Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-07

SINGULAR SUIczDE.-A Young man ma
med Eugene Lacoste, native Of France.
scarcely over 20 years Of age, committed
suicide yesterday morning under very sin
gular circumstances. Young Lacoste was
employed at the cigar stand in the Jewel
coffee house, on Grayier street. He had
been there for about month Monday af-
ternoon ne went out, leaving note for MIR.
Santini, the proprietor, By which he advised
him that ne would see him no more, and he
acknowledged having used some Of the mon
,ey derived from the sale of cigars. The a
mount (Which was not specifed) could not
lave been much, and Mr. Santini did not
dean Of any desperate intention on the
pant OF the missing young man. During
the course OF the evening, young Lacoste
called vt house of ll-fame-one Of the in
mates q which be knew-and said he would
call back about midnight. he then went
TO coifes- house where he was in the habit
lot playing pool, but took no part in the
game; remaining silent and sad. At ~
o'clock ne vent to the house before men,
toned, and Remained there until morning,
when ne gave the woman money to GO and
get ham cup Of coffee from coffee-stand
near by. When the woman returned, she
. found the young man stretched on the floor
OF the room, corpse. He had shot him
sell 10 the mouth with small one barrel
pocket pistol. The act mast have been done
coolly, and after meditation He had put
on his pantaloons and shoes, and lying on
his back ne thrustel the pistol in his mouth
Hrs right hand and E,s were blackened by
the explosion, but he vas not otherwise dis
figured. The ball remained in the brains,
and stream of blood issuing from both
ears, formed pool around him Tie Cor
oner was sent for and held az inquest, re-
turning verdict Of suicide The BODY was
not identified until late in theday.-N O.
Courier, Sob att
/ FR1eHrFtL SoENE-A Woman on Fire
Running for Life. The Norwalk (chio. 5
Reflector relates the particulars OF the late
terrible death Of Betsy Saunders, a Young
lady fifteen years old, daughter Of John
Saunders, of Peru, Huron county. Wed
nesday last, while engaged in ironing clo-
thes, her garments caught fire in some man
ner; it is supposed from the stove. Her
1stepmother who first saw it, appraised her Of
the fact. She Immediately seemed to have
lost all presence Of mind, and started fol
the door; upon being told not to go into thu
air, she changed her course and rushed
wildly past her mother and out at an opel
door, running down lane and out into tn
highway When about fifteen rods from
the house she changed her course and retur
ned to the house, her entire person all tn
while enyeloped in flames sometimes rea
ching six feet above her head. Her gar
ments were all cotton, including thickl
! padded shirt, all OF which burned furiousl
until the whole were consumed, the ski
and flesh upon her limbs arms, and portion
of her body cleaved off and helped the fla
mes that enveloped her All necessary as
sistance was Immediately procured, an
every attention that could alleviate her suf
ferings promptly administered. Butt wa
evident to every beholder that her first re
mark to her mother when she returned to he
was too true-s'I am burned to death."-
She fingered about fifteen hours though On
| ly part of the time in extreme agony.