Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-07

Death of M. RIano, the True Priuca
of Gambling MOORcO--ItA TIIUlRr
Sovereign and Hls Rocky JittLe
Realm.
Now York World
A Paris dispatch announces the
death from asthma, in Switzerland,
of NJ. Blanc, proprietor Of the
gambling hells in the famous little
territory of Monaco. Monaco is
an Italian principality, though
French territory bounds it on three
sides and the Mediterranean on,
the fourth. Formerly, when it in
cluded as well the communes of
Boccabrona and Mentone (ceded to
France in 1861, after the annexa-
ton of Nice and Savoy, in return
for an indemnity of 100000
francs) it had an area Of some fif-
teen square miles; now, including
the town Of Monte Carlo, it is re-
duced to some six square miles. Its
population in 1867 was 1927, the
townsmen numbering 1887. The
fertile soil and smiling climate, the
beauty Of the noble coast scenery
and the cleaning Mediterranean
which bathes its shores, make Mon
AGO little natural paradise. Its
sunshine and mild air are so useful
IN the cure Of pulmonary COM
plants that it has become a for
midable rival of Nice as sanitary
resort and watering place. 1t has
other attractions and points Of in
terest of a more imposing charac-
ter to commend it alike to traveller
or reader. Historically considered,
Monaco if not famous is at least a
very curious pldce. The reigning
Prince Charles III is an hereditary
peer of old France as a Duke of
Valentinois, and grandee Of Spain
of the first t-class, as well as head Of
the Grimaldi dynasty, which dates
back to 96S. This noble Genoese
family, under the protectorate now
of one power, now of another, held
its principality till early in the last
century it passed, on the marriage
of the last heir, a daughter, into
the hands of a Frenchman, JAG
ques dc Goyon Matignon, Count
dc Thorigny. Saint-Simon deyoteS
a characteristic note in one of the
earlier volumes of his Memories
to the house, as follows: ON.
Grimaldi had obtained for himself
the title of a foreign prince by the
marriage of his son with the Ouch
ess de Valentinois, daughter Of M
LIE Grand (Louis of Lorraine,
Comto d'Armagnac), who enjoyed
the sovereignty of rock so small
that one might stand in the middle
and spit over the edges of it. Al
last the youth and his father grew
tired and took away Mime de Val
entinois with them to the little rock.
After two years of absence and re.
Ipentance she promised marvels
| and was allowed to return to Paris,
She went on Just rs before, and
and thought only how to prevent
them taking her back to Monaco
| To insure herself against this she
accused her father-in-law Of having
made vile proposals to her and oI
| Attempting violence. This charge
made a most scandalous uproar, but
was believed by nobody. NJ. dc
Monaco was 40 longer young; he
was a perfectly well bred man, anC
had always passed for such; besides
he was almost blind in both eyes
and wore a bay window which al
most excited fear, it jutted out g
far" In the time of the counts
grandson, Honore w., Monaco wal
United with the French Republic
but it was restored to him in 1Sl'
and placed under Sandman protesc
tion. Sardinia recognizing the inde
pendence Of the little prlncipality
and only reserving the rights o
garrisoning it and of naming tn
eommandant. In 1S4S the Sar
dinian government annexed, no
without a protest from the thel
prince, who bore the lovely operate
name Of Florestan l., the two com
munes of Roccabruna and Mon
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