The Morning herald., 1877-11-26
WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 26, 1877.
SOGIETY DRAMAS FOR THE WEEK

which snow the existence OF q very us
sound condition of Society. There
Brincle's case, in Philadel phia, where
consentual marriage is pleaded b. h
French cher ami, and as stoutly denied b
the gallant paramor; who answers in abate
ment that she was not wife by ''conser
tual marriage"-but only his mistress
The whole case is curious episode of SO
cial sin and cowardice.
In New York three marital contests ar
chronicled in the New York World. On
is another case of consentual marriage tina
of Arnot vs.. Arnot-the husband is thu
walking gentleman" CT Lydia Thomp
sons Troupe, the lady Soubrette in the
same company. This case is one indica-
tive of a very bad condition of morals and
brutality-he, the gentle lover of the
stage, brutally treating his wife when out
Of sight Of the public.
Still another is that of a New York gent
tleman of leisure, a habitue OF the fashion,
able clubs, who marries beautiful and
accomplished girl, the daughter of mu-
sic teacher, bearing the historic name of
Rizzo-a name indissolubly linked with
that of Mary Queen Of Scots ;-tiring of
her he accused her of beating him-she
weighs 80 pounds, as her counsel said, he
a great stalwarth fellow, that is able to
knock down an OK with a blow His
His father made fortune in tallow, hay
ing reached the position Of dealer In that
article, from trundling barrel on awhoeI-
barrow for soap fat--and his son deemed
it mesnllisncc to wed the daughter Of
music teacher; entered into articles Of
separation and then broke his contract.
The other was one in which an old rmr,
married young girl-bccame insaney an1
causelessly jealous, tried TO kill her
which drove her into Court for a limited
divorce and alimony-which the old sinner
resisted.
Next, as if to fill up The full measure of
social melo-drama, we have Duryea, the
grandson of successful market gardener,
who sold scallions, and cabbage, a couple
of generations ago, in Cathariue market,
married buxom, handsome Irish girl,
continued after, as before marriage, to daily
soak himself with whiskev, with an occa-
SIGNAL dash of champagne-so much So az
never to be sober. His wife conceived the
idea that as they were childless, 4 baby
might reform her husband, accordingly a
baby is obtained, nurse attends, the
neighbors say, "it is the image of the fath>
er;" who meantime celebrates the event by
three days continual drunk, night and
day. Although the mother .oId the fami
ly physician, before The lifting of The cur
tain, that she had no intention Of paIminc
the baby boy off as a Dnryea, and made
it known to others; yet the family took
the alarm, retained counsel, and burst up
the whole scheme.
Another Duryea the well known Major
General of that name, was arrested on Fri.
day for obtaining money from New York
Bank by false and fraudulent pretenses,
and was committed without bail for the
offence
AS religious shading to these pictures
of life, we have the usual, weekly embez-
element, or defalcation, by vestryman, or
deacon. Mr.. Therasson, vestryman of the
Church OF Incarnation, and Superintendent
of its Sunday School, embezzled $100O00|
from the widow Of deceased friend In
Philadelphia, Mr.. Edison, deacon, was
arrested for forgery; and in Reading, Pa,
Mr., Huntzinger was convicted of embez-
zling only $5OO,o00 of the money of the
poor. The latter was cnly ploin member
Of the church.
Two banks failed in Chcago,-a public
meeting Of congratulation was held that E
it never had Savings Bank
An astrologer in New York, who fore 8
sold thatGrant would not have third Term, '
and that Henry Wilson would be Vice
President, chose a lady in marriage, with y
whom he was to have had had unbounded !
felicity, and numerous progeny-alas for {
The starr they mislead the as,rologer--she t
hanged herself in fit of delrium last !
Friday-leaving him childless, and happy. a
What is the matter with the world the q
means we rely upon for purifying society, u
Schools, and Churches, graduate crop of Il
'ery crooked people. II