Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-06-18

DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF sORLEANS---
The Duchess of Orleans, widow of the eid-
est son Louis Philippe, and mother OF the
Count of Paris and the Duke de Chartres,
the former of whom was heir apparent to
the throhe of France under the late dy-
nasty, died rather suddenly at heraresidence
at Richmond, England. on May 18TH. The.
deceased Duchess, Helene Louise Elizabeth
d'Orleans, was the youngest daughter of
Fredric Louis, hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg. Schwerin, and was born on
the oath of January, 1914. She was brought
up in the Protestant faith, and reluctantly
exchanged her pieus and unostentatious
course of life for the prospect of union
with the Prince Hoyal of France. She was
married to the Duke of Orleatis ch the 18th
of July, 1897, and bore him two sons. The
first born August oath, 1898. and the second
November 9th, 1910. The death of her hus-
band in July, 1912, by fall from his carriage
affected her with profound melancholy. and
thenceforth she lived for the most part in re-
tirement, devoting herselfto the educai,n Of
her sons. Following the forum es OF her
family, she left France on the overthrow of
the Orleans dy nasty, not, however, without
an effort to preserve the inheritance of her
eldest son, and during The last ten years has
resided chiefly in Germany, making occas-
ional visits to members of the late French
royal family in England.
GREAT H 1GHwAY ROBBERY IN CALlFoR-
Nfx.-The highway men of California are as
bold and cool in the stand and deliver pro-
cess as the bandits of Mexico robbery
at Nevada, May 3d. was perpetrated as fol-
! lows "a .5sfs st=s 49,, A.ssesssssss e
| This morning the stage was stopped one
| mile from this place by six. highwaymen
| armed with shot guns and pistois-one ol
them seizing the lead horses, the others pre-
senting their arms and demanded the treasure
box. The Alta Express Company . boz
/ was handed them, but they refused it saying
lssYou cant fool us-giye US Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S box That was handed them; and the
! Stage was allowed to pass on. The bo,
| was broken open with an axe and robbed o.
| Sals0eein bars, dust and eoih.a There were
number OF passengers aboard. but they were
SO completely taken BY surprise that no resis
tance was offered Two men-Daniel Lud
ington and One Eyed gack--have been ur
rested on suspicion, and the Sheriff is IN pu-
| Suts VI 1W0 5OsACtSs w GtlSs cL aAO
have offered a reward of three thousand dol
lars for the arrest OF the robbers.
Il Fatal AFFRAY.-The St. Louis New
learns from passenger on the Aubrey tha
fatal aaffray occurred at Liberty, Mo-, oi
Thursday week. 1t seems that the woman
who walks the wire of North's circus wa
married to James Mcfarland, an attachee o
Spalding & Rogers circus, but some tim
since she was divorced. She stopped at th
Thompson House at Liberty. and begged tn
protection of the landlord, Mr.. Roberts, q
) Mcfarland had made threats to take her life
+ and at Kansas City actually shot at her thrc
) window. Not long after this McFarlan
4 came to the hotel, and demanded admittanc
/. to the room che occupied. He was told lhs
' he could not see her, when, swearing th,
q he would shoot both her and the landlord b
o presented pistol at Roberts breast. Th
q first time the cap snapped; but again the pii
: tol was leveled, and this time went off, Gu
9 ting the breast Of Roberts coat, when u
q later drew bowie knife, and, AZ the fir
!. blow. completely severed McFarland's hes
q from his body. fs@r eaa