, 1862-07-09
a New Seneatfon.--A School Tearhar


Attempts Suicide.
quite sensation has been created in edu-
cat1onal and school circles by an incident of
rather an unusual character In the experience
OF school teachers. It appears that upon the
third OF July, two school nistrcsses Of this
city, whose names we refrain from publishing,
went to Beloit IN company with two gentle
men to spend the Fourth in manner patri-
otc and festive. The two teachers In ones
ucn have always held high position, and ene
OF them, the heroine Of this item, was pecu.
harly lively, fascinating, agreeable and intel
1ectua girl, whose romantic love Of adventure
seems to have served her bad turn this time.
Arrived at Beloit, the quartette spent Yery
merry Fourth Of it, and remained with some
friends Of the hero Of this item until the fifth,
IN the tfth, these friends, who should eyi-
IDENTIFY have choice sec1nded spot in some
well regulated asylum for idiots, prevailed
upon our hero, Who is Lake street book
keeper, to marry our heroine. Acting under
excitement, and little aware Of what she was
doing, they we're made one. They returned to
this city and put up at the Sherman House,
To quiet the excitement under which our he
rome was laboring, she sent for some ya1erian
and took dose gigantic enough to have qui-
eted the nerves of q buffalo. The immediate
effect #as violent fever, which was quickly
followed by insanity, which developed into q
phase OF opposition to her new husband Her
insanity increased, and on Monday morning
she attempted to turl herself from the fourth
story window Of the Sherman House, but Bas
rescued by her attendants before she had
accomplished this rash attempt at sclEde-
6tructio1.
Thus the affair stands at present, awaiting
further Development. In the meantime, the
bride Of s three days moon, now obstiuatelr
refuses to see the groom, and still remains at
the ''sberman" slowly recovering. The mat
ter has created great sensation among schol-
ars and teachers, and is the topic Of general
talk. We have been cognizant Of the facts for
several days, but have preferred to remain ST.
lent until the present. As the matter is now
theme Of public talk, there can be no harm
in alluding to it.
Grand Floral Festival.
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
Chicago. is designed to be one Of the tsperma-
nent institutiohs'' Of our city. The * reading
rooms'' open to the young a retreat where
they may quietly pass q leisure hour without
interruption, in the perusal Of any Of the de-
Eirable literature of the age. The pra! al
room, open every day from twelve to one, is
not without its pleasant memories. Many 3
rescued one saved from Q fearful future, has
occasion to bless the hour when he first felt
its haloWed influence. The tract room, but
recently organized, will yet tell upon the vices
and the follies Of the city. The Army Com
mittee have sent their thousands OF volumes
Of religious literature among our brave SOL
dicrs, which have proved bright oasis amid
the vast desert Of camp temptations.
All these constitute perpetual drain upon
the resources Of the Association. To meet
the necessities which fearful war has added
10 their field Of usefulness, the ladies', ever
ready to become au1iliaries in every good
word and work, propose to transform Bryan
Hall into floral garden Of beauty, and to ask
the citizens Of Chicago to come on Tuesday
evening next, and see what the pineries Of
Michigan, the ccdars Of Lebanon, the beauties
o1 nature, the opening bud, and the beauteous
blossom wrcathed and festooned by loving
hearts and willing fingers, all combined, can
do toward making Bryan Hall q miniature
Garden OF Eden with ''au the modern i'm
provcments." Grottos, arbcrs, sylvan re-
treats, mozsy dclls, grassy lawns, lovely
bowers, Treaths, boqnets and garlands, to
cartiyate the eye-sparkling fountains to cool
the EMBELLISHMENTS, ice cream and fruits
to tempt the appetite charming music to. de-
light the car-gentle smiles and loving glances
will all combine to form the floral Paradise.
We bespcak for it and the Young Mems Chris
tlan Association the warm sympathy Of our
citizens