Wilmington journal., 1871-07-14

| bands rather inclined to strixe their co ors
! upon the first appearance of the enemy.
| In point of personal resem blance, if Ly
dia ThompsOn were little taller, more
rounded aud fuller in form, had dark eyes
| and iashes, greater wealth of hair. she
would bear O sIi.i:sipg likeness to Mrs.
| Fair when at the zenith of her charms
| Without these changes the fair Lydia
closely resembles her, in manner as we'll a.
| person.
| Mrs. Fair never appeared 10 the writer
like a woman who could be capable of the
| killing CT any man, yet she evidently Wa
| q woman of great determination of char
| acter but of very capricious mind. II
seemed impossible that she could ever
| cling SO closely to any one as to cause her
to commit an act that would endauger her
| life aud prope. ty. for she was avacicious
| Her Ii0SOn with Crittenden was doubtless
tie event of her life-one that proved in
many ways the mos f4stering to her van
| ity az we'll as the mot advantageous. pc
cuniarIly, and one that she would most re-
luctantly give up.
The infatuation of Judge Crittenden 10
itself shows that Mrs. FAIR was more than
an ord nary woman that she did possess
some elements of character and prompt
ings of her heart that were good, else she
could never have had such an asce ndency
over him, for he was man of great ratR-
raj goodness of heart. purity of character
and refinement of manner. Like tE ous
and other men just as good, he made a
blnnder aid paid his penalty.
The feeling of horror at the deed that
pervaded the community shows the esteem
Iu which he was held. Possibly OF thar
entire eople there was none that would
not have bt en- snspectt sooner than Judge
CrltteLden of sucu a weakness. She hau
a str ng mold upon him long ere it was
generaI'y known to the public, and When
known it Was but the lnder of a day
the beauty of the woman and prominence
Of the man only increasing the interest
over aud above affairs of similar character
of daily occurrence amidst what was called
the highest circles.
Mrs. Fair Was not received OR recognized
OF course by the wives and mothers of
good society, but she was queen in that
large number that Oc upied the neutra
ground, as il were, of society, comprising
those who were suspects d too much to be
encouraged, but not enough to deserve
condemnation.
Ratification r. of the Treaty of Wa.hins-
ficIaI Announcement by tne
Pre.idene
WASHINGTON July 5 The proclamation
OF the treaty of Washington dated yes er-
day commences as follows:
By the President IF Me United Stares ofI
America
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty between the United
States OF America and her Majesty the |
Que, n of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and 1re:and, cuLcerning the set |
tIement of all causes of difference between |
the two couUtfits was conclude and signed |
at Washington by the high commissioners |!
aud pl. MI 20 enti aries of the respective |
governments on the 8th day of May las, |
which tre.ty is word for word as follows, |
{here follows the treaty, and the pre- anna
ion co.. c:udes:) AID whereas the SAID |
treaty has been duly ratified on both par, |
and The respective ratifcations of the same |
were exchanged in the city of London on !
the 18th day of June. 1871, by Rob TT O.
Schenck, envoy extraordinary and minis
ter pIenipotentiary of the United States,
and Earl Granville, her Majesty's princi-
pal secretary of State for foreign affairs,
on the part of their respective govern
ments:
Now, therefore, be it known that I.
Ulysses s. Grant, President of the Unit i
States Of America, have caused the SAID
treaty to be made public, to the end that
the same and every clause and article
thereof may be observed and f0l6lled WITH
3 OF faith by the United States and the
cIti .>.4 thereof. 10 witness whereof [
b. - hereunto set my hand, and caused
The seal of the United States TO be affixed.
Done at the Olty of Washington. this
fourth day of Jaly. in the year of our Lord
one thonsand eight hundred and seventy
Due, and of the independence of toe United
States The 96Jb. u. 8. GRANT
By the President
hamilton FIsu, Secretary of State.