, 1875-07-19

Alexander MichaeLowltch Prince uottchnkon,
according to tbs Ycivet book Of 1862, belongs to
one Of tho Oldest fainilicn Of tho highest aris-
tocrhcy IN RussiA. This document contalns the
names md geueatoeles Of PEinces Lords, and
Barons at that lime recognized by tho Russian
State. The Tchin OF 1922 divided oil the 1no1u-
bers OF the nobility into fourteen clastcs, and
IL reported that Prince Gortchako1 alouo po-
lonsa TO tho first Of these. WaIlo this ia doubt
iul. it y reasonably certain that he IL doHcend-
aut OF ths samo lturik who founded tue Nusiau
Enprc OH the Goth Ut September. 8Ga, and gayo
1t oil ita monaFchs until 3l6g3. Tho ilou anolfa,
Who occupy tho Russian throne sinco 1918.
got the'r ascendancy chiefly BY marrying
geror therefore Ia Of lees sncient extraction, tho
sop Of u losB illustrious and OF smaller family
'that his Munster Of Foreign Affairs. THO two
COUSINS Of tho latter we1e among the chlufs In
tho Cr'moAn % va, ard the rAl'aat Michael liss
Atexaudor maa born tu 1798. In tho Iyreum
Wl!ero ho received h&s educatlon ho became int..
nato With Pushkin. tho mont celebrated Of oil
Russian poets Bolh young men entcred tho
the prtucs under Count NessoI,o1e, whom
ls accompanied Ut LAybach and yesopa
This celebrated man It Tas who con,d
ousxlt tho Etcat Napoleon. who could make
All Europe belicyo in tho omnirotenoe OF
liasslA. And his pupil and successor III worthy
of ha natao and taino. Whoa Princo Qortc1a-
kof became Secretary OF tue Russian Embassy
at London IT. 1921. ho dovotci hinsetf 1argeIy
to the study Of modern languages. ln 1senan
TO cxcels, In Trench he hAa tue reputation Of
being model oven to the bcBt oi1lcos at Paris.
In 1850 ho wont to Florence ~ Charge DAT
fa.res. aud two years lasor be became Councillor
OF the 'ienns Empassy, but be did tho work
OF the real Ambassador, and received the title Of
M Extraordinary Ambassador Mhen he vent 10
btut CAft III 1871, aud negotiated tho marriage
concluded petWoen the Csowu-Prince OF Wurt-
etuburg and Olga, the Grand DuoLesR Of Russia.
Councillor. thus ,auIing 10 tho ofleIai hierarchy
OF RusAla with Lteutensnt-GeucFa1.u Lie repro
scented hia couttsy uear tho 1ortnau Coufedera-
ton IT. Frankfort, 10 1855, aa Plensposeutiary,
but returned to Yiepns in leb4 AZ regular
Won 1lSoador6 wto later On, caused Kuesla to
break OF al relations with the Pope Tho Or-
cutal war had then broke out. nusaia, In
facing TURKEY. Franco. and Englnnt. had
But .he Germans keot quiet, aad Austria waa
considered troachesous. That Prince 0ortcha~
kof' position wns exceedingly deIcxte and d3f-
i'cu't Is thus apparent that 10 was equal TO al
!o4uitsneuts made on him, IL evident from tue
ltussIA - soon ~ the Udmsan c,mpRiGn w&s
flushed and Count Neasolrodo retired
from Office. IL h'a circular note
Of Sept. 2. 1855. no announced that
xas made Vice. Chancellor in 1852. Chancellor in
1865, aud rocelyed tho title Ut Bereue Nlslluess
IL 1871. llo was from tho beginning y genuine
friend NJ the United States. 1n 1869 l,b de-
cliued French invitation 10 making diplomatic
efforts on behalf Of tho AmoEican Sta.ea then Ia
rebellion. fu 1867 1e sold US AIaaka, IIe an
tortalns cur navy whenever It presents ltsslf,
and aome less dlgnlAed representatives. OF tho
Republic. it Bcems, whoneyes tBey do not absent
taomaetyes uurfuR a4muer ho IL usually II
some German watering place Ut In Switzerland.
% The inttot country hs IL attracted also By tho
TACT that ha son Michael la tho Nusaian Miniyter
a. Bern. Although suffering from lhe gont, tho
ff7nca Ia lively gentlemen, fond Of Aocisty aud
rot asoEse to wItticiamB. Ilib wife ,s Princess
ufossnh, end thu mother Of another sou besides
tio Minister to iJeruo.