The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-28

of Rassia also sends to Giroux for his chill.
cren's TOYS.
Nev'Year's day is that for family visiting.
Friends exchange only cards to renew their
acqnainAsnce. A good dinner closes the fes
tivisi0 Of the first day of the new year, which
10 . signal for the commencement of gaisties.
Our nsv Consul Mr.. Spencer) has lust sent
out his cards of invitatioa to grand ball on
the 9Th of January. Mr.. Spencer intends to
give to every month during the season. His
dasghtsr u spriehtly and attractive; and hav-
ing ben edueated ct French convent, she is
French in manner, and still more so in the
girlish, Parisian simplicity of her Dress
1t is also said that Mr.. Spencer will take an
office in more accessible and pleaeant part Of
the city, to remove the United States Consulate
from shabby building in third yard of the
Rae de Caumartin.
The French pagers ell brought ont the mimi.
test details of the proceedings of the court, with
the eloquent pleadings.
Countess de Jeufosse,' her two sons, and the
gamekeeper of the forest attached 20 the
Chateau de Jeufosse, were accused of wilfully
numbering Mr.. de Guillot-a man of loose and
licentious moral habits who was, with his
wife, intimate at the Chateau some months pre-
vious. That intimacy suddenly broke of, and
it became known to the neighbors, that after
unsuccessful attempts to get up an intrigue with
the governess, or rather companion of Miss de.
Jeufosse, daughter of the accused lady, the
latter Miss de Jeufosse) became the object Of
his ignoble addresses. After being prosecuted
for months, the young lady complained to her
mother. Then it was that the mother deter
mined to break off her intercourse with the late
Monsieur de Guillot; but the latter, after hav-
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friends of the Jeufosse family that his addresses
to Miss de Jeufosse had met with success, was
sorely piqued at this rupture, and continued
to persecute the family in every possible way,
determined, at all hazards, to sully the reputa.
ton of an innocent young girl of nineteen. The
eldest son of the respectable widow challenged
Guillot by writing, but the wife of the latter
intercepted the letter and notwithstanding the
many threats of the Jeufosse family, he contin.
ued crossing their path their walks and drives,
and to annoy them by blowing horn in the
vicinity of the Chateau. declaring to bis friends
that that was the signal agreed upon for rem
devious with Miss de Jeufosse. he even went
30 far as to scale the garden walls, to throw
pebbles at the windows and call Miss de Jeu.
fosse by name; several times entered the Cha.
teau to ipjure the furniture, put it in disorder,
and smearing with clay the portrait Of the
love-letters in the garden, addressed to the
daughter.
Madame de Jeufosse at length became so
exasperated at such conduct, that she and her
SONS announced to Guillot that they had given
orders to have the person shot at who entered
their premises at night. Madame de Jeufosse
then told her game keeper to watch faithfully,
and to FIRE at the intruder, assuring him that
she had perfect right, according to the word
of q magistrate, to fire at those who took the
liberty to enter her premises at night without
permission. The game. keeper, who had heard
Guillot make use of the most gross and indie
cent language when speaking of his young
mistress, and aware that he had attempted to
enter the house to take her by surprise when
her mother and brothers were absent, was also
exasperated against the man who was thus
determined to dishonor the children Of his late
and much: beloved master at whose death-bed
his widow and children, warned Guiilot him
self, Convinced that he'was the nocturnal visit
er,) and said, whilst shaking his gun at him,
" 1t were better for you not to venture on my
premises at night" Guillot replied, laughiugly,
aI am aware that orders have been given to
shoot at the ghosts that visit your park at night
He continued, however, TO go, accompanied
nv a man. servant, saying that it was precau.
tion he took to have some one at hand to call
mon. in case he shoeld be wounded, to be re-
moved from the g,ounds without delay. In
June last, this unSeicome visiter came more
and more freque4tly. when Madame de Jeufosse
determined upsn decided step-exhorted her
came keepey 10 be vieilant, and sat up herself
to watch y4th him, without any other intention
than thu of frightening him. On the 18th of
the ronth of June, the game-keeper fired the
fat shot that felled Guillot to the ground,
-Aere he expired in the arms of his servant.
J Such is the resume Of the trial, the details of
which are much too long to be entered upon
and have to add, in conclusion, that, to the
satisfaction of all, Madame de Jeufosse, with
her two sons and game.keeper, were acquitted,
condemned only to d,'fray the expenses of the
trial.
"Mr. Wright, the n w Minister of the United
States at Berlin" say letter from that city,
"has caused some Gu iosity amongst the diplc-
matte body, from bel e q member of the tenn
perance society, and vigorously conforming to
its rules. At the diff rent dinners to which he
has invited his dipl matte colleagues, wines
and spirits have been completely excluded. As
O set-off, there are a amber of different dishes
prepared from maize and which are specially
recommended by the tatutes of the society"