Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-03-12
a RUSSIAN MARRIAGE.

A Paris correspondent of the New York
Times tells the following story:
"The Emperor of Russia has lately per-
formed an act of justice to much injured
and honorable American family, which re-
fleets the highest credit on his government.
The facts were given me by Mr.. Sala, the
principal writer for Dickens Household
Words, with whom had the pleasure to
dine at London, and who was an actor in the
history am going to give you.
About eighteen months ago, Miss Ward,
from one of the Southern States, was mar
ried at Florence, after short courtship, to
Polish Count, whose unpronouncible name
escapes me at this moment. They were
married before the American Consul, [ be-
lieve. After living with Miss Ward mari
tally for three weeks, the Count took French
leave one fine morning, carrying off his wife's
jewelry as booty. A letter left behind in
formed Miss Ward Of fact Of which she had
been till that moment entirely ignorant, to
wit that any Russian subject not married
according to the service recognized by the
Greek Church and the Russian Government,
was invalid and not binding, and that the
service which had united them resembling
in no wise the one required, they were as
free as if no service had been performed
The CONSERVATION of. Miss Ward and her
family at this delectable piece of villainy
may well be imagined; for on inquiry they
found that the Counts statementwas but too
true.
Miss Ward and her mother remained a
short time in Italy, endeavoring to obtain
some kind of redress for the base imposition
which had been practiced on them, but their
efforts were fruitless. They then came to
Paris and spent the winter here, where they
we're generally known to the Americans res
ident in the place.
At the period of coronation of the Empe-
ror of Russia, they went to St. Petersburg.
1t was here that Mr.. Sala made the acquain-
tance of the family, by a letter of introduc-
ton from Paris. The family were going to
demand justice of the Emperor of Russia
against his scoundrelly subject, Mr.. Sala
drew up the petition to the Russian Minis
ter, and in this petition Miss Ward deman-
ded of the Russian government ''the rehabili-
tation of her honor by lawful marriage
with the Count" The document was ham
ded to Mr. Seymour, the American Minister,
and he handed it to the Russian Minister Of
State.
The moment the case was laid before the
Emperor, an order was issued to the Russian
Minister at Naples (wherc the Count was
then living) to confer with the Neapolitan
Government, with view to his arrest. The
Neapolitan Government, which was just then
in great favor with Russia, yielded at once
to the request. The Count was seized by
the Neapolitan police, aud at Russia's ex-
pense was conducted to the Russian frontier;
there he was received by the Russian police
and carried to Warsaw. The Wards were
already there, awaiting his arrival. The
Count was marched into the church by a
posse of policemen, and was compelled to
stand up before the altar and marry Miss
Ward in due form. When the ceremony
was concluded, his wife, now legally the
Countess Of, made him formal bow
and bade him adieu, forever. And Sala,
who was present, exclaimed, 'Young Ameri-
ca forever"
The count, who was an exile, was sent to
Siberia his property was confscated, the
Countess retaining by law one-third. The
family Immediately left again for Italy,
where they are spending the winter. The
father and mother of Miss Ward were pres
ent at the marriage at Warsaw, with revol-
vers in their pockets, determined if there
was any tlinching on the part of the Count,
to blow his brains out For in view of the
fact that he was destined for Siberia under
any circumstances, it was feared that he
might not at the last moment pronounce the
necessary word.
And thus was high act of justice per-
formed by the Russian Government in bold
and rapid manner, and an act which does
her the greatest honor. -
THE DULLNEss OF GREAT MEN.
Descartes, the famous mathematician and