The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-20

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n The attempted lStucide.-The account OF
r the attempted suicide of young woman,
c given by the Dispatch of this morning. is
calculated to mislead, and has been so mis-
. understood by the public, that we have
+ taken some pains to ascertain the facts.
which may be accepted as reliable:
I About two weeks ago, difficulty oc-
CURED between a young woman of evil
: repute and her friend, resulting in the dis
covery to the public Of their alliance.
Stung by some imaginary wrong, and
grleyed by the fact that she had outraged
public decency by such an assault upon
him, she attempted the following day to
end her existence by stabbing herself with
a very small pocket-knife, and then taking
laudantim. This occurred more than ten
days ago. Last Monday week she pur-
chased quantity of morphine and chloro-
form, and on Tuesday morning following
took quantity of the former-too much.
we presume-which occasioned such sick,
ness as to throw it off. She then adminis-
tered chloroform internally, and inhaled n
quantity.
When found she was in dying cond-
ton. Several physicians were immediately
called in, who administered the proper
remedies, and thereby saved her life. The |
general impression is, that she has de-
telmned TO take her life, and will vet |
succeed. She is represented as believing in
no God, and not fearing the horrors of
eternity. This girl is a native of North
Carolina, and has made Richmond her
home since the beginning of the war. She
IS about % years old, and remarkably at
tractlve i'll person and manners, and COM
blnes the advantages of good education.
While the world may be careless of what
becomes of such creatures, the better
teachings of Christianity impose upon us a
duty towards them from which ,fone dare
shrink. This poor creature, whose sor-
rows none know save herself and her
Maker, should at once be sent to an asv-
illm, or some place of refuge, where, at
least, her own hand may not commit so
grave an offence.
1t IS high time that druggists should cease i
10 sell poisonous drugs and medicines to
any one, without the authority of physi-
Clans. The night before this girl attempted {
seli-murder, but a few doors from where ]
she nved, another Of the s'poor unfortu-
mates. attempted, by the use of laudanum, t
Il similar CRIME. New York and other like a
communities may, by their greatness and
hustle, be prepared to submit quietly to G
such tragedies, but our people cannot and
will not remain silent and see them thus
performed in their midst. q
we are not so cold-blooded and savage as
10 pass by these scenes without a shudder. {,
our nature bids us speak, our synpathies IL
or the suffering are aroused, and we warn a
hem that there is a God and an dernity. &c
tnd that the soul must answer fo. these OF
great deeds of offense. s,
we trust we shall not have to mention SC
my similar occurrence in our usualk Quiet tl
community for some time to come. 81
AT the special request of friends wewith- as
lold the names and locality of those who he
ave thus figured in this affair, with the w
lope that the escape they have made f,m
will be warning in the future
1he German Celebration Last NioN.- ~: on
We had the pleasure of spending a few Gu sl
loments of last night at Hattorf,s ea.den g: ~:
7here, III accordance with previous arrange II
l.enlts, a number of our German friends. ~, ~,
nth no few OF our own people, assembled ~ ~
u enjoyment. We found an immense IL
lo"d dancing III the yard on raised nat- ra' rl,'
'rn, Whlle the music was really Gin the o' ~
r'-the band being fifteen or twentvfeet ~ ~
bove the dancers. 70,
The yard is beautifully and luxuria,tlv ga'
ipplied with shade trees and eyerprens YES
nile neat little arbors, furnished With NV
bles and chairs, abound on every sdn am
his Is truly place to make love. and no Pre-
W avalled themselves of the occasion last
ghit to whisper loves pleadings nto vid
Hing ears. NV III ~,
FOR many generations back our fre- mes
thers Were Germans, until we find one of oal
G ehaer the production of Bavaria. This the
ay account for our partiality for item Tn,
"a ther amuscments. No people on wa,
run ENJOY as nationally as they do the min
easufes OF life. No other could assemble nos
such crowds, when all is life and froIic low
mixing stlmulants, as they do, and dis, the
rse without a row. What would be the chill
SUIT II the same number of Irishmen or YER
neilcanS were to meet and indulge their MIN
luliess lof rum? ''Be jabers, every not
'tner,s son OF thin would be in row in
or, 81 guess I'll 90 for yo,1r ,
81 'o"ii lcSult III general III
Ugh and tumble fight. They Che Ger how
ns) can "dance all night till broad ma, @
Wight, and go home with the girls in the Iris Iris
ming." ''0 ,.a n,s
The party last night was altogether an fort fort
oyable affair, and would have ended as the fl,
cefeilly as they generally do, but for the tv
mixing in y Of Americans. one of whom m tRc'
,gining himself insulted, went for wbo M
ians," who exclaimed, "Dish is Won wan
bad dmgs; ven COON down dere. il Go
to have much goot time, but dis dam won
ow ne get directly mad, and hit me yoost luy,
no dings." '''N , 0o'' iuA'
'ur people wont behave themselves. and s,
never contented unless in a muss. We Lee,
their exclusion from participation in died
Sc enJoyments in the future. time
'hooting A6aa Last Erening-A youz nc0l nc 81
'o"sty Wounded.-About 0 O'Clock last LII y, vi
lilng, while number of youths were nf iei. 4, !,
ing on the hill, near the corner Of t,,,na =, ~
'nty-ftth and Venable streets. a colored We we
by the name of Thomas Branch came '''T,, IT,,
ol a house near by and commenced h,,t -
s = and boo~ad oc nc e''lle out soon have
her was then in an almost diving condi- W VI
: he. however fai1a1 70