Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-21

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ing pictures the exciting sports OF the chase IN 't VI"
ungles o India where the greatest nrepidlly ana sH
10 hunsman 10 overcome The large, noble ant
dangerous game.
From l. L. smith We have Lafie The Pirate of The Gulf
new edition OF most exciting and popular romance, 3!
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Northern papers speak iaHoraoly
We have also on our table The Harp Of s South, new
and complete collection Church husci by b. Woodbm
ry who admirably arranged the Oralorio OF Absdom wh'cf
was sung with such effect in Richmond last year IL s pub
lished by Mason q Law New York.
Harold Murray have sent us The Salt Sulphur Polka
very pretty piece composed and dedicated TO s
Mary NJ. Harrison, by + Dallinser
MRS. HOWARD AND THE EMPRESS EuGENlA
IA STRANGE AMI IMPROBABLE SrORf.-Thr
world a few weeks sncr regaled in The British and
French Newspapers, with sundfy dsgusllngy minute az
counts of certain domestic misfortune thul had hriaen
the Empress Eugenia b remained for the Paris cores
punden OF an American per ltle Philadelphia Register
10 invest the whole affair with circumstances which, as II
seems TO s but patent an practice penny line
could manage perpetrsr This veracious scribe prcm
ses that e French ourns, being under The strict surrr
lance OF Emperuis pa!ce, were rghily enloErd fcn
making public these circumstances, Wuhsh II II hssc'ici
they were notorious enou.h everybody in PLris What
The newspapers declined ID" our correspondent now c"n
tescendiney volunteer opeorm He says the American
pubc will hardly believe h liz has Ia say ~ !fuc but he
assures us that what RATED is vouccL b, persons
whose yaracity il is idle call in question lis ihc lnr,
in the saloons in tho clus in The slfcets-hat, only 7"
marking that il, is sulcw:.! singular the Paris cIc~ron
dents of The English paper have had nothing say III,
subject we permit The PHI lrhian 10 gossip The story
| in his wayi-thus
"You are probably that lew days beurc his
,iap. Louis Napoleon dsr issed Mrs. Howard The muhr
Of his three little girls nd she took refuge IN England
He had offered her rraJacc dnd pension in France hn
this she refused Two weeks az" she returned t" Paris q"
busir-s probably, liougnlny say she came by lr Em
pcrur's lcques BE that l. may the Empress hoard n
her and highly Indignant that sc nlunl have
| been alowc ed 10 enter Fra,cc.
'Thereupon conIugal itdle scene II the END oil cl
her Majesty declared ,hl II she met Mrs. Howard sic
would punish her for her resumption and give her lesson
| which she would cmcmbr Ills Majesty merely shrugged
his shoulders al this thrct doubtless thinking nothing
more than chnlion o words which wouli be forgotten
with the excitement that uased H. He was too cnntcn,
and the Empress as good her PROMISE. The very
next day, while riding in ne Bolt dc Buosne on her sr
tied Andausian and accompanied only by her ladies' and
pruoms she stopped by-road by carriage. Al
first The Empress abO Ia aside and let the
riage pass but gancing II its occupant she recognized
Mrs Howard and, determining not 10 give her the read
she rcgncd up her horse al waited for the carriage 10 Iun
oul vi The way But Mrs Howard had recognized her rival
also and calling up her ride and spirit ordered her
coachman not 10 give the ~ al.
a lew words were exchanged between the LITTER and The
Empress attendants, but l. refused To 90 contrary 10 ll-
orders After moments suspense, during which The tso
ladies' fassnenl des gan ycax made big eyes al each
other the Empress gnlopng the side u :he carriage,
and, most impoh!c Inlncr struck Mrs Howard with
her riding whip The olh raised her paraso and, before
the attendants cDuli inetsrc regular battle began be.
tween the whip ani the iCasO AMI the tongues OF their
owners until the whip beng The stronger of the brok"
the parasol and Mrs ilcsad sank back iainting the
lIIt
while the Empress, who LAD received visible damage,
gave triumphant laugh, .'uck her spur into her horse
side galloped away followed by her SUITE every mem.
Der of which was sinptiec by the which they hai
| been forced 10 witness.
Bua crowd had already collected and few gems dames
rnming up Mrs Howard .as carried into house near
where her woundsfur lhclsh had left more than one mark
upon her face and handssrrc dressed and the disorder OF
her toilette repaired and wi"n The dlers had all departed
she repaired to Paris wherr sill quite ill., As the En-
press, she finished her ride md eturnd 10 the uere+ a.
il nothing had happened b. very night Mr.. Dubois who
had received the appolnnnt Of dcc0chuer Her Majesty
only few days bciGrc tor and 43 hours afterwards
The Empress became 50 naatl that there wasnu longer any
doubt that Louis Napolcon hopes of heir guing Ia
be destroyed One matter much possible Kept Sc
cre und her Majesty portcd as merely suffering under
slight indispo-ilon. Bnl The whole city already tax
ing Of the in the Bs dc Boulugne, and the fact o
the ndsposision was ANTICIPATED several days before II at
ualy took place. On FICiY last the Empress life was 10
danger Tor several hours b thanks to the skfu treatn n
she necamc better before nsn and is rapidly Gonzales
| cling.
f.fnptioi UteH 10 Mrs. howard, Is ~
express his sympathy and sends aid dc camp twice
day enquire alter her health Whether this is any prno
that lie takes sides win Ills former favoe il Ia haTd 10 say
for he is reported "a being very attentive The bedside
the Empress also His ancr al the scauda caused by h'
own conduct must be considerably modified BY The reflec
ton that love Tor hn was e motive and mortified vanlJ
will probably prevent his chdns lady for her lmPi"
dence.
But now came the record of Church grievances and .ht
voting Of Church punishments. 'Pumpey," was charge
with fighting, ri0ng and drinking with Ca ar, and Com
mittee had been chosen wait upon both Pompey and Cs
slr TO learn who was in lie wrong and how Pompcy an
Cesar felt about it, The Church voted that each should o.
summoned 10 answer the complaint and both came ailcr III
Committee had reported That The quarrel between them y:
ended in 'blessed peace" curious discussion follower
One party argued for the negro really argued skiuy upo
the matter in question: long the quarrel had emu
ell in bcsset peace, the Chucha ought 10 be sa'
fed Because said several of Tie members blessed psai
is religion, and religion IL tho Church. and the Saviour
peace, and as rompey and CIR had confessed 10 one m
other that each were in the wong the Church ought not
beyond lis honor which had been secured by this COMES
slon. mot so SAID The other side, "eher romles :
Cesar were hrst IN the wrong One the other had oo"
the first stain the Church. and he who was the ca"s
u quarrel ought 10 confess the Church. which han ote
Injured by The quarrel /"
committee of twelve had been auponre ed 10 nvcssa
the origin Ot thS dispute, but the Chairman conleh.
the 'b!essed peace did not his COMMITTEE anu
ported TO the Cnufch that as reconciliation had nceh o1@
ed, there should be an end Of The cOmpalnt Inc h" ~
human nature was slriknsy developed this report ""
submitted. The Chairman was censurcd for vloitlns VI
proper parliamentary law, in assembling MS IN
The Committee alone, II was said, could report "'u
Chairman uone could not, aud the latter it was yehemen,
argued. had transcendcd his duty in reporting ~ afr
out instructions The dignity Of the Committee o lhe 81, n
can Church ol Ausus'n, was zealousy bntt.h of up
floor of The Church, as would have been the dsmy Sn
Standing Committee upon The oor of either House "a
gress. Finally Ponpey confessed that he used bad a,s
10 Cssar and he hoped the Church and Caar ~on1
him; and Ponpey was forgiven and prayed tor on !e
More serious causes followed and preceded thls me
"Broters" D. and b. We're charged with ntdelty - va "a
wives and through them 10 the Church. Brother y. >"
that although he had been twice married, and no" m w
with another woman than his first wife, VINO
near by, still he had done no wrong, because
first wife true woman him, iha''nu'
us she The mother Of child by anoineI M ,n
u hich he could prove" The committee repoFtao aEa on