, 1859-04-26

We derive the touching facts recorded below
from the Dayton {0.) journal. Our hand trem.
Lies As We make up the sad record:
On Wednesday last good looking and well
dressed man appeared At tue Philips House in
;hs asfaot r. and 0.s s Of nsyoo and
name, isn't it? We think we would love man
on sight who enjoyed the happiness Of such
name. And if we should hear thst the initials
4. V- stood for Albert Victor las in this case
they actually did-faet0 J our emotions would
have been-to say the feast-strong. His hand
writing was very handsome" BE Sas assigned
an apartment. Presently the clerk was terrified
by receiving the following cpistle:
PBullrs Hors1, Room No. a.
To TEE CLERI-Dear Sir IL am verl unwell,
and do not expect to recover; will you be so
kind as to send for q minister to come to my
room. care not Of which denomination 20 be
is true Christian, and pious man.
Yours respectfully
Gracious, what sensation there wusi The
Dayton yournal do1't half do the pathetic the
eaee called for. Wasn't there ':pale 1ips,"
*14ilid bro~s,' = hurryinE to and fro:" Rev
Nr+ Conrad boards at tue house (Phillips) and
was called in at once. The amiable young gen
tlemRn told him that he had taken poison. 4
sagacious Doctor, (Dr. Davis,} who also boards
ut the Phillips, told Lantttine that he hnd taken
laudanum, Lamartinc owned to the laudanum,
and showed the battle" Somehow the Doc
tor didn't think Mr.. Lamartne had killed him
self, and would not give him any emctic, and
bless you, Mr. LauaTtine didn't die.
but there WAS a letter on his table addressed
TO whom do you think. Why, j" To the In
feeling World" That's you. Here is the doc
ument:
pun1t7s 1Iorsr April Is, 1872. %
r. T,n.
Alfu,urdcrer, for it is you that has driven me to
this extremity. The public is my murderer, for
It has denied me business, aud without that
should be cast upon the worlds beggaz. God
forbid!
Quite out Of funds and no business. what am
/ TO do: To beg: No, ] am too spirited. To
defraud my fellow mans No, my conscience
e1pedient.
Yes, let me die and be forgotten. Like poor
Byron, II do not regret what hare done so
much as what might have done. hare been
au easy-going, melancholy man-enerossed with
b book and not With monee,yE-"loring not man
Virginia is ny nativity--Cleve1and my adopt
ed home. As my naue indicates, am Of French
extraction. Nj family was good. and tenderly
raised. l am an orphan-few relations.
Bury me here, and should ever hare atomb,
let this be my epitaph--
Far from home, in q land of strangers, he
died-preferring death 10 ditaonor!'" :"
Broken hearted Herbert, gallant aud immor-
tai Rusk, pathetic McClung, {who sung-"O,
Death! come soon!' ~ leave this cold, selfish
bill Of corruption and deprayity, to join you.
hare had this in mind for some time.
l have many warm friends, to whom tender
last and inal adieu! have Recommendations
from the best Of men, to whom an grateful.
As to death. am not afraid to die. never
was casmer than now. could write much more,
but will stop. One word. howerer-tl,e lass1
shall ever write" Agnes"
ALRfR7 T1croR LAnAnr1xr"
And this letter caused feeling in behalf Of the
fellow. He wns kindly taken care of, md &25
and railroad pass to Indianapolis we're present.
ed him. And presently it wns a>eertained that
the fellow had taken poison ut Sauduskr, where
SO and pass to DAYTON had resulted.