Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-04
GENERAL. HARVEY.


A St Louis dispatch of Saturday announced
that the receiver applied for some time ago by
the children of General Harvey for the latter's
estate has been appointed by the circuit court
The unexpected marriage OF the old veteran
the 18th of November to his former housekeeper
and private secretary, Mrs. Marie st. Cyr, fur
nished the gOssipS with a rare morsel. which
they have been industriously maSticating ever
since The ante-nuptial contract, in which the
a9ed groom gave his bride certain amount OF
property valued at SEQ 0c0 and One-half the
income from the property in which the general
held q life Interest making the brides income
over 1000 year. came in for criticism.
SOcietys dubious prOphesies have been real
lied, and the trouble comes rs sudden as the
wedding. On Jan. 5 the children of General
Harvey filed petition in the circuit court pray
ing Tor 4 receiver for the vast estate. valued at
81 800 goo. in which they are mutually interested.
The applicants for the receiver were John NJ.
Harvey, his only son. now about thirty-fve years
old: FicOmte de Thnry and his wife. born Annie
9. Harvey; COmte de Noue and his wife, born
Eliza Harvey. A portion of the estate Is mort
gagged to the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company to secure loan Of 1880 600. 1t was
agreed when the mortgage was made that the
property should be placed In the hands OF an
agent. whose orders were to apply the revenue
20 the interest and to a sinking fund on the prin-
cipai Of the debt. Since his recent marriage 1t
Is alleged that General Harvey has withdrawn
the property from the agents hands and diverted
the income to another channel. Then his chill
dren took up arms against him. and the result
was a bitter quarrel which will probably occupy
The courts for the next decade. The insinuatiOn
IL that the former private secretary used undue
influence with the old warrior
grand character is the old general who was
born with the century and is now eigthy-fOur
years old. He was gallant and popular men,
Der of the society of old st. Louis fifty wears
ago, and his gallantry and popularity won him
The richest prize in the matrimonial market. and
In October, 1853. he married Miss Mary Null
lOuphy. daughter OF a millionaire His bride
brought him a fortune of S200.006, which has
since increased 10 81 SOC. 900. His two daughters
welded sciOns of the French nobility, and his
son married a prominent ST. Louis belle. More
than twenty years AGO the wife of his youth
passed away. and he was left almost alone. He
was then an old man with history that is
part of the republic. His record as an Indian
fighter had been made In the Everglades, and
subsequently, his courage had stood the test of
PalO Alto and Buena Vista.
About this time he made the acquaintance of
Mrs Marie st. Cyr, relict of n prominent resi-
dent Of St Louis county. the lady was then
bnt little past thirty years. and in the matter
of blood traced her family in a direct line from
Oliver Cromwell. The death of her husband
left her peaniless and General Harvey engaged
her as an amanuensis. She was kind, patient.
sympathiZng and industrious and gradually
won the veterans affections. From the humble
position to which she was first assigned she
slowly arose until she managed nearly all the
old hero's business. The horrors of old age ad-
vanced on the general. His eyes grew dim. but
there was always pair of bright ones by his
side to see for him. His hearing became i'm
paired. His step tOttered. but not far away was
vigorous one anxious to do little errands that
would rebound to his comfort.
Then after years of such service the general
decided to reward the lady with his hand in mar
rage. This was done. and the 18th of NOvem-
Der the decreplt old soldier repeated the words
That made them one.