, 1869-02-23
A STRANGE STONY.

Yht NNelctoh Ttxlsd and Dtornond Ring
OF n t.Au nurder.d Tn.Esteu Euaxa
1kefoTc Come ~ Light.
From the faahvtlls Psess and 14turs. Feb. II,
It wiz not be remembered By maar that
now Thirteen years Akos = ulan named Jolly,
ty made away With after having left his homo
to v'sit Nashville lie WAS tolerab]y Well oiE,
had beaut}tn young vito whom he had
mhrricd Year pFeylnus to his sudden aud
t1na' disappearance. snd whom be had suc-
eess!usly won from powerful, persinacious
anu rancorou5 rival. The young conplu were
deeply attached 10 each other, spent tbesz
honeymoon Ia Phi'adetpia, and returned after
= months joyous trnyei. At the lime of
Jolly's departure from home be confessed
that he had strange preseutimcnt Of In
pending crll, and he ,passiouately kissed his
even shed tears. Ills wite was tncitfHe With
eccoId inlaut. which Afterwards proved to
be q gtrl-boru an orphan. When he was
away about = week bis wife and friends be-
came alarmed. Nothing bud been heard from
him-no one had seen him On the journey.
Alter couple Of days intelerabie suspense
scarch was instituted. No trace Of ans. sort
ccnld be fund, except that the marks Of ieet,
hs If those Of struggling men. wero found on
the banks Ct the Cumberland, about Two
miles IT. m q landing where 1t was expected
Jolly WAS to take boat to come down tue
river. Several small eapliugs were either
tom up by the roots Or broken, thus giving
evidence Of derca combat, Sare these
marks, nothing that could, in any way, throw
any light on the tate Of jolly was ever dis
covered. After remaining Two 5ears on the
farm, and when her two little children We're
ia a cord,tioa to run about, she became
Wearied OF scene the contemplation Of
which afforded her nothing but pain. 1t WAS
4 scene once bright and happy turned sudden-
II into desolation and gloom, and the fair
young widow and borrowing mother was
losiES her heal,h. She, By the advice OF
friends and physicians, sold ont md came to
Nashville. In about thece years afterwards
she married the clever hut eccentric Dr.. Hart
per, who died down South during the war
She nas since remained a widow. possessed o.
considerable property and an Interesting fam.
ily OF three girls and boy. These seeming
II itrvlvant particulars will have signifi.
csnce when VIC tell tho anxious reader that
ID. early hut unsuccessful kuitor to her h.ad
having never married, engaged In the South.
crn cause also, ard was In the eaIne regiment
IN which Dr., Harper Was medical officer. He
got along N apparent good terms with Dr..
Harper, but was frequently heard to curse
him bitterly In private. and, il fact, the day
him, which was only prevented rlpenine into
q tAtal cosliaion by sha Intervention Of super
lcT officers. For 1ouE time after the deaf :
Of Harper the manner OF II wAs considered
strange, hnt t0t thought o11t 1ually died 0ul
ot the minds of men. Alter the war tht
| fierce but baulcd buitor Of her youuE day
| Gang to Nashville aud renewed Acquaintance
| With the twice widow cd flame of MS youth
| Very 1eccntlf be was on the point Of succeed
| Ing in fact some preliminary arrangement
| wers already made for Wedding when de
rangemcnt occurred in the water pipe whlcl
Supplied the house OF tho widow Harper, l,
suuth Nashville Plumbers were set TO work
| on the pipe but could MAKE no improvement
on It, Finally the street was ripped up I.
aeccrtaib the cause Of the water s1oppage. l
was tcurd. At The mouth Of the pipe, Hhcf,
II Wa utlacued to tho ain ktrtct suppl,
pipe, the skeleton ot d hard ~as found III
hntcre were closed up like knot, fir al
Ia1mct! Into the small pipe. On being sake
ont jack knife WAS tuund clntched In tn
s,sess, covered wl,h rust, OF course, but sui
hciculiy sound aud perfect Ia shaIc TO shos
that Il had been once the property of th
man 10 whom the widow WAS er
1 EAxeA 10 10 married. lpou one OF th
lugcrs was found abo diamond rinI Whie
hrf Ifst hu&uani wore whcu he left shcl
house, IL Uckalh County. thirteen Jcara a4:t
| When theae particulars became known tt
[ luscudet bridegroom Aassiiy lcn town. a.
the good lady became sick. Az attempt ws
u,ade IL hush up these facts, bat the
| gradually leaked out md came Into our po
Session yesterday. The LADY has E, y set 7
| covered She has frequent spel's Of d:Ns!uu
and fears ese entertained hy her PHYSICAL
.. that her reason has been impaired BY q
I shock OF tho discovery.