Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-13
Suicide OF a NIissourian.

About ten days ago. a man calling himself
DR.. John Wilkin, arrived on horseback at Bur-
lington, Iowa, and put up at the McCutcheon
House. Soon after his arrival he sold his
horse and commenced spreeing. On Wednes-
day last he went to drinking house, and
pulling out gold dollar to pay for liquor he
had drank, remarked that it was all he had,
Sand when that is gone will gon About
dark, his cap and coat were found floating in
the river opposite the landing, and the coat
having been dragged ashore, there was found
in the pocket a memorandum book, containing
letter addressed to MRS. A. L. Wilkin,
Bloomington, No." Of which the following is
copy:
To my dear wife aud children:
AMANDA: am miserable in this life. have
spent all the means brought with me to this
place. want you to do the best you can for
those sweet children and yourself, can be of
no service TO them or you. / am resolved to
drown myself, and try the realities of another
world. Comments upon the why's and where
flores is unnecessary, as you know more than
can write May God protect and bless you
all farewell
Your affectionate, though degraded, hus-
band, JOHN WILKIN.
Oct 9th, 1855.
In this act / commit my body to the great
deep, my spirit to God who gave it. / there
fore have but little to fear from man. J.W.
Another letter was found in the coat, ad-
dressed to "Thomas Wilkin, esq, butcher
Creek P. o., Iowa." the person to whom it was
addressed being supposed to be the father of
the suicide The body had not been found at
the last accounts-S. Louis Neics.
Foreign Items from Late EnglishJFfles.
Pauperism has decreased to such degree
in most Of the unions in the south and west Of
Ireland, and the workhouse inmates are SO re-
duced in numbers, that the guardians are con.
templating the consolidation Of smaller unions
for the purpose Of economising the taxation.
The Bishop q London is seriously i'll.
Lady Emmeline Stuart Woriey and Miss
Wortley are making tour in the Holy Land.
Her -ladyship has quite recovered from the
effects OF broken leg, occasioned by kick
from mule.
The Dublin and Wicklow railway has been
opened from one end to the other.
A vacancy in the number of Irish represen-
tative peers has been created by the death Of
Lord De Vesci, who expired on the 10th ult.,
at Portaferry, in the North of Ireland.
The Manchester (England) peace party have
caused placards to be issued with the catching
head Of "stop the warr
The health Of the French Empress is now
better. She was playing at billiards the whole
Of Tuesday morning, the 23d ult
The King Of Sweden has sent the cross of
the Swedish order Of the Seraphim to the En-
peror Louis Napoleon.
The Pope has received another cordial invi.
tation to come to Paris His Holiness who
has hitherto refused to "assistn ut the Empe-
perors coronation, is now invited to bestow his
ponti6cal benedction at the baptismal font on
the heir to the imperial throne, which, it is
hoped, the Empress will soon present to the
Emperor and his people. But the Pope holds
out no promise that he will accede to this de-
mand
The French Government IS sending out TO
the Crimea many casks Of fresh meats, pre-.
served in their own juice, without dessication,
by process newly submitted to that Govern.
ment.
The U. s. war vessels Constitution and Sar.
anac, arrived at Naples, on the l4th Of Octo-
Der, insthe afternoon, and rendered and re-
ceived the usual salutes.