Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1888-10-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.  A report published in New York from Havana, says that the sensation of the hour is the self -inflicted death ' of Isabel Cabaleiro, one of Havana's society belles, who was universally admired and beloved for her beauty, her goodness, and her accomplishments. she was a typical Castilian beauty; decidedly brunette, with a long, oval face, flashing dark eyes and ravenblack tresses that swept the floor when unconfined. ' At the balls and theatres, which she constantly attended, the most elegant costumes set off her tall, graceful, and exquisitely moulded figure to the beet advantage. Her hands and feet were remarkable for their smallness, even in this country, where diminutive extremities abound. Her manners were refined, her conversation brilliant Of late her face had sometimes worn an expression of sadness or anxiety; but as these fits of despondency would quicklt, pass away, her family and friends paid no attention to them. Great, therefore, was the surprise when the news spread through the city that she had committed suicide. The motive—if them was any—is as yet unknown. But the facts point to mental derangement As usual, she ordered her maid to prepare her afternoon bath. She then called the butler and asked him to purchase a pistol, which she said she intended to present to her brother. The one brought was not to her fancy, and she bade him exchange it for a more elegant and expensive one. The second sample pleased her highly, and she called I the maid's and butler's attention to its pretty shaped and carved handle. At her request the butler instructed her as to how it should be loaded and handled. She listened eagerly, evincing childish interest in his explanations. After thanking him for the lesson, she bade the servant to say nothing of the purchase, as she wanted to surprise her brother. They promised and withdrew. When an hour later the report of a pistol brought the family and the servants to the scene they found the young and beautiful Isabel lying crosswise on the bed, elegantly attired in a white dressing-gown, dead. Her long tresses were wet from her recent bath, and her right hand still clutched the pistol, which the butler had but a short time previously purchased by her orders. A thin stream of blood oozing from her mouth indicated the direction of the bullet On a table close to her bed were two letters, one for her father, begging his pardon for her act, the other addressed to one of her sisters, asking that her bed and grave should be covered with fresh roses, and that they should bury her in a white lace gown that lay on the bed beside her. The letter concluded by bidding her family a tender farewell and enjoining her sisters and brother to ever care for and support their invalid mother. Havana soci,-ty has gone into mourning. As yet no one has dared to break the terrible news to her aged mother, who incessantly calls for her favourite daughter. The family is inconsolable, and it le thought the father cannot long survive the shock of her tragic end. The event so engrosses public attest. tion that the latestnews from Madrid has not remived its due share of notice.  Da. r.Pclrree has been excommunicated, but he still occasionally performs his clerical duties. OWI the other day he gave a dying man conditional absolution, and anointed him with sacred oil. And the Catholic authorities cannot condemn hitt conduit. They declare, as one correspondent puts it, "Owe • priest, always a priest."