The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-08

list OF his effects comprised the fol-
lowing: "A scroll shaped easy-chair,
spring stuffed, and covered in best
silk reps, finished with silk cord on
enameled legs and castors and a
chlntz cover" also, "a fine silver
plate chimney glass in frame, covered
in violet Utrecht velvet, with silver
monogram" also, & a fancy ball dress
trimmed with ermine, jeweled belt,
pair of blue silk boots, and two caps;"
also, a rose-colored satin ditto, cloak,
pair of trunks, tunic, pair of boots,
and cap most extensively trimmed
and jeweled;" and "a white satin
loose tunic, embroidered, with silver
jeweled belt" &c.
A new and strange case of infideli-
ty to nuptial vows has just come to
light in Chicago. The wife of
wealthy retired New York merchant.
with his consent, started for New Or
leans Winter before last, and last
Winter, to pass the cold season there.
with her parents, and return to New
York in the Spring. Last Spring she
returned according to the previous ar
rangement; but last, February the
husband went unexpectedly to New
Orleans, and found his wife had not
been there, either that Winter or the
previous one. He. also ascertained
that she had passed the previous Win
ter with lover in st. Louis, and the
present one with him in Chicago. He
went to the latter place after her; but
she heard of it, and eluded his pur-
suit. Her strategy was to send letters
to New Orleans, where they were post
marked and forwarded to him. He
sent her money, upon which she and
her lover lived. Failing to find his
erring spouse, the husband returned
to New York. The woman and her
paramour are still in Chicago. The
husband is about fifty years of age;
the wife twenty-five.
A celebrated character has disap-
peared from the Palais Royal, Paris.
Rene Lartique was a Swiss, and man
of about sixty He spent the third
of his life at dinner Every morning
at ten o'clock he was to be seen going
into restaurant, and in few mo-
ments was installed in corner, which
he only quilted about three in the
afternoon, after having drunk six or
seven bottles of different kinds of
wine. He then walked up and down
the garden till the clock struck five,
when he made his appearance again at
the same restaurant, and always at the
same place. His second meal, atwhich
he drank quite as much as at the first,
invariably lasted till half-past nine.
Therefore, he devoted nine hours a
day to eating and drinking
The wife of Hon. Jos. a. Wright,
Minister to Berlin, writes, under date
of March 3, concerning the illness of
her husband: g Last week. Count
Bismark called and spent an hour or
two, and tried to persuade him to
change his physicians for the
homeopathic school, saying that
since he (the Count had changed
his, his health has vastly improved
though he thinks the least one has to
do, generally, with the doctors the
better. The physicians are at present
giving our patient only some strength
ening drops, chiefly of iron, and they
advise that as soon as the Spring shall
open, and he shall have strength to
bear the journey. that he go to Carls-
bad, famous watering place in Aus
tria; but wherever he goes, he must
have the greatest quiet, and as many
of the comforts of home as possible"