The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-19
CAIRO BULLETIN.
CHARLOTTE's MADNESS.
DISTRESSING STATE OF HER
MIND-HOW THE UNHAPPY
EMPRESS PASSES HER
WEARY DAYS.

Correspondence of the London Echo.]
The recent stories about the Empress
Charlotte Of Mexico being At the point Of
death were 30 far from being true that II
now turns out that this unhappy lady 10
| In possession Of perfect bodily health. Her
mental malsdy, however, 10 worse than
ever. She siill remains At the Chateau
of Turvuaren. Her madress has degen.
| Grated into . kind Of childishness, but
10 unaccompsnied by any violence,
such Is 10 generally the case with
female lunatics. The empress mind is
overcast, disdsinfui, and sometimes imper.
ious, but quiet and gentle, and as nearly
all her caprices are satisfied, she has no
reason TO feel tormented. She lives very
retired and almost alone in two rooms Of
the chateau, where she takes upon herself
the care Of her little housekeeping. The
only person she will converse with-and
TO whom she appears attached, and who
has an influence over hers the learned
and clever Dr.. H, who Is now charged
exclusively with her treatment she
receives him every morning Tor
half On hour, and 10 calm after
each Of these interviews. The nine
and.twenty other persons Of all ranks who
formed her household are far from enjoy
ing such . favor. The empress accepts
their attentions, but with repugnance, and
often rejects them. She dimes always
alone and standing. She fetches her own
plates frsm the adjoining room she ar
ranges her own dishes, and clears the
table. The empress 10 always chilly, and
insists on having . blazing ars. She
lights and attends TO 1t her
self. She Is also fond of bsv-
ing number Of candles burning.
In order 10 prevent an accident guard
with lock and key was placed before the
fire 4; this precaution ANNOYED her greatly,
and she complained TO Sll the servants,
and wanted the key. DR.. H took the
part Of the empress, and, having pre-
tended 10 scold the servants, ordered the
key 10 be given her. Since then she has kept
IL, and always talks Of the great victory
Sd. won over the doctor. The greatest
part OF her time is occupied in sending
telegraphc dispatches 70 Napoleon III,
whom she believes still 70 be or the throne,
and converting with spirits, which she says
haunt the upper stories OF the chateau,
whose language she boasts Of knowing,
and whose advics she follows. Now and
then she orders q rich toilet 10 be maze,
which she places on chairs and dummies,
and goes through the ceremony Of court
reception. In her eyes these dresses and
bonnets represent ladies Of France and
Mexico. She fatters some, insults others,
and so passes . part OF her time. She
never wears any Of these fine toilets and
always appears in her dressing.gown.
Not long ago she cut off all her
Ane hair and put it on one Of
her dummies; nevertheless, she insists
on having her hair dressed every morn
ing, and a domestic has to 60 through the
ceremony. Sometimes she takes walk,
or runs about the park. No affection has
remained in her heart, not even for her
brother. She will not see either the
king or queen, and her family are obliged
10 content themselves with looking at
her when she goes into the park. The
fear Of being poisoned has disappeared,
ard she eats anything with good appe-
ti,e. All hope OF cure has been given up,
and the doctors say that her health 10
such a. promises long life.