Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

delightful, how charming it was to rest
on this oasis and gaze on the surround
ing wonders, while the whole scene was
photographed. in the soul never to be eff
faced.
We were reminded, liter We i a for a
time thus Toasted. tl..t lunch bad been
taken inf us 10y our KIND guido, and we
final, condeScended - diSp Itch it, but
must confess / never r, ,neulh' red whit it
consisted "t; the physical mnn was at u
discount uu that dny.
The lecture WIS illustrated 10y fine
diagr' M, prepared under the supervision
OF Prot. GuYot, and after the close Mr..
Cyr chow, d rome beautiful culored litho-
graphs OF Swiss and Alpine scenery,
FEIGNED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AT
LUDLow.-A young man came from Rut-
land to this place on the IL o'clock train
of last Friday. After looking about town
awhile he started up the river and was
soon after found lying on the ice. When
questioned as to the case, he replied that
he should be all right in short time and
wanted to be let alone. He was taken to
the hotel and small bottle Of chloroform
found in his coat Sieve led to the state
ment that he took morphine in the morn
ing with the intent of committing suicide.
AT that time he showed no effects of
opium but had evidently inhaled the
chloroform, which he said he obtained at
A. E. Pond drug store. He was
curly hair, blue eyes, sandy complexion,
wore large blue necktie, light colored
pants and vest, black coat and cap. He
had II valise containing lot of soiled
under clothing, an old pair of boots, etc.
In his testament was a few lines signed
by "Maggie?" Stated that he stopped at
the B ,rd well House on Thursday night
and WAS furnished with Il pass to this
place He gave his name as Clahin, say
ing afterwards that it was not his real
name The name of Lewis was found on
one of his vests, said that he was from
Chicago and out of money and wanted
work Having become aware that his
ruse would not work we'll here, he stole
off in time to take the evening train for
Bellows Falls. When questioned he stat
ed that he was the same young man found
in Woodford, n Y, under similar oircum-
stances, giving his name there Nv Rey-
nold's, an account of which was in the
Friday morning HERALD. The age given
there was 10 and the same here. Pass
him along.
DEATH OF A FORMER SLAYE.-Under
the head of deaths will be noticed the
death of James West, otherwise known as
"Old JIM" who has long been in the
service of Gen. H Henry Baxter. He has
long been known in this county, and
especially in Rutland. He was formerly
slave in Maryland, and escaped, and
while on his way to Vermont, the land
of freedom to him, he stopped at Troy,
n. Y. While in that city he one day OBJ
served, among other guests at the Troy
House, n son of his master, who was on
his return from trip to Saratoga, and
fearing he should be recognized he i'm
mediately left and came to Castleton,
where for several years he was the
Familiarity known and faithful servant of
the late Hon Ximri Howe. He came to
Rutland. We are not appraised of whether
he was in the employment Of other
persons after coming here, but for many
years he has been the obedient servant of
Gen. Baxter. For two years he has been
an invalid. At first his disease was sup
posed to be rheumatism, but soon devel-
oped itself as dry gangrene. He lost one
foot two or three years ago, and several
weeks since the other was so diseased that
II literally rolled of-only a little cutting
of the dry skin was necessary to separate
it from the limb His has been a pain
full disease, and he has been great suf-
ferer His every want has been supplied
by the liberal generosity of Gen. Baxter,
and all the attention that could be given
him has been extended by those to whose
care he had been committed by his
patron. His wife died some years since.
A daughter survives him. His age was,
from all accounts that he could give, sup
posed to be between IS and 20 years. His
funeral will be attended from Trinity
church ON Tuesday next
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