The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-07-22

Warm friend. will Kindly grceLhin
In heaven when there his soul returns
The holy ones viii meet hlm'
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The De RiVierc ANA 3iOunl case
All New York is just now taken up win
the case of De Riyiere aud his domestic dllhcuI-
ties. lie was an officer in the French army,
snd belonged to the LOuavc corps ~ inc Cr''
men. From some cause he lett the ftchch ser
vice and came to New York, where lac lcctured
describing the scenes he passed through at Sc.
bnstopol. lie afterwards went to Mobile, and
there becgme acquainted with the family ol
Colonel Blount, u we'll known lawyer OF that
place and gentleman OF great wealth ana res
pectability. The Tribune says:
While this acquaintance was ut It's height a
duel took place between ID Rlyiere an Capt
Maury, at which the former was wounded IN the
hip aud in the lace ffeNlou' to tnis "u'i zap,
tain De Riyiere called on Mrs. Btouut and told
her he had a secret of great moment TO impart
to her lie said that he was not what people
commonly supposed IA simple ex captain III the
French army - that he was III fact noblsman,
md heir In large cs ,ates, which he was kept oul
of al present for political aud family reasons.
AS he might fall in the duel about to take place,
he begged of Mrs. B cunt to keep his secict,0nd
moreover, see that his body has fitting burial
in conse Grated ground. As might be supposed
the lady was much impressed with these revela-
tions, and solcmnly promised to do rs he de-
sired De Riviere, on b,inE wounded requcstcd
to be taken to the house Of Col B)ount, where
he was cared for by thr mother and daughter
until he recovered from the effects ut his wounds.
Meanwhile, he improved his time, aud being a
man Of good presence aud agreeable munhtrsh'
succeeded in securing the affections ol Miss En-
ny Bouut aud the consent of her mother to
their marriage. This arrangement, however
was not satisfactory to Col Blouut, who had
understood that the gallant Captain had already
one wife in Pbiladelp pha. This, however, the
ladies would not believe and, taking advantage
OF his temporary absence, took boat Tor New
Orleans, for the purpose of conSummnUug the
marriage in that city On Col. Blounts return
to town he immediately WIrgrHphcd To the 20.
lice authorities ~ New Orlunns TO arrest Dj
Riviere on the charge OF bigamy, and took the
boat of the same evening to attend to the mat
Ter in person Daring ths interval al his depart
ure from Mobile and arriyat at New OrIeOns
Can't De Riviere had been arrested and bnlIGd
and had taken his dcpn'ture with the ladies' lot
Havanun, TO have til mRrngr ceremony Crle
brated in that city Col, blumt followed th,
party in the next steamer, aud succeeded IN al
irving few hours before the m1rriuH' took placc
He Immediately put stop to the proceedings
md took tho next steamer to Now York with hi,
wife aud daughter Miss Emily Blont is abou
seventeen years of ugc, and Is the hoircs3 ~ hc
own right of a considerable amount ot propellN
The paities ale now IN New YORK, where hir
Blount has had DE Ryltre arre,to Tor s'enilh.
the dresses of his daughter and h. has given ho,
ia 81 900 for his appearance tn answer the charge
The daughter has been spirited away to some place
unknown and cannot be found.
Mrs, Blount resides nj the Hotel Napoleon. SA
is n lady OF about thiltysN years ot are aud O
prepossessing appearance, with dark hair and eyes
her manner is cour,eou5 ouI refined, and II she b,
insane, MS has been asserted, $40 Indication ol 1t op
pears in her conversation uu various mhiscts, Sh
has alluded to the report herself as beng oa ud
and laughed at the idgl SuJUyoVs herself per
fectly satisfied OF the truth and honor or Captain
De Riviere she states that SIR has i0yguoh.
found him gentleman n every respect mi tha
in consrntmg TO his alliance with her dtuyb'e
she only looks, as a mother should do, 60 tic IN
turc welfare and peace OF mind OF th' mttr