Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-11

Cause. ~ |
Samuel MCCARTHY. well known citizen
of Knoxville. died Saturday evening at half
mast o'clock from the effects of all over
dose of laudanum. The deceased had been
respondent for over two months, on &C
count of domestic troubles. Mr.. Nc
Carthy was on the streets Friday, apparent |
ly in his right mind, and the laudanum APP |
pears to have been taken that afternoon. |
About 6 o'clock Saturday morning, Maggie |
MCCARTHY, daughter of the deceased, dis
covered her father lying on the bed, I'M
conscious and breathing with difficulty.
Medical aid was summoned, and Drs
Rodger, Alexander and Rhea used all the
appliances known to the profession, but
without avail.
long and mournful letter was left In
his room addressed to his children, OF
which the following arc extracts:
Nv matrimonial alliance with your step
mother. as YOU are well aware, has proved
disastrous to you and me, and on account
of her violence of temperament, and also,
| more especially, her Incorporate habits, II
1s imnossible TO live with her, with any de-
oree of satisfaction or peace, and equally
imnossible to get sundered with, or sepa-
rated from her, except in the way that l
have adopted. which is the last resort.
| Another cause is, that have, on account
of extreme solicitude for the comfort ana
welfare of you both, placed myself In
| condition which deprives me OF my means
| to operate with in the way of business.
What small means your schooling, the war,
and other misfortune has left to me IS tied
| up in law. so that cannot use it; and am
| unable to work on account of i'll health; SO
that considering everything connected with
| nv situation and condition in life, do not
wish to live any longer.
|
know full well what effect this will have
| upon you, but, my dear children am not
afraid to meet my God. have lived an
honest and virtuous life, and In that, hope
YOU will initiate me. Be virtuous, kind,
charitable as was your dear mother.
Never suffer yourselves to stray from the
paths of virtue and religion, which are the
only things that will conduct you safely
through life, and guide you safely to
Heaven.
wish you to copy this document with
zen and ink, and preserve it, In order to
vindicate me in this, my last and saddest
act of life.
l wish your cousin Samuel to advertise
the house for rent, and put it to the best
advantage for you, until it is sold; wish
it sold as soon as possible. l suppose you
will have to live out with some of you
kinfolks until the property is sold. There
is no incumbrance on it, except the taxes
of this and last year. Take charge OF all
| nv papers, and I again enjoin, as soon as
you can, the payment OF every debt owe
When you receive and read this epistle,
come down to my room; you Will find no
body there but my lifeless corpse, as in
duced your stepmother to sleep out of the
house, under the pretense that was going
away on bushes, to keep her from thwart
ing my purpose or design.
/ have no fear of the future, as l rely
with unfaltering hope and trust in my Gre
ator, and therefore expect union il
heaven with my children and their deal
mother.
Farewell, until we meet in a better
world.
Your Dear. Dear Father,
SAM'L MCCARTHY.
P. 81 wish your guardian, if it car
be managed, would dismiss the suit in the
Supreme Court, and apply for the sale o
the property in the County Court, for you
relief and benefit, and also for thepaymen
of whatever debt 1 owe, which l especial!
enjoin or request you to discharge. If yot
have any respect for the memory of you
father you Will comply with my request.
You find amongst my papers some re-
ceipts and transactions with Seymour, wh(
was appointed Solicitor by Temple, anC
which will be of use to Mr.. Washburne, IL
conducting the case in the Supreme Court
Whatever expense your uncle may incul
in my burial, want you to pay, with in
terest, if you have to live out until it i
paid.
wish to be inferred in the clothes that
I wear commonly on Sunday, without OBJ
tanning any other.
Ny last and dying exhortation to you
both is, be virtuous, be amiable in youl
department., sincere in your religion, ant
truthful in every relation of life and it,
transactions.
Adieu, until We meet in the next world
Your DEAR FATELB.
The remains of the unfortunate mar
were buried in Knoxville on Sunday even
ing. Thus closes forever another sad page
in the mysterious book of life.