The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-14
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAH.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 5.-A distressing
and probably fatal attempt at suicide
occurred this morning ct the boarding.
house, No. 81 West Fourth street,
Miss Lille George a pupil of the Gin
cinnati College Of Music, Is years Of
age, whose home is at Bonapsrte. Iowa.
was engaged 70 be married TO Mr. Fred
Ferrimsn. At o'clock yesterday
morning he was taken with conges.ive
chills and died at 10 last night She
attended bin faithfully during his ILL.,
ness. and before he died said, "Good
bye, Fred. We will not be separated
long" This morning she placed the
muzzle of a pistol over her left breast
and fired Although not dead yet,
there is very little hope of her recov-
cry.
GALVESTON, Oct 5.-A special from
San Antonio, says: Gen McKeDzie's reg
iment, the Fourth Cavalry. has been
ordered to Fort Hayes. The departure
Il these troops 10 greatly regretted. 40
a large area Of the Mexican border is
left unprotected. and it is feared that
there will DO repetition OF the raid
ing outrages Of two years ago.
New York, Oct. 5.-The World's
Washington special says: Montgomery
Blair, who is strong Tilden man. de-
clares that if Tilden is not nominstsd
by the Democratic Convention next
year, he will play over again tho part
played by Van Buren, in 18fS, and de-
feat the party. The World calls on
MIL. A. .-.n1nt, tskbat ooc;epf ma kop
of mischief. Blair.
STOCKTON, Oct. ed Esgan and
Johnny Stewart, two young lads. got
iuto quarrel today, when Steward
pulled . deringsr and fred at Egsn.
E.an was not hurt. Stewart, who was
on horseback, rode OF. reloaded hie pis.
tol and returned. looking for Egsn.
Egsn in the meantime had left. Stew
art was arrested on . charge Of muir
derous assault.
A young lady newspaper correspon-
dent insisted on interviewing Mr. Til.
den. The good old man wss intensely
agreeable-in fact, rather too much 20.
He wouldn't say anything Of moment,
though be talked fast enough; and be
would insist on holding the young lady's
hand from the beginning to the end OF
the interview. OF course. under the
circumstances there was no such thing
as taking notes, and it is intimsted that
the hand was held for that very reason.
But we dom. know. The young lady
was pretty, and it is not known that
Uncle Sammy ever held the hand Of o
Newspaper correspondent Of the other
sex. In point Of fact, it may be NEG
essary to suggest that reform is neces-
sary.
A father on Monroe street has pur-
chased lovers alarm clock that works
like o charm. At 10 o'clock il strikes
loudly, two little doors open. and man
with dressing gown and cap on glides
out. holding in bis hand a card inscrib-
cd Good night As no bows and emil.
ingly ret,res hack into the clock, the
young man takes the hint. says Good
night to the fair daughter and departs.
The Union Square Theater. N Y. has
played tho Two Orphans l79 times to
el82, COG; Led Astrsy 100 times. to
Sl54,038; Camille % times. to $22. 400;
Rose Michel 120 times. to $l02. 900;
Bankers Daughter 1877 times, to $780,
$50: q total of 1875 performances, to
1905. 1874; On average of $9l6 . per-
Torrance.
A careful political economist closely
calculates that tho women in tSis coun-
try might annually save GA 500. 900 in
ribbons, which the men might spend in
cigars.
A little boy being asked, "What's
the chief end Of MANI" replied: ''Thc
end what's got the head on"