The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-09

Men have died and worms have
eaten them. but not for love- saith
the poet. Unfortunately in this. as IN
many things else. the poet made his
sentiment TO suit his rhyme. instead OF
fitting his rhyme to his reason No
one can read an armful OF exchanges eV-
ery week. as do We. without seeing that
Love runs a very large portion OF hu-
man kind. Examine the rolls OF the Lu-
matte Asylum. and YOU will find a large
number OF both sexes whose derange-
ment dates from "Blighted Affection.
Police officials will tell YOU how large Il
per cent. OF female wrecks, and male
suicides.a are traceable to the same cause.
Broken hearts do not kill.' says
another wise saw but there are many
recent instances of a broken heart pro-
ducing a small crop of broken heads.
KNOXVILLE, April 2+.-last night
W. b. Staley. a son OF Judge >taley,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol. lie
was seven miles from Knoxville al the
residence of a young lady who had re-
fused to marry him. Her repeated re-
fusals caused him To commit the deed.
This was his third attempt 10 take his
life for the same cause. Staley was
twenty wears old, and a lawyer OF con-
siderable talent and promise.
Harry Smith. of st. J~ohnsbury, y.
- -. I,,aA1. IL - -. no m r.
ried to a Young lady from his former
home. but she refused to fulfil her prom
Use. He asked her TO take a walk. and
while out together he inquired whether
she still refused To marry him, and as
see persisted in her refusal he drew a
revolver and blew his brains out"
\ New York broker killed his wife.
and his child. and hen himself. He
left a note requesting that he and his
daughter be buried together the wife
elsewhere.-Crazed by the death of
her baby. an Italian woman at Nash
vile, Tenn. poured kerosene over her
self and set it atire
Philadelphia Record says:-"Francis
Wistar. the retired broker. who commit
ted suicide on Friday night by taking
laudanum at his clearinghouse, No.
1889 Spruce street, left the following
pathetic letter on one of the tables III
his bedroom:
Friday evening. l:50.-Forgive me,
Katie. but it is no use-my trultless ei-
forts. / would have told you Tonight.
but / could not peal to see you weep.
My darling. live for Mamie, and when
this passing cloud is lifted you will thank
me for being no longer a cloud in both
OF your lives. Comfort her little heart.
and tell her my last thoughts We're for
her and you. Farewell, FRANK.
Mrs. Wistar, to whom this letter was
addressed, has been separated from her
husband for some time. and lives at No.
2023 Spring Garden street. The dead
man visited his wife on Friday evening
previous to taking the fatal dose, and
returned to his clearinghouse very
gloomy and despondent.'
Dayton. Ohio, April 27.-John
O'Connell and wife yesterday missed
their little daughter and started in
search without any alarm. Passing
near a deep canal they discovered their
child struggling in drowning az )nies.
The father plunged in to rescue her, but
vas unable to swim and was seized with
cramps and sank. The wife sprang to
assist her husband and child and she
also sank. The entire family were la
ken out dead.