, 1877-10-06
Diplomatic ScandaIs-..A Former
Minister to St. Peters.
burg.
Tho Situation in New Jersey.--Barber,
Of Michigan---Capitol Ven.
t1lation.
4 Rtmin'Ntntt Of StrtiarJ Staaton..liuteln's
Lack sf Inf1usnfe with the aamin.
fstration.

AQhfk ctT1lfss An cA-S1ale Ncpalt1HcH1 nitG'ht
the ntilcr day t,h, curious hit Of gossip
cunceruIug tho relations Of our Government tn
lin Ieurt Of st. Petersburg. Al otc ttrne the
Kus*.an t;nsrrnn.ent demanded tho recall OF
our then Minister tn st. Petersburg for causes
whirl,, in the upini, At least Of c1eh,rtnindcti
people, were Of ns gravu mn Import as The
busting I,nplltcnrc OF Constantine de
Catacazy. \ gentleman Ut this stty once
Ind III his possession the original letter
Tor nm exact copy Of ~, which was
written by prInec Oortscl.akoT to tho
then Russian Ambassador In this country. and
which contained tho whole story. This letter
was not m o.hc!a! one, for IL cxprtssIs stated
that the matter WAS of 30 delicate naturr, and
that the relations between tho two countries
were 50 friendly. that l'rincc Gortschakotf was
un,lesiron* Of ttltnC the records OF the Foreign
lf1lcc OF either country with facts personally SO
dsgracctul and SO iumitIafnK to tho United
statea. That letter requested The Russian AM
lrlss,,1or tIpro privately to have d conference
with the Chairman III the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, and 10 request him, as a
Trend, to call tho attention Of tho Ameri-
ran Secretary OF State to the facta,
which would make IL necessary for the Russian
Government 10 lneist upon the recall OF Sir.
-, the American Minister. These farts, rs
charged IN the letter, in tho main were these:
That Mr.. .--, using the courtcsics extended
IN hin, IN tlin,outat. was acc,,stotned to enter
tho private grounds Of the Emperor. to which
tho public wcrc not admitted, IN carriage nc
conlpanted by persons whose regulations wcfo
irnre bpottrtl than his own, and fit this low
company, and on these private grounds, to pass
and scposs before t'e carriage OF the Em-
t,rees, ~ her grtat w0manly modification.
1t wus also charged that Sir. - was nc-
c,tstomcil to nppcar in tho lo7ts OF tho Opesa, n
Tie prctcnyc of tho diplomatic BODY, and OF tho
C"nft IN l'Sc manner seeoa,pan'ee " petsons
FROM the ranks OF tue dcmi'mont1c, and tdat ho
at one t,.nc appeared In the scnr Of tho Enl-
n,cssts box In a state Of tr7oss iutoxicattun,
Thrrc war; o,hcr stattncnts indicating nm n.
lne'c Ne'e os'ts1 ata'eaensa 'uu.asus ",u
ncrs antt matters oi q base nhd ruae soft' Inc
attention OF the Secretary Of State aud ol the
ircsi!c1l. was rallctt to tho matter, and while
they, al gentle.nst',. wers terribly mortified
Minister 10 l.ussta. rrurc tiorsseiakol lnti-
inatcd that l'e could not consent to olerAta
this American Minister, or TO permit him ~ re-
main. MIR. 49, siltl. however, fcttlaln NJ 1t.
Petersburg for pc1lod ot Two years after tlleso
charges wtrc made, aud gentlemen well tu-
tnrncd Of the facts DO ',ot hesitate to say that
his conduct thcnceforth dl.l nut improve. These
Rtu&tI+c AtE 4NL AHAtICto ~ aItN4A3 Nht AhII AtG
facts with whirt I'LL the old officials Of tue
State Department arc personally familiar.
TUB OUTLOOK IN !ElsEY.
Ex-congres4'nan llalsey. o. New Jcraey, who
l,Yye q Republican z success = n t!,at state ths
fall "Thc truth H." he says, VT ts Demo-
crnt!c State, aud It Ia only W extreme Efforts at
perloAa when great national toples attruct the
attention of the country, TINT 1t Inns been carried
for the Kenuhlscans." Ocn. Mcclellan. he
thinks, VII! be elected, and ie is OF the opinion
that It will be tho best thing that can he done,
II, ~ some Democrats now suEEest, tue Demo
crat1c Presidential! ticket In lhco Is IN be
1it0rgc u. Mcclellan ntM Wndu Hampton,
Ihc best way, l!alEey th!nkst to defeat lbs
UrmUcrat!c Presidential candidate tcxt ttmo
y 70 MAKE Little Mac tioEeFiior nt New Jersey.
Mcclellan Will haYe iatEo voto from ttle great
number ~ ;, Of Corpefasaas M is ply 81 TitG!' Nsw 5er
VIII bring out larger ttepubltga1 vote than
That o( my othcs candidate could have done.
The ola-!inc ltcpube;i'1s-those of lSb-who
nsr nut altogether satistlcd with some Things
to Yntu aca,st the!r gu Coppcrl!ead nciglllors
nDu George b. Mcclellan. Mr. linlsey reports
eehool At the prescnt natlohnl outlook.
. E. ". Barber, ex.Ass'ssans Postmaster
Congress frotn hts own district in Michigan, is
nut q Republican Of the Civil.se!sics reform
ecl1U!s HltHoukH !!s aAs occs HEHliH!a Will LIE
Rcpnhl!raH party frntn Its origin. lie WAS Az
slsnnt f'sttnaster-ticneral lorsereral years, and
WIS kowtl rs SPECIAL friend u ths then ecero-
tary Chandler. l!ar1cr did not tccl comfortable
uuder tl'le Misunderstanding, aal thu
new political dynasty latl hardly been
established before ho rcsigncd- ilo Wus
too Nsieh VI tuan to play the lypocrtte, or to
retain az n!llrc uttler an AilmIntstratiu1! which
~ could not heartily support. He belongs to
the o!d sclool OF radical war-!or1e Kcpubll1ans,
and docs not aesatn1,.Alato himself readily u
The new order Of tllings: This t. tl,e way str.
Harber felt when ht left lur tllr West In tho
Aprt1.g. III tue mouths tint hays interviewed ha
may tsuru received the nuw light which has
futlen upon 50 many ueAcB.
SOCIETY MITES. -.
DEMONSTRATING ts tccotntng the favorltc cx-
cscise here alt'ons public meE, many Of whom
nrc silHllnE hcalfi! III tue saddle. Several 81 Lie
tnch,beEs u the Supreme Court vi Lilo United
States, not ialeluuinE tho very heavy weights
may bt seen tally III the hQltlEeFA' Home Fark,
alHt tn thu eusInrbau roads, taking tcis c0nttl'
tuttpnal. Tbs llorscs That they rile arc 1nostly
sttaly-soIng, rclabin c.,hs. II would not 10 10
risk such weight of wisdom upon too risky
usgs.
scnor Mantll'a. thu spaaiat Minister, anil h!s
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