Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-10-17
CHARLoTTE's MADNESS.
Distressing State of Her Mind
How the Unhappy Empress
:. Passes Her. Weary DAYS. -,

How the Unhappy Empress
= Passes Her. Weary Days. 80,
Correspondence Of the London Echo1
The recent stories about the Empress
Charlotte, of Mexico, being at the point
OF death were so far from being true
that It now turns out that this unhap-
py lady is in the possession of perfect
bodily health. Her mental malady.
however, is worse than ever. She still
remains at the Chateau Of Turvuerer,.
Her madness has degenerated into a
kind Of ehlldiShness, but is unaccom.
panied by any violence, such as is gen.
orally the case with female Iunatics.
The Empress's mind is overcast. dis
dainful, and sometimes imperious. but
quiet and gentle, and as nearly ali her
caprices are satisfied, she has no reason
to feel torinented. She lives very re-
tired and almost alone in two rooms Of
the chateau where she takes upon her
self the care. of her little housekeeping.
The only person she will converse sith
I-and to whom she appears attached.
and who has an influence over her-is
the learned and clever DIR, H., who is
now charged exclusively with her
treatment, She resolves him every
morning for half an hour, and IS calm
after each OF these interviews. AsPhe
nine aud twenty other persons Of all
ranks who from her household are far
from enjoying such 9 favor; the En-
press accepts their attentions, but with
IrepUgnance, and often rejects them,
She dimes always alone and standing.
She fetehes her own plates from the ad-
Joining room; she arranges her own
dishes, and clears. the table, The En-
press is always chilly and insists on hay-
ing blazing fire. She lights and at
tends to it herself. She is also fond of
having 9 number of. candles burning.
In order TO prevent an accident, a guard
with lock and key was PLACED before
the fire; this precaution annoyed her
greatly, and she complained to all the
servants, and wanted the key. DR.. H
took the part OF the Empress, and, hay
ing pretended to seold the servants,
ordered the key to be given to her,
Since then she has keptit, and always
talks of the great victory she won over
the. doctor. The greatest part Of her
time Is occupied in sending teIegraphic
dispatches TO Napoleon III, whom she
still believes TO be on the throne, and
eonYersing with spirits, which, she
says, haunt the upper stories Of the
chateau, whose language she boasts of
and whose advice she follows.
Now and then she orders a rich toilet
to be made, which she places on chairs
and dummies, and goes through the
ceremony OF a court reception IN. her
eyes these dresses and bonnets repre-
sent ladies of France and Mexico She
dattered some, Insults Others and so
passes part of her time She never
wears any Of theSe fne toilets, and al
ways. appears in her dressing gown.
Not long ago she cut of all her fine hair
and put it on one of her dummies;
nevertheless she insisted on having her
hair d essed every mGlning, and a do
mestic Aas to go through the ceremony.
Sometimes she takes walk. or runs
about in the park. No affection, has re-
manned in her Eeart, not even. for her
brother, She VIII not see either the
King or the Queen, andher family are
obliged to content themselves with
looking at her unobserved when she
goes into the park, The. fear Of being
poisoned has disa ppeared, and she eats
anything with a good appetite. All
hope ofcure has been given up, and the
doctors say that her health is such as
promises a long life. s5...i.-
Cholera is disappearing in India. ST
Paris is raising relief for those who
have left Alsace and Lorraine. ~
: The Chicago brick layers are on a
strike for "a per dsy of eight hours. D
The wool house of Gilbert & Loyeioy,
Boston, has failed for s2O0, 200. -
3 Trouble has again arisen in the coun-
y Of Mayo. Ireland, between land
holders and tenants. e l.ris' sea
General Leon, distinguished Hay
len, has arrived at New York on his
way to Washington. 80
4 Two-thir1s of the treasure lost ~ the
'urning of the steamship America, at
yokohama, has been recovered. .Aaeln
Gladstone has called a meeting of the
British Cabinet for Wednesday. I'm
'ortant business is to be considered.
The strike of the New York coach
rivers has ended with success They
ow receive s14 per week instead of
II. -,f - y.s--,5,.s.st -y.-
C. Ratciiffe & Co., machinists ifiCfn-
innati, suffered by fire Friday, mid
light, to the extent of 5000. No in
urance. --sstt asc.
The gauge of the Erie road IS to be
educed from six feet to four feet nine
1cheS. 1t will cost about twenty mil
on OF dollars. 49, .7ss-f 60,
Spain, it is said, does not mediate
laking demands for damages on the
Tnited States because of the escape OF
uban filibusters from these shores.
1t is said thatthe Car has withdrawn
he congratulations extended TO Thiers,
nd expressed dissatisfaction at the .ag-
ressive attitude of the RadicalJparty OF
range. IaaCse EssS BIS .iGiaaS
The Cincinnati Exposition closed Sat-
rday night. The total receipts were
bout 800, 700. The guarantee fund for
le next Exposition has reached s125,-
)0.. - '''''.s e. - -l'. 3. .'.'-
The New York Excise Board on the
"a inst, refused license to Paul Falk,
gaitlsts whom the Seventh Street
Iethoiist church had made complaint
4 selling lager beer..a2 aeislsa
A committee of twenty-nine, inclnd-
lg Prot. Blake, Of New Haven, Jack
MS. Schuitef and Prof jay, of Column
IA, have been appointed to take meas.
res to have the products Of this coun.
v suitably represented at the Vienna
zposition. ssHas a'f la.aalt
At Bayonne, N. T., on the 5th inst,
/ experimental blast with nitro-glyce-
ne was tried by some men working