Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-08-22
Shocking Tsrminatioa to a Marriage In
France.

A frichtful case of hJdrophobia is described }.
the LYONS journals. which; if the facts are cor
rectly stated, would 90 TO prove that this iata
malady can remain in the system as long as tou
wears without development. A young farme
named Peyron. about twenty five years OF age, II
the department of the Rhine, was married ie"
eeks ago to neiyhbors daughter. The young
couple had been long attached to each other, on
the parents of the BRIDE had refused their consent
on account of the srangeness of conduct occasion
ally observed in the young man, who otherwise
was most desirable match, his parents oeih9
comparatively well of, and the son himself gene
rally of exemplary conduct. Ills passion 'or lne
girl became ct length violent, that he could ho'
exist without her, and his mother. fearing from
his manner that he meditated suicide, went 10 'he
parents Of the young woman, and, alier some en-
treaty, prevailed upon them TO agree TO Inc ha'Gi''
Young Peyron at once recovered his spirits, Inc
Young woman was delighted, and the marriage
was celebrated with all the rustic pomP and cere-
mony common in that part of the provinces, con-
GLIDING with grand dinner and the lnevltaDle
ball. The gaties were kept until daylight, when
the company separated. The new married cou-
pie were lodged in one wing of the farm house,
separate from the main building but in short
aflnr tleV naG rltlrP0, cries were nbdIl
The nuptla cnamUeT. nr firot sl'oJ rrv'e .d''Tro,
iced but at length they increased to fearful
shreks. and the father and mother, alarmed, has
tened TO the room. followed by the farm servants.
The cries were by the time they arrived changed
TO scarcely audible groans from the poor girls and
on breaking open the door she was found in the
agones of dea;h-her bosom torn open and acera-
ted in the most horrible manner, and the wretch
ed husband in fit OF raving madness and cover
ed with blood, having actually devoured a por-
ton Of the unfortunate girl's breast. A cry oil
horror burst forth from all present, and ne was
dragged from the room after most vioIent resls-
tance. it taking no less than six men to hold him
down. Aid was instantly sent for, and before the
ductor could reach the spot, the unhappy victim
was no more. Young Peyron was pat under
treatment. and straitwaistcOat was attempted 10
he mt upon him; but his struggles and screams
were such that the doctor, apprehensye that ne
should expire in the assistants hands, ordered
them TO desist The unfortunate man had by
this time become so weak that he was easily con-
veyed to bed. and died at o'clock in the alter
noon of the same day without having for one mo
ment recovered his consciousness. 1t was then
recollected. in answer to searching questions BY
nbysician, that somewhere about five years pre-
YlOuSIy nG Hdu DGtIl uIttEH W q oio'S'
taken the usual precautions against hydTophooIa'
But although the dog was killed it Tad never
been satisfactorily shown that it was really mad
and no i'll consequences resulting from the bite,
his friends concluded that it would come TO moth
ing. and the incident had been altogether forgot
ten. 1t was considered by the doctor that the
circumstances preceding the marriage and the ex-
element of the occasion itself had reused the la
tent virus, which had so long lain dormant IN the
blood and led to the terrible outbreak ofrenzy which
had ended so tragicay. On the medical report
being laid before the authorities the extraordinary
nature of the case naturally excited much atten-
tion and considerable controversy-the opinions
of the heads ot the profession being, after full in
ouiry. that there was no hydrOphobia whatever in
the case, but rooted insanity, and that it was
shown to exist by the occasional alterations OF
The unfortunate young man as before mentioned.
and that his diseased temperament and too violent
passions, powerfully acted on by the crcums'an-
ces. led TO the fatal consequences narrated above
This sad catastrophe has given rise TO a fierce
medical controversy in some of the professional
journals on the nature of hydrophobia, from which
| il would appear that, although instances OF re-
markabe cures of this irightlul malady are often
described in the journals, no authenticated ac-
count of its favorable termination is yet known in
France. = London Morning Chronicle.