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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-16
~ To- 10 Ts.sNIIV,
AuctiOneer and Real Estate Agent.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
i LOTS LOCATED JUST BEYOND THE
CORPORAT1OE LINE AND NEAR OAK
WOOD CEMETERY.-B virtue or two deed, II
trust executed by Charles II. leber wfr IL tn"
subscribers as trustepg--0nc dated the 18th day oI
April, 1888, and the other dated the ltth day 81
January, ls17 ald both OF record In Hrnrico court
heiRg thereto required by the creditors secured
viii sci! at auction, on the premises, on THURS
DAY the 73d Of july issa, III O'Clock T.. 81. II
fair, II not the next fair day at the hour 'ho
property conveyed In said deeds. the Same U.Gla
LOTS OR PARCELS OF GROUND In Tie cUuaty
OF Henrico-Lot No. In square ~, on l. and
Thirty-third streets also, Lot. Sos. amt Ia
square 49, o. i. and Thirty-thlrd; also, Lot front
Ing on Thirty-trd street les feet running back ut
right angle. l3a feet ALSO Lot designated square
No. So. houndei rs O. X, Thirty -hrst, aud Thirty
seeoEd streets. containing swo acres alsn, Lots
Nos. and In square No. u. In trust to secure
the payment or $500 with Interest from the lst IL
June, lsos also, to secure the payment OF 81 90
with interest from tAe 10th OF January lsss-all
So much Of said lots Will satisfy the aforesaid
deeds.
TERMS Cash enough 10 dcsray x penses Of sal"
and 10 pay OF two notes OF 81 900 with Interest /.
the balance on such terms as saidLe may direct
CASPER BREIL.
jyE CHARLES RICHARDSON ifa''eeS-
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GEN aarertts1tueufs llsgl
Sc. Louis and :Iron. lInnntain
OAILROAD COMpAHY,H ae,o,, -

DAILROAD COMpARVSa aavor -.
~ cent nr4 Mortgage Bonds. FebEuary
completed road % Pilot Knob are now more
than the interest on the entire mortgaee
the security every day. Ouer s. 10000 have
have been spent on the properly and NOT
over g goo 600 OF bonds issued thus far. The
constantly increasing trafdc OF Carrying ORE
with the prospect of controlling ali inc
travel nom st. Louis TO tho Southern States,
tors olon $40 OF the stock for fsee5inIeif, and
are interested 10 enrich the property as well
As 70 y eSsS2nomiSe lis expenses: -
We, the undersigned, cordially recon-
mend these seven per cent mortgage bonds,
OF me y. Louis and Iron Mountain HALL
LoacI VIII 20 large, and the administration OF
the atlal5s Or the Company Is In capable and
greatest eonndence ofthe pubiIo. :.
JAMES 8. THOMAS. Mayor OF 81. Louis.
BAkToN, BATES PTes't SSTiS hi sui
]. g: REIrroN. Prest Maj. Bank of the
WIN. + Ewing. Pres't of the Mer. N. B. of
sEo; d. KEA. Pres't second Nat. Bank of
JAs; g Elps. chief Ene. St Louis & IN.
eEo, y, TAYLOR. PTes't Paeiac RanIoad
WA: irAssIe. Press Traders Bank. of Sc.
JOHN 4 LIoNBERaER, Prestr. n. Bank.
APoLfHus MEIER. vlee-PFes,t D. Paoino
R9BEERT. BARTH. Prest German savings
Coupons payable In the city OF New York.
a limited humber OF the above named
BONDS Tor sale At E1ghty.fye. Parties living
out OF the city can remit by draft or express,
ana the bonds Will be returned by express
mee OF chRrges. We invite the attention OF
capitalists and Others To them as, In our
OPINION very desirable investment, deg
tuned 70 rank rs a INST class security. De-
scf1puye Pamphlets, Maps and information
can pc had on application to TOWNSEND,
W HELEN & CO., No. 309 Walnut ST, PhiIa-
delphias Agents OF the st. LOUIS and Iron
Philadelphia references :-oAarnRrA IRON
GO CAV, BACON q Co.; 1Hos. a. RIDDLE
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sehuyIer ColraA,s PolItleal RECORD.


The charge of Know Nothingism
against Mr.. Colfax has received re-
futation from the highest authority
among that class of our citizens most
concerned in the matter. the Boston
Pilot, the organ of the Irish Catholics of
New England and OF the whole coun-
try. The Ptot says:
A correspondent of ours at South
Bend, Indiana. Thomas McGrath, who
is not a politician, says that the charge
against Schuyler Colfax OF having been
sworn into a Know Nothing organiza-
ton in 1854 Is not true. He further en-
closes to us an extract from q speech
OF Mr.. Colfax, at South Bend, July 80,
1868, relative to this very charge,
to which the speaker responds thus !:
know that never in my public life,
from the commencement to the
close, in any year, month or day, have
held any other doctrines than that
principles and character, not birth
place and creed, were the true test for
official promotion. Men who may re-
sort to forgery may sign my name with
their felontous fingers, for forgery is
n felony. You here know that there
has not been an election for the past
twelve years thatI have not gone to
an open one, and voted for men of for
eiEn birth, and who worshiped at a diff
ferent altar from what / did myself.
Here is the only place where 1 will an
ever that calumny; let Il be buried in
the tomb, where are buried calumnies
and forgeries like 1t, in the graves OF
the past" lf
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What the Kentueky Rebels Intend.
The New York Ifibune SAYS:


a friend recently dropped in on a
Democratic Convention at Georgetown,
Scott county, Kentucky. (Scott was a
rebel county throughout, even when
the state seemed overwhelming Union,
giving In 1861 a majority for Simms
(rebel) for Congress, over John =. Crit
tenden. 1t voted that way when most
Of its yonng men were In the rebel
armies; now, a young man who was.
not in the rebel armies, and did not try
to get in, stands a poor chance there.l
On this occasion rebel lawyer was
speaking. "As there are no reporters
present" he observed, az may venture
TO speak more freely than I otherwise
should deem 1t prudent to do. We
shall hold white elections in every
Southern State, and choose electors for
Seymour and Blair. II the House re-
fuses to count the votes cast by these
electors, the Northern Democracy are
pledged TO us To resist by force the in
auguration of the Republican President
We have agreed to back them. Eight
years ago they promised to back us;
but they failed, and left us in the lnrch.
Now we have promised to back them,
and shall NOT fail.ss This was said to a
gathering of hail fellows, who received
it wi tn intense delight.
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IN TRADE.
ONE DQLLAR FOR EACH ARTICLE.

HHThe best OF Boston and New York ref
erenceS given as TO the reliability Of our
house. and that our business IS conducted In
the faiTest and most legitimate manner pos
Eble, and that We give greater value for the
money thnn can be obtained any other way.
All Goods damaged or broken I'm
TRANSPORTATION replaced Without
charge. -i aa
RBOhecks describing articles sold sent to
agents IN Clubs at rates mentioned below.
We guarantee every article 70 cost less than
if bought at any Boston or New York
Wholesale House.
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a Z 30 S
ALL STYLES AND SHAPES.
npeEr 1oURs Foa aoruING.-sa

Any one who sends US an order for Five
k0l Axes, al one dollar and - half each,
with the cash, VIII receive one extra, Tor.
We Will put our Axe alongside of any
oLher make and provo 1t the best finished
half Inches
We have made Axes Iortwenty-two years,
anu wont yield the palm in shape 20 any
manufactures, and YET confess thRta "Sucker
OF unnols," called COLBURH, beat Us In his
patent SNAPPER the circular bit and continue
Gus euge makes the same labor produce
twice as much effect. n
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Ihose aeaina .. d HANG.

Cory o'Iianus has heard all about
those Immense rebel gains In Afaine.''
BE has received the following letter:
ESq.- The election in this town has
gone lust as We expected. The Repubs
Hcans have carried the town by an In
creased majority, but the heaviest pro
poFtiOnate gain has been on the Demo-
cratic side, as you eEiH see by the
Rep. vot asg g ls g Dem. vote. ssS7. 1s9s
-. - - - i Totals, .a5I O.
The Democrats gain IL one hundred
per cent, while the Republican gain Is
only twenty per cent Afthis rate the
redemption Of Maine Is only = question
OF time. sf.7 E7ss7 Ss.5,.sSiSl u . zl.-i
Yours HUaEB 3. BEopEs
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20 Q AgeIlts 4 q eharee.


comparing our premiums with those OF
others FOR CLUBS OF THE SANE SIZE, In adj
Ne tcH send 10 AOe5lts free Of charge.
Fer n club of 3Osand Three Dollars
Il doz. good linen Shirt Fronts; sat Solid
Gold studs; all Wool Cashmere Tor Pants;
fine white Counterpane, large size, elegant
Balmoral Skirt; 20 yards brown or bleached
100 Picture Morocco bound Photo. Album; L
double lens stereosoope and u Foreign
tor; eIeE AMI siiIt Fan; Win IyoTy or sandal
Wood Frame, featnered edge and spRngled;
Steel Carving knife and Fork. very best
quality, ivory balanced handle. handsome
beaded and lined Parasol; 20 yds. good Print;
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qualify Ladies' Serge Congress Boots; I dog.
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/ eIeEant Delaine Dress Pattern; Violin and
Bow, In box completeS set JeTeIry, pin, ear
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For n Club OF 90 and Five Dollars
I black or eolored Alpaca Dress Pattern; ]
EneraVed silver plated bottle RavoIYinss
Gold Scarf k1nS SS ytiB. very dne Cashmere
for Pants and Vests set Ivory balanced
eieRHnt satin Parasol, heavily besdei ana
lined with silk, pr. gentsI Cali Boot. 50 yds.
EOO1 ELluIr ~ yu5s BOOQ Drown or bleaeleri
aheoting, yard wide or 20 yds. 70. wide Rooli
quality; L ladies' elegant Morocco Trav0liSI0
bag. square Wool shawl, plain HorWfe6
PoplIn Dress Pattern; ~ yds. double Widlffl
cloth for ladies, cloak; elegant engraved SUI
yer plated Tea Pot; 3yds. double width water
proof cloth Tor cioaldng. 81 s5rsfii= :
For n Club of100 and Ten DOIRnrs..l
rich MeTino or Thfbet Dress pattern. ii Tair
nne DAnnhsk Table Cloths and NapRins- to
natehi pair gents, French Calf Boots; 1
heavy, silver plated engraved Ice Pitcher
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web very best quality brown or bieaehed
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llsh BeraRe Dress Pattern; beautiful Eng
llsh Berage shazls set Ivory balanced ham
die Knives and Forks; ! ladies or gents Sill
Yer Hunttng -cass watch; Bartlett Hand,
Portable Sewing Machine, Splendid Family
Btble, steel enEn9ytnEs. with necord and pho
togfAph pages5 . yds. good Hemp CaLpet1pg,
good coloIs5 pair good MaEseillea OMIT
good 8 barrel Revolver elegant fur nun
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plated, engTlYedy 8 bottled Revolving Gl95
Tor, cut glass bottles ,yery. hne Violin and
Bow, In case set Ivory balanced Knives
al FIa seIa ION ia4Zser Gibbs Increase IN The
same rAt3osi 4saa TO- -se -5i
az II rt5ss1 ado - ca .laL lIfETgl u
Co. L.. Da,yfGf-nTsn2 II nSkoT.
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Keep Your Blood Pure.

Lie, 50 well Calculated TO purify the blood and
reconstruct (soto spea1f the whole gystem as
RobaGkas Blood Purifier, Blood Pills and
Stomach Bitters. -f 2 la.' ? -
Sold BY an DrusEizts sv@ywhere. -
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'IIVS HVTTO0 TNOdVaHD

Hundreds OF articles for families at ONE
DOLLAR each New FAN Circular now
ready. Checks 10 cents each, describing ar.
uele. Great tnducements TO Agents. STOCK
NAN q CO., 81 Water street, Boston, Mass
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LEUCoRRHGA,

Or. whites. which 1o1Io1 local DEBILITY 6ndi
constitutional weakness, can be effectuAlly
cured BY the use of RObackis Stomach BIT
tens. 2 10 not let the dIuSgist heu you any
other remedy, rs these Bitter5 ara. prepared
with espectaI reference 70 this complaint,
and are warranted 10 cure els y flI
Bod BY an DruEztsts eveLyEhere-
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RL00D aLANnOoD-Yothlng 50 i'm
OAOOO' portaut. Send two stamps for
scaled q pages ON the whole subject DR.
WHITTIER, confidential physician, 6I7 81
CHARLES street, st. Louis, Mo-, stands pre-
emlnenuy above ahsotheFB In mis- specially.
NO matter who failed, state your case. Pa
tients treated by mail In every State.
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DSYOHOMANCY,o or Soul Cumming.
i How either sex may fAscinate and gain
the anections OF any one they choose, in
buElnesB-- Every one can acquire this 6inRu-
lar power. This queer, exciting book mas
which has been Enormous, md u me only
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Addre3 II. WILLIAM q Co., Book PUBLISH
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GaurattpuaI.
WEST VIRGINIA
AGRICULTURAL G0LLEGE

NIHE FALL TERM OF THIS INsrITU-
tuition win begin SEPrKlBER lst, 1852
1he scope OF The College, beside PREPA
RATOhY DEPARFMENT, embraces fuII
and thorough Courses Of Instruction IN
Mathematics, ATlc1eHf and Modern LdIl0ItdQeS,
Pefloaophy, General Literature, DE SeieRces.
ApTtetItftTe, and Military duefics.
The cost OF Tuition, Books and Boarding
need not exceed from $50 10 S176 per annum.
In respect To Health, beautiful Scenery and
favorable Moral surroundings, the place Is
ALEX. MARTIN, DID,, PresiIent, and
Professor OF Mental and Moral Philosophy.
r. y. LYON, A. n, Pice President, Professor
OF English Literature and Principal Prop'y
Department.
Col. ]. X. WEAVER, A. NJ, Professor OF Ma
theInaue5 and Of Military Tactics.
3. q. STRIVES, A. M, Professor OF Natural
Philosophy and OF the Natural Seiences-
AENRY W. HARMAN, ID d., Professor of
AnctentAnd Modern Languages and LiteTa-
ture. H.-a i s#-.trss#--- .I|ITE
OLTVKR w. MILLER, a. NJ, As8iGtnnl In
the Preparatory Department.
GEO, NJ HAGANa, EESl. 'SipeTfntendent of
the Grounds and Buildings.
HUon ". sAocE. 81. D.. Lecturer on
Hon: joins A; DILL, Lecturer on Civil and
- ALEX. MARTIN.
MoRSANToWSI West Va 81. ----r.- ,..
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DR. GEIGER's AsrHlIA sPECIPTC
rs the only pleasant and permanent cure
i for ASTHMA as being testified by many
grateful patients.
George 81. Stuart, ESQ, Is
Bank ST., Ph1ia-; Rev. e. W. Weiser, MAN
chester, i'd. =
one bottle g; three fors5. CHAs. A.GEI-
GEB. ~. d., Manchester, carroll county, Nd.
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Chr commissions to Agents

Exceed those OF every other establishment
ofIhe kind.-proof Of this can be found in
comparing our premiums with those OF
others FOR CLUBS OF THE SAME SIZE, in adj
dItion 70 which we claim to give better goods
OF the same character.
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A Ii wanting employment can have a
IA good business by addressing DAVIS q
bRo,l ~ SAMSON street. Philadelphia.
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Q!6Gs GfteE illl9Gllitf69sl
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tf,.aaSsdm ~ Rsaasstl.i Z. .
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YUBA DAM.
To The Editor of Louisville Courier. !;

Tho GrecIan Bend."
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TTlO GOOD TRU8TK AGEHTS-We win
L guaranty $50 FER Week. and expenses.
for particulars address q. W. JACKSON q
CO., Baltimore, Md. 49, = - 7
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AGENTS WANTED., a sI5s !, /

Watches, best imitation gold watches made,
Price SIS. Great Inducements to agents.
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BALTIMoRE 3 oHIOR.R. COMP

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DABSENGER TRAINS WILL RUN By
II the following schedule ON and after Nay
u, lsss. Wheeling time.
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DIR. WHITTIER,
$1,000 a. EAIs 70 AeENfs o g
SO TO seo

MON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MA
CH1NE. Price only SIS. Address SECOAIB
q COL. PIrIaRuRaH. PA. or BosIoN. M
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-19

Il
The New York correspondent OF the
Troy Times writes asfolloWs ofthe bTpken-
down men Of that city: y8
LThO br0keh-d6Wn f1eb 70 whom we
have referred form the best possible help
In the great mercantile concerns Of this
city, A. 4. Stewart, the merchant prince,
has been for years In the habit OF picking
out among this class such assistants as he
might need, and we presume there may be
found under bis rooftO-day the wrecks Of
twenty different dry goods houses that
were started with good prospects Of sue
cess. For instance, that grave and digni-
fed gentleman Of ffty-Ave years or there.
abouts, who occupies the position cf gen.
eral manager and OverlookeF Of the whole.
sale warehouse, l8 Mr. Brown, formerally a
dry goods jobber Of the house Of Brown d
Co., Cortlandt street.
He Il hFst-fate business man and
Stewart knows II, and perhaps 1t Is but an
incident In life that Brown iH not Stewart,
and that Stewart ls not Brown. As Il IL,
Mr.. Brown is TO q certain degree Stewards
lieutenant, and as the latter ls much en-
crossed by the leading facts In his mann
moth business, no one is allowed TO ad-
dress him personally until his errand has
been communicated to the lieutenant
aforesaid. So, also, this tall, fine-loOking
gentleman who has the management of the
credits, Mr.. Libby, who looks after all
references, and without whose approval no
man can get 8 bill Of goods on time, Is a
br0ken-down merchant, Twenty years
ago, the firm of Hastings, Libby & Forby
struggled for wealth but In vain. They
sank IN the general vortex Of commercial
ruin, and Mr.. Stewart, who discerned Mr..
Libby's talents, has made good use of him.
Mr.. Libby Is highly-glfted business man,
and has made himself 80 necessary In
Stewards concern that If report be true, he
has now partnership In It.
We might 90 on and call over Stewards
check-roll and find many other similar
cases; and 80, also, we might find just such
class Of men selling goods for Claflln and
other large houses. When a man has
once failed In any kind Of businessit ID Is very
seldom he attempts to recuperate In the
same trade. BE Is generally sick Of the ef.
fort. BE win work for others in that line,
but has fear Of tryiDgit personally sgaln.
Hence, men who fail in New York seldom
get on their feet. Their customers ARE
drummed away by other houses, and the
current of their business is so broken.ihat
1t seems impossible to be resusciated.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-19

The WARFARE OF THE ST. LOUIS POLICE
ON GAMBLING HoUsEs.-The st. Louis
Democrat of Friday has the following;
"The war of the police on the gambling
houses goes bravely on. The enemy still
hold out, but with reduced numbers and a
scanty supply Of ammunition. The splendid
mahogany furniture, ivory chips, and solid
silver faro boxes that formerly adorned
the den of the tiger have been reduced to
ashes by the irrepressible raiders, and in
their stead are rough pine tables, clay
ships, and tin boxes. Since Capt Kohl
bund took the comand of. the raiders, oveI
S6,0 600 worth Of furniture, &C., has beer
captured and destroyed. Last night Capt
Kohlbund, Sergt Gore, and the infantilC
Con. Duffy, with his inevitable axe, started
out on a raid. They marched TO old No
"a Fourth street, controlled by Oliver
Obey; and found the front doors fastened
As the raiders reached the house, Martin
Connallin came up and in a loud voice
shouted "POlice ~ to notify the gamblers
that the Philistines were upon them. Con-
nallin was Immediately gobbled, and lock-
ed up on q charge of vagrancy. Duff,
with n blow or two ofhis axe, knocked the
door In, and the storming party entered.
At the head of the stairs was another door,
fastened on the inside with an iron bar,
Duffy, with two or three swings Of his axe,
knocked 1t from the hinges. and sent it
laundering down the steps. Sergt, Gore
and his party entered by a back door, but
the gamblers had fled by some secret pas
sage, and the only prisoners captured
were two young men from the country,
two colored men, and 0beys little black
and tan dog. The appearance of the
room showed that the gamblers had left
in great haste. Chairs were upset, chips
scattered on the floor, and the faro box
and S27 in money remaided in the drawer.
The dealing-table was an old greasy pine
kitchen table, covered with piece Of dark
cloth. The property taken was of small
value. The two men from the country
were released, and told to go home and be
good boys. The raiders next made a des-
cent upon the keno house at the corner Of
Fourth and Elm. KOhlbunden entered at the
front portal and Gore at the rear. About
20 gamblers were surprised and sent to the
calaboose. The furniture was of the
cheapest kind. The tables were rough
pine, and the keno box was made of cedar,
and the cards were of n cheap kind. The
table was spread, and the supper was
nearly ready. Capt Kohlbund, on enter
ing announced that 'keno was correct,n
and ordered the men to keep their seats.
Some of them looked very sheepish. All
the gambling implements were taken and
destroyed; but their value was small, and
one nights business will replace them.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-19

CoNJUeAL AFFECTloH. Nantes pa
per publishes the following extraordi-
nary story: "a farmer was found
hanged by his fireside. Suspicion fell
upon his wife; she was arrested; and
when questioned by the magistrate,
made the following affectionate confess
sion: well, in faith, there's not much
to be told. Going home last night !
found my husband by the side Of the
fireplace trying to hang himself; the
rope was already round his throat. As
he had already told every one that he
was determined to hang himself, en-
deayored very naturally to assist him
by passing the other end of the rope
over rafter, and pulling as hard as l
could, until he was suspended in the
air. .i,l M
Judge: You confess, then, that you
strangled your husband2'
Yes. little, but not qnite, because
he pulled the rope also. Besides, 7
knew the poor man was tired of his
life. l was well aware that should be
arrested; but before You send me to
prison ] beg you will let me attend my
poor husbands funeral. The same
authority adds: 1t is needless to say
that the desire expressed by this excell.
ent wife and fervent Christian was fully
appreciated BY the court, but not com,
piled With. ="