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Show SUICIDE BY TORTURE. A young man na ned Elias Wilson, who resided with his widowed moliier on Campbell street, between Fourth and Filth, brought himcclf to the most excruciating death ou night before last that can p.ivaihly bo imagined. im-agined. Tho young man has been demented for snue lime past: but even under the influence ol ins mania, which would be worse at times and then again aluiual dis ippear, he was usually tractable, and apparently harmless to himself and others. On J Tuesday, however, he turcilened the Iilc ol hi mother, but us night came on his paions Iftcanie pacified, and be retired to bed as usml. About midnight, his umIIht, who slept in an adjoining room, heard hi:u moving about in his ru.un. and although the circumstance eami-d her considerable ut.eaaine-s of mind, -.he thought it bct to remain quitit herself, hoping that her son would soon retire to his bed. But this was farthest Inuu his thoughts. He wai then m ikiuc the awful preparations (or his ,-.-lf-dt:strue-tion. Toe sequel showed that he nee from bed, drei-et-d himself, and then saturated his clothing, hair and entire person wiih kerosene oil. Having Hav-ing done this, he lighti-d a match and ignited bis saturated clothing. Instantly In-stantly he becamti a pillar ol flame. His moltier hearing him slriko the match, arose also, fgaring that in a crazy mood he minnl eet fire to the house. Her terror was indescribable when ah heboid her son rush out ofi his room enveloped in a column ol seedling tire, and she tied from him, believing that he intendi d to carry out his threat aainsl her life of tlie previous day, and end tho existence of both of them together. It look hul a moment, however, fcr Ihe tortures of the llanien to exhaust him, as in his wild delirium he ru iiround tho bouse, and he f.-ll u the ground a biackfned, chaiml mais of lifuless, broiling fh an. Wilmington (N. C.) Journal, |