National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-12
SAD SEQUEL TO THE PITTsBURG

SAD SEQUEL TO THE PITTsBURG
POISONING CAsE-The poisoning
of Mrs. Caruthers and probably 9th
ers, at Pittsburg, Pa, by Martha
Grinder, is still freshly remembered.
1t is now announced that the fe-
male fend subjected the husband of
Mrs. Caruthers to the same terrible
treatment of slow poison, with an
even worse result than death, as is
told by the Pittsburg Gasette:-
Mary Caruthers had a husband,
young, vigorous, happy and pros
porous. The evil one had murder
ed his wife, worse than murdered
him. For every dose of poison she
gave his wife, she gave one to him,
hoping to kill them both. The deli
cate woman died, the more stalwart
man lived, wretched wreck. The
terrible death of his wife left his
home desolate, his life darkened,
his future blank. The poison his
enemy had fed him continued its fell
work, long after the murderer was
mouldering in her felOn's grave. 1t
had shattered every nerve and
wrecked every joint. Grief strick-
en-; with his memories saddened
by the blight that had withered his
life with every hope dead; with ter
rible physical suffering added daily
and nightly to mental anguish, and
yet too strong to die-what else but
one thing could happen to him 7 He
went mad. On Thursday last James
Caruthers was taken a hopeless lun-
attic from his home in New Castle, to
Dixmont Hospital
GOVERNMENT FINANCEs.-T he
statement of the public debt will he
issued on the 9th of October. 1t
will show considerable reduction on
the debt, and that the coin balance
has increased to the same extent it
did in August, namely about 49,
coo, 900. The disbursements of the
Treasury on account of the War,
Navy and Interior Departments for
the quarter ending Saturday, We're
as follows
War Department. .S6,521 81 )
Navy Department. .............., 4, l62 13o
Interior Department. .-..--....... 3. AL ,l9J
Secretary McCulloch has now a
little more than $75,000,00 in gold,
not to mention S20,0O0,000 in gold
certificates, and by January list he
will have S100,00O,OOO, besides the
disbursement he will make to cash
the five-twenty coupons. His poll
cy of boarding gold will strengthen
the government, if it is boarded fOl
the purpose ofinauguratinga return
to specie payments. The present
condition of financial matters is Ger
tainly favorable for decided move
ment in that direction.
The tive-twenty bonds having
reached the limit of $4,000, 900 in
tended to be issued, with interes'
payable in May and November
hereafter bonds issued in exchang,
for seven thirty notes will bearinter
est from July list, 1866.
1t was happy sentiment of som'
devout writer, that God carries hi
people only " en- they cannot walk
he pities our " eakness but not on
sloth.
A preacher in Western Massachu
sets lately declared that " it would
be easier for eat to run up stove
pipe with a teasle tied to its, tail thar
a sinner to enter heaven"
A merry Andrew, on being asked
why he played the fool, replied, Fo
the same reason that you dO-Out o
want. You do it for the want O
wit, and do it for the want of mon
, cy."
English farmers say that bushe
of barley will produce eight pound
Of pork.
A ton of corn cobs makes as nue.
fuel as a ton of coal.
/ a subscriber writes that from on
{ pea which he planted in rich soil, h
} raised 505. A large increase truly
DIGEST OF THE PRESIDENT
STUMP SPEECHEs.--They say I'm
demae1gue--l amt.
They say I'm {. traitor--I amt.
, They say Pm usurper--I amt
= They say Pm q tyrant--l amt.
{ They say Pm undignified-l ain
= They say my habits are bad--the
e amt.
:, They say Pm always harping o
a "My Policy'-l amt.
They say I'm egotstic--I Amt.
They say I'm obstinate--l amt.
!, They say make partisan speccl
es-I don't.
They say ] Talk about myself
don't.
: They say ] use the pronoun
= ovcrmuch--I don't.
= They say | must be gotten ont {
' the way-l mustn't.
, They say / ought to have m
!, head chopped Oft ouGl,tn't.
= run this Government.
y have been in Office ever since
:. can remember.
have been Alderman, Constabl
y Supervisor, Tax gathcrer, Congress
man, and by the help of Booth, Pre-
idcnt.