Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14


Cr,y, with rising barometer.
TROUBLE. DRINK AND SUEClDE.--A most
-ad and melancholy event occurred 10 TINS CITY
last night. Mr.. Theodore Dikcr. iewellcr and
matchmaker by trade a.d doing business tor
himself Oh kicg street, terulioated bis mortal
lite by swallowing q dos, CT cSenu.ct OF p0tas
sium, ono Of the mes. fatal poisons known to
the medical profession. !ta rash &C: IL sup.
poscd to have been the result of strorg drirk,
Iaiorted to TO DROVE sorrow caused by family
: III c.ioa Oon Gay last week Mr.. Dilger's ss
Ter, q Mrs. Norcl, accompanied by her husband
and Two small children, arrived 10 New York
from Germany. Shortly after their arrival IN
this country one oi ,hri: chilitcr died. They
then started for this city, aud upon Icschlag
Washington. diooverci ,hht ihr!r baggage had
brrn left 10 B.!i.m0rr Mfs. Eogcl came to
this eli, ynd pat ug, 1lti her child, at lh. resi-
,loacc Of her brother, Mr.. Dlgcr. The bus.
tand returned to !;,tlDicrc. ard after securing
his baggage. had It checked for Washington
and stated 10 s4a!n tack hut died from sunssrnho
wicn but u short histaucc from the io!m er city
;aG body 0t the stranger was shortly afterwards
ilnad 90 tio rdai and taken b:ck to the city of
t::1mGra aud buried, the yslin sill UNCONSCIOUS
ot ;hr sad tate ni her husband. ilr. DlXcr,
!a.fGi0g ii !h. death Of his brother in law, yes
tnrday s.aNGI 10 Washington Tor Tho uu!po.e
Of taklng some a. la 10 recover Tho cii.Ca q
the deceased. lie rcIurncd 10 his city lat
nril. an ], Ir,lu'ginS father ia siraag drink,
vent 10 his home, ;.aon: tail pas, Llno 0 clock
After sitting !Or Is shrrt Wn. at his front deer.
he cGtarai his " o.' and, 10 the prrIaGc, o. his
iimuy, picks NJ q unl; Ct tho pcisou, wh!oh
he used ~ lis UusIGtta. AID which Vas Ia
rfgsG. z ii a!atr. acd wilh the REMARK that hc
.I,; f., "a
.i.cc- Of it Of. His iitt!c sou rap to hin and
.n,cncdcI IN ,,k,nE lha dangolous POISON away
from his !.t"cr, not, however. unil hn had
-"a1@cd 3 sufficient quantity 10 chu'o death
Fac un!1rtGnntc MAI soon aft'r fell urlsiratc
~ the Il D0r and was removed 10 q SGII I'll ere
he dfri bciurc q physician c:uj fHa;a him.
10. l.. {. Powell arrived about gnaIter TO
eleven o cock, aoi upon rxIm!n'ng tho nan
VITO W to that uIio hai beer supposed tn be
10 An unconscious CILu'tinh, state ttaa death
Ind cn>u d hai sn hfu: IT, lore his arrival. The
aJrrlTl0g family vie and = x ohildTebl then
"hvc vcGt 10 her gre! 10 hcarirrntlnp screams,
h!r. Bdacr, wlIo uas GcIman bv birth. was
!,cagul2ad b. iIrS' C's-E wachnskrr en1 w
rcr and had many GOOD :ral;a. AiihcaSi, I'D
drni 70 srrccInr, III 10 yesterday lie had not
driok anything tor long tine. i!s Rt,ivad ID
%rw ok ica" lt-tI", Nrsau. Grrnany, n
i'DJ. and ihlc' >. r. ~. I"bt,'s c.ln, ~ MS
cllY, where he resided up "a ,Lc tunr Of H.,
dr,cas, H;s ucrhcw came 70 t;s 1.a.b from
the saiac cause several years ago, when tho d.
rco-rt hcoi IN Rlvel street m. iu,,r,L GILL
lie MAC, ia ,rnrrns cpnnios
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TRrUEIE AMONG TIE RoATMEN ON TUs
CANAL Cumberland News says:
'For s9nc tine past here has been trouble
among he boatlnon Oh tho question Ct canal
!fclshis, some OF the c,mpalics paying 81 per