Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-14

week IN the Star, witness from Baltimore. Mr..
1onn lass, was sworn, and testified as to his
sIahoihg In Germany. He stated that the right
name Of the prisoner is Jael though he was
Sdneo Count Norman He is an intelligent man:
mas served in the dragons In his country, but is
swlhoier, and has been twice confined in the
principal prison of Wurtemberg. In view of
these facts, and the evidence already elected.
Justice Dom committed him for trial at the
Criminal Court ~
There are circumstances which lead tn a strong
suspicion that he is convict deported at the cost
OF his county, and these circumstances will be
laid before the State Department The following
Is letter purportlng to he from a female friend,
with whom he would seem to have held intimate
relations:
MELANIE LARIvIERE TO THE COUNT IURoR1rz.
NEW YORK, Feb. S. 1860
Ny Dear EdpGrd WI hen received your let
ter was about departing for New Orleans be-
cause, after your departure could not nor would
longer remain at Baltimore: Gsubseaently erased
and Boston substituted.l You have left me in
manner, which in vain you endeavor to excuse;
and also See from Your letter that all nv homes
In you are vain. l have sacrificed all to YOU that
girl can sacrifice, upon your solemn promise to
marry me II you should ever enter upon the DOS
session OF your estate Now, when there is hope
that there may be change of rulers now You
will sell your estates for half their value But
thereby you do not escape your promise For If
You sell them, you have had control of them and
III uSt keep your word, SO often reiterated to NE,
to make me your wife. If you do not choose to be
coward and perjurer towards the woman who
has sacrificed all which she possessed to You. I
have your solemn promise in more than one letter
from you IN writing, and can, when necessary
prove 1t in court If choose.
You write that you are in great distress and
require your papers and baggage in order to effect
your arrangements.
If you want money, You have only to declare to
my aunt at New Orleans, that YOU will be true to
your word, and you will have the balance of my
fortune, $4,000 francs, at vour disposal With
that We ran retprn TO Europe. and YOU can sell
Yourself hall
which. as you confess to HE yourself, Won are
obliged to do
If you have honorable intentions towards me.
you will unreservedly accept my proposals. Write
to me to New Orleans. in positive terms your
intention, and by return mail you shall have the
necessary funds to come to me and my aunt where
you are welcome, and can at least keep your
engagement to HE, if it is your earnest
If you will not do that, ain. as YOU towards
me, quit of all obligations. If in that case you
care Tor your papers and effects yoa can come and
take them from me in person. / perceive we'll
enough that If. as You hoped, You had obtained
money in w ashinSton, to wait for the settlement
OF your business, you would nOtLave written to
me any more, and after concluding the business
would have sent ME a sum Of money such as
might be given to lorstte at Paris OF which YOU
would rid yourself But, observe we'll you per
cured man, before in the ignOminous manner |
accept any money from YOU to pay me for my
love and honor, sooner will ] give death TO NV
self
Wait for the happiness that you built upon nv
RUM II VIII bring you little satisfaction and the
remembrance of me will be poisoned chaIice
Such your guilt, wherever you may be- will al
ways present to you. | do not stoOp to any en-
treaties; do as you please One thing you know.
that the loss of your love renders me miserable
and Is killing to me. Your
MELANIE LARIv1ERE.
I'm Route TO New Orleans.
MADAME BISHOPS NOTE TO THE COUNT.
The following note indicates that he succeeded
In pal ining himself upon Madame Bishop as the
genuine article III the way of a foreigner of dis
tinction:
MADAME Anna Bishop preSente ses compli
ments Monsieur lie Comte Farowitz Rallpttv Il
Sera hien aise de reavoir Monsieur lie Comte ve,s
les deux heureS auiOurdhus
so Wizards Hotel
The Count seems to have actually succeeded I'm
wrlnglng himself in extensively among tic adj
mlfers OF foreign aristocracy. In baltimore he vas
formally dlned by some of the German ma-nates
until the convivial board was scattered tnrourh
the revelations Of the ''Wecker" He Outlined
fifteen dollars from the Spanish Legation in this
C Is; and hlr NJ William was induced TO procure
counsel for him.
The WAsHINGToN ART ASSOCIATION. -Tb.
nsla small and select audience, of which it might
be said,
Eyes of fire their flashes sent
And rosy lips looked eloquent"
assembled at the gallery of the Washington Art
Association last evening to enjoy the beauties
there displayed and hear the opening address of
the Rev. DIR. Samson The collection Of paintings
and statuary is IN a great measure new and diff
ferent from the collection of last year, and en-
braces many of the choicest works Of art which Ii
is a delicious pleasure to look upon.
The time for the commencement of the lecture
Dr. Stone, the President of the Assoca-
ton, took the stand and gave short account Of
the struggles Of the Association to sustain itself
stating that they had to adopt the lecture system
III order TO get out an art audience, and that with
this aid their prospects of success were good He
incidentally stated that the gallery open free
MI
had three or four Thousand vsiters from these in
situations only about one thousand of the citizens
ont OF population of sixty or seventy thousand.
had purchased tickets Of admission
He then introduced to the audience DR. Sam
son, who announced the subject upon which he
proposed to make a few remarks, to he Art
EduCation.' He proceeded to show that Il great
fault in American education was the lack Of art
culture, from which lack the people were unable
to enjoy the true beauties of art appreciate its
humanizing and refining Influence upon the mo-
raj and social condition of the race, He reviewed
the history of art from the earliest ages to show
that whenever and wherever il had hour;shed in
the greatest perfection. civilization and refine
ment bad existed in the highest degree He sug.
geSted that the study If art was among the first
impulses and manifestations of the human mind.
and that the passion should be encouraged and
cultivated as means in the hands Of Providence
Of bringing back the human family to the beau
ties and purity of Eden
The next lecture of the course was announced
to be delivered by Pref W Whitaker on Monday
evening next, on the subject Of Washington IT.
wing, the relation Of his writings to Art, &cn
MORE BOGUS CoUNTs.-The kingdom of Wur-
tenn berg seems just now to be extensively engaged
In emptylng upon our shores its prison aristocra-
cy; and the matter will probably lead to serious
by our State Department Some
eighteen months ago, notorious thief a shoe
maker, named Carl Schefir, son of a police officer
Of knittl ngen, Wurtemberg, who has been a
prisoner in Ludwigsburg for aggravated grand
larceny, came to this country lie is describe as
about % or % years of age, of low stature light
brown hair. of good education. served several
years in the military, and is Il very adroit fellow
lie figured extensively in the West as Count Paul
alias Carl Schetfr. son of noble family at Stuff
gard, connected with Baron II rgeI and the Secre-
Iary OF w ar, and that he fed his country by rea-
son Of a duel. AS we see from Western papers he
was recently convicted Of horse stealing at St
Louis, and some tender souls propose to recon-
mend him to the pardOning mercy of the Gov
ernor. Verify, foreign Counts are at discount
9uere: How do they get here!
The ANNUAL CELEBRATION of the Youths Mis-
'ionary Society connected with the Sunday School
Of Mckendree Chapel, was held in the above
named church last night. After PRAYER BY the
Rev DR.. Hamilton, the president Of the Society.
Mr.. Jas Darden,J then announced the order OF
exercises, accompanied with brief but eloquent
address upon the subject of foreign missions
Recitations and missionary addresses Were deliv-