The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-27


more foolish match than this bctwccn
!; the grave old Senator* aud q treasury
girl not ono third his'age, and Chris,
tiancy's friends hhYe always belicvedI
that he was Sntrapped into the 'marri-
ago by the designing. mother, who
Kept tho eboarding-house in, which he.
had rooms, The ill-mated pair have
lived unhappily from the first, and
Christlancy's resignation as Senator to
go to Peru was duo 'mtsie to Ills desire
to separate his clfildreEand thcir step-
mother than to any otllei' cause. Mrs.
Christiancy. went down to Peru and
STUD . few weeks, hut. has. been in
Washington for some months, and her
conuuct has given OCCASION for gossip.
Chtistiancy recently applied to the
state department. for leave of absence,
and is expected to return in q few
weeks to, prosecute the case.
I. The desperate eff6rts made and
tho attempted deception practiscd by
Major Reno anti his friends to prevent
his dismissal from tho army reacted
upon him, for the President has ap-.
| proved the sentence OF tho court-mar-
| tinl, and Major Reno is no longer an
.oflicer:of tho army. The President
very kindly gave him an opportunity
TO rosign, in order to prevent tl,o
stigma of disgrace being placed upon
his RECORD, but. after Seeking this op-
portunity personally and through Ills
friends, Reno imposed on the Prcsi-
dents good nature by not only neg-
Letting to forward his; resignation, as
the President expected, but declaring
that chad no intention of offering it,
because a resignation under such cir
! H,,l, l>o.
of guilt. The President is very in
dignant at Rcno's conduct. and, as
soon rs he received authentic informa-
tion that Reno's application to be al
| lowed to resign was q russo, he dis
missed him from tho army.
| EUROPEAN ARMAMENTS.-EurO Is
becoming more and moro not only an
armed but on cntrenched camp. The
little republic of Switzerland is arita-
ting the subject Of throwing up now
system Of fortifications, and her history
has been ransacked to show that Nor
gartcn, Lcmbach and tho rest were
won under tho shadow Of Notifications
which had delayed the Austrian ana
Burgundian advance. Italy stagucr-
ing under debt, deficit and great
military force, is fortifying on all Sides,
! the last being works Intended to guard
the approaches to the tunnel Mont c.
MS, which will take four yea 8 to build
and cost a fabulous sum. Blsmarck's
organ ut Berlin parades n long account
OF the double line Of Notifications with
which Russia is encasing Poland, walls
OF defense which are only an answer
after all to tho bristling semi-circle
from Konigsberg to Ratisbon, which
guards the German frontier opposite.
The expenditures Of France are match
ed by those Of Germany along the line
OF the annexed provinces. Meanwhile
the Improvement of ordnance steadily
antiquities these armalnents, and
hrupp's last design is for gun weigll-
ing 12O tons which would pitch O ton
ana quarter of metal from Springfield
clean over Holyokc. 80
How THEY FEED PRiMA Donna
This being tho age of inaiscretions, we
are almost bound to be indiscrcet.
For tho benefit, therefore, of future
cantatrices we will ifevealla PATHS.
diet. When she wakes in tho morning
she drinks a'%cup'of chocolate. This
habit is. invariablc. On DAYS when
she has. not to sing she eats heavily of
%SHsa1Re s1sat shg a,y Ras teo' so,n
which has bessiinvonted4especiallv for or
her by an Ingenious cook. On tiays
when she sings Ia Patti breakfasts Mt
eleven on eegsgsand. meat, with Bor-
deaux wine and scltccr water. This is
the only serious meal she. eats until
after the performance, when she suns.
On her singing days la Patti does not
dine. After breakfast she retires to
her room and: sleeps for couple Of
hours. After four O'Clock she dresses.
takes ride, then returns home and
practiscs at the pitAIo for an hour.
Before going to the theatre she drinks
clear consomme. This hygicnic sys-
tenn is scrupulously observed by Ia
Patti. We may add another detail.
She never opens her mouth until she
has taken her chocolate; she then tries
her voice by calling Caro-, her cham
bcrmaid, with alTher er.might. The SER
wants of tho house have mot on this
detail. They say Of Ia Patti: "Ouand
ellie appelle Caro-, ollie fait treinbler
les vitres."
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