Year: 1859

hibiting themselves as examples of the inno-
cence Of such proceedings and detailing to her
the immense profits they realized from such a
life. They showed her their gay dresses and
rich jewelry; told her that they were never
Obliged to work, but always had plenty of
money with which to hire; that when they
went anywhere they always had a carriage to
ride in, and enlarged upon the dcsirableness Of
the life Of abandon they led. She listened with;
innocent astonishment to their stories, but still
withstood the temptation. Fearing to drive
her away, they desisted for time from their
endeavor, and, without alluding further to the
sabject, began to favor and fatter her, to re-
store her to confidence. The girl was SO ignO-
rant of the ways of the world outside the inno-
cent country life she had always lived as never
for moment to entertain any fear of the COM
pany she was in On the following night the
actor again visited the house. No reference
was made to the conversation Of the morning,
nor any allusion made to his desires A friend
ly conversation was commenced, during which
bottle Of wine was introduced, of which all
drank. In a few minutes the girl bee anne sleepy,
and was assisted to bed When she awoke in
the morning her ruin had been accomplished,
and her seducer lay beside her. She rose
quickly and silently, fearing to disturb him,
and. dressing herself, escaped from the house.
Mr.. Eafontaine, the father of the girl, arrived
in the city yesterday, in search of his daughter.
He related his story and the circumstances 4





Blodgett, private detectives, who at once set 10
work to find the girl. They met her in the
street about noon. and at once restored her to
her father, when she related the above story
She had been wandering about since morning,
endeavOring to meet somebody she had before
seen, but without success She was confused
and bewildered when she left the house where
she had been ruined, and was unable to tell
where it was. The officers tried to induce her
father to remain in town with her long enough
to identify her seducer, but for some reason he
declined doing so, and left in the afternoon on
the Pearl for Trenton, taking her with him.


The " SOUTHERN CITIZEN" DISCONTINUED
The publication of the Southern Citizen" in
this city, by John Mitchell, Esq, has been
discontinued. The editor, on taking leave of
his readers, in his issue of the 9th inst, says:


For nearly two years have had entire
editorial control Of the Southern Citizen.
have occasion now to 90 to Europe. Mr.. Swan
declines to carry on the publication without
me; and therefore it has been necessary to
look out for some weekly paper of kindred pol
itics which we could hope would be acceptable
to our present subscribers. The proprietors of
the New York Day-Book have accordin yly pur-
chased the subscription list of the Southern Cit
izen, and will supply our readers with their
weekly publication for the unexpired terms of
the subscriptions respectively g.


In making this announcement, fell that
/ owe to our numerous friends at the South not
only thanks for the kind interest they have
taken in the success of this journal, but an
apology also for so suddenly abandoning a
labor which has been both agreeable to myself,
| and as 1 venture to hope, profitable to the
cause which the Southern Citizen was estab-
lished to serve and promote. Circumstances
preclude full exposition of my motives to the
present step; so that can only ask for kind
and indulgent construction of those motives at
the hands of my friends. From my enemies,
if have any, have nothing to ask. F"