The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1872, Page 10

8 TRULY BROKEN HEARTED. iA Young Lady Sues Her Lover for Breach of Promise of Marriage. A loving, Trusting and Confiding Girl—A Cool, Caleulating and Heartless Man, The Trial at Kingston, N. Y.—First Day’s Pro- ecedings—Over Twelve Hundred Spectators Present—Touching Love Letters of the Plaintiff Read in Evidence—The Wail of a Broken Heart—‘Why DoI Live?’—"I Wish I Were Dead!’—“I Will Never Give You Up!” Kineston, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1872, @he court room was again filled to-day by a vast woncourse of people, there being over one thousand two hundred present, to listen to the details of the third and last of * A SERIES OF BREACH OF PROMISE CASES, which was called up for trial this morning in the Supreme Court, now in session here, Probably no trial nas ever before occurred in Ulster county which has caused so much excitement, aroused 80 auch indignation, called forth so much sympathy and in which so deep an interest has been man feasted by the eutire community. In the year 1863 the plaintif, Louise Fowler, then about nineteen years of age, lived with her father, a well-to-do farmer, in the town of Platte- kill, Ulster county. The defendant, David A. Mar- un, aman of wealth and good family, then about twenty-five years of age, resided about half a mile from the house of the plainur. In the spring of 1863 they became acquainted, an attaciument soon Sprang up between them and he became a rre- quent caller at her father’s house, Escorting her te social gatherings and places of amusement, ‘and, in fact, acting the gallant to her on all occa- mons, he soon became recognized as THK FAVORED SUITOR te her heart and hand. In 1864 he became more marked and assiduous in his attentions, and more frequent and regular in his visits, He at last WON HER VIRGIN LOVE, and she Javished upon him her heart’s best affec- tions, She loved as but few love. He was her idol, ber goa, at whose shrine she worshipped. In 1865 he made her a formal proposition of mar- fiage, and was accepted. In 1866, in anticipauion of neir marriage, he expressed a wish that she should become better educated, and accordingly whe attended a YEMALE SEMINARY at Newburg. Having finished her education she returned to her home, and shortly afier the wed- ing day was fixed—the 16th day of December, 1968, Her wedding /rousseau was purchased, the guests invited and every preparation was made for oelebrating the nuptials in a becoming manuer. About six weeks prior to the day appointed for the wedding, without any apparent cause, he ceased his visits and did not again cali upon her ill the 17th of December, one day alter the marriage was to have faken place, - Explanations and recon- cihations were made, and the engagement at that fume renewed, the marriage to take place in te month of June, 1599, m tue Methodist church at Mariborough. This promise be » Iso tallied \o Keep, giving as an excuse that his mother was opposed to the naten. One evening in October, 1869, he called at her house and tuok from her possession most of the letters wnich he had written to her, at the same NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1872—-TRIPLE SHERT,, called, from your looks Se seek eee seedless ‘ree reguates mated t 3 So diraid that T will not be able. 10. say six we h hee A Hs ere or ae ak aos Ince Ave rt corm) iy wi uu, but ve Always ied to seem ‘cheerful in your presence. i have more than once left you with a smile and untied my horse erying. But such seems to be my fate. What abaliIdo? I hardiy know what to say, If we had never become ac: quainted we would have oided all 4 a ‘but it is too late now. If T could prevent feving I should think I had ur accomplished my greatest ob, rt Eoulse) ‘From your friend; DANID a, MAwTIN. Examination resumed—I had carried on @ co respyndence with defendant from 1863 rill this tin sometimes he would send his letters py post and other times by messenger; I received the letter Just read on the 16th; hecalled the next evening and stayed until twelve or one o'clock: he said he was | sorry to have disappointed me, but that his mother was opposed to the matcn; that evening he renewed his promise of marriage, and the time was then fixed for June in the iollowing year; we were to have been married in the Metho- dist churen at Marlborough; | spoke to tum of having the wedding at home, but he said that he nad a Rumber of friends, and tuat he would rather have the ceremony periormgd in the church; {ter his ianing to keep his promise in December I Jelt very bad, and so went to visit my aunt at Mor- risania, Westchester county; while there 1 received @ letter from him, dated December 28. Letter produced and read. Copy of letter:— Ar Home, Deo. 28, 1868, To Miss Loursz Fownrn:— Trecelved your letter In due season, and was pleased to hear from you. I fain would write you the kind of a letter that you wish ine to, but I dare not, T have talked that matter up to my folks that we spoke of, Lut they will not Haten to ltatall, Mother s that one roof cannot cover her and a daughter-in-law. So [donot know whattodo, You tuik of coming home in two weeks. I think you had better May fonger fu can enjoy, Yourset, think 1 must stop coming to your house for awhil it does burt me wonder- faliy to carry my old mother DOWN TO THE GRAVE WITH GRIEF on my account inher old da; ‘The Lord knows she has Rae ae aac ag eer tas Winer ia Kinssion, f here jeath, 1 ey " winter in Kineston fhe i Pine te address Kingston, ot next month, ‘or on Friday night, As l was there on Wed there was no such understanding wh pe you have stopped grieving since that night, for 1 did think you would kill yourself, Thinking of nothing more, I close, Yours, with kind regaras, A.B. Examination resumed.—I_ received the letter just read on the auth of December, and the same day sent him @ reply, (Letter produced and read.) Copy of letver:— MORRIGANIA, N, Y., Dec, 30, 1868, To Mr. Davip A. :— T have just received your etter. Oh! dear, what a dark day tome! Why dol hve? What do I live for? Tao not want to live! I never can see any more pleasure in this world if such is the case, I cannot eat or sleep. 1 am sick, and yISH 1 WERE DEAD! to-morrow, but I do not want to go 1. O. IW I did intend to go hom home again, Ido hope and pray that the Lord will take me ux of this) world My dear, perhaps that we never meet again TAM 80 UNHAPPY What shall dof Ishali have to cios not see the lines for the tears. There My darling, 1 WILL NEVER GIVE YOU UP! Oh, dear! what shall Il do? My darling, please excuse this letter and buro it. From your own darling, LOUIS) P.8.—-Do please answer this letier soon for my sake, Yours forever, LOUISs, Examination resumed—I came home from Mor- risania on the 7tn of January, 1869; Mr. Marun nad desired me to let him know of my arrivai hone, 80 I sent him word; he came that same night, and our wedding day was again fixed Jor June; he conunued to call till June; before the wedding day came he informed me that it was a very busy time of year, and that he could not leave his business to go on a wedding tour, and that we must put oif our Wedding ull August; he visited me the same as betore, up to about one month before the appointed time, and then he stopped coming; the next time he came was in the evening ol the 27th of Octover, 1569; he came in the house, and we sat down to tne parior talking together; ail at once he got up and walked to a Closet and asked me “Did 1 have anvthing good to eat in 1 this fetter, for T can- noend to’ my grief. thing; he went to the closet and opened it and took atin box out whicn contained the letters ne haa written to me; he read tne letters and then put them into his pocket; [ asked him what be was going to do with them; he sald, “l am going take them with me; I am not going to marry you, Louise, and I want my letters; he then went away and has never beea to see me since; 1 found my own letiers in the rocking chair the uext moraing; there was a large number of letters taken by him; I had other letters of his, which he did not get; they were in my trunk; those exnibited in Court are the ones; wien he could not come to see me he would send jetters; sometimes he would throw them over into the yard as he was passing by; we exchanged pho- tographs; in April, 1569, he made me a present of a time returning hers, and then lett the house, say- ing that he could now marry her. Since that ime he has discontinued his visits and entirely abau- doned her, leaving her DISCONSOLATE AND BROKENHEARTED, In June, 1870, tals suit was instituted, the plain- tiff laying her damages at $5,000. ‘The confiding trust with which women abandon their very souls to the care of men is (he sweetest, because it is one of the noblest, attributes of humau mature, No gift we can make of loriune is equal to Unis generous boon. Lt is the mine Which Contains the rich treasures of the heart. 1ts sources are in- exhausible when it 1s that of a nople nature, and none bat a noble nature is capable of making such a git. What, then, is the being to suffer who accepts the gift and then contemns it? What will be the reward in another life for him who betrays his trust—who paid tenderness with indif- ference, duty with neglect—who cast off and aban- doned forever the being who so loved, trusted and confided in him? If the mass of mankind pass over these crimes as being im the scaie of venal errors there is a tribunal at which @ very different sentence will be pronounced, ‘The Orst witness called on the part of the prose- gulion was t MISS LOUISE FOWLER, the plaintif™ She was neatly attired in a black silk suit and rich velvet cloak, Atter being sworn she tembiingly took her sea’, shrinking lrom the rude gave of the audience, who id not scrapie to scan r pale, sad face, shrouded im modesty ahd ré- werve. A look Of weariness an loneliness shaded her quivering eyelids; her cheek bore the trace of frequent tears, and was WORN BY GRIEF; @ face from which grief coula not entirely erase the geai of beauty, set io happier years, 1t was tmpos- sipie to be in her presence and entertain suspicions tjurious to her purity. Every motion and glance ‘Was replete with modesty, Mer eyes seemed to Speak to her sex these words of warning:— Pray thee, maiden, hear him not! Take thou warning by my lot. By the nights, when burning pain ed upon my heart and brain; By the wreiched days now past, By the weary days to inst, Be thou warned; for still the same In love, beneath whatever name. Read my scroll, and mark tuou all; Teun tell thee of tuy thrall. She testified as foliows:—I am the plaintiff in this action; am the daughter of Gubriel H. Fowler, and live with my jather in the town of Platiekill; L was born and brought up on my father’s farm; | know David A. Martin, the defendant; he resides avout half a mile from my home; Wwe were brought up to- gether im the same neighboriood; he commenced PAYING HIS ATTENTIONS to me in 1863; he would call upon me once or twice @ week, and Was my escort to church, lectures, parties and donations: he commenced to keep com- any With te regularly in loé4 at my father’s house; Would cali Ou Me On Sunday Dights aud Weanes- day nights, aud would stay ull twelve or one clock; we would be in the parior alone together; in 1865 he had some trouble with one or his broihers with regard to settling up his lather’s estate; at ‘this time he brought me his title deeds, ponds, &¢., Tor safe keeping; i “Louise, 1 have NO OTHER PRI whom I can trust but for two or three mont reguiarly during that y requested me to go to school at Newburg to become better educated; 1 resided twelve miles (rom New- burg; 1 went there at his request; father paid for my schooling; Mr. Martin offered to pay for i, but father would not consent to his doing 80; Mr. Martin en 1 the school for me; during the ie I attended school I spond with him, and he visited me at Newburg; [ re- turned to ny home every Saturday might, ana then he Would cali upon me as usual at my father’s house; during the year 1864 the subject of MARRIAGE WAS TALKED over between us: wien he requested me to go to School, he sald, “1 want you to become beiter edus cated, Louise, as 1 intend making you my wite;? while attending school I boarded with my aunt, who lives im Newburg; he visited me regularly quring the years 1864-5-6-7-8; a short ume aiter my leaving scliovl the day was iixed for our wedding; It was the 16th of December, 1868; the me was Axed about three months vefore; le ? bought my wedding also made preparations ior the wedding: 4 me Month be. fore the day f£.xed he neglected to come to see ine: I sent bim @ letter on te 14h of December—two days belore the wedding uay. The lever was produced in court and read by counsel, The fvilowing is a copy Av Homm, Dee. 14, 1968, Havi Drag FRIEND. 1 thac we bave kept company, and now for you to think of sopping. Why wid you not jell me this when I did ask you. Then had the chance of other company, You had not been here one year, 1 did ask rin tentions. 1 heard if that 1 tr want you \ yourself, ‘Tule is at’ you say tha! ¥¢ n had better stop je me any more. [want you to please aad I bope that You never will prosper in anything you yo treat me in the way. I hope you uu gotten your promise. 1 ww you to answer this soon and tel! me ia plain words what you intend to do. bxcnse ali mistakes and correct all errors. From your broken-hearted frien, LOUISK. Examination resumed—On the day appointed for our wedding I received @ letter ia reply to mine of the 14th, (Letter produced in court and read.) Uopy ot le At Home, Deo, 15, 1868. On| Thardly know how to write ‘to you, ' Nucl Yan nave your paper and letter this: morting as I « going to New! fearing its im- ort, tlh thi make’ a hard night jor ine. 1 did id get so angry with me. T hope you wiih s, 4a} have been unwell a 1d deen! of the last. Besides, I dreaded w faeng that 1 puyol to encounter the next thine | sewing macnine; during that month I went to Néwark, N. J., to visit My aunt and to learn to operate the machine; 1 returned home in May; in 1869 I hemmed nim a half dozen handkerchiefs; he said his mother would not do it Jor him; | also made him a patr of pants; he asked me to do it there?” I told him “No,” but 1 Would get him some- | COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Commencement of the Semi-Annual Examins- tion—The Fitst Day’s Labors—Subjects of the Examination and How the Stu- dents Acquitted Themselves. That same look of determined victory that gleamed from the eyes of Napoieon’s conorts as they s-epped upon the bridge of Lodi to attempt its passage in the face of the murderous fire opposing them showed itself yesterday 1p the eyes of the students of the Coilege of the City of New York as they stepped upon ihe bridge 01 examination, spanning the chasm between the two terms of the collegiate year. Mussiles quite as murderous in their way op- posed thelr advance. All realized this fact, and that a flerce battle was to be fought, and that upon ite result depended victory or defeat—a tl- umpbal crossing or an ignominious retreat, It was A PLEABANT SIGHT to see at nine A. M. nearly mine hundred stu- dents march to their respective examination rooms, to take note of the perfect order ana discipline that prevailed, and particularly to notice the polite but manly deference to the President, professors and tutors, and the gentlemanly courtesy shown to one another, All were quickly in their seats, and the work of the day was promptly entered upon Everytbing, in fact, opened and progressed with the regularity of clockwork. Some of the examina- tious were oral and some written. Up to the time of asking the questions or giving out the .printea slips no one had any idea of what the former would be or the latter contain, beyond, of course, tie fact that they would embody @ portion of the studies gone over during the past year, NO BETTER SYSTEM, than the one adopted here could be devised to test the profictency of the students. No communication is allowed one with another, Each must stand on his own merits, Strict impartialty and the strictest thoroughness are the greatly predominant features of the exammation. Only few of we parents of the students or other visitors were present, which was Not as it shouid be, though they very likely may in- crease in numbers as the examination progresses. The programme of the examination was the same in all the departments, To eat was given the same time for answering the questions, and at the end of this specified time the examination in one particular braucu ended, avd another subject or branch was taken up, beginning wita THE SENIOR Cr Ae as naturally coming first in order, The subject upon which they were examined was spherical astron- om). This was Only Ove subject, 1 18 true; but It was enough, in view of the searching thoroughness with which the examination was conducted, to give w each brain sufiicient abnormal activity tor one day. | Prolessor Compton conducted the examination, The navire of the questions, to an outsider, evinced very little regard tor mental equi- hubrium, and some of them—such strides have been made im this department of siudy—would have puzzled, beyoud quesuon, Herschel and our more modern astronomers, THK JUNIOR CLASS. Asingle brancn of study—physics—was tne only one in which this class was examined. Protessur Doremus conducted the examiuation, and It was doue certainly im a way calculated to test very ac- curately the degree of proficiency attained by each student in this important speciality of scieutific knowledge. THE SOPCIOMORE CLASS. The examination of this class embraced a more extended range than tuat oi the two preceaing classes, There were two papers in the department of mathematics, both being upon the differential calculus, ihe first paper embraced ten prob- lems, each diMeult of solution, and calling for the differentiate of fuuctions that would bewilder an ordinary brain. The second paper em- braced the same number ol probiems of still more aLicult solution, Among them was one to deter- nive the equation of the cvcloid; another to deter- mine the normal to (he cycioid, and another to de- termine the equation of the spiral of Archimedes, Whatever that may be. ‘These explanations were conducted by Professors Dechartys and Huntsman, In the department of ern the class was ex- amined in logic, Tutor Fisher conductiug the exain- Mmauon. To give an idea what sophomoric wisuom is and must be we give the questions to which au- swers Were required to be written:— Rela and define the principal operations of the mind in ning. ‘Was ho pay expected, and none was givel company with no one else; he forbade me keeping company with any one else; I am still unmarried, Cross-examined—tI sued the deienvant beiore in Orange couuty; the suit was begun oy Messrs, Fen- ton & George, of Newburg; after the sult was com- Menceit | met the defendant on the street in New- burg; he would not speak to me; 1 bowed to hin, bat he did not return it; 1 did not see him to speak to him; I did not ask him to call and see me, so that we could talk over our affairs; the deiendant first talked marriage to me in 1864; we wouid talk of where we would live after we got married; in the fall of 1864 he first pronusea me marriage; it was in the night time; I cannot remember the date; he taiked about 1t durmg the whole year; he spoke of it at almost every interview; he corresponded with me sometimes under an assumed name; someumes he would sign himself “Ike,” other times some other name; 10 bus letters he would never speak of marriage; i recollect of his caliing upon me in eptember, 1867, and of tus finding Mr. Bodine at my house; Mr. Martin was very anj but he came in and stayed ail the evening; Mr, Bodine leit when Maitin came; the defendant afterwards wrote me aletter about 1% [Letter produced and reaa by defendant's counsel.) Copy of letter:— At Homx, Sept. 10, 1967. my lead pencil writing, asl am To Miss Louise Fow 1 hope you will excu about out of ing. Tamm very sorry that I called at your Louse Jast Sunday evening, as Tam afraid it bas created hard feel- Ings between you and the gentleman at your Louse, altuough 1 did as [told you; out, Louse, I havea few re- ake, and [hope i wil! not wound your feelings in so doing. They are remarks which I have olten thougnt to make in your presence, but, respecting your feeiinys, have soften withheld them.’ We have been keeping company some time, and I must say that there are serious ob- Structions in. the way of our relations becoming any nearer. As we are doing we ate keeping one another out of company to quite an extent, and T presume that we both see «uite a good deal of trouble re- Specting the matter, { hope tnat you will take into con- sideration that our interviews have been very private, and that we have been out together but a very few times, and it is aimost, two yearn since we all, Don't you ink we relinquisl our interviews and see how things will sbape? Thope you will not lay this to heart and go fretting about it in your old manner. 1 have no doubt you have had an invi- tation to go to the ‘al to-night, aud would have went if ithad not been for me, As the matier stands I cannot take you anywhere. Therefore I make these remarks. I shall not call again at your house until I hear from you by letter, Yours very respectfully. (Nos iynalure.) Cross-examination resumed—He promised to marry me m 1868; the time was fixed for the 16th of December; trom the time of fixing the date until the day fixed I never saw him; I received a letter from him on the 16th; 1t was ihe letter that has just been read. ‘Yhe examination of Miss Fowler was then closed, she having been upon the ®and seven hours and subjected to the most searching examination, At the late hour of haif-past eleven I. M. the Court ad- journed till to-morrow at nine A, M., When it 13 ex- pected that the testimony will be of a still more in- teresting nature. DARING ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY. A daring attempt was made on Sunday evening to rob the auctioa and commission store 152 Crosby street, owned by Mr, Alexander M. Castallan, 598 Broadway. The thief or thieves broke two large panes of glass in the fanning over the door, and by this means admission was gained. In the store at the time there was @ large quantity of jeweiry and watches, and this was probably what In- duced the thieves to make the attempt, Officer Wa'ker, of the Fourteenth precinct, was passing the thinking that he saw the outer door weot and tried it and found it On entering he found @ young man, open. hamed John Siti, trying to force open the inner door with a cise. When he Was arrested he said to the officer, “it Is a pity you did not come sooner, it you hud you would have found two or three more.” He was brought up at the Tombs yester- day morning, aad, on examination, dented tne charge. He suid he Was a carpenter, residing in the north part of the city, On ing the door he found it open, and, thinking sometuing was Wrong, entered. He had not been there a second when the oficer came and arrested him, In ceiault of batt he was commutted to the Tout NEWARK'S POLIVE OPPOSED TO PUGILISTS, Quite some talk has been occasioned In Newark in consequence of the police having recently charged Jem Mace, Billy Edwards, Sam Hurst and other fstic notabiliies $100 as @ license fee for a sparring exhibition, $10 being heretofore the maxi- mum charge for shows and exhibitions of all sorts, Those who witnessed the sparring ex. hibition speak of it ax a model of order. It is matier of comment that the managers, unlike those of many fifth rate theatrical performances, pail every dollar tuey owed for printing, itl post: ing, advertisug, &c. By even lite ig opponents of the “riug’’ ala its sports the license fee charged is deemed an unnecessary piece of iegal extortion Jn the meantime a a atvead in full blast squeich them ever since the Benedict affair, VIOLATING THE EXCISE LAW, Jobn Higgins, of 63 Kighth avenue, and James MeLelland, of 304 West Fourth street, were arrested by omticers of tne Ninth prectuct, Saturday, charged with violating the excise law by not keeping closed on Sunday. Upon bere arratgued beiore Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, yesterday mornug, they were reprumanded aad disc hargeds 2—Give a logical definition of a proposition. 8—Name and define the three kinda of propositions deter- mined by the torm of the copula. 4—Explain the opposition of propositions, 5—What js an argument ? hat is the dictum of Aristotle? 7—Explain moous and figures, 8—W hat ure the canons of categorical syllogiams ? 9—Are the oods1 tO and 0 Ab valid? 10—Define @ conditional syllogism. When is it construc: tive and when is it destructive? 1—Detine a disjunctive syllogism. 12—Deiine the diferent kinds of dilenm: 18—What fs a sorites ?— Different kinds of sorites ? 14—What » ant by abstraction and generalization ? 15—Detine genera-species and diferentin, . 16—Name the different kinds of de.nitions, 17- What ts n fallacy?—How are fallacies divided ? 18—Expiain the faliacy of un istributed middie, 19—Expiain the fallacy of petivio prineipii. 20—Determine the validity 0. the following argument, and, if it is invalld, point out the fallacy:—Most of tue siudies pursued at Oxford conduce to the improvement of the mind; all the works of the most celebrated ancients are among the atucdies pursued at Oxtord; therefore some of the works of the most celebrated ancients conduce to the improvement of the mind, THE FRESHMAN CLASS. This class was examined in American literature and natural history, Proiessor Barton aad Tutors Stratiord and Burnett conducting the first and Wolf tae last, The examination upon the first branch covered quite an extended field, and some of the questions were sufficiently abstruse to puzzle even older heads than college fledgiings. In natu- ral history the examination was restricted to the departments of physiology and hygiene, ‘The fol- lowing are the two concinding questions on this Paper, the proper answer to which can hardly be otherwise than salutary in its influence upon the memvers of this class as regards their babies of ine- briety or sobriety in the fature:— 9—Descrive the manufacture of wine—of malt liquors. 10—From what are cider, perry, ale, beer, brandy, whis- key, gin and rum made? What is the effect of using liquors in exces THE INTRODUCTORY CLASS, ‘This class was examined in their new building. ‘rhe examinations were in French, Latm and Ger. man, conducted by Tutors Fabrigon, Tisdall, Roberts, Friston and Hutten, The questions were all on printed slips and embraced two papers in each language. RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION. In ail the classes it could only be learned that the same papers would be returned to-day with marks upon them in red chalk, which would be very im- portant to the youtis Whose names wiil be found on the top of the page. Weil, aiter all, it is but a minia- ture world. ‘Ihey work nd meet the consequences, it they faut they are kindly told of it. If they suc ceed they are congratulated. ‘Ihe usual committee of the Alumni, it should have been stated above, were present and rather jealous of the repatation of ther Alma Mater. They had many things to think of and grave donbts of the present Bourd of Public Instruction; but they wait, We shall expect to hear Srom th soon. ‘fhe exammation will continue to- day pursuant to the programme already published i the HERALD. INSTRUCTION OF DEAT MUTES. Fifth Annual KReport—sSuccess of the Articue lating System, The Institution for the “Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes” neld its annval meeting last evening, at the Institution, on Broadway, between Forty- fourth and Forty-fifth streets, The President of the Board of Trustees, Mark Biumenthal, M. D., read an interesting annual ree port, in which the success of the insutution was noticed as proof of the superiorty of the articulation method of teaching over the sign method. ‘The past year has com- pared 1!ayorably in all respects with preceding years, and the Institution appears to be upon a thoroughly substantial basis, Simce the last annual meetin; seventy-five pupils have been connected wit the school, of whom sixty-three are now members, ‘The method of struction upon which the teach- ing i# based Was pronounced as impracticable a few years ago; but Its constantiy Increased popu- larity and its practical success, as shown by the pro- ficiency of the pupils, attest {ls value, ‘There are in the institution now six class rooms fully occupied, and at the beginning of wie next spring term there wil] probably be twenty-four more children, making two tore ciasses, Tne attention of the Legisiature 1s cailed to the necessities of the institution, mM order tat a suit. able building may be erected upon the plot of ground now owned by the trustees, on Lexington avenue, It 18 thought desirable that all pupils learning the articulation method should be together, that they may not be. disturbed by two different systems, ‘rhe method adopted by ‘this institnuuon ts the German, and discards the sign method entirely, suing upon the Knowledge that deal mutes only because they are deaf, wud not be- ocal organs are impaired, the pupils are taught to enunciate letters and then words, by Watching the teacher's mouth, and so gradually are lwught to speak and to Understand the speech of ovhers. on nancial report shows @ prosperous condl- , The renort of the Principal of the senool, Rising, wif full of interesting details concerning of the pupiis and the snecess of eiliods of teaching. He 38 of the that all deaf mutes, either of the Class congenital or semi-dea( muies, nay be #uCe Cessitily educated by this system, always SUDpOs> ing that the intellect is not impaired. After the reading of the reports the meeting ad- journed vo next Monday eveniug, whe nawal Overs will be electeds ids THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, Persecutions of Ubristians in Japan. ‘The annual meeting of the Evangelical alliance was held 1ast night in the Church of the Strangers, The fev. Dr. J. M. Stevenson presided, and Dr. H. B. Chapin acted as recording secretary. Dr. Schaft, the corresponding secretary, made a report of the doings of the Aluance during the past year, includ- ing tue mission of the deputation to Russia, the action in regard to the week of prayer, the estab- lishmept in London of an official organ of the Alllance and the relation of the Alliance to missionary societies, Unristian associations and the like. Mr, Wiliiam E. Dodge was elected President, Chief Justice Chase and a number of the leading men in the country, clerical and lay, vice presidents and honorary correspondent secretaries. Revs. S, W. Orittenden and John M. Ferris were chosen Re- cording Secretaries, and 'C. T. Rowe, of the Bible House, Treasurer, A long list of councillors and an executive committee were also elected. A com- mittee on finance was chosen Kev. Dr, ‘Thompson, a rewurned missionary from Japan, v' invitation of the Alilance, gave tiem a brief sketcl ol the persecutions of the native Christians by the jee jal government of Japan. There are about forty-three hundred such Christians, mostly Catho- lics, in different parts of tue empire beyond the treaty limits, and, of course, beyond the jurisdic- tion of any of the treaty Powers. Tne Doctor de- clared that they are ALL EITHER IN PRISONS OR WANDERING ABOUT the country as exiles. A letter, which he had re- ceived a few days ago from Rev. Mr. Gulick, @ mis- slonary out there , detailed the arrest of @ nauve pees and his wife for vivlating a law of Japan which makes it punishable for any person who been spoken to about or taken up the Caristian re- ligion. And this man had been spoken to by the missionaries, and he had spoken to his wite about it, aud hence both were arrested and carried off to exile, The missionaries are comparatively exem| Pee a ORR A ‘Sal num! rs Wi im, givin; details, which he offered TOP the Alliance, and on motion they were referred to the special committee on Japanese persecutions. Dr. Chapin si ited that the Christian men of America ought to take ‘THB NEWLY ARRIVED JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS out of the bandg of the politicians and show them something gi the workings of our Corisian nstitutions, The Burlingame Chinese mission was & comparative fuliure, because American Chris- tans kept aloof from the Commissioners. Ur. Anderson, who was elected Chairman of tne Executive Commitiee, said Dr, Ridgeway bad informed him to-day (yesterday) that a Japanese student in the law omice of Judge Fisher, in Wash- ington, had been recently converted to Chris- Uanity, aga was waiting for the arrival of the Em- bassy to proless his {aith openly. Some unempor- tant business was transacted and the Alliance adjourned, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Nineteenth Anniversary of the Association t Last Evening. The nineteenth anniversary of the Young Men’s Christian Association took place last evening, at Association Hall, Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, The hall was packed with the friends of the institution, and long before the exercises com- menced it was impossible tu obtain a seat. On the stage were the President, Mr. Morris K. Jessup; Mr. George M, Vanderlip, Mr. James Stokes, Jr., Mr. William F, Lee, Mr. Riley A, Brick, Mr. John L, Bussing, Mr. J. V. Van Weert, Jr., Mr. James A, Faithfull and Mr, Robert R, McBurney, the corre- sponding secretary and internat maaager of the institution. The exercises commenced with the hymao, ‘Stand up and bless the Lord your G for ever and ever,” alter which the Rev. J. f. Elder, an elderly clergyman, Tead portions of the seripture (Nenhemian iv, and Ephesians vi., 10-17), aud the Rev. C.D, Foss, D. D., followed with prayer, Which lasted ten minutes, The President then made a few introductory re- marks, expiaming the well Known benefits o1 the instituuion, and introduced the Kev. George H, Hep. worth to the audience. The reverend genticman complained of a bad cold, but made nevertheless a splendid address on true Car isttanity, He was fotlowed by the Key, Henry MARTIN Scupper, Ol Brooklyn, Who enlarged on the tempta- tions with which youth were beset, aa gave some Valuable saiutary lessons as to the avoidance of these tempsauuons, Rey. H. Tyna, Jr., was the last speaker. He in- sisted that Christ’ coud be worsntpped any- where if the spirit was of the right mouid, in the gymnasium as well a8 in te Churen; that God's work needed brawn as well as brain, There were enough carpet knight and well dressed doils in tne world at present, and too mauy in the Church, Alter the singing of the Doxology, in which tne whole audieuce joimed, the servidys of the evening were closed. THE VACCINE CORPS AT WORK. Smallpox Still on the DecrernseThe Disease in Putnam County. ‘The physicians of the Health Department yester- day vaccinated the children in the following schools of the Tenth and Eleventh wards:~Grammar School No, 42, in Allen street, between Canai and Hester; No, 7, in Chrystie street, near Hester; No. 20, in Chrystie street, near Delancey; Primary Scnool No. 1, in Ludiow street, near Delancey; Grammar School No. 36, in Ninth street, near avenue C; No, 16, in Fifth street, between avenues © and D; No. 22, Primary School, im building in Chrystie street, near Stanton; No. 5, in Fourth street, near avenue 0. 31, in Second street, near avenue C, and No, 39% in Seventn street, near avenue B. brs. Brown, Austin, Purcell; and Deming are the physictans who «did the work. During the week ending Saturday, the 27th inst., there were seventy-four cases of smalipox, against seventy-eight for the previous week. From noon on Saturday until noon yesterday there were seven new cases and seven deaths, Sunday last Dr. Morris, the City Sant- tary inspector, went up to Brewster Sta- tion, on the Harlem road, in Putnam county, at the request of the town officials, am attended a public meeting at which the subject of smallpox was being discussed. The Doctor aa- dressed the mecting at some length, giving his expe- rience in the treatment of the disease in this city. For the purpose of convenience and public salety, he advised tne people to secure @ suttavie house in ‘onvenient and pleasant locality somewhere out- side tne Vitiage timits, Where patients may be treated and properly taken care Of BLACKBURN CONDEMNED. The Cold-Hearted Wretca Who Poisoned His Mistress in a Louely Glen and Left Her Sentenced to the Penitentiary tor Lite. CINCINNATI, Jan, 29, 1872. A motion for @ new trial in the case of Join Samuel Blackourn, in Chillicothe, Onio, convicted of murder in the second degree, came up for arga- ment on Friday last and was decidea to-day. Blackburn, it will be remembered, 1s the man who took his mistress, Mary Jane Jovell, inv a wild and lonely gien, nearly a year ago, and in- duced her to drink port wine with strychnine in it, aud then rode away and left her to die in the wilderness. It will also be remembered that nis counsel tried to make him out insane, but failed, even with the best aids of medical experts, to obscure the good sense of twelve honest men and a Judge who knew his duty, and Knowing dare per- form it. The motion for a new trial rested mainly upon the allegation that one ot the jurors was corrupt; out the Court decided that it was not proven and over- ruled the mouon, Blackburn Was then called up for sentence, but made no reply to the question if "e nad anything to say. Judge Safford then sentenced lim to the Penitentiary tor life, ana the prisoner received it withoutany visible emotion, So ends one of tie most remarkable cases in the crimimat annals of Ohio, THE “QUMMINGS" OF ROME- A Lunatic Predict Horrors and Divine Ver geance—Bishon Wood Dorsn’t Believe Hi an the Time has Passed—‘Yeo Fearful Saini Fresh Courage Take,” &c. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan, 29, 1872. The Catholic Journal, the organ ot the Roman Gatholic bishops, Laving republished an article pur- porting to set forth a prediction made by a notable person in religion who died several years ago in an Halian convent, to the effect that avout tunis time would come, together with wars and pestilence, an awful calamity of three days ot total darkness, during Which many persons would perish, Bishop Wood has issned @ circular rejecting the publication as having been made without his sanction, Respecting the propnecy itself the Bishop advises the fauwnial to calm their fears, and states that after examining tne life of the holy person to whoin the prediction is ascribed, as one Whom the Courch has deciared venerable, yet nothing has been found to authenticate such pro- phecy a8 has been associated with her name, He also reminds the fainial that they are required to beneve only that winch is promuigat by the thureh, and that by obeying her precepts and avolling sin they may be prepared to receive what- ever judgments God in bis wisdom might impose, WHERE WERE THE POLICE? To THe EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— On Saturday night several of te cast-iron gates oj the railings in front of houses on Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, between Seventh and Ninth ave- nues, Were stolen betore ten o'clock. The thieves must have had a cart with them to tase them away, Where were ihe poses asks & IVT Ide JERSEY'S GREAT “LEAR” CASE. The Willetts-Yates-Whitehead Conspiracy. Children Charged with Plotting the Murder of Their Aged Father—Men’s and Women’s Love for Filthy Lucre and What It Will Prompt Them To Do—The Most Extraordinary Case in the Country’s Criminal Annals. . Again does New Jersey loom up as the possessor of @ genuine crim:nal sensation, the parallel of which, if the sworn statement and indictment in the case shall prove true, is vaimly to be sought in the history of crime in that State, if mdced it could be found in any State. To- day, in the Middlesex County Court of Oyer and Terminer, will be called tor trial the casa Of the State vs. Theodore Willetts and Sarah J., his wife; Wiliam Yates and Ann Maria, his wife, and James saxter. The history of the case 1s as {ol Jows:—On the night of the 2ist of July, 1870, A DIABOLICAL ATfEMPT was made by sonfe unknown parties to set fire to the residence of an elderly gentleman of means and enteebled mind and health named Samuel White- head, Sr, at @ place called Washington, South iver, East New Brunswick. Ef- forta to reach the alleged incendiary fatied, and the matter had passed enurely from the local pubic memory, until at length, in April last, & laborer named James Baxter, who had been in theemploy of Mr. Whitehead as @ sort of valet de chambre, but immediately after the burning suspiciously disappeared, was ferreted out bv the New Brunswick Chief of Police, Mr. Oliver. He was founa in Belleville, near Newark, and taken to New Brunswick on a warrant issued by Justice Martin Nevins, on complaint of Mr. Charies White- head, the old man’s son, charging Baxter with the attempt to immotate Whitehead pére, Before lodg- ing him in jail the authorities became possessed of AN AFFIDAVIT BY BAXTER, of which tbe tollowing is a literal copy:— in the county Yates, all of the vil in the township of East in, the — county of Middlesex, came deponent, at the village of | Washington aforesaid, or bein, there at the time, and then and there agreed to give to this deponent the sum of $1,000 and w house to dwell sn as long as this deponent should live, if this deponent would procure or compass the death ‘of Samucl Whitehead, Sr., of said vil of Washington, by setting tire to the said Whitehead’s dwelling house or bed, such manner that th Samuel Whitehead would be burned and killed, and in consequence of said ofter this deponent did afterwards, in the aforesaid month of July, attempt to take the life of said Samuel Whitehead in the tol- lowing manner :--The aforesaid ‘theodore Wiiletts, and aid wife, and the said Anna Maria Yat procures id gave to this deponent a bottle of rum and directed this deponent to Li the said Whitehead is going. to to drink of the rum upon bed for the might, in order to cause him to sleep sooner. ‘This deponent did take the rum, and induced the ‘said Whitehead to drink « portion of the same and put him to bed, and after # short time the said Whitehead went to sleep, This deponent then oured upon the floor of the room where said hitchead was, sleeping & lane quantity of Kerosene vil, and with » lucifer match set fire to the oll; said Whitehead awoke at that time and saw the flames and got out of the bed and got through a window and on to the stoop, but was seriously burned; a short time after’ the aforesaid occurred the said Theodore Willetts, his wife and the sald Anna Maria Yates came to this deponent and aaked iteponent to allure the said Whitehead to the barn ‘of said premises and there to take his lite by strikiny bim with a piece of iron or wood, which this deponent did not attempt to do; nnd after the last mentioned occurrence the ame parties, to wit:—The said Theodore Willetts, his wife and the sald Apna Maria Yates, brought this depunent a pistol. commonly called a revolver, and gave It to this de- ponent, and this deponent agreed to shoot the said Whit head the same night, ie, the sald Whitehead was returning from New York, before the said Whitehead should reach his house; atter receiving the revolver, the sild. deponent changed his mind, thinking said Willetts would, alter deponent had compassed the death of White: leponent head, lestroy depone this imme- diately left ‘the sald Hugton aad went to Paterson, N. at Paterson some time deponent wrote to Willetts informing him where he was, und asking Willetts to send deponent the money be owed to him, and to send deponent’s clothes, which said Willetts did not do; at the time the deponent left Washington there were due trom Willetts to thia deponent one andabalf month's wages, amounting to $48; said Wil- letts nor any other person never gave to this deponent any part of the $1,000 aforesaid; thin deponent afterwards re- ceived from the aforesaid parties three letters (marked ex- hibits 1, 2,3.) which he thinks were from the said Anna Maria Yates, and one from Willetts’ wife; the said James Baxter saith that he hath made the aforesaid statement purely of his own accord, without the procurement of any person or persons whatever. To the foregoing document*Baxter afMfixed “his Mark” in presence of Chief Oliver and Mr. Charies Whitenead, Warrants were issued for the arrest of the Willetts and Mrs, Yates, Baxter being mean- while secured in te county jail On April 27 Mr. Willetts and Mrs. Yates were ar- rested and next day brought before tie oyer and Terminer, when they each gave bail in the sum of $2,000, A few days subsequentiy Mrs. Willetts voluntarily appeared before Judge Scudder, and gave ball in the same amount as the others to appear at the September term to answer any indictment wiich might be found against them, AT THE SEPTEMBER TERM Baxter, Mr. Willetts and wife and Captain Wilham Yates and wile were indicted vy the Grand Jury, after @ hearing of considerable length. Cap- tain Yates was brought into Court by @ caplus, and on the 28th of September the defendants, with the exception of Baxter, were calied upon to plead to that which had heen found at the Grand Inquest. Major Herbert, the Prosecutor of the Pleas, read, in tremulous tones, the indictment, of which the fol- lowing 1s a copy :— THE INDICTMENT, MidMever County, to wit:—Tue Grand Inquest for the State of New Jersey, and for the body of the county of Midilesex, upon their oath, | present that James Baxter, William Yates, Ann "Maria Yates, Theodore Willetts and Sarah J. of East Brunswick, in said county of Middlesex, being persons of evil minds and dispositions, together with divers other evil-disposed persons, whose names are to this inquest aa yet unknown, wickedly devising and intending, feloniously, wiifuily and of thelr malice aforethought to kil and murder one Samuel Whitehead. Sr., on the 12th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1870, at the township and county ‘aforesaid, and withia the jurisdiction of this Court, fraudulently, maiticiously and unlawfully did combine, con‘ederaty and agree together, between and among themselves, feloniously, wilfully and of their malice atorethought, to kill and murder the sald Samuel Whitehead, Sr. e peace of God and of this State, then and e inst the peace of this State, the government and of the same, the Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon their oath do furth present that the said James Baxter, (William Yat Knn Marla Yates, Theodore Willett and Sarah J. Wille i late of the township of East Brunswick, in said county of Middlesex, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but Veing movet and seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the said the 12th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1#7)), at the township of Kast Brauswick aforesaid, in the county ot Middlesex atoresaid,and within the jurisdiction of thts Court, did intend, combine, conspire and agree together, a certain Samuel Whitehead, ro in the peace of God and of this State, “4 then and there | belng, feloniously, wilfully, deli rately, with premeditation and of their malice ai thought, to ail and. murder, to the evil cxain- ple of all others in like case offending, and against the peace of this State, the government and dignity of the same. Knd. the Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that the said James Baxter, William Yates, Ann Maria Yates, Theodore Willettand Sarah ‘J. Willett, late of the township of Kast Brunswick, in the said county of Middlesex, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but, being moved and seduced by the instigations of the ‘devil, on 1th’ day of July, in the year of onr Lord 1870, at the township of East Branswick aforesaid, in the connty of Middlesex Aforesuid, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did in tend, combine, conspire ai together, a certain Samuel Wohitenead, Sr., in the ‘and this State, then and there being, teloniously, wilfuliy and of their malice afore. thought, to kill and murder, to the evil example of all others in like cause offending and st the government and dign The reading of the foregoing instrument con- cluded, the accused were severally asked how they pleaded, ‘They replied, Ormly and unhesitatingly, “NOT GUILTY.” They were then hela to hati, each tn $2,000, to appear for trial on December 26. The two ladies presented @ very elegant appearance, belug attired alike in black sila dresses, en train, with jaunty hats and white feathers. They wore very litte yeweiry, Mrs. Willetts having in her cars only & pait of diamond clusters and Mrs. Yates solitaire diamond pendants. Both ladies might be termed good-looking in form and feature, but scarcely handsome, Every wovement they made in presence of the Crowded Court denoted breeding of the highest order. An extraordinary feotu the case at this period Was the course pursued by the old gentleman whose taking off was, as alleged, so hellishly attempted, He attended Is danghters in course and farther demonstrated his beiet in their catire innocence, despite the positive allega- uuons made, by presenting each with @ donation of $10,000, in addition to portion allotted them in nis will, ‘The death of Major Uerbert occurring in Decem- ber compeli€a a postponement of tne trial till to~ day. It is understood that the interests of the State Will be loaked after by the present prosecutor, A. V. Schenck, assisied by Attorney General Gilcurist, while the defence will be taken care of by Mr. W. Strong, Cortlandt Parker and General Theodore Runny ol Newark. This array ot legal weignt alone indicates the ch: r of the case, wiich seems destined to become a canse chtébre in the history of New Jersey crimimal jurespradence, Afew evenings since, before Judge Scudder, at his Chambers in’ ‘Trenton, appeared one of aeient- ants’ atiorneys—Mr. Parker—and made an argue ment in favor of allowiug defendants to leave a copy of letters, aMdayits and other docu mentary evidence’ in possession of the State attorne rhe motion was granted and copies of all the papers desired are now fn possession of the (le ten ‘Those letters which passed between the parties and are in possession of the State were iven the defence. OLD SAM WHITEUEAD is a man tn his elgnty-fourth year. He was born on the old Kent road, London, i 1788 He came here prior to tne war of 1812, and has ever since resided in Middiesex county, New Jersey. ‘The story of his 1Ue. aggoruing WW weuert photographed and copies Willetts, late of the township | al knowledge aud WVeligl, 18) chidren, too, are ail well oi seems, cannot wait until pere Whienead pays the: debt of nature and leaves nis property to them. THOMAS PAINE. The Anniversary of His Birthdav—Interview with an Old Lady Who Knew Him in Her Youth—Lite and Habits of the Man— The Monument in New Rochelle, For many years after the death of the celebrate® Thomas Paine the lank and long-haired fraternity who styled themselves his followers celebrated tha anniversary of his natal day, after their owm fashion. Brother Tisick a-el prevailed upon the good nature of Brother La-ment-al to give the lony: led premiyien the use of the” graary over his coach house, and there in the highest ferv of their great admiration for the illustrious the meagre community would descant in long-ronedy. nasal oratory upon the wonderful gilts and powers ofthe man whom they nad elected to follow. Hvery sentence in his writings that at all bore a suspicious meaning or was i CAPABLE OF CONSTRUCTION, ¥ they would twist and pervert to suit the calibre of their own mental organizations, With no knowledge of the man and but little of his doctrines, they seq him up as theembodiment of a curious set of ideas, which, when really sifted and reduced to “common sense,” meant nothing at all, Still they, were ardent, and pursued the phantons with a zeal worthy of a better cause} When the granary or coacb-house was not procul able these mild and humble men congregated any convenient spot where iranuc zealots mig! indulge in their fantastic doctrines without fear interruption, When driven irom the villages and smaller communities by the loud voice of publid opinion they sought the crowded cities, where the, Tush of THE TIDE OF LIFE was (oo rapid for any one to notice the shaky bar’ they were endeavoring to manceuvre. Then at night,) concealed in holes and corners, they preached tal one another those doctrines tha: would not bear the. Ught of day. These men flourished most vigorously, during the first quarter of a century after tha death of Paine. sy degrees their num ber grew less, and they continued to decrease Until witnin the last few years, when they seem toy have dropped aimost completely out of history. Yesterday was the anniversary of Paine’s birthday, and but one gathering in honor of the memory of a man who in his time stirred the souls of men ag deeply, i{ not at times evep more, than any of big, compeers. Ot course there may have been other ceiebrations of a more private nature to commemo+ rate the entrance upon the stage of life of a mam Whuin 80 many have admired, but they were sot strictly of A SECRET NATURE that nothing nas veea heard of them. fn ong household, however, in the village of New Rocheile ine Was prouounced with that req Spect,and feeling people attach to persons an things they were famiuar with im youth, but thai have long since passed away. That dwelling ts the home of Mrs. Charity Badeau, an old lady now inher eighty-ffth year, who kne' ‘Thomas Paine well in her youta, and who still retais for him the strong 1mpressions of her earl, years. When a HERALD reporter yesterday called @t the house the old lagy was seated at diuner, with her daughter, herself, an old lady and her; grenuaugiter, an inteliectaal and prepossessin, young one, she is a straight and stateiy dame oO! of tne old aristocratic type, so rarely seen to-day. ‘Though im her eighty-fiith year, Mrs. Charil badeau 18 In fuil possession of all ber lacul< ues. Ber eye, fora lady ot her age, 13 sinzwlariyt bright and piercing, abd she possesses’ to an emit neut degree we ease and grace of manner that distinguish ladies Of her cla-s. When question about Thomas Paine the old lady said, “1 knew by well, sir. He boarded in that littie house you saw as you came 1n, lor several weeks, with my mother. 1 ras then about eighiven or niueteen years of au I REMEMBER HIM DISTINCTLY. ' He was a very quiet, thoughtful maa, but littie given? to discussion, and extremely simple i hig tastes, His usual evening meal Was a vowl of: milk and bread, atter which he retired early. He came to our house when he had broken up' housekeeping on is farm, Which Was just across’ the road Irom us, aud irom our house he went New York. Lremember Mrs, Barnwell too. Su used vo come from New York someumes, both tot our house and to the farm. She was @ sensible, wowan, and | Wank litue deserving the scandal the world has Nang upon her name, As for Thom: Paine, you could not tind a more upright, consctea-| tious man in this part of the country. He paid every one what be owed him, and, as far as © could ever learn, he adit no one an injury. Of course he had many enemies and he nas som to-day; and there ure also many people who secret: like him, but they are afraid to own it. You see, sit, 1 am Not of thai class. When be left tns villaw he went to New York, where he died. I was in tne, city myself at the tue, and shortly alter THEY BROUGHT HiM OUT HERB and buried him on tne farm on the opposite side of the road from my house. Nine Years after thaw three men came out here at daybreak oue dug up the remains and drove, away toem. I and my husband asked) them what they intended aotug with him, und the; answered, ‘Mrs. Baruwell intends to have bi buried in Trinity.’ Whether she did or not | neve could find out. Lhave heard, nowever, that he was takento England, Wuere some people refuse@ to allow his body to land, and that hoaily he was Ubrown into tne sea. Some five and twenty yearal ago a number of gentiemen in New York and a lew: from here subscrived together and raised that Monument to his memory you saw on the opposite. ‘ enceensscenees. side of the road.” ‘The monument 1s a handsome 1 beget’ be- side the road aud surrounded by @ high iron railing. Iz is but a few feet irom te original grave, which looks now as if 1t had omy been recently deprived of its tenant. On the front of the monument, facing, the road, 18 the inscripuon: — Qncorercrececerevereceeres resesasenenerenerere rere ne, “Tne world is my country; to do good 1s myz greligtou.” Tuomas PAiNk, H THOMAS PAINE, 3 AUTHOR OF “COMMUN SENSE.” 2 BORN JANUARY THE 9TH, 173% 2 DIED JUNE THE STH, 1809, 3 “The palaces of kings are built upon the ruins $) of the bowels of Parauise,” z Qe ae nee asst atbe UOTE TEDE TODO PEDODODD 00H “Lam sorry to say some people are maliciong enough to try and aestroy that. A lew years aga Mr. Badeau was cutting some flower trees, and asked nim to give me a few to plant around th monument of Thomas Paine, He did So, sir, and they have not all faded away yet. had a pigce of the old headstone that stood over the first Brave, but it was stolen from the wall in which 1 had iG embedded, 80 you see | have taken @ little interest, in all that concerned Thomas Paine.” Fearing to tax tne old laay’s energies too muctr! the reporter withdrew, thanking we ladies for their kindness and attention. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. Another New England Gentlem: Leaves ae’ Immense Fortune to Further the ‘Interests of Religion aad Education—$1,700,00@ Given Awny. cmaw BOSTON, Mass, Jan, 29, 1872 \, The will of the lave Isaac Rich was entered for probate to-day, After numerous private bequests, among which is $10,000 to the Rev. Joseph Cum~ mings, President of the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn, Mr. Rich directs that alk his estate and property shall finally go to the trustees of the Boston Wesleyam University, and be under ts management and direction to promote and perpetuate piety and learning, and inasmuch ag he hopes the Boston ‘Theological Seminary will be merged ta the Bostom University, he directs his trustees within three years after his decease, in case the Boston Unis versity shall have become possessed of real and personal estate to the value of $200,000, to pay to the Trustees of said University the sum of $10,000 in five years, $20,000; in seven years, $30,000, an ht the ond of ten years to convey to said Trustees ail the real, personal and mixed estate, together with the accumulations, for their absolute use and! dts) forever. In case the Boston University: does not, within ten years, acquire property the ' vaine of $200,000, or im case It to abandons ita charter before that ume, the andi- vided half of the avove mentioned property shaik revert to the Wesleyan University, al iduletow n,. Conn.; $100,000 to the town of Weilfleet, the interest of which is to be used for purposes of education; $100,000 vo the Wesicyan Academy at Wiibrahamy $25,000 to the Preachers’ Ald Society of the New England Conference; $25,006 tothe N England Educational Society; $25,000 to the Maine Wesilevan Academy at Readteld; $25,000 to the Kast Maine Academy at Bucksport, and the residue and re- mainder of ail the property to the Wesleyan Uni- versity at Middlewown. William Claflin, of Newton, William A. West, of Dorchester, and John Goldsbury, of Boston, are named as executors. ‘The property wader the Wil Ig SWOLM AU $1,709,00 . 2