A PARISIAN SCANDAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 345, 27 January 1881, Page 2

A PARISIAN SCANDAL.

The topic of topics in Paris ia the Gen ral de CLsey scandal,, and it ia very dirty one. Colonial Jung married.., some twenty years ago, a very pretty Bavarian. In 1870 she eloped with, the brother of the Prefect of Bayonur; the husband obtained a judical separation and the sole custody of his two children. The repudiated wife farmed her good looks, and turned her acute intelligence to account as a political adventure*!. One of her captures was Be Cissey, • widoyrer, and verging on, the Psalmist’* span,of life. She became -his mistre** had the run of the War' Office, peeped into secret papers, and notified her coveriea to the German Embassy. She prevailed upon the General to use hi* influence to thwart her husband in hi* private affairs, and two. official letter* produced from him on the trial of Colonel Jung against, the Gaulqii,’ ». Bonapartist organ, for. defamation, led, to his being removed from the commend of an army corps. He was compelled, to resign in 1876 by MacMahop, rather abruptly, on Jung exposing his«ufferings, and threatening to shoot Be Cissey. Madame Jung, like, all the demi-monde, took dubbed herself “ Baroness ” She was very poor before she, ensured Be Cissey ; the huson made her, suddenly rich. Germany , though,-a, poornation, pays handsomely for espiouftyt,. it is asserted ;. besides the 'haroxMM* had a finger, it is said, in the awards of the army contracts. So much for the. first act. The second is about opening. The Baroness is taking actions »gain*t the ‘ Gatdois,’ her husband. Da Cissey—• every one in fact ; not to justify her “virtue,” but to clear herself of the dee{>er charge of being a spy. Her sun