The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-03

"The Just and the unjust, the good and the
evil, ;" adds the French semi-official journal, are
mingled in this profession of faith. But what
renders the conduct OF the Democratic party
particularly difficult TO comprehend is the fact
that after having adopted such programme 1t
should have such candidate for the Presidency
az Mr.. Horatio Seymour, who, assuTedly, Is one
of the most eminent representatives and hrm
champions OF the policy of equity and mode
ration In regard to the South, but who has
very decidedly and openly condemned the hnan-
cial policy of which the New York platform
has become the expression. The fact, however,
remains that MIR. Seymour has accepted the
nomination which has been offered to him by
the Convention of which, by.the-by, he was the
President, Perhaps Mr.. Seymour's scruples have
been quieted by the consideration that the pay
ment or reputation of the debt IA matter
which rests with the Congress rather than with
the President OF the United States. Perhaps on
the other hand, it adds, the Democrats may
have calculated that with programme for and
q candidate against reputation, they will reach
all shades of opinion, and thus attract much
larger number OF votes. We are ignor I OF the
success which this double calculati' may have
with the electors but it seems to Us not to be
without danger, and it is assuredly wanting in
candoI."
The Latest Murder Trial.
The Paris (July 2l) correspondence of the
London Times ssys:-TWo women, Marie Fleu-
tot, domestic servant, aged twenty.iour, and
her mother Marguerite Merlette, have just been
tried in Paris on charge OF murder. The victim
was a lady named Chantereau, aged fifty, aud
unmarried but who, for more than twenty
years, had cohabted with a person named
Forest, builder and passed as his wife. She
resided, during the summer, at pleasant
villa on the banks OF the Marine, at La Varenne-
St.-Hilaire, short distance nom Paris; NJ.
Forest, being detained IN town by business,
was always absent from his country seat
during the week, and only arrived on Saturday
evening to stay over the Sunday, At about 80
O'Clock on the morning of the 10th of August
last, the house at La Vsrenne was discovered to
be on fire. The flames were got under in about
an hour, after which the body OF Mad'lle
Chantereau was found on the bed which had
only been partially burned; the head was CON-
pletely carboniZod, but sineularly enough, the
body was only scorched and the mattresses Oh
which IT lay were not destroyed. Tnis fact
struck the person who had come to render
assistance, and the first impression was that
crime had been committed, suspicion falling on
the servant Fleutot, who was alone with
Mad'lle Chantereau at the time of the disaster;
house TO the amount of over 300, 900 francs in
cash and securities remaining intact, and as the
body bore no marks of violence, that supposi.
tion fell to the ground, and the fire aud the
death OF Mad'lle Chantereau were concluded
to have been the result of accident. In
February last, however, from information
which M. Forest received, a search was
made in an apartment at Beroy occupied by the
mother of the girl Fleutot, and large quantity
of property was found, consisting of bedding
linen, jewelry, articles of wearing apparel, ETC..
OF the Value OF nom 4UUU francs to 6UU0 franCS
all of which had belonged to the deceased lady.
judicial inquiry was then opened aud showed
that the murder must have been committed by
the woman Fleutot, assisted by her mother, who
went frequently to visit her, and they were in
consequence both arrested. The circum stantial
evidence was conclusive, and the prisoners were
f6 to b ard aP9r for life On
probably expected capita! punishment, could
not restrain a smile OF satisfaction, which eX-
cited the indignation of the public present, and
some cries OF death! death J" were heard from
the audience.
The Duh de M MoAtpensier's TroubIss.
The semi.otficial French papers have orders to
contradict the report that the French Govern
ment had given information TO the Spanish Gov
eminent respecting the revolutionary intrigues
recently attributed to the Duke de Montpensier.
The France and the Constitutional both say that
the Emperor's Government knew nothing what
ever on the subject, and was equally ignorant OF
the steps which the Spanish Government in
rid says that the Spanish Minister iu
England has informed his Government
that General Prim had disappeared from Lon.
don, and gone probably to Lisbon, where all
military men of the Progressist party who have
| recently had to leave Spain, are said to be pro-
ceediug. The telegram adds that the Spanish
Government are becoming alarmed, and that g
state of siege will PROBABLY be proclaimed ere
| long. The belief prevailed IN Madrid that the
present Portuguese Ministry are in favor of 9
revolution in Spain. The Portuguese Council
OF state, at the Close OF Iner SESSION OF uly ZU
determined TO allow the Duke de MontpensieI
to reside in Portugal, although the French Gov
ernment was opposed to it.
| Poor Carlotta.
The Presse reports that the health of the un
fortunate Empress of Mexico is in no way i'm
proved, but that, on the contrary, her reason
wanders more and more. She has formed the
design of going 10 Miranlar aud the creates
pains in the world are necessary to divert hel
| IRON this project. 1T is feared that she may
make her escape from the chateau of Lacken
aud hence all the issues OF the building ar(
strictly guarded, and the number OF sentnel
| doubled,
ITALY.
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