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The Portland daily press., 1869-03-24

THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ.
THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ
THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ.
TIE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ.
THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ.
THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ.
In this weeks NEW YORK LEDGER, (now ready
atall the news depots,) we commence an extraordl-
nary narrative OF Real Life and Adventure In the
West, entitled
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-24

1t is reported that there is to be consid-
cradle reduction in the clerical force at the
Kittery Navy Yard, Immediately
The Portland daily press., 1869-03-24
MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
Sch Ralph Souder Of Eastport, at New York from
Havana. had heavy NV gales on the passage and
was days North af Hatteras.
Sch Mary Ella. Thomas, at Charleston from Bel
fast experienced heavy gales on the passage and
carried away mainmast head, damaged rigging, lost
jib, &c.
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be, thei csore, no Etason why q regis.
te,Id vcstel should be excluded from the ash-
cries, por why ti.h oil any Kind taken by them
tncu1d DO held du'Iab|e on that account, In
deed, escn Il there were prohibition against
their engaElog In this occupation, 1t seems to
tho department. that the specific penalty ,m-
posed BY law for tta violation must be the
MEASURE OF puL ishmeut, and that the charac.
Ter nf- The flsh, as hayine been taken by au
American vessel, could not, with reference
10 this Tariff provision disconnected With The
prohibition. be taken 2, away y or IGNORED;
that \ registered vessel Is not c,m-
petcnt to tskc herriLK It may well be asked
Is apy American vessel authorized to tAka
such f.hr The act OF Ito. authorized H.
ceLtes for whale and cod fishery, and bT the
h1h stcttou Of The act ut fsa; no vessel II.
employmen Other than that for xbich she ia
specially licensed. {5es Ware's Reports, p.
aa57.) Hcrrlug sro nowhere mentioned. 1tis
true that the act Of April 1, 1910, makes
registers lawiul docuH ents for Whaiars, and
would seem TO imply doubt Of their Eafid.
lily Tor that use were it not eyfaeut from the
pb1scolorJ Of the act aud Of its title, that
lts purpose WAS 10 ro!ieve certain cnbarrass-
| merits attending this peculiar irudc Under
either kind ot papers, nLd to coufce upnn
vessels holding either the privilege. and fc.
probabilities Of both. Salt, Ike other mcr-
abroad. becomes duiiahlc only on u1riva1 Ia
the United States; lit be consumed on
bonrd the ycssei no claim for dutic, can be
tusto!ned Such .ara the cl1cutns .auecs
or The case tho salt had been con-
kumel In curing fsh-a legitimate u4e. The
nsh bell of amt ritan catch. arc fss,r, cqu7l-
]y whether ffesh or talt, provided IN the CON
ditioD 10 which they come thsy arc wholly al
American production that Is, not oniy caugb.
but cu1d also, I'll der tho Amc1Icaa dsK
bounty war lorfeisrd BY cuEt9 With iortist
SAT- no; duty paid but tho department L
not aware that dutIca hnvu b. en- Imposed uu
der such c!tcuussat ces On the tsh or tIu kal
u.ct.
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P<Ie.nol&


DurirG The Int tMeu'y year, L4u,arttno spcps
a@,tt0 iIaGcs IL chsr,ty.
1stertY dcco,Gd F,cfeh widow lesr @,ooo.
To 10 The Emperor.
Great Dnts1n annualiy impas:s abont 10000
p'A1 o. AID 4 auuiactures s0,0cu.
Tac old bcll-iop kat, 1t II said, Will soon be In
regua Ag stn.
A widow, rtttdtnx On Madison Snpre, New
fotk, h4a aeopscd negrp b3y.
TIA ntw-t.st sortd shots for Gents, With curved
iots, are ealtd "Qrcsikn Den.e."
An Aue1teau eltvcn ez1rkstess will fuake m
z! ish tear, this eumm,r
St!tetions FIRM Il Btlle Helene waa, rcr.
termed by The c.s4ntat Of New Yotf church On
Supdty.
White kid gloves, doah1e-sttchea With black.
arc xorn as seefpitors and the Opera.
Nanctat RECEPTION tho P1irccss de- Metter.
1'ea oae'td her guests e'gtss md led on In ,he
smek,ng eseclf.
The Foreet Li:y Cab. Of Rockford, In III,
etate, irtc1d to Wilt rhil4delthts asd New
Tcrf, the coming tsason.
Ear sore can.e u. keoWu, Sanford ". Hodges,
bkt clerk at southampton, Aaea,, shot hlmkelf
dead On Saturday. uis 1ceouui4 vcra car,ect.
Tie stcon isetoRy tn Walnsxftro, CT, has osen
brrnht ~ the s.c*altst couuuni,y, who will
ctsest i. lrto silk Carufas4tI.
William Everett. sen ot Ktwa1d Everett, ha
tic tue1,e library In Natnnt. NJ q.
Jacob su'Eff, ~ho ditd In Nex YORK last week
at the age Of q, len property yalu. ID 1t $1,000
Go. BE <aa a Creole .Frsr Gilman by desc.ut, but
was btrn 10 this country.
stra'cr Crimes. OF Iowa, tns given IS ,0o0 to
Dartmouth co.lcgc,: 70 found two scholarships.
two pr e sunaB nud Z tunt for the bepeas Of tic
Social fsit Eds Ithra1y.
1hc thtpow1ett Of Ihonaston, Me-, Int nd hi.
yesr 10 but.d IL 0e1tn Ecre OF shipping tas7
WEE constructed last year. Olc tf 10 tons, the
largest aver hait tn Maine, Is uow on thu a.aeks
FHm Ashtf1-M tEaE.l cutlery ara, c1-Ssese
tttJ Seward a. rec tsea tue Elf. Of perknlIc tie
Ivory ExEdle Of vh.ca is tr!a1d with Al many
GoEer turs "a there sgs Stax IN The U.ion.
Gcrer.1 Mcclellan d. clined 70 seeept the Pres!-
d.nsy CT E1ion College, It sch.Ier,ady, n. r.,
ou tie ground tha: le /. pledged TO business ec-
icrrr e.t f.r ytsre to come.
4. Wa;u, tic wealthy Steamboat Caota.n, OF
Detroit, or the II trs art, H.srttd M1as Cath
time u OF, of Conre1ut o., Ltets OF IL senatcr
Wade.
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But fourteen nemhers OF Nspolo7u's ersnd
a'tnJ survive Il the Palais dsa frnlmes. The
oIht1s ne csnsetipt4 u I8ll-Y1-Ia
Tia bu1lditK Z ct 4 p1pa rne far ths couYs5snoo
o. q! atsweea Esle md Ttasrilie, Pa, u 10.
lsttsd. Tic 4iftsnea ID 66 sntiss- =
+. cnneud, N. h, ching tae champion aec,
daataltss, In the ptsson oi nnxn who hss bro
k.n tn sru, leg. his collar hone, and lost the
sight II enc eye, Ill by zceidecs.
Thsec thouessd m'1es Of The French cable ro
tEaty; 1000 hare been ttewed On board Tho
Ggtat Elstcfc, and tie baiAuee Will ba com pleted
In May.
Boston pager gives cuzreucY 10 the s.aseu EFT
that The restsy OF church tn Wuorlhsm> Nese,
tN betn uacafIred into q ycIoupedc t1otr Q
sttoei.
TIC Egyptian Government, in return fa. tsa
"a 0o. COO TO the Sue7 ca1ai Company. rpcsived
ball the honta OF tho campanY, srd will ne.{ys
trR Of lte e1EAl.
toWtr. vas deauoyed By nrr. Tho total 1oss ex.
eteds $4,000. HI. t,uetes. ths orntr, Wa burned
cur In lsfi, but. urdHmaJsd, he intcutg quickly
10 rtbaitd.
sancs Aet3tv.u, Of ] mes County, toss, On Ii,
la'h 'nsfsnt, dttd utdef peculiar cscatu.st.css
Ftscsal esys before. wlilc returning ftcu pa
nasuc. 10 nc&A nan with lean. Who srtu,ed
10 give hin Tic foad. ehescupou &tQsytn suuth
lie foEta sttoss tbs blsntess. Al ,his sas d1.Ye,
stfau!cd At9av!o. beat him esvefriy aud
dHeEt& him INTO somo tushes, xh:re ho len him
Me''Av!n room af,elward continued bis journey
siHSed Erna. aud dttd As Abovs atased. n,
co'oI'E's jufy zetErncd ve1dies thN death 1r
sul'sd tom esuahs to them unknown.
9he fo%a1k N. ~ Cpurtsr tells . ho,r,ol,
ffskett1y witch II AYERS II true. A son Of Ne
F. Bofr. OF Ah'lrsllla. Houer,st Comfy, whit,
f'tu1Is1G from school. slsked his Thirst rom
ttu.h tf ~s'sr b. tho sosd aids, Lie enc
1itIeed momcuts'y sLlsna. hut thonfht uuls o
It. Within Ntrk bis nppcuto bssama la.ssous
Doctors SAID Ia Vas ssnlc.ed ~ith tape worm
ling thek.rR sclsAtinnt on Mnuday. hc RI,
h's O. G'tdown bis throat, when wa,et suntc fol,
Two Ret lorR attsctsd ilelt thtrto and WI
crarn totth. to tfe teksrr Of the fpec a:ors. I'll
ny wslt isio eoa'uli!ons. Sut,s row s.pialy re
| etWrttg.
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DEPARTMENT OF TEE
WEHf.

In .,hc division OF the country inD
military departments, The West has
bean stklgr Cd TO the command Of Lleutcn-s
ant Getekal Sheridan, who will make his
Headquarters and eslahlith hIspurchAsiIg
agency Il Chicago or ST. Louie.
Il Is hardly necessary 10 zay that II
c2Gytnlence ard despatch in tho sxansac-
ton OF business, OF facilities In the trans
pcriAuon Of troops, munitions Of war CT
supplies have any bearing upon
tie choice Of headquarters, there
cAn be no comparison betwcen
The two locations Chicago Ii the very
centre Of the railroad system Of the
Norshwest-ros . Town or the outer
circle thereof. Chicago is in direct CON-
munication by r.l end Telegraph With
all he Western Territories and the
PIcifc States. Tho whole regioz
traverted By rail west is directly withir
reach Of Chicago. ~ are also all parts O.
Missouri ard Etnsss, aud the plAtnf
tcyond. The supply OF the posts OF
tie waters OF the Upper Missouri BY
toata IRON St, Louis has been super
seced, The feels which once left thai
city on heir weary pilgrimage o.
eleven hundred miles up the Mis-
sctri TO OnshA and Sioux City hsvt
lo., ,heir occupation. The aeeh 10 sup
j. rly Dako,a aud Montana now start, ant
will hereafter start, from Sioux City
syo.dipg the most pertious part Of the
river nayicatioD, and will be At the heat
4 r. tnn -,
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apy olhtr manner than that which
leaves to man the frs, of thcsc as,1l.
outer' VIZ. law, tight, jostlce and cqualf.
n.y. and to woman the second, viz, love,
kindncat, gallantrY and dependence
This relation develops men and women
Into gentlemen and ladies in tie true
snd highest sense OF those terms, the
man thoroughly masculine, the wo-
nau purely feminine, ard the stronger
ire inequality ind conh1st between
them1h Ali-their powcrs, the deeper the
iour Cation laid by nature IN their
hearts: tar that tenderness snd stfecdon
which no law or equality can secure,
being Gods OWE mcst precious gift to
either sfx. We can not conceive that 4
man go manly As Warrington or Napo-
Icon ctnld entertain any o.hcr sentiment
,hsn mirglcd pity and aversion for one
who would labor TO u1sc1 woman. Nor
would any woman. 80 admirable In chs1-
scltr ~ Victoria or JoscpaaDs, consent
70 such pcrve1sion OF thlir own natures.
We leave tho advocates .ot wonAn's
riehts, .howcscr, 10 carry forward their
"causo" TO its l. gicsl cocclufioD, only
promising that the nature oi that coz
elusion, II It shalt cvtr be attaincd, will
be iopId losly set forth In fourier 4
"Thccry Of The Four Movements"
, 1869-03-25
THE 1KNuRR.or.oPF1cx LAW.

The new amendment 10 the TcuuIe-o-
0ttce law, reported by the Senate Jui =
c}asy Committee, differs. from ao,ual.Fe.
peal in this, that 1t rcaerves 10 tho Scsatc
the power. by an affirmative vo'r,
TO prevent the removal OF an
cfre.r by the President. Uodcr the
existing law removal cannot be made.
wtc;h.r shc Senate be In session or MOI,
without lis affirmative concurrence
No1'nc'ion On the part Of <he Bena,e
rts cses the removed efll:cE In spite Of
tic President, Non-ac.ion under the
rropr:ed aucrrmcnt IL 10 BE- construed IS
a'qu'ctetIcc In the removal. Before tho
Tel urccG Oflce law was cn,c,el, the
President had The light to remove ellcers
absolutely. Tho Senate could signify
is dlsapprobauon Of removal by re-
fussne to confirm SUCCESSOR, but could
IN no casc 1cstcre 4 person 10 o1lce
whom the President had removed, The
proposed amendment also repeals th.s
portion OF the existing law which re-
quirtd The President TO assign rcasons
Tor making removals.
se1atcr Morton characterized the
amendment is "a bad photograph Of
dc4d BODY ard said that while
Re should not actively oppose II,
he could not vo!c tor j..
Senator'S Grimes and Harlan
bo,h opposed ii, though for widely differ
ett reasons. 1ipassld the Sena'e, how
ever, by vote OF 81 to Is. 1t Is uEdcr-
s15ed that the President acgu.eseea in
this solution Of the difficulty. II the
House concurs the active work Of the
AlminiItrat!on will then begin,
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There appeared in yesterday mornings
TRIBUNE communication stgned By samuel
:. Guy, II. D., Ct New York, relative 10 the
rccnt railroad accident on the G:eat West.
cyn Railroad Of Cacad., srd containing Ger.
lain statements, the correctness Of which Is
denied by alr. Wa!lin1 1ford, the well-kuowa
Freight and Passenger Agent oftte road re-
tes1ed TO-.
lie expressly eontradtcss tic statement
made by Dr.. Guy that The Pullman tleersa;
ca. WAS out CT order. 1t is not three months
tiuce II left the shops at Dayton. Tho sleep
ing cir company has not solitary c4r built
prior 10 1865.
The cause of the upsetung Of the s'ee oes
vas that one OF the forward clra Arst jumped
the track, ard d1a1Red tha ether OF nt;cr IL.
The accident Was probably due u broken
rail-. The track OF the Great Western Is sur.
passed in Eo1ldltY by thai Of no road in the
couutry, but al this season Of The year i. Is
impossible to prevent the rphcayal or sink.
Ing Of the road bed.
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Decisions BIZ Secretary Routw.la.
WARRINGTON, M9frS II
The Secretary OF the Treasury has made


The Classification by race or blood Of wool
imported into, this country, thouEh Known
to be UNEQUAL In some cases, Vas pere1thelats
agreed to, under the belief that it Was the
oulY rule by which any sTstem could be es-
taelished securing uniformity Il cIcludes
coarte wools Of the race or blood, embraced
in The fsst and second classes, which arc
really fl for no,htne but carpet purposes;
while, on the Other hand, woods d tor other
puspxe es than carpets might oe included in
the third cl.sa, bus Al the percentage IN
s'Ats & eomkpsrat,ve,5 insgnidesat, no n
s5s:s s;ss,o mis5ay 4at yep,r.%sa. .9s aSeies iss
On Canada wool cliprlngs, styled - Rsddles'.
wool,n and ALSO that upon Highland
VOL" we're made With full knowiedTe
thst In the one case (.'peddles's wool'} the
rulire Of The department would BE- pronih..
liory at the Importation Of the article. and
that In the latter case t. Highland wooF)
the decision would unqutsaocahly encourage
the mpo1 1tation OF finer wool IS carpet
wool than Is usually imported for carpets.
tive Tast India upmfxed blood It's proper.
classification Is In cIass three; the qus'i>y Of
ducpess, or The fact that 1t can be rsed IN
some or the coarsez msunlActu1es Of ~o9l,
do no. override the rule OF classification By
race or blood.
The tariff lSection @, Article ., March q
permits the tree entry Of all articles the
produce Of American dshe.ies-that Is, hsh.
I etiea prosecuted under the American lag a
tegisicr Is the highest evidence Of fnatton allsy
rccoCu!x.d b. tho law Cnder /: vessel
| nay cngagp IN any trade not specially pro-
hiblted by law, md Is entitled to every pr tv.
! ilrcc q josed By any ycHel Of tire Cn!sed
| ststes, cot b. law specially reserved. Fish
| caught by such 4 vessel are the product OF
American fishery. unless the Law otherwise
| provides. Registered vessels, pEi3r to the
sct nt l7p3, being competent a. well for foreign
| trade .. for any other, weEe. subjected to
certain restrictions in entry and clearance not
pe cessaty where the trade WIS purely do
mestic- To remedy this provision Was ms de
hy the act Of 1873 for documents OF An IN
tetIor uaturr IN lieu Of a register. which
should authorize vessels to engage ouly II
| the eoasting trade or cod OF Vt ale q asheries
bat should free them from the regulations
governing entry and clearance, etc, OF regis
! tered vessels. Thi. freedom constitutes ih<
"pr1Eileges spoken OF In the f1st .ect1cn
| of The act Of 1913. There is no plovtstol
against the pursuit Of the saMe tSaoes ~
registered yeEel- On the contrary, thefe =
In the 9Th and aoth secuous. apscae focos
ritIop Of the right of such Vessel 70 onh -
tn these trades, inherited 70 avoid = 70 knen
i -tAe. sdeet,.of.:a Psoaielasa*~ 3aefe ca
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Explosion nr an OIL Hennery-ous nan
lnstanlJ k,ned &uo no1her q sd1Y


From .sec C1sEelane {Oalo) Herald. Nascheo.
At 10 o'clock Fr.dsy coEItIr serible sea-
tert oecct1tA 1t the c1sfp:iTe oil works 0: Alex
al des. Sccteh \ Co, On the Attk1le + Great
Nesiern kslspsn, Etzr TIE tto71 Of TIA: CON oscJ.
Mi. Mathew WIlson, &C Of tat h.n Ct Alexander.
recdela i Co , n eoEp.nJ wltn NJ. Jchn Cc*'
n. Fa.etteE> wcst Into I e:al belonging 10 tee
wetkF. fo< To prrtoss Of mixing eome re-
pAift. Thele lac been no f.e aboat tho
iull tlree Thus.dIy moFetrt. IL. wtlsoa
Itcett mitch. and instantly ihtsa was far, ,ul
eIplc.ten OF The gus collected IL she ..tll. Nj.
wilson w,s knled oauiekt and n; Co1aa waa
very Es4ly injured. NJ. WILSON! BODY ~s
fxntfallJ nsrF.ed lrd tzrtssd. &nd ats EecEs
ole stu1 ard ono leg were broken: bss:dts taeee
II jrs'et, ttA fAcs WAS m1shkd nadfY. tnd tna
Nhcls body acosehtd atu b11ned, N sa2e sees
metf 70 crisp Nj. CoNan's faco WIS Ttsy
taclE barred arc bruised, aEvs1ai OF his ribs
Ec,e BIC ken. Aht cne At0 NA1 A.Ro h4et1ftd- II
| 10 tnoFg ~ to b In nposEsnls fcs CowRn to Two.
| Nj. Wflsop 1eAset wis ard tHo enttrttn. 1rd
~. Gown kss family Of Aboui ths s4u8 stxe.
II. calamity Il I tsItsnle biow 10 DO h families.
The building IN which the still VS. 1o.ated
Was tstn sha'tersd BY the e1ptotion. 1t II I
'wk1+khua1 fAct tt4s the fcayy gas generated IN
| tie n d,inf process collecu II stils and build
trkp, r. evtn Lies apoo ms r1onnd II lars
QtAM!titf tnfces rome Circumstances The eI-
pndtd Et11fcnnssl' I'd : qRaptty+f 1hls Ras, ara
t1txs1tly Hpon tAt l,RhtsuR Of kes n 4tea BY NR.
| N1l+ons ihs rxpao,irn took place. IN alatu ci
1fe Wiz tsskfA. A1tKo &F& tspN tts Sxpfo41pn VA
euAN uaieAtsd to Ito aAtontnf WIN. Il
, 1869-03-25

Tie 1t.1isns tell story offs lady who &C.
krnHIedget to her father confcssor that she
rouxed 3 uttle-in oider, she said, TO become
more handsome, aud to piease the young
men. He It once Kare her abso1utton, on
The ground that the result WAS precisely the
contrary. 4 lady once asted an artist, who
MAS painting her portrait, where h. bought
his co1ors- He told her It VAS At the same shop
where she bought hers. When Lord Chester
field WIS asked Vhas be thought Of the
ladies IN Paris, he replied thst he was :" nd
judge of painting" 1he Aafquise de Beau.
Sesu was roted for her unceasIng e1peri-
ments In the use Of rouge Of different kinds,
which led to the doubtful compliment bang
addressed to her: "Msdame, discover sone
fresh beauty in you every dsy.n A sermon
By s. Fleccneo Ferrerli Is preserved, il
wh!th he uses The folio wing strong laaEusse
to appear before your Lord On His throne.
He will ssy, 'Ye are not my. creatures.
made your faces white; ye have made them
red. Why: hare ye dared to touch mp 5 pic
ture painted By masters hand Think ys
that know not how to pafut, Or thss
need to Be instructed By you? Uye hase
been to painters who you fancy handles she
pencil better than !, 70 to That p,lots1'
will hare rone OF -Iou 7 know {on noI :, = $
are not women, but children Q! Iae &c '14'
-Undtr A< Crpaex, February tfsMoeF*
, 1869-03-25
Tfo Huidor # MIs. R1lhn by Iadlaus.

From ths Tol<da 70 } couuac1 III. Msrenl9
through the ;pohteness Of Mrs. LAura B.
keysor, Of Mau1nee City, aunt to Mrs. BlInn,
the AdT who wts caprured By the Indians
permitted to publish the following letter. ad-
dressed 10 Ars- Harrington, The mother Of
ne u fortunate weman Nhnse life had such
Tragic end:
DfAH MHAs: 1ous ls:itr o: Dece.her Is,
cory Es&chea ms tlis ss11BE- and lean shat tns
aruvea IN OK e7ap tn-n,Gnt- but nsvs not seen
him. Tl!l n EtE1nEu coincidence. II II my
s.;1 u du., 70 sneonEse . ~ M .;,!s II N
tie Ird.1ne. they killed and sealped your dauRt-
teF and o*st1oJea tha chl'd ~ dasttne It's brains
sest he 1e;n4.ns q oota 10 Fofs A-sucs:e 1isa
tfe th, 20 cmoas killed. 8ad had thel Ill nas:cd
tm'tihe rtm.ins q I ea1e ont On MT wsy. II
tnd.An uepAs1n<at. huL It tArae too l41e. Tbs
tsta! blow h1d hsun struck. Shs svtsea,iJ hid
,n,s 70 =; "a NIX. be- ese.pe, as .;s h,a
sd the1s Eaa aesd tq7aw e1oAe to het. aaw
: : letet Hst'sen % tsfaotEa few faJa he'o:e the
ts1 vel, u; the eni,d vas cenea:e.
iHoN Ms letter VII b. p Esat to yos, a1d
Jop EAve nI eecpfst aynpltr. on: pave tncr
Particular fIisEds fotNeers) IN thu aght. ac3
feared the he'd been aeaelnttl1l killed pI our
osn t.ooca; but she va tn pa1ty toas ten Or
net Of her neirz zcai2<d shoss i. x.s doas y
tie tnsesEal sayaEea. This Is NJ Isas1n ~ gis-
it9 JLu 10 ps7s.eus4rs n ts'aa. ~: az sss
Is cesd ND h12e gona to I betet 10
ssppitE tand, znu thsz both re, now n
etx1ro. I ucHes WHETHER l. cu9ld
E4ve Ept her had l a,1,yed hc!cr, The tznt,
II they wc1l1 havs been txsd to dnf, a. tes Y
u1s1s wels tnnltI from the sEoops. Tne !a9ef
1ho teut The 'srnF has goze TO shs<nss, u Ee1as,
| Of the letter ard secd II 70 yuu: heH ~. basn
| tEteF d. 10 SEND IN TIE eorpst bT vi Aa14+ ea
| tarat.e- Nhn hzupght cut goods Tor me- Al,
I l. @. BooXK+
| CeIud 8t.ies 1o:isa Agent. '
Mrs Etytor wrote to General Grant con
cerpiug Mrs. Bunn, and he. letter was for
! wa1ded to General Sheridan, Tho returned 1t
! with the following endorsement
Aepee.ful1y ss1a1Eed, ~i.a ths itlotnsnoa
| tfrt Mes C,11x Rlnn Vas killed by te ltdtAca
On tss Wsahiia R,1 tssi.a 1s,.t .na 20 81 =;
body ree,ys1ed. also th4t g he. enu"' o.to 2.
1 which Ntre ICES 10 fcfI A1on1A'0 oA~ t1AaiS@0
| tpFit IN II 1t Ll&cE.
, 1869-03-25

A melancholy tragedy took place In West
street, Newark, n. j., yesterday afternoon,
In which young lady was. shot and fatally
s6e ete waG b. slar Ss Pd eaa
life. The names Of the two PERSONS we're
Frederick Knittali and Augusta Becker,
each nlneteen SeAra Of sEe, and having been
for more than year preceding, Engaged to
be married. 3flss Becker resided with her
and she had at b:icr intervals during the past
the greatest posnsle friendship
having been maintained between them, 80 lar
~ Uas krosu, by her relatives, until within
Of eo,dre.s was observed ID their intercourse
with caoh other, which produced feeling Of
Jealousy On the part Of knittall, which he re-
Vealei Ia couversatloEs with bis acqual.-
tances AID exhibited In noticeable ceCrce
when he met Miss Becker. AZ aeopta o'clock
and sat With her in the front par1or, white
Mrs Becker an1 another daughter occupied
4 back room. Boon alter S O'Clock the rc.
part Of pistol was heard, and Mrs.
Beeker, ha:ten!Le 70 the paIles, fom
Knittall nyirc through the hali los.rd lie
rear door, hAtless and deathly pal-, carrying
revolver In his hand. upoa the Door Of the
pAflor Mrs Becker lay motionles., her face
and eloihingc yertd with her blood. 4 ball
11u pa-<ca IQrQuG0 nef ne2a, entering
uron the left tldc shove tbs ear and com,Dg
ont on tbs othrr aide pear the ere. Anothrr
report following soon after the dieat OF
knit1all was heard coming from rhe rear OF
the hou.e, hua he Was seen lying utterly
motIonless and dead near the door, with the
veap. n u Ing near MIN. Tue reports h wing
been heard by many Of the Immediate
EeiGhboss, an exc,.ed crowd docEed
around the house atd filled the yard, view
Ing The body Of the auicide ard speculating
upan the causes which had led 10 this W.
happy state Of mind. 1ntormatlo1 WAS seut
to Tie Police S!att-n. ard Detective Smith,
accompanied by Officer Mack, Was directed
TO v,.lt tho place and tnkc possession OF the
prem,ses. Miss Becker was fourd to BE- still
ireaihing tatusly, and she was placed under
the care Of Dr.. Sealbsch, the County Physt-
ci1n. At O'Clock last evening the was
etill living, but was not expected 10 survive
many hours. The family Of Miss Becker are
persons Of considerable weaith And respee.a'
b.lltr, and the melancholy affair occasions
errst deal OF excitement and s5mpatoy.
The young man knittall also possessed good
reputation among his acquatntances, naviux
been known a. person Of sober and tem-
perate habits. He Hrrd At the house Of Mrs.
Knight, In Market str:es, and Was employed
In the upholstesiuR establishment Of Jokepa
IAtr In Broad street.
, 1869-03-25

There were many flushed ch'eks aud sul'usso
tyce, bu, Ill wtte - sbent as II ia chn:ca.
Many weso thinking Of the h1sd days whcn
lheys Idk1ed IN ,he South under him Wh9
vss 1t that moment swearing again 20 dslena
int fae apd the country. One officer, vim
he s ponted n Cd npxs1d I'D e1cli|med, "Ain't
sfe beautiful? / wish Grant conld have seen
t fSat : II vould hare done bis old heart more
good than anythiug he will sce IN "ash'n1'
ton to-day"
Major James Van Yeast, snd TeFe COMPOSED
ior rin9 10 The Eighteenth United States !n-
fsn:ry. and kix to the Second United ssatcs
Crra1rv- AARON ABOUT.