Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-09

away the foundation of the wall, and suddenly
II gave way, throwing fifteen or twenty persons
into the water. They went over the GeneSsee
r alls, and most OF them were drowned.
THR RISE In THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
was 10 rapid Monday night that a large amount
OF freight on the leyee at 81. Louis, including
grain, -four, sugar, pork, bulk meat, and mis-
cellaneous merchandise, was submerged, and
although a large force OF laborers were en-
ployed all day yesterday endeayoring 20 save
the property. mach Of IL will be lost. Accounts
from the interior OF Missouri and other states
say all the tributaries Of the upper rivers are
pouring out great volumes, and general fresh
Is feared. At Hannibal the Mississippi river
rose eleven feet in twelve hours, and at other
points similar rise occurred. liz is feared
there viii be great destruction 20 property an
along the western and northern rivers.
AN ALLEGED WIFE PoIsoSER ON TRIAL
Did Jo1a Eaa Syckis Doctor Has WEES I'd
John Van SICKLE, a butcher, il on trial in the
Kings county, ". ", court OF oyer and terminer
for the poisoning of his wife, Catharine Van
Syckie- Mrs. Van Syckle was possessed of con-
siderable property in her own right, and the
accused, who was a man of intemperate habits.
was In the habit of msusing her, as alleged
because she would not supply him with money
one day IN the early part of last October she
returned from a shopping tour in New York,
with her daughter, and requested the servant
girl TO prepare cup Of tea for her. After TAX
ing the tea, she became deathly sick, with
symptoms of having been poisoned. A physi-
can was called in, and he administered anti
dotes, but she died the subseq uent day Some
OF the tea which had been analysed, and found
10 contain arsenic. post-mortem examina-
tion was made upon the body of the deceased
ana arsenic was found in the stomach. Ii WAS
shown upon the coroner in vestigatlo that Van
SICKLE had visited the kitchen after the tea
had been prepared, and going out told the ser
want not 10 say that he had been there. A wit
ness testified yesterday TO the accused having
beaten his wife; saws he wished her dead and
damned, while the servant swere he doc
tored the tea. The accused was put ON the
stand for the defense, and denied that he ever
struck his wife, or that he put anything in the
tea. The case is still progressing.
ROMANTIC STORY or A WOMAN SAILOR OK
THE lLL-FATED ATLASTIC.-A correspondent
OF the New York Herald writing from Halifax
in reference TO the Atlantic disaster saws: One
OF the romantic incidents OF this terrible ca
lamty has been the discovery that one of the
sacrificed in efforts TO save others, was a Young
woman of about twenty or TWENTY-FIVE wears OF
age Her sex was not known until the body was
washed ashore, and the rude clothing removed
preparatory for burial. She had served as a
common sailor for three voyages. and was "a
tavorite shirmate with all. She is described a.
having fewer Of the vices incident to a sailor
NE IMAM = usual, but she was, nevertheless, a.
Jolly an Old tar as any of them. One OF the sur
viyorsof the crew i'm speaking OF her remarked.
Il dldnt know Bill was A woman. He used 10
take his liquor as regular any of US and was
always begging and stealing tobacco. He was a
good fellow though, and 1 am sorry he was a
woman The most singular part of the whole
story Is That the woman was American, and
was about the only one OF that nationality be-
longing TO the crew. Who she was and where
she was from, and her motive for leading such
strange life of hardship, never was and never
will be fully KNOWN