Year: 1875

the royal summer house Of Topchden in 1868 when
Michel the son Of Mloch, assassnated even while
ne was peacefully promenading In his own domain
Prince Julian, although extremely young has keen
appreciation Of the deLeacy OF his position and the
troubles and disasters which may grow out oft He is
sorry now so say excellent authorities that the mar
riage whose origin have recounted previous letter
has been fixed for October He hardly feels Of
bringing so charming and youthful bride the lovely
Fetrowna into capital where disturbances and bonn
oardments arc among the possibilities But perhaps
he will feel somewhat encouraged when he finds
tho people and the Ministry working in common in
favor OF a continuation of peace. The Prince seems
popular enough here far ordinary conduct is con
cerned 1t is dificult for people taxed almost not at
all to complain very bitterly Their rights respected
thoroughly, and they Independent and jealous
OF their privileges the inhabitants OF Georgia Mis-
sssppl The only which they could have for turn
ing against the Prince would be their determination to
| have with Turkey and their firm conviction that
he is obstacle to their dearest wish. They
have now and then tried encourage him
into warko attitude by telling him Of
the efficient cooperation which they obtain the mo-
ment they have taken the fatal step from the popua
latons OF Bulgaria and from thousands OF stout
wallachians well great numbers from OLD Serva
who will at revolt and throw confusion into the
| midst OF the Turkish domInions in Europe. But the
Prince refused the Bulgarian delegates who
came 70 him. because he did not wish TO have even
\ the semblance or compromise in his conduct He
| knows quito well do those in humber station
that the police Of the great Powers know every
movement in progress in Servia l have been told that
the Austrian governments police is really far better
organized in Servia than is that of the Servan
government itself The people, in their sturdy honest
efforts to conspre Tor the final election OF
T,,rl.
he encumbers Europe, do not realize that before
their plans have been matured the machinery for
checkmatng them, in the interests OF general peace
is always fabricated in London Paris Vienna and Rome
Neither do they stop to reflect that in Russia they
cannot count Immediately support, because the
Emperor Alexander, whatever may be the different
versions of his sentiments given by oversangune Rus
sian agents in the prncipalities is firmly in favor Of
peace for some time to come.


The handsome young Prince seems too fortunate in
his private relations to be really unhappy but the de-
ceits and eccentrices Of politics certainly annoy him
He is worried and somewhat dsgusted with the situa-
tion and some OF the humiliations entailed by it.
Ristch meantime the real premier and the man
most prominent in the events which have recently oc-
Cured enjoy the tumut and imbroglio.
Ristch it will be remembered, the young Princes
during part of the atter's minority, acting
Of the regents for the four after the assassna
ton Of Michel until Prince Milan of age and the
Prince loves Rlstich just about much
might be expected Of young who
had been disciplined for years by stern
and rather exacting So says gossip which also
the approaching departure of the Prince for
Russia in steamer to be sent for him to Belgrade We
were evon informed yesterday that he depart
once not until after the marriage But this
is probably untrue, and there foundation for
N cfafar hat n Ia made
before the skuptschina has made up it's mind what it
thinks Of his address, would be almost equivalent
abdcaton. The happy Prince, once well married, can
afford TO resign for his bride will bring him. por-
ton Of her dowry 600 Of the best wheat producing
in the vicinity of odessa


sERvIAS ARMY.


Last evening visited the camp where the servian
soldiers are out for their yearly maneuvres and
surprised at the efficiency of their drill and the
businesslke in which they went at their work.
The officers sensibly attred in neay-fttng uniforms
combining the best features Of those OF several Con-
tnental armies keen, intelligent set OF men,
most Of whom are highly educated. The military
school here object of much and many appro-
priations The whole bearing population ofservia
is roughly set down at 200 600 divided into FIRST
ond and third classes. The first class is well armed
and equipped with uniforms and everything necessary
for campaigning The second kind OF reserve, not
well equipped; and the third is always composed Of
beginners The regular army, which as the
ceus around which 10 group the national forces in
time trouble is very small consisting only Of 1000
The actual militia amounting to about 100 600
effective men, divided according five territorial di
visions each section being expected in roubuous times
to raise its quota


The camp is high and beautiful plateau. Just be-
yond hill from which gets charming glmpses OF
tha ~ which he Save
wanders and beyond, see the Danubes broad cur
rent sweeping around to quit its Servian tributary
Belgrade from the camp, does not look picturesque
had been led TO imagine. Perched line Of hills
and sending out steep and crooked streets which de-
scend to the river, it Is not unlike some Of
our older American river towns The minarets
which the Turks left have been allowed
to remain standing, and their graceful
shafts somewhat relieve the general badness of the
The foliage in all the country round is uxuriant
and the tall trees bordering the route to Topchiden
az regular in rank a of sentines The
militia men had brought out their beds and bedding and
some Of them had erected little tents, they
not allowed the field during the days of the
maneuvres There was very little Of the hustle and
braggadocia usually in camp when Of war
are aaoat few youths who had evidently begun the
day with something stimulating, we're wandering
about in arm and singing patriotic songs; but the
mass Of the soldiers earnest and self contained
The shopkeepers the landlords the professional men,
had buckled on their belts and taken TO the field
leaving their wives to look after the business at
home. The groups Of soldiers in their blue uniforms
here and there dotted by the garng costumes Of
the Servian peasantry, who had come up to see the
'city men" work. and looking them over very
critically. The national servian costume would have
made most delightful picturesque uniform for an
army and visitors from the western countries always
complain the authorities have at TO thrust
men TO loose and flowing garments into the
angular clothes prescribed for regular soldiers
elsewhere But the answer always made is that tho
modern army European strikes more terror into the
heart OF the inmical population Of Turkey in Europe
tnan any Servian costume although coupled with all
the precision Of drill possibly to be attained could
effect