The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1859-08-06
PETEEsBtRG, VA, July -, 1859.

McSsrS EDIroRs: Our community was startled
this mo-nns hv the announcement that Mr. Bcnia-
min u. Williamson, well known citizen of this
place had committed suicide by throwing himself
from a " ndow OF the Bollingbroke Hotel Upon
proceeding to the hotel learned that deceased had
been laboving for some ten days past under at
tack OF Dant4 Il potn butyestcrday was something
better and came out Of his room and stayed
time in the porch. Nothing seen of him from
late Yesterday evening when he went to mis- bed
til about three O'Clock this morning, at which time
officers Mills and Pillow of the watch who We're
passing in front of the hotel heard window raised,
and Immediately afterWard loud crash if some
heavy body falling the root, they immediately
ran to the rear OF the hotel and discovered the de
ceased living upon the ground in the agones of death;
they instantly gave the alarm but before any assist
ance arrived he expired. The window from which
he jumped is in the fifth story OF the building and
but for shed which extended from the second story
breaking the fall he must have been crushed INTO a
,Iapcles5 mass as it was, very little external injury
was sustained, but it is thought that nearly every
bunc in his body was broken
Deceased was employed salesman in the whole
sale dry goods of Hamilton 4 Graham until
tle first Of the present month when he was dis
charged account of his incorporate habits, since
that time he has made two unsuccessful attempts to
! commit Suicidc-Once by taking laudanum which
was dis covered before he had tax en- sufficient quap
tiy 20 destroy his life, and again by taking two
ounces Of chlorotoInl as he thought but as he was
suspected Of the Intention he given lime water
| instead He considered an excellent salesman n
and but for fis ntempcrance could have done We'll
4 few months ago he joined the order OF the Sons
of Temperance and promised to reform, but the APP
petite for drink strengthened by the indulgence OF
wears of gratificaton too strongly Termed 10 DC
thus suddenly broken, and after short struggle ne
was borne down away upon the bosom OF tha'
stream of domination and death which bears upon
its crested waves the wreck of perishing millions
W ell might the ha~d of Avon exciam-
s'Oh thou invisible spirit of wine,
Had no other whereby to call thee e.
/ ! would call thee deoit.'
IL political circles there is not much change slnc'
my last Most of the counties in view OF the mum
bcr OF candidates for the seat OF representative
Mr. Goodies place are coming out in favor Of a con
venton, and | believe that all the Candidates az
willing go into the convention except Col. ll"r
kins who prefers take the chances before te sle
body Of the ''sovereigns" than submit ms heao
the exccutioners of king Caucus 1he oppt
sitioniSts have not yet brought out their man no
will they, u.lless convention is called ana the o'
lnocracy united under leader 80
In consequence of fine rains when nave iahel
vegetables becoming quite plentiful ana are ho'
in the reach of all watermelons are quite hlen
yet, and bring from 90 to so cents apiece. Nc
wheat IS coming, but the sales are very limited, u
buyers being disposed to pay the prices asAes
feeling confident that the price must come oo"h
low as S125, perhaps lower.