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Hyipg Hours Of Aaron Burr.


umns few weeks ago, for more DEFINITE
information respecting the religious views
and experience Of Aaron Burr in the last
hours Of life, lady Of great intelligence
and worth, a relative Of the family of Og-
den f. Edwards, who vas Burrs last
friend, writes to US letter, from which we
make few extracts. The facts here stated
are thrilling il their own interest, and they
are sufficient to stamp, as it deserves, the
great crime against society committed by
the recent biography Of that bad man. Our
correspondent writes
/ NY -----, Ogden H. Edwards, who
died n 19t2. fit grateful Interest in Col
Bttrr, from the fact Of hi. having, in his
prosperous days, aided my grandfather.
/ Timothy Edwards, in pecuniary difficulties.
| lie admired also the mind God had given
him, which, in all his degradation, shone
forth in the most brilliant and fascinating
narratjons He spent week atmy fathers
after he was 10, and my impression of HIM
and of all he said and did, is very vivid
He was Halter Of all mankind, trider
with all womankird, end violated all the
rites Of hospitality in the license of his be-
havicr. Fartcn'8 book is tissue Of lies,
as far as family matters are related, aud oh,
how evil in its influence upon young men.
My father used to say that Burr's killing
Hamilton was the least of his crimes.
'AIr Edwards found that Burr fa5 con-
tinually annoyed when he lived in Nassau
street by set Of miserable beings who pre-
tended to have claims upon his charity
One morning there were eighteen or twenty
each telling the story Of his or her wrongs.
The larger part were women. lie snatch
led shilling from under his pillow and
threw it among them, saying with one of
his whitening looks, There, ye harpies,
take the last cent have" MIR. Il. then
removed him to Richmond, Staten Island.
iemployed faithful Irish nurse to attend
him, and went down every day TO see him.
One day, as he approached the hotel, tho
nurse met him near toe door, ssying III,
Idade, sir, he's very bad , he wants the priest.
Mr.. Il. sent her for the Dutch clergyman,
and immediately entered Col Burr's room.
He found him struggling with death, and
all he could understand was, "Call the
| priest, call the priest The nurse soon re-
} turned with a Ctstho}ic priest but he did
not enter tire room. My -- added
: with shudder, 1t was a fearful scene, and
never wish to speak Of 1t again. My
mother told me, three months before her
death that Ogden Edwards mentioned pre-
cisely the circumstances to her.
eve would gladly that the grave should
J hide all the dark catalogue. But the life
of Col Burn is a staQy u 10 mean inter
est and Importance, ard Is it not Of fearful
import that the shoal upon which 50 gifted
e a being was wrecked shoUl be discovered
) Such is the testimony thG5 has now been
I developed, and although il merely lifts the
Q curtain for q moment upon the last hours
: Of Burr, that ni0ment IS sufficient to
; show us the dying sinner struggling with
the great enemy and calling help from the
| religion he had all bis lifetime tramplea
under foot.
5 TEXAS TNnIAHs.-'?ta indians IL Texas
Il are giving good deal Of trouble to traq
Y elers in the vicinity Of ri Paso. We learn
4 that party Of four gentlemen, one of them
4 the United States sutler at lamp Hudson,
t were attacked by band Of Camaneles
u aud one Of them wounded in the face. All
{ their horses were killed. The Indians were
| scalping ali the whites they could fed 4
council Of Camanchcs, Choyennes and Apa-
5 ches we're held lately, and a rogulas ystem
: of Inequalities on the border se5tl ement$
f and trains agreed upon. The number OF
/ United States troops in Texas md Arizonia
lis represented to be quite Inadequate to the
/ present emergency.
o 4 FLAT CoNrRNIcrI6y.- Catholic
0 Herald and Vsitcr'dcuies the truth of state
) ment now going the rounds Of the press, &
: the effect that 507 Austrian priests had IDc
morializcd Tie Archbishop Of Vienna. ii IA
: vor Of the abolition Of the celibac7 ct priests
/ Sc. and asserts that the whole affair is {
! ''weak invention Of the emery" monufac-
% turcl at this side OF the Atlantic, without
e even a foundation in any European journal
e The article first appeared IN the New York
Y Post of the 10th inst,
a THE CHESS CoyiLsr IN ENGLAND From
~ information received by the Vanderbilt at
j New York; it is ascerta;ned that Paul Nor
~ ply, the young American chess player, won
IS the match he was playing with Herr Loe-
a wenthall, tie score at the close standing
q thus :--Morrhy ., LoeWehthau s, drawr
4 3 The match was for $500. It is alsC
} stated that Mr.. Mocphy has engaged t.
i play match Of twenty-one games will
n Prof Anderson, Of Preslow-supposed t.
le be the best player IA The world.
;, TAXATION EN TIE DIFgERENT STATES =
W. According 10 an official table, comprisin.
= eighteen Of the States, it appears that Nortl
n Caroliba pays less tax, per capita, than eithe
e Of her sisters, it being only 50 cents for eacl
j. individual annually while the tax of th'
, - State OF Maine, the highest in TIE list
: amount to 55 per head. Tie whole eish
- tocu States with apopnlation Of II, 500, 722
10 pay annually $25 ,055, l20-being an az
a orage Of $1.72f each.
Ae EE- The Hon Hiram Walbridge, can
Ct didate for Congress in the third district
New York, made stump speech before
al democratic mass meeting in franklin stree
e on Tuesday lie was in favor Of the estab
\ lishment by this government Of protecto
Of rate over Mexico and the States Of Contra
~ America; the speedy acquisition Of Cub
he regards as exceedingly desirable, an'