Arizona silver belt., 1888-08-18
A wrengcd wIfc's Curse.
Huntington, W. Va, despatch to Cleveland
 Plaindealer.)


 cured near this place few days ago, recalls to the mlnds of tho people of this vicinity the singular fulfillment of curse pronounced by woman on that unfortunate individual years ago. Every letter of that curse has been visited upon tho object of the woman s vengeance. There have also been some very peculiar and astonishing spiritual revelations in connection with the case.
 The history of this affair is Tn sub stance as follows: Years ago 8 young man of Minersvllle, O., was married ts highly respectable young lady of Hartford City, in this State, the latter, to all appearances, proving to be a de- voted wife and woman of noble char acter. Not 50 with tho husband. He sosn grew indifferent to bis wife's en- deayors to please him, and seemed, really, to endesvor to turn her love to dislike. Hs even became infatuated with another woman, sister of the Hanna referred ts, and finally, in or der that he might be freed from hls wife so that be could marry the Han na girl, he instituted divorce proceed ings, in all of which Hanna lent his aid. When the trial began Hanna was the principal witness against tho offended wife, and tho Court, relying on Hannas good reputation, granted ths divorce.
 The institution aud outcome of this suit nearly broke the poor wifs's heart and greatly snragsd many of ths neighbors, who knew how she had been imposed upon, for all believed untrue the charges of her irfdelity. When the Court pronounced its decis- ion the wrongad woman, with ashen face and trembling form, arose, and, announcing her virtue and the faisity of the charges against her, pronounced a bitter curse on him who by his tes- timony had olightcd her hopes and covered her character with hlackness. Hanna, who was member of pros porous family and whose prospects were bright, seemed at once to feel the curse and fed from tine court.room. From that very day nothing with which he was connected prospsred. Even his own family, one by one, died leaving him prematurely chldless and wifsless. Not only was he unfertu. nate in money matters, but from the day he was cursed his erstwhile strong constitution began to weaken and It has been evident that be has never known a perfectly well day since Though but littlo past thirty at the time of his death, bis har had for more than year been perfectly white and he himself was little more than aR imbscile.
 The sister of Hanna, who married the faithIess husband and who was also cursed, fared little better thaa her brother. Her husband quarrelsd with her on his very wedding day and those in position to know do not hesitate te say that her existence has been lit tie better than miserable. The hus- band, too, bas farsd badly The salt work, the largest in this vicinity, and which formerly paid nice dividends, has, under his management, run down until it is doubtful if they can run the season through. He and bis wife and family have had nethlng but suffering. One daughter died and the other mys- teriously disappeared. Constant search was made, but in vain, though it has been pretty definitely ascertained that she was stolen, and that she has ever since been subjected to hardshipS and indignities.
 So remarkable has this case become that people even refuse to do business with the accursed folks, fearing even
 
 to handle money possessed by them. Indeed, several families who laughed at "superstitions" became singuIarly unfortunate by purchasing from the unfortunate family. One neighbor who bought highly prized COW was finally obliged to kill her to destroy the ill luck she seemed to bring him and his household.
 Altogether, the case is very remark able, and the subjects of the wrenged wife's curse arc daily regarded more with suspicion and distrust.
 One of the most interesting curiosi- ties In the United States is a piece of mosaic from the floor of the temple oi Astarts, built by the Romans at Car. thase, which is preserved ln the Ma. tisnal Museum at Washington. It 1. 2000 years old, and represents yellow lion in the act of killing 8 horse Eyes, teeth, blood spots and all are de plcted by blts of stone. The fragmen is about seven feet square, and i' valued at $25 900,
 Dusing the past week about $4 GOO, 900 of bonds were offered to the Sec