Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

in low grog shop, bloated. drunk; he
had neither hat nor shoes, and his coat
had been given him by man, whom he
would two years before have felt himself
disgraced to speak with. Such was the
slnte Of utter degradation to which he
was reduced by the vice Of Incidence
and its followers. He was taken back
10 ST. Louis. and is NOW, we believe, in
Jail. Cincinnati Chronicle.
MEMOIRS OF vIDoca.-Thi. work pub
lshed by Carey e. Hart, Philadelphia, is
composed of incidents IN the life of no.
torious rogue--scme of which are Of an ex-
tremely interesting character-and some
passages are hideous and revolving. The
tendency OF the work is not to flatter hu-
man nature. The following is an extract
from the work ID.
SIN cell no. 3, was only separated from
Deschamps by a burglar named Louis Mu-
lot. son of that Cornu who So long frghteu-
ed the people of Normandy, where has
crimes are still unforgotien. Disguised as
a horse dealer, he frequeDted the fairs
watched the merchants who had large sums
abou; them, and taking the cross roads, laid
wait for, and assassiDated them. Married
for the third time. to young and pretty
concealed from her his internal trade; hut
he was not slow in discovering that she was
entirely worthy Of him, and thencefarth
she accompanied him in all his expeditions
Frequenting all the fairs as peripate,-
ic mercer she easily introduced herself to
the rich graziers of the valley of Auge, and
more than one met his death at the appoin>
ted spot of gallant rendezvous--Ofens us-
pected. they brought forward aIibis, AWAY $
successful and to which they were indebt-
ed 10 the feetness of the excellent horses
with which they we're always provided.
In 1874. the Coron family consisted of
the father, mother, and three sons, two
daughters and their lovers, all of whom
had been hahituated to crime from their
earliest childhood, either in keeping watch
or setting fire to barns. &c. The Young
esf, Florentine, having at first testified some
repugnance, they had cured her deIicacv
by compelling her to carry in her apron for
two leagues, the head of farmer of the
snvirons Of Argentin.
At later period, entirely devoid of any
tender scruples, she had, as her lover. the
assassin Cepelle, executed in 1902. When
the family formed itselfinto band of Chat
feurs to ;nfast The c,,ntr,, e. 40 r.
laise\ il was she who M, - ,a.,u "u H.
wretcbed e, rmers hy nu,,;no ~ ,;uh,aI I .a a"o
die under the armn;,s ~ nlac,nr I,ae;"',
finder IN their toes
HotIv nurs,ed h,, n. nc c
and par,icularIv by tho, pr Re,a, '.h ,
had apnrebended two of tha ;,,,;n.s WI" ,h
family At Rr;onne Cam, .oso,n "' :" ~.
r;no far some Tina ~ ,ha n;n,n;,. Sc d. 'G"
trusting ,b,s ID elnda ;non;rn 1n.,'I,oi
with his family in a lsoe hnuse m tho rosd
to Scvres. he did no, faar to ,ala his .., ,,e
in the (,bamns Fl, COOS ,vho.a nv n Us. 80
" all The robbers Of his acnua,o,,n ns 40
swell. father Corn, ), said no. ., h.,
day. .swhat are von .hon, NV COZ
always ADMINISTERING the last coos,I,,;on
(asssss,na,;onl INV sonsN,ha ,as, s on"s,J"
ton" "Tha, IS droJl. father Cornn hu,
discovery maven.u ), "Oh no ST., 49,
no witnesses IfI had aons e.. ., Ia ~ "no' '
tbresbers rf,rma,s> -, NJ '"o .''
pcd. sbo,Jd have no,h;nr ~ I,, .s 49, sm
now"
Tn one Of b;s exc,rs;ons co,,
old comrade. who nronosad ~ him =, ,I h. ."I
into Villa. situated in Tho wood g VIZ Gu
d,Avrav The rohher,, nos oo,os.;,,.a "'
the booty sim ,ed bn, Cn,nu found a.. ha