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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-21
Not Her First Attempt.

DEAR Tom: / know you will be shocked
when you get back and find what have done.
This is not my first attempt. ] took forty
drops of laudanum at one time, and sixty at
another before l was married, and failed to
accomplish my purpose, but think will sue
coed this time. II Eunice (the oldest child
had been at home last Sunday evening this
deed would have been committed then, but
she had gone to church. ! could not bear to
leave her behind. / do wish you could go
with us. But for you l would gladly, gladly
give up all and go home to heaven. / some
times feel that am a terrible sinner, but now
! feel that the good Lord is waiting the door
open to welcome me and our little ones. You
have kept your marriage VOWS so much more
perfect than / have but you know that my
health is bad now. have been in IL bad state
of mind some timo. feel that am tired Of
life and must so.
Mrs. Lochridge was sister of Colonel
]. j. Odil, the well known produce mer-
chant of this city. Her health had not
been good.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-21
KILLED BY MOTHER.
Three Children Shot Dead and
Laid Side by Side.
SHE THEN ENDED HER OWN LIFE.

The Sight Which Met O Fathers
Eyes on His Return After a Brief
Absence-The Murderess and Sui
eide Leaves a Letter Saying She
Was Tired of Life.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 21.-The wife
of Mr.. Thomas Lochridge shot her three
children and herself at her home, three
miles south of Spring ELL, in Maury
county.
Mrs. Lochridge was 80 years of age,
her eldest child years, the second 8
years, and the third months old. After
dinner Mr.. Lochridge went out, leaving
his home in its usual state Of quietness.
About o'clock he returned and found
the front door locked. Concluding that
his wife had gone on a visit he went
around the house, intending to enter by
the back door. This, too, was locked,
and he was compelled to force a win
dow sash in order to gain an entrance.
Found His Family Dead.
When he entered the living room on
pallet lay his three children dead, side
by side, and across the room was his
wife's dead body. A double -barreled
breech loading shotgun lay between
them. AS near as can be learned, Mrs.
Lochridge had placed the gun against
each child's heart and fired. Then she
placed them side by side on pallet she
had prepared for the purpose, and ar
ranged their dresses neatly around them.
Standing at their feet she placed the
muzzle of the gun at her own heart and
fired. She must have reloaded the gun.
The following letter was found in the
room with the murdered and the sui
eide.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14

rear- 70 indicate that Negotiations be-
tween trunk line Presidents are not pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the past sew a
days, "a reported TO X. q. DuS = Co.,
The Mercantile Agency, by Telegraph.
number, for the United States, 249, and
for Canada, 40 or total Of 29D, as com
pared with total OF 297 last week, and
3O6 the week previous 20 the last. For
the corresponding week Of last year the
figures were I'll, representing $50 failures
In the United States and Al In the
Dominion Of Canada.
X. q. Dun &Co.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
SCHOOL REVIEW.
The PAHonoSAu prorLr DrLronrrD.

Friday. Feb. ~. 1891, being the
closing day Of the first term Of tn
paragoonah district school, review Of
the exercises ~as held. About thirty
OF the pare; T. were prsrent.
Alter singing. PRAYER was offered by
DIR Z. shoppuann. the teacher I he
hrst exerc 90 into ducrd was q spelling
class Of 10 boys. This class created
much amusement ~ seeing how
anxious the little fel ows were to chtcl,
the. word which they underworld t.
spell with great care A clss of IL
girls came next, followed bv glasses II
young ladies nd IL young men on the
some exercise. In reading much care
and study were shown by q clAss OF Is
boys In 4th, Reader.
!. Alter the regular exercises, A. =. Hors
10y was called out 10 read slnne, and
rendered his 80, elton In fine sty le.
these exercises, Mere followed by Seci-
tations BY Misc U. Bartor, Miss r.,
VISITS, Mise Mary X. Robinson, John
l.. Prethero and others,
II. a. Robinson, trustee, expressed
ma areat pleasure aud commended the
iaDofs Of the teacher, considering
no bad done goob work during the
short time he had taught and the m
convenieuces against which he had o
struggle. The good or,ier of the scho /
AID no complaints having come 70 the
trustee. were as golden medals ~ the
.escher's executive ability. He hoped
this stats OF affairs would continue that
much good might be done.
W. n. Jones, stated he Ind been well
entertained for three honrs and highly
enjoyed what he had seeu aud heard.
dc felt to thank Mr.. Snoppmann very
much Tor the pains he had tss 81, TO
educate the children in the different
branches, and hoped the pupils would
embrace every orpoltun,ly 70 improye
ma, they might b come Intelligent
DeiugS and god Il lie :. mn hono, /.
their parents and country.
s.s. Barton felt gu, pl ised al the great
aavancement nf the school this term
Much knowledge had been impaired by
me searher AMI no desired h 10 b, re-
memuered and appreciated.
son'si u N ESQ, thurman of trua.
good order. ~""Vo : a"
pray or. "''
Mr sdoppnan win continue an ther
uail tesu'. Ills lsbors here have been
appreciated oy all. d. y
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
FORKS OF -SALGTATION.
oreetin0s Used by Various Peoples
OF the Earth
what TO DO when You Meet n sioux. .
xuni. Polite Jap. n Naughty Per-
alan, . Proud spaniard or .
Native Of Hot Orinoco Land

Tho North American Indians do not
have many conventional forms Of salu-
tation. Their etiquette generally Is to
meet In silence and smoke before speak
ing, the smoking being the roal saluta-
tion. But number Of tribes-e. e., the
Sheshoni, Caddo and Arikara-use q
word or sound very similar TO How! but
In proper liberation Hau or Hao. Most
of tho Sioux use the same sound in COM
munication with the whites. from which
the error has arisen that they havo
caught up and abbre waited the "How
are your Of the latter. But the word
In ancient, used In councils, and means
good" or satisfactory" 1t is re-
Spouse rs well as an address or saluta-
ton. The Navajos say, both at meeting
and parting: .Agafani," an archaic word
the etymology Of which is not yet as
certained. Among the Cheroki the
colloquy is rs follows: No. says:
"Siyu" tgood). No. responds: "Siyu;
tahigwatsu?" good; are you in peace?).
10 this No. I says: ~ am in peace, and
how Is 1t with you?" No. Q ends by: ~
am in peace also" Among the Zuni hap
piness Is always asserted as well as i'm
plored. In the morn ing their greeting
Is: "How have you passed the night?"
In the evening: SLOW have you como
into the sunsetp" The reply always is:
Happily" After separation OF evcn
short durations, II moro than ono day,
the question Ia asked: slow have you
passed these many dayse" The rcply is
invariably: Happily" although the
person addressed may DO in severe suf-
fcring or dying. In quaint contrast with
this Zuni custom is that OF tho Japanese,
whcro the party visited asserts tho pros
perity Of tho visitor. The host and
hostess politely calculate "0hayo goza-
rismasur'--''you havo come quiclflyv'-
which welcome Is given evcn IL tho VS.
itor has suffered delay and all kinds OF
mishaps. IL 10 nevor contradicted. Per-
haps our expression: "You have been
long In coming" as indicating longing
and waiting, is no moro artificial.
Tho wish of salute is often specific,
connected with circumstances Of envi-
ronment. Tho people OF Cairo anxious
iy ask: slow do you perspirc?" dry
skin being tho symptom OF tho dreaded
fever. In hot Persia tho friendly wish
is expressed: "aIay God cool your agcr''
that Is, glvc you comfort In declining
years. In tho sams Land originates the
quaint form: "Aiay your shallow mover
be lcss!" which docs not apply, rs often
now used In Europe, to tho sizc aal
plumpncss Of tho body rs Indicating ro-
bust health, but to deprcoate exposure
to the noun sun, when all shadows
arc (cast.
The Gcnoeso II thoir tipac OF pros
peyity. used tho form % Health and gain!'
Inj somo of tho Polynesian isles tho
prayer for GOODNESS Is carried into ac-
ton. 1T being the highest politoness to
fling G Jar OF water over friends head.
10 may be mentioned that where the
jews are In power they give no salute
whatever TO one Of tho COIN, but scowl
at him.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
WATER BOOM ON THE DESERT

he Woolse Bros. nave struck
a ine flow OF water at the depth OF
30 feet as what is known as the
mounds, they went out on con-
tract with F. e. Brown of Hamilton
Forte, they had no sooner struck
winter when out comes another well
digging outfit in the EMPLOY of the
Pinto Soeep Coop. This company
mas been talking about sinkin wel!s
Tor some time. but were sotully
afraid to spend few dolars un-
~ some body with nerve brought
water 10 the surface. SO much fer
the enterprizing people Of this part
Of the country the Woolsey Bros.
started two other we'll is covered
with the vast feed of Southern Utah
The boys are open for offers AZ
soon they get though they think
they will finish these wells in coed
shap. They thirk they win furnish
enough water for 5,UUO sheep ,hese
men deserve a good deal of credi,
for their enterqrizing spirit, they
are very sanguine about their now
prospects and say they will contin
ne digging until they make a
success of these wells. We say
succers to them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
A GRAVE youNosrER.


Wonderful CooIncss uni Courage ID \
Four-Y~ar-O.d 10y.
Apiuclty four-yoar-old child lives In
Oskaloosa. H., says correspondent OF
the Now York World. 1t 10 tho child of
Mrs. Wilson, and. whilc playing about
the mouth OF vol covered by loose
boards foil In The wcli Is thirty feet
deep, and contained ten feet OF watcr at
the limo. Tho mother saw tho child
fall, and, frantioally seinng . clothes
line, lowered 1t into tho well. The
child grasped the line, but OF course
could not hold on tightly enough to DO
drawn out The mother ticd her end
above.
"Will pet hold on tight until mamma
runs for papa?" trcmblingly cried the
mother TO the little one.
"Ess,7 came brave little sob from
below.
Tho mother hurried away, and soon
returned with the father and several
othcr men, who, after much difiiculty,
rescued tho child from its chilly bath.
The little one was almost unconscious
from cold when taken out, but had brave
ly chung to the clothes-line and so kept
Its head above water. The happy mother
Rugged 1t and wept for Joy, whilo the
assembled crowd threw up their hats
and cheered in acknowledgment of the
baby's grit.
An unusually short-sighted editor
once printed this notice:
~ will take q good dog In payment for one
years subscription"
Tho next day forty-three dogs were
sent 70 tho Office. The day afterwards,
whom the news had spread out into the
country, four hundred farmers sent two
dogs apiece by express, with eight has
kcts of prppies all marked c. o. ID
The offer found Its way into neighbor-
ing States, and before the end Of the
week thore were eight hundred dogs,
tied with ropes, In the editors front and
back yards His paper was not pub
lishcd for six days, and the Government
tax amounted to $500. As an illustra-
ton Of the value OF advertising tho
above story Is only equaied by the fact
that while a compositor on the Montreal
Witness was setting up an advertise
mont for lost canary, the bird itself
dew In at the Office windowl--Charles
Y. Adams, In Detroit Free Press.
--Teacher--"Wbat arc houses built
fcrf" Tommy Whose father is q real
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that their will
DO q meeting Of The .siockl,olders Of TIL,
Cedar Co op NJ & M. l ut the store oil
Monday, Mar. 8. 1901, nj 2; 80 p. IN
A foil attendancr OF the partic in
tercstee IL urgently requested. j.
.s.s Ai John Parry, Prest.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14

The report from Phoebe and Panacs
10 very tiiscsura. ing From q privat
source we laern that In the early pari
Of this week the disease, called called
The La Grippe, bad seized upon ever,
nan and woman in the two plsces. The
only doctor there succumbed during
the latter part of last week. This leave
the people in rather precarious con-
iitton. II is said tbst deaths are o..
curing eveiy day, ard u sadness and
gloom prevails that are really de
pressing,
The following have been appointed
deputy reyistrors for Iro" cou ty.
parsgonah precinct, d. w. Lamorcax
parowxB precinct, 4. X Burton Summit
John Whites Cedar City james
Coriets: Kauarra pscincs Samuel ].
=, lock.
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-03-14

-Teacher--"wbat arc houses built
fcr2" Tommy Whose father is a real
estate agent) -"For rent" -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
aELECTRoPHENYo SUGGESTED.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The word to describe the method Of administer
ing capital punishment according TO the laws OF Ne"
Yorl, ought to be derived from the Greek elec'ro'
or the Latin "electrum,' and some word meaning "
kill desgnedly and Also if possible. TO 'aAe h,0 40
legal punishment for crime. The Lain wofuS coi'-
tanning this idea are not available for us because they
were also descriptive of the manner In "mch '"e
killing was accomplished; cruelty, impale ana otncs
are examples of this. In the Greek 1t Is dhculV 70
fnd a root which we eupho1louSly coholne WIN
electro and which at the time VIII meet e ord
0nIrements mentioned above. Electrothna'e anu h
IL variations would be from thanatOs, DEATH ana inc
unfortunate who touched live wire W tn E, t bm
bcing any design on the part OF any one 10 NH nm
t ~ no died I'm CONSEQUENCE be said to have elec-
The root IL ba PadI idea % Of aS
.Ttion 70 Nil and the actual execution OF the
design Very properly then, could have e eIe
rOphenize"tO kill by means of electrGIy,S9r OY
tropheny"-thc killing. JAMES W. fO1N
EastOn, Penn, July IS, 1891
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
ANCIENT PRICES OF FISH.
From Temple Bar.


la these days. when fshmongers are rcputed TO be
making fortunes il read that in the reign
of Edward IL was declared that the dealers In flsn
should not be permitted TO make arger profit than one
penny on each shllngs worth sold Not only was
there rule laid down as 20 rates OF proht but the pres
al which hsh should ne sofa were peremportly fixed.
The cost Of sOles ordained 10 be threcpence per
dozen tnrbOt not 10 be charged more than SIX
pence each. twopence gallon being set down as the
nrce Of Nine OYSTER
These figures for fresh fish and no fish were
allowed 10 be sold that had been caught for longer
ncriod than day. siXpence was doubtless q con
siderable sum IN the time OF Edward |, but turbOt to-
day bring pieces OF gold TO those having them TO sell.
Whilst parading the PontOOn' at Great Grimshy
three or four wears ago, the writer Of these notes
Nv turbot changing hands at more than sovereign
each What would be charged for these fish In the
shop of fashionable fshmonger in tn West End Of
IondOn who can say Probably not less than Two
Ian a FISH and not dear, sir. assure you. at the
money as one venturing express surprss would
he promptly told by Mr. llakclng the proprietor OF
non who fortunate one day to be able
49, Give one Of Her Maiestys Cabinet Minister'S
cclent lesson In political economy. You see, nv
iori . he snid. when five gentlemen each desire 10
hayc turhot for dinner. and have only three OF these
ash 10 sell. make tn price But when, ~ Ii
somctmcs happens have half ad0zen In the -.lOp.
md srders for three only are booked. why then you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
THE WEATHER REPORT
FORECAST TILL 8 P. NJ FRIDAY

Washington July l6.-For New-England and Eastern
New.York fair till Saturday; slightly warmer eAeeps
stationary temperature on the coast eastward "eSSh
winds.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, Delaware ana
MARYLAND fair slightly warmer except stationary tein
nerature on the NewJersey coast southwestery winds
Fo, Virginia and North Carolina, showers; slightly
warmer except stationary temperature on the coast
For South Carolina showers cooler.
For Georgia and Alabama, light showers; cooler
For Western Florida, Mississippi and LOUISIANA light
showers. $500,
For Eastern Florida and Eastern Texas, fair; slightly
cooler except stationary temperature in north Varao
winds. A.. .,,.A,,- ,a.rno.
For Western New.NOr Western PennsyNsnla' West
Virginia. Ohio, indiana Illinois ana hen'uSAy' Ar'
For Lower Michigan, fair south, showers north slightly
,--. -,,,h,,- eooio-
For Wisconsin lair south, showers north; cooler Oh
night. cal. ,.,o,a fair. sIiobuv coo,s,
North Dakota, warmer lalf' ,,-..,-- -
For Iowa Kansas and Nebraska showers sRhty eooisr'
For Missouri fair, except Light showers IN the western
portion; slightly warmer ,,..,, ..o,o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
YACHTS RACING on A LAKE.

Toronto Ont. July 16The second regatta OF the Lake
Yacht Racing Association took place to-day under
the auspices OF the Royal Canadian Yacht Club
The weather was bright and pleasant and tho
wind light. All but boats Of the 21-foOt class
sailed on a hfteen.mile triangle in the lake. The 21
foot class sailed triangle in the bay In the first
class only two started the cutter Vreda and the schooner
Oriole Toronto The 0role finished five minutes
ahead OF competitor. but defeated time allow
ance the 46foOt class there five starters. The
Yana OF Oswego, by % minutes. the White Wings
Of Hamilton second.
There only two starters in the fortyfoot class.
the Psyche, Of Hamilton, and the Verve. OF Toronto.
The Psyche by minutes. Five started in the
thrty-nye-foot class. The winner tho Vision. Of
Cobug, BY fifteen minutes with the Dnah, OF Hamilton.
second The Samoa Of Toronto the thrtyOot class
race, beating the Nadia, Of Hamilton by four minutes.
In twenty foot class the Manda b., OF Hamilton.
beat the Quckstep Of Toronto. by six minutes. The
twenty foot class had entries The Kathleen Of
Hamilton. won, beating the Edna OF Toronto. by four
minutes fifty seconds Protests entered against the
Yama, the White Wings and the Verve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17

regiment had charge Of the camp, and the guard duty
was poor as q rule On Tuesday the separate COM
panes furnished the sentries, and there was great
Improvement The regiment took hold again on
Wednesday, and the men did much better than they
had done on Monday. Captain N. B. Thurston. the
post inspector Of guard duty, has been working I'M
"easingy 70 perfect the work this week. lie goes
completely around the line with each relief after
the guard is mounted in the morning. He instructs
tho commissioned officers and the men in all the
points of their duty, and II they do not make good
sentries after Captain Thurston gets through with
them II is their own fault
1t is AN undoubted fact that the 10Th Regiment has
an excellent drum corps. So when an interview was
printed In a New-YorR newspaper with Timothy NC
Keever the drum major of the sth Regiment in
which he was reported as saying that the sth
Regiment corps was better than the 18th, his asser
ton was challenged on the spot Captain W. H.
Murphy requests The Tribune to make formal cha
enge for contest between the two corps The stakes
Captain Murphy is willing to make anything from
new hat to $1,000. This would be novel con-
test and might lead t. drum corps reaching sueh
perfection that bands could be dispensed with on all
parades, on Decoration Day In New-fork ouoh
drum corps as those Of the 9th. 18th and Sth Reg-
ments make music which is certainly more pleas
Ing 30 the ear than that furnished by some OF the
bands
The full effect Of Yesterdays storm could not be
appreciated until view taken Of the buff on
three sides Of the camp. This bluff is covered with
good sized trees, which have stood the mountain
storms for many years. Yesterdays dow was Voo
much for them, however. They seem to nave oeeh
struck by numerous small whirlwinds, which twisted
the tops completely out Of large trees The branches
which were broken of so thickly strevn on the
ground that they formed almost impossible under
brush score or more of big trees were torn com
petey up by the roots. sentry down at the out
post was caught in of these whrlwinds ana
hurled against board fence with such force that
the fence was broken. The sentry est of with few
bruises
AdIutant-Genera Porter returned to camp last
night after seeing Governor Hill and the rest Of the
latters staff safely started for the New-Jersey camp
ground at Sea Grit General Porter is too deeply
interested in camp to go of on any such ex-
cJirsOn as that at present. 1t will be matter for
regret TO military men throughout the State If Gen.
erl Porter should be obliged 10 retire at the end OF
the present year for political reasons.
A party of 7th Regiment men came up to camp
to-day in Chaunoey NJ. Depew's private car, as tne
guests Of II. G. Duval Mr. Depew,s private secretary,
who is lieutenant In the 9TH. The party was com
posed Of Colonel Appleton, Adiutant Landoni
Lieutenant Gould, First Sergeant Weaver. Sergeant
Dennison Corporal Nichols ard Private Palmer al OF
the 18th; Colonel Alexander S. Bacon and ex-Coohei
Ward, of the 10th Regiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
KILLED BY 4 rAMARTyD SEED.

Boston, July 16 CspecaD.-oscar Mile, aged ten
while playing about the grounds Of Bunker Hill Monu
ment on May ., accidentally sucked tamarind seed
into his windpipe. Every effort known TO medical
science was made TO Gave the boys life, but he died
yesterday after remaining in the Massachusetts, General
Hospital for nine weeks under DR.. Beach's care. An
operation performed the bronchial tube, but 1t
was unsuccessful for the seed had dropped down too
far TO be reached The operating surgeon had seen
only three similar ia the course OF long prac-
tee. An autopsy was held day, when the seed was
found deep in the left bronchial tube swollen to twice
It's usual Size The tamar1nd seed is like watermelon
seed, but twice as thick. The most recent case re
sembing this that Of the Rev. DR.. Boutwell,,
Of Rrooklyn. who swallowed q cork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
THE WORD ~ExEcUr1oNo GOOD ENOUGH.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: You say In n recent issue: We sincerely hope
that some clever phlologist will soon come forward
with simple and euphonic word for this new process
Of punishment and that shall be spared the idiocy
Of either 'electrocutiOn' or electrosecudon'" "hat
is the objection to the good old word execution"
II means simply the carrying out Of the judgment OF
tho cour+ When the law prescribed hanging as a
peHaIty for crime, to say that man was executed
meant that he was hung. Now, since the death
meDaitv is required to be Inflicted by electricity, the
itome word should mean and does mean that the con
demned person has been. or is TO be- udicay M lea
n The only lawful way /. e., by passing an electrlG
cnrrnnt through his body In other words, the WORD
execution would seem TO be just as properly "P
plicabe 10 the new mode OF killing as IL SyeP
the old 500, W. IL -