The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14

county Kildare. hut was divorced from him
after only a years marriage.
Princess Ferdinand Colonna. stcpdaugh-
ter OF John w. Mackay Of San Francisco
is separated from her husband. who has on
several occasions acquired unenviahlc no.
toriety by attempting to kidnap her chill
drcn. Indeed. on one occasion she was
compelled Ia fee to America In order 10
prevent them from being takon from her.
lie insulted her and treated her cruelty.
Miss WinDaretta Singer who il now mar
ried to the French prince Edmond do po-
lgnac. was formerly tho wife OF the ~
called Prince Louis de Scey Monthelinrd a
nohleman whose title IA OF unknown orgin.
His disgusting behavior compelled her to
obtain Il divorce.
Miss Nellie Grant. President Grants CID
est daughter. married Algernon Sartoris.
OF England. and was SO i'll treated by him
that she lived apart from him during the
greater part OF his life. His conduct was
so bad that his own father sided with her.
The beautiful Miss Frances Work.
daughter OF Frank Work OF Now York.
married the Hon. James Boothby Burke
Roche. brother and heir presumptive OF
Lord Fermoy. She was insulted and NJ
treated by her husband, who had q habit
OF referring to her father as a low Amer
lean stock broker. She returned to this
country and obtained divorce, tho valid
ity OF which he denied.
Count Paul Hatzieldt. now German am
bassador in London, was forced by Prince
Bismarck, when tho latter was ptill chan
collor, to divorce his American wife, Miss
Helen Mouton, Since the fall OF Prince
Bismarck the couple have become recon
ciled, and have remarked.
Tho novelist Rider Haggard's brother,
William. who Is now British minister at
Quito married. while attached 10 the Brit
ish legation at Washington. Miss Caroline
Carroll. but deserted her after few years.
OF matrimonial infelicity, whereupon she
returned to the United States and obtained
divorce from him. She has since mar
ried again.
Miss Emily schaumberg Of Philadelphia
married Colonel Hughes Hallott OF Eng
land. but was compelled to separate from
her English husband In consequence OF the
lattcr's disgraceful conduct with his own
stepdaughter, which was such aa to cause
his ejectment In tho middle OF the night
from country house where he was stay
ing sJth the girl.
Miss Mary Plummer daughter OF ].
Plummor, OF New York has been Obliged
TO secure divorce from NJ. Georges Glenn
enceau. the celebrated French statesman.
Lord Ednrlnd Fltzmaurlce. formerly
under secretary OF state for foreign af-
fairs In London. brother OF tho Marquis OF
Lansdowne. now secretary Of state for
war, married. in 1889. daughter OF w. ].
Fitzgerald OF LNchfeld, Conn. His wife
has been compelled to leave him. and Is
now divorced.
The marriage OF Jennie Jerome and Lord
Randolph Churchill was anything but
happy one He was drunkard and the
victim OF painful disease. separation
between Lady Randolph Churchill and her
eccentric spouse took place. and those who
know best do not hesitate to declare that
II Il only since his death that she has re-
covered the life and spirits which she en-
ioyed as a young girl.
The life Of her American sister law,
the Hamersey Duchess OF Marlborough. was
not one OF unalloyed domestic bliss. Be-
fore she had been at Dlenhe,m a year her
brilliant but disreputable husband compel
led her to receive at her table Lady Colin
Campbell, whose correspondent he had been
in her divorce case. As II TO add insult TO
injury. he bequeathcd by his will n sum
Of $50, 600 10 Lady Colin. which his Amnrl-
can widow was forced TO pay: that. too,
after having been subjected TO social ostra-
oism In England for having married such
q man.
Tho matrimonial miscries OF the daughter
OF Mrs. Audenried o. Washington, who is
welded 10 the French Count DlvOnne. arc
matters OF common gossip at Washington.
They have been mainly due 10 the financial
exleencies Of the count. who insists that
his American mothcr-in-l law should support
him.
Miss Corbn. daughter Of Daniel c. Cor
bin of New York, and niece OF tho late
Austin Corbln, married Captain Walpole.
now the Earl OF OXFORD. After a few
months Of married life he was made the
defendant IN a suit for betrayal and deser-
ton OF such character that public sub
scription was raised TO enable tho plaintiff.
Nixa giodrmann, 10 prosecute her claims.
yiscouLi Deeiburst. who married Miss
Bonyngc Of California. WAS the defendant
in a aimliar suit a year after marriage. bun
II was withdraw.
Prineo Hsizfeidt. husband Of Coils p.