Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-02
CHARLOTTE CORDAY.

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Charlotte Corday was born at Saturnln des
Liugereis, in the department ct Orne, on July
2s. l76S. Her iathe, was poor n ormau
uobemau ofliterary tastes, and author OF works
of Republican tendency. Her mother died
during her early YOUTH; her two brothers CO.
tered the army; one Of her sisters died young;
aud she and her remaining sisters were placed
bv their father in convent at Caen. Among
the visitors was NJ. de Belzunce, q young cav
aIry officer between whom and Charlotte
tender feeling sprung up. She was ineec-
tua vehement aud enthusiastic; she was re-
publican iu feeling, aud entertained the most
exalted ideas OF the duties of patriotism. Her
lover having been assasslpated By the mob
at Caen, she vowed revenge against those
whom she conceived to hsve instigated the
murder.
After the revolution had closed the doors of
the convent, she emoved to the house of her
aunt, an old royalist lady. Many Giroudisis
had fed to Caen; among them was Barbaroux,
and Charlotte found a pretext for calling upon
him. The conversation chn fly turned upon
the tragic fate of the Girondists, upon Mmc:
Roland AID upon Marat, for whom she had
long felt horror On the moroing OF July 9,
1893, she lett the house of her aunt on pretext
of Journey to Eogland. On the llth she
was in Paris, where she took room not far
from Marats dwelling. For time her mind
was undecided as to VIII ether Marat or Robes
Dierre should fall, when Marat's journal, II
Ami du Peuple iu which be said that 200 OOO
more he ads must be Topped off in order to Sc
cure the success of the revolution, liked her
determination
She addressed letter to Marat, soliciting
an audience, in order to acqualut him With the
plots of the Girondists at Caep. No answer
rho nt
having purchased knife 10 the Palais Royal,
she called upon Marat, who then resided 10
gloomy house 10 the Rue des Cordileres. She
was refused admittauce. She wrote second
note. and called again at ha|t-past seven the
same evening, when, with some difficulty, she
gained admittancc to Marat, who was just
taking BATH He listened to her report of
the proceedings of the Girondists, and, taking
down their names, remarked with smile,
"Within week they will all 60 to the guio-
tine." Drawing the knife which she had con-
j, cealed in her bosom, she plunged 1t to the hllt
in Marat's heart. He gave loud cry, and
sank back dead. She was immediately arrest
ed and transferred to the nearest prison, the
Abbaye.
Her trial took place on the morning Of July
II, 1893; she was sentenced to death, and
gulotined the evening of the same day. Her
courage did not forsake her for moment.
She declared that her project had been formed
since May 81, when the Robesperre party bad
pronounced the doom of the GlrOndists, and
that she had killed one man to save 900.
Her remarkable beauty and lofty bearing on
her way to the guillotine sent thrill even
through the hearts of her exccutiooers. A
young German enthusiast, Adam Lux, dep
uty from the city of Mentz, at the execution
cried out, "She is greater than Brutus' He
hnf ctotna
with such an Inscription should be erected to
her memory, for which he was arrested and
guillotined Andre Chenier, who paid glow
ing poetical homage TO her heroism, shared the
same fate year later.
A SOCIAL SENSATION IN WASHINGTON -
The latest social sensation, says the Washing
ton correspondent OF the Boston Herald, Is
that caused by the arrest of young man nam
ed ST. Clair, otherwise known as Sis Sin
clair, This young man found great enjoyment
in attending the numerous fashionable balls,
parties, and receptions gwen here during the
present winter, attred 10 the clothing OF a
fashionable belle Of the season. His get up
was somewhat remarkable, and, strange to say,
he played his difficult part so we'll that he was
not discovered until Wednesday evening last,
while in attendance at the sociable given by
the Minnesota State Association at Masonic
Temple There be attended and attracted
much attention, being, as it Were one OF the |
leading bellies of the evening. He was arrest
ed soon after leaving the Temple. He claims |
to be but fifteen years old, but his father says
he is twenty. His dress was of the latest |
fashion, and he wore four. button white kid |
gloves His hair ornameotatioDs were pro-
cured at the same place where other bellies pro-
cure them, and was decidedly: tasteful lie
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has very feminine appearance, and as lady,
would be called very good looking. ln the |
pocket of the dress was found note signed by |
Southern and somewhat obscure member OF
Congress, who has failed to be reelected re-
questlng the doorkeeper of the House galleries
to admit the bearer at all times to the ladies'
gallery" besides three letters, which he, as
Miss Sinclair, had received from certain
male admirers and female friend The case
was fixed" at the Police Court, and no pro. |
secution followed, though there were a great |
many curious persons there yesterday morning |
who wanted to see the young fellow.
RED CLOVER. correspondent says he has |
ascertained by 6tty-four years farm experience
that red clover is the basis OF all permanent
Improvement on Southern lands. Ii plaster
acts we'll it should be pentifully supplied to
the clovered lands, and he never knew good
clover ley that did not make good crop OF
wheat. Clover is manure both above and un-
der the surface; the roots are large, run deep,
and bring up plant food from the subsol that
has been washed in below the reach OF ordl-
uary plants. Glover, according to Ve!eker,
fixes nitrogen in the soil during every Stage OF
its growth, aud nitrogen is the specific manure
for the wheat crop. A good crop Of clover has
been estimated as the equivalent for twenty
loads of ordinary yard manure for an acre of
land Plaster does not always benefit the
wheat, but it. helps the clover 1t is true that
clover is lime riant that does best on the fos-
slllterous lime stone lands. A New York farmer