The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-05
SINGULAR BREACH OF PROMISE CASE :

Fortunately, few nephews desire to MARI,
their aunts, Tor whatever may be the Law
upon the subject, such unions are Aeithe,
physically nor socially desirable Dr. Orsor
H. Crampton, physician of Mobile, Ala.
contracted to marry his aunt Nancy v.
! Campbell being much enamored OF her as
she also of him. But when the friends OF
this ardent physician suggested to him that
such marriage would be illegal, and SO null
and void, and vixen his lawyer confirmed the
opinion OF his friends, DIR. Champion thought
better Of the matter, and determined not to
marry his aunt Nancy. She came to Michi-
| gan to reside and catching the Doctor at
iOckport arrested him In a suit for breach
| OF promise. The case was transferred to the
| circuit ceurt Of the United States, and Miss
Campbell recovered the neat sum Of $40 900
damages, The case will now come up again
on points of law, aud highly interesting and
important the decision Of them will be. For
the question whether man can legally mar
ry, his aunt involves indirectly the question
whether he can marry his deceased brothers.
widow, or his first cousin, /. e., whether the
common law doctrine holds in this country,
ana II so, how Tar, and to what extent lib
erty OF marriage here is limited by the Le-
vltlcal provisions. So some good may come
out OF this somewhat absurd suit
DEATH OF MAssENA.- Son OF THE
iLLUsTRIoUs FIELD MARSHAL DIES IN THE
POOR R-HoUsE.-Sunday morning, Just asthe
sun was rising over the mountains the spir
It OF hn who was once called Count Massena
LETT its body of clay He died at the poor
house, with no one but attending nurses and
two little boys to wipe away the cold sweat
of DEATH
Our readers are entirely familiar with the
unfortunate events which have accompanied
the advent of this son of Field Marshal Mas
sena into America, and they need be but
briefly recounted. He occupied a gh posi-
ton IN Europe in different capacities, but
when the ''favorite child of victory" as
Napoleon surnamed his father, lost favor /
with the sovereign on account of his rapac !
ty and cruelty, the family lost it's high posi-
ton in the aristocracy in the old world. and |
who was but yet boy. was com
PEELED to make his own future. He received
4 magnificent education and entered mon
astcy. Subsequently he was at the head of
ne lnqulsltlon OF Rome where his natural
nstincts of cruelty served him we'll Be
coming dissatisfied with Roman Catholicism,
le left the church and started on lecturiny
our IN England where he met his wife
lie Is described being in that land one of
he most tastidious OF men. Coming to
America series of disasters betel him.
ii'N va MS tCiHISI " SuCu dH extent |
hat he became cruel in the extreme and
he Free Masons were compelled to refuse
lm recognition and to extend an aiding
and to his wife, who is now a menal on
'lrst East street. His stay in this city has
cen one of misery and SO low did his cir
umstances become that he was compelled to
eg and finally to seek refuge in poor
ouse where he died of dropsy He seems {
} have inherited all the instincts of his IL {
lstrlous father, of whom it has been said i
Ills private character was stained by impu- G
tions OF meanness and rapacity, which took i
etlnIte form IN a series OF accusations a
ought against him by the inhabitants of |
arsellles. Napoleon called him 'robber, |,
I'd offered him present Of 200, 900 francs n
he would discontinue his speculations. t
e paid little attention to discipline or to Ii
e comfort of his troops, by whom he was a
rdially disliked'' Y