The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-24
History Of sh. Great. Rras.,an rrI.I.

sAoh 40 4utuAatorioA 0elmbnySp fapc0L
on Thursday, Both Of April In tho
present year. His official correspond
ence with Prince Bismarck has not
been of very cordial character during
some few months. Count Hohenlohe
was appointed his successor, and Won
Arnim returned to his home. After IA
short period, Count Hohenlohe re-
ported that certain official documents
were missing from the archives of the
embassy in Paris. Won Arnim was in.
terrogated officially concerning the
loss. La his reply. he alleged that the
papers which we're the property of the
Government were oil in place, but
that he had removed some private
letters. which be Intended to use for
the purpose of justifying himself to
Emperor William aguins, Bismarck,
who had, he said, ''dug the grave Of IL
long-endnring friendship" by his re-
cent action toward him. Tie Count
passud tue remainder Of the summrr
at C.:rlstadt aud in travelling in Huu-
gary. He went to Hungary III couse.
qusnce OF his daughter having been
engaged to marry Count E'ranrls
Iichy, the Austrian Ambassador ut
Constantlnopie, who Was then residing
near Pesth. The Connt returned to
Germany on the lst day of Oc:ober.
On Monday the 9Th oi October, ue
was arrested at his residence by order
OF Prince Bismarck. Iii, dwaI!lag
was searched, as was also the resi-.
dence Of his sou, an officer in the
Prussian Dragoou Gnards Tie Ar
MIN family felt deeply inauted. The
man ntNln
on authority tha. the documents de-.
tained by Count Won Arnim were
State property, and that ths courts de.
cided that there were sufficient.
grounds for inst,tuting proceedings
against him. Negotiations for their
restoiN; u had been carried on Cor
several Molths through Won Arnim's
brother-in-law. and it was alleged that
after repeated warnings. few of the
papers were returned. bat the Chief
portion were not given up. but were,
it was said, sent out OF the country
The documents contain Prince Bis
marck'a unqualified approval Of Conut
Won Arnim'd conduct while Ambas
sador Mt Paris up to the time the semi
Official journals Of Germany began to
attach him Us Il leader Of The re-action.
ary ana u!tram0ntane movement 4
petition OF Count fuu Aruim'S family
for his release Was refused BY Emperor
William.
The arrest Of Count Won Arnim was
.t1scted by Il Commls.arv OF the Cr,.
m!uai Court and six other ct1i.ers r--
presenting the Foreign Oflice and the
Berlin Law Court. Count You Arpirn
relnSe,t tf, .(or l.,
possession, or to make ANY statement
IN regard TO them. He Has extremely
excited and deeply incsused against
Prince Bismarck. The documents we're
arranged in three cltegories. The
first, referring to Won Arnim's ap-
poiutmen; as Ambassador aud his snla.
~, were not included IN the search.
The second comprised those which
Won Arnim acknowledged were in his
possession, aud which be claimed to
have retained to serve as Justification
OF his condnct; and the third and
largest category comprised those of u
| confidential nature, the whereabouts
OF which fon Arnim denied all knnw-
ledge, aud which, it is thought, have
not been recovered. Immediately
after his arrest. Won Arnim was lod red
in IL room in the Police Inspectors
house. He was allowed the privilege
of walking exercise in charge OF nu 0f-
Gccr, but was not permitted 10 go out
on horseback. On the l lth of October
the friends Of Won Arnim having pc.
titioned for his release on account OF
Ill health. physicians were appointed
by the German Government to cx.
| anime the prisoner r condition. They
made report recon p,en.ling a change
III the place Of confinement, as air and
exercise We're necessary. The Couu,
WAS then removed 10 sanitary c.ta.
| bIishmeut in the Suburbs Of Berlin.
The Count occupied two rooms il, :le
hospital where he Vas Confined. IL
was treated with more general severity
! and Was more closely watched, FL.
| Intercourse with his family was sill;
further restricted. Herr Madal, Pre-.
sldent Of the police force ia Berlin,
used al; his influence to have Count
Won Arnim sent to private hospital,
where he should be under The snrvril-
lance Of the police, bu: without snc-
cess. The Counts family offered in
creased bail, to the amount O.. sou,
| 600, to secure his release from custo.
dy, but it was refused.
The Count's residence ia Berlin was
again searched ou Friday. the l6.n of
October. On Monday, tho 18th of
October, Count Won Arnim' $ sou yrots