Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-03-08
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A woman named Hines, says the Gin
cinnati Commercial, was recently frozen
TO death in Oneida county, n. Y. under
most singular circumstances. Her hus-
band and herself were returning from
church. and when near home be stopped
to converse with friends. and the woman
went on. When he went home she was
not there, and the next morning d search
for her was commenced, which resulted
in finding her, near nightfall, frozen TO
deeth, in dense piece of forest about six
miles from the house. Although so near
the ae.=es It aErPe0rei fsAs,, hoe TRACKS III
the snow that she had wandered about
forty miles through the forest. Our COR
respondent says:
On Friday the men who were in search
accidentally crossed her track which they
rapidly traced until they found her
corpse. 1t seems that the poor woman
continued to travel about, never making,
during all this period OF suffering, but one
bed. This bed she had made with much
care, having laid Off her bonnet and fold
ing her shawl, placed it under her hoad.
This bed, made with so much care, she no
doubt designed for her death couch and
such it was. 1t is supposed that she was
concious that she was failing, as along the
last part of her wearisome journey she had
employed herselfin tearing her cravat in
pieces, and occasionally suspending the
fragments on the bushes as she passed
along, in order, no doubt, that her body
might be found.
Her book was found but short distance
from where she made her final bed. It is
presumed that she had walked until her
limbs We're either frozen or quite benumb-
ed, and that trying 10 get over a log or
root, she had fallen, and, finding herself
unable to rise, had deliberately adjusted
her clothing and laid down to die. /, is
probable that she was considerably frozen
before she finally sank under her suffer
ings, as several pounds Of ice were frozen
to her clothing in such manner as 10 rem
der it certain that it must have accumula-
ted while she was travelling. She had
crossed several dreadful swamps. She
had pair Of new shoes on, one of which
had become entirely useless, having no
outsole, and the insoIe being turned back,
and hole being worntlrough thick vol
len stocking, left portion of the foot bare.
General TayIor's Politics. We find in
the Salem (Indiana) Democrat, a letter
from G. May, who declares that in The
late wing convention at indianapolis, Mr..
Albert S. White ridiculed all doubts about
the matter said he 'could vouch for the
fact that General Taylor was whig, good
and true-that his written pledges were in
the pocket Of senator of the United
States-that there were wings present who
had seen them--that if made chief magis
trate of this Union, his entire cabinet
should be selected frem the wing party
and that none Oft the opposition could ev-
er obtain office through any agency Of
his :" r
Extra Detonaiion. -The Scientific Ne
chnnic" says, that Mr.. Robert Wallace, of
St. John, N. B., recently constructed a
brass trumpet, abont five feet long, with a
bell mouth, the latter two feet eight inches
in diameter. The Instruments fitted tight
/ ly OH the end of loaded musket, on the
discharge Of which very loud noise is
produced, similar to that resulting from a
cannon of large calbre. Such an ns,ru-
ment must prove to be useful and econom-
zeal, on board of ships and at light house
stations, for the purpose Of making signals
in ioggy weather, or in the night time, or
upon occasions of distress.
| Wlot nert "A double coat has been in.
vented in England, SO arranged as to form
a dress Goa: on one-side out, anc wealth
r-prcef travelling Goa. the ctbe, side.