The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1880-10-22

The scandal that has re gently brok
en- out in Col. G. K. Piers family ut
Fond du Lac, has proved the sensa-
ton of the day here. The woman
implicated in the case is the poet and
lecturer, Mrs. Ad3ie L. Ballou, Who
came East from Caiiforni. last
spring. She made considerable re-
| putation for herself during the war
by going through and winning for
| herself The title Of the Daughter of
the Regiment" which has chung to
her ever since. Last year she was
made an honorary member of The
Grand Army of the Republic, alleged
I TO be quite a distinction. She has
I been figuring around in the North
west for nearly q year past. 1t seems
! that n few weeks AFRO she wrote Il let
ter to Colonel Pier calling him her
darling boy and other kittenish
names, and Mrs. Pier got the letter
he Colonel tried to shoot his wife,
and she has gone home to her parents
to live. He has not been arrested
1t is said that Mrs. Piers will insti-
tGte proceedings for divorce ut once.
Mrs. Ballou WIS interviewed today,
and denies that there is anything
wrong, and says that she knew Col.
Pier so long she really had affection
enough for him to Use The cndeariny
terms quoted above Col Pier also
denies there has been anything wrong
between them. The matter has
caused sensation of no small pro-
portions.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Madame Theirs, millincr of this
city, arrived in the steamship France
on her last trip from Havre. She
was accompanied by a female emp
loye named Digney. The former
s.voe she had duliable millinery,
goods to the value of 1900 francs,
but not more.
Her com paniCn swOre she had only
wearing apparel, while Mile. Mon
tiguier, another cabin passenger,
made similar affidavit. Tie Custom
House officers, however, were not
satisfied with the afiidavits, and sent |
the trunks TO the seizure room. Then |
it was discovered that in addition II /
millinery goods there was any guam
tity of buckles, brushes, valuable !
French ribbons, black silk velvet, |
chenille cloth, spools Of thread and |
wire combs, and many other articles |
of ladies' toilet sufficient to open 4
fair-sized store.
lille. Montiguier was considerably /
inccnsed when the officers took the
articles cut piece by piece and
showed great linguistic po%ers. She
is supposed to lie silent companion
Of Nine, Thjers, and admitted sub
sequenny with Miss. Digney, that
the contents OF their trunks belonged
to that person. The goods seized
valued at 5000 francs and most of
them are subject to duty of 50 per
cent. TIE release them some $4,000
viii have to be paid The bonnets
that were finished were of the latest
Paris fashion and very costly. When
q reporter OF the Evening Mail called
upon Nine. Theirs to-day as to what
action she intended to take, he was
informed that the lady could not be
see, as she was suffering from the
Effects of her voyage. Among the
PROPRIETOR of millinery stores on
Broadway the seizure was the chief
opic of conversation. Those who
carry on Il legitimate business and
regular duty on imported goods
we're delighted at the action of the
while those who favor
wedding paying duty when possible
with the detected snug
glers. The goods viii of course re
main at the Custom House.-N Y
Nail.