Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-05-05
Tragedy in France.

A Count Camerita recently commit
ted suicide, and M. GaiIlaudit, in his
correspondence published in the Courier
Des Etais Unis, gives the following:
at was owing to love and pecuniary
em5arrdssmenss. He was very much
smitten with a young actress, named
Martha, who was remarked at the gym
nase for her genpliiy rather than her
talent. She had for her protector the
ieweler Duponchal, and took care 10 as
cure. herself snug fortune by his means,
and perhaps with the aid of others
S he was reputed selfish. aud to be ca
pable of no other love than that of mon
ey. The Count, therefore deemed il
necessary 10 make great sacrifices for
success. He did succeed; but he had a
small income. although as only son, he
would, at the death OF his mother, come
into possession of an estate OF four or
five millions. lie commenced gambling
in stocks. aud lost two hundred thousand
francs, which he me, by negotiable
notes. From that time he became very
gloomy. and Martha more than once
came to his relief--for she had come TO
love him 2assionaiely. the first passion
of her life. But she loved hin. as Manon
Lescant loved her Cheyalier Desgrieux,
and for their common good had secretly
renewed her relations with her old and
rich protector, the jeweller. The Count
became aware of it, jus; as che was
| about 70 go on a professional trip to
llavre. Al the same time, one of his
notes for $1,000 francs was about to fall
due. He informed his mother Of his
situa.on-,old her that he regarded the
deb, as one of honor; and unless he
| could pay it, he was firmly resolved 10
blow out his brains. The Countess Ca
mareta, who is a strong minded woman
and very self willed--(she once concciv-
cd the bold project of abluc.ing the
Duke Of Reichsladt, at a ball, in the very
midst Of the Cour, of Vieana)-paid
LITTLE attention 10 the ialement of her
son, who was of soft and quiet char
acier, and had less the tastes of the sol,
| der ihan of the book-worm. She there.
fore replied to his ,hrcais of death by
laughing at him, and set out TO indulge
iii her fayorlie sport of angling. at her
country seat in Bric-- whittier she took
| with her 100000 francs, intended 10
complete the payment OF that purchase.
The nexi day her son blew out his brains
and an hour afterwards some friends had
sent him the sum necessary TO meet his
note--but too late.
This fatal drama did not stop here
| There was second act not less touch.
ing than the FIRST. Martha learnt al
lIavre the death of her lover, AMI her
heart. which WAS supposed insensible,
! was crushed. She came 10 Paris on
The 9,h. and betook herself 10 a notary,
where she made dispositions Cor the ben.
eff! of son five years old In the
evening she received some friends, con,
versed TRANQUILITY with them, and told
her jeweiler that she intended the nexI
| day 10 set oct for England. When he
came hex, morning to bid her adeu. he
! could find her neither in the saloon nor
in the bed chamher--ihe bed of which
had not been disturbed. His suspicion
being aroused. he forced open the door
Of tie dressing room, and there by the
side of chatting dish of charcoal he
found her dead body. On table was a
letter, saying that she could no, survive
The man she loved, and who had died
for her. This little drama has excited
immense sensation in PARIS"