The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-09
BAzAINE's FIRST WIFE.
From the New York World.

But few persons of the present generation
are aware that the widow Of the last ex-Narshal
Bazaine, who died ten d. rs ago in exile at Madrid,
was only the second wife of the disgraced French
general. His first wife, who was of the most
fascinating of the hevy of beautiful women who
constituted the encourage of the Empress Eugenie,
died under terribly tragical circumstances in 1864
Her husband was away in Mexico at the time COM
handing the French troops, who were engaged in
the hopeless task of maintaining the ill-fated Maxi
MILAN on his lettering throne Sad to relate Nine
Ia Marechale, who was considerably younger than
hersOldier husband who had fought his way up from
the lowest ranks OF the army to the highest, was
as frail as she fair, and took advantage of her
spouses absence to misconduct herself in the most
fragrant manner. Her escapades brought her into
contact with men Of the type Of the notorious Pran-
zini and one morning in the summer of 1854 her
dead body was dcovered In house of questionable
repute in one of the suburbs of Paris Tho head was
almost severed from the trunk by cash across the
throat and the corpse had been subjected terrible
mutilations, while the aspect Of the room left no
doubt as to the orgies. which had preceded the
crime Every effort was made by the government
to keep the matter from becoming public but to no
effect, for the news soon leaked out, and in in
Crediby short time the newspapers were filed with
the most revolving details about the whole affair.
Bazaine was passionately attached to his lovely
wife, and his devotion to her and blind confidence
in her virtue were well known at the Tuileres.
Both on public and personal grounds Napoleon
was determined that, at all costs, the news should
be gently broken to the marshal Accordingly he
despatched one OF his favorite aIdes.deeamp to
Mexico, instrusting him with q long autograph
letter, and with the task of communicating Nine.
Bazaine's death to her husband At the same time
he adopted the extraordinary measure oflaying an
embargo on all ships about to sail for Mexican
ports, and prevented the dispatch of any of the
ordinary letter or newspaper mail by the steamer
which bore his messenger to Bazaine
Unfortunately the vessel was greatly delayed by
bad weather, and it was not until week after the
day on which he ought to have arrived that Ma
poleon's aidede-camp reached the French head
quarters in person and executed his mission
Bazains appeared almost broken hearted and
utterly crushed by the news OF his Wifes death.
But on the following day he happened to light on
Paris paper, which had found its way into Mexico
via the United States end the first thing which
met his eyes was & he heading of paragraph en-
titled, "Assassinat de Ia Mareehale Blzane." No
detail was spared in the account given of
her murder and of all of the attendant circum
stances. BaZaine never uttered word but became
terribly PALE and Withdrew 20 his tent, taking the
Newspaper with him. For the space of three days
he remained invisible to ALL refusing either to eat
drink Then he issued forth again among his troops,
and went about his business as if nothing had hap
pened, never by one single word act referring to
his murdered wife. II was as If she had never eX-
listed. Three months later he met beautiful young
Mexican girl, the present Nine, Bagaine whom he
married few weeks afterwards, and who now sur
wives him,