Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-12-24
VOL. xxyIl.---No. Is.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE TRAGEDY All NIAt;ARA rAII.

Ing details of Mrs Mler's Journey f,on Winebsssr
Va. from which place. seems she had started 10 yisi,
her father in Detroit
The facts PR scented If they do not cIc,v at.h,;sL
the unhappy suicide Of Alrs Miller. at least 90 far To
negative tho snp"slon OF her shame appears Ia us
singular thai the present aJe. and The identity If The
man aud woman who leil the Fails together, have not
beinrc ibis time been asceflaincd.
~ none OF her letters except the one to the propetor
al The Eagle llel. does she intimate her intenrin To
commit suicide. Those her parents ard husband iudi
tiuns Of intellect.
Her iva boys. the oldest Of whom Is onward If air
wars olage. say that the night Of their ARR nj he
Fails, their molher pa them bed aud babe hem pod
hye whtn They awake on the morning Of Tuesday The
9Th OF November they. az usual wen, Il, the bed in
which they supposed she had slcpt. Shu lad not m.
laiony bren in bed The bar keeper CAME m 4, The
rmm They asked for tier ni,hrr. He knew nolbiny
"f her disappearance lie observed HE letters. of which
copies have hten gver, and gave Tho alarm II au,en,s
| thai she bad arrived at the Falls. and mi M a,
Tho Eagle the day before. IN seemingly good sprs-
oe had caly IN the evening seat down lor pen ink and
paper.
Upon giving The alarm OF her disappearance much o.
eiiehcn' took place Ia the village, and ddrenI persons
ani parties sci ouI IN search Of her Finally her new
SILK hdnnet of hood, lrampled upon was found on the
hnnmeh OF Tie bridge, which leads from e ain shre
IN Goat Island about hunded feet from Tho ,hore
et Grape shawl, tfn inio three pieces tied tlae her by
very hal knols, was FASTENED 10 The biiyr ppnateny
10 lei herself dawn. first 10 the nbuimens and then 10
in"e herself sh nflher toward the Iapid current which
swrers over The Falls.
ihis is the last hich could be i yetpd or her
30 lar MS regards her msdi aled salfdcslrucon
IN addition IN The letters that fonnd in her foom
Mrs Miller left her gold walch weddinu rino a nurse
WIN only three ~ four dollars IN it, all The otnamen-
'a part oi her hair cn of two trunks, and very few
clothes - "
Before she started for Winchester, Va, whence she
proposed to COME to her parental home. her oldest boy
says she packed large trunk full If c,hes and d,psi-
| "A "A IN that IL,
number Of ladies and gentlemen sumo of Whose no
menl''Is, accompanied his mother tho Cara nj WIN.
chester, and there took leave ofher He further siaes
ina me INST pnne slo and they to Ia HE
lihrloTe cry the next Baltimore the third phila-
delphla-tho next New York, and then to Bnn,lo.--
These are prominent, places the mute aud very NJ Gu
'aley remembered by the child. He says that 10 gen-
teman came with Them ltpn Ninehoser--no pne jined
then on ther way 10 D0ilan--Lu that he saw n man.
AT The railroad depot at Bofalo. hand his mother letter.
aud Immediately leave The d,p,t.
MIS- Miller. with her children, arrived at Bufllo on
Sunday morning. the PSI oi November, and went in a
carriage To tho Lovely Ilousc. She then opened and
read Tho letter which was handed to her at tho deput
Finding that she had made mistake ia 90 hp To Thai
house she appli.ed tho landlord ofil-cxpre .sed he,se
redeeily satisfied with her Accommodations bu said she
had friend, or some friends, The Exchange aud de-
sued To 90 there Upon the sugges lon of the landlord
she wrote short note 10 one at the Exchange,
and remained FIR broakiast. In n few minuirs
mon came from tho Exchange, and euquir-
ed Tor The Lady who had 3, nj Tor him. She was
noicd Of his arrival She said that she oul SEQ him
10 The public palor Accordingly. she cane down saw
lhls person moment and after Breakfast ordered car
rage to take her aud thecbldcn he Exchange whefe
she remained Ill tho next morning-which was Tho
m1rhng on which, al nine o'clock. she proceeded to tho
cars, with her children. TO the Falls Of Niagara. At
'lesExchange, she was not seen In company With the
stranger who had gone from that hoel to the Lovely
House In compliance with her note. When she went IN
the cars IN the monng this did not accompany herr
/ tripI tho Iual
put The lady into them. The ondueor, geuemany
man, was struck with the appearance Of tie Two bo,s
tnok them into his arms, and placed them in The car
whero their mother When they arrived ut The
Falls. the anne conductors very kindly took tho chill
dfon carried them 10 the Eagle, aud Then returned for
their mother lie had but umbrella. Il was ranilg.
! Hence the necessity Of Two Trips.
On Iuosday prior 10 tho arrival of Mrs. Miller at
the Fails. stranger Ia tho Eagle Tavern ut that
place. mud pnup The book keeper requested him once
or twice 10 enter his name lie reluctantly took up tia
pen, wrote Henry" threw down and asked the book
keeper 10 finish the rest, saving lha bis nuges wero
cold and giving his name as Henry BIakemer On the
Thursday alter. he arrived at the Exchange IN Buffalo,
aud remained there soveal days. IN the books ii that
House, he entered his name, with similar reurarce as
Henry Blnkemer, Of Philadelphia.
The man Is represented To have been from five fret
six Ia eight inches IN heighthn in person and visage
with dark eyes, dark hair, dark whskers, nusiachcs.
aud large quantity of hair and under his chn
casIonay wore hat and then cap Occasionally he put
on green sp"tlcles, to which he evidently unac-
cusomcd. Ills department restless und his
tons nervous. tie kept constant lookout for the East
efn and directed the porter of the Exchange 10
tily hun every time they arrived. His whule conduct
demonstrated that he was not gentleman in feeling
manners. When he arrived at the Exchange he iusisl
ed upon bargain to pay ouy for the meals Of which be
actually parook and refused give any Thug fur bed
the night he proposed to leave Buffalo fol Tonawanda.
In engaging buggy and pair of horses livery Stable,
he complained Of the price, and induced tho
duee it.
Late on Monday afternoon, the ooh f November,
having engaged the horse and buggy, he SET off, he
said towards Misunderstanding that il import
that he should go two miles below that place the
night. sse .sa5
The next morning. at 3 O'Clock long befre daylight.
he arrived with lady The Mansion House ia Bufal,
ana the lwo lr that city in the fast tain If Eastern
tickets for Cayuga Lake. but being lold that way
tickets not given out, he ,ovk them for other
stopping point. .il.as. 81
Mr.. Fargo telegraphedo this city 10 know whether he
should despatch police officer in pursuit Of the PARTIES
He Immediately requested TO do SO. Accordingly
officer proceeded all along The route To New York.
discovered Of them, and in the city could only
learn that Two persons corresponding in descriptions had
gone On towards Philadelphia. The fficsr was then.
by Geographic despatch, directed 10 follow Il, Phila
delpha, and ii he could learn nothing there, reufn to
Buffalo. - sass
The only evidence leading The conclnsi that Mrs.
Miller the lady brought back in the buggy BY the
disguised stranger, is the fact Of his handing her letter;
their seeing each other in Buffalo, her going to the Elk