The Springdale news., 1889-11-08
X Job Lot of Nobility.

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 title is getting good deal of noto' rlety at present. Such publicity would be the reverse of pleasant to American ladies, but fortunately none of that class seem to be in
 voIyed. The general run of title hunters arc persons of no gentle an tecedents, and whose millions have been gained in occupations not usu- ally assoclated with the most refn- ing influences.
 Two notable instances Of tho bar ter of fortune for title are ir the gossips on both sides of the ocean. The one bargain resulted few days ago m the marriage of c. r. Hunt ington's adopted daughter to Prince Hatzfeldt There was some partlc- ularly offensive circumstances at tending the match. The Prince IS not only notorious gambler and roue, bnt man destitute of the commonest instincts of honor. He ruined his best friend and left him to pass the remainder of his days in poverty ano disgrace. He was ex- pelled from the aristoeratie Berlin Club for rascally practices. He is, in a word, convicted scoundrel. Yet, in the estimation of tho mill ionaire parvenus from America, his title atoEed for every sin in his black calendar, and they took him to their arms, reeklng though he was with the slime of disbonor. But not until they had paid his debts, amounting to two millions or more. He would not consent to gid them with prlneely connection until they had shelled out the piicc. Of course he will ill-treat his wife; he couldn't help It to save hls life; but as she evidently very course- grained, the title of Princess may repay her for neglect and brutality. itls implied ill the contract of sale.
 The other instance is the affair of Miss Caldwell and Prince Mnrat, winch is said to be hanging fire Just now owing to the young woman's l nnwlllingness to pay the figure at winch his hIghness holds himself. 1 It seems she is as close as the bark | on tree and not at all disp osed to follow the example of Miss Hunt ington. Murat Is not quite as black i as Hatzfeldt, but his debts are al most as large as the German x, and he insists that his fanceo shall pay hnm ont. She offers him a handsome allowance and an estab- llshment in Paris, but this he can not accept. From his standpoint his conditions are not exhorbitant. | He reasons that on moral grounds there is nothing to choose between the lIbertlne who sells himself and the woman who buys him, and that the position he offers her IS worth the amount of his debts in addition 10 board and money enough to maintain & mistress or two.
 The Murats are not of the anclen regime, but he considers them bet ter than the obscure stock from which the bride elect sprung. To be sure. his great grandfather was an lnkoeper, but his grandfather rode lance's length ahead of the best blood of France in the terrible charge on the Russian infantry Tn the wood ot Eylau. His title has not the ennobling stamp of centu- ries, but if was won Tn the shock of battles that shook a continent and where none bore himself m ore man fully than Joachim Murat.
 So that even from a sentimental point of view the Frenchman IS justified in holding himself at a good round price. The job lot of nobility he offers is as good as any in the market. and Miss Caldwell might easily go further and fare worse.-Memphis Avalanche.