Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-21
The Curse Of Drinking and Gambling.


The Curse Of Drinking and Gambling.
Two said suicides have recently occurred,
which illustrate with fearful power the two
great curses of society, intemperance and
gaming. One of the victims was Mr.. Yardley,
aged about forty years, prominent Cincin-
natl business man, who visited Niagara Falls
IN company with two friends. He drank to
excess, and under the influence of the demon
Of drink cut his own throat. He was found
dead in his room, lying upon the floor in a
pool of blood, the knife by his side.
Ii was mentioned a few,days ago that E. G..
Atkinson, a respectable young man of Louis
vile who was engaged in merchantile busi-
ness at Paducah, had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head The
deed was committed at the house where his
wife was staying, and the only witness of his
shocking selEmurder was his little child, about
three years of age. Mr.. A. was 80 years OF
age, highly educated, and connected with
the first families of Kentucky. His fate
should be warning to all to shun the gam
ing table. A Louisville paper says:
Some years since our city was rife with the
story Of young Atkinson's losses among a set
of faro dealing sharpers in this city. The
losses amounting to $4,000 it was said, was
promptly paid by the family; who could not
bear TO have it said q debt of honor was re-
pudiated by one of their name This was
against the judgment of the community,
whose execrations were heavy against the
sharpers.
After this grievous error young Atkinson
had some employment on the western from
tier for year or two, and subsequently re-
turned to this city, and obtained business
connection with Paducah house. But the
error and losses of his youth had spread a
gloom over his life, and later disasters to the
family who had lost so much for him doubt
less added to. the poignancy of his self-re-
proaches. It may be that mental suffer-
ing drove him anew into the snares of the
villains who had at first robbed and ru-
ined him. But whether or not this was
the case, the shocking fate by which his IN
happy life was closed, can be traced back
with unerring certainty to the gaming wretch
es by whom his cup of life was first poisoned.
If there be scorpions from hell to lash them
before their time, the voice of the little one
who stood by the suicide last evening, and
received his gentle kiss before he sped the
ball through his brain, and said, 'my papa
is hurt when he sunk to the floor in DEATH
will certainly call them forth to hiss about
their ears and sting them to the heart while
their own miserable existence on earth is con-
tinued -. " n J5rs,I,v Rssy.-
Mr.. Barkley Woodward, aged 26 years n
native of Pennsylvania was killed by a gris-
ley bear in Monterey county, California,
about the 25th of June, under most distress
ing circumstances. A correspondent of the
San francisco Bulletin thus relates them:
1t was on Monday, the 25th of June. that
his man left the place where he was encan,n-
d, 70 go IN search Of some cattle which aD-
'eared to be missing. While on his rambles
le came upon the tracks of a grizzly bear
nd followed them into the mountains as far
8 be could ride. Then he dismounts. ties
rs horse to tree, takes his rifle and follows
the tracks of the dangerous animal until
le oyertakes it; then he goes to within twen-
= feet of it and fires from behind a small
ock- He leaves his rife leaning against !
be rock and makes for some trees, but the
ear IS too fast for him he has not even the |
me to use his revolver. The bear throws
I'm to the ground and chaws his head and
zee nearly to pieces, he being left entirely
hnd. In that most horrible condition, be
.andered for about three-quarters of a mile
own the creek, towards where his horse was
ca, at tunes walking, at times tumbling and
'iing down the rough rocks until through
he lay down and died. In that
ate ne was found four days after his being