The New York herald., 1879-08-03
FOREIGN NOTES

FOREIGN NOTES
Sir Garnet wolseley had instructions to send the
Prince Imperial home at the first opportunity, and
ON arriving there heard of his death
Prince Gortschakof has addressed note to the
Russian representatives, abroad informing them that
the entire evacuation OF the Balkan peninsula by
the Russian troops is certain to be accomplished by
August 6.
The site granted by Dean Stanley the statue of
the late Prince Imperial is in recess in Henry
Wis Chapel. in Westminster Abbey, the spot
where Cromwels remains lay till they We're dis
turbed at the Restoration.
The Greek Committee in London learn from Janina
that the authorities preparing & new census of
the Greeks in Epirus. to be forwarded to Constsn.
tnople and the Porte has ordered the formation Of
an irregular Albanian frontier guard.
report has reached the Vatican that the French
legitmis;s trying to induce Comte de Chambord
to quit his attitude OF inacon and draw to himself
those Donapartsts whose religious principles pre-
vent their adhesion to Prince jerome Inquiries
have been made TO whether the Vatican will assist
in this work. but the Pope has LETT it to be under
stood that he deprecates any agitation in the matter
and will remain neutral
The st. Petersburg Gazette to-day states that the
late NJ Alexander Herzen, formerly editor Of the
Russian journal Kookoi, left in trust to London
firm large capital, producing 10000 rubles yearly,
to be applied in subsidizng the Russian press and
continuing the work OF his own newspaper. The
income, adds the Gazette is now divided among three
Russian revolutionary papers two parts being allot
ted to two papers published at Geneva, and the
third to the revolutionary publication, Land and
Literty
The massacre of Jews at Carlovo il now authen-
tically confirmed, with the additional statement
that England and Italy have urged thorough investi
cation of affair and the punishment of the
declared to be most unsatisfactory The Buigarians
keeping up the excitement and committing some
turbed that it is again asked whether after ussias
complete evacuation OF the territory, it may not be
necessary for Turkey to occupy the Balkan passes.
Reou: Pacha has already sixty-eght battalions four
squadrons and twelve batteries the from
tier.
Pail Mall Gasette:-'As might have been anticipated
now that the time the final Withdrawal of the
Russian troops Uord Salisbury's Sd Of May,
style Is drawing it is found that the state of
things in Bulgaria and Roumelia is really very
rious. The Mohammedans are desperate fellows,
fearful outbreaks have already occurred without the
and Roumelians, and what will happen when the
Muscovtes are really gone no man can say. Un-
quesionably the position may be made most grave.
at the slightest hint from the Russian agents. Be-
sides there is Mr.. Pagrave at hand to assure Lord
Salisburys proteges, he did the other day, that
the one wish OF England is that the big Bulgaria
should be formed at once. This, then, is how the
Eastern question has been settled: and England
looks ut the progresn OF intrigue which at the
critical moment her statesmen had not the resolu-
tion to render impossible Tor the future"
The National Polish Museum. ut the Castle of Rap
perswyL has just acquired the bed upon which
Koscluszko expired at Soeurc. October Is. 1877 In
ADDITION to this, the museum has purchased the
bronze ornaments and the upholstery of Kosci
uszko's bedroom. Among the souvenirs Of this
Polish hero already possessed by the museum are
the following His autographs and correspondence,
his private accounts, simile OF his last will aud
| testament, also OF the OF emancipation of his
servants the originals being deposited in the archives
OF Soeure; several OF his portraits. OF which In
oil is exceedingly rare: his hair rs 1t appeared at
different epochs of his life. his American decoration
| from the Order or the Cincinnati, bouquet of
artificial flowers, in frame presented to him by the
ladies OF Soleur; his bust. with beautiful inscrp
| army; some Of the soil in which rest his mortal
remains ut Cracow, beautiful picture representing
the battle of Raclaroice, by Cazanova. This picture
| used TO hang in Kosciuszko's bedroom. A tac-
similc of this remarkable work will be reproduced
at the Museum of Rapperswyl during the recon
sructon OF the upper stories of the castle. 1t is
in this room that are placed all the souvenirs OF
Kosciuszko.
The nihilist organ. tho Revolutionary CHRONICLE.
which is. in isct bat supplement OF the notoriou
Zennd.j- -Zoja. contains In its last number the follow
ing interesting details concerning new secret I'M
] perial Body Guard: :"It is probable that there
few people III Russia who aware of the existence
OF a very original institution. the so-called safety
guard 1t kept secret by the government in order
to facilitate its working. Its duty consists in watch
safety of the Car and the hil
subjected the strctcst discipline and though
ganized as military body nevertheless wear all
| kinds of official uniforms and civil clothes. The
| crowd OF supposed workpeoplc which assembled
when Solovien made his attempt on the lite of the
Car tho most part composed OF the members
OF this corps. The gendarme Koch who arrested
the would be regcide, OF the Secret Guards.
men, and has been rewarded for this service by
| being appointed commander OF the CORPS. in the
| place of General Hase This Secret Guard which
| numbers at the present time more than one thou
sand men, is placed under the direct control OF tho
Car, and its very existence has been kept secret
tnat now the fu details OF its organization are
unknown.
| At wjasma in the government of Smolensk there
arrived, short time ago, says the Ddity Telegraph
l<Irussian named FIliuer. who sought out two
leading trldesmen OF the place and informed them
| that he in possessiUn OF an ancient docu-
nent wherein stood recorded the interesting circu-
stance that the imperial treasure OF Ivan the Terri
BILE, lay buried in forest between the villages of
Solowiczy and Borzcy, the said treasure consisting
| of two golden horseshoes. golden crucihx weigh
ing eighty pounds, end several casks con tanning
coIncd gold and silver to the Of some fl "
millions of rubies Filincr and his conndants,
Kustarcn and Neronon. forthwith concluded
| q contract, the two latter undertaking to do
fray the expenses of excavation upon condition that
each should take third share OF the treasure, after
| deductng fifteen per cent OF It's gross value,
| to be paid to tho priest of Solowiczy, who
owns the ground in which Car Ivans pretiosa
were by that grucsome monarch hidden away.
More than hundred peasants of the two above
named hamets were then hired by the partners and
set to work digging in the forest. Shortly after they
had commenced operations the golden horscshoes
to light and the of their discovery spread
like wldhre throughout the district of Wjasma.
The population poured in to the of the
cations IN such numbers that the authorities
chief city compelled to send strong detach H.
ments of infantry anu gendarmerio in order to put
stop to the tunuts that had already arisen between
the peasants employed by Filincr a. Go. aud those
who had commenced unauthorized researches upon
their own account. We are unacquainte ted with the
Russian law OF treasure trove, but should imagine
that the Crown Is not likely To forcgo its cl
to undoubted imperial vauablos II disinterred
from land belonging to an orthodox popo Seven or
| eight millions sterling would be welcome windfall
| to State suffering from depletc exchcquer aud q
| deprecated currencyl