The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-21

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SAT Francisco, Nov. =, 1879.

weeks la. never been SURPASSED Cool.
calm and sunny. With no. . cloud 10
ua. the azure Of the earth's c.popy. i.
rally seemed as il tie Ruler of the
elements had decreed ,ha, uninterrupted
success should attend
The AUTHORS CARNIVAL
which opened On the oath CT las: month
und=r the able maragcme1. Q. Mr..
Locke. Of the Bush ,t.eet ehea.er. as
sisted by The most prominent ladies and
gentlemen in the city. Owing to the
success a,teadia: the opening nights, j.
was decided 70 continue the carnival f..
nine days; the closing night beng last
Saturday. The objec. Of this rare.
beautiful aud intellectual trea. was TO
repleni.h the depleted treasures Of the
several charitable societies of the city,
and the result is that e.ch Of the SIX
institutions will receive Abo1. $1,000.
Thirty authors were represented. among
whom were Shakespeare. Dickens. Ten
ryson. Bulwer and Lcngfellow. Twelve
hundred characters were personified /;
the costumes in many instances being
gorgeous. The Grand March. in which
all the characters participated, was .
dazzling pageant of youth. beauty ard
culture. taking one hour to cross the
spacious stage.
While the fashionable aud pleasure
seeking world enjoyed itself within the
roomy walls Of the Pavilion,
CARNIVAL CT BLOOD
WAS being enacted by the Outside world
10 sn extent unparalleled in the city's
history. The first WAS the carefully
pinned and successfully exc cated muir
der Of George Howard. a .cams.er wac
resided on California street, above Du-
por.. Following swiftly after came
the dastardly assassination Of Peterson,
who Was waylaid and murdered on
Mary street. between two and three
o'clock in the morning. Then came the
.uici |. of Henderson. assistant local
editor Of the Chroaiele, caused by do
nestle troubles. This WAS Immediately
ucceeied by the murder Of Mrs. Arm
strong, who was thrown on the mudha.,
o: brooklyn while the tide was out.
Then came the suicide Of Mrs. Page at
Alameda, during her husbands absence
at Sacramento. Tho saddest Of all the
violent deaths were those OF Henry
Bouton ard Miss Woodward. at Oak
land. Boutou was not quite twenty
years old ard Miss Woodward was un-
der seventeen. The history in brief Of
this perhaps the most singular dual
tragedy ku,wn in the annals of crime
is as follows: Young Bouton left college
about year ago, his father previously
having secured for him a position rs
clerk in Broadway store. His strict
attention to business soon raised him in
the estimation OF his employer, who is
very religious. being member OF
Guards church. Bouton was solicited
to join the church, which h. subse-
quert,y did. Here he net young
lady with whom he became acquainted.
Their friendship ripen-d into love. and
finally they became engaged. The en-
gsgement lasted but q few months
when the usual quarrel and separation
occurred, but the rupture was thought
by many to be only temporary. Alas
for human weakness! it proved to be
for life. Bouton found favor in the
eyes Of Verde Woodward. q young girl
Of the world who hAd been sent to San
jose to flush her education. and while
there was seduced by clerk in q music
store aud cast upon the cold and I'M
charitable world to do the best she
could. Returning to Oakland. she he
came an inmate of one of the gilded
palaces Of shame. Here Bouton me.
her; he visited her frequently; he made
her his con6dant. and finally used his
best erdcavors to reform her In this
he bad succeeded when his father. who
had b-eu apprised Of the company bis
son was keeping. seat him q letter for
bidding hiu 10 enter his house and dis
owning him. This 80 affected his mind
that be determined to end his life. aud
i. is supposed thu. be so informed the
unfortunate girl. who determined to
follow him in death az she had in life.
After procuring pistol. Bouton re-
paired to the room Of his inamorata
aud shot himself in her presence; she
Immediately seized the weapon and ter
minated her own existence, the two
dying in each others arms. Both were
buried from the church of the Rev. Mr..
Guard, aud the grief exhibited BY
those present cn the occasion will long
be remembered.
While writing. two more murders are
reported. and the unanswered question
is, Where will this carnival Of violence
end.
1t is better TO be right tod.y than
consistent with yesterday" is an adsge
unknown to your Slaughter paragraph
er. l am always thankful to be set
right. Twas misled in my conclusion
that lie was Of the feminine gender,
from his reckless indulgence in person
alisies. rs they as . rule are adopts in
the vice Of village gossip; an honor.
no doubt, in the estimation Of I'VE
uns." that be can successfully dispute
and to which he is justly entitled.
Winter has come again. The rainy
season was ushered in yesterday. 1t