The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-28

Shocking Termination to a Marri.
age In France.


A frightlul case OF hydrophobia is de
scrIbcd in the Lyons journals, which, if
the facts are correctly stated, would 90 to
prove that this fatal malay can rem in in
the system as long as four years without
development. A young farmer named
PeyroD, about twenty five years Of age,
IN the department Of the Rhine was ma, !
ried few weeks az, 10 a neig' hor 5
dlaghter. The young couple had been
long attached TO each other but the ps-
rents OF the bride had refused their con-
sent on account Of the s'rangeness Of con-
duet occasionally observed in The Young
man, who otherwise was most desirable
match, his parents being comparatively
we'll oil, and the son himself generally oil
exemplary conduct. His passion for the
girl become so violent that he could not
exist without her, and his mother, fearing
from his manner that he meditaied suicide,
went to the parents of tie young woman,
and, after much entreay, prevailed upon
them to agree to the match Younr pey-
ron al once recovered his spirits, the Young
woman was delg ted. and the marriage
was celebrated with all the rustic pomp
aud ceremony common in that portion OF
The provinces, concluding witt 4 grand
Gmner and the inevitable ball. The gaie.
ties were kept up un' il daylight, when the
company separated. The new married
couple We're lodged in one wing Of the
farm house, separate from the main bud
my but, in a short lime after they had
retired. cries We're heard from the nu9,ial
chamber AT first they we're unnotlced ,
but at length they Increased to fearful
shrlehs, and the father and mother, alarmed
fastened 10 the room, folewed by the
farm servants. The cries were bv The
timc they arrived changed to scarcely au-
dible groans from the poor girl, and on
breaking open the door she was found in
the agonies Of death-her bosom torn o,en
and lacersied in a horrible manner. and
the wretched husband in fit of rayinp
madness and covered with blood, haviny
actually devoured portion of the unror
tunae girls breast
cry Of horror burst from all present
and as he was dragged from the room af-
ter most violent resistance, it taking no
less than six men to hold him down. Aid
was instantly sent for aud before The doc
tor could reach the spot, the unhappy vic
tim was no mere Young Peyron was put
under treatment, and q Straight waiscoa'
was attempted to be pui upon him. but
his struggles and screams wa, su;h that
the doctor, apprehensive tha, he whould
expire III the assistants hands, ordered
them to desist. The unfortunate m n
had by this time become 50 weak that he
was easily conveyed to bed, and died at
4 O'Clock in the afternoon of the same day
without having for one moment recovered
his consciousness. 1t was then recolec
ed, IN answer to searching questions by a
physician, that somew here about five Years
previously he had been bitten by strange
cog. and taken the usull precautioYs
against hydrophobla. But although the
dog was killed, il had not been sa,isfacto-
rlly shown that it was really mad and no
Ill consequences resulting from the bite,
his friends concluded that il would come
to nothing, and the incident had been al
together forgotten. 1t was considered by
the doctor that the circumstances preced
ing the marriage and the excitement of the
occasion itself had reused the latent virus
which had so long laid dormant in the
blood, and led to the terrible outbreak OF
frenzy which had ended 50 trao.ca On
the medical report being laid before the
authorities, the extraordinary nature Of
the case naturally excited much attention
and considerable conference.-the opin.
ions OF the heads Of the profession being
after full inquiry, that there was no hy.
.drophobIa whatever in the case, but root.
ed insanity, and that il was shown 10 ex
lst by occasional alterations Of the unf n
tnnate young nun as before mentioned
and that his diseased temperament an1
loo violent passions, powerfully act.t
upon by the circumstances led 10 the ia
tai consequences, narrated above. Thi.
sad catastrophe has given rise to iierc.
medical controversy in some OF the pro
iessional Journals, ON the nature of hydro
phobla, from which it would appear thai
although instances Of remarkable cures 0
this frighful malady are often describe
In the journals, no authenticated accoun
OF its favorable termination Is yet know
IN France. - London Morning Chronicle.