The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1877, Page 5

PITY PATTI. The Marquise De Caux Arrives at and Leaves Berlin. HER HUSBAND'S BOUQUET. An Interview with Mr. Maurice Strakosch. THE ELOQUENT AND PERSEVERING MARQUIS How a Republican Prima Donna and Her Pa- trician Husband Could Not Agree. A BRIGHT OPERATIC CAREER. (BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. BERLIN, Feb. 24, 1872, ‘The Patti affair ts the exciting topio of social gossip here since noon, because of the fact that the little Marchioness reached this city at half-past six this morning, on the express train from St Petersburg. The good people here, indeed, take an ‘unusual interest in Patti's quarrel with ber huse ‘band, as they and all the reat of the world do in the love affairs of prime donne generally. The younger portion of society recalls, with rippling laughter, ‘the love romances of the charming little Lucca, AN OLD BERLIN STORY. The elders of the gossipy circles have only to tax their memories a trifle to go back to the Hilarious Mays of Mile. Sontag and Baron Rossi. Theirs was alove match which provoked acres of broad German grins and iots of scandal, It Was a feast which the gossips of 1830 fully enjoyed and have never forgotten. Henrietta Sontag was then in the flower of her beauty of youth and charm of song. She had long declared herself ‘nvulnerable to the arrows of Cupid, but she was human after all, Wherever she went it was noted that the Baron Rossi was at her heels. If she arrived in Berlin by one diligence the devoted Baron was sure to arrive nthe next, The same thing at Hamburg, the same at Paris, the same at St. Petersburg—until the Ber- tinese made fan of poor Sontag and called her Persistent follower Baron “Montag.’’ When love's secret began to leak out in spite of all precautions, nd scandal took the place of harmless jest, they linked Lady Sunday and Baron Monday together, but it turned out that the parson had joined them in advance, so that all the calumniators aud jokers on Sontag were figuratively knocked into “the middle of next week.” Although nearly half a century has passed one will occasionally en- counter an old beau in the Thiergarten or the lobby of the opera, who will smile thoughtfully as he taps his snutf box and say, almost sadly, “No- body sings like Sontag, and no one ever will.”” MOVEMENTS OP THE PARTIES, On arriving here Mme. Patti proceeded to the Hotel Rome, Signor Nicolini, however, went direct to Vienna. The Marquis of Caux passed through Berlin yesterday en route tor Paris, He stayed at the Kaiser-Hof Hotel, where they had generally stopped during their visits to the German capital. The Marquis sent a beautiful bouquet to Adelina’s room. GLOOMY ISOLATION. Mme. Patti took a short drive at noon, avoiding the tashionable Thiergarten, but taking her way to the Hassenheide, in the lower quarter of the city, where’ she promenaded. On her return to the Hotel Rome she refused to see all visitors—even her oldest friends meeting with the same refusal. The Baroness Berkendorf, an intimate acquaintance, called twice, but was unable to see the persistent Patt. Adelina leaves for Paris to-night, in order to be present at the trial on Tuesday before the Tribunal of the Seine. INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH MR, MAURICE STEAKOSCH—THE OPERATIC CAREER OF AD- ELINA PATTI. So runs tho popular verdivt:—‘One or anothor of them is always in a mess with domestic matters.” And though the popular verdict is often astray recent events would seem to gives force to the observation that one or another of the leading artists im the drama or inusic 18 likely to be at one time or another tho sub- ject of public gossip in consequence of marital infelici- ties. Atonetime it 1s Lucca, “Die Kleine Pauline,’ known to two homispheres and admired by both. Or, aguin, ’tis Adelaide Neilson, favorably received as an actress of merit In certain leading parts, both in Eng- fand and America, and now it 1s Adelina Patti, the great prima donna, between whom and her husband, the Marquis de Caux, an irreconciliable breach seems to have occurred—a breach likely to sever permanently @ fruitless union that Mme. Patti’s friends now say should never have taken pluce, and which they en- deavored to prevent at the time of its occurrence. Bhe wished to bo wodded to her art alone ten years ugo, and ten years ago the public wished that sho should wed no man, But the Marquis de Caux, with untiring industry and persua- eloquence, sought ber hand, aad in the face of many a repulse finally wou her consent to a mar- Fiage, which gave rise toa govud deal of talk at the time. The conditions of the marriage permitted her to continue on the stage, Until the recent rupturo it | was not generally thought that Adelina and the Mar- quis lived an unhappy life. Now it would seem that their union was not blessed in all its phases. He was | & proud aristocrat, taught to belove that the world And its people were created for his enjoyment, She was a thorough republican, loving her art too well to | admit that the world contnined any porson superior to the great urtisi, ‘Then, too, they had no children, and though this was no surprise to yome who found in the Marriage w fruitful subject for gossip, it 1s not at all improbable that if blessed with little ones the devoted follower of art would bave found jin the duties of motherhood ties that would have prevented the pres- ent scandal. MAURICE STRAKOSCH’S REMINISCESCRS. Yesterday tho writer bad an interview with her brother-in-law, Mr. Maurice Serakosch, concerning the courtship aud marriage of Do Caux, Mr. Stracosch telis briedy the interesting story of the anion, giving ai tho same tinea glimpse of the imporial Court of Franco, Alter discussing the account of the separation pub- hshed in yester;day’s Hsxary, the writer said, by way Of Interrogatory :— “And go you bave read the story?” Mr. Sraakoscu—‘'Yes; I bave read the article in the Hexaro, and have also received this very day letters pnd telegraphic despatches from Europe.’’ “*Reterring to this matter?!” Mr. Steako-cu—"'Yes, to this very matter." “po you know whether there is any real foundation for the published reports of the Marquis de Caux’s sep- Bfation from bis wile, Mine. Pat ?’? Mr, Stkakosen —‘Unhappily, yes, An irreconetlable conilict s:ems to have broken vut this timo betwee: i Adelina and ber. husband which I {ear can bave no other result than a permanent separation,” “Do you get that Impression trom the letters and despatches you speak oft” Mr, Stasxoscu—“Yes ; prior totheir receipt, although IT bad many misgivings | hoped that this later storm would biow over like the many troubles which have heretofore clouded this union." PASSING CLOUDS, “There would scem, then, to bave been quite a num- ber of those storms?” Mr. Staakoscu—‘‘There were a great many clouds, bat they generally passed off as quickly us they came.'" “Did these troubles foliow speedily after the mar- riage or were they of recent origin” Mr, Srnaxoacu—' ‘These ditliculties are not at all ro- cent, They existed even before the marriage und re- suited in breaking the engagement three or four times. before the Marquis married Adelina.’ “What was the cause of those difficulties Mr, StRakoscu—-‘'There was a radical difference tn their feelings, and this made mo always fear that there could be no lasting happiness 10 such a union, The Murqais de Caux comes of a very noble family, who, like the Bourbons, bave forgotton nothing of their past importance, though they may not have either land oF gold to support their claims to # pubic consid- eration of their assumed superiority. He is ap ar Vocrat jusque auz bout des ongies to the tips of bis nails, while Adelina {9 a republican tothe heart’s core, and has so much veneration for her art that she will not admit @ great artist could possibly have a superior, whoever he may be. “How long wero they engaged ?”* Mr. StRakoscu—‘'About two years.” THE LOVERS’ FIRST MERTING IN THM TUILLERIES, “Where did Adelina first become acquainted with the Marquis de Caux?’* Mr. Straxosca—'‘'lt was at the grand concert given by the Emperor Napoleon in the palace of the Tui- Jeries during the month of January, 1865." “In those days the audienco must have been a bril- Hiant and notable assemblage at the Tuillories?” Mr. StRaKoscu—“Yos; 1+ was one of those feasts which have left avery strong Impression upon me, There was the Emperor beaming in health and at the | very zenith of his popularity and power—then the ar- biter of Europe; the Empress in all her beauty and literally covered with diamonds, and the young Prince, of whom they were so proud; all the marshal and dignitaries of the Empire banging on the will of their imperial master as if he were something more than human, It was in the Salle de Maréchaux, Theso concerts went off generally, in consequence of the at ceremony observed, !n a rather cold way; but on this occasion, to tho surprise of everybody, the Emperor was quite enthusiastic, and bimself.as well as the Empress were so very liberat im their applause that they carried the whole audience with them in a greut storm of delight which seemed to send a thrill through all present.” LOUIS NAPOLRON’S ADMIRATION. “The Emperor, then, must have been fond of music ??” Mr. StkakoscH—*‘He was no musician, He was only fond ot comic opera. I remember that the piece he most liked that very evening was a duetto trom ‘L’Elexir d’Amore,’ which Adelina sang with Signor Zucbini, then the successor of Lablactie, the famous baffo, After the concert the Emperor and Empress, with the Prince Imperial, came to Adelina and compli- mented her in the kindest manner, The Emperor sald it would aflord him great happiness to learn that she bad made Paris her home, never to ieave it again, She had already been five seasons in Paris at this time. AS the imperial party were leaving an ecuyer who stood behind them, after adding his comptiments in a very enthusiastic manner, offered to escort Adelina to hor carriage. This gentleman was tho Marquis de Caux, 0 descendant of ono of the fow old noble French families who had become reconciled to the Empire.’’ “So, thou, this was their first mecting ?” Mr. StRakoscu—‘Yes, and it was followed by a second meeting sooner than | expected.’’ A PAIR OF DIAMOND ARRINGS, “When did they meet again ?”” Mr, Staaxoscu—“It was the next afternoon at two o'clock. The Marquis came with a splendid pair of diamond earrings—a present for Adelina from the Emperor—and a superb oracelet, the gift of the Em- press, neither of whom, the Marquis said, could suffer aday to pass before sending Adelina some token of their appreciation of her beautiful simging.”* “Did the Marquis thea make any professions of re- gard on his own account??? Mr, Steakoscu—‘He bebaved then and for some mouths thereafter with the most exquisite politeness; but he did not show to Adelina, to her father or myself that this was prompted by any other feeling than the most disinterested admiration for her, Curtous as it may soem thus early in their acquaintance, tn spite of the kindest attentions, the towers aud gallantries he showered upon her, she conceived for him an antipathy almost invincible, and it was with difficulty that ber father or myself could persuade ber to receive him when he called. The Marquis—although most other men would have been discouragea—helpod by the repre- sentation of a lady companion of Adelina, who was always by her side, persisted in his attentions, and laid his siege 80 well that after many strugglos he succeeded in remov- ing her repugnance to him, Wath this toe once broken the Marquis contrived im one way or another to be tor- ever by her side. if she arove on the Bois de Boulogne and stopped her carriage to take a little promenade he would be gure to be on the samo promenade and would find a way to approach her, When she was invited to 8 ball or a dinner party or went to the Théatre Francais somehow or other he managed to be there too, as if by chance, De Caux {sa very eloquent conversationalist, an excellent horsemun aud an incomparable dancer, Adelina’s companion, the friend of do 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 the Marquis to Adelina came to ve spoken of a good deal by the tash- jonable society of the guy capital, and every one said that it meant that someting was going to happen— every oue but those who should first know of such an event, myself and her father. Finally there appeared @ paragraph ina Paris paper to tho effect that Adelina apd the Marquis were engaged, Now I could not ex- press to you the outcry and indignation this paragrapo eheited, Adelina had then a great many admirers in Paris, and bad three diferent oifers of marriage, and all brilidant offers too, All of them she declined in succession, intimating that she desired to tive only for her art, Somehow or other everybody desired that she should continue sing! When asked ubout the rumored engagement to De Caux, Adelina contradicted the report in the most indignant manner, We then lett Paris for London, where one tine day the Marquis arrived ‘on a visit tora few days,’ as he suid in planation of his presence. Then we leit tor Baaen- Baden, und here again the Marquis came ‘lor a few days’ more. From this point we returned to Paris, where the Marquis Was of course at home,’” THK VIRST INTIMATION OF THE MARRIAGE, “Did it ever occur to you or her futher to ask the Marquis what his purpose was in thus pursuing Adeiina?”” Mr. STRAKOSCH—“Ilis deportment was such at the time that we uever suspected he entertained a thought of marriage, Besides, she, too, svomed go absorued by her art that we could uot have any idea she gave | marriage any thought whatever,” “When do you think sie determined on marriage ?”” Mr, Strakosch—"'l think tt must have been sume | time in the month of January, 1sd6. “Then Adelina again sang at the court concert in ris aud the Km- press approached ker and spoke to her in Spawish, She addressed her as Querida Adelina nnd usked, “Aro you not ured of being single? Why don’t Inarry!’ avd then and there told her she ought to marry the Marquis do Caux, This, 1 think, wos the turning potat in his favor, From that moment I beheve Adelina entertained some idea of & marriage, dissuade hor {rom such @ step, however; but the elo» quence of the Marquis provaiicd, aided by lis taubtul lady fiend, who wus the companion of Adelina, Svon after ho bad a formal eagayement, of which Adelina | informed hor father and myself—bat only alter the eagayement had been made. Now began ull the ter. rivie stories about De Caux which have circulated ail over Europe, and woich bave been fur from flatier- | tng.” BREAKING THR KNGAGEMENT, “How did these stories affect her then?! Mr. Sreakoscu ‘ou can easily imagine how the father of Mile, Patti and myself were affected by them. Ut course wo did everything possible to persuade Ado- lina to brewx off the engagement,” ‘And did you then succeed #”” Mr, Stuakoscu—"'Yes; 1 was broken, for Adelina had become frightened almost to death by what the people had said avout De Caux, She was juet then ov- cupied studying @ new opera, aud all absorbed with tt, and seemed to be only too happy to be off with the en- gagement.” “fut it was resumed again??? Mr, Stakoscu—"Yes, and it would be too long to tell you how, The Marquis was too persevering and eloquent, and ho finally persuaded Adelina, wer tather, mysolt and tho rest of the world that be was the per- souilcativn of persecuted iumocence, Finally we ail you | All her friends eudosavored to | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1 | gave our consent, and the marriage took place at the French Embassy in Loudon tn the summer of L863." PATTIS FORTUNE, “At this time Adeling must Lave had a considerable | fortune of ber own ?” Mr. Srrakoscu— $120,000 in movey, and, I should say, about $30,000 in diamonds, which ber father, aavised by me, had set- ted on her, and in such a way that ueither De Caux nor she could ever touch it, but she personally would receive the interest of it during her lifetime, and of — it would go to her children or other heirs at her th | “Why did you advise such an arrangement?” Mr. StRakoscii—*in spite of ali De Caux’s persua- powers I felt it my duty to guard Adelina’s future and to make her position whatever should hap- pen. “Was it then understood she should have permis- sion to remain on the stage ?”” Mr. Stkakoscu— "Yes," “What arrangement was made respecting the sums she should earn in the future?!” Mr. Staakoson—‘*One-third of her {uture earnings ‘was to yo to her personally and two-thirds were to go to their joint account after having paid their ex- penses.”” THR EXPECTATIONS OP THK UUSBAND, sae ~ Murquis # man of fortune when he mar- e Mr, Strakoscu—“I don’t think #0; bat I think he had some expectations trom his steplathe, aud from his mother?” Dia 400, see the Marquis frequently after the mar- or ri Mr. StRaxoscu—"l have seldom been in the cities where Adelina gang; but whenever I found myself in the samo place | visited them frequently, and | must say I never tel that there was any very serious aifficulty between them, Until this very = morning | thought and hoped that the storm this time would blow ov is bad Gone in the past, but now | have iniormation of such @dolicate nature that | could not possibly disclose 1 to you which seems to place & future reconciliation beyond the bounds of probability, You can imagine how much I am affected by this’ intellige: wh tell you that for seventeen years—trom the time she was aight until ghe was twenty-five yours old—she waa almost continually by my sida Indeed, she was like e daughter to me and my wife, who, us you know, is ber sister, ‘he Marquis is not a very young man, I believe ?”” Mr. Srkakoscu—*No, he ia about Aity, NO CHHLDKES TO NLESS THE MARRIAGE, “They have no children ?"" Mr. StRakoscu—*'No, they havo never had any,” “Possibly this 1a one of the causes of the grievance that t¢ now taking the form of a separation,’ Mr. Srrakoscr-—"If they had children 2 think would bave been a happier union," low will this aflair affect tho prospect of ber in- tended trip to Atnerica next season 1? Mr. Srrakoscu—‘'Until a tornight ago overything was progressing favorably, Indeed, it was detinitely | settled between Adelina, Io Caux and myseit that sho | should come bere next winter, but since I found that it was doubtful whether the new opera house would be completed noxt winter I telegraphed her to that effect, and this day | heard by cuble the unpleasant news to me that she has accepted an engagement for the Paris Itahan opera next wiuter.”” A SKETCH OF ADRLINA PATTON LIPE, The Henxatv of November 25, 1859, vontuing a stri ing wccount of Miss Patti's debut at the Academy on the previous evening, and tu speaking of ter yoath, mentions that she 18 “not yet soventeen,”” This’ would make her age thirty-four, Wolch agrees with nearly all her biographies, although most of her friends state her preseut age at thirty-six or thirty-seven, while the Marquis’ age ig over fifty, She was born ‘of itahun parents at Madrid in 1843 (ecording to her biographer), Her mother, Madame Burili Patti, was the prima donna of the Grand Theatre of Madrid, and soon after Adelina’s birth sue removed to Milan. She had four daughters, Clotilda, Amalia (Mrs. Strakoscn,) Carlotta and Adehua, Strange to say, Madaino Barill Patt soon after giving birth to Adelina completely lost ber fine voice, Adelina came to this country with her parents when only a tew yeurs old, her father appearing in the oid Chambers Street Italian Opera House with the Langairico compauy, At the age ol nine she appeared in the provinces when Strakosch made a concert tour with Ole Bull and othor artists and sang the songs made famous ke Biota! Lind, Sontag, Bosio and others, It is related that Sontug predicted already then that Adelina would become thie greatest songstress of the oge. Hor first great starring tour, however, was undertaken ut the age of fourteen, when she went with Strakosch, Gottschalk and others to the West Indies, and it is mentioned that at that early age already she had an offer of warriago at Porto Rico trom the rich- est planter of the island. in 1869, then a girl “not yet seventeen,"’ she created @ great lurore 10 opera in this country, and tn the foie lowing year ner career was trunsierred to the great capitals of the Old Worid, It has been Adelina Patu’s fate to figure considerably i the courts during her life, She had not been long in Europe when a most exciting episode of her career occurred. A gentlemi who styled himself ‘ber best frieud,’? James W; McDonald, brought a chancery suit against ber father and Mr, Strakosch, her mauager and brother-in law, 10 London, the object of which was to release her, who was a tinor, from their jot guardiansmip. It waa charged in his complunt that shey had appropriated ayainst her will her iinmenso earnings (which even then ainounted to £24.000 tn one year), had restrained her lioerty and beld her a prisoner ja her own hvuse, had prevented her moetings with her betrothed, u young Belgian nobleman, Baron de Ville, in order to defeat their marriage, &c, All these charges wero dis- proved A the subscquent uMfdavit of Adelina; that the suit was brought without her knowledge ana sanction; that she nad perfect confidence tn her father and Mr, Strakosch; thatthe allegations of her *best friend” untrac, and that she was convinced the young Baron (who was also # minor) Was actuated by dishon- orabie motives toward her. Do Ville published a card withdrawing from the sult tor her hand, und it was then the general opinion that she bad been saved from @ disastrous match by the intervention of her family, SINGING TO THIRTY SOVEREIGNS. An interesting event in Mmo Pucti’s career was her ap- pearance in September, 18¢8, before the thirty German sovereigns at Frankfort. Already before there bad beon froquent rumors of Miss Patti's engagement aud inar- riige to the Marquis o/ Caux, and in May, 1868, her futher came out in a card to the London Fost aeclaring that the report of her marriage was entirely untrue, But the reporta were only premature, for the oft denied marriage took place on July 29 of that year at the Ro- man Catholic eburch in the Clapham Park road, Tne bride was twenty-five years old aud the bridegroom, who was eqaerry to Napoleon, wes nearly seventeen yours her sonior. The Duke of Manchester and Mr. Costa gave away the bride, Signor Mario, Mme. Grist, Mine. Titiens, Mr, Gye and other celebrities of the pro- tession were present. The Princo de la Tour d’Au- vergne, the French Ambassador and the secretaries of the Frencly Legat.on were the bride’s witnesses of the marriage contract, — Miss Harris, Mile. Rita, danghver of Mario, and Mile, ki acted as bridesmaids. It was given out before the marriage that Mme, Patil would after afew yeurs withdraw irom the stage, but this has, happily for the operatic art, not proved true, We pave vow an uninterrupted record of ner tri- umphs ou the leading operatic stages of Europe. In February, 1870, the Czar of Russia conferred upon her the Order of Merit, the decoration being set with duumonds and surmounted by the Imperial crown. In Uctober, 1874, Mine, MacMahon, the wile of the Presi- dont of the French Republic, addrossed to her a letter pabiicly thanking her for her singing in aid of the sul- ferers of Alsace-Lorraine. In April, 1875, a great sen- sation Was caused by the anuouncement that the Mar- quis do Caux had fought aduel to avenge un insult to his wife, and that he was killed. Obituaries of the live-dead Marquis were actually published, while 1 subsequently appeared that he was alive and kicking. The most recent exciting episode of the Murquis de Caux’s career grew out of the long and arduous ucgo- tations as to her last Russian engaxement. Her puyst- clan bad forbidden ber another winter's sojou Rusia, but as St, Petersburg was iwexorabie an would hot be bulked fn ity desiro to go again into rap. tures over her, she had tu fullil the eagagoment which was, a few days ugo, 80 abruptly | her Withcvley with the Marquis, Her personul appear- ance 1s too well known by the numnberless photographs and pictures to require even « passing mention. WHAT HER FRIENDS IN THIS CITY SAY, Among that numerous circle of Adelina Patti's old friends in this city, Which comprises nearly every well kbowo member of the dramatic and operatic pro- fession, the story of her matrimonial troubles was an ajl-absorbving theme of conversation, and at their haunts ail sorts of opim:ons were expressed, One of the features of the marriage mach commented upon was the disparity of age existing between the Murquis de | Caux and bis wt ‘Sho ls avout thirty-six, or per- haps, ub the utmost thirty-seven,’ said a musician, | Mr. 5. Wiadt, woo knew her when sho was a child of | eight, and came over W America with ber on the suine’ Vessel, while he 18 Gity-live. He is a mero | arsstocrauc gambler, Who married ler for her money, Wwhilg she is very impulsive and easily led away by & wew fancy, Butl atm astonished that Nicolini should have been her yew chvice, aud L am vot iichned to | believe (hat part of the story, for he is neituer young nor good looking. who was at the Caté Morotti, reculled of her tirst appearance, twenty-live yeurs ago, jm New York, at Tripler Mall, va Broadway (where | now the Grand Central Hotel is). He said there was no doubt from the rst that Adolina only married the | Marquis for the sake of his title and in order w enter | the magic circle of the Freuch Court, and that uo real | affection was 4t the busis of the union, He said there | Was very litte if any doubt of the trath of the whole story as reluted in the HekaLo, and Le was ouly aston | ished that the break did not occur sooner, No huppi- | ne#s could be expected Lo result irom such a marriage, | to which the-wite, ou the one band, sought a tithe, aud the husband, on’ the other, a lortune, She was un- douvtedly very rich, and could weil afford | 100,0006 in order to get rid of tue Marquis, Au operatic manager, au Englishman, gave it as his | Ovinion that in cousequence of Uhis gigantic Scandal, Vatu, if she were now tu come to this country, would (ou greater sensution than ever, and that te public would now gladly puy $5 4 seat to Lear her, This gen- tieman ovidentiy thought thatanice bit of scandal connected with @ prima donna would not diminish enhance her attraction in the eyes of the American | public, He thought she might now ve tuclined to come Here NeXt scusou, as tho people by that time would be hungry tor Ltalian opera. Sho was very rich and inde- peudent now, and it was doubtiul whether an offer of less than $2,000 4 ight Would tempt her, But then, Jn order to pay, ber engagement stiould be limited to | twenty or twenty-live nights, | A Russian nobleman, who 19 sojourning here, and | Knows voth partes well, said it was all an uld'story aud had come out just as everybody expected." A STREEL THIEN. to pay Mrs, Amanda Ross, while crossing South Ninth street on Fourth streot, Williamsburg, was seized by | to men, who robbed her of her pocketbook aud rau away, The act was committed just belore nine o'clock, and whtlo the street wus crowded with passeagers, several of Whom gave chase tw the thieves, A loug and circuitous run resulted ta the capvure of one of them, who said be Was James Keenan, ot New York. | He was partially identified by Mrs, ove, aud locked 1 Up t that time Adelina had about. terminated by | but | 1877.—QUAD PEACE IN MEXICO (2) | Porfirio Diaz Elected to the Presidency in Place of Lerdo by General “an Immense Majority.” ‘intents, WEAKNESS OF THE CHURCH PARTY Senor Jose Mata Appointed Seeretary of the Treasury, Instead of Don Justo Benites eine ee “ALL IS PEACE AND QUIET HERE." {BZ CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Crry oF MEXICO, Feb. 16, Via Havana, Feb 24, 1877. General Don Portirio Diaz has returned tothts capital after bis unopposed march through the principal cities of the interior, WHAT HK ACCOMPLISHED, When Diaz commenced his march from this city a few weeks ago Lerdo was known to be in the State of Michoacan and Iglesias presented an unbroken front at Queretaro with @ well organized force of about 15,000 men, The unpopularity of Iglesias with the army and the personal infuence of Diag among the principal commanding officers induced wholesale desertions to the standard of the “Tuxte- pecanos.” Igiesias was obliged to retreat succes- sively to Celaya, Salamanca, Silao and Guanajuata, THE PLACE OF DISPERSION. At Guanajuato city General Don Francisco Antil- Jon, the Governor of that State, who acted as Gen- eral-in-Chief for Iglesias, abandoned = by the leading Generals, among whom were Don Felipe B. Berrioyabva!, Don Miguel Maria Echagaray, with others, and found himself at the head of litte more than 2,009 fighting men. Meanwhile General Don José Ceyallos, who ought to have come down from Guadalajara with large reinforcements for Aantillon, did not appear on the scene ol action, and the Governor of Guanajuato was obliged to suffer defeat alone at Los Adobes on the ad of last month, Coutrary to what was at trst reported, the battle ‘Was not & bloody one ; but the results were quite | decisive, as ali the forces of Antilion, with their war material and baggage, feli into the hands of Diaz, and thus enabled him to march against Guadalajara, capital of the powerful State of Jalisco. THE “SECOND CAPITAL" OPENS HER GATES. Guadalajara was 1n no condition or spirit to resist the entrance of Diaz through her gates. General Cevallos, with what troops remained at that time fuithiul to Iglesias, accompanied this pretender to Manzanillo. The “second capital of the republic’? (Guadalajara) received Diaz with loud demonstra- tions and great joy; a monster procession, which was suid to have mustered 60,000 men, paraded the streets, salvos of artillery greeted the conqueror, and fetes in his honor were the order ot the day for a ‘Week or more. FIXING THINGS IN THE WEST. Jalisco, with its more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, is-always a powerful factor in Mexican politics, and, on this occasion, Diaz, before returning to the fed- eral capital, determined to see that all was quiet | there, He made Guadalajara, which is in itself one of the most important strategic points in Western Mexico, his general headquarters, From here he | was able to reach out his powerfnl influence into | the neighboring States of Michoacan de Ocampo, was Colima, Sinaloa, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi It was the work of organizing the governinents ot these States, as well as ad re to not appear per- | sonally in the canyass for the Presidential election, which detained the new Chief Magistrate for so long a time in the West. CONCILIATING THE “JALISCIE Itis well known that the “Jali of Jalisco, are among the most imtelligent and bravest people in Mexico, and, in addition to thus it 18 conceded that jeneral Don Kamon Corona, who at present represents Mexico at the Court of | Madrid, is exceedingly popular in Jaliseo, Diaz | and Corona were formerly fast friends; but, as it is not known how the latter nay view the recent acts of his old companion in arms, the new President thought it best to conciliate a8 far as lay in bis power the citizens of the keystone State of Mexico, Hence Diaz sojourned at Guadalajara longer time than he otherwise would have done. a much | LEAVING GENERAL NEGRETE AT ZAMORA. i On his way back to this capital Diaz traversed the route via La Barca to Zamora, thence by Morelia | Zamora, which ts remarkable for its reac- here. tionary or Church party tendencies. is now gar- risoned by @ strong division of troops, under the General Don Miguel Negrete. command of ‘The selection of this oMicer to take charge of so tmpor- lant a post has given very yeneral dissatisfaction. | Negrete was a most uncompromising supporter of the conservative bogus governments under Generals Don Felix Zulnager and Don Miguel Miramon. He with great gallantry in | against the Fr but was accused by his enemtes of being in communication | subsequently served the war with Maximilian’s temporary goveriment, with the view of accepting service under the so-called Em- pir Negrete became an intense enemy of Juarez, and was repeatedly out in arms against that gov- ernment, a8 well as in opposition to the administra. tion of Lerdo, He is looked upon as being any- thing but @ reliable omicer, THIUMPHING IN THE CAPITAL. The return of Diaz to this capital was the signal | for loud rejoicings everywhere in the city. The | troops turned out to do houer to their victorious chief; the Ayuntaminto, or Board of Aldermen, | paid their respects to him in the national palace, and the foreign legations observed on the pecasion as conciliatory & course as each of the Ministers consistently could without trespassing the letter of their respective instructions. Cannons roared, | trumpets blared and bands rung out @ salute to Mexico's new chief, while Diaz himself, with the Well kKnowa modesty which characterizes the man, | received these tributes to his genius with becoming dinidence. DIAZ TO BE PRESIDE Pending the counting of the vote in the Presi- dential elections which have just taken place tn this Republic General Diaz bas been sworn in as Pres- ident ad interim, | iu the national palace, was attended with marked pomp, beyond what is usually witnessed here, CHOOSING THE ELECTORS, The Presidential electors for Diaz bave been chosen, and so fur as is Known he has received an | dmmense majority of votes all over the country, The ceremony, which took place | well settled, and the | | show symptoms of returning vigor. | with no friend to share bis anxiety, | pome | mony’ | re | about eigut o’elock | looking pale and restiess, were marebed juto the room, RUPLE SHEET. Indeed there was no candidate worth while men- Moning in the feild against him. 1% will be neted in the United States as something remarkable that the vote cast here for the President is so insignificant ‘that which was said wo have elected Lerdo was only 4.227 votes, and {tis yuestionable if the ballot for Diaz will be very much greater. THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Don José Mata, who before 1863 was Mexican Minister in Washington, has been appointed Secre- tary of the ‘Treasury (Minisiro de Hacienda) Seflor Mata la a liberal recognized stead- fast principles, Upon returning to Mexico from Washington, tn 1863, he joined the Army of the Centre, then commanded by Gen- eral Don Ygnacio Camontort. Mata participated in the operations about Puebla tn the month of May, 1803, when Camonfort Was defeated at San Lorenzo by Genefal—no, Marshal—Bazane, Juarez, much vo the disgust of many aspiring young officers, made the ex-Minister a general of brigade, and although the new commander had no technical of knowledge of the profession of arms 4 consider- able body of troops was committed to his orders. Setlor Mata 1s now on his way here from the United States, where he went to pay over the $300,000, the first instalment o1 the award under the late Mixed Commission. The appointment of Mata is consid- ered to be g very judicious one, and the retirement of Don Justo Benitez, who shines but as a reflected | light from Diag, is received on all sides with ap- | plause. THB PRIESTS’ PARTY NOT SUCCESSFUL. ‘The old Church party put forth every effort to se- | cure a large delegation tn the national Congress, Dut so far as can be ascertained from the returns they have not been markedly successful The strongholds of the party in Michoacan, Puebla, parts of Mexico, Jalisco and a few other States have been unable to give anything like a respectable represen- tation on the floor of Congress, PEACE REIGNS IN THE LAND, All ts peace and quietness in the length and breadth of the land, and from present appearances it may continue so, The power of Diaz seems to be strong party upon whose shoulders he climbed = tnto power — expects great things of his admimistration. The counte- nance tin lis Cabinet of such approved liberals as General Don Pedro Ogazon and Seior Ignacio L, Vallarto is a guarantee of the good faith of Diaz to- ward the country, Business ts as yet paralyzed, but is beginning to ARREST OF GENERAL CORTINA AT MATAMOROS, Buowysvitie, Toxas, Feb, 24, 1877. General John N. Cortina was arrested in Matamoros this afternuon at five o'clock and placed in the mili- tary prison. It is belleved that he will be court war- tialled and shot for not obeying the order of President Diaz to presont himself atthe city of Mexico to an- swer for his conduct on the frontier for the past ten months. General Corales, Governor of the State, is outside of Matamoros with 1,500 men, and will’ aid General Blaneg in suppressing any attempt ou the part of the iriendof Coruna to rescue him, hero is greut ex. citement in Matamoros, and the partisans of Cortioa are flying to the Texas side of the Kio Grande. ‘The authorities expreas themselves thorougtily prepared to maintain order and execute the law in case of any attempt at violen MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, HFSTER, TULLY AND M'HUGH, THE MOLLY Ma- GUIRE ASSASSINS, CONVICTED AT LastT— ALEXANDER REA’S DEATH TO BE AVENGED— THRILLING SCENES IN COURT ON THE REN- DITION OF THE JURY'S VERDICT ON A NINE YEAnS’ OLD CRIME—FIFTEEN MOLLIES WAIT- ING FOR HALTERS, Bioomsaure, Pa, Feb. 24, 1877, ‘Tho excitement incident to the great Moily Maguire murder trial reached a thrilling climax to-day, and gave rise ton scene such as was never bolure witnessed in Bloomsbury. At bal/-past eight o'clock Hon. F. W. Hughes resumed his powerful closing speech tor the Commonwealth, which bad been tuter- rupted by the adjournment of the court last evening. The prisouers, Hester and Tully, were acconipanied by their wives, vat McHugh was alone, | ‘The court room was packed, the fair sex being present in large num- bers; and In this respee: the concluding sceno was in strong contrast to the opening, when not a lady was to be seen in court except Hester's wile and daugh- tere, who have been constantly beside him during the terrible ordeal, MK, HUGHES CLOSES THE ARGUMENT, The address ot Mr, Hughes was listened to with | eager interest. Ho reviewed the testimony closely, and showed that in its main features the evidence of Kelly “the Bui’ relating to the plot and the deed remained unshaken despito the vigorous — cross. examination to which he bad subjected, Mr, Hughes detailed the scene of the kill. ing of Rea with a weird, passionate elo. | quence that called forth frequent expressions of | subdued horror from the packed audience; and during | | this part of the speech Mrs. Rea and ber daughiers were 80 overcumy that they were compelled to retire trom the room, the Uring of the fatal bullet mio te | | expiring man’s brair, the bringing of the body w the | ver ved home, the a tly—all: were many an eye to tears, uy of the griel-stricken fam. ted i touching termes that meited | ta | Alter this, however, ca q he | a surge of indignation when the speaker laid | crime to the y of the Molly Maguire: which he ¢ ell-born or; oo,” and tarun » Tully and Melty Hl d them out voturies and the men whose | hands we ed red in the blood of Alexander Rea, | Tho address of Mr. iHagher, which occumed nine | hours iu all, closed with au earnest appeal tor a ver- dict against the prisuners in accordance with the testi- | MUTION TO DISCHARGE THE JeRY. | At the clo: Colonel counsel tor the es the jury on the ground that Mr. Hughes uted the pi 8, and argued upon matters out. | mi the cuse to excite | | | intend side d the fears and The motion wa verdict. Judge Eiweil proceeded to charge the jury, He wave an extaustive review Of the lestinony, explain | ing the diterent legal points favolved, and absiaming from induiging in a single sensational ‘phrase or opin- | ion that might help to overcurn the mozt dispassionate tnd, His charge took an hour ia its delivery Ww OG FON THR VEMDICT, At one o’cleck the cave Was committed to the jury, and the court adjourned to await the verdict.” The town was very W excited in antieipation of the re- sult, which ‘It thought would be made kLown | (b sevening. Bets were treely | made on the Verdict, and just When every one was Dusy guessing What it would be the solema tones of the Court House bell were heard, starting all with the | Aunvounceluent that the jury had arrived at a decision, Instantly there wus «rush Trot all parts ol the town w 10 court room. The people poured, peil met, liy trough the rushing ald kuoc tug each other down F cagerness to obtain | admission, —- Precisely at three o'clock jurors came juto court, and the privone of ever The suddenness of tho | werdit Hester's wite and two daughters i very much agitated, and 'y howrt was torobbing leverishty lor the tess Word | n, ‘The Court House bell totied ite last und the observ the words THAT'S THEIR DRATH KNBHL,?? were Whispered trom one to anotner, | Judge Elwell adinouished those presont not to indulge in any demon- strations, no tatler What the verdict ht be. To the query, “Gentlemen of the jury, huvo You agreed upon your verdi he cave of Hairick Hester?” the Joreman answered, “We have ;”’ adding i siow, solemn tones, “118 MURDER IN THE FIRST DROR! Then the pent up agony of Hester's daughters was broken in a flood of tears, and Mra Hester, who sat ae pale as death besiue ber husvaud, with drooping eyes und ughen lips, tamted away, ‘A briet comotion sued, alter Which the poll of the jurors wus pro. ed with, cueh rising im bis place and answering, juilty of murder in the trst degree,” Abb GUILTY, ‘The same verdict was rendered in the case of Patrick Tully and Peter MeHugh, and during this solemn stago of the proceedings the situation Was paintully distress. | ing, the Women touuing and weeping bitterly, ‘The verdict having been ret |, the jury were dis- charged, and Colonel Freeze, Jor the deience, made a motion for arate in arrest of judgment and to show cause why & hew trial should not be granted, The rule was entered accordingly, to be argded next week, and the Court adjouraca, The prisoners were led back to their great audience disper it 1s safe to say ‘rial Will be granted, there being no good | which to buse the order, so that Hester, Tully and Mos Hugh, who swell the list ot Molly Maguire prisone vow under sentence of death to titeen, will doubters have to meet the fourful fate m This is the fest ver ever found in th ‘$ said that other ‘mod the * ads upon THR COUNT ORS. OY. Oregon Scored for Hayes and Wheeler. PON stad ae A HALT AT PENNSYLVANIA. ee Speaker Randall Routs the Rebels. NO IDLE DELAY PERMITTED, The Democratic Caucus Last Night a Failure, GOVERNOR HENDRICKS ON THE SITUAIION. —.—_—— OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wasuixaroy, Feb, 24, 1877. FROM There were bitterer words in the caucus on Friday night than were known outside. Mr. Ben Hill and Mr, Dualey Field bad a discussion, in which Mr, Hill showed up frst the uselessness for good, then the un- constitutionality, and (nally the real purpose of the bills Mr. Field proposed introduce, Mr. Hil, 1) is sald, showed —himsott more able, and Mr, Field’s objects were uncovered by a series of interrogations, ina manner which made them plain tothe members of the caucus and left these to choose their course to-day, af least with their to never eyes open, Mr. Ficid bad proposed a bill which declared that had failure to elect a Pres Mr there there been dent and provided for new election. Hil the that had been a failure to elect could not be known unul the count was completed; that if there was a failure Mr, Field’s bill violated the constitution, snowed caucus whether to elect, because that provided, in such a case, for an election by the House, und that the count was delayed on purpose to make the election « failura. Then the | constitution gave the office to tho Fresident of the Senate, and the democratic party would themselves ‘be chargeable before the country with having made some republican—probably Senator Morton—V’res- ident for some years, All this showed up to the caucus the crude and basty notions of dir, Field, The result was scen in the refusal of the House to adjourn, when the two houses separated after hearing the Oregon decision. Mr. Hancock, of Texas, squarely opposed this motion on the honorable and manly ground that while bo felt as much as any one the mor- Uflcation of defeat, he hoped he would not lose his manhood s0 much as to advise that he House should hot proceed under the law. There was uo authority delay he said. The vote stood 112 for adjournment to Monday and 153 to the count ow, fyainst, Mr. Lane, of Oregon, moved thereupon to take a recess till Monday at half past nine, the first really filibustering motion that has been mide so far, and Speaker Randall promptly rated it out of ordeg, ue clearly intended only for delay, This decision showed | the Uilibustering element that the Speaker was against them, aud while it did not improve their temper, it lessened their numbers, The Speaker has naturally much iniuence with his party in the House, Mr Randall bas conducted himself with great wbility ond fairness during the whole session, but has left no one tn doubt as to bis strong party feelings, and be there. fore carried a powerlul influence to the side of law und order by bis attitude (his moruin, In the two hours?’ debate on Oregon, the only ble event was u passage betweeu Mr Hewitt and Mr Hoar, Mr. Hewitt saying distinctly that he was op. posed to all delay im the couutaud that he wished to gee his party take the highest ground of strict and loyal obedience to the lawand submission to Ut nota. re sult; showed that dr, Hoar, by the bill he sup: orted and which Mr. MeCrary bad drawn mn the Hou-e Electoral Committee, did commit himself plainly to the grouud that the Hiectorat commission should hear evidence. ‘Ibe charge excited Mr. Hour, aud he rephed sharply, but did uot deny what Mr Hewitt had charged, as indeed be could not He read, however, trom specelies of Sen and others to show that they beld (nat th wus to decide on tts own powers bo bearing upon Me, Hour’s own chan ‘The adjournment Ul Monday, wfier the Pennsylvania case had been reached, was pot Tae Hou was tired, and the moderate men did uot object to gos or Thurman OL course amiss, | ing home to dinuer, Of the members inclined to filibuster certain Ohio men ure the most desperate, aud i vue may believe them, have determined to goon the warpath at all Dazards, Nine of them—Vance, Walimg, Poppleton, | Hurd, McMahon, Southard, Cowan, Banning and Rice —are unverstood to favor any and every means | to delay the count and throw the decision over beyond | the duh of Mure, A few of these gentlemen stated this afternoon that chaos might come, or an- or avy dire thing, but they would night Ihe decision of the commission to the bitterest possible ead, They alleged that five of the seven dem. cerats in the Indiana delegation were with them, and that they had received accessions trom other Western and one or two Southern delegations during the day, Several telegrams were exhibited which tuey regardea a$ showing the tomper of the Western democracy, Here is a specimer New Les Hoo. A. T. Wanuina, Me C.s— 1 tthe action of the thieves at all hazards is @ uf 4,000 democruts ot Perry county PETER DUP ‘The localities from which theso telegrams caine show their Bourbon origin, and they have no weight, except with the few who are inclined to filibuster. Mr, jatoN, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1877. | Dudley Fieid, this afternoon, gave positive assurance that he 1s not inclined to filibuster or delay the couat, He intends, he says, to raise objections in Rhoae Island, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsion, but he assured your correspondent that he was desiruug only to get the whole case on record; that he dit nut wish to delay the count or carry it over to the 4ih of March; tuat ho thought, even with all the objections he meant to raise, the count would be completed om Wednesday morning, and that if he saw that there was danger of its going over, or being tov long delayed, bo intended to omit the objections and see that it went through, According to this the real filibusters cam hardly count ou Mr, Field ww help them beyond a cers tain extent. It may be added that Mr, Field’s course in the Hous has not increased bis popularity among many of the older members ot his party. One of them remarked to-day that be was making himself too numerous, fnd that the extreme zeal of so new a convert to democratic ground woult be more advantageous ta the party if it were tempered with some discretion aud Jonger experience, both in the House and in the democratic party, There 1s abundant reason for the belief that if a private poll of the democratic side of the House wero taken a large majority would agree in this opinion of Mr, Field, and some would go farther, The democratic caucus to-night Was a failure; not bo how | more than sixty members were present, Mr. Lamar, the chairman of the caucus, did not attend, and all but a very few of the moderate men stayed away, Ag jess than « quorum attended, no action could be taken, but as all the wild men wid extremists eon hand the talk wasas wild as you urresis lor Moily Maguire outrages will rapidly follow EE please, Mr, Field bad bis two bills again ou band, aad