The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
WAR DISPATCHES BY MAIL.

~ s-The HohenzolIern Candidate and His
Pharmaceutical Names aud Plenty Of
TitIes-A European War al Hand.
MADRID July 8, 1870.
In one OF my former letters told you that the
Cortes closed Its session without the grand king
question being settled Notwithstanding Prim's
solemn promise some time previous that the Depu-
ties should not return to their homes before The
Spanish throne was filed; Or rather, that o ut and
proper King, possessing oil the qualifications re-
Quired by the spanish people, as body, should be
voted. without touching upon the sincerity Of hs
promise suffice 1t for the present to say that the
Cortes broke up and its members retired to their
different Provinces leaving the question even more
complicated than II was after the revolution Of
1868. a
Scarcely, however, had the Fathers Of the 90 un-
try, after much ado. doing nothing. settled down
with their families for the vacation, when piece of
news burst In the capital OF the Peninsula like o
monster bombshell, that the long desired monarch, !
adorned with all the necessary requirements, had
not only been found but had graclously conde-
scended TO accept the crown OF ST. Ferdinand, Philip
H. and the Emperor Charles VA crown which.
whatever may have been Its value in former times,
is to oil appearances in the present day scarcely
'worth song" for during the last TWO years IL
has been dragged through the mre all over Europe
ana spurned by the most iuAignifcant OF petty
princes. f
It will be remembered that in one o. the sessions
in Congress General Prinn threw out certain nys
teriOus hints to the effect that he had discovered
likely BIRD for the nest; but unfortunately for the
general and statesman, just as the edhce or the re-
volution was about TO be crowned" the neg0tatOr
on the part Of the caddidae still being in Madrid
the revolution OF Barcelona and Gracia, with all to
terrible consequences, broke out added to which.
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session, witnessed by the said agent or gotiator,
filed him with alarm, and he abandoned the spanish
soil, thoroughly disguised with the 'coSas de Is
pufia.'
Touching the steps that have since been taken in
the matter, very little Is known; In fact nothing
more than that certain Deputy IN the confidence OF
General Prim was absent from the Peninsula on O
special mission. The news that future King for
Spain had been discovered In the misty horizon Of
the North spread like wildAre over the country and
hundreds were the speculatons as to who the
stranger was, and where he hailed from. council
OF Ministers was Immediately called, and the matter
Of his Hghness the Regent in la Granja at one OF
the Royal palaces and am told that the Ministry
have resolved TO support through thick and thin the
candidate proposed by General Prlm.
Prim told Mr. Layard, the British Minister, that
the Cortes would meet on the 2Oth inst, and the
election Of the monarch would take pace on the
2Sh stating, also, that he felt convinced that the
Deputies would elect the Prussian candidate as
King OF Spain.
Who Is the new candidate is now all the cry. The
government candidate IL named Leopold stephen
Charles Anthony Gustave Edward Thaslo Hohen.
zoern Sigmaringen. he was born on the 22d
september 1885. On the 18th September 1851, he
married the Duchess OF Saxony, daughter OF Maria
de la Gloria H. late Queen OF Portugal, and Is sister
Of Dom LUIS present King Of Portugal.
Prince Leopold has three children-Wnliam
Augustus Charles Joseph Ferdinand Peter Benedict,
born It'll March, 1864.
Ferdinand Victor Albert Mainrad, born Gath Au-
gust, 1884
Charles Anthony Frederick William Luis, born LIST
September, 1858. rs-.t 3D.
Prince Leopold il son of Charles Anthony Joachim
Zephyrn Frederick Malnrad, Prince OF Hohenzolern
Sigmaringen, Burgrave OF Nuremberg Count de Sig
maringen and Verigen, Count OF Berg, Lord OF Hal
gerloch and Woehrstcn, born on the 7th September,
1871 and succeeded bis father IN the said prncipaty
by session made to him on the 9th August, 1s4S.
On the 7th December, 1s49, he In his turn abdcated
In favor OF the King OF Prussia, receiving by royal
decree Goth March, 1850 the title Of Highness, with
the prerogatlve OF Prince Her, and by royal decree
18th october, 1884, title OF Royal Highness, General
OF Infantry, Military Governor Of the Provinces Of
Riiniana and Wcstphaa, Colonel Of the First rcgi.
zOlern Fusllers President OF the Commissioners Of
Engineers and hereditary member OF the Chamber
Tue mother Of Leopold, Josephine Frederick
LOUISA, born 2lst October, 1913, and married 2lst
october, 1884. e.I
Charles Anthony, father OF the candidate Leopold,
Is son Of Prince Charles Anthony Frederick Main
rad born Goth February, 1855, and married on the
of King Joachim OF Naples Prince Charles died
18th March, 1883, and his wife 10th January 1s47
ter Of Charles Luis frederick Grand Duke Of Baden
and Estephanla Louisa Adr1ana. Viscounress de
Beauharnais, adaptive daughter OF Napoleon l. The
Charles EsteI Frederick Zephyrin Louis, born goth
April, 1889 elected by pleotsce Prince OF Roumania
Frederick Eugene John, born 25th June, 1s4o; colo.
mel in squadron OF lancers OF Westphalla.
Maria Louisa Alexandrna Caroline, born 25th
April ls45, married 10Th April, 1867 to Prince Philip
OF Belgium, Count OF Flanders, Duke OF SaxOny.
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tired lieutenant colonel, ana Frederick Gulerma,
married December 8, 1914 to Joachim Napoleon,
son OF the King OF Naples, Joachim Napoleon Murat
by his eldest daughter, Letitia Josephine. married
to the Marquis de Pepoll In Boonia.
The candidate 49, besides, related to many Of the
relgnlng families, such as Napoleon ILL.,, brotherin
law TO the Queen OF Portugal, ana some others,
FAMILY COMPLICATIONS.
These particulars bring before the notice Of your
readers r, as ey WI nes only show the parties likely
but VIII serve for reference In the important ques
tons that are sure TO rise out OF the Prussan cand
dature. The French Ministers have been mapping
and Prim has got the start Of them.
FRANCE VERY PUSSY.
The French Minister at Berlin knew nothing
whatever OF the candidature "sur le f0pts,n and
Baron MERCER, the French representative here.
knew nothing Of It Till 1t was published In the
Spanish papers, and he Is now IN dreadful 1T OF
bad temper about It,
BY the time you receive this you will no doubt
have accounts Of the impression the new candida.
ture has produced In The minus Of the government
and people OF the French empire. They consider
the caudldature the work Prussia and see their
country menaced front and rear BY Prussia They
say that the honor and dignity Of France are In dan
ger, and declare that they win not suffer foreign
Power to place such 8 Prince as Leopold ON the
throne OF Spain.
TIE SPANISH PEOPLE.
The Spaniards, who declare that no Power shall
force king into the vacant throne resent In the
most unmlstaken terms the arrogant language OF
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