Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-10

daily Washington life; two, at least, o
them being also as wellknown in New York
as in the Federal Metropolis. Key wa:
about ~ years ofage, tall in stature, about
six feet, with an easy and fashionable air
but BY no means prepossessing in appear
ance otherwise. His face had sickley
hue, and he bad been for some time suffer
ing from heart disease, or imagined he was
which gave him soured and disconted
look. Otherwise he was extremely popu-
lar, and those who knew him best said his
eccentricities of manner covered very kind
and generous heart. His father, Francis
S. Key, was the author of the national song.
the "Star-Spangled Banner" He was a
widower with four children. On his mar
riage be narrowly escaped duel with Col.
May, who conceived that he had unfairly
ousted him from the affections of the lady
who became his wife, and who was beau
tiful and charming woman.
Mr.. Sickles, the member for the Third
District of New York, is native of that
City, was originally a printer by oecupa-
ton. He is man of nearly forty years Of
age; Of good presence and graceful man
ners. AS member of the State Senate
as well as in the House of Representatives,
he had made himself remarked BY a quite
unusual GOODNESS and selfpossession, which
gave him great advantages in debate, and
had acquired for him well deserved repu-
tation as rising young leader of the Dem
ocratic Party. In 1853, Mr.. Sickles was
married to his wife, now ruined and heart
broken, then young girl fresh from her
school-life, and remarkable then as now for
something especially soft, lovely and youth
ful in tie type of her very peculiar beauty.
She is of Italian origin, and possesses all
the Italian lustre and depth of eye, united
with a singular candor and delicacy of fea-
ture.
Mr.. Sckless had seen her grow up from
childhood, and was attached to her with an
almost idolatrous affection. Shortly after
their marriage, Mr.. Sickless was appointed
Secretary oflhe American Legation at Lon
don, in the household of Mr.. Buchanan,
and bis beautiful bride won universal ad-
miration abroad, not more by her charms
ofperson and manner than by the gayety
and innocent joyousness Of her character
On their return to America they resided
for some time on the Bloomingdale road,
in a charming house overlooking the Hud-
son River; and. on his election to Con-
gress, Mr.. Sickles took his present house
on Presidents Square. Mrs. Sickles may
be %, and has two children. She is the
daughter of Bagioli, the celebrated music
teacher of Fourteenth-street.
Popular sympathy, as usual in such cases,
is almost unanimously with Mr. Sickles, the
provocation being deemed ample justifca-
ton for the deed.
A few Of Keys personal friends profess
to disbeieye his conduct to have been ac-
tually criminal, and maintain that it was
the result merely of inordiiary personal
vanity which led him to seek the appear
ance of being fayorite with the lady in
question.
Key left no property. His family con-
nections it is understood are able, and will
provide for his children. Some of Keys
friends intimate threats ofsummary venge-
ance against Sickless if he appears in pub
lie where they can reach him.
On tie killing of Key the New York
Post comments as follows:
The character of the husband too often
sorrupts that of the wife, particularly at
The impressible period of early youth
Curses, it is said in the old proverb, come
nome to roost, and so it may be said with
equal truth to adulteries. Sickles was ex-
luded from decent society in this city long
Igo, and it would be almost miracle if in
he school to which he took his young wife,
With her character yet uniformed, she should
lave preserved her innocence. There ar,
tates of existence in which mutual tolera-
ion is the rule of conduct; and Sickles in
lcquiring so perfectly the morals, should
llso have acquired the philosophy of the
lass to which he belonged. 1t i'll became
lin who is so careless of his own conduct, ,,
o set on foot Investigations into the NOR
is of others, and to avenge false step
With death.
BURIEL IN DIAMONDS AND LACE.-The f
ady referred to in the following paragraph
) said, by the Atlas and Argusu to be t
he wife of Mr.. P, formerly of that
ity:
"Jenking" writes US from Washington v
bat a Mrs. P, of New York, the wife 1
f a linseed oil manufacturer, wore to the
Napier ball diamonds valued at one hun
red thousand dollars. Her heavy tiara v
nd necklace were wholly composed of dia- O
londs, and her breastplate was of diamond O
,aves. She stood "kne-deep"-Jenkins' f
legant expression-in old cbench lace-au i,
Italian fabric of exceeding delcacy, the Sc d
ret of the manufacture Of which has long O
cen lost. 1t fell over blue silk from her Il
nees to her feet, and also in graceful folds d
yer her bosom. The lady sat during the a
hole of the evening bv window opening L
ON side room into the dancing halls, t.
a position where the light could fall ia fl
orable upon her opulence. But she did n
ot dare to enter the crowd for fear that the c,
ce might be injured or the diamonds raw W
he'd from her person. d
The PIKE OPERA House FErE.-The g
pening of the Cincinnati Opera House by - -
grand ball was the event of the 22d in q
e Queen City. 1t was $40 ticket af- u "
ir, and the number present was estimated ~ =:
about 1000. Promenades, dancing and =, Is
PIPER were the order of the Inauguration, NJ
I'd the display of beauty, dress, jewelry
ID fashion were dazzling. The Gazetfs
port says" "There is a distinguished fr
lerpyman of the city, leading off in the th