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THE STORY OF MXOX ITKRY.If Im Romantic Marrfaiff till TrafirlN*atlfc—111* lion Bfroinfs tlK.trtafCft Firm to Enropt) and INti fla an Any-lum for Ike lunatic.[From the Xew York Sun.]William Hill, a patient in a private asylum near Glasgow, Scotland, died a few weeks ago. Many year- age there lived in Iredell County, North Car* dina,\ a respected Pre-bvteriaii minister nanndCurry, the j * rule of whose lift* was anonly son, Nixon by name, in whose training the good man took peculiar delight. The young man won the affis*-tions of a young girl attending thouiue -‘ !io«»b ami so anient was their attach- j ment that no rival was suffered Income b«.«t\veeii tbein. When tin* girl reached I tin* age of fifteen, her devotion It* young Curry became s*» manifest that her parents, wishing tlt;» secure for her whatthey viewed a-a better alliance, forbade ; further intercourse between the two. ,\- a natural cmiscqMcnet’, ebindc-tim* i nestings were resorted to, and rMtiiiim-1 ed for three years. At the e of that period, the hand of tin* young . lady was -ought bv the -*n of a South- j ! ern statesman, and her parents tried t*» i eouijK*! her acceptance, whereas she I eloped with young Curry. The couple were overtaken. Then the vming man,iturned and -hot his rival, who led thepursuit, killing him instantly. The youngonuple then renewed their flight.After a long ami heated rha.-e Ciirrjtook refuge with his hrlmthed in theAlleghany Mountain-, near the headwaters of 1 he i ‘atawba, and there. oiil-wa- met by William Hill, who remem-Wring the oath In* had taken at his father’s instance, shot the former and lied to Europe. He joined the Frencharmv and s*neil through the Franco* ■Prussian war* but was Mibjeet to tits lt;»f temiiorarv insanitv. Finalfv his easebecame hopeless, :in«i he wa- placed by his friends in an asylum near Glasgow, .Scotland, where lie recently die*!.\dmini-tering Fowl by Hypodermic lujeetioo.i\ K., aged fifty—even, a Hungarianproprietor, ha- bt-rti in tie* A-vium at Ubcr-Hnbling -ince IsN, and for rhe purpose of .-uiride ha- often r» fu-cd ■*]!fi H id, st i that f*r twenty-set cn monthsat a tinte he had !■» be d:tilv fed I \ ineaiH vi til-* lube, t f late he ha- In-cu more incon-i-tent in hi- refu-als, -Hitie-time- eating even abundantly, and at— •other- allowing kun-c!f to be fed.*i »n .January !, howeter. he began :** ab-idutely refuse food, and -*» coitliu-* i‘\oir-niioi i U'itll tie1 exception of *»u«* d:tv, to*i.J ......1 the j 1th, when it was r**-dml to’feedlit in bv the tube a- heretofore, but all *attempt- to pa-s tlds proved fruitless, |-ueh violent coughing ami irritation didit euu-e. Kv**n when the tiil*e wa- gotinto ih*‘ -totitach, lie* fluid inh ered wa-| immediately expelled again by -.id*-:! so tli.it tin* whole procedure, inducing-o much -ufFering. proved u-« l.—.A- ten days had elap-cd without Id-taking an\ tomb with tin* exception ,.f» ■ • sunn -ottp onee, it wa- determined h»fry the -ubcutaueous injection, under lawwl fn.j.V^M M tv, h.V aK l!*’* 0*i*t u slight f nuiri-w:mii;in, nnd.'tWdilvmliifml :idiv:td- [ ,n'* l,,VI),t -Jti.plu .! i..cl 'ii.it..rictv WI In- mimbii* uml vl,:ir,u--4 W;‘r,| in.'. mid .-x.-rt :i fa-U*r lt;d hU during i-v.dmU. Tim li.-v.-m- I },,r:l ,1lt;' 0,1 .lu'11he found Ins resi-laviec unavailing, oliv e oil wa- the -ub-iative injected, lie*or of North Carolina uttered S*.'Mhm» forhis arrest, ami manv, lured by thea r «tempting oiler, lrie«l tohuul him down Suddenly he was missed from North Carolina. It was supposed that he had died, nr that lie had changed his base of operations.syringe employed holding fifteen cubic centimeters. To the -vringe wa- at-tstelufd a thin eaoutehoue tube, terminated by the eanttla of an ordinary subcutaneous syringe, so that the niuve-. . i incuts of the patient did not derange tinOm- .lav, at the time of the hist set- W(ll-kin„ l)f t]...an.u.s.I lenient of the fertile delta of the St. Francis Kiver, in what is now Arkansas, an immigrant appeared in the district calling himself John Hill. He wa- :t handsome, amiable man, and though having only moderate means, extended a generous hospitality to all who visited his l*eautiful little home, rendered doubly attractive by the presence of a lovely wife. In a short time he became the most popular man in the settlement, and so In* continued for ten or twelve years. He was repeatedly elected to the Legislature, and then; he was distinguished for powerful and impassionedeloquence. He became a leader in theranks of Ids party, was a member of the convention that framed the State Constitution, and represented his district in the Senate of Arkansas.Hill's most intimate acquaintances were the Strongs, four brothers, men ofwealth and ambition. A close intimacysprang tip between them, and Ifill, in an unguarded moment, made the eldesttory, telling him that he was the notorious Nixon Curry of North Carolina.Hue or two syringefuls were injecteddailv; then-fore, fifteen to thinv cubic* •*vt Btinictcrs of oil. At first each svringc*•a Ifill was thrown into five apertures, but afterwards into three, *r even only two.Tin* oil passed, drop by drop, oiit of theea mi la, so that at first an hour, and afterward- half on hour, was occupied in the empty ing of each syringe. This -low troccdure rendered the injection pain-ess, and prevented reaction, which, a-well as pain, was caused when the in* jection wa- made Uw* rapidly, or two much fluid thrown into one spot. Mn-tof the injections wen* made iu tin* foot, and others in the sides. Some effect was produced upon the patient's moral condition, so that he partially abandoned his opposition to food.Tints, during thirty-nine days, he completely fasted during nine, ate voluntarily during ten, and was supportedby the injections during the other twenty. It was not possible to weigh him, but his general appearance was not changed for the worse. With some occasional exceptions, when the injections were resumed, the patient gradually abandoned his resistance, and atV «last ate in a natural way, the experiment lasting altogether about two months. 'Fhe chloroform odor, characteristic of fasting persons, disappeared soon after the first injection.—I'itMurgh Medical an*I Surgical Journal.A mi Mu in Society.Hr. Granville tells a storv almutthe famous Morrison, the inventor of “Morrison's pills,“ which at one time were as famous in England as “Brandreth's pills were, at a later date, in this country. Morrison ami his wife wentto Paris, and wished, as the rich pill-tnaker explained to a friend, to be lit-trodueeil into tin* great w*»rld of fashion.“There is no ttifftcttUvabout that,* said■the friendly counselor; “arc you prepared to spend five thousatul francs for the hire of a splendidly furnished palace for three days, and three thousand more for the hire of a suitable retinue of attendants, together with about twenty thousand more for refreshment-,he-ide.s liandsotite fees to tin* priueipal singers of the Italian opera and theopera comique, with their e«»ttdnetors —in short, are von readv to spend liftv• .-i .tliousanil franc- on a fete, which will make an epoch, as we Parisian- say ?*' wt Juite ready, wa- the reply, “and delighted to do it. Never did thetpii**! and silent streets the ari-toeratie • piarter of Paris pres(*nt -nclt an unpr**-cetlented arrav of beautiful earring*** a-etmveycil the ilih of high and fa-hioti-alilt* Parisian suciety to the brilliant :t--seiubU* of Mr. and .Mr-. Morri-«mf both of whom did tin* honors **i tlie eviaiivtg admirably, espeeinlly tin? holy, wiioa]-pi ar» d perfectly iinalilied for her position, At one oVIoek in the morning a magiiifleent -upper was -erveil, following a nio-f delightful eino***rt, iu which the united talents of the two opera companies aehi**ve*I a marked -ilere-s. At dawn «*f dav the duke- and *lu**h* ses.1 and ein the Senate, but llill refused, and the brothers conspired toruin him. Sending to North Carolinathey procured a requisition for his arrest and a copy of the reward offered for his capture. The four brothers, powerful and determined as they were,well knowing the character of tlie maiwith whom they were to deal, securedthe assistance of a dozen men, and, surrounding his house, attempted to effect his capture. On approaching the main entrance and demanding his surrender, one of them was shot dead, and three others were dangerously wounded, and the attack was abandoned.The Governor of Arkansas published an additional reward for Hill's arrest, and hastily packing a few articles Hill set out with his wife and children for I’pper Arkansas, where he knew of the existence of a ham I of tlesperadoes whose memliers lie hail reason to Indieve would, protect him. He was overtaken at lt;’on-way Court House and halting his wamm and admonishing his wife ami children t«* keep their places he stepped forth in the face of his pursuers, and in a few eloquent words told them why In* quitNorth Carolina, at the same time assuring his pursuers that he would not betaken alive. The gallantry *»f the ae-*tiou operated in his favor, and the pursuit was abandoned. Constant pursuithad already made hint morose and quarrelsome, and he began to drink heavily and resort to the gambling table as a mean- of support, t hie day in September, I*L~, while seated at breakfast he told his wife that he had a premonition of death, and felt that he -houM be killed that day before sunset, railing his soil William, a bright boy of f**ur-teen, he made him swear t* kill fhe man who slum Id kill his father.The Circuit Court of I*ope County being in session, he attended it with a young man named Howard, who wasengaged to his eldest daughter. As _ in.soon*as they readied the village Hill and munis and cotmtesse-, and aw theto*an to drink ami c-xhiUtrd an unit*. * rwt «f !l»■ an-to,-rats.* jt.m^uivnal .li-tn.Mtion to .nmrn-l. Hi* in-iilt.-d J- and jnx-t,-vi-n ..no ho mot, ami ShiaUvtliroatoiir.l r v:;IT,'l“’ * },1'1 r y’ !'Vto 1-loan tho Court-11.ntso; l.o da-htsl1 wivhI n -|»Ienili-I wjamel-.! oard, withinto the eonrt-room, to ihg oonstorna-! ;11‘ wwenntion tn I wh.ol. iho m-tion of Jmljp*. jun- ami lawyers. Y.mnjr ,Toa;ni- 'l«Ught t-nal.I.i! the ennon-^ * - - lt;wUv- read: “Mr. Morrison presents hi-Howard tried to restrain him, but ^ing like a tiger, he turned upon the [ thankand begs to recommend hiyouth and foiled him m tho floor, at the I nj-vrr faihnjf v^tohle nilb. at tlmsame time draw in- a pistol, heoxolalm- j Hyfre.an Tomplo, t ity lo.a.1 London.i*d: “Kill me. or I’ll kill you!” The Ima-me the fmtn?s of the deluded' « . I, J. . . I I . m- I i.. * a _man. in a moment of extreme anguish, j *»f Paris,drew n knife and buried it in the bowels ; of Hill. He died soon after. \If names mean any thing, tin- recentmarriage of Air. Grippin and Miss Howard quit Arkansas, and s**venil tgives promise *»f an oceasionalyears later was heard of in San Anto- j Iivi.Jv Patrimonial set to. nio, Texas, where he joined the Confederate forces under the command ofCol. Long. At the close of the war heThe Wisconsin Indians predict a mild winter.
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