Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-04
The Gar and AbdicatiOn /.

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Last week the reported retirement
and possible abdication of the Gar
were believed in by people whose in
formation is good and whose judg-
ment is careful This week it is con
tradicted, but is the contradiction to
be trusted any more implicitly than
the original story? There was, at
any rate, an error in naming Malta as
the place OF his retreat A friend who
knows Russia says Yalta was meant,
spot on the south eastern coast of
the Crimea, long a favorite resort OF
the Car. This of itself is enough to
throw an air of improbability over
the whole story. There need be
nothing extraordinary in the journey
of the Emperor to a watering place
he visits every year. Does not Pres
ident Grant go to Long Branch?
And who ever suspected that great
magistrate of intending to abdicate
But though the abdication story is
already half forgotten, an uneasy
feeling Of a quite different kind has
sprung up about Russia That in
credibly foolish speech Of Mr.. Disrae-
Ii about checking Russian conquests
in Asia by re-christening the Queen
of England Empress Of India, has
given birth to a natural and plentiful
crop of rumors. They have not got
into the papers. 1 don't remember
to have seen a hint OF them any,
where, but they begin to be whis-
pered in diplomatic circles. The
Russians resent Mr. Disraeli's imper-
Thence. They were angry with Eng
land before. They don't like to be
suspected of meaning mischief in In
dia-till they are quite ready to make
it. The Car has been insulted.
Count Schouvalofrs visit to Peters
burg had nothing to do with the En-
peror's ill-health, or that trip to Yal-
ta He was summoned to report
on matters of grave difference be-
tween England and Russia, both po-
litical and personal. The alliance be-
tween the Cars daughter and the
nnannsc hoc anSWaro6 the
benevolent designs Of its promoters.
A quarrel has occurred-not the first
and the visit to Petersburg. for which
the death of the Duchess aunt sup
piled convenient pretext, was really
a polite means of effecting a separa-
tion between the Duchess and her
husband. The Car has got his
daughter back again. the Duke of
Edinburg has returned to England,
and Clarence House is shut up-when
to open nobody pretenus to know,
The Cars love for his daughter is
one Of the strong passions Of his life;
what may he not do to avenge the
fancied Sights which she believes
she has had to bear? II these seem
too contemplate reasons for hostile
feelings, turn to any history on your
shelves and see whether the first wal
you find recorded sprung out Of cir
cumstances less Insignificant. Wal
between England and Russia is a
thing not to be limited at; am SIM
ply repeating what others have been
saying, not Of war, but of angry
words between high personages in
the two countries, and high remon-
STRANGE that has gone forth form Pc
tersburg to Mr.. Disraeli's address
Whether there be one word of truth
in it all. do not know. What dc
know is that certain people who are
in a position to catch the first breath
of discord are anxious; and that they
are more anxious during the last few
days about the relations between
Russia and England than about the
relations between Russia and Turkey
or any other power whatsoever. And
il you note the course OF buying and
selling on the European exchanges
you will observe this: that while
Russian securities have maintained
their price, they have maintained it
in consequence Of buying from the
continent, and not in consequence OF
the natural support that might be ex,
pected in London, where the holding
has always been large. The gossip
have been repeating is thus far the
property of few London houses,and
has gained no currency in Paris
London Cor. Ne,U York Tribune.