The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-04
PRINCE oRLorF AT HOME.

The RUSSIAN Embassy Ill the huo dc Grenelle, on
the south side of the Seine. now the special centre
of good deal Of European interest. bears flag
ostentatious imperial insignia to offend the suscep
Utilities of republican France: but on passing
through the wide gateway into the courtyard
small double eagle in white plaster is visible
tho door. the only sign that the neat whitewashed
mansion is the property of the Gar. Brightly or
wrongly" says the London World, ''people look
upon political intrigue as the meat and drink Of
Russian dplomatist and ON Russian Ambassador as
the more puppet Of his Court and when rival poit-
ical parties are as nicely balanced. as they have
been in France, that morning call on the Empress
Eugene, good-natured remark to the late
Prince Louis Napoleon, or letter OF coincidence
when the Comte dc Paris lost son. was enough to
make their followers proclaim loudly, and ut the
same time that the Gar had pledged himself to sup
port both the Bonapartes and the Orleans princes in
their pretensions to the French throne the task Of
the Russian Ambassador was very delicate one. 1t
IL o task which Prince Orlon has pursued hitherto
with much prudence and perception. He dined al
most alone with NJ. Gambetta. and it was at once
averred that Russia prepared at the next Pres-
Dental election to give her utmost support to the
Left, but then he qualified this act by attend
notoriously anti-Russian, and. after the fruit
less mission to st. Petersburg il 1870 had declared
tho Car to be n sovereign crossed with diplomat
ist.' while he was never willingly absent from any
fete or ceremony at which Marshal MacMahon pre-
sided. His far-famod dinners and magnificent hos
pitality are also melted ont very equally and there
can be little doubt that if the diplomatic corps in
Paris chose to Olcr themselves candidates the
next municipal appointment, the majority of votes
from Oreanists Bonapartists and republicans would
be given to Prince Orloh. In appearance Prince
Orloff might pass for an Englishman He
lacks the colossal proportions which distin-
guished his father; he generally wears piece of
marrow black ribbon tied across his head
to cover his blinded eye. He is known to DO favor
lite with his imperial master. who desires to confer
with him personally at least once year; and the
recent exposure by Prince Bismarck OF the jealous
animosity which the German Chancellor bears
toward Prince Gortschakof has revived tho hopes of
thnFf fov
when Russia will be found on their side in the war
to recover Alsaco aud Lorraine. All this makes the
Russian Ambassador the object OF much hattery aud
attention on the part Of the French magnates;
and 1t is sometimes shown III the rather
way or burs IN the Nws
dAru at special services when the Ambassador is
tolerably certain to be present. There are ladies
churches without being too much atgued, yet can
stand for hour and half during the long RUS
sian mass, OF which they probably do not under
stand one word as it is chanted in old Slavonic All
this is watched very suspicious,y by Prince Bis
marck. and it was long rumored that one motive OF
ment and Count Schouvalon's elevation to the Pre-
miorshp of Russia was that Prince Orlof might be
lively harmless. and that some less wealthy at
tractve diplomatst might be sent to represent the
Gar in Paris.
CHANGES IN RUssIA's ADMINISTRATORS
Important changes are said to be imminent
among tho higher Russian diplomatic. military and
administrative officials. The Grand Duke Care
witch WILL according to reports widely current and
transmitted by the st. Petersburg correspondent
of tho Morning Post. assume the command of the
Guards. hitherto hold by his uncle, tho Grand
Duke Nicholas, whose formerly unsullied reputa-
ton has somewhat suffered from his intimacy with
the army contractors suspected Of fraudulent prac-
tices during tho war. The Grand Duke Vladimir is
spoken of chief of tho military acade-
..,ioo and acl Mt MAR fha a.
rection of General Essakof. Prince Gortschs-
kor is not to be replaced by Count schou-
valof, as was originally supposed. but by
Prince. Dondoukoff- korsakon whose administration
Of the territories occupied by the Russians on the
Balkan peninsula after the war met with such de-
cided approval on the part of ultra Slavophiles.
Prince Dondoukoff's installation at the head OF the
Foreign Office could scarcely be more surprising
than tho appointment of General Ignatief. the ex-
Ambassador. as Governor General of Turkestan.
Ignatieff. whose temporary duties ut NijnNovgo-
rod terminated with the close of the fair has quite
regained the favor Of the Gar. and rs sigma.
raai d. tho fantastic dreams Of the ultra
Muscovites, Is very popular among his country
men. NJ: Makof. Minister of the Interior. whose
tenure of Office has been anything but satisfactory,
will change places with Nj. Walujef the Minister OF
Domains while Todlebcn. now Governor General Of
Odessa is to tac charge OF the Ministry OF Public
Works, in lieu of tho utterly incompetent Admiral
Passiet. These changes, which Will not take place
Immediately, but only by slow degrees. as their sud-
den realization might dangerously obstruct the reg
ular course of government, will not be the only
ones, as according to trustworthy reports, l
learn that Count Hcydan, the chief of the
general staff. who was utterly incompetent
to retain his post. will DO courteonsly re-
qucsted to resign. As his successor Prince
Imcrtinski, who. next to Todleben. most distin-
guished himself in the war, is much spoken Of The
Prince acted tho commencement OF the campaign
chief OF General Tergukassow's staff. an Office
subsequently, exchanged by him for a like post on
the stan of Prince Charles OF Roumania. General
Todlcben. Justly valuing the eminent capacitics of
Prince ImcritinsKi, recommended him TO the Car,
whose favor he likewise gained. In confirmation OF
the report first mentioned to you as long as fort
night ago. General Tergukassow dchnitvcly APP
pointed to the command Of the expedition against
the Turcomans. which has become vacant by the
death of tho late lamcntcd General Lazarcff.
LOUIS BLANC AT MARsE1LLEs.
While the Minister of tho Interior has been re-
ceived with cries Of "vivc la Republiquc" at Be-
sancon, NJ. Louis Blanc has been welcomed no less
heartily at Marseilles. message states that up
ward of one hundred thousand persons were await
ing his arrival at tho railway station. lie was re-
coivcd on the platform by M. Bouquet ana NJ Bou-
chet. Deputies. and by ri. MaRlionc. late Mayor of
Marscillcs. Tho appearance of the Deputy from