Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-20

ferson with the delicate duty of negotiating
for the purchase" outside the Constitu-
tlon"-of Louisiana at price not toe
great for the necessitous economies of the
American treasury, was full of alarm and
watchfulness at these intimate communica.
tions. Active, and doubtless not especially
scrupulous, Clark, at home, was a perpetual
thorn in the side of the worthy but nervous
Claiborne, the first American Governor,
who denounced him ut one time as secretly
an enemy Of the United States, and who
was consequently annoyed and mortified
when in the same year he was elected the
first delegate from Louisiana to the national
Congress.
In the heated atmosphere of society
ruled by passion, this proud chevelier ''be-
came acquainted" about 1902, with Madame
Zulime de Oranges, the wife of Monsieur
Frenchman by birth, "nobleman' of
France, as was afterward testified of him,
but in New Orleans, in the language Of
Judge Catron, only ga humble shopkeeper.
His wife, who had married him at the early
Ase =, 'nnteen' was oieoie vi rare anu
voluptuous beauty. They had been welded,
when Clark made their acquaintance, for
about eight years.
The relationship that ensued between the
herchaAt anu Madame De aranges can BET
'er appear ny the iacts hereafter fecitea than
ny 'oo posi'iVe anu circumslahtial STATE
ihen'' we can nardiy pc charilanle enough
10 uissuise inc 1fu'h US IL must subsequently
appear
4hoio 'nan .niiy years a.'er"arus sla-
uaiiic oaiiiare', she slster Oh Mauame De
oranges, made her aeposition IN pehaii OF
her hiece' .ne heroine Oh lhls story. ohe
aiiiriieu 'ha' s.e knew oiark maze 10 her
iainny pioposi.ions Vi ihafriase WIN Aul-
ihe' ai.er IL naa become known tnat her
,iiaii'ase WIN De u.ahses was Voiu' oc-
pause previous wile' 70 wnom he hau
peon niaiiieu III fiance' was SUN living
now anu wnen u,u so starting a TACT De-
oohe Known Whas was 'he ih'aihacy
between CLARK ana luiime when 1t was dis
| coVereaf "A muitituue OF suggestive ques-
| lions ARISE anu must pe uismisseu.
some tine IN lhe carry summer Oh iooz,
however, lound madame De uranses ana
aho'nor sis'er' Maoame Despau, III fhllauei-
phia' iney hao come says me ia'.er iauY'
Ny way Oh new 1orA. IN 'hae Guy 'hey
nao peeh uiiigen'iy turning over olo mar
riaee REGISTERS IN inc Oa'hoac cnutches,
hoping 10 lno 'he recora Oh De e'ranges
previous marriage. mourning oi .he Aiiio
hao reWaraeu 'heir searcu' oa' 'ney were
.oiu Oh u Witness 70 'he ceremony oarue.'e
| ny naihe' whom .ney "ou'o hna ~ ihiia-
ueiphia' hence 'heir presence ~ inc ia''er
| Guy.
hr' oarae''e was iouhu' anu was eApncie
anu satisfactory III MS s'a'ciiich's nc hau
oeeh "i'hess W 'iie aicseo inaliiasc. ne
hiew 'no wae 'neii "euueu W ~ oianses
10 DC stiii living.
"'s ,noio p'oo' n.oo''aS AppAi'A'J
NOT. Inc wle VI e'sh. years ,ei' oonS,hceu
,weon then, had been /, a,;,,v disbnnor M,
an bopo,.hle ,ved,ock The rnmors in
Now orloans hod ths;r full co,tirma,ion
she was free
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In the opinion pronounced py the Su-
preme Court ON the iourth appeal 10 IL In
TINS case-the only one decided expilcitiy
against MIS- aaihes--1uoge oa.roh awei'
upon the testimony OF Dahici W. oo4e'-
MIR. Coke Was the business partner ana per-
sonal friend OF Daniel Clark. Ihey seem TO
have been consenial as wen as familiar
Judge Catron described them us nearly OF
the same age, "both proud, inteiilgent ana
ambitious oil success, equals IN rank ana IN
innate In their social relations as common
interest and constant intercourse could make
them"
| In April or August, iSo2, SAID Mr. Coke
in his testimony, thirty-five years afterward,
lady came to him in Philadelphia, She
presented as her introduction, confidential
letter from MIR. Clark. The latter in his
note charged his friend with the perform
ance of a delicate duty. In brief, the COM
munication stated that the lady, whom Mr.
Clark thus confided to his friends care, was
about to become mother-her child was
his-care for her expected situation in the