Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-02
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Aflsrnoon nc o'clock.
The Grand Duke Alexis and suite
will arrive in the city at o'clock this
afternoon, via the Memphis and Louis
vile railroad.
OUR IMPERIAL QUEST AND HIS FAMILY.
Alexis Romanof Is the third SON OF
the reigning Emperor Alexander II.
and was born January I'd, o. s. 1850
There are two grand dukes older than
he-Grand Duke Alexander, heir appa-
rent, and Grand Duke Vladimir. His
eldsst brother was married in 1866 to
Princess Dogmar of Denmark, by whom
he has son. Nicholas, born May 18th,
1868, and presumptive heir to the
throne. There is then little probability
of the succession ever falling to our
imperial visitor. The Romanofs de-
scend in the female line from Michael
Romanoff, who was elected Gear in 1913,
after the extinction Of the male line OF
the house Of Ruerik, "a Scandinavian
Viking, who founded the Russian EN-
pire in s62 A. d., two centuries and
more before the Norman conquest OF,
England. In 1901, Alexander l., son of
Paul, who succeeded the terrible Cathe-
rine, assembled the throne, and reigned
till 1925, and was succeeded by the
late Emperor Nicholas, who reigned
till 1855.
THE RECEPTION.
The escort committe, headed by Col.
Pinson, win leave the city at one
o clock for Wythe depot, and there meet
Alexis and suite. The escort commit
tee is as followsl r. A. Pinson, II. I.
Elicit, Jacob Thompson, Napoleon Hill.
N. NJ. Jones, T. Wexford, A. A, Patton,
w. P. Martin, B. Baylss, ]. W. Null
ford, L. J. Dupre, R. A. Thompson, I.
G. Anderson, r. w. Mitchell, L. c.
Haynes, W. L. Duff and H. L. Smith.
On arriving at the Memphis depot the
order of procession will be in the fol-
lowing style. The carriages will con-
tain the following persons:
Grand Duke, and R. A. Pinson, Il. I.
Elicit, ]. Thompson.
Admiral Possiet, aud N. Hill, N. M.
Jones. MU
His Excellency Mr.. Machiu, and Thos.
Wexford, A. A. Patton. arlt
Count Olsonfeff, and W. p. Martin,
B. Bayliss.
Mr.. Bodisco, and l.. j. DuPre, R. A.
Thompson. - 'f' TH
DIR. Condiu, and n. G. Anderson, DIR.
r. w. Mitchell.
Lieutenant Tudcer, and J. W. Null
ford, General l.. c. Haynes. al i
Frank Thompson Gustav, and II. l..
Smith, General Robertson.
The elegant carriage and team of four
horses, in which the grand duke will ride
from the depot to the hotel to-day, was
rendered the committee by Messrs. Selig-
man & Hall.
THE PEABODY.
Suits of rooms have been decorated
at the Peabody for the grand duke and
party. On arriving at this hotel the
grand duke will be introduced to Mayor
johnson, who will tender him the hospi-
talities of the city.
THE oyERTON.s NJ wsl j
The grand ball will come of at the
Overton at 10 o'clock this evening. The
selection of partners to dance with the
duke has been left to a committee, but
the selections have not as yet been for
mally announced. Woe to the members
of the committee if their selections do
not stand the test of fashionable criti-
cism. The ball will be. the grandest and
most gorgeous ever given in Memphis.
To be able to say, in years to come, i
was at the Alexis bal" and II danced
with the grand duke" will make you
the envy and admiration of generations
vet unborn and the echo of your words
will be heard throughout the corridors OF
Time.