The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-05
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GALVESTON.
Correspondence Of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
GALVESTON, Nov. 3, lSsO
Business, in consequence of the election
gas eDtrely suspended, courts were i'd
icurled, tho saloon fr mt doors were closed,
while tic rear ones stood WIDE open, so that
the thirsty voter and candidate could enter
and wet his whistle and become eGthu ed for
greater deeds of endurance and sacrifice.
Among the voters scratching was the order
Of the day, indicating clearly that the people
were not bound by party shackles, but voted
according to the dictates Of their own con.
science and for their candidates. whom they
believed would best subserve the interests of
tte people, aud best qualified to discharge
the duties of the office Mis- Fannie
Briggs, one of the most charming young
ladies, of Galveston, WIS united in the holy
bonds of wedlock yesterday, to DR.. Wilson,
OF New York, by the Rev. dr. Bird, OF Trim
ity Episcopal church-A spirited span of
horses msde wild dash down the Strand ye.-
terday morning, doing no damage, how
ever Monday evening your TO.
porter was Informed that GENTLE
man stopping a. the buafdil 4
house of Mrs. Ojw,rt, had token poison
witt the If .entioa OF committing suicide. In
company with News report we visited
the house at th1 intersection Of Church md
DIST streets, and were informed by Mrs. Cow.
art that q gentleman by the name of Mir. d.
Wis, an employe Of ueidenh inner B-os., hai
been drinking u iIle too niue. in conse-
quenCo Of an estrangment from his wife,
which had lead TO u separation, and IN fit
Of desperation le informed her that ne ha
taken two ounces of prussc acid. Hi, man
ner and action excited the lady fear, and 81 Q
at once despatched u messenger for doctor,
who cane aud found Davis laboring under
gre 1t nervous excitement, but was confident
re- had taken no p ussic acid. While the
doctor was there no stated he had taken NOR
phlne, but the physician did not think in
such quantity AS to render his life In dan
ger. Davis exhibited an empty bottle Of
morphine and declared he had taken its coI-
tents, and was determined to die, and posi-
lively relu ed to be treated, This was about4
p. mand the doctor thinking it the rawlings Of
aman under liquor, left him. Upon the as
surance of Mrs. Cowart that it was nothing
but the vagaries of a SPREE and at her urgent
request not to make any mention of the mat
ter as it might injure his business, it was de-
cided to withhold the matter from the pub
lie. AT a late hour last night it was ascer'
tanned that the mans assertion that
that he had taken morphine was no idle
boast, and that physicians, after exhaust
ing all remedies known to their profession,
had given the man up to die. He expired
about midnight. No inquest has been he'll,
AS certificate was given by attending physi,
etan that be died from the fleets If an over
dose of morphine. The suicide was BcIjt
min B Davis, and at the time of bis death lie
was Shipping clerk for Heidenheimer Bros.
Some years ago he had beel in the employ
OF Gary ~ Oliphart, when thsy were il
business and WIS regarded rs a safe, reliable
aud correct usinoss man. d mestic trouble,
however, as the cause Of the mans rash
deed