, 1879-05-01
Dl MAIL.
THE pRiNEE or llUL0ARIAs

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Prince Alexander OF lIaitcnbcrg, like Charles
u RnunnnIa previous to hts installation at 1sl,-
shsrest is u s!nple Lictcnapt ot. tho prr1ssIan
cavalry. The rrince, the acconA son Of Princn
Alexander of Hesse, norganattcally married. to
q Countess IFanckc, the daughter of former
Polish Minister Of War, Is nephew OF the En-
press Of. Russia, who wns much inter-
cstcd In bringing about tho nl!tance oil
her brother Will, the Countess, then one
uf her maids oi honor Ku.nnss nsscrt tl.at
her Majesty almost forced the Prince of flcssc.
who III Ills Youth wns rather Wild, to keep his
Wnru plcslCed to the Countess, although hs wns
aittio incllne1 to dEsseyer the tlcs connertng
a,cm.. Ills 31ghnoas had crrtafnly lso cause for
regret, as the nlurrnee turned out most
linppy onc. Tie Countess. raised to The
rank Ut d Princess Of 1'attcn0crg, title
descending to l,cE children, took up her rest,
l1nIyersa! affection anu esteem. Her oldest sou,
Prince Louis, loincd the British navy, anu the
second entered the llcssIan uragoons. On tl,.
Alexander, ouiy g years Of arc, requested
Of The Graml Duke Nicholas. tic rom.
'nlander.in.cliicf lie WIS olsc Of the t'rst
to cross thu Danube, and remained always III
front throughout its salnpatsp: II, WAS s,'eces-
siycly With tlourko Mt the Shipia Pass, With
Todcl,cn before Pleyhas md ultimately with
'SkobcloG oil tho victorious advance to Con.
blantllunIE. "u luE cohcIAhtuu u lliE 4Fcht5 "
Ban sselano Tic Prince. decorated witt, t,n'
Highest Russian military honors, hentowcd on
him in recognition Of his distinguished
SERVICES returned homo. After a short
stny at Uarmstadt will hls. regiment hu
VIVA transferred to the Pruahnn t;nrcs tlu
Corps, the Elnperor's body guarl lie was
muc1, ]Ikcn by bis comrades OIL account Of bis
frank, nnliahle character, u,nlauntctl courage,
mil tin artlor With which he dcyo1es himself tn
Ills milltury vocation. When Ills prospects III
election to thn throne 0f Bulgaria were first
mootcd abroad he MAS said to Ge exceedingly
uvcrse to abandon his Rubattcrn but pleasant posi-
tiunAtnr the questionable honor OF ruling a na-
tion (eprAvtl IarnE tts lung oppression By lllv
naughty Ottoman maHtcrs. Ill, nomination is
due. not to purtona Qualities, but ratser to tl,u
fact Of no uihrr suitable candidate being ut
ported by the Powers, In tho hope that tn this
COURSE of time hc will .en,aliripute linn
self from Russian tutelugc, nIsd fol.
low the example 0t Prince Charles Of
ltousnana, BY Hlrslt!ng policy Of llit own tor
thu wolfnru Of h1s subjects, a.it untru,nnltled
by foreign Influences 1lts fAther's Intimacy
With this eovervigns IT urcat Britain, Auhsro.
Hungary, anu lsussp will greatly facilitate Ids
2ntnlI.tnE .heir eo'sent ;, to tic num'nat!on.
,on enjoys great favor with Queen
vfctoria md the Psincu Of Wn!cs,
Is Grueral III hotl, thu Russta,l
Anl Austrian artllfes, 1fctought With The latter
In the wnr Ut lS5:l, nml commanded n mixed
:orjs OF German troops against thu PrusSlutla
In 1855. without, however, nchlcvnE auY signal
snccrss. Ills friends s1htntatn hi Ia II butter
ho may hive an upW'rtunity u pr0y!nE,
especially as he IL reported to ba rxcEttns hU,'
self in favor nf union Of EustcFn Ko,melia
with Bulgaria.