, 1860-11-16

The Dhl0h CLEAN GUhEy
More Of the Eliza Grayson Case.
sluB0 TIE uoDERN MlRTlTs crRTITS.
Jako Nowsome and other Union savers.
A very remarkable incident, which must
hare created considerable sensation In the
newspapers Of that day, perhaps filling several
columns Of their space In o most sensation
manner, WIS m occurrence which took place
In ancient Rome some years ago. 1t was moth
ing less than gap which opened crack Of
tho chasm order, straight across the forum
Probably an omnibus or two drove into 1t be-
fore the city corporation, knew It was there,
lut finally, when perhnps. the son of one Of the
Common Council men, fell into 1t, the sire
proved hlmaeH straightway an uncommon
Council man by sticking up plaeazd Of DAN
gerous," which official regnrd for the pnblic
safcty is TO be attributed less to his being
City Father than the father Of small boy lost
down that gap. -
But the chasm grew, and threatened yir-
tua1 dissolution Of the union which Rome had
long preserved. 1t became inconyenieut:
horse cars could not be run, nor debts paid
due in each part ofthe city. from residents over
the gap. Thus came reputation. It was
terrible time, and is so reaorded. twas final
Il discovered that nothing but the sacrifice Of
somebody could shut up TINT gap. Some
patriot must be Immediately got into it.
Whereupon rs we read It, one Martius Cur
thus, understood to hav6 been son of one
Of the iirst families, and. captain Of a crack
military company, just In the nick Of time de-
cided to jump into TINT chasm. There ispure
malice in the slant Of au obscure journal Of
that period, that in returning from military
symposium he tipsiiy feli.down the hole. This
tale finds no favor, nor indeed mention With
contemporary historians.' However it may be,
the chasln closed over Captain Curtlus, with
whom was, likely enough, missing the roll
book of the company, and its ready cash The
zap shut up, and all Rome made liberal sub
scrimion for the benefit Of Mrs. Curtius, let us
hope.
1t seems to us as We ponder these records
-
'na. We tl''e co"nlfs mpl'n n's i's A,A "
6apAns IL Jost' e"40 ""5' 4noNa w eu1eAso'
10 4 s'a Nunefef iloi. sue sape' 1'e3s 'n's,ss
scs'ns so1ues W "eu - ~ 81, - en's
s.uu1l1ou', 4e'S u'1' ~ e1'1a' ~
n'ets' apa a1tose.nst ~. 'o"4 :, oAs en,'
clalnae l''e envy u 'ne e"u'@eo oss.' AooA
AZ OUT navy s'ea' coun'9s' nus'an los 'ne
s'ais anu 1s1lpes'
aa,an, .,a I e., e han. ~ f1o., ] .,o a..o,, o,,.
~ ,..,' .,.."a 49, r.. raa,,. !rs:,..,o. - -.
~. s~s 1900 H. s,o,.h rs.s ~ f,ro
weu,a 1~;+o ~, hrt .on, ,ahoa,, ror,a s,snec+
. o..,,a, ,.. - r,,, or1esn< .,s 49, aar-.
seeme ~ us ".aeu sAoua :. ".1's3 - ~, es
t lIe.. :. ~ . ~'.D4e -, n . ~ - us ..''.1 -
"'A'' ~ ""' III Do"e' 4'' "s 'e's1 "s''4o VI
ou& one aatacA VI 'nc sapes III 'nat sees'on
nete' no"e'ei' tn0 at'aeAS ''o 41eqaen'' llo
Pontieal thhess Keep fsaus, au" on every SUCH
occasion, every pure pats'ot' feeau'hg inc IN
clteht oi MATHIS Cuft1as' ye' ouls m'ng1lng
aregafo LOT SCH VIII catc lof country 'oafs
out thnes IN "'agef:
anu tnls mas oeea Inc remedy so lons' hat
tAe fnea lot uanaPpo eamoo' WHICH INC gap
taxes place. nas CONC 10 DC Us muen matter
o' course Us inc scramble LOT naF1sno1n "nca
afcspectaole o'o lazy la'ls IN as"oon on 'ae