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Show Louis -Aibisclier. The citizens of Salt Lake will remember re-member the advent and billing of thiB young aspirant for theatrical honors. "Hamlet" and "Marble Heart" were the pieces advertised, but he never appeared in either, on account of his inability to "put up," the manager being somewhat chary of bis ability to draw. After expending $15,000, supplied by his over-indulgent father, in defraying the expenses of study, hiring theatres and stock company support, and in expensive social intercourse inter-course with actors and actresses, he was married to a prepossessing young lady, unknown to bia father. On Friday slternoon last he called on hia father and requested the sum of $200, without stating the reason why be wanted it. His father said that he could not find him $200 in five min utes, and demurred to giving him any more money. The young man then asked for a half-dollar, which was giveu to him and he Ipft. He visited 1 one drug Btoro and aaked ior strychnine, strych-nine, and was given some Epsnm sails, n.e Aroaiat hfino forewarned b? a tranical glitter in his eye. He pro cured a quantity of the poison in another store, however, and returning to bis father's hcuse, swallowed it. He then, for the first time, informed , bis father of his marriage, adding the revelation that be had swallowed poieon. Dr. Collandreau wa called in and applied tbe usual emetic, but to no avail. The poison was swallowed about 6 o'clock in the evening, and the young man died at 9. His hither was distracted with griel for hours. Tbe pewly-made bride nd widow visited the hcu-o also while her hua-bawd hua-bawd was alive. The unfortunate young man was a native of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and aged about 2(i years. |