, 1869-05-06
STRANGE TRAGEDY.


While Driving With a Young Lady.
FIRM the Davenport tkoea, G1ztue, Maya.
1he m o. the stansess tragedies ever cAfoneled
road near iii sesp pff MaSf tse "a mss t
west ot navenpos'. Yesterday afternoon.
r,e.,l 5ty 5eststday MLet49on yo1th named George
iasEss q ST: Josa lis:sy, On western s asense, re-
the Country. Young Clayton had been paying her
sens eo " sessntsn md, as She was only about i
Al e5s ,I ;y Ws:S saa hs se,
known sae refused TO 50 with him, but upon lis
lrssns ns ,9sna:sn IL toti hin the eo1d no.,
st uzs:et her 70 gu. stating that il woait Be the
lsst time he woa!d evcr ask her. The Touns .aiy
60 soEs.sa G III hss moiaer, and was given permission
ec Svne uo5c than half an hou-. The ane horses
ana st!Asa h1gg: were at The door, and the young
clayton, yoanE s1a fan % 81 Tomane me fsFyer at
| Tas hvely and seemingly happy, He drove dawn
Black Ha~k, tnrrc miles awoy. md taca tu1nca u
toNatds 1ne ctsy. uc had come tais way but 4
EhoH dtstAace when he asked her TO take The
felns, She did so She drore slowly short DIS
ta1sc, whcn Carton put bis aaaa In a side pocket
sf nss eo:s Sna FL ssr s hi ,,gos ss0ssh9S
,s;ss s,zed sa Ss;t "a esscn asking !oa
i iMsy saaa e. a. III eas s:o Pay M pIate3
Placing the pistol against her temple as he utterei
| She snonoses4 that he u,s !, s,o,t an., ,n,,,.x
her hand up quickly, pushed ne pistol Away, and
tn!d him 10 "shoot in.u thc roa.l' He tuE,nd The
snappcs, It sceeral lines She 1rnss along % FOR I
short distance further, keeping watch uf hl,n The
N,e.' Maas' when hc asan called her ast=nsh,n to tae
She made him the same answer as before, caliiuy
| II mock pistol
Clayton replied. ~ will show you and .alaax
the pistol, turned its muzzle toTsri his heal.
aonct n!ae inches from his right temple and fired
or.r ~ , le1l sWa upon as knees With his heal
ir1Rhtenett She surprising sha, be was Sill nay
i9E asIett him u grs up anll attend to tho horse
lifted him back against thc seat and sat th " ha,
eEoa his saee! Then she realized her Sltuatio;, i
ball into his own brains She tred TO mi h,s M
On me seal: lie horse made Il frtah start, and
CLAYTON ie upon the wheel, evidently uncu:;sr.ous.
Erasped the rims, stopped the horse, and dntinE
that that Clarion vas stili unconscious, wound Tic /
ior assistance twenty ro.Is I ma sSsy ssooa aDo,laa
ia5Eesa house, and She hurried to the plsec, |
sasc,, soa IN ne - woman what bad happensi.
buggy When she reached it CLAYTON was stund-
!ng on the eround with his hand upon the scat,
ssoos ns 6es ae a,5eq
ply Ehaeyer hut turned an!l lctsurcsy got into the
top, anL the other holding the pistol at al claw
tIon Of about forty .fvc degrees, looking at he-.
smiled as I! TT answer 70 htE question, and sank
head and held the anlsnal until tnc ssin,Monti
~ tasf ~ Ts Ths facr 1os seas
5oung lady walked in the same direction. She Md
IooI her rsth hSSnT ,nd Mach gensemao @ oTel-
i0tilers house eA' "sA W nes
The farmer brought his charge to Smiths livery
seemed to understand ali thst Was sud to hin A.
though he was unable 10 speak one MorL lie was
Third srcets anl nasei IN H. Tnnm Thayya aha
10y In half conscious condition until 8 O'Clock.
~1ep ;1.ns he Issse;' 1nto s9mssess ssais.
and Peck examined lie wound wita prose' fa M and
se |, s 51sE sa9p eps,sn ~ xoa stsa
g. e. hSqs lqass5 r. ss ea.sfsa tss e EN-
Tic es o tne ha 's sa nG ns nsse Of :;
e%tran.e "as ao' 'opeaeo' aa"' OF course was not
The snnnc mn, d,o, ~ .v.,., :
p'ySt yoa15 IL ~ g. n,ghS 1ga5 ~,
Cnllesr for nrar,y 1enT IL 10 H. sa, ~ ~
= rs.n, ~. nIaH n 5sM. Ae " tIe snn o. mr. j
tHs.i III ,sei ~ upu ~ inS H laGiuc na.-
Terrtor4 Hi,S nia a. ~ a. Ecno lily. 9iah
untortunate ar, AIS WIZ 1ne s1ep"ot1es Of nts
i ~, x tns e epDon ,I Il some friends q young cs
Is nascd upon the tact tat tie S eardSea of r.
~ ~ ". ngtE ,t al @ out one wren WAS
Il " ~ u ess+ Taeta n sae lafmer placed
chambers we!e ischase and IT, wc ,IaI a sa .Se
rE u rs ne 1assa y ~ rs fair eom2anion, ny
one Then he noInte, ths mnz.e - =. rs ni toae;l @
and palls H. as ,er ere p'ssei contained charge,
f"''-N ~ N1ehs.-
\ Friendly criticism. {
,. flsn'. ., re Eattom Adsert:4er.
InE CnIc1So M Ia9ESE N recent i.se calls
eS pesees G1 the a.nnt aas
The confidence of the country. The good furt1nr J ;
Wnseh M nad followed the PrcsIdenseiect To the day
ee3n11n ef ms o,, nx p1ed faith u hn
Ano the assurances u tho few whom he admitted
o. % ., his ,,c counseis. gave ample caass /
,bout to Be sdn,nistetea upo2 sonaS mi II =
PRINCIPLES ahd that h1a onn pure motives aad M t
inspected patriotism would Be- represented In all G
'a,ta Of the public service. But athe1e has been d
ana change, Two mGnths base passed away, and It c
ratlon 1ts moral power has been ft1tte.cI awaT r.
Z smah 1 1s1res w. Mhsh fottunatsly have
hr high purpose of iho President ani isIs ~ e u
~ ,.i,,. ,sn n"a ,nete eseI ~as an ahnnt1 ii
VIZ ~ o5e gooh intentions At heart or Iess Fl
ne ITlhusE Sreais 10 cue Will srs- II II
Sn e1 oya Sa aFna1 cafE1ess,g ss o. With anT osr r
t'entlon. and the manifest causes which n,sas n n
A. A. cnanee inevitable hare been more wtleiv r.
a ~ mH5n r. eapsy talked aout than pr
~ ~ upa na personal adVisesA will ever te Ut
ke,s T., % 1 hndsfstnI There aye alrays enough ql
.tea ,t Luz hng INC good things the people ar
iIiin= Hl1 =, 70 A ten him where lie has osea no n
n, ana xhat nsts Of s are calculated to o.
h's naf e ana ned to Be amenaed
hscls n tne course or tIs cSentfQl and DernIr sh
e nas neen IL d1incut places enough and ha in r.,
5 character enough Of genuine chIYalsT 10 Eno1r 49,
st no bel!ct sefFce can be rendered 10 him th,n IN
point out The c1Toss Into which nc has ipcn Ie ~
~ 70 eno" INC WAY ~ which taey mar be unnst | In
'etdis a1d eEecstvelJ fedTeEsed ~
Il Is unfortunate that the uzst 1n,posc, npon an
EeM y 70 contend with The raven or
IS t!f5 Or prey who look upon the pullc nntrs a.
e as ntls particular plnndeF and the only ode tsS
lTs. E4fe Lccn too much to cxpect that he ~. No.
'esten' should say % them thas he could nas Ir Irt
the public service I'll the hungry 6sood r,is ~" n
rsed anil lett him and those sho werr 70 he 'ot,
III II tor 9s tf0psT q
tie applicants in connection With The need Of str,
e service. They would hare removed the chief ma,
nculty Int tie situation, difficult At the bess fors
portAnt appointments we're made. For thcse Vii
{ President was alone respaaslnIe. lie made the
en- Wthour consultation with any one, md ma1- afrs
sssT rom sense OF pr0Ioull Rratitude tor the esc
ted had given him. We can SPEAK Of them vi,
to i tns Kttater freedom bncause wa haze no ta11
& 'Gs ssr7se aaa r.
a but one instance. It Is manifest un.E that pee
eat a1lstaSe VA committed when personal org
enasalp "as showed 70 dictate The inst cabinet har
upon tae dutea OF th'. Place, took advantage but
a. ,ss 70 pnt u motion me 90 wou
he scands1 ef o1 sctvtH NJ ua MI 3 nr2,I dtss
tcre 4 was ti'e President. iSteai1a 10 dlscaf nav
It efror We cannot ~: hui. i IL present Sc refo
AT Of State q. the President himself were n ihei
e io speak y private citizens ar, they uoald and
dch 6aye be nc ~ sunset of soavetsstsoa aud r,
sscism in al. iDteuigeni circles ance this unweI NEE
me task Has imposed on them and
Lsny w. Y, q f. ~ rs Tsa 1ns PeSsas