Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-27
THE URs7AkD DOWNS QF4IKE,W7eE

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aeAbont five .zyeafsu ago Il samosg the
fashionable sboardcfso at eiope, sef sour'
prominent, Hotels in tlia city,wcre two,
acknowledgement: EeN-lressc.ls ladies'
and their hukbandsy swl,oomingled gin;
the good society sof that dax, parent,
ly the happicst and most attfaotivesf.
the circle i'm which, they n,oxeds.i Tho
husbands Of. both being, in the Conn
mon parlancc ofsthe t;,,,cs,, scletct3 or
|whclc-sot,le'l gentlemen, always s*lr,il
fellow. well mct'awithscvcrybody, and
occupying prominent POSITION, their
society. WAS, courtcd in tl,eiE circle nj
friends and associates. Every lavish
ing expenditure was ri siinfdn1gcdh in "a
CRAFTY the wish of tliea ladies', isf' cx:
trsvogant dscssing, and j. entertaining
their friends, in the rounds ot.fashiona-
bic O dissipation, Life. moycd along
seemingly ali sunshine, and 10 thee heils,s lcss
favored, not i cloud cdh,d bc seen too
mar the pleasure of stlfeii ,eayso.nd
happy en- joyincnt.. s "A .fewsshest sYcass
passed, and one Of the enchanting aud
once ~ &C harry wives, in yhcr. glrlish daxs
the pride Of a dotinS father and moth.
or, resident Of a'Soatl,cfT1 city educated
in all the accomplishments of oncsot
the first Female Seniparies, after
dragging out miserable existence Of
sickness and disease, the result Of for:
nler5 imprudenco and dissipation,
became the inmate Of our county pocf
house, where deatllaatcrnia.ted:Eler
career. lIer; husband AN actor Of coil
siderable reputation throughout the
country, who years before. scpafatcd
from her, last seasUn, iii bar.fo6n.
altercation in NeyzO Orleans; ;aw IL ssh6t
deadu he]t1sbandsofthe, other lady,
= few years ago, wasi detected IN .
forgery, or swindllng operation, for
which lie is now serving out term of
years in the Auburn prison. And new
comes the last actor III this domestic
Drama IA few days ago, in passing
through the Workhouse, on aat.asxof
inspection, among the inmates Of that
institution, our attention, was called to
one who bore The appearances fhay-
ing seen Better days;and, on inqnlrinn,
we found 1t was the unfortunate wit.
of the imprisoned oBfidence:Qpcrater.
and, thG last Of the onee ,fayored cQnar.
tettc. Reared in wealth and luxury,
she left 'heFF happy Home hid III parents,
in Philadelphia, to follow the fortunes
Of one she had sw wornatoalove,a ,ashui,or,
and obey. She, bwho spnecs gsl.sne 81
conspicnQusly, at concerts, balls, AMI
amid the festive scenes, and s<by her
accomplishments, beauty, and mi that
goes to make up bcwitching wo;nsn,
sunk SO low seemed almost impossible!
Step by step, she l,ad -falle1 mi her
carcersof dissipation 7asd vice, ,,nil
from the former; cnyiable position, che
occupied in the gay. world Of tashiona-
bic life, through tie influence Of Tie
Intoxicating cup she had sbccomc tho
associate Of the vulgar and abandoned
characters, SUCH as fill our prisons.--
Her, health being 50 bad. through tic
humanity Of those, who, execute the
laws, on Saturday she was removed to
the County Poor House, there to
receive the kiud~ attentions Of. those
who minister, to the wants of the poor
and unfortunate. . .,-..-.s
This is no exaggerated, sensation
item, biat 4 plain, Simple story Of fact.,
as huntlrcdsswho read stlissparasraph
eau testify; to- Issone Of the every
day acts in the dr ANA Of life, ands IL
lustratcs its ups and downs. To-day
occupying high round ii tie ladder,
who knows where? $50 z@s
now THE PLOT 20 AssAssrNArE
1H LlNCOLN WAS G0GTENss NJ
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.
Police Superintendent Kennedy at
New, York has recently charged Off
Ger Alvin H. sWilliamson with neglect
of duty, disobedicnccs Of orders, it.tox-
ication!and grossly improper ;,cou,luct
the latter i'll using improper Ian.
guagc to the complainant. Tho case
is now before the Police Board. Mr..
Williamson has brought forward ninc
witnesses to testify that lc Wns perfect
ly sober both before and after, the in
tcryicw with the Superintendent al
ln'lcd to, and meets the other, charges
by a statement, in which he says The
charges "wcre the result of malice on
thepart of Jno., a. Kennedy, and mar
rates the following conversation, which
he says, took place on an evening in
the latter part Of December last, At
the Police Headquarters: as 1i~
On the occasion referred to, the sail
Kennedy summoned this respondent to
the appartmcnt Of the said Kennedy,
who then and there said SUBSTANTIALLY
rs follows: "I understand that YOU
are 2 pretty good Republican," to
which tic said Respondent replied.
''Ycs, I understand ,nyscH TO bc so;;''
that said Kennedy thcnsaiid, .sTs.intend
TO send one or more ddtectivcrsss To tic
cities of Baltimore" and Washington,
for I have understood ',hat s!fcy arc
organizinsa. Plot, or plots, .tl,crc to
assassinatc t]io President elect; at all
events | desire it to appear 50, 50 that
f'can do the President scrvicc;oI
have been spoken Of as candidate for
United States Marshal of the southern
district, and / don't know bit that'I
shaH be 4 csnditlatc;'' that this rcspon-
dent thcn said That he did rot think
himself very smart a! that kind Of busi-
ness, and that lie (Kcnncdy) could
find some one to do IT, whn v.es ,nnr..