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Show The btDDEN outburst of "virtue" in the United Stales is not by any means confined to Utah, but has developed in Washington, D. C. almost threatening a terrible war, like that for which Helen was responsible rcsdhiug in the destruction of Troy. - The Russian ambassador to the repub- lie of America bears the euphonious name ol Catacazy familiarly cur tailed to old Cat. He has a beautiful wifewhoisthc unfortunate possesior of another husband whom she bad married when icry young, and who ; developed tho worst characteristics 0f j the Italian gambler and roue. She ; left him, morally but not legally di- ?ed herself from him. and subse- j th ntly became the loving wife of acazy. As such she has been : pt jived at the court of the Czar, and ( cr such has been petted, carcased, j d aud feasted by tlio proudest of gu tern dames. Itut the tight-laced 1 te priety of Washington "virtue" has ra ned the facts and the loving U Ip-meet of old Fish another Uniil- j J r appellation who presides over the I partmentof State, when issuing her cr vitations last winter to a grand ?( inrjuet given to the "High Joints" d not invite iho fair Countess, arid re andal Jongues were busy. Cal. and m ish have been at dagger's point sim-e. ? he recall of Catacazy has been de- j cI auded, and the Czar, it is said, has rj alined. The White Houe knows 1 tc Btacazy oll'ieially, but socially he has n 1 existence, because he has played it role of Albert 1. Richardson, and isCountesi that of Abbic Sage Me- 1 arlaud Kiehardson. W hen the ; Ming Alexis bursts upon Wa.-.hington C iciety he can only be officially intro- p need to our republican magnates by p ic tabooed Catacazy; and should dis- tl ispect be shown to the Czar of all tho usnias in the person of his heir or lieial representative, the "virtue." of a ie most virtuous federal capital may jj rove to be tlie cause of a Hi-rious jj1 inflict between the Czar of all the tj usias and the President of all the b nited States, or a disruption of tho ti nicable relations that havo existed .'tween tho two powers. l( |