Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-14

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About the Catacazys.
When the de Cstacazys first arrived in Wash
ipgt' the story of their early life we'll
known as 1t was later. The little home at Bla-
deIsburgh was fresh in every sne's recollection
Mr.. de C6tacaZy in these DAYS was Secretary of
Legation To Baron Bodisco. When BOdsco
heard OF the beautiful young recluse in that
cot age, ne sent the young man back TO RusSs.
Nhen the d's2raced couple appeared IN wash
in&t3n clothed with penipotsntiary powers
tAef hrst visit was sent mental one to the
humble home thaS had sheltered them in their
ehty love. The story OF that love is not 50
Dreadful pc to have been visited upon tho wO-
man after seventeen years of marriage to the
nan who had always Seen her lover. MsdaTa
de Cstacazy when a very young girl Was we'd
ded against her will to an italian noble 10 an her
age. Her bnsbard was sent az Minister to Bra
~, and on the same stesmer with the young
bride was young De CatacaZy, also on dipio-
matte mission. He witnessed the cruel treat.
me mt OF the CounS toward his beautiful young
wife, and interrOsed protection. The eni of il
was an elopemeDt. and they brought up in this
city. Soon after their dismissal from Washing
ton, Madame's husband died. and she became
the wife OF De Catscazy. All this so many
years ago that immaculate Washington over
looked the irregu,arity until the proper time
came to strike The men threw the blame npon
the woman, ami aaid they were Jealous of the
heaut fol and fascinating woman. Madame de
Cataeazy has andSon in Italy. He is q no.
biemsn OF high rank. One evening after we
lad oiued at the de CatscsZys we adjourned TO
the Madsme's boudoir for coffee and liquors
Jsthen. the most delicious tea, in Transparent
Seyres China cups, was served. Then Madame
seated herself at cabinet piano, and in the
most thrilling style chanted Tennyson's
BREAK, Break" Not long after that in read.
ing LOthsir, l perfectly Understood how that
distinguished English audience was reused to
enthusiasm when Theodora sat at the piano and
must have rendered the music in the same
grand and fervid manner as did Madame de
Catacazy. ltseemed wonderful for a foreigner
t. so perfectly comprehend the sentiment of
that poem. Chief Justice Chase and his daugtl-
ter. after hearing this wonderful woman, Sc
lectt charming poem VIII ch they sent 20
Madame de CatacaZy with the request that she
would st it to music ard chant IL for them at
their next visit-"Icy' in Couri:r-JoarRdL.
TBE PROPOSED TwESTr-CENT PIRCe.-In a
note TO the Baltimore American, Mr.. NJ. V.
Davis writes from the office OF the Director of
tie Mint as follows SO In your issue OF to-day
| notice paragraph stating that at the next
session Of Congress, it is proposed 70 have two
new silver coins authorized. viz: A twelve and
half and twenty-cent piece, and asking the
question Why not adhere to decimal coin. o
! think the idea OF twelve aud half cent coin
is erroneous, and has arisen from the fact in
telegTaphlDg to the press a synopsis OF the
directors report for the last fiscal wear. the
proposed twenty.cent coin was referred to IA a
twelve-cent coin, the mistake being with the
operator, not IN the report. The necessity for
such coin does not exist bill authorizing
the issue OF a twenty-Cent silver coin was iutro-
dpced in the Senate bV Senator Jones of Ne
vsda, and passed that boly at Its last session.
closing hours, u failed tor want of time but
will probably become a law at the present
tession OF Congress. The object in providing
for such coin was to relieve an embarrassment
which has long prevailed on the Pacfc coast in
making change, in consequence OF q ten-cent
silver coin, or bit being the lowest denoml-
mated coin in circulation, our FIVE cent copper
nickel coins being almost unknown in Califor-
MIA, and all Efforts TO introduce them having
TINS far proved unsuccessful. Under the bit'
system which obtains there, III a purchaser
nayRent a 9 nniu f1r
article, the price OF which Is bit or ten cents
he receives only ten cents change, and conse-
quentiy loses n1e cents in the transa ction. The
isne OF twentY-cent coin will relieve this
difficulty, ard at the same time conform TO our
decimal system Of money"
CLosB OF The AaRRICAN HEALTH Coy.
GRRss.-1he American public health assocIa-
tiOn concluded its annual session yesteriav y and
adjourned Committees were appointed to re-
port on various matters appertainiug to tue
public health at the next annual Session. which
VIII be held in baltimore, beginning on the
second Tuesday of November, 1875. \ commit
tee was appointed to make report on the san
iaIy legislation OF the several states OF the
tmon. Dr: l.. d. Steider, OF Frederick, is the
chairman OF the committee.
Dr. Joseph NJ. Toner, OF Washington, ID. C.,
was elected president of the association for the
ensuing year. resolution was offered by Pro-
fessor Gross, directing that committee con-
sisting of member of the association from
each state and territory OF the Union of which
the president OF the association shall be chair
next session TO institute bureau OF health TO
oe located al Washington city, with b.snch at
the seat OF each state and territorial govern
ment. The resolution was referred TO the spe-
clal con mittee on legislation. Papers by A B.
judsOn, VI. D.. of New York, on ''The Adyan-
tsges OF Health OficeTs in the Study of Ssni-
ts1y Selerce;o by w. M. ). Ludlow, M. d., of
New York, on "The Beneficial Character of
Boards OF HEALTH" by VIM Hunt, NJ. D., of
Philadelphia, On ''An Analysis OF the Mortaii.y
OF The Pennsylvania Hospital for the year
nd Y. n1n ~
Washington, ID. c., on .'Sailors as PropsyatOrs
OF Disease" we're referred to tue executive
committee for publication.
COUNT yor ARNrx kEARREsrgp.-The
Count Non Arnim has been rearrested but on
account of bis he esith " as not removed to prison
The shock caused by his second arrest has seri-
Ourly affected the health Of the Count who is
confined 10 Lis bed. formal complaint has
been lodged by the government law officers
against him. The London Times Berlin dis
patch gives the following account of the latest
proceedings in tue Won Arnim case: .sThe Me
tropoiitsn court on Monday passed a vote
sanctiOnipg the motion of the public prosecutor
that Arnlm be brought before the court on q
charge OF removing Official documents. TINS
process ls equivalent to a cOmmittAl tor trial in
the English procedure" The act OF accusation
was delivered TO Amin on Tuesday. Three
weeks must elspse between this and the trial
The court evidently considered the JTiaac facie
treated the offence as ons not baiIsbIe and
hence, probably, the second arrest, AS the fuII
penalty OF the crime described in the act OF ac-
eusation is i've years imprisonment
A BANK PRESIDENT ON TRIAL.-Mr. T. r.
Brooks, late president OF the Merchants na-
uonal bank of Petersburg, Va, is now on trial
IN the United States circuit. Richmond, or An
Indictment in which the is thirty-seyen counts.
in which he Is charged with embezzling al.
1T acting, and misapplying moneys and credits
OF theiMerehants national bank Of Petersburg
ng false entries in the record book and
Journal OF the banking, making false reports 10
the comptroller, and unlawful assigumsnts OF
property OF the bank. On Thursday a iury was
sworn and the testimony for the prosecution
commenced. Mr.. A. w. Archer, teller of the
bank, was sworn and occupied the stand neariv
twoi hours. His testimony was PRINCIPALLY in
yerihcaton of checks, drafts, memOra nda and
entries in books, and bore entirely upon the
question of embezzlement.
PROSECUTIONS IN UrAH.-A dispatch from
Salt Lake City, November r. says:-John ID.
Lee, now in prison At Beaver, charged with
being connected with the Mountain Meadow
massacre In 1851, when 120 Arkansas emiorants
we're murdered, will, il is said, give a trus his
tory Of the whole affair and the names of the
parties implicated.
In the third district court to-day Georse n
Cannon gave bail in sc, 900 to answer from dsv
10 day on charge OF polygamy, the former in,
against him having been found under
the territorial law for lasciyious cohabitatiOn.
Thomas +. Kicks, now in the penitentary