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confidently expected al Paris that she VIII

il confidently expected al Paris that slle VIII "0
under the necessity Of acceding 10 his dcnah"N'
Her history is u strange The only da"g
Of the late ex-llospodor OF Moldavia ana OF
his wife, the Princess VosCrdes, she was maIrleu
in the year 500 to Prince Coustantin Gortchakoh'
the son Of the famous Russian Chancellor OF that
name The bonds of matrimony, however, became
odious 70 her and she determined 10 get ria OF
him rs soon possible after the death OF her
fathcr-in-law, Of whom she stood in great dresd'
She gave her husband every kind Of provocatloh
and ground for making charges against her 'nau
would lead him TO apply for divorce, but WIFI
out success. In fact the more she displayed her
anxiety TO secure the dissolution VI her marriage
the less inclination did her husband show TO meet
her views in the matter. DeSpairing Of driving
her husband 20 sue for an annulment OF the
marriage, she went 10 the length OF lodging
petition against him at st. Petersburg and at
Bucharest, but in both cities the Holy Synods
rejected her demand on the ground that the
charges which she was able TO bring against her
husband did not furnish q sufficient cause for
the dissolution Of the union Al Constantinople,
however, she was more successful, and by dnt Of
enormous brides she able 10 induce the
Orthodox Patriarch there to decree the dissoIu-
ton Of her marriage. IL il needless 10 add that
the decree in question is regarded ~ entirely
invalid both in Russia and in Rumania the Synod
on the Bosphorus having no legal power to deal
with her case
According TO note issued by The National
Society of Fine Arts the reconciliation between
the old aud the new associations, which a
few days ago appeared likely to come about, il
now recognized as an impossibility. The Partisan
public will therefore continue to enjoy the bene
fits Of two Salons every Near-the one IN the
Champs Elysecs, occupied by the old school OF
painters, with their methods Of hanging com
mittees and rewards, and the other Oh the Champ
de Mars with no antquated paraphernslia, ae
the apostles OF the new order Of things are wont
10 characterize the regulations Of the mother
society. The decision which removes all hope Of
a reunion between the two organizations was
arrived at yesterday at meeting Of the Com
mitfee Of the Societe Rationale dcs BeauX-Arts,
which has issued notice to the press stating that
by formal vote it. has been decided that there
il no ground for taking into consideration the
prop psa emanatng from the Societe des Artstes
Francois relative 10 fusion OF the two asso-
ciation.
The medical authorities continue 10 deny the
presence OF cholera IN suburbs here. They de-
clare that the malady j. merely IAN epidemic"
fostcred by bad drnking-watcr and the inefficient
sanitary arrangements that prevail in the towns
surrounding me cift fOrtlntJtlOns. Many II
these places ar situated near the main sewer. and
ur invariably supplied with water from the Seine
OF the Marine, which i, often only liqui mud.
There Is no remedy for this state If thnes the
suburban municipalities being too poor to afford
the cost Of the ss,iry steps for obtaining sup
plies OF pure water The epidemic made it, first
APPEARANCE at Nan:rrrc outside Paris. at tine end
VI March. Since then II has spread all round
The district. invading Asucrcs and Neuliy. which
comparatively healthy suburbs. As a rule, ~
Well - such cOngcnial place. Saint Denis,
Aubcrvilicrs, tichy. and other towns on the west
rrn boundary oil the metropolis. II will thus be
seen from thu official statements of the medical
authorities that an epidemic really exists although
they are anxious 10 convince every body that II
IL NOT ASiatic cholera They describe II as being
merely an ordinary cholrraic disorder Meanwhile. |
Judge from the hgurS published 10 day, there Is
a slight decrease in the number OF cases admitted
70 treatment in hospital II has been denied that
any thing but typhoid fever exists AT Lyallos-
Pcrrct. another suburb bordering On Neuuy, where
ihrr- have been some deaths lately