Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-24
Pound Re,ter In Death.

Found Relief ih Death.
New York, November GA tall, slender
woman in mourning hired email room at
No. 81 West Tenth street about two weeks
ago. She gave her name as Mrs. Catherine
Anderson, and said she was locking for en-
ployfnent. Her dress and conversation in
dictated that she had not been accustomed 10
work for living. Before she had Teen in
the house many days she told tine landlord
her real name was not Mrs. Anderson. She
said she was the wife OF Jos. Saunders, of
975 Third avenue, Brooklyn, who had driven
her away from her home to take another
woman. Her husband, che said, was abund-
antly able to support her, and she was half
inclined to compel him by the aid Of the
courts She showed her wedding ring. Let
tiers signed by J. Saunders, tanning SIN all
sums OF money, were received by her. She
was unable TO obtain employing and be-
came melancholy. She locked herself In
her room at an early hour Monday night,
and about midnight WIS heard to fall. She
was found lying on her face insensible. Her
night clothes were stained with paris green,
and it was evident she had poisoned herself
A surgeon was summoned, but she died be-
fore he arrived. An open letter was found,
addressed to Joseph Saunders. AT No. n
Eldridee street it was said Saund srs's family
had lived, and that Mrs. Saunders, as she
was known, was a drunkard. Joseph Saun-
ders Is superintendent of the Peenix Ch=mi.
cal Works, foot of Thirty-ninth street, Brook
lyp. A Tribune reporter was the FIRST 10
convey TO him the news of the suicide. He
seemed surprised, and expressed regret that
his name should be brou ght before he pub
lie in this manner. He said he was not the
woman's husband, aud his only connection
wi ii her had been as a benefacor The
woman was either crazy or trying blackmail.
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CHICAGO, November ga number of
Chicago banks received copies of the fol-
lowing circular yesterdays
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DENVER, Col,
November Is, 1882. (
The frequent wholesale robberies of the
United States mail between here and New
York CITY compel US TO issue this circular.
Commencing in December, 1881, and con-
tinuing up to the present time, we have lost,
on an average, about one entire mail each
month for New York and England. Some
months they take two, as in October, when
they stole, entire, those of the I'd and 3lst
If remittances due from US for collections or
other matters fail TO reach you on time,
please advise us promptly, and duplicate
traits will be forwarded at once. We have
repeatedly informed the postal authorities
of these wholesale robberies, but they con-
tinue all the same. Very respec fully,
N. s. WOOD, Cashier
THE cIRcULA. coRRoBoRATED.
DENVER, November 23.-That the mails
between Denver and Eisiern cities, paTticu-
larly New York, Cleveland and Buffalo, are
being Systematically and successfully robbed,
there is no doubt. The New Yoskand East
ern mail, which left Denver December 20,
1881, never reached its destination, and since
that time losses are almost constantly being
reported. The postal authorities claim TO
have thus far been so successful as TO locate
the trouble east of the Missouri river, but
stiIl robberies go on under the very eyes Of
the postal authorities The real Losses In
valuables and currency can hardly be esfl-
mated, but the losses in drafts, bills OF ex-
change and postal money erders, will aggre-