New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-24
The Fresbes In Lsulsiaua.

The Bayou Sara Ledger OF the 10th say. Just
paper going to press we learned that about 80
ysrds of the leves froa'ins and above wsm rsylors
dwelling opposite THE place, In Poins coapss Parrish,
fell into the Mississippi River The isv-es In Polnts
Coupee generally, In bad condition to meet the
high water"
says the Poas Csrps EeA0 Of the 10Th not closed
up to Thursday last when visited H. The watsr wsS
running through space OF about 100 feet. With uo
mendous force. About 100 hands we're st wcrh. ssd
hopss entertained ot stopping before the end Of
the week For three weeks Mr. Tabor. the Of
DR. Smith he, lsbored ct this crevssss necessarily the
greater part of the tins up TO his pts In water
The ys;oo Wing Of the 9Th inst hes ths following
The dweers all along upon the fssoo River and is
the smps suffering ths uiost alarming spprs
tensions OF overflow. Az ths poins the water st
rising very rapidly and a. far above M We have heard
from II 70 now within foot OF the hishwstsr mark
of A. and that year the rss only three feet under
the high water mark OF 2s when all Of South Western
creation wac deluged There now be doubt that
considerable loss will ensue should the river NOT
20 sbovs lie present elevation But II seems 10 be-
proporuonably higher at points above This than |"
here"
We learn from the Prars Star OF tho 9Th tha, Red
River 10 very high. and continues 10 rtse slowly.
~ The TEMPERANCE COURIER 10 large ana
fair Weekly Just started at Albany by Jacob 7.
Hszen, which we trust 10 destined To q career of
usefulness and honor. We copy from ts first number
the following. which commend 10 tho conscisnces
OF all dealers In Alcoholic beverages and tho under
standings Of the whole community;
The Vr~DHH ISNocrNr- On cold morning In the
month Of January, tl two men entered tho village %
c., York County. Maine. sober The village st that
time contained four grogshops. During tho day they
drank freely and at night purchased quart of the
senee OF death aud started for thsr homss two
miles dlstant Within half rsils Of their homes they
separated a. their houses lay In different directions
Before parting they exhausted the supply taken on
leaving the village The road leading 10 Mr. Be houss
lay through q rocky woodlsrd through which mur
INJURED small stream Hs passed on with great dim
Guilty &C bis traces on tho snow Indicated, until hs
reached the brook over which vas thrown Q email
bridge upon tho bridge he lost hs balance and fell Into
the freezing current from which however, sfter many
hard struggle he succcsded In sxtrcatlng himsslf
but % fatsued and sfsned that hs was not sbls 10
walk as commenced erseping upon his hands snd
knees toward hs dwelling which was but . fsw rods
distant but nature, pslsisd with liquor and overcome
with piercing cold, gave up the struggle, and he was
locked 10 the icy arms Of Dssh He vile, poor nomaa,
"a, up until late hour but he had frequently stsyed
out all night she retired with her infant 20 rsst and
thought during the night she heard strange sounds bet
concluded It was only tha moaning Winds svsepsnS
through the crevces OF the drunkads neglected hsbi
nsghbors TO learn II possible, the wheresbout Of hsr
husband. She had psssed but few steps from ths
door when she directly upon the lfsless remains
Of her companion. She shr@hsd and tainted but was
heard by man some disssnce who came N her help
Here was Q man mwdsysd 10 the primo Of iiie-snd who
waited upon the rumseers Mr.. &. wss hrst ssksd II
he sold ths poison thai produced his desth. And bile
answer he only had glaze or too A~s. and that
would MT get anybody drunk" And with ell tho rect
lie might have drank lass 10 my store, but glass
would not hurt him" And 90 they we're Innocent IN
their own estimation And now ask In all esndof. II
iam could be- brought to bear upsn such rrespons
BILE agents Of destructionf