The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-29
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
Hoping for Peace. but Excited to Wharf.-The
Prussian Pacific Assurance-NapOieOn's At.
titudc and Observation-Disclosures Meeting mt
Biarritz-Prussinn Military Education In
French-A "Dead Friend" Of the Emperor.
PARIS, Sept. Is, 1867.
There is . wonderful calm in the political situation,
but 1t ID only momentary. Nothing Ia changed essen
TALLY. The semoclsl journals affect to consider tho
King Of Prussas speech satisfactory, because thcy
have orders to try the Bourse Butt plain
that although the King says ttle-leavng the talking
DO done by his sonn law and lieutenant the Grand
Duke Of Baden-he is steadily going ahead. He does
speak Of taking decisive sep''-an expression i'm
plying steps to b taken hereaftsrand everybody
knows that the object aimed at il the uncaton OF Ger
many II any hesitation about that felt at Berlin IL is
only In this point Of vew that tho Prussans want such
q uniHcation as would bs q Prusshcation, not
which would lead TO the absorption Of Prussia by Ger
many. The Grand Duke Of Baden, however. has no
such misrvngs He as representing one OF the
Southern States is ready and eager to mako all
the "sacrinces" necessary to consolidate the
union OF the German nation. and he exhorts
his Parliament 'withous delay" to vote all mea-
sures necessary putting the Baden army under the
tried guidance of the King OF Prussia Baden 10 going
to the pretty stT contingent TO begin WITH for such
q little State, OF thirty thousand q peace
establishment and forty -four thousand in time OF
The Bourse here laid hold Of the word peace." twice
repeated In the King Of Prussas speech, excuse
for rise which after all has amounted to very little.
The rente only at TO- which, the dividend 10 70
esq., s. ses''f the a'S '''' only
Tho word peace as used BY the King Of Prussia Gig;
Miles nothing. OF he peace II France will
lot him do as he likes in Germany.
The question Of peace or war depends now. as II has
hav ba m uck In hark nm
Prussian aggrandzement BY action. On that point all
is uncertainty and the prolonged uncertainty under the
circumstances In which France il placed Is almost a.
bad, commercially considered, As war;
have just learned that Count dc Goltz the Prussian
nss osen % ~ 1 Ts
Ia that the French has expressed desire TO
have clear and decisive notes exchanged between the
two cabinets not only ON German affairs and the treaty
OF Prague, but on European questions generally This,
II true, is serious, and may bring things to an issue.
Every non-commissoned officer In the Prussan army
has lately been furnished WITH hrst French gram
mar; second French and Prussan pocket dictionary;
and third, map OF tho cast and north OF France IN
which marked all tho rivers woods, hills roads and
railways This at any rate shows that Prussia Is pre-
pared for collision.
The negotiations now going on for assistance
from the Bank OF France, II they lead to anything,
which is doubtful win only produce moderate advances
on the express condition Of winding up and the dis
mlssal Of the present directors
The Emperor's iIlegitimate son by the atc Mss
Howard has Just married rich Hungarian lady, whose
name the papers do not mention II Will DO remembered
Miss Howard. when actress at minor theatre in
London became LOUIS Naposon's mistress before 1sis
When no became President Of the republic BIO caused her
TO come Paris and Installed her In q mansion just
opposite the side entrance TO the Eysee In the Avenue
Montague, where he saw her constantly She was very
useful TO him and by her influence with Jews in London
got him considerable sum OF money, which he wanted
for many purposes After he became Emperor be con-
tnued TO keep up relations with her I'LL he married
Eugene de Montijo Then he rewarded Miss Howard by
creating her Countess Of Beauresard and giving her be
sides a great lump Of money, chateau aud handsome
estate called Beauregard miles from St. Cloud.
Some time Afterwards and in order TO get COM
pleely of his hands he got foolish English gentleman
OF old family TO marry her She signed deed, granting
him large mortgage on the property. As might have
They led cat and dog life, and hcr husband was
In London he naturally found himself cut by all his
old friends Ono day he was openly reproached with be-
ing woman's man, and got into such rage that he took
the deed Of his pocket and up 70 show his dis
nterestedneea He knew, however, that his wife was
bad life her constitution being impaired and under
mistaken notion Of French law be supposed that he
would have life interest m the Beauregard property
10 take possession bet found that the Countess was
before him. So confident he OF bis right that be got
For this act no was handed the police and leo
ture from the Commsary informed him, to his sorrow,
back 70 England Beyond the run Of the kitchen al Beau
regard for short time this heavy swell never got any,
thing for marrying cest OF mistress Everybody mass
The Emperor never took much personal notice Of Miss
Towards son after bis infancy. II was, perhaps, hu-
M S M. 70 pus took caro- to have him veil oda
Gated He H. an told, gentlemanly fellow, belongs
10 the most fasronabls clubs and takes very good
pace In ratier fast section OF good society He 10
called count something Other, but cannot At this
moment rcnsmbcr the title. Many OF his sssociates OF
the Jcunese Doree do not know that no 10 the EN-.
The 5iberN complains that put Of four New York
HysLps which arrived by one Of the last mails only
st the other three were conscasd BY the French
government containing matter which Frenchmen
could not be trusted to read.
The remains OF Daniel Mann, new lying In Mont
marre Cemetery, 10 have bssn dslnterred the
ed OF this month and removed 70 his native and bo
loved Venice which s free; but the translation has
been postponed till March "a
Thc price OF admission to the Universal Exhibitor
park mot buidngl after six In the evening only, Is
reduced from franc 10 CITY confines for the rect OF
the Season tickets from to October 81 ay
DO had for twenty franco