Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-25

A "P. P. c." CARD IN CHINA. - The most
extraordinary one which | ever received from
Chinese was that of lady giving me notice
that she intended committing suicide at a Speci-
fed date. She was young, attractive and
wealthy. Unfortunately the gentleman to whom
she had been betrothed died just before the date
fixed for their nuptials, and she gave out that
she deemed it her duty not only to regard her.
self as perpetually widowed "a sacrifice consid-
cred as highly meritorious one in China), but
to die with her athanced husband; and she sent
cards round to all her friends, amongst whom
she was good enough to number myself, init
mating the intention have alluded to- No at
tempt was made by her relatives or by the local
authorities to Illustrate her insane design, the
general opinion, on the contrary, being that she
was about to perform most praiseworthy act.
| even appealed to the mandarinS to put stop
TO the proceeding, but they assured me that in
Difference to popular prejudice they must abb
stain from interference. Eventually, on the day
indicated, she deliberately sacrificed her life in
the presence of thousands. stage was erected
in the open fields, with frame over it, from
which was suspended slip of scarlet Grape;
one end Of this she adjusted around her neck.
She let fall a veil of similar material over her
face, and mounting chair, jumped off it, her
little hands chin-chinning the assemblage as
her fast failing frame twirled round with the
tightening cord. confess | could not muster
courage to be present at the self-lmmOlation,
informed that it was one of the most affecting
sights they had ever witnessed.
CAMERON ON THE TREATY.-There are good
many stories floating around which, although
for the most part fiction, serve well to set forth
the drift of feeling in regard to the matter. The
best one runs as follows: The day the treaty and
documents were turned over to Morton, Cameron,
who had been asked to be present at the White
House, probably as means of letting him down
as softly as was possible for so high fall was
also invited to go down to Morton's room to look
over the papers, Arriving there, Bancroft Da.
Wis, Senator Williams, Fish and Morton are rep
resented to have spent an hour or so in explain
ing 10 Cameron what had been done in regard to
the Alabama question. At the end of an hour
his face was observed to light up, with apparent
intelligence, and Mr.. Fish joyfully remarked
''We1, Mr.. Chairman, you see, OF course, all
the bearings of the settlement"
"Oh yes, certainly" replied Cameron, "the
bearings, internationally speaking, appear to be
very fine"
"Do any difficulties suggest themselves to
your mind, Mr. Chairmanp continued Fish.
"Well, yes" answered Cameron; call the
while you was talking about those Alabama
claims was thinking whether, after all, such a
settlement might not prove embarrassing"
awe are glad" said Fish, ITO hear you speak
so freely regarding our work. The commission
will be very glad to have your views. If there
is danger of serious embarrassment, it may not
be too late yet to remedy the matter"
81 was thinking" concluded Cameron, "that
if we paid them Alabama claims, likely as not
we would shortly be called upon TO settle the
claims of all the other southern states"
The effect of this delivery is said to have been
what the novels term electric. And Mr.. Cam
eron went home the next morning. The story,
whether exaggerated or not, reflects with great
accuracy the prevailing feeling about this mat
ter in the inside political circles.