Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28
SUICIDE OF YOUNG LADY.

city were married. He was about TWEEN
ty-fve years or age and she was eigh
teen. For several months their domes-
tic relations were Of the most pleasant
character, but of late 4uarrels, not of 4
seemingly serious nature, however, have
occurred in the family. These seemed
to weigh very heavily on the mind of
the young wife, and last night, in a mo
ment of desperation, she resolved to
commit suicide. Before perpetrating
the self.murder she wrote three notes
on ordinary printing paper-one to her
husband, one TO her mother and one 10
married lady friend who lived in the
same house with her and with whom
she had been on the most intimate terms.
About ten o'clock she proceeded TO the
towpath and reaching point just above
the lock at the foot of Walnut street
she plunged into the canal, and before
she could be recovered death had over
taken her. A boatman and several 9th.
er persons in the neighborhood heard
the splash in The water and Immediately
went to the point where the noise ema-
mated TO ascertain what had caused 1T.
Soon after it was discovered that Mrs.
Dennis was missing from her house at
the lock, and search being instituted
the boatman above mentioned drew her
BODY TO the surface with hook. The
life current had ceased TO flow, and her
corpse having been drawn TO the tow
path the coroner was sent Tor, who ar
rived about midnight TO hold an inquest,
which resulted in verdict Of suicide.
The following aie copies of the notes
written by Mrs. Dennis before drown
ing herself. The first was found on a
piece of calico or other goods and was
addressed to Mrs Mary Kline, an occu
pant of the same house with the deceas
ed lady:
Friend Mary: Take this in the
place of the shirt and apron borrowed
of you. Tell Dave TO pity me, aud
Mollie think Of me sometimes.
JENNIE DENNIS.
Dfar Mother Try and forgive me,
as God has. am forsaken by all but
thee, and | may as well he dead rs alive.
Take everything that belongs TO me but
my Sunday CATERS; give them to Sallie
Layer and love me when am gone, but
do not gricyc, for | shall be better oil
than | am now. ! did not mean To be
cross to you, but YOU thought | did. But
try and forgive me- You will find my
corpse in the caual God forgive me,
as / forgive my Willie. Dear mother,
YOU know how much loved him. lie
is the cause of me putting an end tony
life, but forgive him and love him for
my sake, and once more try and forgive
your undutiiul child.
JENNIE DENNIS.
Dear UiHie My husband. Try
and forgive me, as hope God will for
give both you and me, as he knows my
thoughts and feelings. Q, that might
look at YOU and kiss once more those
loved lips that have so often spoken
harsh things to me, but ] freely forgive
you. So do not mourn for Inc when yon
read these few last lines my hand shall
ever trace. love you 10 the last. My
only and last thought shall be of thee
my dear Never more will / be here
to cost you anything, but my little mar
row home. Willie for you ] end my
life. | was happy till you began TO get
cross to me. You may not have meant
it, but | could not think so, so il wor-
ried Inc and made me cross, but forgive
Inc laying cold and still in death.
Ny mother is to have all my clothes,
and the bed clothes you can give your
mother. Do what you please with the
furniture. Once more ] ask you forgive
Inc and forget your erring wife. loved
you so. JENNIE DENNs'
PRorEssoR AGAssIz on THE NEGRo.
While Darwin can ''eyolyc the
whole animal kingdom, man included.
from a single low form OF life, Agassiz
considers it necessary 10 assume scpa-
rate creation Of the different races of
men
81 have pointed ont over q hundred
specific differences between the bondal
and nervous systems OF the white man
and negro. Indeed, their frames are
alike in no particular. There is no bono,
in the negro's body which is relatively
of the same shape, size, articulation, or
chemically Of the same composition as
that Of the white man. The negros
bones contain far greater proportion
of calcerous salts, than those Of the
white man. The whole physical organ
ization of the negro differs quite as
much from the white mans as it does
from that of the cbimpanzee-tbat is, in
his bones, muscles, nerves and fbres,
the chimpaDzee has not much farther 10
progress 10 become white man. This
fact science inexorably demonstrates.
s.Clmats has no more TO do with the
difference between the white man and
the negro than it has with that between
the negro or the chimpanzec, or it has
between the horse and the ass, or tho
EAGLE and the owl. Each is distinct
and separate creation. The negro anil
the white man were created specifically
different as the owl and the eagle. They
were designed to fiji different places in
system Of nature. The negro is no
more negro by accident or misfortune
than the owl is the kind of bird he is
by accident or misfortune. The negro
is no more the white mans brother, than
the owl is the sister Of the eagle. or the
eagle, or the ass the brother Of tho
horse. How stupendous, and yet how
simple, is the doctrine that the AL
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