Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Mach "a
terrible tragedy occurred in Clay
county this morning, which is as ro-
mantle as it is sad. For two years
past Miss Ada McCloy, a beautiful
and highly respectable young lady,
the youngest daughter of a widow
living ten miles from Clay Govt
House. has been engaged to VIM.
Shelburne'who is twenty eight years
of age. About a year ago S~helburne
who is a native Of this county. secur.
ed a position as clerk in a large cot
ton house in New Orleans. He babe
his lovely little sweetheart farewell,
after many assurances that he would
soon return and make her his wife,
mo united his horse and left. During
his absence he and his aftianced cor
responded regularly, and on Christ
mas he sem her n gold watch. Never
were lovers more devoted. The
United States mails never bore more
touching cp~istolatory m%issives than
those which passed between the part
ed lovers. Three months since the
young lover wrote that his salary
had been raised, and that he was
coming on to claim his treasure.
Last Monday he returned, and was
married yesterday at noon. 1t was
his intention to leave for New Or
leans the first of next week, after re-
ceiying congratulations of the friends
in this sparsely settled part OF tile
State. The young couple retired to
chamber as man and wife, where be-
fore the young lady had lived as viz
gin Subsequent events go to prove
that the nuptial night was not N
that a fond bride-groom's fancy de-
picts. The lone widow and her re
naming single daughter testified to-
day that they fancied they heard an
srv voices in the bridal chamber, but
they laughed away the idea, thinking
in the goodness of their hearts that
it was the wind bowling around the
heights Of the Blue Ridge, near which
the house stands. ATT O'Clock this
morning there was a commotion In
that house. The new made bride,
with hair dishevelled, and her 1.-THE
form clad III a loose fitting wrapper.
startled the household by cries OF
Willie, my darling, come back" IN
answer to the atrighted question she
cried, 'sHe has gone to Simpson Fos-
tar's; stop him :" Then, without
answering any further questions, She
herself rushed 10 the stable, and
made the hostlcr saddle a horse. She
mounted the steed, and rode off AT n
tearing rate. simpson Foster is Il
Young man. aged twenty-five, living
about three miles from Miss Me
Clo,'a. lie recently returned ir"in
college. where he graduated with di--
tinction; is handsome: plays the
flute. and has been called ar iii.
Springs a ladv-killer. When she
reached tho barnyard a narrowing
sight met her gaZe--the handsome
form OF Simpson lay on the ground
covered with blood, and her husband
was cody mounting his horse and rii-
.ing OF. The sequel 10 the story i.
tins: Last night when the newly
married pair retired, the husband, to
his hofpor, discovere,htliat his wife
was endemic. He accused her of il
and she confessed that she had been
seduced by Simpson Foster, five
montl,sago. She said she had sworn
that she'never would bctray him, and
begged her husbands forgiveness,
saving that she despised her seducer,
md loved only her husband. The
husband remained in the house until
morning and turned n deaf ear to the
appeal, Of his wife. He seized Il
loubie-barreile,i shot gun, and
mounting HE horse went 10 the taru
If the maj who had dishonored him.
lie called Foster from bed, and when
the seducer opened the door, let Nv
Jne barrel At him which took effect in
ms right shoulder. Simpson sta9ger-
sd forward on the veranda Il Y
ing, What have you done I" fell.
lie is not expected to reeover. Mrs.
Sheiburne at noon gave premature
birth to a rhilu and lies at the point
of death. The murderer has fed.
Indi"uation is great against the ss-
Queer.
1T is easy enough for the lovers OF
sin to
Believ" IN no heaven they cannot ge
into,
AID natural for the wicke | TO doubt
of
A hell which fhe~ fear Il ey cannot