Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-08-01
MURDER OF THE MYSTERIOUS PARIS
EANRIER


All lovers Of the my sterious and marvel
lous IN Paris. have been put on the qu;
riue by most extraordinary murder late.
ly perpetrated near the passage Choiseul
The person Of the murdered man was we'll
known 20 all the Partisan gambl,ng houses.
but bis name ne one ever heard. neither
was his abode at any time found out Ia
the public places he frequented, he went
by the nickname Of the Advocate, for he
acknowledged that he had formerly DO
longed TO the legal profes sion. and his con-
versation and manners were lawyer like
Property To the amount Of 500 900 livres
has been seen in his possession, and he sci
dom had on his person less than Is, 900
francs in notes. AT the gambling tables
he was noted as cecil, tacituru. and per-
ftinaeious player, proceeding on q very
eomplicsted system Whie dema nded great
attention and self command. He passed
away every day seated at some tyenfs- ct
sn table, silently immersed In his caleula.
tons in the combinations Of the game. Il
was observed that If any one copied his
plan Of playing, be Immediately rose and
quilted the table in great Ill humour, and
he was not known 10 frequent the same
house for many DAYS after. lie was found
u
obscure nook. by the Sale Venisdour close
10 the Passage Choiseul. Cries bad been
heard in that neig hborhood in the dead of
night, and il is supposed that those shrieks
scared the assassin from bis plumber, as
notes 10 . large amount were found on the
person Of the deceased; yet there still 10
no clue whereby his identity can be traced.
He is supposed 10 have lodged in the most
1 n 81 Da h..a
SUES are doubtless stored in his place Of
abode. those who know the secret Of his
" where bouts" keep il we'll, and take si-
lent possession Of the rich spoils they have
thus inherited His death wound had been
with poinsrd stab in the side. II is con
jreinrej that his assassin vas one OF the
players at the gaming house he had Just
quilted, who had logged bis steps till he
entered the darksome alley where bis
corpse was Afterwards found
Human Bonss for Manure. and The end
Of Human Glory An article With the a.
bove appropriate title IL going the round
Of the newspapers. The nsighbofhood Of
LeipsIe. Austerl,tz. Waterloo. and Of ell
the places where. during the bloody wars
Of Napoleon, the pribeipsl battles were
fought. have been swept, Il 10 said, alike
Of the bones Of the hero and the horse
which he rode Thus collected. they have
been shipped 10 the port Of Hull, Eng.
lsnd) and thence forwarded 20 the York
shire grinders, who have erected steam
engines and powerful machinery. fot the
purpose Of reducing them to . gfHnulsTy
state.
"In this condition. they sre ssnl chiefly
10 Doneasier. one Of the largest sgrieuliu-
raj markets 70 that part Of the country.
and there sold IN the farmers 90 manure
their lands. The oily substance gradually
evolving - the bones cAleioe. makes
more substantial mauure than slmost any
ether suhsianee-pAriieulafiy the human
bones u is nov asceftalned beyond q
doubt, BY actual experiment upon sn sH
iensive scale. that dead soldier is most
valuable article Of commerce.; and fof
aught We know 10 the contrary. the coed
fafDeEs Of Yorkshire are, ~ . great mea-
sure. Indebted TO the bones 81 their chill.
dFen fof their daily bread II IL certainly
= singular fact. that Great Britain should
have sent out such multitsdes Of soldiers
to fight ~ battles upon the continent Of