The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-22

SUICIDE BY DRowNING--A MAN TIRED OF
FAMILY QUARRELs THROWS HIMSELF INTO THE
c4sAL.-A man named John Holizberger, re.
siding on vine-street Hill, opposite Billiod's
Brewery, left his home day before yesterday
afternoon and went to Cumminsville, where,
after writing letter to a lodge to which be
belonged In this city, threw himself into the
canal aud was drowned. The circumstances
connected with the affair, so far as we could
learn them, we're briefly as follows:
About eighteen months ago he married n
woman who had been divorced from her hus.
baud, and since then has led auite wretched
'ife. He had considerable property. and her
children, some of whom are almost adults.
caused him considerable trouble on this ac
count, while che, bis letter stated, seemed 10
Dc actusted, in her union with him. more
from avarice than love. These domestic diff
Scu'ties have long weighed upon his mind
and at lastbecanc unbearable, and he deter
mined 70 rid himself of the misery through
which he was compelled to pass BY seeking
Peaee in future life. II, - ~
He therefore went to Cummiusyille. and
after stating bis purpose and the causes
which led him to the act, In the letter to
which We have referred, he threw himself
into the Miami Canal and was drowned. Cor
oneT Carey held an inquest upon the BODY
Yesterday afternoon, and the Jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the facts we have
related. '''''.'- -
TERRIaLE..CAsR OF DEsTITurIos AND pas4uR,. i.
fgIoS-A BABE BORN IN MANoER.-A nby,;.
sian OF our acquaintance was called upon
0'rt0nk
s,nd woman named Eliza Hanuas. who wa a
suffering under the pain of maternity and fol
lowing his messenger with all the haste that
was possible, he was taken to stable on Fifth e.
street, between Main and Sycamore. Arriy.
ing there he found that parturitiou had al.
ready taken place, and the woman was lyina
upon the floor, without particle of coyerins
Tor herself or her babe, and no one near to car
for her. u ...i,..l,.s ~. :
He aroused some, persons who lived near
and telling them the, circumstances, aske,
them to take her In, but they refused. H
then went to his residence, and from sou
kind hearted persons who occupy the, sam
building procured some bed-clothing, an,
with them he returned and by his endeayors
in all probability, saved the woman and he
nswly-born infant from being frozen to death
After making them quite as comfortable q
tho nature of thee would permit, he LEI
them, and, as soon as It could be obtained
procured ticket Of admission to the CONNER
'cal Hospital, and drove them thither. ri
woman has been married, but her husban
tisa about three months sgo, leaving he
psnniless and dependent, in her unfortunai
condition, upon the charity of the world
Both the mother and babe, thanks to the OK
ersions Of the physicisn, are we'll as could b
, expected, and likely, still longer to be com
PEELED to endure the life which has treatc
Them SO Iudely. This is but an isolated Cas-
OF the destitution with which we are sur
rounded; and although humanity shudders o
= tho thought that sush things should occur Il
great city, the city laughs on as II miser
was moi, among it's inhabitants.
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