The New York herald., 1845-10-19
LOWELL, OcT. 10Th, 1915.


Military Movements -Fsstipities-Post Office Ad-
Uertisemsnts.
Agreeable TO promise, | send you short account
of matters and things at this place. Last night the
Lowell Guards, Capt. T held Ievee at Went
worth Hall, and grand affair it was Never has
Lowell shown at festival greater array of beauty
than was exhibited this occasion AT an early
hour the company assembled in the large and COM
modious hall, decorated with the flags OF the gallant
corps, and then commenced scene such as has sell
dom been witnessed in this place. Among the most
prominent of the fair, we noticed Miss r., whose
charming expression and fary.like movements
made her the observed of all observers. Miss M
- and sister of M-st looked very pretty Miss
Ann, and Miss Augusta - and her sister were the
personfcatlon of the graces. We noticed Lieut..
B OF the Guards and lady, who, as one OF the
managers, done much to contribute TO the comfort
of the guests. COL T, Major NJ, Lleaten-
ant - and several others, whose names we have
forgot unceaslng in their attention to the wants
of the ladies'. Lieut. B. OF Salem, and several
brother officers of his corps were present. Owing
to the great number, the managers were Obliged to
divide the company in order to seat them at supper,
which was provided by Capt M. II was an ex-
cellent one of the kind, yet. might have been much
better. We feel under great obligations to Lieut.
b, Capt. T, and Mr.. w and many others,
kindness of Major w. we were enabled to make
our appearance la militaire, humble represen-
tative of the empire State. Everything passed oiin
the happest manner, and when we lett the nall at z
this morning, the feet of the fair and brave still kept
pace with the delightful strains OF music.
There is not much news here. Business, howev-
er, still continues brisk there Is nothing In the way
OF amusements except museum, which IS IN our
opinion nuisance. There has been quite war OF
words between Major Levy of the Post Office and
Col. S of the Courier 1t seems the gallant Col,
wishes the advertising of letters, which the Msjol
has gwen to S J. Varney, Esq OF the : VoL Pont
H." and to the advertiser; consequently the Col has
written to the Postmaster General. What Will be the
issue time alone will untold.
PROBABLE MURDER OF WIFE by POISONING
The criminal records of this county are likely. we
understand to be stained with the history of tansac
tion parallel in kind perhaps equal in enormy to that
for which Henry G. Green was recently executed ir
Rensselaer, county. Among the indictments found BY
the grand jury last week was one against Milton Bra
wife by poisoning Braman was married less than year
since to the woman with whose death he is charged
She then resident in Sherburne and owned at the
time about thirty of land the title to which he
husband prevailed upon her. about two months previous
to her DEATH convey him. and which he afterwa ard
sold. She was woman of a delicate sickly consttu
tion and of rather feeble intellect Her death took place
10th August last; its suddenness, notwithstanding hei
infrm health, occasioned considerable remark in the
neghborhood was then thought that she died from
strangulation by worms, quantity OF which were
elected from her stomach during violent fit
vomiting just previous to her death. She was at
tended in her last sickness by botanic physician
On the 10th OF than one month from the
death of his former wife-Braman again married t
Miss Green of this town. The suddenness of this new
connection, with other material circumstances induced
suspicious in the neighb0rhood where he resided that
not righthat there had been foul play connected
with the death of his former wife. As the readiest
means OF testing the correctness of these suspicious il
was determined to dsinter the remains of the deceased
vile, and make post mortem examination. According
~ some ten or twelve days since, the remains dis
inferred under the direction of the coroner Doct Boards
ley-the stomach taken from the body and conveyed c
Hamilton College where it underwent chemical analy
sis at the hands OF Professor Avery the result OF
which, understand clearly established the fact of
stomach having been to the action of arsenic
and the presence of PARTICLES Of the poisonous mineral
The stomach was found entirely empty-its contents
having probably in consequence of the large dose of
senc admnistere been elected during the fit of vomit
ing which preceded dissolution Professor Avery was
not, informed, examined before the grand Jury
and it is presumable that other inculpatng crcumstan
ces were presented sufficiently strong to the
finding OF the bill Of Indictment 1t is said to have been
in proof among other things, that Braman short time
before the death Of his wife, purchased quantity Of
senic IN Smyrna and that he inquired of the person OF
whom he purchased it, to the relative quantities that
would extlngush animal and human life. Other circum
stances are matters OF rumor some of which proba
bly, unounded and others which, il true it would per
cation until they become judically established Bra
man was formerly and until last spring. a resident Of
Brookfed whence he removed into the town of Hamil
ton, what is known Colchester settlement His
married within the last year He had carefully concealed
from his present wife the fact of his last pre-
riage and the recent death of his late wife About
time OF the disnterment of the body Braman back
his wife with her effects to her former residence this
town; and gathering his property, proceeded tc
the canal at Canastota where he placed his goods
board OF boat and took passage in the for the
West Immediately the indictment being presented
bench warrant was issued and placed in the hands
deputy sheriff Rice of this village who forthwith left
pursuit OF the supposed murderer Madison county N