The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-17

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jan. Is.
SHOCKING SUICIDE.

AN EMINENT DIVINE SHOOTS dIINsELF THROUGH THE
HEAD.
sad tragedy occurred last Sunday evening at
the Spencer house, which has cast a gloom over
large portion of our community. The Rev. R. c.
Rice, Of Eminence, Ky, one of the most eminent
and distinguished diyines in the State, ended his
life by committing suicide. DR.. Rice arrived in
this city from Philadelphia on Saturday evening.
The clerk OF the hotel assigned him a room, to
which he Immediately repaired. At noon on Sun
day the chambermaid knocked at the door and re-
quested the occupant to rise. The doctor came to
the door and stated he was indisposed, and would
not leave his room. The chambermaid thought
nothing OF the matter, and merely said to him,
''You had better take in your boots" He replied,
''Never mind I'll not need them"
Later in the day, and toward evening, the clerk
thought strange at not seeing the Doctor, and ac-
cordngly sent porter to his apartment, in case
he might be too i'll to arise from his bed The por
ter knocked twice, and not receiving any answer,
tried the door and found it unlocked. lie entered
the room, and there discovered the leless body of
the unfortunate man lying on the bed. An exami-
nation showed that he had shot himself through the
head, the ball entering the left side, and passing
almost entirely through. The body lay on the bed,
with the face toward the wall, the left arm out.
stretched, with the pistol still tightly clenched in
the hand.
On table by the side of the bed was etter d.
rected to his Honor the Mayor. br. Bishop was
sent for, who opened the missive, and found it to
contain these words:
Please have my poor body put in a genteel case
ana sent, without mOleStatOn, 10 Enlnenee, Men
lucky, where hope it will be laid beside my dear
Eliza. My Christian character is impeached and
by misfortune the means of vindication cut off.
have been true man, have lived for the good of
man being in Intentionally. | have preached faith
fully the Gospel of Christ and to the Cross of
Christ have ever cung as the ground of my
hopes. Take charge of nv trunk, money and
clothes here, to pay all charges. But all is lost
my mind franic-my heart crushed.
R.C. RICE.
Coroner EmmeTt held an inquest upon the body
which resulted in revealing the above facts. Last
evening" in accordance with the request of the de-
ceased, the remains forwarded to Eminence.
1t will be that Mr.. Rice has been twice mar
ried; his second union, from what we have since
learned, was not productive OF happiness
estrangement sprung up between him and his wife,
which induced on his part melancholy, and finally
resulted in the above rash act.
The reverend gentleman member of the
Campbete persuasion, and has held the highest
position in the gift of the Church. He was man
of rare literary powers, and as theologian en-
joyed wide spread reputation throughout the
Western country. His death will be sadly regret
ted, and still greater will be the regrets that he
chose, of his own will, to take his life away
Mr.. WEEKS, of Sandwich, writes as follows, to
MIR. Rowel, who, at the British Association, sug-
gested the possibility of bringing down rain from
the clouds at pleasure: 81 have from very early
lite been an assduous experimenter with electric
kites, atmospheric exploring wires, &c. Now,
beg to assure you, that it has several times hap
pened that when my kite has been raised under
distended light fleecy cloud, at moderate eleva-
tion, free current of sparks has passed from the
apparatus during some ten twelve minutes; /
have suddenly found myself bedewed with descent
of fine misty rain; and, on looking up, have seen
the cloud upon which was operating surprisingly
reduced in magnitude
In discussion on acoustics il the Institution of
Architects, England in eference to the fat surface
behind speaker, it was stated that the Bishop of
Lincoln, preaching once in the open air, instead of
turning his back to the wall, faced about towards
it, and the result was that he heard distinctly
by several hundred persons.
boy, thirteen years old, was arrested in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday on the charge OF drunkenness.
His father who was sent for stated that in spite of
every precaution and counsel, the boy would by
some means, obtain money and get drunk every
day; in fact was habitual drunkard.