The Morning herald., 1875-11-11
~ Atlr-,aa ,yryn .Ansoas


IKE Nicholas, nephew ofthe Emperor q
lssia, and certain American adventur
eas, aroused mole interest in our mid-
than the mere narration Of the scsnaa
would have done, from the fact ofits bein
discovered thaI III. fair culpri, in the cas-
vas Philaielphian. The you,s lad,
was escorted os. Of Russia, and with he
sPoils went to Paris and became one of tn
sensations of that giiiv city. The scand;..
however.was almost felgo;teu in the cou.s
oftime. Certainly on this side of the Al;
hticit had sunk out of sight. The recen
Publication OF her memoirs By this restle,
one, who seems determined that the publ,
shall not become oblivious Of her fai. ans
frail sell, has, however. made so tremen-
dous = sensation in Paris thar is ech,
have reached our own shores and revived
the interest il the matter Miss Ha.;i,
Blackiori, otherwise Fanny Lear, o;her-
wise Lizzie phoeniz for, the lady hes :
convenient number Of Eames, is the d..
ter OF a Presbyterian minister OF this l.
whom i. is useless with the ruLlic:,, ;uu
affair has now rbtaned, 70 hesitate 20 ind
cate by name as the Rsv. NJ. liz. As ::
young girl she v,S noted fh- balutc H.
bright mental .9wer~. hut give 10 iuAiy2
tion ofrhe disposition wl;cl Ia; sip,.
given hvrsuch Widespread notorie,y. Will,
at boarding school in West Virsinis, ant
still very young, she contracted an unior-
tunate and l4asty marriage, from which
event her course apart from the path q
trne womanhool dates. The parties TO thi,
illjudsed marriage So,n separated, ant
our heroine then commenced a Gowuwsr
course. after which but little MOI,
worth nar-ating can be said Of her, un-
til for some reason. not VET es
planned, she made her way TO Europe and
finally TO s.. Petersburg. Here she NE
the Grand Dake end seems 10 have ias-
cinated him Immediately. The sgbssouen,
history Of their l.ai>on is well known and
needs 10 repetition. Since it WI. an
noanctl ilat she would publish history
OF i, ser.val attempts were made to buy
or even steal her manuscript, BIZ. she man. |
aged to issue it at las, under lis title OF
Romance Of an American Woman in
Russia" and a bouncing aeusaticn i, has /
proved for the pari>iaas 10 le sure. Il
was announced that the book had ben SUP
pressed BY the Authorities, aid that II
authore's had been expelled from PAR.
but, nevertheless. i; appears the book Ia
seen the l:s,.; AID lie dsshing la'v sill
rour'she' brilliant light in her rcculia.
Gree. Her book gives the fullest detail,
Of tHe ii. ana character Of .he Grasd
Duke all u ta@ir relations, and also O.,
the iH.,'-r:.. f''ailv. Letters between
hers,l: -! IL. lover, anl on State
mates Sic ilas psbli>Aei with
charming freedom from reserve
Some o. the ro.;:iy,,, -lI.:s;ons are pari;c.
ularlv spicy, anl have already made con. !
siderable s.: :. m,re :h,n ole Cou,: c:-c,,
IN Europe. -tc description u her J. 7e,
coes nor proposes one in Ii: .-ve-. H
"pp.a-' as tis, heavy, stupid voar l.. u
fierce aHi brutal in i.:.S passions. h, 70
in the le,s, insane. Ii ..:e:. tr,,,9, with
scarcely brains enough :o 81 r1al Oh. In
der the influence OF rag. or wine. no BEG
gar in Lis drink" could be more foul ir {
his language thsn lis Imperial Highness
nor was his coa!<eness confined 10 words
he Used his fs;s and feet on the lady O
his love as freely az any Yorkshire ho..
aaiIed clown would UPON tie slave Of his
'aeln wien he might deel. the occasion re-
luired Il. Ore ai.4; she mentions in par ;
lcular, when the Prince .. Wal.., of whom !,
'e was very Jealous, and,as it appears, witt l.
'sod cause, was staying in St. Petersburg
q January, 1874. the Grand Duke, in a O
it OF jealousy, b!ackened her eyes ara B
'Euised he- from head 70 foot. This sea. t
u his, * *. nearly b.o'-e up The c,nnec- F
ion, bu: tie affair wa. final ~ .moo.i.ed c
'ver. Hiss Eiacktori's bcok i, Ie:ore the u
public, howsvrr, ard wne:,cr Ter oliec. q
vas gain Or levense .hA La. certainly leeu i
uccessfu, AT has h:.I The satisfaction. Of
s'tlng very large tomb .Ae.l into !he -
circle. 0: Euro,4.