The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-10
A Sad Death.

many OF our readers Will remember the
apparently happy marriage of Miss Emily
Il. Francis, Oldest daughter of the late
Morrison Francis, of Andover, some years
ago, to j. B. Carpenter, then young law.
yer, Of Geneseo. Carpenter proved to be
dissipated and not man of integrity.
Some years ago he fed to Texas. His
wife returned to her fathers, where she
was always welcome. Carpenter returned
/ a year or two ago. a dissipated, broken
down, wrecked man, and hung about the
place at Andover, an annoyance to every
body. Mr.. Francis was man of wealth,
but his daughter could not bear the daily
evidence before her eyes of her mistake in
marriage, and being q highly cultivated
woman, and accomplished in music, she
determined to leave and try to occupy her
mind and forget her sorrows in the cares
and duties of music teacher. She went
to Princeton and sought pupils by adver-
Using. Alone, without protector, and
among strangers, and being somewhat &C.
centric in her manners, and frank in the
expression Of he views, her enterprise was
not financial success, and she returned to
her fathers with anything but pleasant
memories of Princeton. On Thursday
evening the LIST inst. she took the cars, at
Galva, for Chicago, arriving Friday morn-
ing and was Frustrated Immediately after
or before her arrival there, it is said by an
epileptic fit. She was taken to hotel and
her family notified by telegraph, some of
whom left for Chicago Immediately, but
arrived Just after her death, which oc-
CURED on Saturday evening. Her re.
mains were brought back to Andover and
the funeral held on Monday the 9th, at
tended by very large number of loving
friends who gently laid the mortal remains
of the unfortunate lady in the grave and
strewed it with flowers moistened with
the tears of love and atfec-
ton. She was a highly cultivated, low
ing, and loveable, sprightly little woman,
whose unfortunate marriage to an unworthy
man clouded all her after life. May her
soul rest in peace
P.S.--Since the above was in type we
have received copy of the Cambridge
Chief of this date tOct, lo,) containing
the following:
Sudden Death.
On Thursday, of last week, Mrs. +. +.
Carpenter left the depot at Cambridge, in
her usual health, to visit friends in Chlca-
go and the exposition. She remained in
Galva over night, and the next day took
the train for the city. While in the depot
at Galva, she complained of feeling unwell,
but thinking it would pass off, she started
on her journey. When nearing Chicago,
she suddenly became insensible, and in
that condition was taken into the depot,
where she was recognized by Hon. j. NJ
Beardsley, of Rock Island, who had her
taken to hotel and a physician called.
The case being dangerous, other medical
men we're sent for and n consultation was
held, and every means that skill could sug-
gest was used to restore her, but without
success. She died on Saturday without
recovering her senses.
Major Beardsley took charge of the re-
mains, procured coffin, and sent them to
her friends in Andover, he paving all ex
penses. She was buried beside her father
in Andover on Monday afternoon. The
funeral was attended by large number OF
friends who sympathized with the relatives
Of deceased in the hour of their affliction.
Inc part WHICH otaJoT DedTueIey took III
this sad case shows him to be one of ma
ture noblemen, and the friends Of Mrs.
Carpenter will cherish for him the warm
est feelings of gratitude TO the last day Ut
their lives. Had it not been for his great
heart and noble deeds, poor En-, might
have died among strangers, unknown and
neglected, and her remains been hidden
from her friends, In an unmarked grave
The act Of kindness will meet its reward
both in this world and that which is to come,
for he passed not by on the other side. "
J. NJ Beardsley OF Rock Island, and the
good samaritan are one and the same.