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Show A Tragedy. A tragedy took place at Park city yesterday morning, a man named Swan first killing his wife and then shooting himself. Swan is a man well known in this city, where he used to run a saicon. The particulars have not yet been learned, but from what can be gleaned the facts were these: Swan had been doing nothing for quite a while past, and his wife had been compelled to support him. She is said to bave told Swan that she j would work for him no longer, and ; that unless he did something to help j her, she whould get a divorce from him. It is alleged that he told her, if she tried to get a divorce he would kill her, aud yeBterday morning he j carried his threat into efloct, by Bhooting her. He then proceeded to another room in the house aud shot himself, inflicting wounds from which he died immediately. Ksthing further has been learned, but it is presumed they bad been quarreling before the tragedy tojok place, and that Swan's uoger was aroused. |