Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-08-27

Tn SUIc1DEs or THE TWO You're LADIES AT MAN
cHEsTER, \. Miss atharine B Cotton Of Pow
nal, Me-, aged % and Miss Clara Cochran, aged
10 a native Of New Boston, but who has lately had
a home with a brother, residing IN Hopkinton, we
have already stated suicide under peculiar
circumstances, at Manchester, n. H., last Sunday
evening. It is said that Miss Cochran had frequent
ly indicated purp ose to drown herself Both Of
them of late boarded together, and lived in the same
ROOM and had talked freely of drowning themselves
Their proceedings were marked by great cooiness
and deberation Both of them left letters to their
friends announcing their purpose, and giving direc
tions in regard to the settlement of their affairs Love
was the occasion of the act Having arranged all
things for the event. they left their boarding house
ON Sunday evening proceeded, hand-in-hand, and
with great apparent cheerfuness to the bridge cross
ing the upper canal leading to the Manchester Mills
stepped together upon the stone wall OF the canal
lust above the bridge and together eaped into the
water and were drowned before they could be rescued
Below we insert the letter of Miss Cochran to her
sister at Hopkinton written just before her untimey
decease and carefully placed in her trunk:
MANCHESTER, Aug. IA, 1858.
Dear Sister: received your letter last w ednes-
day. and contrary to your custom, answer it the first
opportunity. Though knew it was not having tlme
and, of course, you would have great deal to do,
still felt provoked at your silence. You and aunt
Achash are my only correspondents, but now and
then answer of the many letters that receive
1t is only o'clock, A. NJ, and have began In good
season so to write to you and to Jesse to-day
Am glad to hear that Louisa is with you, for little
help is better than As for my visiting you,
probably shall meet you again in life; ere you
receive this letter. shall be in the silent realms of
the dead! Start not dear Annie, shudder, for
what can there be in dragging out a wearlsome
life, deprived of all enjoyment? am only burden
to myself every else who interests themselves
in my welfare. Give my love to Joseph, to Martha,
and to all who care for me, pretend to. Bury me
in Vermont by the side of my mother, and l have
money enough to pay all funeral expenses owe
Mrs. Maria Foss, my roommate, So, Mrs. Jacobs,
81 25, and So for my board, and there is over So
due me at Amoskeag counting-room. If there is any
thing left of my money after paying my funeral ex-
penses, which 1 want to be cheap possible, and
paying my debts send it. together with his letters,
(Which you will find in my pocket) to John H. Sher
win, No. 140 Fulton street, New York,
Jesse and Joseph are probably well enough off al
ready and if could aid John by few dollars, it
might do some good. A copy of Shakespeare, which
have lent John Jacobs, should like to have j. HI.
S. have the rest my clothes and other things, you
may divide you see fit. And now, goodbye.
Mourn not for me friends Tell Jesse 1 would like
to see him more before die, but that cannot
be. Farewell, forever,
CLARA c. COCHRAN
To Mrs. Ann NJ. Cochran, Hopkington, N. H.
Forward quickly, for it tells of death.
The following written upon the opposite sheet
of the letter by Miss Cochran and evidently intend
ed for the eye of her lover:
And now, dearest must write you few lines,
though you receive them, the hand that penned
them will be cold in death DO not think of me with
regret, for tits better that it should be so.
"One more unfortunate, weary of breath,
RashlY importunate, gone to her DEATH"
forgive all who have injured me, and
forgiveness of you, if 1 have erred, and know l
marry, still twill not be wicked for you to cast
a thought me, and no would love you the less
for it. SHALL hope, be buried in Vermont by the
side of my mother. Farewell.