Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-23

Stephen GirarsI,

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stephen G1rard.
"Gsta" recently contributed 40 article 10 tho
Cincinnati Etq1irer on "Aris.ocratic Maj
riages." A correspondent Ct TIE 81. Louis
| Republican, in wbich papsr the sriols was rt :
prcdaced, writes ns follows tr IN Philadelphia :
i was struck With ss:orishmens at The re-
| ttr6"ee !nercln continued to he domestic reIa
:i'rs ct Stephen Girard. |; is csufvssad!y
| srsoEo that the world knows SO lit:le respec :
| lrg IGe private life Of this DISTINGUISHED
| po''anIffoplst, especially siTco in hosc latter
| days the domestic oonceIus of all public men
seem TO be regarded Gs pubic properly
10" maty thors ,nas have wondered why
UIra1d es;ab lSaed pritcely college With such
singular prov sinrs l., f. 10 lis last will far its
| eoverrnepl2 Every one is presumed to kntw
| that G!rard Oollesc-the finest educational i, :
| sylutlco in the world, with q property the
| assessed vsiu, OF which is S32 600 O00-aGnit.
Iouo tu! orpGGu5 enG that 10 minister or minis
tcs'6 sco Is rstulltcd to cr!cr any Of it5 brid-
| 1858 or grOu0ds
'Hu: WY?
"Gash' & .speadelec, w!ioa c,lyaza scmc
utJu't lnst uaslous eeairst Gira.d, prcurts
ne TO giTo tho fol owing icf,ruutico witch |
b.slned while visiting the o:l'egs in tee esrly
| paIt OF November last.
Having several hours Of leisure while in
fb'!ace!GAla, upoo the ccc ,aion r, rred 10, in
company with rcsidcn. # tie place, I drove
OUT to hat renoWoed ph!lnD, hropio me emorial,
a1d st'er laspsctrg tho eight whi;e srapite
tuIldngs on The auplo g:ouGds. insli ued co
lIqaiy among old fhilsd ,lp 1iars to ASCERTAIN
It rosslble tho motives Whion prompted Girsrd
IN iu1Glog the institution a1d the c.u.e of his
ernl.y toward all churches. The utoty. ss
O0;sin. 1t from u! !q1eslloaa9y c.Irlc: SOURCES,
isss Ieil W.:
'GraId was foyfaerlg o d%vout Ca:ho,ic,
whose conrib1tlegs 10 tie church at times wa,o
almos pritce'y. lie did no, marry uoliI msuy
years CT old bsehelcrbcod bad itg ID bis bar
With gray, cod bul for strange meetir Q W ud
doubtless bbvs remained q .ibste. Bang the
Ia:ccs. sdlp owner In the Wtrd, bis bushes.
led han to oil paris Of the globe, srd his name
vas taDlArr 10 Very m.rchsut DIT, Oa q
puol &c, son, Tnen laIg, body OF merchants
Ieconrd bin home after org cruise, the # s.
tlvtles OF the reception turned from srccch-ms-
king TO grand bail, o. which Girald saw apd
"as introduced 10 the dtughcr of prcmjne pt
gsnIleuGn Ut Pbiladelrh's, AID this mee,i, q
| which had msoy srguar features sb, u: it not
necssa.ry to bo re!a!ed here, cuimiogted in ma, =
rlsga.
IL is sid by all ihos, with whtm I Ibsva
| conVarsed 90 this sui c. lhst Gcsyd's young
vile was basuutul aud lady If rsrs polish
| and education. His trentmen. o! her, ins,ead
ol ug ausiore, es "G.h" declares, wss that
Of proud lover, ever anxieus 10 exotic her "a
wa by bsstoHsl of elegant efGs acl COG.
| sIaDt exhibition of loving tcuderucss Ooe 7es r
stter !is marriage, business oal!ed Gir,ri TO
Sou b hmcrlca, Where he nainai nesr'y egl-
teen noaths acd upon his roturn be WIS g,ee,-
| ed 1tf c!ioDatcy by bis young vile, but her ca
rtsscs We:e pclecn 10 bis linz for there we're uL-
mist,k ksbe evidences, readily spDarelt, that che
| WIS bout to b como mother.
I'll ocu'd add notkin2 to tha fsos of this sad
| ssGry by dwelling upon the sasne which follow =
ID. G!rerd's reprosch was succeeded by frank
cIuicsslcG from his wife, who uaned their lave
| rie pastor as her guilty companion. am uor
prepared 10 s.y Of what denomination Mrs. Gi-
rard WAS member. b1t ny impression now i,
that G!rard tad some time Ir.v ously witt
drawn from The Catholic Church for some 1st
cd with s. me Protestant sos.
| Glrard could not forgive his wife, eaG she, be-
| ing keopIy'sorstlVo woTl0, Nrs SO conscience
4 j
ter tie revelation she became iosaoo ard Wsg
o,r;isd Ia a mad beuss. H,re she lsuguished
for n!gry two ye'r:, When death delivered her
Of her maludy. Tha church OF which she was
| mepber took charge OF her remsius and e ,ve
hem burial il msnner commensurate WITH the
or at Wasl!h If her husband. A bill of the
fuocral expenses Vas sf.eT1srd presented to Gi
rurd but lie p r,mp'ori'y reluied pui N lat acd
the matter was abnu. to g. in'o the courts.
| discovering tee attitude in which tuch legal
! contest would place hin, Gi:srd paiu the bill
| urder protsst, sno then, feeling Rs though the
church bad stabbed him twice. be Withdrew
from active life, add realizing Sl8 0O0 GU0 from
| his shipnI s interests. he coDcuded 10 eIpend
IS 100 C0) Of that cum in founding college,
which he intended should be a perpstual ~.
p1osch TO ell churches snd the followers thareof
| His respect tor society and his relations pre-.
vented him from exposing the secret which
crushed his life ard thus apet tuistion hiss been
| left to write the history of dom stic sorrow,.
I'm the front centre of the N ain builcing ol
| 9irard College is q largo picture OF the pt an.
thropists faithful housekeeper, but 10 pollrsi.
| Of his wife WAS ever suffered to come inside the
precincts Which his will hss sought 10 protec'
from ministerial eyes, and by which be has 81 :
| cured al Intellectual inheritance 10 many poor
but deserving orphan boys.
| "Grard survived his wife ffteen Je,rs. and
| row lies under msIbl sArcor hogus 10 the main
| college building.
" have not written this 10, The purpoae oil
resu.recsng a scandal, but to relieve the N emo.
| ~ OF = o5le m msn from dishonest sspersions and
to answer question asked By Thousands.
TALK ABOUT YoUi BARGAIEs.-Cnll on
| HIcnBERa and you will fad the hsndsomes
Spring styles of Cslicoes at a. yard; the
stsu9chess Cslicoes st &c yard; sl Blesched
| and Unblesched Cottons OF the choc st mss et
| muph a
are not selling out or disaolViug, bu, We are ere.
pared &c give our customers an eQuI chance
and meet any or al prices offeie1, whether Ut o1
below cost We don't confne ourselves to Cot.
toms ard Domestics. articles the quality of which
the mos: ignorant can look into. but to our en-
tire stock, whether in Cotsons. CsIicoes. SilBs
VelVe!s. Cashmeres, Cloaks, shsWls Carpets OF
anything else. We are determined 10: to be
e1celed by any Of oar competitors. We will
keep itup snd not with old stock. but repleDi.h
fum dsy to day with open doors and open &C.
cunts. Ycur, &c,
jap20-lw ISAAC EICERspG