The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-19

,iitienfaf Tho offered to he sihlc fo1
,nls expenses for that length time, and wit
ilaa disappeared about the middle of.th,
week, bearing letter addressed to the ger
.einan who had beirienled him, thankins
inin for his generosity, and asking that If hi.
BODY We're found he would give it "decen
Christian BURIAL" Rosenbaum was q cres
non OF the Doctors own BRAIN no one hay
ing ever seen or heard Of him.
The Doctor lectltred regularly to Bible
class each Sabbath afternoon represented
himself, in answer to inquiries, as having for.
merry been a southern minister, and at one
time temporarily in charge of college in
south Carolina, and also Of the West Mary.
land College.
Notwithstanding adverse circumstances
the Doctor continued to carry on his little
school, but debt began to press upon him.
The street, the school-room, his hotel, every
place was Leset with duns, some of them less
respectful and considerate than they might
have been.
Yesterday the Doctor walked down to q
hardware establishment and Bought pistol,
asking the clerk to load it for him. He after.
wards very composedly took game of chess
with gentleman with whom he sometimes
played. This morning his landlord asked
nm to make q settlement in regard to his
board, which was badly in arrears. He said
that he had been out into the country yestcr-
day cndeayoring to procure money due him.
but had not succeeded. The landlord init,
mated That he regarded him ext,1yaeant in
proportion to his means, adding That he
thought man should pay for what he ate
first. The poor old Doctor replied that he
was not eXtravagant, unless in the DUR
chase Of books and school anna.
ratus, which were the Instruments Of
his profession, but that he would make
some arrangement that day. This &C.
CURED at s O'Clock. Half an hour later the
report of pistol was heard in his room. An
entrance was elected through the yent!ator,
the door being locked, and the Doctor was
found lying against the door, shot through,
the temple. lie continued to breathe for
half an hour, but did not exhibit any other
signs of life. On his table my three letters,
One addressed TO his late associate stated tIic
latter had united with him in the hone Of
sharing the profits, and that he thought he
should have stood to him in the hour of adj
versity; that, on the contrary, his hand had
been against him, and every. effort used to
iniure him in ;hc community.
He had strircn earnestly for IN honest and
decent livelihood, and had failed TO gain il,
He was hated here; Ia thought it hest to go
where he lonScd 10 b. He did hot fear for
his soul; it WAS safe with Him TO whom he
had long since given it, lie begged decent
burial. The nature and contents OF the third
letter am un.cqlrlintcd With.
This afternoon negro drayman carried Il
pine coffin to the cemetery, under the super
vision OF the coroner. No bell tollcd, no
| house of business was closed, no tear fell, no
mourncr walked behind. Tonight the form
which some have cherished is pressed down
! by the sod which not tear has frightened
and the heart that many hope has cheered
and many generous impulse fired rests in
an unknown and namelcss grave.