Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12

"NO AeUOeSO 1NTtt"O VOTN Tor TIE ''CteTl-
cal B,s',s'ners' and Starts for A,anihi1a-
[Chlcago Times, Aug. 5.
About O'Clock on yesterday afternoon
Policeman Sargent, of the Harrison street
station, while walking through Lake park,
near the foot of Jackson street, saw man
sitting on one of the rustic seats. His posi-
ton attracted the officers attention, and
going up to him, he discovered that the sit
ter was dead. He procured a conveyance
and took tho body to the morgue, where an
examination was mad, by William Nc
Kinney, keeper. In his pockets were found
half ounce of cyanide of potassium
deadly poison used largely in photography
"a two-ounce vial, empty, with the
smell of liquor on it, a letter in
an envelope addressed to stWhom
it May Concern and apparently written
some time ago, as it was pocket-worn and
dirty; death notice of the current date
apparently his own; bundle of Irvine, q lot
of dodgers, cards, etc. From these evil
dences the conclusion was arrived at that his
name was Austin Ballou; that he hailed
from, or had relatives or friends in Provi
deace, and that he ha committed suicide by
taking cyanide of potassium dissolved in
whisky. Beyond this there is little room for
conjecture. He was about five feet six
inches high, 46 years of age, plainly dressed
in dark suit with a green and white stripe
running through it, calfskin boots, paper
collar and bosom, black necktie and soiled
Undertaking. Five front teeth we're miss
ing from the upper jaw. The document
found on his person read as follows
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Nv reason
for terminating my existence is that have
lived long enough. There may be some
persons who will comment on the act as
crash, foolish" ETC., etc.; but, viewing
the ultimate certainty of death, no one has
right to censure me for choosing my own
way of dying. have always been of the
opinion that in this we are certainly entitled
to option. I have no ambition to crafty; ]
have experienced all of life that I want to;
and my only regret is that have lived SO
long. What may happen after 1 die inter
ests me no more than if had never existed.
1t is my preference that there should be
no religious services observed over me, ]
consider the man who reads the future from
very stupid book as even more RESPONSE
BILE than one who reads it from pack of
cards or diagram Of the sky. regard the
maintenance of an immense army of cleri.
cal bummers and all the edifces and para
phernalia of their profession, as the greatest
burden under which mankind labors. They
are the leeches on the body polite; they are
the absorbents of the poor mans toll and
substance. believe in humiliation, or
to state it more plainly, do not believe
that shall ever have another exist
ence. But ii am wrong in this belief, ard
if am to live again, what is to be, of course
will be. "lhe divinity that shapes our
ends'' must combine all the best elements of
power, wisdom ard goodness; and trust He
will deal with me mercifully and kindly. I
can not think that even if ae has taken no.
tee of any evil that have done or any good
that have neglected to do, can not tlink
that Infinite power can have any revenge to
execute on 80 miserable creature as my
self. Omnipotence certainly needs no sug-
gestions from clergyman or anyone else.
He knoweth my frame, and he remembreth
hat am DUST