The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-10
A Notable Russian, and What He Did.

The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
London Herald writes, under date of NOvem-
ber IL
"It is intended to set on foot a subscription
for the purpose Of erecting monument at
Kieff in honor of the late Count Alexis BObrin-
Sky, in token of respect for his memory aud
gratitude for emine Mt services rendered to his
county during long and active career. IL
was entirely under his auspices, and in oonse-
quence of his energetic efforts, that the first
railway in Russia-that OF Tsarskoe Selo-wa5
constructed, now thirty years ago. Not long
after he succeeded in convincing the late En-
perer Nicholas of the necessity of making the
Moscow line in opposition to all the ministers
of that day. Aud to tue late count, more
than TO any other individual, Russia is in-
debted for the progress of the culture of beet
root for sugar, especially in the southwestern
provinces. His model farms, factories, aud
refineries at Smsla have proved nursery OF
incslculable benefit to the whole country.
"Twenty-five years ago, according to the
O3tsSl Messenger, the annual consumption OF
sugar in the country only two millions
and half OF poods, and but small proper
tion of this was of native manufacture. AT
the present moment the government OF Klef
alone produces annua IL upwards of three
millions. The price of sugar is considerably
reduced; importation has proportionately
diminished, while the quantity consumed has
more than doubled itself Formerly it was
necessary to get factory directors and superin-
tendents from other countries, who were only
induced to sell their services by the Offer of
high pay, and the ohoics of whom was not in
all cases happy one. AT present the Smala
school furnishes all Russia with well-instruoted
\ and intelligent managers, who have bsen
brought up and formed under the eye of the
count himself Then the peasants were often
in want, and wages We're extremely low now
all the millions that used to be spent on foreign
sugar remain in the country, and crowds of
workmen flock from distant governments to
work ON the plantations during the summer,
while in winter they fud remunerative employ
mept in the factories.
''The late counts son, vladimir, was sent
last year by Government to examine aud re-
port on the state of railways in Russia, aud in
the past autumn filled similar mission in
England, visiting Newcastle and other towns
he was on the point of starting for the United
States, on third mission of the same nature,
when he was suddenly recalled by the news Of
his fathers death. According to Prince Dol
gorouky, the great authority on genealogical
questions, the family is descended from Alexis
Bobrinsky, natural son of Catherine III aud
Count Gregory OrlOf. Tue child at first re-
ceived the name of Romanoff which was after
wards changed to the one now borne by the
family, and taken from an estate called Bro
briki, in the government of Toula, which was
bestowed upon her son by the Empress.
cat the funeral Which took place on Sunday
last at the Alexander Newsky Convent, the
Emperor and his brothers Constantine and
Nicholas were present, as we'll as Prince
GOrtschakoff, Count SchouvalOf, Generals
Timsschef, Melnikoff, and Zelonoy, and a
great many membeIs of the Council of the
Empire. MonsignOr Isidore, Metropolitan of
Novgorod and St. Petersburg, Oticiated."