Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-01
CITY OF SENSATIONS.
A Moder n Version OF DIR. JekyI and
Mr.. Hyde.
CINcINNATI. Feb, "a. I8SS.

] CINCINNATI, Feb. "a, 1883.
Verify Cincinnati might be called,
not the Paris Of America, but the city
of sensations. Nine day wonders fol-
low each other so closely that society is
continually rippled, and a person has
no time to rest. On the 22nd of last
November, Mr.. Chas. A. Kebler, one Of
the Queen City's most promising young
lawyers committed suicide, and II was
discovered that he was moral Jekyll
and Hyde, not alternately according to
Robert Louis Stevenson's conception,
but enacting both roles at the same
time like the old-fashioned double
faced hornpipe dancer. 1t was the
same old story, purse and taste not in
accord-a temporary (D borrowing of
other peoples money to make them
balance-adroit caligraphic manipula-
ton, to bolster the balance-and judg-
ment day. at is but step from the
sublime to the ridiculous" is an old
saying, and it seems that there must be
an extremely narrow hair line between
absolute probity and astounding dis
honesty, scarcely space enough to be
called "step." This is well exempli-
fled in the affairs of the one whose
suicide on the 18th inst. has caused a
tremendous sensation in this neighbOr-
hood. This one was Abbott Kebler, a
brother of the "Jekyll and Hyde"
spoken of before. So far as known,
Abbott Keber was as honest as his
brother Charles was tricky, and in the
light of recent developments, IL really
seems that the latter preferred facing
an uncertain hereafter to enduring the
reproaches of his brother, who had at
least begun to suspect something was
wrong and was endeavOring to dis
cover what. Since the unearthing of
Charles Kebler's misdeeds the family
circle has been sadly broken up, and
Abbott went to Fern Bank, few miles
below Cincinnati. His domestic re-
lations were more than usually pleas
ant, and although somewhat worried
by business complications caused by his
brothers actions, he never gave any
sign of mental weakness until recently.
For some little time past he had suffer
ed severely from headache and cOnse-
quent insomnia, and any one of eX-
perience knows what that means
under the circumstances. The fact
that when he decided upon suicide, he
drove one bullet in his brain and one
in his heart, clearly proves that he had
no wish to live, but every act performed
previous to this moment as clearly
proves the contrary, and to those who
are able to read between the lines the
fact is potent that Abbott Keblers
suicide was the result Of mental un-
steadiness, which seems to have been
aggravated into actual Insanity by the
sight of the two revolvers and perhaps
the reflection that all present trouble
could be dissipated so easily.
From the dead to the living is always
a welcome change, and Centennial
Exposition matters are in most pro-
nounced condition of vitality. The
park buildings, which l intend to "do''
as thoroughly as the watchmen will let
me in few days, are rapidly assuming
architectural symmetry. l had look
at the plan of the ground floor yester-
day, and noticed, especially, the COM
parative absence of columns. 1t cer-
tainly will for exhibiting purposes be a
model building. I don't wonder that
plans never ''gang aglee" in Centennial
matters, as everybody means to be in
love with the enterprise. Nearly every
day see notices in the dailies of action
being taken in different parts of the
country having in view q representa-
ton in some form at the coming Ex-
position. Speed the plough, the more
the merrier. MYRTIs.