The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-06-10

| had taken so strong hold upon her heart
that body and soul hung upon the issue. Once
| BEYOND THE THRESHOLD
of her home-beyond the pale of her dotlng
parents guardianship and in the powerof the
man she loved, the tremulous toy OF his VII
lainy-all was lost. He deserted her, and
here is her piteous farewell letter 1ull OF love
and forgiveness to the last 1t IS toucnlng III
its simplicity and earnesness, ana VIII draw
tears from stole. 1t reads as ioiioWs =
DEAR GEoRGE-Tt is not in anger write to you
now: | have no curses to heap upon you but only
love and forgiveness. Oh, George II you llat only
known how lervently, passionately love YOU, you
would not have deserted me so cruelty. LETT home,
| parents everything for YOU George. trusting to
your loye--for YOU did love me once--;nd oh! how
nv heart yearns for return Of IFS devotion. But
will not reproach ven. | am aweary and shall
soon be at rest, and Cod perhaps, will forgive the
error of poor girl so unworthy of His love. !
have left my watch for Mrs Foster to send to moth
err My rings and your little locket have put up
in package for you. | would not leave. dear
George without token of my love. and if this last
act of mine shall touch your heart. shall be happy
| in death PRAY for me. Good night. good night.
NELLIE.
From the Chicago Tribune, May b.
The sad death of the young girl, Nellie E.
Dorset, by suicde-of which there is little
doubt-created intense excitement in the city
Yesterday, and was the universal theme OF
conversation. Since the narrative of yester-
day some further particulars have been devel-
oped 1t appears that the supposed suicide i,
| the daughter Of NJ NJ Dorset, doing bust
ness at No. 2S3 Broadway, New York The
wretch George Ii. Burr with whom she elop-
ed to this city, and who cruelty deserted her
after he had wrought her ruin, is travelling
agent for a New York wholesale drug house.
| The elopement took place about two weeks
ago, and about a week since Superintendent
| of Police Kennedy received a letter from The
| father of the young girl, informing him Of
! the fight, and, rs he had reason to believe
they had come to Chicago, requesting him TO
look after the young couple.
Accompanying the letter of the father to
Superintendent Kennedy is photograph Of
his daughter. ltrepresents beautiful young
girl, eighteen or nineteen years of age, dress
ed in the height of fashic,.
The river squad Of car police were engag
ed yesterday in searching for the body of q
man VINO was drowned day or two since at
the foot of Jackson street. To-day they will
institute search for the body of the young
girl.
A most revolving outrage fas been brought
to light in Williamson, N. Y. Mrs Burton,
whose husband died last Wednesday, dream
ed that his grave had been violated and the
DOuN uIdSSttl oul ttlltt ttthttl wv. ~ COuCtp-
ly did this dream impress the widow, that she
induced friends to 90 and examine the grave.
On reaching the coffin, il was found that it had
been opened and the body dragged ont, leav-
ing part of the grave clothing. An investi-
cation resulted in the arrest Of q DR.. Brant
and two of his students, who made disclosures
that enabled the people to discover the body.
1t was found in Z piece of woods, concealed
in a lime-cask, and shockinglv mutilated. The
wretches who committed this act had ii APP
pears, fastened a hook to one of the jaws, and
with rope by main strength thay had drawn
the body forth They dragged ii a long dis
lance over the earth then cut open the abdo-
men, removed the bowels, which they put in
n nail-keg, and concealed lhe whole in the
woods to await a favorable opportunity for
further operations. The discovery of the
body Of Mr. Burton intensified the excitement,
and there were threats OF lynching the men
under arrest But wiser counsels prevailed,
and the accused were taken before a magis-
tratc for examination. This they waived and
gave bail to answer at a court of record if IN
dicted Brant was held in the sum Of $4,000
and the student in $4,000. Both found bonds
men and are at large.
A small boy at Portsmouth, n. H., who accident
ally fell Oft wharf and was rescued from drown
ing, was so scared at the whipping he expected,
when he his mother coming towards him, that