Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-02

International Anair--A Big Libel Suit
Promised.
In the New York .Sun of the 25th ult., the
following article appeared
The name of Prince Suvarof is not only
one of the greatest in Russia, but is per |
fectly familiar one throughout the civilized
world. The present head of the house is
gentleman about IS years of age, general
ide-de-camp of the car and his most init
mate personal friend. The family was never
particularly rich, but the Grown was always
of reckless extravagance were thus encour-
aged among them. The old general has al
ways been heavily in debt, but managed to
maintain a fair reputation for probity in
money transactions. The case of his son, a
young officer of the Guards, was different
one. He had scarcely reached the rank of
lieutenant when he had exhausted all his
credit, and notwithstanding frequent dona-
tons from his father and from the car, he
was constantly pursued by his creditors.
For the sake of escaping from such an an
noying position, he married a very rich girl,
daughter of the well-known millionaire,
Bazilevsky. Like the Gunzburgs and the
Garfunkels, Bazileysky made his fortune in
the te1na0ge, an operation which consisted IN
buying from the government the right of
leyying the excise on whisky through certain
portions of the country. When the ternsage
system was abolished, Bazilevsky invested
his already immense fortune in Siberian
gold mines, and is said to have increased it
TOW, fc>1l nc. 1ox icI, fI,
der of Europe, and his Partisan mansion,
now the home of the ex-Queen Isabella, was
considered, some years ago, to be the hand
soonest private dwelling in that city.
The daughter of this rich plebian was
handsome, her dowry amounted to millions,
and the young Prince Suvarotf was most
happy to secure her hand. For few years
the young couple were an object of wonder
and admiration in all the capitals of Europe.
All at once dark cloud came upon them.
One day, when they were at st. Petersburg,
all the diamonds Of the young princess sud
denly disappeared from her dressing room.
An inquiry was made by the police, and led
to the unpleasant discovery that the hus-
band was the person who distracted and
pawned them. A violent family Scene took
place, but with the aid of the old prince and
the old Bazilevsky, things were SO arranged
that the pawnbroker surrendered the jewels
on receipt of some cash and some well en-
dorsed promissory notes.
| The diamonds were but a few weeks at
home when the young prince, being again
hard up for pocket money, repeated the
pawning experiment.. This time the scan
dial became public, and the angry Gar ex-
PEELED the young prince from the Guards
and sent him to fight the Circassians in the
Caucasus.
The princess left Russia took up her
abode in Paris, and was for a number of
years, together with the princess Rimsky-
Korssakotf, the great ioness of Paris, of
Nice, Monaco, Trouvile, and other places
where the fast and fashionable world hap
pened to be congregating. Her life, since
her separation from her husband, seems to
have been romance in the style of Arsene
Houssaye, and had, according to the Paris
correspondent of the London Truth the fol-
lowing denouement:
have endeavored to convey to you one of
! the French meanings attached to the phrase
ata hon1nae ainlab7e. A better example than
Marc Antony occurs to me. He is "a chapman
and commission agent, named Delalage who
| last summer scraped acquaintance with
the Princess Suyaroff at AK. She being short
of money for her hotel bill, asked him to lend
her IL, 600 francs, and mentioned to him the
hours when she was at home. He called on hel
and was not received amiably as he expected
though he comported himself with the reserve
and delicacy which a man had, under the cir
cumstances related, become the creditor of sc
| great lady, owed to her. His only object ir
visiting her was to assure her that his purse
was at her service. The Princess, in few days
| quilted AK, and went to Lausanne when NJ
Delalage again met her. He asked for the H.
600 francs. She wrote to him to apologize fol
non payment, and alleged that her affairs haC
been deranged by the war. Other correspond
ence and another loan followed. Promise OF
gracious civility was given in the princess
manner before she drew the money; but wher
Delalage renewed his calls, the servants were
instructed to treat him as an lmportunate dun
Finally, the princess emigrated to America
NJ. Delalage wrote to her mother, the rich
Madame Bazilevsky, who resides in st. Peters
burg in winter, and at Orienbaum in summer
No answer being returned, he brought his
grievance before the civil tribunal. The let
tiers the illustrious debtor wrote at Lausann;
were read in court. This small vengeance wa.
the only satisfaction the amiable nj. Delalagt
obtained. lou il ny rien, lie Roi perd SCI
droits." The smart princess had made over al
her seizable property in France to relative
in the enjoyment of her confidence.
The princess is now at the Windsor hotel
in this city. She has gone comparatively
little into society, although her friends have
engaged one of the proscenium boxes ane
made every preparation for coming, but wa
prevented by a sudden attack of illness. A
the Liederkranz masquerade at the Academ,
of Music her magnificent diamonds at
tracted general attention. Her friends den,
the report of her separation from her hus
band, and say that the latter is still with thu
army in Turkey. The statements in regart
to her financial difficulties in France are alst
contradicted.
The princess is about forty years of age
and Of commanding presence Her complex
ion is a pale blonde. She lives very quietl,
at the Windsor, and though frequently in
vited to mingle more in the social life O
upper tendon, has so far confined her visits
to her intimate friends. She does not expec
to remain in America more than a few week!
longer, and would have sailed for home
sooner, but for the tempestuous weather
The princess is accompanied by her nephew
the Count Kalouvrat.
The Evidence of Blachmail.
The succeeding day the Sun published
second article Of which the following is al
extract:
Between and o'clock on Saturday even
ing last carriage ratified up to the door O
the police central Office. Two gentlemen
dismounted. The elder, a tall, dark haired
youth of twenty-five, fashionably attired
and with 6oatttona5re in his lapel, an
nounced himself as the Count Kalouvrat Of
Russia, nephew of the Princess Suvaroff
who is boarding in the Windsor Hotel
He and his companion had called to invoke
the aid of the police in discovering anG
Furnishing a blackmailer, who had annoyed