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ESTABLISHED 1799.1 f&VSKS DAILY $6 per year TRI-WEEKLY .$4 “ WEEKLY $2 “ “ Cheapest and Best Political, Local and General News Paper in the Southern States. BY TELEGRAPH —TO THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. Associated Press lAlspntolies. FROM WASHINGTON. PACKARD & CO. TO BE KICKED OUT. The Louisiana Swindlers Barricading' —Nicholls Virtually Recognized by Grant Office. Seekers on the Move Congressional Work—Tilden and Hendricks Declared Lawfully Elect ed by the House - A Fitting Protest Against Fraud. Washington, March 3.—Senator Al corn is strongly urged to succeed Chandler in the Interior Department. The following telegram has just been sent to Gov. Nicholls : Washington, March 3, 1877. To Gov. F. T. Mckolla, Ne tc Orleans : The President says he sent a dis patch to Packard Thursday notifying him that troops could no longer be em ployed to uphold either claimant, and that he does not believe that Packard would attempt any offensive opera tions. The President sent the dispatch so that he might have tirno to re tire his pretensions if disposed. Tho President says instructions have been issued which cancel all or ders for the preservation of the status quo, and that neither you or Packard are bound to observe it. That he means the people of Louisiana are as free in their affairs from Federal inter ference as the people of Connecticut, and that there will be no disposition to interfere with them any more than with the people of New York. The President concurs with us, that you immediately issue a proclamation urg ing protection, amnesty and peace. Being asked if a posse executing the process of Nicholls’ court would be in terfered with by the military, he re plied : No more than in any other State. Being asked if Nicholls’ officers should take possession of the offices in the State without mob violence would there be military interference ? he re plied : There would be none ; that the military would only be used as it had been once in New York, and would be in any of the States, to overcome mobs too formidable for the civil powers or State authorities. We have submitted the foregoing dispatch of yesterday to the President, who has revised it with his own hands, and authorizes us to state that in its present form it is abso lutely correct. (Signed] E. A. Burke, R. L. Gibson, E. J. Ellis, Wm. M. Levy. The town is steadily filling up. The cavalcade of a circus which happens to be here and a handsome company of cadets from some Ohio military school are parading this morning. In tho House, a resolution that the investigation committees be discharged from further consideration of matters committed to them, and that persons held for contempt be discharged, was adopted. It is discretionary with the Speaker to certify the contumacious to the courts. The conference on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill failed. Tho Senate has up the Army Appro priation bill. The House bill extending the Board of Claims Commission two years passed. The members of the Louisiana Re turning Board have been released from custody. The Speaker has discretion about certifying them to tho Criminal Court. Nothing from New Orleans through private channels. The Treasury has called in ten mil lion dollars of five-twenties, March 3d, 1865, dated November, 1865. In terest will cease June 3d, 1877. Justice Waite will qualify Hayes at noon to-morrow. Blaiue and Maxoy have been appoint ed visitors to West Point. Confirmation : A. W. Denney, Attor ney for the Eastern District of New York. In the House Conference reports on various appropriation bills were made and agreed to. In the Legislative bill, all points in dispute were compromised, except as to tbe President’s salary. The House vo ted to insist on reduction to $25,000. In the Post-Office Appropriation bill, all points in dispute were settled, ex cept as to railroad car facilities, and on that point anew conference was or dered. The bill revives the frankiDg privilege as to all public documents printed by order of Congress. A resolution was reported by Knott, of Kentucky, and adopted by a strict party vote, 137 to 88, declaring that Tilden had received 196 votes or duly qualified electors, and was thereby duly elected President, and that, in the opinion of the House, Hendricks having received the like number of electoral votes was thereby duly elected Vice- President. Recess to nine o’clock for caucus. In the Senate, the subsidy for New Orleaus and Brazil mail steamers was stricken from the Post Office bill. Blaine called up the Army Appropria tion bill, and moved that speeches be restricted to five minutes. Blaine re ported a substitute. Substitute agreed to and adopted by yeas 32. nays 23. It goes to conference. The bill making appropriations for awards of Southern Claims Commission passed and goes to the President. Recess. Sherman Will Accept the Treasury Secretaryship—A Beggarly Parade -Debate on the Army Bill. Sherman’s friends says he has ac cepted the Secretaryship of the Treas ury. Some Senators say the Army bill will certainly fail unless the House con sents to strike out political provisions. Two companies of Pennsylvania citi zen soldiery will participate in the pa rade Monday. Two white and three colored local companies will also march. Tbe Federal array will contribute 12 companies of artillery, acting as in fantry, and 8 companies of marines. Masons and Odd Fellows do not pro pose to participate. The company of Ohio cadets act as body guard. In the Senate, Mr. Blaine called up Sl)c Qlunnsta Constitutionalist the Army bill. He said the bill, as it came from the House of Representa tive, contained a great deal of new legislation, and the Committee on Ap propriations thought that the consid eration of this bill would iuvite discus sion which would result in the loss of the bill. The committee had therefore agreed to report a substitute which was substantially the Army Appropria tion bill of last session which had been thoroughly discussed. The estimates of the War Department amounted to $30,946,000. The Army bill of last ses sion appropriated $27,621,000, and the pending bill proposed to appropriate $21,992,000. He moved that debate upon the bill be limited to five minutes for each Senator desiring to speak on the pending| amount. Agreed to. Mr. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, said it would be seen by the substitute that the Senate occu pied the field heretofore occupied by the House of Representatives or, in other words, it originated an Appropri ation bill as the substitute was anew bill. Tho bill just passed by the House proposed many changes, some of which were valuable. Yet the Senate Com mittee, by repor iug this substitute, re fused to consider them, and tho Repre sentatives of the people, by this sub stitute, wero refused a hearing in the Senate. The House had thoroughly considered the matter of using the army in Louisiana, but the Senate Com mittee. by its report, refused to allow the matter to be considered in the Sen ate. The proper course for the Senate would be to examine each provision of the House bill and adopt amendments in cases where it might be thought necessary to do so. The substitute fixed the army at 25,000 enlisted men, instead of 17,000, as proposed by the House bill. Mr. Davis, of West YMrgluia, moved to reduce the number of men from 25,000 to 20,000, and said the adoptiou of this amendment would result in an anuual saving to the Government of between three and four million dollars annually. He believed an army of 20,000 men was large enough in times of peace. The Indians were not so troublesome now as they had been, and no troops were wanted in Southern States, where a good many were loca ted. Mr. Logan, of Illinois, opposed the amendment, and said, at every session or Congress there was some proposi tion upon an appropriation bill cutting at the army. It was not an economical measure to be constantly striking ut the private soldiers. Why not say there should be only’ a certain number of officers ? The soldier in the army was the cheapest part of it. He did not believe our army was largo enough. It should consist of 30,000 men, which would give about 25,000 effective men. An army of 20,000 would leave an effective force of not more than 17,000. If it was desirable to reorganize the array, let a commission be appointed to consider the matter and report to Congress. Mr. Blaiue said the proposition of the House was to reduce the army to 17,000 men. Thirty-five years ago, when the Indians were nothing like so bad as they are now, tbe army consist ed of 12,000 men. The army was small er now, considering the area of coun try and the points to be guarded, than it ever was before. lie thought it would be very imprudent in the last hours of the session to reduce the army as proposed. Probably the army eoul l be reduced with safety, but no Senator now had any data upon which he could say it could be so reduced. Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, said it was j not the cost of the army to which the j people objected so much as they did j to the employment of the army.' The , people of the country feared that the army had been used for purposes dan gerous to their liberties, hence object ed to it. It now seemed to be general ly understood that the outgoiug ad ministration admitted that the use of the army in the Southern States waa not successful. He hoped the day would come when the laws would bo enforced by the military power, only as a last resort, and then by the militia of the State, instead of the Federal army. Ten or twelve years ago there were emergencies calling for a large army, which, thank Heaven, no longer existed. He therefore supported the bill of the House of Representatives. Mr. Blaine said he did not believe there was a lawyer Oil either side of the chamber who would say that tho President of the United States was the Constitutional Commander-in-Chief of the Army. In some instances he should command the* array, and in others should not. Mr. Bayard argued that Congress had full power to regulate the use of the army. The amendment of Mr. Davis was rejected. Yeas, 25 ; nays, 33. Mr. Alcorn voting with the Demo crats In the affirmative. Mr. Keruau (N. Y.) opposed the sub stitute, and concurred in tbe views ex pressed by the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Bayard.) He argued that Con gress had power to say that money ap propriated should not bo used for a certain purpose. It was competent for Congress to disband the army entirely If it thought proper to do so. The substitute of the committee was agreed to—yeas, 32; nays, 23—a strict vote. The bill was then read a third time and prssed. Bills to remove the political disabili ties of Geo. Watson Carr, of West Yrir ginia ; J. S. Kennard, of Georgia ; Juo. M. Haden, of Texas, and G. H. Holmes, of North Carolina, were taken up and passed. Mr. Morton Serenaded—He Explains Hayes’ Southern Policy—Proceed ings of the Democratic Caucus. The President has recognized Luis de Zea Bermudez, as Y T ice-Consul of Spain at Charleston, S. O. Senator Morton was serenaded to night by his Ohio friends. He acknowl edged the compliment by making a speech, saying in conclusion : “I am not authorized to speak for the Presi dent-elect, but I venture to say that in pursuing a just and conciliatory policy, it must proceed upon the basis of an enforcement of tbe 13tb, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitu tion of the United States. It must proceed upon the basis of granting protection to the life and liberty and the political rights or all classes without regard to color or poli tics. There can be no compromise, no peace which is not based on the politi cal and civil rights of all classes of men. When there shall be such pro tection to life and liberty, then there shall be peace and tranquillity, but not before. I have no doubt, from his ut terances and from his lofty character, that he will do the South full and ample justice, and endeavor, as far as possible, to obliterate the past and blot out the hatreds engendered by the war. and that every step in that dtreo- lion will be for the peace, security and protection of all. Eugene Hale, of Maine, has declined a Cabinet appointment. Gov. Rice, of Massachusetts, is men tioned for Secretary of the Navy. The Democratic caucus, held in the hall of the House of Representatives this evening, adopted an address to the country, prepared by Represents tive Hurd, of Ohio, for the signatures of members of the party in the House and the Senate. This address will be in the nature of a protest against the declaration that Hayes and Wheeler were duly elected, and will criticise the action of the Elec toral Commission, and assert that the lights of Congress have been invaded ; that crime and fraud have received ju dicial sanction, and that Republican Institutions have been imperilled. The caucus took no action on any other subject. It was of short duration and not very numerously attended. Nominations in the Senate : Culver C. Sniffln, of New York, and Joseph W. Whann, of Illinois, to be paymas ters, with the rank of Major ; Majors Franklin E. Hunt and Henry Prince, Paymasters, to be Lieutenaut-Colonel and Deputy Paymaster-General. Gen. Johnston Spoken of as Secretary of War. Both Houses will continue in session until noon to-morrow. Nothing definite about the Army bill as yet. It is possible that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston may become Secretary of War. The Army bill is still in conference. FOREIGN DISPATCHES. THE ENGLISH PRESS ON HIS FRAUDULENCY. The Times Talks Out in Meeting— Russia Being Let Down Easy—The Turkish Goose Hangs Altitudilum. London, March 3.—The London Times this morning praises the Demo cratic leaders for their moderation, and thinks their conduct will secure the entire sympathy of the law-abiding American people who are well able to appreciate moderation and respect for constitutional restraints. Among pub lic men, Mr. Hayes’ election cannot ex cite genuine enthusiasm, except iu those who regard politics as a gamb ling, tricky game. It may be viewed with moderate satisfaction as an escape from the worse evils of prolongation of excitement or conflict of titles. But Mr. Hayes has not, unfortunately, the moral weight necessary to ballast a Republican administration, situated as this must be. With the best intentions he will probably be unable to carry In to effect many of the pledges of his letter to the Cincinnati Convention. We trust our anticipations are wrong, and that Mr. Hayes may show unex pected force of character and conquer the sympathies of the nation by an hone't, teartawt iworiayoKcy .* London, March 3. — A dispatch from Berlin to the Fall Mall Gazette says the replies of the Powers to the Russian circular will be presented next week. The Powers have agreed to acknow ledge the meritorious zeal of Russia on behalf of the Christians in Turkey. The replies will be carefully worded, to make Russia’s retreat from her threat ening position easy. It is understood the Powers will also propose that the Porte be granted a time for execution of reforms. It is believed here that Russia will accept the suggestions of the Powers, though probably endeavoring to fasteu on them some responsibility for the future, and will speedily demobilize her army. Constantinople, March 3.— Tho Tur ks have ordered the evacuation of Servia within twelve days. The Grand Vizier received a telegram from Prince Milan ratifying the conditions of peace. Di plomatic relations between Servia and the Porte are thus restored. The Mon tenegrin delegates have visited the Grand Vizier and the Foreign Minister. A BLASPHEMOUS JOKE. HAYES REPUDIATED IN OHIO. The Radical Legislators Run Off to Washington aud the Democrats De nounce the Usurper. Columbus, Ohiq, March 3.—Owing to the absence of the Republicans to at tend the inauguration, the Democrats had a majority in the Ohio House yes terday, aud a resol at ion was aJopted declaring that Hayes had received 185 votes by fraud, perjury, etc., and we are sorry for it, because, it destroys our faith in the mercy, justice and be niUcent goodness of Almighty God, whom we have been taught to believe was the defender and protector of right, in this, that he has allowed vil la ia y and morul perjury to triumph over truth, honesty and virtue, NEW ORLEANS. Weldon Bailed—Packard Barricading —Nicholls Proclaims—Tho Army Wants More Light. New Orleans, March 3. —Weldon has been bailed in $5,000. Barricades of the State House have been strengthened and fifteen days’ taken in. Nicholls issues a congratulatory pro? clamation and urges the continuance of good behavior. He says : “In the fu ture history of our State Jet us recog : uize and respect tiie fact that all class j and race distinction before the law are and shall remain abolished. J>t us honestly accord such eitiz ns, without any distinction, the full measure of their rights aud equal ben* lit and pro tection of tbe law to the end that ad, under the blessing of G and, may contri bute to biing about an era of good feeling, peace and prosperity.” The city remains quiet, it is under stood that the military authorities here have asked for further instructions, to make their duties dear under the re cent order covered by the telegram from the President to Packard. Minor Telegrams. Cincinnati, March 3.—Boake & Hunt, bankers at Lebanon, Ohio, made an assignment yesterday. Liabilities, $30,000. Wilmington, March 3.— The Jour nal, which suspended last October and was revived in Janusry, baa again sus pended in consequence of financial embarrassments. Schenectady, March 3.— At tho Semi- Centennial Convention, last night, the Sigma Phi Society met. Among those present was Charles T. Cromwell, of New York, the only surviving founder of the fraternity. The Convention was largely attended, all the Chapters from this and different States being repre sented. AUGUSTA, GA., SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1877. PATTI’S UNHAPPY MARRIAGE MAURICE STRAKOSCH TELLS THE STORY OF THE COURT SHIP. The First Meeting with the Marquis de Caux—Diamonds from Napoleon 111. and Eugenie—Patti’s Prepara tions for a Divorce Suit. [From an Interview with a Herald Re porter.] “Where did Adelina first become ac quainted with the Marquis de Caux?” Mr. Strakosch—lt was at the grand concert given by the Emperor Napo leon in the palace of the Tuileries, Jan uary, 1865. There was the Emperor beaming in health and at the very zenith of his popularity and power—then the arbi ter of Europe; the Empress in all her beauty and literally covered with dia monds, and the young Prince, of whom they were so proud; all the marshals and dignitaries of the Empire hanging on the will of their imperial master as if ho were something more than hu man. It was in the Salle de Mare ebaux. Those concerts went off generally, iu consequence of the great ceremony observed, in a rather cold way; but on this occasion, to the surprise of every body, the Emperor was quite en thusiastic, and himself and tbe Em press were so very liberal iu their ap plause that they carried the whole audience with them in a great storm of delight. After the concert the Empe ror and Empress, with the Prince Im perial, came to Adelina and compli mented her iu the kindest manner. The Emperor said it would afford him great happiness to learn that she had made Paris her home, never to leave it again. She had already been five sea sons in Paris at this time. As the im perial party were leaving an ecuyer who stood behind them, after adding his compliments in a very enthusiastic manner, offered to escort Adelina to her carriage. This gentleman was the Marquis de Caux, a descendant of one of the few old noble French families who had become reconciled to the Empire. “So, then, this was the first meet ing ?” Mr. Strakosch —Yes, and it was fol lowed by a second meeting sooner than I expected. It was the next afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Marquis came with a splendid pair of diamond earings—a present for Adelina from the Emperor -and a superb bracelet, the gift of the Empress, neither ©f whom, the Mar quis said, could suffer a day to pass before sending Adeliua some token of their appreciation of her beautiful sing ing. “Did tho Marquis thon make any professions of regard on his own ac count?” Mr. Strakosch—He behaved "ftien, and for some months thereafter, with exquisite politeness; but he diditT;' show to Außiftra," to her rattler, or t(T myself that this was prompted by any other feeling than the most disinter ested admiration for her. Curious as it may seem, thus early in their ac quaintance, in spite of the kindest at tentions, the flowers and gallantries ho showered upon her, she conceived for him an antipathy almost invincible, and it was with difficulty that her father or myself could persuade her to receive him when he called. The Mar quis—although most other men might have been discouraged—helped by the ! representations of a lady companion j of Adelina, Who was always by her side, | persisted in his attentions, and laid his | siege so well that after many strug- ! gles he succeeded in removing her re pugnance to him. With tho ice once broken, the Marquis contrived in one way or another to be forever by her side. If she drove on the Bois de Boulogne and stopped her carriage to take a little promenade, he would be sure to be on the same promenade, and would find a way to approach her. Wht-n she was invited to a ball or a dinner party or went to the Theatre Francais, somehow ho managed to be there too, as if by chance. De Caux is a very eloquent convert sationalist, an excellent horseman, and an incomparable dancor. Adelina’s companion, tho friend of de Caux, was always ready to point out these good qualities and dwell upon them in terms of the highest praise. After a while these constant attentions of tho Mar quis to Adelina came to be spoken of a good deal by the fashionable society of the gay capital, and every one said that it meant that something was going to happen—every one but those who should first kuow of such an event, myself and her father. Finally there appealed a paragraph in a Paris paper to the effect that Adelina and the Marquis were engaged. Now I could not express to you the outcry and indignation this paragraph elicited. Adelina had then a great many admirers in Paris, and had three different offers in marriage, and all brilliant offers too. All of them she declined in succession, intimating that sho desired to live only for art, Some how everybody desired that she should coutinue single. When asked about the rumored engagement to de Caux, Ade lina contradicted the report in the most indignant manner. We then left Paris for London, where one line day the Marquis arrived “on a visit for a few days,” as he said, in explanation of his presence, Then we left for J3aden- Baden, and here again the Marquis came “for a few days” more. From this poiDt we returned to Paris, where the Marquis was of course at home. “When do you think she determined on marriage?” Mr. Strakosch-J think it must have been some time in the month of Janu ary, 1866. Then Adelina again sang at the court concert in Paris, and the Em press approached her and spoke to her in Spanish. She addressed her as Quer'ida Adelina, and asked : “Are you not tired of being siDgle? why don’t you marry ?” and then and there told her she ought to marry the Marquis de Caux. This, J thiuk, was the turn ing point in his favor. From that mo ment, I believe, Adelina entertained | some idea of a marriage. All her friends endeavored to dissuade her from such a step, however; but the eloquence of the Marquis prevailed, aided by his faithful lady friend, who was the companion of Adelina. Soon after he had a formal engagement, of whioh Adelina informed her father and myself—but only after the engagement had been made. Now began all the terrible stories about De Caux which have circulated ail over Europe, and which have been far from flattering, “How did these stories affect her then?” Mr. Strakosch—You can easily ira | agine how the father of Mile. Patti and myself were affected by them. Of course, we did everything possible to persuade Adelina to break off the en gagement. “And did you then succeed?” Mr. Strakosch—Yes, it was broken, ' for Adelina had become frightened al most to death by what the people had said about De Caux. She was just then occupied studying anew opera, and ail absorbed with it, and seemed to be only too happy to be off with the engage ment. T “But it waa resumed again?” Mr. Strakosch—Yes, and it would be too long to tell you how. The Marquis was too persevering and eloquent, and he finally persuaded Adelina, her | father, myself and the rest of the world ■ that he was tbe personification of per i secuted innocence. Finally, we all 1 gave our consent, and the marriage took place at the French Embassy iu i London in the summer of 1868. j “At this time Adelina must have had considerable fortune of her own?” Mr. Strakosch—At that time Adelina ;i had abont $120,000 In money, and, I . should say, about $30,000 in diamonds, ! which her father, advised by me, had | settled on her, and in such a way that : neither De Caux nor she could ever 1 touch it; but she personally would re | ceive the interest of it during her life time, and, of course, it would go to her children or other heirs at her death. “Why clid you advise such an arrange ment ?” Mr. Strakosch—ln spite of all De Caux’s persuasive powers, I felt it my duty to guard Adeiina’s future, aud to make her position safe, whatever should happen. “Was it then understood she should have permission to remain on the stage?” Mr. Strakosch—Yes. “What arrangement was made re specting the sums she should earn in the future ?” Mr. Strakosch—One-third of her fu ture earnings was to go to her person ally and two-thirds were to go to their joint account after having paid their expenses. “Was the Marquis a man of fortune when he married her ?” Mr. Strakosch—l don’t thing so ; but 1 think he had some expectations from bis step-father and from his mother. . “Did you see the Marquis frequently after the marriage?” Mr. Strakosch—l have seldom been in the cities where Adelina sang; but •whenever I found myself in the same ldace I visited them frequently, and I ,nust say I never felt that, there was uny very serious difficulty between ihem. Until this very morning I thought and hoped that the storm this ime would blow over as it bad done in he past, but now I have information :>f such a delicate naturo that I could lot possibly disclose it to you, which t,eems to piace a future reconciliation beyond the bounds of probability. t r ou can imagine how much lam af fected by this intelligence when I tell ,’ou that for seventeen years—from the ime she was eight until she was twen ty-five years old—she was almost con tinually at my side. Indeed, she was uke a daughter to me and my wife, Itvoo, as you know, is her sister. '** act a very yuag man, I believe?” Mr. Strakosch—No, he is about fifty. “They have no children ?” Mr. Strakosch—No, they never had any. THE STATUESQUE STYLE IN DRESS. Tightening the Tieback —Scant Dra pery—The Female From Divine. A New York fashion letter says: If there ever was a time in the annals of femaio attire when modesty was entire ly disregarded, that time is when a belle of the period dresses for an even ing entortainment or an aetress for a “swell” part, The waist is out square iu the neck, back and front, and very low, especially behind the opening of the dress, almost extending down to the waist. There are no sleeves, only a shoulder strap, which makes a woman look ail arms, neck and bust, a terrible expense of bare flesh, which is soften ed by a necklace, or a black velvet ribbon with a locket attached, The waist is out basque shape, but plain and tight to the figure, and comes down to the hip bone; there the skirt begins; but there is not a fold, nor should there be even a wrinkle in front, nor at the side—at the back breadth one or two immense box pleats are set in to give the requisite puffing, and the sweep of the train, the looping or puff, owing to the extreme length of the body, for it terminates at the end of the backbone, must of necessity be very low down. Most of the dresses are without overskirts, sash, flounce of trimming of any kind. Some of the skirts have a full flounce about a foot deep at the bottom of the dress, inside of which is tacked a fine white muslin flounce, trimmed with lace to represent a petti coat, and this is said to be positively all the underclothing that an actress or a dame de societe wears in full dress. Such a dress as this, of handsome cream colored silk, is worn by Miss Katharine Rogers as the Princess in The Danicheffs. It certainly looks statuesque when she is standing up, but it is laughable to see her sit down. Her tieback and scantiness of material restrain free movement, and so she eases down gingerly; she cannot sit down quickly and freely, but insinuates herself into a seat, always with her face to the audience. Fortunately she plays a part, the chief characteristic of whioh is dignity, which is supposed to consist in slow ness of action and holding the head well up. One trembles ito think what would happen if some of the strings should snap, or someone should step on the'skirt, tearing it away from the body. In such an event, if report be true, Eve herself would be rivalled in simplicity and paucity of apparel, be cause under-clothing for an ultra fashionable lady is obsolote. All the actresses dress the same. It reveals, alas! in many cases, less beauty of form than the sex is goneraliy credited with. It shows the bad effects of tight laejug, which is not so observable in ample drapery, which effect is prin cipally a very small waist at the of a good deal of corporation. It also exposes queer limbs; in some Jneanoes, big knees that stick out, or knock ip, and fearful feet that iind no concealing folds, and hips—dear,dear! what a strange assortment of these— too broad—some too narrow—some too high and some non est. In short the statuesque style requires the form of a young Venus—all others it tries sadly. No bustles aie worn—they have goqe out entirely, and if any overskirt or drapery is worn it must be draped low down, only a little above the hem of the dress. Even for street wear tne statuesque is affected, the waists are cut into several seams, which is becoming to a stout form, and there are fat ladies in existence, the present lath-1 ke fashion to the con trary notwithstanding. Daitw Constitutionalist, $6 per year. | COMMUNICATED.] TRUE REFORM. Mr. Robbe and His Cement Works- Some Suggestions—A Chance for Capitalists—A Fashionable Trick of Some Corporations—Down With Cor ruption. Mr. Editor— While reading the Con stitutionalist, a few days ago, we were pleased to observe au article on the "Augusta Cement Works,” which have recently been established by your enterpri.-iug and energetic fellow-citi zen, Mr. Robbe, and are onlj ? surprised that these important works escaped the attention of your newspaper re porters until this late day. Better late than never. But perhaps duo allow ance should be made for auy neglect these perilous times, when men’s minds! are occupied with other matters of seemingly more importance than water pipes, unless it could be made appa rent that Mr. Robbe could construct a sewer from the Mississippi that would reach Washington, drown all the Radi cal rats and wash out every par ticle of corruption and filth (into the Potomac) that has been ac cumulating in and around the capital for the past fifteen years. If Mr. Robbe could by any means accom plish this glorious feat of purification by fire or water, (through a Returning Board or otherwise) his name would forever after be handed down to pos terity as a public benefactor of his race, and the "Augusta Cement Works” would grow in favor throughout the civilized world. With “Donn Piatt” as a partner no additional capital would be required to make the work a perfect success for all time to come. But, seriously, there are only a few reasons why manufacturing and every other Southern enterprise should not succeed if we would only be true to one another, stand by our friouds, patron ize home industry, comply strictly with our contracts, keep our credit good and pay all honest debts or obligations to the utmost of our ability. This we could all do if we would, and this is all that could be expected from us. Do we follow this precept? Do we half try to do as wo would wish to be done by as individuals and corpora tions ? Many, very many, cau answer in the effiiinative, but how many more ( are there who have no regard whatever j for their obligations, if there is auy i possible way to sneak out of them. Were it otherwise, you would soon see a very different state of affairs in the money market. Foreign capital would flow here like a rushing river to seek investments at half the rates now cur rent, whereas the stream is now the other way, as prudent capitalists on both sides of the Atlantic would much prefer three per cent, sure than three times that amount doubtful. There can be no question as to what you say, that “a large amount of capital now lies idle in Europe for want of good chances of investment. Could we not draw some of this money to our city and State. Thxeo pel cent, gold is Con- I siderod a good return for money in- ; vested, because it is always a certain ! return.” This is the whole truth in a nutshell—plenty of idle capital in Eu rope which would come here freely, if wo could only be trusted. That’s the 1 rub—however uupalatable it may be to our Republican feeliogs. Would you believe it, there is not a little idle capital nearer home if we could point out an invest', ment where there is no danger of future litigation or repudiation; but while we are daily taught by bitter experience that what is considered first-class 1 security to day may be threatened with | repudiation to-morrow, is it any won der that we are shunned on every side, and that foreigu capitalistssnould have a perfect horror of being gobbled up by rings of every conceivable material ? Hace John Bull in the situation of Branch & Herring aud imagine his ex-1 alted opinion of the integrity of an “ Empire State,” whose motto Is, "Wis dom, Justice and Moderation” —wis- dom like the serpent to charm and strike, justice like the handle of a jug, iu the shape of wiiful deception, mod eration in the not of requiring no more than we can lay our hands upon. It matters not whether it be a proud and prosperous State, or a wealthy corporation, or individual, which endeavors, directly or in directly, to evade its solemn obliga tions, you may rest assured capital will give a cold shoulder until they learn to mend their manners, and the sooner we learn to understand that fact the better for all concerned. It has be come quite too common of late for cor porations who are perfectly able to pay, to commence whining about inability the moment after they have got all the money wanted from the public to com plete their projects, whether it be in the shape of constructing railroads, grading and paving streets, establish ing water works or enlarging a canal. If they cannot see their way clear be fore commencing, it is absolute dis honosty to proceed, deceiving uusus- 1 pecting citizens, and the penitentiary is the proper place for all such public- j spirited gentry, where they might be ; profitably employed as cobblers.. If the canker-worm of corruption is still gnawjug at the Capitol in Wash- j iugton, let us try, by all means, to keep it out of our State Capitol, and if it bores iuto our municipal or railroad ! corporations, let the honest people of i the country rise in their might and throttle the vile monster before he be comes too formidable to devour our entire substance. Countryman. - Marine Mishaps. New York, March 3L— The schooner Maggie aud Rucv went ashore last night near life saving station No. 13, north-side at Rarnegat Inlet, and went |to pieces. AU hands were lost. The above is supposed to be the schooner Margaret and Rucy, hence for Charles ton, 8. C. | The Gainesville Southron chronicles another fire in that city. It says: "It is with profound regret we record the burning, on Thursday night, of the dwelling house, kitchen and furniture, and some of the household goods of our neighbor, Wm. Robin, This is a severe blow upon Mr, Rollin, who has worked faithfully for several years to build up a snug little home. We hope our people will properly sympathize with him, and help him and his large family bear this calamity, which to them is very severe in these depressed times.” Paxton, Mass., recently had a wed ding at which the bride was 7fl, and the bridegroom 72. I ou may sometimes put a sauce into a cup, but you should always put a cup iuto a saucer. - Cincinnati, March 3.— The Southern Railway yesterday awarded a contract for the construction of the Tennessee river bridge to a Philadelphia party. TRADING! TALENT FOR TITLE. Artists Who Have Married Into the Nobility, and the Price They Paid I for It. [Philadelphia Timea.l The marital infelicities of Adelina Patti, which have been lately spread before the public of Europe aud Amer ica have awakened attention afresh to | the unfortunate frequency of like oc currences amoug lyric and dramatic artists. The plaudits of multitudes, the brilliancy of diamonds and the per fume of floral offerings at the theatre j and the opera house are not in all eases types of homes in which love builds an altar and peace and content ment, unbroken faith and perfect trust have a constant abiding place.— In some cases ambition leads : young, struggling artists to mis | take a title for the one thing need ful. They barter their hands for a coronet, and find that all that glitters is not gold; that such alliances have but one end—disappointment. On the other hand, men who have titles and want gold to support their extrava gances; who are proud and dissolute, bid for the prize of a popular prima donna, and make the altar a mere place where a mercantile transaction is re corded in a proper, legal manner. These are the fountains from whence proceed the bitter streams that make barren and arid the lives of too many of the pets of the public, both as sing ers and actresses. Men and women alike are caught in these matrimonial maelstroms and wrecked in hopes, in prospects and ambitions. The list cf unhappy marriages, of separations and divorces among lyric and dramatic artists in the old and new world is far too long for Dleasant contemplation. Mile. Garcia, the cele brated singer, married an old man in New York, supposed to be rich, named Malibran, In a short time she left him and returned to Europe, aud, after ob taining a divoroe, married De Beriot, the eminent violinist. Grisi, another lyric star, who, for a time, had few, if any, competitors upon the lvric boards, married M. de Meloy, a French gentle- | man. It was a mistake, and the ties were dissolved in a short time. When j in this country in 1854, her name was j intimately associated with that of the! tenor Mario. Mile. Alboni, the best of! Italian contraltos, married the Count 1 Peppoii, to be a Countess. Her fate was a judicial separation after having supported her titled pensioner for a half a score of years. Sontag, ! pleasantly remembered iu this couu- • try, was united to Count Rossi. He j was a spendthrift and a gamester, and, although no formal separation was ever registered between the parties, still the union was in spirit dissolved, ! and the Count lived upon the earnings of the artist rather than the wife. The death of Sontag and the tenor Pozzo lini, in Mexico, was surrounded with such suspicious circumstances as to cause considerable excitement at the time. Susannah Paton, afterwards known as Mrs. Wood, in the early part of her career as a singer was wooed and won by Rord William Lennox, of England. He soon tired of the poor singiDg girl, neglected and ill-treated her, and the consequence was a di vorce. She afterwards married Joseph Wood, a popular English siDger, and in 1833 was a general favorite in this country. Rucoa, who a few seasons ago was so popular in the United States as Marguerite in "Faust,” and other parts, trod the path pursued by so many of her gifted sisters. She was divorced from one man—Baron Yon Rhaden—aud lately married Captain | Wallhofer. Patti is in the same stream and float ing in the same direction. She mar ried the Marquis de Caux during the Bonaparte dynasty, and It is said un- | der pressure from the Court, atd is i now en i'oute to Paris to apply for a divorce In the proper tribunal of that city. De Caux is an expensive luxury. His name costs too much, and Patti Is I about to get rid of it. She tasted the j riil which lured so many young and ambitious artists in the wrong path, aud the result is the same—a divorce. De Murska, the lyric artist, was the wife of Count Richard Nugent, iu the Austrian army for a short time, during her career, and the legal knot was out by the judicial sword. Miss Nellson i married Philip Re?, the son of a minis ter of the Church of England. Her married life was brief and by no means cloudless, and within the past fortnight she was divorced in the courts of New York. Mr. Ree accompanied her on her first visit to the United States. On the second he remained in England. In this country some notable in stances of the unfortunate marriages of artists have taken place. In 1832 Frances Anne Kemble accompanied her father, Charles Kemble, to this coun try. Her appearance at the old Chest nut Street Theatre as "Juliet,” sup ported by her father as "Mercutio” j and James E. Murdoch as “R-uneo,” is one of the memorable thoatrioal events of this city. Iu 1834 she married Pierce Butler. From incompatibility of tem per they separated and a divorce was finally granted in 1848. Anna Cora Mowatt, the author of the comedy of “Fashion,” and an actress of cunaider , able merit, was not happy in her mar ried relations with Mr. Mowatt, a wealthy lawyer of New York. A di i vorce tool: place, and she was after wards the wife of William F. Ritchie. ! She retired from the stage ia 1854. Edwin Forrest, the great American actor, married Miss Sinclair, the daughter of John Sinclair, au English opera singer, while on a professional visit to England in 183 G. He returned to this country in 1838, and after some years applied for a divorce from his wife in New York. After a protracted trial his application was denied, but on the contrary, under the laws of New York, Mrs. Forrest was divorced from him. This was a bitter b-ow to Mr. Forrest, and colored his >.kole after life. He lived a lonely man, and at his death bequeathed tho major part of his fortune to found a home for aid actors. He was childless. George Jordan married agile Annie Wolters, at one time connected with the company at the Walnut Street Theatre. About three years in this case put out the torch of Hymen, and a divorce was decreed in New York. Ho subsequently married Emily Thorne, aud in this case also some "crookedness” took place, Effie Germon, at one time immense ly popular with the impressible young men of this city, was united to 'Carlo Patti, a brother of Adelina Patti, 1859. , The old story, a divorce, is to be told in this case. Raura Joyce, an English actress, came to this country to act in ! "Leo and Roftus,” a spectacle pro-; duced in Nibla’n Garden. New York, i She was fair in face, graceful in figure ; and a sweet singer, These attraoted | the attention of James Yalentine Tay lor, a wealthy gentleman of Boston, who courted and married Miaa Joyce. One child is born, and theft comes a suit for divorce from the wife, who is SIX DOLLARS A YEAR now traveling with the Evangeline Comic Opera Company. Each have their own stories to tell, but the end is same—a desire for separation. This record might be lengthened, but enough ewses have been cited to "point a moral and adorn a tale,” to show that Patti and Neilson are not peculiar in tho endings of their matrimonial engagements, aud that the curtniD has been rung down upon a like denoue ment iu many noted instances in the pas!. TERRORS OF THE TURKISH BATH, A Oold Hill Man and a San Francisco Fiend. [From the Silver City (Nev.) Reporier. | He entered the Hamman bath houso as a Nevada invalid, but he didn’t be gin to know the torture of a genuine Turkish bath. The Hamman bath house is in San Franciseo, and every time a San Franciscan gets a fair chance at a Comstocker he seeks the most cruel method of making it tropi cal for his sage bush victim. It was so in this case, and it was with a forebod ing of no good that our fat friend en tered the lair of the enemy and asked for a genuine Turkish bath. The sus piciously affable gentleman who runs the infernal machine pompously dilated upou the efficacy of water heated after the Turkish fashion, and with a majes tic wave of his merciless hand ushered invalid Nevada into the torrid tanks, simply assuriug his patient 20 minutes was the usual time, but as an especial favor he could stay iu a week, and, locking the door, ostensibly to prevent intrusion upon the now denuded Adonis, but really to make more com plete his fiendish work of steam assas sination, departed. But five minutes had elapsed by the clock, yet it was a year of apprehensive patience to tho sweating, fuming Nevadian. He knew that the door was locked against es cape, and his palpitating heart knocked two ribs out of place as he almost wildly rapped at the door and called the villainous superintendent of Turk ish suds. That individual lazily came, aud with a hopocritieai suavity of man ner coolly inquired what ho wanted. Dives once asked old man Lazarus for a drink of ice wate, and it was in the same spirit of agony that our belcag ured Nevada hero pleaded with his persecutor. “I am suffocating, my genial friend. Something is certaily wrong with the bath; it’s hot, red hot! Please let me out a moment to breathe.” "Pshaw! you’re frightened for noth ing; take your bath, everything is right!—you’re lrom Nevada, oren’t you?” and the scoundrel left. Five minutes—five years to the gradually parboiling victim-tediously rolling around. Now and then a hair dropped out of the sufferer’s head and went crispily to the floor, while a river of sweat poured down his fat legs—he was surely but slowly growing bald; he knew it; there ww ,'l- v u A _ l fcL' > con _ -’Uni—r-frprri l Mrif -'"' ll! i.iw>nyii... * and he staggered to the door and yell ed lustily for the police. The superin tendent once more came, and there was a diabolical gleam in his sinister eyes as he whispered through the key-hole: "What the devil do you want now!” “I want to get out of this, you ruf fian ! lam scalded to death—my hair is falling out! My legs are melting down like a candle, let me out, I say !” “My dear, good fellow,” quoth the Turkish fiend, “you act like a child. Bea mau, sir! take your full time— only t-e-n minutes more l—finest bath house in the city—built by Hon. John Paul Jones, of Nevada, sir, of Ne-vaw da ! blame it, take your time!” He was gone again, and the Bweat went ou. A mau will suffer for the fame of his name sometimes, and that victim’s name was Jones. One—two three—four live minutes more, and then there came a quiet, orderly rap from the inside. "Well, well, sir ! what’s the trouble now ?—want to get out again, I s’pose,” said the superintendent, turning ou his heel to go again. "No, oh, no ! But did you say this infernal oven was built by J. P. Jones, of Nevada?” J “Yes, sir ; yes, sir—but what in thun der do you want now?” growled out the Turkish monster. “My good, kind, obliging fellow, I am Ed. Jones, brother of J. P., and I simply want a folk.” "A f-o-r-k!—what for a f-o-r-k?” "Yes, my friend, a fork; I want to try my bones, and if they are done I’m done clear through 1” Revenge is foiled again. EDOAR POE. His Prediction of our Political Trou ble. |Nashville American.) Edgar A. Poe, in a brilliant prose article published in 1848, give? a sagacious prediction of our present political situation. Surely the mantle of prophesy, "a diviner* gift tiiac:- thougt,” eoveloped the soul of that ecceutric genius. The paper purports to be a letter written "a thousand years hence.” The poet exercises his poweiful imagination in describing tho wonderful progress that he supposes | the human raoe will have made by that time. Among other changed, republican forms of government will I long since have passed out of use, the I inhabitants of that enlightened period scuffing at the idea of them as a mon i strous absurdity. Speaking of us I ‘-ancient Americans,” the author says: | “It is related, however, that the first circumstance which disturbed, very particularly, the seif-oomplaceney of the philosopher who constructed this I ‘republic, 1 was the startling discovery that universal suffrage gave opportuni ty for fraudulent schemes, by means of which any desired number of votes might at any time be polled, without the possibility of prevention or even detection, by any party which should be merely villainous enough not to bo ashamed of the fraud. A little re flection upon this discovery sufficed to render evident the consequence, which were that rascality must predominate— in a word, that a republican govern ment oouid never be anything but a rascally one. Now, if the statement made in this extract be true, the then logical de duction at its close is unanswerable. And it must be admitted that the de cision of the Electoral Commission that a gigantic election fraud must pass uncorrected, even uninvestigated, goes far to verify Poe’s prophesy. W. E. V. Dr. J. H. McLean has great confi dence in his new principle, Dr. J. H. McLean’s Cough and Lung Healing Globules, for Coughs, Colds and Con sumption, when he sends by mail trial boxes for 25 cents, to prove their won derful virtues Boxes for $1 contain six times the amount. Dr. J. EL Lean, 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis,