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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. ecodinge—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!” Kunaston, N. Y., Jan, 26, 1872. ‘She court room was again filled to-day by a vast Cencourse of people, there being over one thousand two hundred present, to listen to the details of the Uaird 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 mauch indignation, called forth so much sympathy and in which so deep an interest has been manl- Seated by the entire 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, residea about half a mile from the house of the plaintit. In the spring of 1863 they became acquainted, an attachment soon sprang up between them and he became a Ire- 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 lavished upon him her heart’s best affec. tions, She loved as but few love. He was her idol, Ber god, at whose shrine she worshipped. In 1865 he made her a formal proposition of mar- fiage, and was accepted. In 1866, in anticipation of tneir marriage, he expressed a wish that she should become better educated, and accoraingly whe attended a FEMALE SEMINARY at Newburg. Huving finished her education she returned to her home, and shortly after 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 tn 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 call upon her Ml) the 17th of December, one day alter the marriage ‘was to have taken place. - Hxplunations and recon- cihations were made, and the engagement at that tame renewed, the marriage to take place inthe month of June, 1559, im tue Methodist church at Mariborough. ‘This promise he «so falled io keep, ving a8 aN eXcuse that his mother was opposed Ube imaten. One evening in Octover, 1869, he called at her house and tuok from her possession most of the letters wnicn he had written to her, at the same time returning hers, and then leit the house, say- but have seem rout rence, ihave horse left you with a ‘untied my h seems to be my fate, What shall Ido? I to say, If we ac: ——_ we would have avoided all it is too late never ia; but If Tcoula prevent your grleving Ca ‘should think I had accomplished my greatest object, Do try and be reconci! Louise. From your friend, DAVID A, MARTIN. Examination resumed—I had carried on a cor- respyndence with defendant (rom 1863 fill this tim sometimes he would send his letters py post and other times by Reape 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 and the time was then fixed for June in the toilowing year; we were to have been married in the Metho- dist churen at Marlborough; | spoke to him of having the wedding at home, but he said that he nad a fargo number of friends, and that ne would Tather have the ceremony periormgd in the church; after his taning to keep his promise in December { felt very baa, 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, Dec. 28, 1868, To Miss Lovrsr Fow.rE:— I received your letter in due season, and was pleased to hear from you. Ifain would write you the kind of a letter ii me to, but I dare not. I have that matter up to my folks that we spoke of, Lut they will not Maten to lt at all, Mother says that one roof cannot cover her and a daughter-in-law, 80 fdonot know what todo, You of coming home in two weeks. I think you had better stay lo if youcan enjoy yourself. 1 think I must stop coming to your house for aw! It does hurt me won faliy to carry my ther mot DOWN TO THE GRAVE WITH GRIEF on account inher old ‘The Lord knows she has ube enough before this without my grieving her to the winter in Kingston I have ot on Frid Vt, MWednesday, I bel Shere wer ueguch ‘understanding when I lett. bope you have stopped grieving since that night, for I did think you would kill soursell,, ‘Thinking of nothing more, I will close, Yours, with kind regaras, A. B.C Examination resumed.—I received the letter just read on the 80th of December, and the same day sent him @ reply, (Letter produced and read.) Copy of letter:— Monmisanta, N, Y., Dec, 30, 1868, To Mr. Davin A. :— Lhave just received your letter. Oh! dear, what a dark day tome! Why dol hve? Whatdo I live for? 10 not want tolive! I never can see any more pleasure in this world if such is the case, Icannot eat or sleep. 1am sick, and I WISH I WERE DRAD! I did intend togo home to-morrow, but I do not want to go home again, Ido hope and that the Lord will take mo our of ‘his world! My dear, perhaps that we never meet again TAM 80 UNHAPPY! What shall¥ do? shall have to ciose this fetter, for I can- not see the lines fur the tears. There is noend to my grief. My darling, 1 WILT, NEVER GIVE you UP! Ob, dear! what shall do? My darling, plense excuse this letier and burn it. From your own darling, LOUISE, P.8.—Do please answer this letter soon for my sake. Yours forever, LOUISE, Examination resumed—I came home from Mor. risania on the 7ta of January, 1869; Mr. Martin nad desired me to let him Know of my arrivai none, 80 I sent him word; he came that same night, and our wedding day was again fixed for June; he continued 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, aud 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 of the 27th of Octover, 1569; he came in the house, and we sat down tn tne parior talking together; ail at once he got up ana walked to a closet and asked me “Did 1 have anvehing to eat in thing; he went to the closet and opened it and took atin box out which contained the letters ne haa written to me; he read the letters and then put them into his pocket; I asked him what he was going to do with them; he said, “I am going to 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 ietiers in the rocking chair the uext morning; there was a large number of letters taken by him; I had other letters of his, wuich he did not get; they were in my trunk; those exuibited in Court are the ones; when he could not come to see me he would send letters; 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 sewing macnine; during that montn 1 went to Néwark, N. J., to visit my aunt and to learn to ing that he could not marry her. Since that ime he has discontinued ws visits and entirely abau- dened her, leaving her DISCONSOLATE AND BROKENHEARTED, In June, 1870, tnis suit was instituted, the plain- tar laying her damages at $5,000. ‘The confiding trust with which women abandon their very souls to the care of men 1s (he sweetest, because it is one of the noblest, aitributes of humau Mature, No gift we can make of foriune is equa) to Unis generous boon. It 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 mone but a noble nature is capable of making guch a gilt. What, then, is the being tosufer who accepts the gift and then contemns it? ‘What will be the reward in another life for him who 8 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 thereis a tripunalat which a very different sentence will be pronounced, The Orst witness called on the part of the prose- ution was = t. MISS LOUISE FOWLER, ‘the plaintif. She was neatly attired in a black silk uit and rich velvet cloak. Alter being sworn she trembiingly took her sea‘, shrinking irom the rude gare of the audience, who «lid not scrapie to scan pale, sad face, shrouded im modesty afd ré- werve. <A look of weariness and loneiiness shaded her quivering eyelids; her cheek bore the trace of frequent tears, and was WORN BY GRIEF; ag face from which grief could not entirely erase the w@eai of beauty, set io happier years, It was impos- sivie to be in her presence and entertain suspicions Injurious to ber purity. fdas A motion and glance was replete with modesty. Her eyes seemed to epeak to her sex these words of warning:— Pray thee, maiden, hear him not! ‘Take thou warning by my lot. By the night, 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; Tan tell thee of thy thrall. She testified as follows:—I am the plaintiff in this action; aim the daugnter of Gabriel H. Fowler, and lave with my tather in the town of Platiekill; 1 was born and brought up on my father’s faria; 1 know David A. Martin, the defendant; he resides avout half a mile from my home; we were brought up to- gether in the same neighboriiood; he commenced PAYING HIS ATTENTIONS ‘to me in 1863; he would call upon me once or twice a@ week, and was my escort to church, lectures, parties and donations; he commenced to keep coi y With me regularly in 1564 at my father’s house; would cali O8 Me On Sunday nights and Weanes- day nights, aud would stay tll twelve or one @clock; we would be in tue parior alone together; 4n 1865 he had some trouble with one of his broihers with regard to settling up his lather’s estate; at ‘this time he brought me lis ttle deeds, ponds, &c,, for sate keeping; he said, “Louise, | have " NO OTHER FRIEND whom I can trust but you; | kept them for him for two or three months; he conunued to visit me reguiariy during that year; in the spring of 1865 he requested me to go to school at Newburg to become better educated; 1 resiied twelve miles (tom 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 so; Mr. Martin engaged the school for me; during the ume I attended school I corresponued with him, and he visited me at Newburg; | re- turned to my home every Saturday might, and 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: when he requested me to go to Bhool, he said, “1 want you to become peiter edu cated, Louise, as I intend making you my wile; while attending school I boarded with my aunt, who lives in Newburg; he visited me regularly auring the years 1864-5-6-7-8; 4 short ume aiter my leaving school the day was fixed for our wedding; Mt was the 16th of December, 1868; the ume was Axed about three months before; 1 made PREPARATIONS VOR MARRIAGE: bought my wedving outft; my parents aiso made reparations ior the wedding; about One month be- Tore the day £xed he neglected to come to see me; I went him @ letter on the 14th of Decemver—two days belore the wedding way. The leer was produced in court and read by counsel, The following is a copy:— Ar Home, Dec. 14, 1868. END—Having nad my patience exia feaily cann way T think this affair must be settied, tor I cannot live in this way much longer. IT WILL BOON TAKE ME TO MY GRAVE. a would tell me the reason that you do this way. You know that it is almost tive years ave kept company, and now for you to think of ing. ha aid you not lel! me this when I did ask you. had not been here one year, and then J did ask you your in the chaace of other company. You temtions, L heard that’ you say that you oniy come to please me. If that is true you had better stop coming. Ido not Sraat voll to. plesse mo sny more. want you to please yourself, is AVERY SERLO ad I bope that you will co You never will prosper in anything you undertake if you do treat me in ths Way, Lhope you buve uot forgotten your promise. 1 want to answer this soon and tell me in plain words what you Jnvend to do. Kxcuse all mistakes aud correct all errors. ¥rom your broken-hearted friend, Louls Examination resumed—On the day appointed for our wedding [received @ letter ia reply to mine of the 14th. (Letter produced in court and read.) Vopy Of letter: AYFAIR Ar Home, Deo, 15, 1868. Ob | Louise, I hardly know how to write ‘to you. ' Nicho- have me’ your paper and letter this morning as I Was 1 did not dare open it, fearing its im- ening, Jt will make @ hard night you would get so angry with I hope you will excuse my absentness, aa} have been un 1 of the time since J saw you last. Besides, I dreaded mueng buat J puyvia hore to encounter the mext tine t operate the machine; 1 returned home in May; in 1869 I hemmed him a half dozen handkerchiefs; he said his mother would not do 1 Jor him; I also made good there?’ I told him *‘No,” but I Would get him some- | COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Commencement of the Semi-Annual Examina- tion—The First 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 ip the eyes of the students of the College of the Oity of New York as they | Stepped upon the bridge 01 examination, spanning the chasm between the two terms of the collegiate year. Mussiles quite ag murderous in their way Op- posed their advance, All realized this fact, and that a flerce battle was to be fought, and that upon its result depended victory or defeat—a tl- umpbal crossing or an ignomintous retreat, It was A PLEABANT SIGHT to see at nine A. M. nearly mine hundred sta- 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 Everything, in fact, opened and progressed with the regularity of clockwork. Some of the examina- tions were oral and some written, Up to the time of asking the questions or giving out the .printead 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 proficiency of the students. No communication is allowed one with another, Each must stand on his own merits. Strict impartiality and the strictest thoroughness are the greatly predominant features of the exammation. Only few of he parents ot 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 eaen 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 Crass as naturally coming first in order. The subject upon which they were examimed was spherical astrone omy. This was only ove subject, it 18 true; but It was enough, in view of the searching thoroughness with which the examination was conducted, to give to each bra sufiicient abnormal activily tor one day. | Professor Compton conducted the examination, The naire of the questions, to an outsider, evinced very little regard tor mental equi- hbrium, and some of them—such strides have been made in this department of siudy—would have puzzled, teyond quesnon, Herschel and our more modern astronomers, THE JUNIOR CLASS. Asingle branca of study—physics—was tne only one in which this class was examined. Professor Doremus conducted the examtaation, 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 scientific knowledge, THE SOP@IOMORE 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, euch diMcult of solution, and calling for the ' differentiate of fuuctions that would bewilder ao ordinary brain. ‘The second paper em- braced the same number of problems of stil! more dLiicult solution, Among them was one to deter- nine the equation of the cvcloid; another to deter- mime 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 Huntsinan, In the department of philosophy the class was ex- amined in logic, Tutor Fisher conducting the exain- inauon. To give an idea what sophomoric wisuom is and must be we give the questions to which au- swers Were required to be written:— him a pair of pants; he asked me to do it; there ‘Was no pay expected, and none was given; [ kept company With no one else; he forbade me keeping company with any one eise; I am still unmarried. Cross-examined—I sued the deienvant beiore in Orange couuty; the suit was begun oy Messrs, Fen- ton & George, of Newburg; after the sult was com- menced | met the defendant on the street in New- burg; he would not speak to me; I bowed to him, bat he did not return it; 1 did not see him to speak to him; Ldid 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 promised me marriage; it was 1m the night time; I cannot remember the date; he talked about 1t durmg the whole year; he spoke of it at almost every interview; he corresponded with me sometimes under an assumed name; sometmes he wouid sign himself “lke,” other times some other name; in his letters he would never speak of marriage; i recollect of his caliing upon me in September, 1867, aud of tus finding Mr. Bodine at my house; Mr. Martin was very angry, but he came in and stayed ail the evening; Mr. Bodine leit when Mactin came; the defendant afterwards wrote me aletter about it [Letter produced and reaa by defendant's counsel.) Copy of leite . Ar Homx, Sept. 10, 1967. To Miss Lovrst FowLEr:— 1 hope you will excuse my lead Pencil writing, as I am about out of ing. Iam very sorry that I called at your house Sunday evening, as I am afraid it bas created bard feel- ings between you afd the gentleman at your house, altbough Trust you did as I told you; out, Louise, I have'a few re- marks io make, and [hope i wil! not wound your feeiings ino doing. They are remarks which I have oiten thougnt to make in your presence, but, respecting your feelings, have asoften wiinheld 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 A doing we aie keeping ono out company to quite an extent, and e that we both see quite a good deal of trouble re- apecting the matter. { hope that you will take into con- sideration that our interviews have been very private, and that we bave been out together but s very few times, and it is, almost. two years since we have been out at all,” Don't you” think we bad etter relinquish our interviews and how hinges will y e Thope you will not lay this to heart and go fretting about it in your old manner, I have no doubt you have had an invi- tation to go to the festival to-night, aud wor je went if fthad not been for me, Aa the matter 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 Aynature.) Cross-examination resumed—He promised to marty 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; [received a letter from him on the 16th; 1t was the letter that has just been read. ‘The examination of Miss Fowler was then closed, she having been upon the ®and seven hours and subjected to the most searching examiaation, At the late hour of half-past eleven P. M. tne Court ad- joarned 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 132 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, 1n the store at the time there was @ large quantity of jewelry and watches, and this was probably what In- ducea the thieves to make the attempt. Officer Wa'ker, of the Fourteenth precinct, was passing the premises, and, thinking that he saw the outer door move, went and tried it and found it open. On entering he found a young man, named John Smita, trying to force open the inner door with a chisei. Wher vas arrested he said 1—Name and define the principal operations of the mind in reasoning, 2—Give a logical definition of a proposition. 8—Name and define the three kinds of prop mined by the torm of the copula. 4—Explain the opposition of propositions, ‘What is an argument ? hat is the dictum of Aristotle? 7—Kaplain moods and figures, }—W hat are the canons of categorical syllogiams? Soarethe, oodsT LO anda cvaldh 1v—Define a coniitional syllogism. When is it construc- tive aud when Is it destructive? M—Detine a dis ve ryllogiam. 12—Deiine the diferent kinds of dilemma 18—What is Different kinds of sorites ? 14—What is m raction and generalization ? 15—-Detine genera-spe nd differentia, ‘ 16—Nawe the different ki of de.nitions, 17- What ts a fallacy?—How are fallacies divided ? 18—Expiain the fallacy of unstistributed middle, 19—Expiain the fallacy of petivio principil, 20—Determine the validity 0 the following argument, and, if {t is invalid, point out the fallacy:—Most of tue studies pursued at Oxford conduce to the improvement of the mind; all the works of the most celebrated ancients are amon, studies pursued at Oxtor efore 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 and Tutors Stratiord and Burnett conducting the first and Wolf tne 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 members of tis 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, wile, beer, ‘brandy, whle- in and rum made ? hat is the effect of using liquors THE INTRODUCTORY CLASS, ‘This class was examined in their new building. ‘vhe examinations were in French, Latin 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. sitions deter- RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION. In all the classes it could ouly ve 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 youths whose names wiil be found on the top of the page. Weil, aiter ail, it is but a minta- ture world. ‘They work nd meet the consequences, It they fai 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 oi and grave doubts of the present Bourd of Public Instruction; but they wait. We shall expect to hear Srom them soon. ‘fe examination will continue to- day pursuant to the programme already published i the HERALD. INSTRUCTION OF D MUTES. Fifth Annual Report—suvcess of the Articue lating System, ‘The Institution for the “Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes” neld its annual meeting last evening, at the Institution, on Broadway, between Forty- fourth and Forty-fifth streets, The President of the Board of Trustees, Mark Blumenthal, M. D., read an interesting annual re- port, in which the success of the imsutution was noticed as proof of the superionty of the articulation method of teaching over the sign method. ‘The past year has com- pared tavorably in all respects with preceding years, fo the officer, “it 1s a pity you did not come sooner, it you had you would have found two or three more.” He was brought up at the Tombs yerter- day morning, aad, on examination, dented the charge, He suid he was a carpenter, residing in the north part of the city, On passing the door he found it open, and, thinking something was wrong, entered. He hed not been ti @ second when the oMmcer came and arrested fim. In a he was committed to te Tombs, bard ahs, NEWARK’S POLICE 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 fistic notabilities $100 as @ license fee for a sparring exhibition, $10 being heretofore the maxi. mum charge for shows and exhibitions of al sorts. Those who witnessed the sparring ex. hibition speak of it as a model of order. It is matter of comment that the managers, unlike those of many fifth rate theatrical performances, paid every doilar they owed for printing, biti post. ing, advertisug, & By even lile-long opponents of the “ring’’ anc Sports the license fee charged is deemed an unnecessary piece of legal extortion, Jn the meantime @ dozen gambling dons are gong atvead in full blast, No effort has been made to squach them ever since the Benedict affair, VIOLATING THE EXOISE LAW, Jobn Higgins, of 63 Eighth avenue, and James MeLelland, of 304 West Fourth street, were arrested by officers of the Ninth precinct, Saturday, charged with violating the excise law by not keeping closed on Sunday. Upon deine arraigned beiore Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, yesterday morniog, they wore seprumanded aad dischargeds and the institution appears to be upon a thoroughly substantial basis, Simce the last annual bela 4 seventy-five pupils have been connected — wit the school, of whom sixty-three are now members, ‘rhe method o: instruction upon which the teach- ing is 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 Ils value, There are in the Institution now six class rooms fully occupied, and at the beginning of tie next spriug term there will probably be twenty-four more children, making two more classes, ‘The attention of the Legisiature ts cailed to the necessities of the institation, in order that a suil- able building may be erected upon the plot of ground now owned by the trustees, on Lexington avenue, It 1s thought desirable that all pupils learning the articulation methou should be together, that they may not be: disturbed by two diferent systems, ‘The method adopted by ‘this institution ts the German, and discards the sign method entirely. Proceeding upon the Knowledge that deat mutes are mute only because they are deaf, aud not be- cause the yocal organs are impaired, the pupils are taught to enunciate Jetters and then words, by watching the teacher's mouth, and so gradually Donn to speak and to understand the speech puhers. oan nancial report shows @ prosperous condl- ‘The renort of the Principal of the senool, Mr. Rising, wif full of interesting details concerning the progress of the puplis and the ccess Of the =mettods of teaching. He 38 of the Opinion that all deaf mutes, either of the class catled congentt or semi-deat mutes, may be suc~ cessiuily edu (d by this system, always SsUDpos+ ing that the inteilect is not impaired. After the reading of the reports the meeting ad- journed vo next Monday evens - Ofiyers Will bw elected, jug, were whe annual YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. Persecutions of Christians in Japan. ‘The annual meeting of the Evangelical Alliance ‘Was held 1ast night in the Church of the Strangers. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Stevenson presided, and Dr. HH B, Chapin acted as recording secretary. Dr. Schaff, the corresponding secretary, made a report of the doings of the Aluiance 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 Alliance 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 1n 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 also, Kev. Dr. ‘Thompson, @revurned missionary from Japan, by invitation of the Alliance, gave tuem a brief sketc! ol the persecutions of the native LS regen oe yu! d, 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 @ native hetper and his wife for vivlating » law of sopen which makes it punishable for any person who been spoken to about or taken up the Cnristian 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 exempt, because their country’s fag protects them. 1a Doctor had @ number of papers with bim, giving details, which he offered to the Alliance, and on motion they were referred to the special committee on Japanese persecutions. Dr. Chapin suggested that the Christian men of America ought to take ‘TUB NEWLY ARRIVED JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS out of the handg of the politicians and show them something the workings of our Christian nsuitutions, The Burlingame Chinese mission was @ comparative fuliure, because American Chris- Mans kept aloof from the Commissioners. Ur. Anderson, who was elected Chairman of tne Executive Commitiee, said Dr. Ridgeway had informed him to-day (yesterday) that a Japanese student in the law ofice of Judge Fisher, in Wash- ington, had been recentiy converted to Chris- Uanity, aga was waiting for the arrival of the Em- bassy to projess his faith openly. Some unempor- tant business was transacted and the Alliance adjourned, YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Nineteenth Anniversary of the Association 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, hall was packed with the friends of the institution, and loag before the exercises com- menced it Was impossible to 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. Buasing, Mr. J. V. Van Weert, Jr., Mr. James A, Faithfull and Mr. Robert R, McBurney, tke corre- sponding secretary and internat maaager of the institution. Tne exercises commenced with the “Stand up and bless the Lord your for ever and ever,” alter which the Rev, J. #. Elder, an elderly clergyman, Tread portions of the Seripture (Nenemian iv, and Ephesians vi., 10-17), and the Rev. C. D. Foss, D. D., followed with prayer, which lasted ten minutes, The President then made a few introductory re- marks, expiaining the well known benefits of the institution, and imtroduced the Kev. George H. Hep- worth to the audience, The reverend genticman complatued of a bad cold, but made nevertheless a splendid address on true Caristianity, He was followed by the Kev. HENRY MARTIN ScuDDER, Of Brooklyn, Who enlarged on the tempta- tions with which youth were beset, ant gave some valuable saiutary lessons as to the avoidance of these lempcauons. Rey, H. Tyna, Jr., was the last speaker. He in- sisted that Christ could be worsnipped any- where if the spirit was of the right mould, in we gymnasium as well as in the Churen; that God's work needed brawn as well as brain, There were enough carpet knignt and well dressed doils in the world at present, and too mauy in the Church, Alter the singing of the Doxology, in which tne whole audience joined, the services of the evening were closed. THE VACCINE CORPS AT WORK. pox Still on the Decrouse—Thoe Disease in Putnam County. The physicians of the Health Department yester- day vaccinated the children tn the following schools of the Tenth and Eleventh wards:~Grammar School No, 42, in Allen street, between Canali and Hester; No, 7, in Chrystie street, near Hester; No, 20, in Corystie street, near Delancey; Primary Scnool No. 1, in Ludlow street, near Delancey; Grammar School No. 86, in Ninth street, near avenue ©; No, 15, in Fifth street, between avenues C and D; No. 22, rrimary School, im building in Chrystie street, near Stanton; No. 5, in Fourth street, near avenue C; No. 31, im Second street, near avenue ©, and No. 39, in Seventn street, near avenue B Drs. Brown, Austin, Purceli; 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 n on Saturday until noon yesterday there were seven new cases and seven deaths. Sunday last Dr. Morris, the City Sant- tary Inspector, went ap to Brewster dta- tion, on the Harlem road, in Putnam county, at the request of the town o/mcials, and attended a public meeting at wnich the subject of smallpox was being discussed. Tne Doctor aa- dressed the meeting 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 the people to secure @ suttavie house in convenient and pleasant locality somewhere out- side tne village simits, Where patients may be treated and properly taken care 01 BLACKBURN CONDEMNED, The Cold-flearted Wretca Who Poisoned His Mistress in a Louely Gien and Sentenced to tho Penitentiary tor CINCINNATI, Jan, 29, 1872. A motion for a new trial in the case of Joun Samuel Blackburn, in Chillicothe, Onto, convicted of murder in the second degree, came up for argu- ment on Friday last and was decidea to-day. Blackburn, it will be remembered, Is the man who took his mistress, Mary Jane Jovell, inv a wild and lonely glen, 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 his 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 Knowmg dare per- form it. The motion for a new trial rested mainly upon the allegation that one of the jurors Was corrupt; out the Court decided that tt 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 tnen sentenced lim to the Penitentiary tor tite, ana the prisoner received it withoutany visible emotion. So ends one of the most remarkable cases in the crimimat annals of Ohio. si THE “CUMMINGS” OF ROME- A Lunatic Predicting Horrors nad Divine Veu- geance—Bishoy Wood Docsn’t Believe Him, as the Time has Passed—Ye Fearful Saints Fresh Courage Take,” &c. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan, 29, 1872. The Catholic Journal, the organ of the Roman Catholic bishops, having republished an article pur- porting to set forth a prediction made by & notable person in religion who died several years ago in an Halian convent, to the effect that about ths thine would come, together with wars and pestilence, an awful calamity of three days ot total darkness, ducing which many persons woud perish, Bishop Wood has issued a circular rejecting the publication as having been made without his sanction, Respecting the propnecy itself the Bishop advises the fattniul to calm their fears, and states that after examiming tae life of the holy person to who the prediction is ascribed, as one Whom the Courch has decjared venerable, yet nothing has been found to authenticate sach pro- phecy a8 has been associated with her name, He also reminds the fauniul that they are required to believe only that wich i promulgated by the Chareh, and that by obeying her ecepts and avolding sin (ey may be prepared to receive what ever judgments God in his wisdom might impose. WHERE WERE THE POLICE? | To Tuk Epiror OF THE HERALD: — On Saturday night several of the cast-iron gates oj the railings in front of houses on Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, between Seventh and Ninth ave- nues, Were stolea betore ten o'clock. The thieves must have had a cart witn them to tase them away, Where were the pose? asks VIVTIMe 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 a genuine crim:nal sensation, the parallel of which, if the sworn statement and indictment in the case shall prove true, is vaily 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 baxter. The history of the case 18 a8 {[0l- lows:—On the night of the 2ist of July, 1870, A DIABOLICAL ATSEMPT was made by sonfe unknown parties to set fire to the residence of an elderly gentleman of means and enteebied mind and health named Samuel White- head, Sr, at @ place called Washington, South iver, East New Brunswick. Ef- forts to reach the alleged incendiary fatied, and the matter had passed enurely from the local pubiic memory, untti at length, in April last, & laborer named James Baxter, who had been in theemploy of Mr, Whitehead as a sort of valet de chambre, but immediately after the burning suspiciously disappeared, was ferreted out by 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 immolate Whitehead pére, Before lodg- ing him in jail the authorities became possessed of AN AFFIDAVIT BY BAXTER, of which the tollowing is a literal copy:— James Baxter, of the township of Belleville, in the county of Essex ana State of Jersey, upon his oath saith and complains :—That on or about the Ist day of July, 1870, Theo- dore Willetts, Sarah J. Willetts, his wife, and Anna Maria Yates, all of the of ‘Washington, 8. K., in the township of East Brunswick, the ” county of Middiesex, came to this deponent, at the village of ing is Washington aforesaid, or bel There at the tlme, and then and there agreed to give to this deponent the sum Of $1,000 and # house to dwell in as long as this deponent should'live, if this deponent would procure or compass the death ‘of Samuel Whitehead, Sr., of said village of Washington, by setting fire to his, “the said Whitehead’s dwelling house or bed, in’ such manner that the said Samuel Whitehead would be burned and killed, and in consequence of said ofler this deponent did afterwards, in the aforesaid month of July, attempt to take the life of said Samuel Whitehead in the tol- ing manner:—The aforesaid Theodore Willetts, and his said wife, and the said Anna Maria Yates, procured and gave to this’ deponent a bottle of rum and directed this deponent to et the said Whitehead to drink of the rum unon his going to bed for the might, in order to cause him to sleep sooner. the rum, and induced the said Whitehead to drink a portion of the same and put him to bed, and after a short time the said Whitehead went to sleep, This deponent then joured upon the floor of the room where said hitehead was sleeping a large quantity of kerosene vil, and with a lucifer match set fire to the oll; said Whitehead awoke at that time and saw the flames and got out of tue bed and got through a window and on to the stoop, but was seriously burned; a short time after’ the his wite Maria Yates came to this deponent and allure the said Whitehead to the barn nd there to take his life by strikine him of fron or wood, which this deponent did not attempt to do; and after the last mentioned occurrence the eame parties, to wit:—The said Theodore Willetts, his wife and the sald Anna Maria Yates, brought this depunent a pistol. commonly called a revolver, and gave It to this de- ponent, und this deponent agreed to shoot the said Whito- head the same night, as he, the sald Whitehead was returning from New York, before the said Whitehead should reach his house; after receiving the revolver, the suid deponent changed his ‘mind, thinking sald Willetts would, This deponent did take aforesaid occurred the sald Theodore Willetts, and the said Ann: atter deponent had compassed the death of White- head, destroy. deponent; this deponent imme- diately left ‘the said village of Washington aad went Paterson, . 3 after Paterson some time deponent wrote to informing him where he was, and asking Willetts to send deponent the money be owed to him, and to send deponent's clothes, which said Willetts did not do e time the deponent left Washington there were due trom Willetts to this deponent one anda half month’s wages, amounting to $48; said Wil- letts nor any other person never gave to this dep part of the $1,000 aforesaid ‘deponent after 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 aMxed ‘his mark” in presence of Chief Oliver and Mr. Charles Whitenead, Warrants were issued for the arrest of the Willetts and Mrs, Yates, Baxter being mean- & while secured in the 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 by the 4irand Jury, after @ hearing of considerable length. Cap- tain Yates was brought into Court vy @ capius, and on the 28th of September the ndants, with the exception of Baxter, were called 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 indicyent, of which the fol- lowing 1s a copy :— THE INDICTMENT, Middever County, to. wit:—Tue Grand Toquent for the State ot New Jersey, and for the body of the county of Middlesex, upon their onth, present that James Baxter, William Yates, Ann "Maria Yates, Theodore Willetts and Sarah J. Willetts, late of the township 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 as yet noknown, wickedly devising and fntending, feloniously, wiifuily and of thelr malice aforethought to Kill 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 within the jurisdiction of this Court, frandulently, maiticiously and unlawfully did combine, con‘ederatg and agree together, between and themselves, féioniously, wilfully and of their malice ought, to kill and murder the sald Samuel Whitehead, Sr.. in the peace of God and of this State, then and there being against the peace of this State, the government and figs of the same. And the Grand Inquest upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that the said James Baxter, William Yate Kon Marla Yates, Theodore Willett and Sarah J. Wille Jate of the tow: jp of Kast Brunswick, in said county of S Middlesex, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but Veing moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the said the 12th day of July, fu the year of our Lord 1470, at 1d, in the county of iction of thts Court, certain the township of Kast Bravswick afor Middlesex aforesaid,and within the ju did intend, combine, conspire and agree together, Samuel Whitehead, Sr., in the peace of God and of then. and there ' belng, feloniously, wilfully, y remeditation and of their malice afore- rately, with thought, to ‘kill 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. And the Grand Inquest , upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that the said James Baxter, Y ‘ates, Anp Maria Yates, Theodore Willettand Sarah J Witte 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 or the devil, on the 13th day of July, in the year of onr Lord 1870, at the township of East Brunswick aforesaid, In the county of Middlesex Aforesuid, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did in- tend, combine, conspire anil agree together, a certain Samuct Whitevead, Sr., in the peace of God aud this State, then and there being, feloniously, wilfuliy and of their malice afore. thought, to kill and murder, to the evil example of all others in like cause offending and’ against the peace of this State, the government and dignity of the same, C, M. HERBERT, Attorney for State. The reading of the foregoinf instrument con. cided, the accused were severally asked how they pleaded. ‘They replied, Ormly and unhesitatingly, “NOT GUILTY." They were then hela to hail, each in $2,000, to appear for trial on December 26. The two ladies presented a very elegant appearance, being attived alike in black sila dresses, en train, with jaunty hats and white feathers. They wore very little jeweiry, Mrs. Willetis having In her ears 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 movement they made in presence of the crowded Court denoted breeding of the highest order. An extraordinary feature of the case at this period was the course pursued by the old gentleman whose taking off was, as alleged, so hellishly attempted, He attended 13 daughters in coure and turiher demonstrated his betel ia their entire innocence, despite the positive allega- uons made, by presenting each with a donation of $10,000, In addiuion to the portion allotted them in his will, ‘The death of Major Uerbert occurring in Decem- ber compeliea a postponement of the trial till tos day. itis understood that the interests of the State Will be loaked after by the present prosecutor, A. V. Schenck, assisied by Attorney General Gilchrist, while the defence will be taken care of by Mr. W. Strong, Cortlandt Parker and General Theodore Runyon, ot Newark, Tis array ot legal weignt alone indicates the character of the case, wiich seems destined to become a cause chtébre in the history of New Jersey crimimal jurisprudence, ‘A few evenings since, before Judge Scudder, at nis Chambers in’ ‘Trenton, appeared one of deiend~ ants’ atiorneys—Mr. Parker—and made an argue ment in favor of ailowiug defendants to leave a copy mentary affidavits and other docu- in possession of the Stare ytion was granted and copies of ail 1 are now in possession of the de- letters which passed between the tate were of letters, evidet The tence, ‘th ei parties and are in possession of the State photograptied and copies given the defen OLD SAM WHITEUEBAD is a man tn his eignty-fourth year. He was born on the old Kent road, London, m 1788. He came here prior to tne war of 1812, and has ever since resided in Middlesex county, New Jorscy, ‘The story of his jue. aggoraing WW general KuoWiedge aud Leligl 18 _ Bot one to be proud of, taking his young wife. She followea hows ont but it 18 charged that he had her place. The wife died in Puasa a Soo bn Ng hh gg ond A woman named Hart, of Princeton Junction, # ior! Went to live with him in company with his wife, and, strange to say, along in true Mormon fashion. ‘At length wife No. 2uied and Charlotte became No, 3. Since then the old man buried Jersey, His chiidren, too, are ail well off, but, it seems, cannot wait until pere Whitehead 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 Now Rochelle, For many years after the death of the celebrate Thomas Paine the lank and long-haired fraternity. who styled themselves his followers celebrated thal 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: limbed proselytes the use of the eur over his coach house, and there in the highest ferv of their great admiration for the illustrious the meagre community would descant in long-loned, nasal oratory upon the wonderfal gilts and powerg of the man whom they had elected to follow. Hvery sentence 1n his writings that at all bore a suspicious meaning or was 7 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 coach-house was not procu able these mild and humble men congregated any convenient spot where iranuc zealots might indulge 1 their fantastic doctriues without fear interruption, When driven Jrom the villages and smaller communities by the loud voice of publio’ opinion they sought the crowded cities, where the, rush of THE TIDE OF LIFE was too rapid for any one to notice the shaky bar they were endeavoring to maneuvre. 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 guarter of a century after the death of Paine, sy degrees their num-} ber grew less, and they continued to decrease Until within the last few years, when they seem toy have dropped almost completely out of nistory. Yesterday was the anniversary of Paie’s birthday, and but one gathering in honor of the memory of @ man who in his time stirred the souls of men ag deeply, if not at times evep more, than any of bi compeers. Ot course there may have been other celebrations of a more private nature to commemo+ rate the entrance upon the stage of lite of a mam wWhuin sO many have admired, ont they were so strictly of A SECRET NATURE that nothing nas veea heard of them. fn ong household, however, in the village of New Rocheil@ the name of Paine was pronounced with that req spect,and feeling people attach to persons an things they were familar with in youth, but thal have long since passed away. That dwelling ts the nome of Mrs, Charity Badeau, an old lady now in_ her eighty-fifth year, who kne' ‘tnomas Paine well in her yout, and who still retams for him the strong impressions of ber earl: years. When a HERALD reporter yesterday caliedt ‘@t tne house the vid laay was seated at diuner with her daughter, herself, an old lady and he greuuaugiter, an inteliectaal and prepossessin, young one, she is a straight and stateiy dame of Of tne old aristocratic type, 80 rarely seen to-day. Though im her eighty-fiith year, Mrs. Chari Badeau 1s in full possession of all ber Jacul- ties. Ber eye, fora lady ot her age, 13 sinzulariyt bright and’ piercing, aud’ she possesses’ to an emi-+ neut degree the ease and grace of manner that distinguish ladies of ber cla-s. Wnen question about Thomas Paine the old lady said, “1 knew bu well, sir, He boarded im that littie house you sa as you came im, lor several weeks, with my mother. i Lg then about eighteen or nineteen years of au 1 REMEMBER HIM DISTINCTLY. ' He was a very quiet, thoughtful maa, but littie givent to discussion, and extremely simple m hig. tastes, His usual evening meal was a vowl of muk and bread, alter whieh he retired early! He came to our house when he had broken up! housekeeping on his farin, Which Was just across: the road irom us, and irom our house he went New York. Lremember Mrs, Barnwell too. si used wo come from New York sometuumes, both tot our honse and to the farm. She was @ sensible, woman, and { think litue deserving the scandal the world has ung upon her name, As for Thom: Paine, you could pot ind @ more upright, couscten- tious nian in this part of the couniry. He paid every one what be owed him, and, as far as I could ever learn, he did no one an injury. Of course he had many enemies and he nas sone, to-day; and there are also many people who secretl, hke him, but they are afraid to own it. You see, sir, 1 am Not of thai class. When te left tnis village he went to New York, Where he died. {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 off the road from my house. Nine ‘years after thag three men came out here at daybreak oue morning, dug up the remains and drov away with tnem., I and my husband aske them what they intended doling with him, and they answered, ‘Mrs, Barnwell intends to have hing buried in Trimty.’? Whether she uid or not | never, could find out. Lhave heard, nowever, that he was takento England, where some people refuse@ to allow his body to lund, and that hoaily he was thrown into tne gea. Some five and twenty yeara ago a number of’ gentiemen in New York and @ lew; from here subscrived together and raised thaé monument tu his memory you saW on the Opposite side Of the road.” i ‘The monument 1s a handsome one, standing be- side the road and surrounded by @ high {ron railing. I is but a few feet trom the original grave, whic! looks now as if 1t had ony been recently deprived of its tenant. On the tront of the monument, facing. the road, 18 the inscripuoa: = Qurecererenere revere tert nett peeereserentnerere re newt&, “Tne world is my country; to do good 18 my 3) greligion.” Tuomas PAINE. i 3 3 THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF i “COMMUN SENSE.” i BORN JANUARY THE 9TH, 1739 DIED JUNE THE 8TH, 1809, HI “The palaces of kings are bullt upon the ruins $) of the bowels of Parauise,” Geren neneecst teas ne te tt Ott TELO OP OLLDPP ODOT EOC EL OD “Tam sorry to say some people are maliciong enough to try and destroy that. A lew years ago Mr. Badeau was cutting some flower trees, and asked nim to give me a few to plant around the! monument of Thomas Paine, He did So, sir, and) they have not all faded away yet. Lhada pipe, of the old headstone that stood over the first grave, but it was stolen from tue wall in which 1 had it embedded, 80 you see J have taken & little interes, in all that concerned Thomas Paine.” Fearing to tax tne old lady’s energtes too muctr’ the reporter withdrew, thanking Ue ladies for their kindness and attention. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. Auother New England Gentleman Leaves ae’ Immense Fortune to Further Interests of Religion and Education—$1,700,00@ Given Away. mail, eeceee sere reas. Boston, Mass, Jan, 29, 1872 ‘s, The will of the lave Isaac Rich was entered for probate to-day, After numerous private bequest,’ among which is $10,000 to the Rev, Joseph Cum- mings, President of the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn, Mr. Rich directs that all his estate and property shall finally go to the trustees of the Boston Wesleyam University, and be under its management and direction to promote and perpetuate piety and: learning, and inasmuch as he hopes the Boston ‘Theological Seminary will be merged in tne Boston University, he directs hag: ee eee fer his decease, in in Bh i as 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,v005 in five years, $20,000; In seven years, $30,000, an at the end ‘of ten years to convey to said Trustees ail the real, personal and mixed estate, together with the accumulations, for their absolute use and disposal forever, In case the Boston Univeraty does not, within ten years, acquire property to the value of $200,000, or im case it abandons its charter berore that time, the undi- vided half of the above mentioned property shalt revert to the Wesleyan University, at Middletown, Conn. ; $100,000 to the town of Wellfleet, the interest ot which is to be used for pw of education; $100,000 to the Wesicyan Academy at Wilbraham; $25,000 to the Preachers’ Aid Society of the New England Conference; $25,006 tothe New England Educational Society; $25,000 to the Maine Weslevaa Academy at Readtield; $25,000 to the Kast Maine Academy at Bucksport, anda the residue and re~ mainder of all the properiy to the Wesleyan Uni- versity at Middletown. William Claflin, of Newton, Willlam A. West, of Dorchester, and John Goldsbury, of Boston, are named as executors, The property under (he Wi Jy SWOLM Ab £1, 709,00@