journals, the Russian army has been In.
creased by 220 900 men since the close OF the
Crimean war, Its effective strength Is at pre-
sept 1 100. 600, comprising 100000 irregular
troope The military organizatlon OF the empire
is such that in case of war, the army could D'
Taised 10 The imposing force OF l'6OV'VOV men,