The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-20
NEW YORK CITY.
Terrible TragedY-.---A Drunken
Wretch Murders His Two Chill
dren and Cuts His Own Throat.
NEW YoRK. Jnno 1N.

New York, June 10.
T The murder by DIR. Connolly of his two
children, and his death by his own hands
yesterday afternoon, created intense eX
Citement Connolly was apparently in
good circumstances, having q fair prac
tiCe, and seemed devoted to his wife and
two lchlldren, Occasionally he would
drink to excess, and this In time, caused
his practice 10 lall of, He become worse
and was often for several DAYS under the
influence OF liquor. He finally grew SO
bad that his friends deemed II best to
send him 10 the inebriate asylum, and he
returned about three months ago, appa.
rently cured. lie soon relapsed into his
old ways, and soon became worse than
before. lie had heGn for two or three
days on one Of his periodical sprees, and
on Saturday and yesterday he took occa.
sionaI doses OF morphine to quiet his
nerves. About p. NJ, yesterday, he en-
tered tho bedroom Of himself and wife,
taking his children with him, and locking
the door, The police were notified about
an hour later that something was wrong,
but when they wished to break open the
door Mrs Connolly persisted that her
husband had merely locked him
self up In the room and had taken an
on oPiate, and was sleeping OIL its effect
The door was finally forced open, and ter.
rible spectacle was presented. On the bed
lay the father ard children, all dead and
literally bAthed in blood. The headboard
OF the bed was spattered with blood, and
the bed clothing and mattress soaked.
The weapon which the lunGtic had used,
lay on the bed. II was n carving knife,
with a blade sixteen inches in length, and
tapering gradually toward tho point. The
lhroats Of both children had been cut,
their juglar veins being severed The
throat Of tho father was cut from car to
ear, and there were dreadful wounds in
the breast In the vicinity Of tho heart,
A physician examined the bodies, and an.
nOunCed that death had occurred sew.
eral hours previous. Mrs. Connolly was
rendered insane for time by the terrible
discovery, -..F.g .'.g.,rE.r
MEETING OF NEW YORK COMMUNISTS. 2
| A meeting Of New York Communists
took place Yesterday. The Paris Com
mune was fully indorsed In series OF res.
Olutions, and Thiers denounced as
second Charles tho IXth, and the order of
his government for the indlscrlminate
slaughter Of men, women and children by
the Versailles troops, as n second Saint
Bartholomew massacre.
SEVERE EARTnQUAKE SHOCK.
Last night at five minutes past 10
O'clock, there was n severe shock Of earth.
quake on the north shore Of Long Island,
In Brooklyn on the hill, and in Staten Is.
land. These reports indicate a wave
whose center was probably further east,
somewhere in New England
The New York Board Of Fire Under.
writers this afternoon appropriated $780,
900 for maintaining the fire patrol Of this
city two years from the first ofJnly next.
The Committee Of Arrangements of the
grand German singing festival met last
evening In the German Assembly rooms,
and perfected the arrangements for the
carnival Of song. Tho singing societies
of the different cities which are to par.
tlcipate In the festival will arrive Satur-
day evening. .u....
Arrived, steamship slesia, from Ham.