The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-26
The Russian Scandal.

The Paris correspondent of the London |
the Gar has been talked of abroad, says a |
st. Petersburg letter, not a word has ap-
peared on the subject in the newspapers o.
that city. The ceremony, am informed,
took place on July 10, (old style), that is on
July 81, (new style), of the present year in
the chapel of the palace. The various mem
bers of the imperial family, although they
had long been warned of the probability of
the event, expressed by their conduct their
strong disapproval and dispeasure at the
marriage. Hence it was that at the time OF
the performance the Czarewitch retired from
the capital to Hapsal, on the Esthonian
coast while the Grand Dukes Constantine
and vladimir fled abroad, in order to avoid
being witnesses of the act. The marriage
ceremony itself was accordingly gone
through in the greatest possible quietness
and seclusion, the witnesses present incud
ing only the Grand Duke n cholas, the War
Minister Milutin and one or two more per
sons of the court.
At the present time the newly married
couple are in Lividia, along with their fami
ly, which even at present is numerous one,
the eldest sons being already youths in their
teens The union, long foreseen, and now
at length become fact, has its own peculiar
significance, and in the sequel can hardly
fail to draw after it consequences of the most
incisve importance. As soon as the neces-
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rest of the imperial family respecting the
future position of the new consort and the
children are completed the marriage will
be officially made known. The princess is
to receive all the. privileges and honorary
rights usually accorded tU one of her rank,
while the children will be recognized as
princes of the blood, rcnking sixth in order
in the imperial family, according to the
Car Paul's rules, for regulating rank, 50 that
they will have the imperial coat of arms
without the bearers denoting grand duke
The Gar, it is also stated will appoint the
) Czarewitch as CO regent, and will tranafer to
h S shoulders the main burden of the gov
; ernment. All his strictly imperial privile-
, ges, however, the Emperor Alexander pro-
poses to retain.
: The Princess Dolg ,ruki, the present con-
e sort of the Gar, belongs to one of the oldesl
l and most aristocratic families of Russia
r She comes from princely stock, which is
D counted among the Rurikovitthie, the de
: scendants of Rurik, the Varagian, or Morse
y founder of Russia. In point of high birth
| g., A., 1, lt -. II
Dologruki belongs surpasses even the race OF
e the Romanoffs, who reigned down to Eliza
beth, and then through Anna transferred the
" crown to the Holstein Gottrop line. Tie
e princess, it is whispered, though the asser-
e tion is denied In many quarters, il not the
It first of her family who was on terms of spe.
e cial intimacy with the imperial house, and
y more particularly with the Gar Alexander
Her elder sister, now the wife OF Gen. Al.
1t bdniski, the governor general of Warsaw
d many years ago, it is said, stood in the same
e relation to the present Car as she subse'
; quently occupied herself. With the young
e er sister it is probable that the imperial con
y necton would have been as transient as the
e Cars numerous earlier intimacies of a sim
t. liar character, except for the tact that The
l acquaintance commenced at period wher
n the monarch had already passed the prim,
n of fe,while on the princess side it was sup
'f ported by mental gits and graces of dispo
e sition and character which, not to speak o
l stature, figure and other personal attractiv,
1t qualities, existed in remarkable degree il
S the younger Princess DolgOruki.
's Some fifteen years ago, when the inlimac.
e began to grow closer and tirmer, itprovoket
x more and more displeasure and hostility 0
d the late empress relaxed her opposition to
= continuance of the connection, the chic
70 reason of the change being that the infiu
re- ence of the tavurite was understood to b'
exercised in such a way that the monarch
who by no means lacked a fair share of tn,
ID characteristic passionate qualities of his race
d was probably preserved thereby from some
A. thing worse. In this conviction the deceas.
I ed Czarina, toward the last, not simply tole
rated but, if anything, rather encourage
'e and fostered the liason. The sovereign i
at now aging, and sudden termination of his
is life, which mis- ght occur at any moment
"a might have prevented him giving the sane
!, tion of marriage to connection to which h.
u was so completely devoted For the asth
is ma, by which the Car has for some year
f. been afflicted, is growing worse; and hi
!. general condition of body is cons, anti,
becoming weaker For his new consort tn
emperor has made provision in variou
ways. Among other things, he has bough
for her the palace of the Grand Duches
Catharine at a cost of 1000 900 rub'es, ant
s. it is said that he has already given it to hi
Ks ronsort. 1t is, however, in Lvidia that tn