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An AWFUL CArAsTRoPHE.-On SUNDAY morn
ing last, Col. Simon I. Rowcy of this city put al
end to his existence by jumping ont of ,hird-stor,
window, in Il, OF mental derangement on to the
yuvements The circumstance attending this un
happy event ought not TO be mentioned with Sc
Aerity on account OF his bcreaved and afflicted
family; still, as the public have right to the
leading facts in the case, they given briefly by a
citizen who learned them short time after his
DEATH on the spot where the deceased was taken
up. Col. Rowley had recently fin shed three
story brick dwelling adjoining the Railroad Depot,
and had within the last week moved his family in
TO the upper rooms No symptoms of derunge-
ment were discovered by his ne'ghbors previous to
the act, but it is supposed that his disappointment
in his anticipated prospects for business had preyed
upon his mind and having been out the evening
before with company, he returned 10 his family,
hud restless and disturbed night, and at about g
o'clock in the morning became frantic, attempted
10 shoot himself with pecke, pistol, the contents
Of which did not enter his bdy bat left the marks
of the powder on his shirt scoIchisg and pe,forat
ing the same, the bail passing through the ceiling
INTO the closer.


His wife sprnng into the room and endcavorcd
10 pucify him, but without effect; he rushed from
her tearing his clothes from her hold observing,
&" Let me alone, ms work i not y. finished" " he



upon u bed near a wiudow and made the fa;al step
through the upper SASH carrying away the whole
of the sash He was seen hy neighbor whose
attention was aroUsedby the b'euling Of the glass
hep was Immediately =, hand, aud his bruised
BODY taken into the hou,e. physicians called, bu,
he shorty brea he'd his last. He leaves his wife
aud fonr or FIVE small children 70 mourn his sad
hGd untime!y end


The writer is OF opn N that some facts relating
10 the character of the deceased are also due to
that public he has SO lately abused. and they are
mentioned solely that accoWal. During the
yr'Hf efforts made this season to reclaim the inc.
bfa'es among us, aided by the we-wishers of the
cause OF Temperance, the deceased took an active
part III hinAering 'heir progress travelling through
th' country with his associates in the unworthy
emoioymenl Of ridiculing these Apostles of Tenn
peronce-getling up anti-Tcmpcrance lectures and
invoking the aid of Bucchus TO strengthen their
cause. This is mentioned more in pity for their
folly than in malice and doubt not those faith.
tul strangers and the abused public hearing the
fate OF this unfortunate ellow-ereaturc. will feel
as the writer does, who only mentions it for the
benefit of his surviving and misled associates
and who with him will from their hearts say,
Father, forgive them, for they know not what
thoy do Hudsos Republican.