The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-07-22
DEATH OF MRS. LINCOLN.
4 Long Sickness Terminated by a
Fatal Stroke of Paralysis.

Lincoln, died in this city at 81 o'clock
tonight. She had been ill for Il long
time, and few days ago grew worse.
Last evening she suffered shock of
paralysis, and since that time lay in a
comaose state until she died. Her
son, Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War,
left Washington tonight, and will be
here on Tuesday morning. The fune-
raj announcement will be made later.
Mrs. Lincoln was daughter of DR..
Todd, and was born near Louisville.
Ky. She was a woman of extreme
good nature, Il devoted wife, and an af-
fectionate mother. She was known by
close friends in early life as ambitious,
but it is probable that she never dream
ed of occupying the White House until
events made that result possibility.
Not cultivated woman, and not fitted
by nature to fill a commanding social
position, she drew upon herself while
in Washington the savage criticism of
political and other enemies, being in
that respect the most unfortunate of all
the ladies Of the White House. 1t is
generally believed by her friends that
her mind was seriously affected by the
assassination of her husband, She had
always been of a nervous temperament
and the terrible shock consequent upon
her husbands untimely end certainly
developed in her strongly marked
symptoms of insanity. She was liter
ally weighed down with woe, and the
burden was greatly increased by the
death of her youngest son, .Thaddeus,
or s'Tad," as he was usually called.
She became possessed of some very
! peculiar whims. Among others was
the idea that she would eventually
come to want, and she could not be
shaken in this belief, despite the fact
that she had about sec, 900 and was en-
tirely free from debt. Another queer
fancy she had was for accommodating
window curtains. While she was stay
ing at a hotel in Chicago some years
ago, without any idea of ever again
living in house of her own, she piled
up about her room over sixty pairs of
curtains. She would go out in the
morning and order carloads of dry
goods to be sent to her, and the deliv-
cry OF the merchandise occasioned the
annoyance. When it was found that
she persisted in her hallucinations, some
of her relatives had her taken very
quietly to an asylum, where she was
kept for 4 long time before inquiring
friends learned of her whereabouts.
One day newspaper reporter obtained
an interview with her, and the mourn.
full story which she told produced some-
thing of a sensation. Judge and Mrs.
Bradwell Of Chicago interested them
selves in her behalf, and in the course
| of time secured her release.
Since her husbands death she has
travelled 4 great deal in this country
and in the old world. She has been
to E.uropc twice, but apparently with
out benefit to herself. Her life of late
has been almost an aimless one, and
her frequent journeys. although under
taken for advertisement, have not for
a moment dispellcd the great shadow
| Nb1ti SecIIlSA " LitDS5 OScI HST. ouC
returned from Europe the last time on
the same steamer that brought Mile.
Bcrnlardt to America, and it is related
by q gentleman on board that Mrs.
Lincoln was much affected, on their
arrival in New York harbor, by the
attention paid to the French actress,
while she, the widow of the martyr
President, was neglected by all save a
very few old and intimate friends. AT
ter resting in New York short time
she went to Springfield, Ill.,, and there,
at the residence Of Mr.. Ninian w. Ed.
wards, whose wife is her sister, she
passed away.-E Nc'r York ,S'0'.
SECOR ROHESON AND HIS PUBLIC
CAREER.
From the Hour.
Robcson's management Of the Navy
! Department has made the two Admin
/ iStratiOls Of Gen. Grant memorable in