American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-06

multitude, the desperate rider plunged forward
his horse fell under him, and shouting ga par
don! A pardon" he rolled senseess OF the
ground. He came too late. The unhappy
| Elizabeth was dead. She had gone to
s'Hm who made the heart
And who alone decidedly can try it
Then at the balance let's he mute
We never can adjust il.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted"
Pale as Il ghost with hair suddenly whiten-
ed by excess of anguish, the wretched brother
bent over the corpse Of that beautiful sister
whom he had loved so we'll. They spoke to
him of resignation TO Gods will. lie answer
ed not; for it was not clear to him that the
cruelty of man is the will of God Reverent-
| ly and tenderly he cut from that fair brow the
lavorte little curl, twined about with so many
sacred memories and once a source of grlish,
innocent JOY to the yearning heart that slept
so calmly now. He took the little bench from
its cold corner in the prison, and gathering to-
gether his small personal property, he retired
to lonely cave III Dauphin county. He
Stunned all intercourse with his fellow men,
and when spoken to, answered briefly and So
lemnly. There he died, Il few years ago, al al
advanced age. He is vel! remembered in the
region round about, as WILLIAM the liEEMIr.
ITEMS OF News. The conference Of the
United Brethren in Christ assembled in Toms
Church, Frederick county, Md, on Monday
last.-A religious revival is in progress in
the Lutheran church, at Bakersville, Washing
ton county, Md.--It is estimated that there
are 10000 thieves in Paris who steadily pursue
their profession. Kent, of the Circuit
Court of N. York, will retire from the bench
on the Eth inst.--E, H. English, ESQ, iu-
Nor editor Of the Little Rock Banner, has been
chosen reporter Of the Supreme Court, of Ar
kansas Albert Conklin, q famous trotting
jockey from N. York, has arrived at N. Or
leans with the pacing horse James X. Polk,
who is matched against Tppecanoe for $4,000,
Two mile heats 10 harness, over the Metairc
course on the 25th Of March.-Mr Sill, a
tanner, at jacksonville, Miss, accidentally shot
himselfdead few days ago.-Col. JOS II.
Nicholson, the newly appointed clerk Of Anne
Arundel county court, has entered upon the du-
ties of bis oflice-A man in Columbus, Ohio,
has contracted to kill $4,000 sheep this year.
"A woman out West recently left the bed
and hoard of her husband, Mr.. Pfnoph. We
should suppose that she ran away from the
name.-Mary Ross, of Pittsburg, poisoned
herself, few days since, with laudanum,--
There have been killed at the different slaugh-
ter houses near Cincinnati, this season, III, ;,
22s hogs,-A man having drowned himself
at Boonville, Mo-, the Coroner's jury brought
in verdict f"wilful murder. 1.-The dwell
ing of Elder Bartlett, Baptist minister, at Cor
ham, Me-, with his valuable library was des-
troyed by fire on "Wednesday last.-There is
to be grand temperance meeting in the Broad
way Tabernacle, N. Y. on the 22d inst, the
anniversary of Washington's birthday; the
Rev. Mr. Chaplin, of Boston, will deliver an
Grafton on the occasion; the American Repub-
lcans of Boston also celebrate the day by q
grand levee at Fanuell Hall.-Thc dwelling
and carpenters shop of MIR. J. Z. Hill, at Fred
ericksburg, was destroyed by fire on Monday.