Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-10
TEIEe RAPHIc
A LEAF FROM GAMBETTA'S
PRIVATE LIFE.
MACE AND SULLIVAN TO
FIGHT WITH HARD
GLOVES.
BLOODY BALL ROOM
FRACAS.
COAL NINE EXPLOSION.
COAL NINE EXPLOSION.


TO have made the acquaintance OF Mime.
Leoni Leon, IS she has of late been
known, about eleven years ago. There
had been preceding liason OF some
duration with some one else, of which q
SOD, now at school in Germany, was the
result. For many years ne maintained
a menage in the Rue Bonaparte with
Leon. visiting her at first with circum.
spection, but when at the hight of his
success disavowing all concealment and
appearing with her publicly. Finally
she became the partner Of his country
life at the Vile d Avry.
Mile. Leon was the wife of a solicitor
named Andre, and when Gambetta first
met her was . woman of great beauty
and distinction Of appearance. At "a
she is so vet. As their intimacy ad-
vanced she grew DESTROYS of sharing his
ambitions. She was mistress at the
Vile d'Avrv. She presided at Gam
betta's dinners and was present az bis
informal councils. and as his prosperity
and activity continued she gratitied her
wishes in the political world Of her
lover in no small degree. Later Gam
beta changed. He became Respondent,
q prey to tits of depression, and sought
to .tclude himself among his books.
He eaw few of his friends, and both
physically and mentally showed de-
termination to letharRy. He was disap.
pointed. His patience did not accord
with his years He was not able to wait.
About eighteea months ago Solicitor
Andre died, and to Leon the world was
brighter than ever. She thought Gam
beta would certainly marry her. She
had visions of salon, Of brilliant re-
public of letters and art. Of which she
should be absolute mistress, and to all
this distinction che saw the way clear
before her. 1t was impossible, Gam
BETA said. To the Republic he owed
his first duty, and he could no: afford
to imperl his position. He was inhsx'
ible. and there was NO longer peace in
the Vile d;Avry. Leris, his sister,
had long advised him to marry as be.
came his opportunities. and IL finally
came to Icons ears that he was en-
gagged to Mile. Daltonshea, a niece OF
the Daltorshea who was one of the
peers of France lady Of beauty and
fortune. This meant that he would
be totally lost to her ueon). and
she 1t once sough. TO establish
its truth or falseness. He ad.
mitted that circumstances compelled
him to change his mode OF life; that
the sooner shs accepted the Inevitable
the better that his position and re.
sponsibilities made the proceedings inn
perative. Frenzied with rage and dis
appointment she drew . pistol, which,
she says, she intended for herself,
aimed it At Gambetts, and fred. At
the first movement he rushed toward
her to wrest the weapon from her. He
was too late. The ball entered the
palm of the hand, and ranging up.
wards, came ont of the under part of
the forearm. It was painful, but not
necessarily fatal wound. To Gambesta,
however, it was fatal. He was already
a victim to diabetes, and the shock t"
his nervous system. and the menta!
disturbance which ersued, were more
than he could sustain. His surgeons
and his friends were apprehensive Of
the result from the irst, but they stu.
diousIy concealed his condition until
the end. Leon nursed him devosed.y
through his illness.
Coal Mine Explosion.
CoULrERvILLE, ILL.,, Jan. 9-Y ester-
day afternoon 6 terrible explosion oc-
CURED in the coal mine Of Jones &
Nesbi., near here. The cause is un-
known. Twelve persons were in the
mine at the time. Two escaped. A
man named Mason ard a boy were at
he mouth OF the shaft The man was
badly hurt, but the boy was uninjured.
At last sccounts relief parties had DOT
been able to enter the mine, me foul
air rising 10 dense volumes from the
shaft aud overpowering them at once.
The fa.e OF the ten men below is not
knuwn. but IL is believed impossible
that any eau escape.
The scenes abou: the mine are heart
reuding. for eight OF the ten E,en have
families, "D" are calling in agony on
their loved ones, whom they hope are
ye. alive. The names OF the unfor,u-
rate men are: Nicholas Kohl, Frank
b, ron. Henry Furey, Thomas Hanson,
Henry Star, ST., Robert Dunlap, JAS.
". King, A. H. Combs, Frank Stan
'nrd and Harry Starr, Jr.
BaII Room Tragedy.
LFscHhuRG, Va, Jan. 9.-At bal,
n Bedford county on Saturday night, a
young lady named Adele Read said to
Scott Clayton (vho was calling the
hgures) that he was not calling cor.
rec.ly. He made sharp response,
which was resented by one of Miss
Reads admirers, Arm;s.ead Barksdale.
The latter called Clayton gu. and hot
words passed, when B.rksdale drew a
knife. snrang on Clayton, and inflicted
a horrible cash from the right eye to
he hack Of the neck, seyering the
iaguiar vein and causing immediate
death. The scene in the bali room was
sickening-women in fancy ball dresses
'ainting and falling into pools Of hood
and regular melee followed among the
psr-isans of tne two men. Barksdale
:. capped uuinjnred, and wandering to
another part Of the county, borrowed
gun from an acquaintance and comp!et-