Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-07
PUTTING AWAY AN OH HUSBAND. The
poisoning of Barnabas Wagner, at Upper San

more like an incident of the sixteenth century,
when the taking off Of an individual whose OK.
istence thwarted the interests or desires OF
another was matter OF course. The Wagner
case illustrates the old story Of the lack OF har,
mony between May and December, but carried
out to the bitter end the uncongeniaty result.
;u>g from the disparity Of the ages of the mated
H. unmatched pair first producing neglect
auJ ouJ =, uelty, and eliminating in desire to re-
1,nro ~ hated object by anticipating an event
-. 'he course Of nature could not have
S wltlon doioro eh much longer The l,cl that but
eeen ue'sSe Syo =, ,ousalld dollars all the property
o3 .ou, u ~. thr murdered man-was the prize
fnr tho 5cviIish w., VI, would encourage the no,
ton that somcthing other than cupId1ty aud
d;slike Of the husban, i's1 lnstlgated the W"- We
man, but there was no cyidsHiee gwen Vi tne
existence of an "afhnty INC teHVl'houa d.
the inquest showed that cve'.y partlcle o! aIec
ton for Wagner on the part OF inc wl'e ''Au
been lost, if it ever existed TnI Ht"u0 4h nI 80
threatened to break her husband ), meek ana
onenlv declared that she nlarrlc. H'm Only !or
h is money -, a
She hated the man but loved his peli: ana
H., pfprc adopted, as she thought, an eittctnal
,notb cd for gratifying both feelings, by putting
he tase and returning the other She, nov"
sver !. eked the courage topcrsonalIy carry "G'
her HAN but ready instrument was At hah''
;n M tho p. Oh, pc of DR.. Froemlng, who undcrtooN
to "nbysic y the old husband with Strychmi. mr..
> 10 mn, ,pifcent sum Of 5000, and tnat part
LOT s.l' rrI cement was faithfully carried out
~ Wy Ia aent eman obedenty succnlnblng AFTER
Ilo S Jose from this .nodcm EsoHIanian hr]vp'
onI L.otber RI the woman was also. according |"
10 doctor's co,1ttssion, engaged III the ue"a,ie
bnr;nr acted as the e0.betweau IL St't!e lh'
tsr'ns na,r' and maalncr of the murder. Il Is pre-
.,,mohlc that, had not the woma, : ruplU!y
nverridden her prudence, she would noW fI ~
,,nencumbered young widow, t" %honl the iSN
.Sousand dollars for which she rlSSed ief l';r,? re,
e, w.. and future welfare would have SlVrn, auui-
ion, nT charms in tho eyes OF many Du'o'lr ~
tlona. ,.onscinus thai they were The wages
M m!res, 3a,,H h,ut when the deed was done me
oi ueasn ,t G,r Incoming, and, in revenge, the
Fly w., oa L. ,cor b., ,trayed the whole affair." III
% diSgIstea Ia "r on,ears to hink he had been very
m'ucb ;ll.used Ifit do ,.ot turn out H case o.
smnle black mailing on the part n' 't uo''"' nm
.Lourh his self.crimination Is a!l9T1'"eI ol'
,,osoJ 70 such theory--thc case VII pe worm!
to rank with the most celebrated caus-' 't,'.
ever came under judicial notice, anu infn'.'.
theme for sensational noves ana uri'iia''' "'''''s
to exercise their genius upon
Tur GREAT GEOGEArnICAL DISCOVERY.
r. 10 evident from the highly important clrcn,
lar nv of DR. petermann, published yesterday, that
tho lonr nerplexcd and pcr!ous problem OF Il
.ra, ,rU 'J to the North Pole has been practically
aoiyei The lustrc which the discoveries OF
Payer and Weyprecht have Just Sheu upon
GERMANY will eclipse the brilliant military iaIe i1,
'ecently won by hcp armies on the p''c n,''"s .,
81 ,Vrance. 1t is true we nave pu. nr.',L Lya -,
OF ,S enhic report the outline OF what these
teieEi. have found in the icy, bgt not lni-
eSploieihl p,rahlo seas whi,h roll their waiefS Pc
penerl"SSsr;t oe, Sr;ty bergen and Nova ZembIa; Du'
nb emeunb ;e olrea,ly known to verify the diScoVG-
euous fK Kona and to bear out in all their length
aiei aj y hraadth of meaning the deductions, q
anu nr;oon nbvsicists, which, tor more than
thuOa Unarl have been urged upon the sclcnr
t;se yrorid and which 81 strkugy pointed che
Az a-ot;c exn]orer to the very spot where triumph
hos now been won IF our traps Atlantic !f: ore'h,
rem can now rejoice, they must pe Mi'.fs, a.
they doubtless are, to share the nH,.oi % ~ y, fnJ
cess with those who taught them "ne.G t ~ hauo n
I,.noJ ~, tho frst fruits Of the harvest when VIC
have sown. rl Lo,,,,
When the Royal Society OF London oeTau
its career the poet Cowley, III his famous a.
ms Mirabilis,' sung its fame IN antlcipatio'l'
and predicted in glowing numbers time %hen
i should lead men to the very verge % ''e
globe =
Then we upon the globes last verge shall co.
And view the ocean leaning on me SKY hou
From thence our rolling ho's'o''S VIZ s"''
w the lunar world securely pry.
d.. :, his case it is not the Royal Society,
.rTouaon that has led us to the extremity c1
u ~ A o"Ionat Ths present expedition was not
Tue p.oI p.auI nov vas It much favored by the Eng
nav;cetors who have so long boastGn c OF
lis. nar;t;mc supremacy Of BRITANNIA " ME
thel ,st influential British seamcn have been
the mC nersuadc the world that there was
trying to- polar discovery IN the fes'n ''"s
no hope TO- Saserican Gull Stream pt.'Sve' vo'
which the tset;c Basin the event o, Il ar S"r.
1tss! csss ln'c szperat, 1e ~ sS s:"S.tHH H
thrown their arguL --asS-----
r. slsy. OF Euslana EaS
SpIRIrUAL1sM.--H vra au iuyitqtlva 10 at
sent the following answe: VIC Spirituali>m
tand meeting to investls 1uablc to accept the
sirl regret t9at Eaunc;l an Of he !'alec'rnl 81.
invitation of the cG9pc xpb comm 90 dsS for r the o M
ciety to pn spruasm S a"% ri, r,ae % for
reasons In the rs! wbIeh p. would nsy9'ss mpe
such an lnqu,rS,' it were unlike M lhau,,lv nrannn
troupe, @ lind have known much i J." - in tie
OF tla' aaoond place, I take no mtefei: M
LII tnt The only case OF spis'lu;,.; in to
SaEs had the opportunity oi sa s't',r, IS ev> >r
ea'I eIr Imrsc]f was rs gross an ,l!p. Srnosnr the
~, oor,o under my notice. bI' w., s|h AN not inter
U .hanomena to be genulnse--.ii'eews me with the
ast me-. If anybody would 1tsr etuu" If old ONE
faculty of listening to 'ls cathedral town,
and curateS; IN ths .hs nriyilcge, having Dette1
should decline III ,ae i the folk in the sprlt,ual
things to 90: IL nu more wisely and sensloly illi'
world 40 not 's rsnort % them to do put inc imsn
IN os' the sPsssy sSPs%sspyyrad" 5ns OF S$ s s''S truth
issds is 5S is'"is Better as i've .s
than die iaa nrel De at 'a' ssance
byra mearuw am sir Sc.. 7. Fl, HUXLEY