The Republican journal., 1873-05-08
Suicide of Lieut., Dennison.
From the San Francisco Morning Cali, April IS
Shortly a fipr I > O'clock noon racforda

Navy, and had been assigned to duty on
board of the steamer Saranac, committed
suicide at the lodging house on the north
east corner OF Dupont and Washington
streets by shooting himself through the
head with revolver.
The suicide was q native of Columbus,
Ohio, about n years OF age, and a man
of fine personal appearance. He was a
sou of General Dennison, eX-Postmaster
| General and Ex-Governor OF Ohio. He
graduated at the Annapolis Naval School
in 1868. About two years ago he married
the widow of Commodore Selim E. Wood
worth, and having obtained leave of
absence, he shortly after his marriage
went on a wedding tour through Europe,
and on his return here reoined his vessel
The marriage, it appears, was not a
happy one. On Thursday night the Sara
nae returned from IA cruise, and Lieuten-
ant Dennison, soon alter coming ashore,
received letter from his wife, of which
the following is a copy:
SAN FRANCISCO, April is. 1S73.-Lieutenant
f. DenniSon, United States steamer Sananac.
| Sir during your absence | have long and
painfully considered our relations for the past
few months. 1t will, perhaps, be no surprise
to learn that | have irrevocably resolved never
to live with you again. and shall at once take
steps to procure divorce. If there be any
necessity for communicating with me. ii must
| be done through the MeSSrS. Rodgers, my at
! tornevS. LESSETTE DENNIsoN.
Accompanying Mrs. Dennison's letter
was one from her attorneys, in which
| they had been instructed to institute pro-
ceedings for a divorce After receiving
this letter he began to indulge in drink,
and soon was very much under its nflu-
ence. While in state of intoXcation he
went to the house of Mary E. Pleasant,
No. 920 Washington street, where Mrs
Dennison resides with her children. and
engaged in Il conversation with Mrs.
| Pleasant about Mrs. Dennison He re-
manned at the house from o'clock at
! night until II, and during that time stated
/ that he intended to Kill himself After
| leaving the house he went to the room of
of his friend, Alexander Caseli, in the
| building at the corner of Dupont and
! Washington streets, and he remained there
| during the night
| Yesterday morning Mr.. Caselli visited
Mrs. Dennison, and conversed with her
on the subject of the divorce. after which
he returned to his room and told Lieuten-
ant Dennison that Mrs. Dennison was de-
| termined to obtain the divorce. Dennison
>,
queSting him to forward them as directed,
and then stepped into bedroom In a
few moments afterwards there was heard
the report of a tirearm and Caseli open
ing the door, found Lieutenant Dennison
lying on the floor, with a revolver in his
right hand and blood flowing from a
wound in the head, near the right temple
Medical aid was summoned at once, but
| HiSnovara1 bat i,o 1, 4
man was beyond assistance, and he died
in u short time
The following is a copy OF the letter of
deceased to his wife:
My Own DARLING For YOU are too noble
10 have deceived me. Love me as you used to
love. have killed myself IN order that our lit
tie ones shall not suffer- LesSette, my last
words to you are, have been true to you in
action, and love you now as much As any man
can love another; yOnr enemies and mine have
done this thing. Beware of them in the future.
Il. ID.
Envelope address-Mrs f. Dennison.
care Of Mr.. Caselli.
The letter is written with pencil in
loose irregular hand, and the uperscrip-
ton on the envelope is in ink
The Coroner's jury returned the follow
ing verdict
''That the deceased came to his death
from the effects Of pistol shot wound i'll
the head, inflicted by himself while labor
ing under great mental excitement caused
by domestic trouble"
SALE OF UNCLAIMED EMPRESS PACK
AGES. The event OF the forenoon was the
Eastern Express Company's sale OF I'M
claimed packages, which was conducted
law 81,
auctioneer By ten o'clock motley crowd
had gathered in front of Prescott's Furni-
ture Warerooms on Central street. There
were cergymen, aldermen, rascals, and
deacons; countrymen and lantern iawet
females of the auction haunting species,
besides the usual quantity Of loafers.
This sale is kind of pious lottery in
which people who would die of remorse
il they should invest penny in the ROYAL
Havana have not the slightest scruple in
indulgIng. The crowd was good natured
and was kept so by the humorous remarks
Of the auctioneer, and the many little in
cidents of comical character which oc-
Cured.
Several Of the ''przes" drawn deserve
mention. One gray-haired, and ancient
looking man paid 25 cents for package
which contained baby's clothes. A New
York commercial traveller invested in a
box, as he supposed, Of Virginia leaf, but
which proved to be filled with old boots
A gentleman whom no one would suspect
OF convivial tendencies bought a key of
whiskey, and numbers of healthy looking
men invested in cough syrup. One Of the
lucky men paid 40 cents for a box filled
with dried up sweet potatoes which he
emptied into the street amid the laughter
of the crowd, but in the bottom of the
box was an envelope containing a s.
greenback Another of Fortunes favorites
paid % cents for a box containing a sew
ing machine. Several sedate looking mcr-
chants invested Is cents each in map OF
the City OF Portland with business direc-
tory accompanying it. A worthy and
portly alderman bought q package, APP
parently Il roll of cloth, but which con-
tanned hundred bill-posters Grant men
got Greeley campaign documents and
rice te1sa. That even grown-up men
may be pleased with a rattle" was de-
monstrated by the lively bidding on every
package which had the slightest jingle to
One gentleman by the name Of TT
kept up a constant bidding, and dozens
OF packages were knocked down to him.
Suspicious people said he was IN the Elk
press Ring" and superstitious ones as
serted confidently that he was a clair
voyant. One young gentleman of shin
ing abilities invested in a big reflector,
and several young bachelors were made
happy with tiatirons, and nurse-bottles.
Bidders were shy of old clo'es, fearing the
smallpox.
The sale was conducted in a fair and
honorable manner, and the lucky ''finds''
proved that the packages had not been
subjected to any previous examination.
Several of the packages had been in the
store room of the Express Co. for two,
three and even fouryears. Bangor Com
mercial.
A FRIGHTENED IRISH WOMAN. On
Tuesday a woman engaged to wash the
floor of Lamson's photograph rooms.
There CHANGED to be a basin filled with
nitrate of silver standing on the stove,
and tho urnpap tbipkinr II oonta;naJ