Show A mysterious LEAP INTO ETERNITY has been busy lor for the past lew few months in plowing a heavy swath through the ranks ol of humanity both at home and abroad and the newspapers fairly teem with bloodcurdling blood curdling accounts of horrible disasters all ever the land to such an extent is this the case that 1887 bids fair air to distance all recent years fateful as they have been in the record of its calamities one of the most singular casualties that has come under our notice recently is reported in an eastern journal and is in substance as follows just as the 12 express was leaving boston n on the 19 dinst for new york ork a man in disordered apparel pare rushed wildly through the gate and made a dash tor for the year rear platform of the last car which he barely succeeded in reaching as the train pulled out helas he was a frenchman about 46 45 years of age and was extremely agitated 06 ae much so that although he talked volubly in consequence s que nee of his broken english it was difficult amen it to unde understand batand him As near as could be learned his statement was to the effect that his daughter was aboard the train designing to elo elope e that she was wand bound lor new york pk whence she would take the s steamer er tor for havre when some time had elapsed and the conductor called for the fa resit transpired that the frenchman ad neither ticket nor money whereupon the conductor informed int Ird ormed him that he had bad allowed him to come aboard the t train rain on the plea of looking for his daughter but that he had abused that privilege by traveling so far on the train without a ticket and informed the frenchman that when tie he got to providence it R I 1 he would have him arrested tor for stealing a 4 ride this occurred at hyde park just before arriving at sharon station the frenchman was observed by one of the p passengers nen geris through a rear window stead stand ing on the platform between the cars where he appeared to be looking latently intently at the truck track of the next car when all at once he plunged headlong beneath the wheels and disappeared this pa passenger nger was the sole witness of the rash act the most singular part of whole transaction was the fact that although the frenchman looked through the car window and p pointed 0 anted out to the his daughter one of tw two young ladles ladies sitting to gether on ono one of the forward seats yet he made mad no effort to enter the car or comm communicate acate with her the body was found near dings bridge a short distance below canton junction kud andaas was given in charge of undertaker murphy one arm was cut off and the whole top of the head was gone he was five feet seven inches in height aad andrad had on black diagonal pantaloons and laced shoes very muc much worn his suspenders which were red were ban banging ing not having been put over his shoulders shoulders Us big appearance showing a hurried dressing he had on a white shirt with no ao collar white whit stockings and all his clothing was of good goed material near the body was found a black derby hat on which there was wa cr crape e three inches wide it is belie believed aa that t when he found that he would be arrested upon arrival at providence he be deliberately committed suicide |