Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-24
A Romantic Career-A WOman's
Experience of VicisSitudeS. 2

The Paris correspondent of the London
Times relates the following: x; ...... ..ia
A very curious cause has just been decided
by the Imperial Court of Paris An old lady
named Maria Chrstowich died in the Hospital
of La Charlie, in Paris, in December, 1861
in the sevcnty-ninth year of her age Her
history is worthy of narration Maria Chris
towich, born in Ragusa, in 1882 was, in 1906,
very handsome young woman, possessing
regular features, fine brown eyes, and hair as
,black as jet Having attracted the attention
of young French officer, he carried her off
to Grand Cairo, where he held o high position,
end they lived there together in great splen-
dor for many years. Maria Chrstowich rtela-
ted subsequently that she came to Paris with
the officer and that she was presented by him
as his wife to Louis XyIIL During her stay
in Paris, previous to her return to Cairo, her
existence was brilliant one After resi-
dence of several years in Cairo, the officer to
whom she had united her fortunes died, and
she was left with comparatively small means.
She then quilted Egypt and came to France.
She lived for a long time respectfully in Paris,
but the failure of d banking-house deprived
her of the greater part of her fortune, and she
was reduced to live on the rent she received
from house in Cairo, producing $50 "a year,
From that time Maria Christowich became
avaricious ard mistrustful., Sheremoved, to
a low damp lodging on the ground-fipor ;of "a
houscfin the Rue 'dArgenteuil, for WHICH she
paid 100 francs (f6) a year. She mighthaye
lodged herself better, and lived more com
fortably, but the loss of her money inspired
hos, oh -, &c hoiner ralttppi IN a
state of mendcity that, in order, to increase
her means, she imposed thousand unneces-
sary privations on herself Forgetting her
former luxurious habits and elegance Of dress,
she lived voluntarily in a state OF extreme
destitution, with all the appemance of abject
poverty. She died almost of starvation and
nevertheless the agent of the missionaries in
the Holy Land paid. her annually two thou
sand francs, in the presence OF one of the
priests of St Roche, her parish. Toward the
end of the year 1861 that Eriest was informed
that Maria Christowich had not been seen for
several days. He proceeded; to her lodgings,
knocked at the door, and heard q weak groan
The ,Commissary of Police ordered the door
to be broken open, and the wretched old wo-
man was found lying on the ground in her
tHt WeuluCf. USihS ~ hdt tiihu
excessively cold. She was conveyed to the
hospital of La Charlie, where, Notwithstanding
all the efforts made to save her, she died on
the second day the 22d Of December, 1861.
The day of her death the Able Renee ap-
prised the agent of the, missionaries Of the
fact, She had received from him two thou
sand franks, q few days previously being o.
years rent of the house in Cairo The agent
to her lodgings, hoping to find a.
will there, as Maria Christowich had fire.
quently expressed her detcrmination, to leave
all she possessed to the missionaries IN the
Holy Land, An. inventory was taken byal
netary,in the presence Of the Austrian Consul,
who attended on the part Of, heirs residing at
Ragusa, and in the trunks Of the old woman.
who was in the habit of soliciting aims from
the priests of St Roche, was found a sum of
25 900 francs (f1 ,0O0) in gold and govern
ment securities. This cash was handed over
to the notary, who was appointed provisional
trustee As there was no will discovered the
agent Of the missionaries withdrew, leaving
the affair to be decided between the Austrian
consul and the French government officers.
who laid claim to the property. Aftera long
the heirs of Maria Ghristowich es.,
their rights before the tribunal of
Raguse, and the judgment ofqthat tribunal