Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-25


discharge him; he played treschery after his
seducuon OF Elizabeth, and reOpened a cores
p0ndeDee with her. and finally he sells out both
1llton and myself as blsckmailers, ana imputed
much OF this TO bis lawyers. IL there was sny
way by which we could eQualizs ourselves I
would go 70 the White Mountains to- nj Eht and
noe him. Ike the yarlet that he H."
ANOTHER CHILD ABBUCrIoN-A Beautiful
Lluis Curl Stolen from Neuport.-A dispatch 20
the Boston Herald from Newport states that
Charlotte Wyeth, a beautiful white child, aged
years, was kidnapped from there Friday sf-
ternoOn, by q well dressed gentleman, name
unknoNn, rem tent occupied by two Indian
pears, was given by her mother, before her
death, 20 certain Indian woman 20 have A
care over her. The request Was evidently not
Charles, one OF the squsws above referred 10,
when she vss ab0ut 20 be married and did not
want the responsibility. The women came
here at the commencement OF the season with
three children, two Of them being the children
OF one Of the squaws ana the white girl above
named. On Friday the children were left As
usual TO play upon the beach, while the vo-
men went about their daily avocstion, viz:
selling baskets aud other fancy trilkets, aud
on their arrival home at dark we're informAi bs
the other two children that about O'Clock .
senteman came 10 the tent, accosted them,
asking the girl II she did not want to 20 home
with him. At first she refused, but after he
had put some new clothes upon her in place
OF the uncouth garb Of the Indians, she con-
the departure of the steamer for New York,
and II is presumed he went on board. By some
II is believed that the child was originally
stolen, and that the person who now has pos
session or her lie personally interested in the
matter and took the above measure TO regain
her and save her from the fate which would
certainly be allotted TO her. Many persons had
taken an interest in the girl, especially from
the fact Of her being in company daily with the
two Indian children upon the beach. The DO
ncemsn who patrols the beach states that the
squsws were exceptionally kind to her, and
their sorrow is heartrending at the loss.
A SAD STORY PROM CANADA Mother and
Three Children Burned TO DeGfh-A telegram
from ottawa says that one OF the most horrible
and heartrendiDg tragedies that has occurred
IN the vicinity OF that city for years took place
up the Gstineau, near the Six Portages, on
Wednesday last. IL appears that three little
children, named ForTin, went into their fathers
barn, which was full Of grain, and Get Il on IRE.
After doing this they climbed TO tue top OF the
NOW and jumped around in merry mood until
the flames began to get too hot. They then
tried TO get down, but found escape impossible,
and commenced to shout for help. Their
mother, who was short distance away
assistance. When she entered the barn all
che could see was dense cloud of smoke
and flames. and from 1t proceeded the most
piteous screams and cries OF her little childreR.
With mothers devotion the brave woman
climbed into the burning NOW. No sooner had
she done so than she was overcome by the heat
dnU eElOke. knC lcll on Ter race IN the haV, q
short distance from her children. Some OF the
neighbors were by this time attracted by the
smoke rising from the blrning building, and
arrived just in time to see her roll out OF the
NOW to the floor in an unconscious condition.
They picked her up, bnt she was dead. After
the barn was burned down the bodies OF the
three little children were also recovered, and
now await the action of the coroner MT For
rim WIS absent from home when the unfor1u
nate affair occurred, and knew nothing OF il
until he returned. Much sympathy is felt fOI
him among the neigbbors.