, 1877-06-05
CE FIVE CENTS.
&prtng-1Its daysNo tho season, which has

i.-A 'spftng-Uk& dt$s OF Th6 feAeo1, Which has
- 20 prolific Of atorm and cloud. The sun. I
sh,ns descended ]oyoasfy upon Tho land, aud j. :
tho air WIS gentle and warm thAt II uss no dfd+
comfort for u att u open window Of the car.
The compartment systom ID not 10 general hero as
IN other portions Of the Continent. and though tho
tarrages arc not large, they are In ono roo ~ In
Amtttea. Our psrty w&s tnerrJ Onc, comprising =
mAuy ftoumaniAn officers snd people Of leisure. ~
well asseveral ladies', mud thero was 4 remarkable
freedom from, the restraint &nd fsgidity that ordi
narily eharaeterizcs railway travel. Lunch bas-.
kets and packets Of wine wetc slowed In sTtrJ
available corner. and were brought Into sc4ni41.
lion almost before We wcFo fairly out Of the city. :
OF course ron arc Awara Of tho universal cufton =
snong ali European people Of
EATING AND DRINKING AT ALL HOURS
when on pleasu:ing excursion. This was NO ex..
ceptIon, and. a. was soon on friendly footing
with the crowd, and ~ Mobt Of the conversation :,
vas carried on In French, was soon engaged ia .
the enlivantng proccss Of stn'as myae1f With cold
partridrt and salad and Hashtngn dpwn with Han.
gafian wine, at tho same t,ne converting with no :
leas Than haif I dozen animated individuals In
different parts OF the carriage at once. Tho h!hr.
lty neses sAckenc1 until No entered ths station Of
PlaeatL
We were none too early. Already great thronT
had assembled about tho station, and tho efforts
Of body Of nounttd police wcfe necessary to
pfeeeEvo order and clear pnssaEa. 1t WAS mot
~ Au4 interesting FtCkHE6+ tQG Sokupo1LVA QI kA8
assembtago being Of such varied material Peas.
ants With their gay aearfs o1ee their heads, officers
In tho Rouman!an snd Russfan uniform. pompous :.
eric authorities bnsfng about On imaginary tusi-
ness. willis hcfr and there wero groups OF dark
eJed native bcAutes, asrayed in the enchanting
tummer costume Ut the country. Altar hslf an
hour Of expectancy our lmpstience was rewarded
by the appearance Of the train bearing the Imperial
viattor. Tho Grand Duke was received By a depu-
tatlon Of clcrgr and civil authorities, who extended
to him tho freedom Of tho city, and. according 10
tho ancient custom. handedhim salvar containing
bread and salt. indicating their hospitality, Tbs
Iii sesouuded with acc1amationa.
4 PEN PICTURE.
Tho Grind Duke Nicholas Il fms looking man,
apparently about 4G years. Of age. do nor think
that have described him befoss to you, a1thoush
hare seen him frequently at KischcneH. uc up.
pcared to better advantage on thfs occasion thau
esef before. and naturaltY. for he waa nav gtven
to understand tho really friendly as!tudo of the
Rouiaaatans towards him, and the reception was
triumph ~ gratifying as unexpected. The melan-
cho1y yet haught1 flouAnoE expression usuaa TO
bin eountenAnce waa dlsplaccd BY pleased enl
kindly smlie. Ha replied briefly to the address OF
wofco1ne. and, entering baFouch4 In waiting. was
driven to the caatlo. The Grand Dukc Is brother
to the Car and Il said TO hold titles than any
other man in Europe. A. II we'll known, he II ia
command Of tho Army Of The Danubc. Physically
commanding mIen. lie wears the traditional sldu-
wh1akcrs, which are scarcely t1ngcd with P1ay.
At O'Clock, according to tho preafrnpgcd pro.
srarnme. special train arrived from bucharest.
bearing Prince Charles. the rcigntnR Frines of
1ioumanla. Tho Grand Duks met him At The sta.
tfon, accompanied b{ . 9uard Of honor and tho
usua1 clrllttIes wero exchanged I fear that P1o-
eatI will navcr recover from tho shock oecasioned
bY the e1trayagnnce Of IT, JOY 1t being thus donby
honored. The day will doubtless b preserved ~
holiday In tts calendar fofesermorr. Ali tho Ai-
ternooa And ovenlng tho strecta msto gaudJ With
icsta1 decorations. and tho poopis fndu19ed in ali
manner of open.air ptesarfes and celebrations.
Itis now conceded that
THE houHAHiAxs AND RUSSIANS
will hereafter act ~ one nation ~ regards tho waf.
Whatever ptctcnec or neutrality has cxated on tho
part Of Roumanfa II now lost and forgotten. Al,
yaaAJ Rasssaa troops have begun to Enateh shr0u7h
bucharest. the dsst body Of Cossacks reaching hero
yesterday. ~ yon arc aware, tho Russians havo
herstofqre carefully avoided pasatn1 through tho
Capital, and have rnado long dctonrs rather than
break tho articlcs Of tho Convention. Tho present
arrangement. however, IL BY full consent OF tho
| NoaManan authorities.
spccuAtions arc rife as to tho intcnddd routa Of
the army in it, inyaslon Of Turkey. and especially
In easo Of an attempt 10 forca = passase Of the
balkan Mountains. happen TO hAro some tnior.
nation On th!a subject Which may b1 of tntcFcst.
Any ono examining nl!sb1e map Ut Turkey will
| find that tho country between tho Danube and
Adrlanople il crossed BY successive chana Of hills
hat!ng for back bono the great balkan range. 1t
IL asu1aF fact thAt
| TIE UTTER LACK or EaTsnPatsK--
The ,ncapacty, mtchtsay. for orsolf.clsIIzat!on-
tho part Of tbs Turks 10 In tbs present wnr ele-
mont Of their safety for 1t happous that there ara
only scycn roads across tho Balkans, md these
In uuch = miserable condition a. to be almott Iu
pa.sablc by a lasge body Of ttoops.. In An5 othel