, 1876-06-10

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BEAuFoMr. s. G.. Juno 5.-'rhc profound and
nonotouo,ls euict Of tinls venerable Village WAS
rulcly disturbed On Saturday evening last by
the report Of the s,,lslc of tllc wife Of Conmar-
der +. X. Smith, oftl,c navy, whtrh took pla,c at
the Sea Island Hotel. Inquiries put nAoat
promptly established the truth Of tttIc,nclancoly
story, mud the additional facts which enino o1,tas
apparent catacs for thu decd set the scandal
rnnngers Of the town 10 thr most vigorous cf-
forts to properly at!nrn the tale. Truth In this
case wus stranger thAn fiction. It APPEARS that
on Tuesday last Commander Smith, who lad
lived happily with his wife since hts marriage in
1871, came across letter addressed to his wife
by pcreon TOW connected with nnvul vessel
Mt philadelphia, III Which exprcs-
slpna we're used that excited graro
suspicious tn his mind of the fidelity Of
his wife. Subsequent discoveries made III
l.tters intercepted In tho ma! seemed to con-
Arnl the Captatns most pntnful opprehens!ons
froutes! lis wife, and for several days sto RI
fused to acknowledge tue Charge: hut IN Satur-
day, before mutual friend, she confessed the
coin1nisslon nf dcr,la Of tnhlctty with the per-
so now in rhi!nelphin;, and L. did ar not ley her. her,
asn'' aeet at purt Royal. upon thts y mosl ssi
ratnful md astounding confession Capt.
smith couanlte,l bis frlcm1, w',osc
advicc vas very simple, II was To- Instantly
separate tron, ills vile, taktug the little gtrl,
sole fruit OF the union, with him, ansl making
proper prnvtalons for his wifc's future we'll
bcng. When this decision was announced by
Capt. Smith to his wife Rto promptly but firmly
reIIlfcs. that atu would separate from hin, but
penny support from him. Aa aoon rs the sernr-
alton had been arranged 1t seems that Mrs. StItl,
| went over IN tho druggists md purchased at
ounce Of laulanam for ncura'gfc lmi.ls as shc
br tfHFn
lrnwuves, this immense nsc wns fntal, Rlle re.
| tired to l,er ruo1t!, gtMt, taking Remington,
| brecch-!aading ships pistol, she placcl ttlc
1nuzzlc to her lift hreast Rntl fired, the heavy
blinda Of tic window Strange ruough fig
although. in tic adjoining l,ouse It w,r
yory npparrcnt. It wns, perhaps, lifteet
minutes befo,o tlle 11nnrtaly wounded wotna'
hoor her liio blood csIbtng rlp!dIy on md oycl
tilu carpet. She slle,l III Rl,o.lt 'onc hour, bul
never spuke word nr appeared to b. consctnll'
Of what wns going on al,t,ut her. Tho narcotic
effects of ti.u polson, With the loss ot blond
I Thu lautlAn,lrs, woul,l have finally kilirt
her, but she made dnuhly sure ,y,lsng the Rem
tngtan. As 6uon ~ tho fact Of lIcr death WI:
known the Coruner, d.. Jolnston, who
ttlok Tossession Of the remnins, Summoned I
| Jury, anil heid un inquest. Aftrr taking IL large
amount of evidence, the Jury, decided that tll'
DECEASED hgl cnrnc Il, her death by ptsthl stlo
wound inflicted by her own hard, Or tho hand d
sumo one unknown to the Jury. Yesterday d
o'clock the crr!ng woman wna laid away in hc
tended by very few friends and 4 lIa1ulill .
colotcl people, drawn thtiler BY curiosity.
The little daughter Of Capt. Smith, nov
about 2 years old, Will be selt North to b
brought up and educated. Capt. Smith VII
doubtless Give up the command Of his vessel
the SauguH, and scck now scctes where he tina,
forget thc terrible outrage committed npt
him. 1ie has the sympathy al all LIS fcllos
officers and tho community 1T largo.