Show the late jojin john 13 urmy ur MV i tho the following additional particulars appears app ppe a earm arlin the san fran papers a rs ho he had bad committed suicide by swallowing a phial full of laudanum and nd from the position of his bo e dently died without a 8 struggle ta 1 I in one hand band was a prayer and psalm Kook ek open and by the other of his wife abd arid daughter da aughter 0 near ill were found some papers and a nd a note to coro ner harris inclosing closing iu notes to hig llis wife ifo a and nd daug daughter abter the letter t to 0 t dr t harris is ig written in a bold easy cay hand and hd in no part of it is there a sin single talc avi donee dence of nervousness or hesitation it is ia in the following words san francisco april 1 1867 is G 7 DE HAr HARRIS titis I 1 am p particularly anxious i x about the accey accepted te d motives motive stich induced me to commit the dededi deed am now about to perpetrate le lc t me give you the facts I 1 am perfectly sane and sober what I 1 do is for the purpose of obtaining rest I 1 think ahe county n ty will bury me without question and add if so I 1 desire to have no parade or crafter 1 I after death friends please have me inferred r in lone mountain as ad near the b body of my boy as possible the accompanying notes not esre are forn for auy y once wife and my daughter you will do a great favor if you will hava them delivered mr george treat will give you the necessary information I 1 desire that my trunk may be sent to mrs 0 A urmy as there are papers etc which she is better belter than any other person let her dispose of the clothing etc to somo some benevolent institution truly yours joa B 1 tra y the following are arc the notes ato his hia wife and daughter both aro are written in pencil but clear and firm in a bold hand band and scrupulously corre correct ct even to punctuation shelving bis hi mind to have been calm under circumstances calculated to try the nerve of v most men T the he first is addressed to his wife wednesday afternoon 1 april 1 11 1867 san francisco raile isco april 17 T i my DARLING DAU DAUGHTER UTEr remember that your mother is ono one of the best women now on earth and also benm remember that she is pei perfectly factly ang you under all circumstance do as she tells you androu and you are arc aasc remember your your father once in while alq an thinly of if hi him 1 m kindly joain jb urmy presentation TO GIZ GRANT aar recently ii ill ington taci rifle purchased ur by the citizens of providence fr N R 1 I as a b gift ift to general grant was reas presented to him by N G whitmore Whit J i wile who ac accompanied companie a by governor Spra guo called upon him at the headquarters lof af pf the army whitmore representing the donors made a brief presentation speech to which the general replied expressing his pleasure at being made the recipient of so handsome a pi besent he ditc also wrote a letter to the donors accepting the gift and signifying C his appreciation tio n of the compliment tho the rioe rifle wv which icci is the workmanship of N X N G Whit inore and is valued with the case at is a beautiful weapon the stock of american black walnut with solid silver mountings one of which is a shield surmounted by an eagle and having on engraved graved upon it a mono monogram grani composed of the initials U S G interwoven the barrel lit in common with all other karfe of the gun gnu is of manufacture inlaid with gold the case is of black walnut is lined with fine broadcloth aud and contains compartments fur for implements ammunition etc i |