St. Mary's beacon., 1859-03-24


/ IL Ine city VI BUStu'! sJIne kur years agn.
q PoJr girl II humble birth. det.Iriiug uupn
her dAli, .4U.T IJT pTGIAIGoi subsistence
became Impressed with a s.-ri'.ss want in oar
puDGIc cnantttie m>ttGIIJus. - hospital
existrsi for incurahles. PrivTa dIm"S. e
/ flietipns had taught her h,w prcl"r. were
care and nursing ia soothing tic .ist hours If
the pour aud friendleSs. Her 6ai step WAS
{" take a girl IN the last stages 1T s''u-unpri.
10 her own rom; tending her Ikea sister. the
pangs Of death were alleylate,i am the spirit
/ sped with less Of suffering to it, final dwell
ling place.
Soon, however, the demandi upon her SYM
pany 0ecafne too numerous 3 IT, met NV her
individual means. liInited as hey necessarily
were. : few ladies'. wrou.tt upon hv her
earnest zeal aud self dcvO:i o. REQUIRED for
her large rOnm which We son filled Ly
! those who without this aid mIst have died in
/ misery. More recently, the lvcs:rv Il the
| Unitarian congregation in Chaening street las
! been the scene Of her labors. the asylum Of
her patients. The sale and pruxinIatc de
rnoiiiipl OF that bui!G:. 9 has rendered ncccs-
saTY the removal % . house III South street,
which, while accOmno dating Esorc patients,
will entail u Course an increased expenditure
To NEE. this call many laeies Of this city
open = LII tue hGSfCAl4sll on tIle Z-tl
the present month. May &vir Efforts be
crowned with SUCCESS ! May the trusting faith
and noble devotion Of this poor girl meet that
attaining in the next!
And though the name Of Harriet RYAN NAV
never here b. known beyond the small! circle
Of those vino sec and appreciate her l4bnrs.
may it not III the final record Of Divine Justice
have an equal with that Of Florence Nish;in-
gale?
DEATH or MIKE WAIsI.-Fcw men in
this city We're more notorious than Nike
Walsh, whose body was found about halE-pas,
o'clock this morning, by officer Courtney.
at the foo, Of the steps leading to the base
meut If No. 1873 Eighth avenue. His neck
was disIocatcd. the bo,iy lifless. aud he IS
supposed T. have died ia hit Of intempcr-
ancc. lie was conveyed - the Sixteenth
Ward precinct station house, where Coroner
Okccfc has summoned a jury - inquire into
the causes of his death.
Walsh was 4 man uf considerable natural
abilities, and if lie had cultivated them and
Observed COOL habits, might have raised him.
self 30 an honorable distinction. lie was a
printer, we believe, BY trade, and irr time
published a newspaper called the SwLterTdne-
an, which was an abusive and scurrious print.
but an especial thorn TO the leader OF the
Tammany Democracy, TO w!acA Walsh had
bel Hinged.
lie was afterwards elected \ member Of
the Legislature Of this State, but dill not .c-
quirc any particular reputation by lis l,0orS
IN Albany. Yet he was popula. with Iii,
constituents, partly on account of lis talents,
bat more SO ola account Of his supposed fear
less honesty and the rough-hmdcd manner in
which he always paid his respects 20 the coz
rmpt and treacheroCs politicians. After quit
ting the Legislature he was nominated 4 can
,,i,,lte FIR Congress, against John Kelly, our
present Sheriff. aud elected
lie served three sessions al Washington. and
On retiring from his post, went to Europe. and
if We mistake rot to Australia. and South
America For a few wears past lie has not
figured before the public, ami We suppose has
Welded almost entirely to habts Of intuzica-
ton. Not long ago hc lost daughter and
he has left two children living. "Of all my
family" he said oEcc in our hearing. mot one
has died in his bcd-al by accident or vio-
lenc". and such will be my fate"-a p,r,.hccy
singularly fuihlled.-N l. Post l7h
QUESTIONS ron DEBATE.-A cnrrcspon-
dent asks W. for a sat OF questions, "Out Of the
old line" fer discussion in newly organized
debating society We submit the following;
and will furnish as many more whenever the
society has disposed Of these. is It possible
II violate a natural OF q moral law and escape
the penalty? Do miracles imply an abrnga-
,ion or suspension of u natural law ? Are
:ariffS for revenue productive Of more good
than evil l. the lic"usc system justlfihble
i 20
! beverages Is i. hight 10 cultivate the tobacco
plant? Is the use Of intoxicating liquor.
! more detrimental 10 society than the use d
/ tobacco p
Resided, That erroneous dietctic habits in
civiizci society are the causes Of greater evils
than the Use Of tobacco and intoxicating drink.
| RssoIred That man is MT naturally a flesh
catir: animal. Resoired, That females should
be placed on a pcrfcc: equality with males, in
relation 10 all the means for acquiring all ell
ucation. Resdred, That females should have
the same wages for the same labor or services
Ought habitual drunkenness TO be ground
! for divorce? Ought women 10 be allowed &c
vote? Are the sexcs equal in mentality?
| Should men he employed as clerks in retail
dry good stores? Should there he law &c
limit the accumulation Of property 10y an in
dividual life Illustrated.
| Monument TO CEITTESDES AND HI
! MEN.-The New Orleans Delta mentions in Z
long article devoted to the incidents OF th'
terrible massacre Of Crittenden aud his men
that two American gentlemen, a MissOnria,
and Virginian, on visit TO the Island o
Cuba, erected little monument TO thei
memory in the following manner:
"Our visitors after surveying and inspect
ing all tie peculiarities and objects of intercs
Of the locality, called into their counsel th'
driver OF their vOlante, and from him asccr
tanned the exact spot upon which Cr;tendei
had fallen. The Mssourian, removing hl
cloak, disclosed n neat marble monument
which he had executed in Havana, and IN
Scribeti Sacred to the memory Of Criitendei
and his gallant compatriOts." Tho two gen
tlemen raised an umbrella, aud under its cove
proceeded to place the monument on the sPo
indicated. This was d,Be in iuli view OF tn
sentinel uu the walls If Fort Atcras.'
4 FIGHTIHG CLERGYMAS A CANDIDATE POI
MAYoh The Toledo Times furnishes the fol
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