, 1873-12-16
FATAL DUEL IN PARIS,
Ono Ronntnninn Prince Killed by AM
other.

other.
Paris Correspondence qf tho .eeto TorE Times.
On Tuesday . duel took placo ut La Bol'o
oroix, IN tho forest q Fonta'nooloau, botwocn
ing shot through tho bowels aud MORALLY
wounded. I1o diod tho following morning, after
night ct agony. Botl Of tIcso gentlemen
% w9re %WaliaoIatans, Ia or hounanlane as tacy aro
Provinces. may nay. III passing, tint tho Ot-
toman noto which hns il,Bt appcarcd npoaka nf
these provinces In tho plural, as If tloy woro still
roEard9d as separated Many Of my roadora will
common III llas part Of tho world ayoand twonty
years ago. A HoBpodar was installed with areot
pomp; d yoar lntor he was drlycn from power
and another installed in hs place. Each Hos
podar seemH TO hayo saved a.oomfortablo fortune
and tho tito of a Prince. thoro " no paco Ike
PariB. Honco, in tho conrEo OF time, pnris
came TO have btx or eight princely fatniioB. eaoh
With large fortune. ancient Hospodars, who
gayo to oach Of their numerous sons tic tltlo Of
Prince. Thus wo havo hero tile ConsInnto.
wicks, the Dibcsoos, tho Soutzos. tho Gllikns,
and many moro, tho sons thus forming COLONY
Of young Princes oil living IN high socoty md
oay eyag osn "f9 e. ys n pFo% %,n thus tho NATURAL
oyo Of tho French gondarmo, tley y
came to lire on paasablo, Il uot friendly
terms: But It will DO soen that small spark
11ano. Yet tho dozcn or 80 young Roulnanlao
rril'ceB. sons Of the various aospodars n1nused
thomaelvoB in tho pnriHiau fashion, driving il,
sne M W. nois DO Doulogne every evening, attoutlne
aii Tue proin!ereB, aud frequently tho best
and prlnco soutzo arc both famous fencers. Tho
latter is % years OF age. Nh officer OF tho Rou-
mntltati navy, aud nominal student at Drcat,
although he studios ut tho Naval School from a
distauco. Ho IL married., but ia on bad tor,na
With his wife. Tho latter has applied for a
divorce. Yet soutzo was very Jealous, and
while complaining Of liH wife to Ills friends,
va, watched hos ,l ellosoly. and put spies upon
nn. hue tfak S c91no.s mne 3a ombora Tere
the other day aud aatd: "Soutzo, do you know
what the Princess ia going to do when sic
gets her divorce ?-marry Nicolns Ohika."
soutzo tlew into passion. He hurried Away,
Jartn d Acclimatation, and passing Gl,ika's
door,, saw his carriage III waiting. Tho idca
struck him that Ghika WAS going to moot tic
Princess. Ho waited In hiding until Ghika camo
down. iunulted him, and struck him 10 severely
in tho face that he left him bleeding. He thoin,
run away to avoid tho police. Nicholas Ghiha was
only 29, d nero boy, almost feminine in ma1lnois
and appearance. Ho won't mp stairs, his friends
camo III, aud Hoon camo note from Houtzo to
soy thas ho WAS waiting at homo for CHALLENGED
Ono was carried, at,d as soutzo vas r an expert
Hwordsman, while Gliks had never touched d
foil III Ills life, pistols wore cioBon. Tho two
mon met IN tho forest of Fontainebeau, fired at
tue word, from twonty paccs. aud ut tie first shot
Soutzo Hont his bullet into Ghika's side, and was
himself untouched. Seeing that the wound "as
mortal, eoutzo ana his seconds took to their
hoes, without waiting to draw up tho usual state
ment, atu It III e.ld that the former has escaped
across tue frontier Gllika received the bullet
IL tho bowels, it finally lodging in tho bladder
His brothers wore aont for, but only one arrived
boforo his death. Two moro aro now on tho
wny from bucharest to receive tho body. Tho