, 1869-04-18
Fntft al ST. Petersburg and the
Emperor.
Partisan Gossip.


IoIA 4oey ATE AuL2eIpust Represented D{ Inc
politicians Of all phases Some Of them
az War Is oegtaln; have cousin
who haa received the orler TO purchase his
Charger" md another says, +" Peace IA assured;
! lave rrlsilve who has received leave OF ab-
seDec." And lhua 1t has been for nearly two
xcars past; the a s.cS nan"ls distracted BY these
contrary rumora- And know1 not y hat 70 believe.
II great pity 70 Ret, the world Of Europe thus
dying with h2fzsslrG pains when the true remedy
for the disease II 80 apparent and 80 easy; that
rrneds Is mutual d!sssn!ng BY the great powerA
hut how shall this disarmament be brought hbo1t.
Not BY those wise enough TO see The danger; and,
/ Ifcar, not by those In whose bands lies the power
TO do II Eeotisu1 rcIgnS absolute master IN Eu-
rore. from one end to the other and With such OBJ
stEuAte applicability Ih1I 1t would rather run the
r,sk OF belhg Killed Oh by lis nelghbo11ns con-
t1Tton than submit to the popular good.
Ens7e1d. which, Of all the European nations,
has the cast reason for the exhibition OF this co.,
tenptGIe spirit, Il she Is the most ready 10 play
the role of the nedl1sor, has more than haJ othcr.
ho!.1ed that eSo1isticsl nag, which, indeed seems
to be her natural ensign. The algns OF this de-
cease show themselves tnccssantly. The rum.
blnGB Of The waE cloud ure heard vague and inden-
Elite though they be, yet more strongly than ever.
Herr Is one Of these ru1uo.s, stupid Is a.c the
majority ot these rAeases but which attslets gen.
c1al attention, nevertheless:
Count Di<usaIs, the great anneIn1tonlst Of tho
age, has determined on a new Acccssion-the Cau-
ton Of SureRbe5E. in Switzerland THIS Canton
was ceded TO the Swiss In l707, but since tho
peAce Of Utrecht, in 1sls, BELIEVE It has been
snId to have belonged 10 Duchess dc Semoura
feon whom 1t is Inherited uy the Eing OF Prussia
We have thus veGttable playthiug In Surem-
erethc county II which they make toys for
children She now scrtca 4 handban 10 the
players On the Boursc. who. BY their rumors OF
ptaee and war, elevate or deprea5 the p,ice Of
stocks TO meet their own interests
Then We hare the Belgian trouble, which, al
tcpugh about shrre parts In four OF the difference
has been already settled, Gill gives forth rattle
with each movement Of the reptiles tail lis ru-
murcd that PTusaiA flso lays clalm TO q Belgian
railroad to be owned hJ one Of her companies.
And. In this way, poor Belgium, pes
tered On both hidca By these railroad 9uat7els be-
tween her great bulldog neighbors, cannot eten
complain without exciting another omlnous rattle.
uez only coarse Is tolet tie subject drag til the
interest IN II h Lost.
This Il, IN reality, al tie current new1 in polt-
!cal ct-rscs- The present Is Easter week The
Deputies arc "enjortng" vacation aud turning It
70 account In pfepa1tnx for the approaching cleo
Gon- The government Officials are making great
religious parade during the holidays for nothingts
taoFe useful to ambition IN Ersncc today, thnn
display u intense devotional feeling. Add to this
that 1t ts very cold, End Enows. the weather being
really 70 had that It IL not 1t to turn dog Tor
.ou21a.is.1 out Of dooTs- Energy Of invention Is
not poaAitie In such a Siberian atmosphere. Poll
ncs sleep, menactne,y, like = Numbering soldier,
With eword BY his side, And bis hand On the guard
Al list she hiceps; 1ake her not
For The rest tie can-eans Of the THEATRE and Of
The wrr1d, rdin II It suowA We may say that In
tie deepar Ut not being able to attend the thea11e
during holy week, society Is doing Itself Injury by
taking ~ much rs posslhle-llle the starving
rnurmands who cal their drJ bread while snutlng
The odorB Of the rtssaurnnt At which thvy cannot
ttne
The Russian ean-eon Ia the one noE moss In
rogue n The theatres, probably on account Of the
cold outside, which makes tue need Of interior
nuInta nj the nore apparent
Patti the AAFqulse OF CauI, has been IN Rnaaia
wherr shc ha1 been made the subject Of we'll
mertted Ianaat1ons, hut which GuIpass Ill that has
rel beet invented for the most distinguished starh
Not only bracelets, bouquets, snun-boXes tor her
husband, hopc,) rain on her At nearly evefJ rep
rcsentsi!cn, but passionate amateurs toln tn pur-
chasing more costly eifta, to which the names Of
the subscribers arc 8ttac2ied l Am very much dc
eeived II there ia not good deal Of 1.-The CONNER.
clal epst IN al this. The fair dind has received
II this way largo diamond dish which the famous
Catherine the Second hnd already given 70 hes
fAsor1te, the Count zotoL The history Of the said
.I -. Sae
N'so soA.. Sat
diamonds do not retain Objectionable odo,a, and,
besidea, the Count Zosof had purified It from the
moral staln Ii uAlns 70 cover tne poftf11 OF MI
wife, The Countess 1t was singular idea, tha,
Of etnploying The 9ft OF his mistress to adotn the
portrait OF bis wife But, after AL It Il Russian
idea, ant diamond dah--sWo things which arc
peculiar 10 Arctic attitudes.
Rut s1r5nrrY than xJf fhts-so n YnnnIa of
Inc Goolt-aae Emperor OF GIL tne husslss hm-
cell, has fallen into the ranks Of her more than
passionate admterh He has given bracelets,
f1nZK anu Gnau-boxeS-ne UNUSUAL thing It has
been hb felicity 10 vino With the cantatsicc-an
extraordinary occurzenee- But what supplies
most food for the gossip OF the couttlers u
tti At the farewell concer1 OF Patti
Uniform Do you understand the ktgntncanoe OF
this: The costume which he wore when he Wish
Cd 10 please Queen; the cosrame In which he Ap-
IeAred H The Paris reception AZ 4 hussarl All
the people n the Court Of ST. Petersburg hAv {
their heads p&Iny TUNED with Rstonilhr7ent tn n
the 1ntatt4ce should be able 10 du2 II oralnA.
MY bcfoEc LIS N AlctsJ IN AusAar5!
Anptnes nlsto1J -aofe amusing s02o 1nat OF ~
The PAstzan efuhA xre growing more and nors
Etylish- To belong to them Is All tie rage, and
Notwithstanding The foolish play which rulnI
kceh crowds of young men Of family, the father
Themselves take Their hons there A certain clut
tl:srosed UNEXPECTED diMculues n the way d
admitting ntW mcnberR The CfesAt. .Cluh, &c
dcnosalhated On account o! Inc 5oushfulness ol
Na 1oHnoefS, We hoted ior TIE nnS1ulnGnesl
10 a0imt ne" uesnoeIA Inc Aafqpls oc ~
r'eeuieo nls son Iof Tue Of hls collcagaes,
on' Ano*lnS toeu e4cfe1 uispoeluon ne MI upon
. pan 70 eaH7 ms pons Ha!eo eefsalnly nAo tne