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We yestc7day received from Acres Landing,
point on the Illinois side Of the river. Twelve
miles below this city, h letter from M1: John
HcCulleu. stating that m inquest hal boen
held upon the body Of man found In the
river at that place.
During tho progress OF the inquest letter
WA found upon the body, telling Enonrnfuf
story OF misfortune and suffering, and almost
conclu4sirely proving that the writer had COM
mitted suicide-
Tho story OF fricnda' deseEtion, a dearly
loved stfe's inconstancy, happy home de-
strpyed, and subsequent misfortune and dis
.rcss sze bricay snd htterly told in the Letter
Ecunel by tie unhappy m1n. He Was eTl-
IDENTITY person Of education and ability and
had he not been crushed in sTint and bowed
down with rcr1ow 50 az to vieh to leare the
influence 1nd importance.
Hr. McCnllen deecEibes the body rs thAt Of
| man apparently 90 years Of age, having dark
hair and cyes, aud being decent1y dressed. The
corpse had apparently heen IN the watef two
| or three days.
The letter spoken Of WIS found in one Of
tho pockets aul was enclosed in common
| uhito envelope, On which wAs inscribed in 4
rather handsome running hand: TO hin,
who finds my body, st. Louis, 10Th April
The epistle wss indicted on two half sheets Of
heavy letter paper, and the ink Was slightly
faded from soaking in the water. The con
tents we1e As follows:
.....-... .... IL. 'sApr1 10, 70.
ITO Elm vho Fnd5 my Body:
that my wife WAS the mistrcss Of \ low-live<
eeound,el before hes marriage with me, ami
! learning that she has proved recrnant to he
| vowb since shc became my wife; tired Of th
whips and ecars OF times the forang Of \ falls
claim by the Treasurer OF the Academ. Of Mu
sic, Cleveland O., and seeing nothing in III
great to-norruw Of my existence hcrc but
life Of wretchedness, have resolved TO pat a
end to nv life. to ind rest IN the trouble
wateza Of The Miasssaipps rest from thee
thmgs-
"AH member Of the press, on the edito.i.
Gtan Of The Cleveland Reeraid, and the Plcir
dfd4r, I tried to build up IN honorable recon-
hut adversity has met mo At every eoEntr c
life, and am aick Of theenort- Il tho pret
give this plnee in their columns let them q
me one last favor. Do not deal harshly Wit
one who has tried 70 fight the sina and Tempt
!, tions, hut has fallen. have no relation
! mourn my loss, only wife who is not : nj
Will the editor send her = paper in which th
, is published7 Mrs. E. Laurie RAshlsigh, Ca
! bondalc, PennsyivaniA I have no messatt
!. for one 10 lost 10 all honor. .Abr1t inridit
Ile.,o 40. this world and eoRs e. R. VII 1ozs
s NJ. McCullen informs us thst the body v
4 deccnt1y buried. aud the Coroner wrote to Il
4 widow Of the unhappy man, informing her
- ;. his dcAth, and the circumstances connect
with the inquest. II is probable than ltsa
:, | leigh erriyea here on one Of the packets, N
= without hnding In tho city, sprlng from
:; boat to the river to find the rest he thong
- - impossible in this world. It was At drst nu
= posed the man might have been murders
"a ind the letter placed upon the body to uisle
IL justice and prevent suspicion, but, az
y marks of violence arc 10 be found, there
= scarcely doubt but the letter tells tho sts
"a only too t1uthfully.