The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
COUNT OF PARIS AT RICHMOND.
stin Visiting the Scenes OF the Civil
War.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct 1.-The Count of
Paris spent to-day in revisiting other scenes
of his experiences with the union army be-
fore Richmond in 1862 The battleaslds
visited to-day were Seven Pines or Fair
Oaks, Savage's Station and Frazier's Farm
or Glendale, aud the count remarked in the
evening that these were much more i'm
portant engagements than the ones fought
on the grounds traversed by him yesterday,
although they were not quite 20 interesting
to him personally from the fact that he saw
less service in them. The count was accom-;
panied to-day by Duo d'Oreans, Due uses,
Col. Parseval, Capt. Morhain, DR.. Recamier,
Col. Anderson and Capt. Haxall Of Rich
mond and three representatives Of the
press. Count d'Haussonville aud MARQUIS
Lasteyrie we're detained at the hotel all day
with the correspondence. With the excep-
tion of Capt. Morhain all the travellers were
on horseback. The started from the hotsl
at 9 o'clock in the morning and returned
there at q o'clock in the evening, having in
the mean time ridden nearly thirty-two
miles.
A FALSE REPORT.
The Count of Paris was somewhat exer-
cised to-day over a cable dispatch in the
morning papers saying that the Countess Of
Paris is alarmed at the political situation in
Portugal and had telegraphed him to re-
turn at once. The count said to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press to-day
Il wish you would contradict that report.
1t is not true, and was probably started for
purely speculative purposes The countess
says she has not tslegraphed me of any
trouble, and do not think she will find it
necessary to do So"
Being asked as to his impression of the
last two days the count said; "rve had a
delightful time here, and the old battlefelds
are full of interest to me, To visit them was
the principal cause of my present visit to
America, and have not overrated the an
ticipation Of the pleasure it would give me-
Why, all of the scenes of that great conflict
came back to me as vividly as if it were
yesterday. did not think would recall
them so distinctly. The weather was fine
and my guides could not have served me
better.
"Yes, there have been considerable
changes in the country surrounding the bat
tlefelds, as well as In the city. OF course the
CONSERVATION in Richmond at that time in
great measure accounts for this. The
fields that were naked then have grown up,
ard this at first bewildered me to some
extent, but it only required a moments re-
Election, and it all came back to me- How
1t stirred me TO be once again in the midst
of those scenes, and to recall them, too.
Why, Gaines mill alone would have
repaid me for my coming TO Richmond
And then, too, your people have been so
kind to me. Why, am thoroughly charmed
with your city,"
A visit will be made to Petersburg to-
morrow afternoon, and on Monday morn
ing the party will go by way Of Washington
and Philadelphia to New York, expecting
to reach there Thursday morning,
NO POLITICAL. SIGNIFICANCE.
PARIS, Oct. lila France publishes
statements attributed to Secretary Blaine,
disavowing any political significance in the
reception accorded to the Count of Paris.