The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-08
Kathinka's Fate.
BORN IN a PALACE AND Drowned IN THE
MISSISSIPPI
From the Museatine zeitung. ]


From the Muscatine Zeitung.
Kathinka de F.. born on the 9TH of Sep
tember 1859, was the only daughter of
Count de F.. great landowner in the
vicinity of Warsaw. In the bosom of a
loving family, she spent the first twelve
wears of her life, which promised to end as
happily as il had begun. in October, 1871,
little kathinka sent tG - boarding
school in the vicinity of Stuttgart, and sue
afterward completed her education at Lyons,
+. ia France and at the University of Zurich
+ In the SuEmer of 1878 the young Count
/ ess returned to her fathers fully developed in
/ mind and body an ornament 70 her sex, and
the pride OF her family. The next AUt2mn
( she gave her hand to her lover, Victor de
( f. Victor was fully equal to his bride in
mental and material advantages, and the
felicity of the young couple appeared to be
secured against all attacks from without
But how strange was their destiny
The old Count p and his wife had been
( involved in political controversies which
ended by both of them being banished to
( Siberia. Victor de F., who had played 4
role III ths unfortunate movement, fled IN
time to the United States, and succeeded
/ in finding situation in isaitiLsQre which
gave but wretched support TO himself aES
, Eis WIFE At the end of May he set out to
]
I July, provided vial very slight means, they
started for the Far West. The journey was
fortunate until they took the railroad be-
tween Chicago and Dubuque. In the cars
+ OF che Illinois Central Railroad the I'M
lucky man was etrnck with apoplexy and
died at once. Deprived Gf all means OF
/ help, the miserable wife, with hel child SIX
months old, arrived in Dubuque, where,
with the aid Of charitable persons, she WAS
oh 10 to ,rssr bar boil bIlSh nd a
burial.
From Dubuqu e SIZE desired to go to st.
Louis, but her money only sntneed to take
her as far as Davenport. aud from there she
was helped on to Muscarine. Here our &C.
quaintance with the unlucky lady began.
On July 26 Madame de F., an elegantly
dressed lady of great beauty, came into our
oface and explained to us her situation.
Tears flowed ehundantly and the deepest
grief was printed upoa eyeFy feature of her
countenance. Without reserve sue Tesated
to us the history of her life We succeed
ed in getting her ticket to Burlington
Beiofe her departure she handed us several
family papers, geld ring set with diamonds,
( her wedding ring, aud q letter to her
parents. She also made the request that
/ after recent of more particular directions,
these articles should be sent to the address
she hsd given Us, 1t was ON Friday last
that we received tue following lines;
NEAR KEoKUK, August S,-kEsELcTFD
SIR: When you receive these lines your
nroteee and her innocent child will no
longer be among the living They have
sought and found eternal repose- beg you
earnestly to fulfill my last request In regard
10 the articles eonfded to you. Think
Kindly of an unfoFtuGate 0qe. whose last
Years Of life were a long series ct diSaE.
nointments and privations. Farewell, nay
happiness, farewell mp
On receipt of these tines We sought for
;nformation whether the unfoFtGEaAe .scy
had actually committed the rash deed OF
suicide and child murder, and we received
from Hannibal, No, the answer that on
Friday last the corpse OF woman whose
dress and appearance answered our descriP-
ton had been brought ashore. Of the oooy
- The child nothing had yet been alscov-
cred. The various articles conn6ed 70 us
were sent on the ssme Gay 70 russia oy
Morris, European Express. aecompaAteo ~
. letter and certificate of death
Educated in splendor and riches. THIS
ds,.osstar Of one of the most arIstocraIlc
amiiies Of Europe ended her lie 10 the
yaters Of the Mississippi.