Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-03
Arrival Of tss Grand Duke and Suite, 40
C~OmpsuIed by Gen. Gustar.
Passage Through MemphIs-areBtlng by
the Psopie-Hls Cordial AckaOwleds-
msnts.
Ceremonies Of RsOeBtIOn-The plHner al
the Psabody-The Strand Ball at the
0Vsrt0H.
The Russian Empire - What It Is ThI
Personnel Of the Prince and Suite
Incidents and Reflections.

The arrival Of the Grand Duke Of Rus
sIs was the event Of yesterday. The
weather wss provOkingly uDpropitous.
Fhe sky wss leadsn-hued and overcast
aud q driZzly, icy rain prevailed, render
ing sight-seeing anything but en1oyaDle
For this reason the crowd along the route
from the Memphis and Louisville railroad
was not as large as it would have been hsd
the sky been as clear snd bright as on
Thursday. Yet 3 great deal of interest
was man tested in the arrival Of the city's
guest, who was greeted in 8 spirit beeom-
ing his exalted rank and the republican
simplicity Of the people, Bis personal
appearances and the sketch Of his family
Published In yesterdays APPEAL were
the topics OF conversation as the
Young and handsome prince passed 20 the
Peabody, 10 a new and fresh spirit OF
inquiry YVES awakened in Russis and
Russian affairs, which we in part gratify
to-day nom authentic sources Of infor-
nation. Resching from the frozen sea 70
the Euxins, from he Arctic ocssn 20 me
Oxus and Jsxsrtes, and from the u OF
Finland to the ssa Of Ksmtchatka, and
comprehendinR within her boundaries
1000 600 Equsrs miles and $1,000 OOO OF
souls, she bids fair to become in future
years the u great power Of the Eastern
continent. The
RUSSIAN BMPIHE-
comprises Ons-s6vsnth Of the land sur
face OF the globe, and one-tWenJy-siXth
of ia entire surface. A b~OpOgrsph-
zeal survey, made in the years 1866,
shows the srea Of European Russls
TO be l,992,574 square miles, about
tWO-thirdH the area of the United States
and territories, exclusive OF Russian
America. recently purchased. Nor hern
AsiatiG Russia, Trans Caucasus, Grand
Duchy OF Finland, and Kingdom Of 70
land embrace 5,2I7, 500 more square miles.
The bulk of the population lB found IN
European Russia, Flnlsnd and the King
dom Of Poland, embrsciug IS l96,92O in
habigRnts. The population in the OLner
possessions, Siberia and TranE-CRucEssls,
| increase the grand total to 70, 900. 600. The
population is divided into Russian
proper, 80 O00, 600; Ruthenss, lO,COO,O0O;
White Russians, 1900, 900; S~clavoniSns Of
Poland and Lithuenis, 1000 600; Firms
and Lstts. 2 500, COO; ArmeniauH. 1000 coo;
/ Jews. l.50O, 900; Don COsssckE. $50 600.
| Asiatic Russia lie psOpled chiefly by Mon
| g~Olisns, subdivided into q variety or
tribes. Throughout the extent Of the
| empire not less than one hundred differ
| ent languages are spoken, thOBs in Euro
| pssn Russia belonging chiefly 70 the Scla-
vonic stock. one Of the great IndO-Ger-
manic family Of languages; those In Ash
stic Russia 30 the Turanisn or m~onOEyEs-
bic type.
The administration and management
of this vast empire Is entrusted 20
FOUR COUNCILS,
OF which the first is the council Of the
empire, consisting Of 2 president and an
indefinite number Of members appointed
by the emperor. In 1859 this council con-
tanned fOrtV-twO memreTs, ana Wss sub
divided into three departments, viz: Leg
islativs, civil administration, and finance,
Each department has q president and q
sphere of duties corresponding TO the
designations shove given. The second
board is the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES secat,
OF directing ssnats, established by Peter
the Great in 17lI Its functions are partly
deliberstivs snd partly executive. IL IL
the high court Of justice, controlling Gl
the Inferior tribunals. It is divided into
eight communities, or sections, i've OF
which sit IS st. Petersburg and three at
Moscow. The third board Is the holy
synod, established by Peter the Great in
f721, which has supervision Of the relig-
ious efairs Of the empire. All It's decis-
ions are null till approved by the
emperor. Il is composed Of the chief
ecclesiastical dignitsries Of the en-
yire, and Is presided over by the
MetroroIitan of NOvgOrOd. The fourth
board is the Council Of Ministers, CORE
spending to cabinet, with certain ed
ditions peculiar to the Russian empire.
All authority centsrs Ia the Gar, who
enjoys with bis family acivI list or salary
Of SIS. 600, 900, and is alone responsible to
the empire and the growing public opinion,
Ia obedience 20 which be by ukass q few
years since freed 80 600, 600 serfs, one-half
Of them the property OF the crown This
immense power is fortified by an army
nOw mastering atOtsl Of 750, 600 effective
men, and q navy that ranks among the
FIRST In the world. Everyons Is liable 70
compulsory servics in the
ARMY AND NAVY,
The levies are generally in the proper
ton Of z or two to every i've hundred
males; during war three to I'VE hundred,
sometimes i've 70 five hundred, The
number of recruits TO be furnished by
esch district IL fixed by the emperor.
The period Of service is twenty-five years
for some, twenty-five for Others; bus the
practice IL, after ten or fifteen years SER
vice, to give indefinite leave Of absence on
condition Of reporting 70 the nearest re-
serve regiment in case Of war. The impe- /
rial pkase which fixes this number of
81 Issued in November. The levy
RgAA4E IL - u a. - 80 ~ LAGAA~ Il
in February.
The navy consists Of two great 3tvi-
sionR-the dset Of the Baltic and the feet
Of the Black Sea, Each Of these is Givi-
dsd into sections, OF which three belong
70 each The period Of service is four
teen years. The Russian feet consists
OF geo steamers of 80, 100 horsepower,
2205 guns, besides 90 sailing vessels with
guns. The largest part Of tbs Russian
dsst, since 1855 to the late modification Of
The Trestv Of Paris, was stationed 10 the
Baltic, Russian sbips-of-War being IN q
great measure excluded from the Black
Sea, except those on police duty. ThsBlsck
Sea feet consists Of - vessels; Caspian,
I9; Pacific squadron. so; Sea OF Arsl, IL;
he remainder at KrOnstadt, SveabOTg,
delsingfcrs, and in European waters.
The iuOn-clsd feet consisted, At latest re-
urDs, Of "a vessels, carrying lag guns.
GROWTH, L
The growth OF this vast empire Is indi-
By its advance in population which
a J722 Vas IA.OO0.O 600: IN 1885, {, 1000 900:
q lS45, IS, 900. 900; ia 1851. IS, ~, 1000; iD
$50. 10 00G. 600, ard nov, 1872 is estimated
{ q, 0O0 600 souls; nearly three times that
4 tie Uaited States. Within her limits,
leasuriug 96l8 miles from west to east
nd 282s miles from north TO south, she 4
reduces everything necessary Tor her
o~pulEtioD, and her annual fairs near the
hinese frontier are described as mar ,
sllOus for the amount and quality Of !
silks snd cotton goods that are !
Did and the number and variety Of I
sople who attended them. Her mill 5
roads, By which until the introduce 2
Of RAILROADS, al her traYel and in :
trade Was carried on, are among I
le finest in the world. OF railroads she !
I'D on the first Of January, 1870, 1854 I
srsts. or AGO miles, snd 1t IL sx- =
that the first Of January, 1874, z
III Il 800 vensts, or $500 miles in opera '
This growing system Of railways Q
le remote parts ofths empire into easy q
lmmuuication with the center, snd With 4
oh other, Is rapidly advancing toward a
lmpletion. The lines In tbs main are 7
rsbegie, but subserve also he purposes n
tnavel and commerce. The Brest- q
insk-SmoleDEk railroad, opened laEt j
H. brings warsaw into direct cOmmu- a
cation with MOSCOW. Hitherto the ten \
% Of Polsnd depended ona single nBs Il
railway connecting &c With st. Peters =
arg, and through that with the interior, =
her important lines are the st. Peters u
lrg and Moscow, the Moscow Mimi -
1Vgorad, the Riga-Dunsberg, Don-Vol- !,
and Others. u
tEIcULTUEE, MANUFACTURES AND COM Il
MIRROR. b
Although many PORTIONS Of the empire re
point Of prodactiVeneEs compare favor. OF
" with the most fruitful countries Of b,
agriculture is still at q very low e
lRe. The wealth Of the landed propYie-
: formerly consisted less ia the extent
his land than in the number Of serfs -
70 were attscbed TO IL, The best calti- -
Led land II 70 be found IN the southern =
rAfru NJ the BALTIC nrnwfmnEu IA The "