Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-01

SUICIDE OF QUEEN. Cooper, the
wife of the king Ct the remnant Of the famous
and once powerful tribe OF Delaware Indians,
hanged herself yesterday morning with an old
shawl to the ratters OF the house in which she
was living at Wiiamstridge, Wcstchcstcr
county. She vas the daughter OF Mr. Joseph
Merritt, Of Miles Square. near White Plains,
and was married about year ago to OSccola
Cooper, the youthful king Of all that IS left OF
the once great trltc.
The queen was ordered on Saturday ty Ecr
lord to wash a linen dustcr belonging to
young man in the same house, at which she
became highly indignant, and flew into very
violent passion. She vowed that she was a
lady. born and bred, and would not condc
Sccnd to be anybody's washerwoman, even II
Osceoa himself did command it, She then
init the house and wandered in tho woods,
whittier no one knows At nightfall she made
her appearance ip the dining room, but spoke
to no one, as she was evidently still very much
inccnsed at the insult which she thought her
husband had offered her.
Endeavoring to reconcile her, Osccoa ap-
preached her and desired her 10 cat her sup
per, whereupon her fiery temper again took
possession of her.
1t was the Kings turn now tt become an
that she was putting on airs that did not be-
come her. At this she ran out of the room,
and nothing was thought OF her until next
morning.
As she did not make her appearance Of the
breakfast table, OsceoIa began to feel anxious
lie repaired to her room, and finding 1t emp
ty, general search was made OF the promises
still Queen Sarah was nowhere to be found
At last Mrs. Dr. Powell, the medicine woman
OF the tribe, bcthought her OF the attic, and
there they found the Qnccn suspended from a
rafter by her shawl. Immediately under her
was little box, which she must have stood on
while adjusting tho moose, aud which she had
kicked from under her. The features were
remarkably calm and natural.
The neck was dislocated, and it was evident
that the dead Queen could not have suffered
Straneulation. lOrG Sun.
The Pen AND THE SWORD D 1t is reported
that Gen L.teul, of the French army, says
he will admit newspaper correspondents IT they
will coufnc themselves to the truth Now the
truth is often the very last thing General IN
the field wants the people IL the rear to Know,
and it told might ruin him or iorestall victory.
Ii etwut's order had prevailed in this country
how many regulations for ecncraISlhp manu-
acturcd by war correspondents would be
biotted out, how many fourth rate fellows
with more rank than braius or courage, would
have remained in their native 4hscurlty aud
the world remained ignorant o! their ''ea!or
and skill. ~ 10 lie like an cpltaph Is an
English saying. 10 lie like bulletin L
French one; hut it was reserved for the last
war to contribute an equally good one. 10
lie like war corrcSnondcnt" is purely Amer
lean.
SUN-STR0kE.-lt is only of late yeaIs that
sun stroke has become 4 regular feature ia the
mortuary reports of sunlc cities, ant, strange
to say, is more prevaIcn, in the Northern than
in the Southern Cncs 1t is quite modern
complaint in Great Britain, no case OF it ever
having occurred there up to the beginning ct
the present decade, during which it Is asserted
that the summer heat has been gradually be
coming more intcgsc. There has Eccn more
complaint OF the heat here, and > greater dread
Of sun stroke, than was ever kseWn teiore.
At Kingston, in Canada u disappointed
Romeo borrowed pistol ior the purpose o
blowing ont his brains. but instead of going 't
the tomb OF all the Capulcts in this violent
manner he sold tho wropOD an1-u1t drink