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Before taking the fatal dose of poison he
mailed a letter to The Globe Democrat,
which contained n long screed addressed to
his wife. No bitterer legacy OF hate was
ever left by a self doomed man. He cursed
her for cruel treatment, for heartlessness
and for faults even more grave. He prayed
that his spirit might return to haunt and
torment her until she met a miserable end.
The Iron purpose of the man is shown by
the circumstance that on swallowing pei
son he sought the apartments where he
lived alone after his wife left him, and al
though suffering frightful agony never
uttered u cry for help. He was heard
walking the floor for hours. Then all was
silent. They found him lying with his face
turned toward the portraits of his pretty,
fair haired girls.
a few days ago n San Francisco police
man encountered on the street a we'll
dressed person who had a black eye, whose
lips were bloody and whose gait was stag
gering. In true official style he diagnosed
the case as plain drunk" and hailed the
mAn to prison. For some reason the cap
, 1891-11-19

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relieve the lungs. Then it counteracts
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colds and as a preventative and cure for
group. This most excellent medicine is
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Harmon fired the bullet which caused
death into his mouth. In the case of G.
w. Wickes, also of San Francisco, a SINH
lar attempt at self slaughter brought
speedier results. Wickes was a capitalist,
but all his wealth could not free him from
the fortunes of chronic dyspepsia, so he
went to his rooms at the Pacific Union
club, lay down upon the bed ana pulled
the fatal trigger. The ball crashed clear
through his head, struck the wall and re.
bounded to the floor, where it was found
when anxious friends forced an entrance
late the next day, The suicide was a tall,
handsome man not vet forty wears OF aye.
, 1891-11-19
The SINGER AND THE DUKE.

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MeIba and n Royal Prstender.
There was a great scandal in Rome. A
prince and an actress were involved. The
prince became ruler and tyrant, and killed
the actress, then his wife, by a kick.
Eighteen hundred and thirty years have
passed since Nero slew Poppssa, and II
, 1891-11-19

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attend n circus. The Tickets, much to
their astonishment, found that they were
a greater attraction to the crowd than the
Wild animals, the strong man, the clown,
or even the daring lady equestrieune," as
the bills termed her.
The reason for the popular interest in
the group was Ellen. who, although nearly
thirty years of age and fully developed. is
but twenty-eight inches tall. When that
Ticket baby" stopped growing before she
could walk the villagers and farmers of
Heno said 1t was too durn bad and
went oil looking after their own affairs.
Ellen's dwarlshness, therefore, did not
strike them as anything remarkable for
they had known her from the cradle. But
in Middletown 1t was different.
Curious throngs followed the midget rs
she went about and laughed %sympathet-
ically at her delight in strange things.
She had lived on the rather isolated home
stead all her days, and was then seeing for
the first time the street ours, the railroad,
gas, the electric light, and so on. But she
proved herself a true woman, for all these
triumphs of science palled when the circus
parade went by.
And then the showl Didn't the little
maiden nave a time feeding peanuts to the
huge elephant-a pig with two tails she
called it-and wasn't she pleased with the
ring exhibition. When it was all over che
went home, but not before writing the fol
lowing ''piece'' for a courteous and enter
prising editor:
am twenty-eight inches tall and 1 was 2
years old the 9Th of July 1891 SOW 1 am In my q
year and my weight is 90 Pounds Ny healtl
Is very good I growed TIL 1 was About 3 year:
old 1 was born In Miamisburg Montgomery
County o July 9Th 1862 why 1t is that I did not
grow / cannot tell | have Ben very little
trouble to my Parents 4 have a very good
memory and i can talk most every thing you
ask of me.
Jacob Williams looms up in strong con-
trast to tiny Miss Ticket. He is a farmer
OF Washington county, Ind, and is known
, 1891-11-19
THE l.wARF AND THE GIANT.

An Ohio Female Midget and a Towering
Hoosier Hercules.
The long and the short pf it are without
doubt Ellen Ticket and Jacob Williams.
Ellen, who lives near Heno, o., recently
accompanied her parents to Middletown ID
, 1891-11-19
II. B. HARMON.

tive refused to get sober. Therefore the
blue coated authorities concluded that he
was on the verge of delirium tremeus and
as an antidote strapped him to a board,
where he lay for two days. AS he declined
to regain his senses they sent him to a hos
pital. There he died just one week after
his arrest.
The surgeons agreed that they had never
seen such a peculiar case of dipsomania
before, so they sawed Off the corpse's skull
and searched for information. They dis
covered it. in the shape OF a big bullet.
Then there was an inquiry, and the facts
came out. The deceased's name was Henry
B. Harmon. He had been respondent ever
since his wife's death, particularly as he
had found 1t necessary to put his three
small children in an orphan asylum. Life
seemed desolate to him, SO he wrote fms
TO his earthly record with a revolver. He
had $4,000 insurance with industrial So
~cieties, which has been paid TO trustees for
the benefit OF his offspring.
, 1891-11-19
w. B. O'BRIEN,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Construction OF Grease Traps. Water and
Sewer Connections a specially. Plumbing in
all its branches. Prepared to do brick work.
Estimates furnished ON application
Once METROPOLITAN HOTEL
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Another Presentation,

a pleasant little event occurred yes.
tcrday morning at the residence OF Mr..
Alex Hirth on Sixteenth street. Mr.,
Hirth is chief engineer of the Whitta.
ker mill, and his employees, Messrs,
Mack Supler, NJ. f. Mckinney, C. w.
Hirth, Henry McCracken, Jackson
Vaughn, John Degant, Jacob Dick and
Robert Hafholder called upon Mr..
Hirth, being accompanied BY Messrs.
Thomas Caldwell and Thomas E. Lewis,
When Mr.. Hirth had recovered from
his surprise Mr.. Caldwell surprised
him still further by presenting him
with a fine lot OF drawing instruments
on behalf OF his employees, making a
neat speech. Mr.. Lewis also mado some
appropriate remarks and Mr.. Hirth re.
sponded ieelingly. a pleasant time
was spent, and all enjoyed the event.
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#H
that his former vito had not procured n
divorce, and he ct once sent his second
wife homo to her parents. She after.
wards reioined the company, saving
that her parents mistrcated her so that
sllo could not 1.-Two at home. Harvey in
tho meantime sued for divorce Mt
Dayton, o., but finding difficulty in
prosecuting the suit he went TO Sara.
losa Springs and told his first wife That
II she did not got q divorce lic would,
and also take tho custody OF their child.
Miss Ainsworth, or Mrs. Harvey, then
did sue for divorce, and last Saturday
night certified copy OF decree OF d..
yorcc reached him ut Youngstown. On
Thursday OF this week Ito remarked
Miss Allen here.
Mr.; Harvey showed the reporter the
certified copy OF tho decree OF divorce,
signed aud sealed by Edward f. Gross,
clerk of the court ut Saratoga Springs.
md also tho certificate OF his marriage
ny Bishop Kahn Mt tho Episcopal resi-.
donce in this city OH Thursday OF this
week.
The present Mrs. Allen Is described
by those who know her 10 n lady in tho
best sense, u handsome blonde, and n
talented woman. She was ono season
in the Rosina Vokes company, and she
aud Miss Beverly Sitgroayes, OF this
city, were roommates during the season.
She is the mother Of one child, born ut
Columbus, Ohio, and Mr.. Harvey was
With her when the baby was born.
They employed Il nurse, with whom
Mrs.Allen, mother OF Mrs. Harvey, ac-
cused her son-in-law OF undueintimacy.
Mr.. Harvey charitably ascribcs Mrs.
Aliens conduct to insanity. Others
who know the. circumstances arc not so
charitably inclined to her.
Ono OF tho stories told OF Mrs. Allen,
the mother-in-law in the case Is that
when tho Wilbur company was in Phila-
delphia, sho.appeared there and tried
to. get her daughter to return home
with her. AT least she said she wanted
her daughter to 60 home. Mr.. Wilbur
told her If she wanted the girl to 90
home, no would cooperate with her.
All she had to do was to take her homo.
Tho old lady did not do SO, but
the next day came back with Il story
that she had lost all her money. Mr..
Harvey is said to have bought her q
ticket to Cincinnati and lent her money
to go home. He was asked last night
as to the truth OF the story that he had
taken her jewelry, and said that all the
Jewclry she possessed now lie had
bought her, and that all she had when
they were married her mother had taken
from her
Mr.. Harvey says he and his wife love
each other, and that he has no fear but
that in the end they will triumph.
He is said to be the son Of the well
known caterer OF Washington City,
whose place is famous as "Harveys"
from one end OF the country to the
other.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folk.
80 -------- Shrnau.


Strangers in tho City md Wheeling Folks
ibroad.
Miss Lizzie Evans is at the Mcclure
house.
Cd. Talbcrt, OF Shcrrard, is registered
at the Windsor.
L. n. Burshind, OF Warrington, regis
tered at the,Behler yesterday.
Thomas Alexander, OF Cleveland, is
visiting relatives on the South Side.
Mr.. w. C. Faulkner and sisters, of
Pittsburgh, dincd at the Mcclure ycstcr-
day.
George W. Brown, W. II. Sheets and
John F. Barron, OF St. Mary's, are at the
Windsor.
Mr.. Harry Sincell, OF Oakland, Nd, is
in this city, and will remain during the
holiday week.
Mr.. Stuart Mills. OF Chicago, is the
guest OF his sister, Mrs. Charles Hanch-
er, on the Island.
Mr.. Guy Wagner is in the city with a
full crop OF Chicago whiskers, and will
spend the holidays.
Mr.. Bert Hazlett arrived home ycstcr-
day morning from Washington City to
spend the holidays.
Miss Sophie Carr, of Pleasant Valley,
gave q swell dinner of twelve courses to
her friends yesterday afternoon.
Miss Jessie Whitaker. OF Woodlands,
is spending a few days with Miss Alice
Kennedy, on Thirteenth street.
Messrs. G. W. Gilchrist P. c. Patter-
son and W. G. Wood, of McKeesport,
Pa, spent their Christmas in Wheeling.
F. Fleming, OF Cameron; NJ. j. Bar
nett, OF Cairo, and j.. ]. Young, OF
Charleston, were at the St. Charles yes
tcrday.
Mr.. Clarence Rein, OF Annapolis, Nd,
student OF Neutrality-suspicious. COL
lcge, spent Christmas with Wheeling
friends.
]. T. and John A. Hutchinson, OF
Parkersburg. and N. J. Crooks and
Thomas Il. Davis, Of Keyscr are at the
Stamm.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Y. Hamilton and their
daughter, Miss Mamie, OF Washington.
Pa, spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hobbs.
Mrs. L. B. Mccormick left Yesterday
for st. Louis via the Pan Handle rail-
road, on visit to her mother, Mrs.
Logan, who is i'll.
At Mrs. Sensency's boarding house
yesterday the boarders were treated to
an elegant dinner lasting from 2 to 5,the
menu consisting OF number OF courses.
Mr.. Guy 7. Scott is home from the
United States Naval Academy at Anna
polls, and will spend the holidays rs
the guest OF his father and mother, Hon.
and Mrs. N. B. Scott, ut the Mcclure
house.
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YESTERDAYS WEDDINGS.

We'll Known Wheeling People Joined In
aintrimony-A Wedding Near Point
Mills.
There was quito pleasant wedding ut
the residence OF Mr.. David Nickerson,
near Point Mills Station, on the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad, on Thursday, De-
ccmber "a. Tho contracting parties
were Miss Eta Nickorson and Mr.. John
Stamm, prominent mnchinist Of the
Lamp 4 Stamping company, OF tins
city. Promptly ut 8 o'clock the brida!
party entered the parlors, to u march
rendered by Mrs. Jennie 7. Sisson.
They were met BY Rcv. Mr.. Perry, pas
tor Of the NJ. l.. church at Triadelphia,
who, In very impressive manner per
formed tho ceremony which made the
happy couple man and wife.
The attendants were Miss Mnude
Nickerson, sister OF tho bride, and Mr..
Crockcr, OF this city.
Tho bride and her sister were very
neatly alfred in light groy Henrietta.
Tho groom and the best man wore the
conventional black.
>The presents were handsome and use
full and were donated by tho following
persons:
Silk throw, Miss Maud McAdans;
water set, Miss Julia Smith; set OF bed
ding, parents OF tho bride; towels, J.
II. Craft and vito; fancy towel rack.
Miss L. Ocstcrman; floral rest, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seachrist; chenille table cover,
Mrs. W. l.. Gilbreath; towels, Miss Ellie
Gilbreath; silk quilt, Mrs. McKane;
china fruit basket, l.. P. sisson and
family; glass berry dishes, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Sisson; towel, Clara Stamm; fancy
balls, Katherine stamm; toilet set, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Stamm.
After a sumptuous dinner the guests
departed. There were about thirty in
vited guests from Canonsburg, Pa,
Elm Grove, Roney'a Point, Triadelphia
and Wheeling.
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LOCAL BlsEv1TIEs.
Matters of Minor Mo,upnt in mud About
tho City,


tho City.
MArlSEEs at both theatres to-day. 4
OPERA HOUSE, this evening" Miss
Prue."
Tur GRAND this evcning-Wilbur
Opera Company.
TIE travel on tho electric cars yester-
day beat the record.
MoRr drunken mon wero noticed on
tho streets yesterday than usual.
THURSDAY was the biggest day in tho
history Of the Terminal road and Satur-
day lust the next.
THERE will BIO 10 services ut tho First
Presbyterian church, Bridgeport, to-
morrow on account OF the illness OF tho
pastor.
CHRISTMAS services for young mon
will be held ut the Y. M. 9. A. building
ALSO o'clock tonight and ! o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
LAST night musical and literary en-
tcrtainment was held at the North
Street NJ. Il. church. Tho usual Christ
mas distribution OF gifts took place.
FIFTEENTH street ut the crossing oil
Jacob is probably the muddiest spot in
this very muddy town. All tho streets
arc again in shameful condition OF
mud and filth.
ALL tho public Offices were closed yes
terdGy except the police and postollice,
and tho latter observed tho customary
holidays. Private business. was also
largely suspended.
TIE ball given at the Turner hall last
night by tho Shamrock base ball club
was largely attended and all present
seemed 10 be enjoying themselves huge
ly. Mayors orchestra played.
NFHs. PESDLEroN, nee Crawford, who
was married Thursday night, lost her
diamond wedding ring in the house
during the reception, and the most dill
gent search failed to recover it.
TIE entertainment OF the social club
OF the Simpson a. NJ. Z. church held
yesterday was quite success. Meals
were served from noon until II p. IN.
A neat sum was realized for the benefit
Of the church.
TIE Christmas weather was simply
abominable, the day being warm and
murky and rain falling again last night,
but the average citizen seemed to get
tho usual amount OF enjoyment out OF
it If he was not laid up with the grip.
A MAN narrowly escaped being killed
early yesterday morning. When q
prominent Market street saloon was full
OF carly Christmas cclebrators, this man
entered and asked if they had any
chewing gum. The boys sentenced him
TO instant death, but tho barkeeper
saved his life.
At the Disciples church musical
entertainment was conducted under the
direction OF the organist, Mr.. +. a.
Shcrratt. Those who took part were
the Misses Lydia Moore, Daisy Britt,
Lille Thomas, Pearl Scely, Edna Sher-
raft and Master Guy Prior, assisted by
the members OF the choir.
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Lizzie Evans In "sIiss pruc.

The Opera House was we'll filled yes
terday afternoon and the standing room
sign was out early last night, the at
traction being Miss Lizzie Evans in her
new play by Martha Morton, "Aliss
Pruc." The play is very strong and in
teresting, and the star shows to better
advantage than anything she has ever
done here before. In the title role she
has a part which makes severe de-
mands upon her, and that she is fully
equal to all OF them shows that she is
moro than n mere coincidence. Her
company is above the average. Indeed
.thcra is not ono member OF it whose
acting was not deserving of praise.
Tears and laughter alternatcd and the
applause was frequent The piece will
be repeated this afternoon and again
this evening. Reserved seats are on
sale at Houses music store, and are
sure to be in good demand.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

Harry IIaller, son OF the we'll known
auctioneer, Captain W. II. IIaller, came
hom2 yesterday from Muncie, Ind,
where he is employed in tho office OF
Ball & Bros. glass works. A more i'm
portant crrand than the mere wish to
SEQ his father brought the young man
home. In the evening Mr.. Halter and
Miss Agnes Lovejoy were united in
marriage by the Rev. L. II. Dornblaser,
OF the English Lutheran church, in the
parlors of the pastoral residence.
Alter the ceremony a reception was
held Mt the home OF the brides parents,
on Byron street; and wedding supper
followed, to which the invited guests
did full justice. Mr.. and Mrs. Hallcr
will remain in the city until Monday,
when they will 90 to Muncie and COM
mence housekeeping. They have the
best wishes OF wide circle OF friends.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

at the matinee and night OF New
Years Day at the Opera House Con-
ried's Comic Opera company will pro-
duce the great success OF last season at
the New York Casino. Poor Jonathan"
During its run OF go nights at the
Casino it played to the largest money
receipts OF any production Mt that popu-
lar house.
The cast embraces nearly fifty people,
including Rita Selby, as Hurried; Fannie
D. Hall, as Molly; Louise billiard, rs
Miss Big; j. Aldrich Libbey, as Ruby
gold; George NJ. Norbert. as Tobias
Quickly, and A. W. f. McCollin, as
Jonathan Trip.
The orchestra will be directed by Mr..
N,nrirn Go,,ld
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
Ycstortluy,s Arrests.

james Rider was arrested yesterday
by Officer Cruice for exposure OF per-
son. James was full, OF course, and in
that condition is liable to do anything.
Frank Wigham, well known charac.
ter, was locked up last nightly Officers
Porter and Willlie. Officer Willlie was
walking up Fifteenth street in citizens
clothes, and noticed man trying to
force q young girl to accompany him.
The officers stepped up and recognized
Wigham, whom they took to the
lochup. The girl, who was in short
dresses, told the officers that she did not
know the man; that once before he had
forced his company upon her, and now
was trying the same thing again.
Two dead and blind DRINKS were ar
rested last night by Officers Creighton
and Herbert. They were too drunk to
give their names.
Dennis Gardner got on 4 Christmas
jag last night, and was captured by OH
Ger Creighton.
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TIE FACTS IN TUE CASE.
Mr. Harvey, or Duifoy, tells his Side of Il,
NInttcr-A nIothcr.inlnw

Mr. Harvey, or Duifoy, tells his Side of tho
Mnttcr-A AIothcr-im-law.
After reading this story last evening
an ISTELLIGEScEE, reporter called on
Manager Wilbur, at the Grand, and
asked him if he had seen it. Hc had
not, and when it was shown to him was
very indignant, and told a story entire
" crcditable to Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey.
lie said that Mr.. Harvey was not u
drinking man, and his relations with
his wife were always those OF model
couple. Mr.. Wilbur; added that all the
trouble was due to tho bad behavior OF
Miss Aliens mother, who had caused
her daughter and son-in-law trouble
ever since their marriage, and had be-
havcd in way to excite Mr.. Wilburs
contempt.
After the opera was over last night
the reporter called on Mr.. Harvey and
showed him tho story, which he had not
before seen. He was naturally consid-
erably excited by the publication, but
after reading it carefully gave what he
SAID was u plain, unvarnished tale ofhis
marriage.
Mr.. Harvey admitted that he was
married at Saratoga Springs, n. Y, in
lSS2, to Miss Ella NJ. Ainsworth, daugh-
Ter OF Hon. G. w. Ainsworth, n million
airc Of that place. In 1855, for reasons
which no consideredgood and sufficient,
he lett his wife. They had Il child, Rita
May Harvey. Sometime after the Sc
p9ration he. received information from
what he could not but considcrthe best
authority, that his wife had obtained
adivorce from him, and that she had
married W. B. Young. This Information
was confirmed by the fact that the wo.
man was living with Young at 2l5 West
Fifteenth street, New York, as man and
wife. 'ss
In 1888 Miss ATayme Allen joined the
Wilbur company, and in tho January
following Mr.. Harvey Miss Allen
were married at Camden, y. J.,iFbut
about Q month aftor this no learned
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'Look out for the cars, or. rather for
the locomotives. That's whatyou want
to do when George c. Staley's "a
Royal Pass" comes. Ii you like a good
play wcll-played, with 4 merry, rollick-
ing German lad who can spin off quaint
sayings and hush baby to sleep with
his lullabys almost with tho same
brcath-lf you want to be thrilled and
see something exciting when the two
big engines rush across the stage, ii
you want 10 have good laugh and be
royalty entertained for two hours and a
half, remember that George c. Staley is
booked for Tuesday night.