The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-03
OBITUARY.



mornings despatch brings the news OF the death
OF the Duke OF Nassau, who was wounded Ssptem-
ber "a, while riding with the King OF Prussia and
stan from Rheims to Ohalons, for the purpose OF
c0nferring with Prince Frederick Charles.
The Dii es full tile ia Adoph William Charles
Augustus Frederick; he born July "a, 1917, and
assumed the sovereignty August 20, 1899. lie was
married In ss4 to the Princess Elizabeth, daughter
OF the Grand Duke Michael OF Russia. This wife
died Jatufry 2s 1s45, and on April %, 1851, he
was m irrted again to Adelaide Marie, daughter OF
Prince Frederick OF Anhst Dessau. BY this lady he
has two children.
Before his accession to the throne constitutional
governn e"t had existed for many years. The nation
had bt represented by the States Of the duSedom,
but not by chambers elected by the people.
In 1S4 H. Duke declared his purpose of reignng
In more constitutional manner, and a new and
more lt'.la constitution was proclaimed. For
tim the experiment promised success. After the
failure oi he Frankfort Co. siitution the Duke was
amo hose eigns who joined the union Of
Ge1miH States under the Presidency OF the King OF
Prussia This union was soon dissolved, and in
1870 the Duke joined the Austrian party, and voted
with it in the Diet The liberal constitut IN
nued in November, 1851 and on September 20, 1866,
after the war which broke up the old German
Unirn, ~ gave birth to the North German Con-
federatio the State joined to Prussia by royal
decree. Tie Prussians took possession october Of
the same year.
The Dlka received his death wound in the thickest
part tf he woods which skirt the road from Rheims
to Ch A sudden double volley of musketry
from an ambuscade Of sharpshooters surprised the
party aud the third carriage containing the Duke
and hi, tan vas riddled with bullets One aid.de-
camp wa insanity killed and another was mortally
wounded. The Dukes wound was at 6rst considered
dangero but not mortal He died, however, on
the ne y, the 25th of September. Another
riage 1T ming the King was struck several times,
but no herein hurt.
k,cHn,u ~outhwelI Bourlxe, Earl of Mayo.
A cal le it spatch from Bombay, India, announces
the sud 6eath of the Governor General and Vice.
row. tn Right Honorable Richard Southwell Bourke,
Earl OF Mayo 10 the peerage of Ireland; one of the
best hnown and most brilliant peers in the public
service Of Great Britain. This lustrous parsonage
was bora in 1922 the 2lst OF February in the city
OF Dublin. and was the eldest sol of Robert, the
fifth earl and Ann Charlotte, the daughter OF the late
John JLc yn. He was educated in his native city
at Trinity College, and graduated Master of Arts
in 1S44 IN August, 1S4b he was elt cted a member
OF the ouse of Commons from the county Of Kill
dare by the conservative party In 1852 he was
elected from Coeraine, and in 1851 from Cockern-
worth He represented this last until his succession to
the eardom the death of his father in 1861 During
this time he was known as Lord Mas, and he dis
tinguished himself greatly a member OF the
House. In 1852, during the first administration Of
Lord Derby, Lord Mas was appointed Chief Secre-
tary Of Ire and, and at about the same time was
also made Privy Councillor. He held the Irish
secretaryship during the second administration OF
Lord Derby, and during the last administration held
for thild time, with the additional honor Of seat
In the British Cabinet added. After becoming Earl
OF Mayo, he was appointed in August, 1S6S,Sy Mr..
Dsraeli then Prime Minister, Governor General Of
India. His stand in politics, which
made him to be held in favor by
both parties retained him in this princely position
up the time of his death, after the accession
to power of Gladstone and the Liberal Ministry. 1t
is said that would have been better for his private
purse If he had been supplanted for in the enter
tainment which he saw lit to extend to the Duke Of
Edinburgh mis- recent visit to Hindoostan he far
exceeded the limits of the magnificent income which
England gives her imp eral representative in India
The Earl was also during his lifetime justice Of
the peace, deputy lieutenant for the county OF
Kildare, and a knight Of It. Patrick His eldest
son, Dermott Robert Wyndham, Lord Mas, sue
ceeds him in the peerage and becomes Earl of Mayo.
This peerage, however, being IN Ireland, does not
bring with it the right to seat in the British House
OF Lords The death of the late Earl leaves open to
Mr. Gladstoues gift the Governor-Generalship of
India, one OF the most splendid prizes which be
conferred by the Prime Minister.