Mariposa Democrat., 1857-05-13
FROM OUR ATLANTIC EXCHANGES.

A Man IN THE RAPIDS or NIAGARA.--We copy the
following thrilling account Of most miraculous escape
from DEATH from the correspondence of the Rochester
Democrat dated Niagara City, March slst;
al have just returned from most exciting and
thrilling scene which happily terminated in the res
cue Of a who had fallen into the furious rapids
near the great Suspension Bridge II appears that he
was guest of the Ludlow Hotel and after breakfast
went out to view the bridge and proceeded down the
perilous steps near Winners Touring mill on the bank
, of the river. -.-...a---s.asss-.a-s...
"On reaching the bottom he slipped and fell into
the water just above the bridge and when discovered
was thirty or forty rods below the bridge, near the
shore rolling over and over borne along by the resist
less current until he caught hold OF large rock and
after some struggling succeeded in reaching the top
The alarm was Immediately given in the neghborhood,
and II was decided that there was no waypf reach
ing him but by means Of a rope ladder. This was i'm
mediatey procured and after much hesitation, delay
and confusion occasioned by the difficulty Of determ-
lining where to place it, nasmuch the could not
be seen from the projecting bank his head, 1t was
lowered to the depth Of perhaps hundred feet when
it became entanged among the rocks and trees Itwas
at once decided that must go down TO olsen
tange it, and conduct it down as far as the shelving
was willing to undertake the hazardous and doubtful
experiment.
an a few moments Willard b. Coburn porter Of
the Ludlow Hotel volunteered his services and pro-
ceeded to the place where the ladder attached TO
the trees. lie needed assistance, and two more
men, Anthony Shiey and Mats Crane offered to go
down. The three men worked for more than an hour
in conducting the ladder down the precpice, while the
men at the top carefully let il down. At length the
waving of handkerchies and cheering on the Canada
side indicated TO Us that the man had sprung to the
shore from the rock and had begun to ascend the lad
der Crane the old Dutch butcher, went down over
the shelving rock TO meet and help the up the lad
der But he preferred 10 climb up without help
Crane went below him, and in few moments his bald
head was emerging from below. What thrill Of
joy and dread at once peaded the hearts of the null
titude that witnessed the exciting sceuejoy because
of his success thus far and fear lest wet, cold and al
most exhausted he should lose his hold the ladder,
and be dashed TO fragments on the rocks a hundred
feet below. I i' iu .u
But cautiously, aud with firm grasp and step, he
climbed up the ladder three hundred feet in length,
and greeted by the shouts and accamatons OF the
hundreds Of spectators who had assembled TO witness
the exciting scene He was for a few moments borne
on the shoulders of the excited multitude, all
anxious to congratulate him. The rescued man, f. c.
TAYLOR by name, was from West Winfield, Herkimer
county gentlemanly appearing man. aged 81 years"
TnE ROMANTIC MARRIAGg-We condense from a
New York paper the following account fthe marriage
of the famous coachman, John Dean, to Miss Boxer;
The Dean and Boxer matrimonial case was decided
in the Supreme Court on Monday, March 23d, when
Judge Davis decided Miss Boxer, alias Mrs Dean
entitled to live with her husband, and that although
he was coachman to her father he was his daughters
lawfully welded husband, and as in duty bound he
was TO love her. and she 10 love and cherish him.
The Judge paid high compliment to the lady for her
intelligence &c and stated that he had several inter
views with her. and on each occasion she displayed
much feeling stating that she loved her parents, but
at the same time wished to have her husband.
About O'Clock, last evening, (iarch 2ith) Mr..
Rertholf of the Supreme Court, proceeded to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Boxer, in Twentysecond street. for the
purpose of escortng the bride to her husband. We
will not attempt TO describe the affecting scene that
took place the parting Of the daughter from her
father, mother and sister. II was painful one, in
deed, and would have drawn tears even from Dean
himself. Mrs. Dean bore herself with remarkable for
titude, and under the peculiarly distressing circum
stances which surrounded the case showed herself To-
be a woman Of no common mind.
Dressed in a black satin dress, gray mantilla and
black silk bonnet with reticule in her hand, she
emerged from the home Of her parents, and with Mr.
Bertholf at her side stepped into the carriage which
had been drawn up in front Of the house, for the pur
pose of conveying her to the arms of him for whom
she had sacrificed so much. Young Dean was sitting
in the paror when his wife arrived and when he heard
her footsteps in the hall close observer might detect
excitement and nervousness strongly depicted in his
countenance. u.
After an absence of half an hour, the bride signied
that she was ready then to receive her husband
and Dean was conducted up stairs, where an affecting
scene occurred between the pair The meeting seemed
to affect the lady deeply, for II required half an hours
repose ere she was able to take her place in the car
rage and proceed 10 the lodgings engaged by her hus
band But the time passed quickly away, and at nine
o'clock a carriage containing lady and gentleman
might be seen emerging from Little Jones street. and
vending It's way through BECKER street, towards
Eighth Avenue, was soon lost in the distance
We understand that the newly married couple will
spend few days in this city, until the necessary pre-
parations can be made for proceeding to the West.
It was reported in New York that Mr. Boxer, acting
on the ADVICE oil 1rends, nau pToposcu W bth W ecnu
Mrs. Dean to private boarding house for twelve
months, during which he was to undergo course Of
study in order TO enable him TO enter Goldfish arstocra
cy society," What his studies to be, had not trans
pired. Dancing gambling and deceit will be of more
use to him among this fashionable class than English
grammar, history, or the use of the globes.
WAGON ROADS TO CALIFoRSA-A writer from
Washington states that of the three wagon roads pro
vided for by the act of the last Congress that lying be-
tween Fort Defiance, New Mexico, and the Colorado
near the mouth of the Mohave, (Which river is the
eastern boundary of California at that pont) is not re-
quired to be constructed by contract the Others
although the work will be performed under the dec
ton of the Secretary of the Interior The road is about
400 miles in length according to the information of
gentlemen who are acquainted with the geography Of
the country, and for the construction of which the
$50 900 appropriated by Congress, is deemed sufficient
It is important by reason of its connection with Mis-
souri, or Arkansas
FLORIDA wAR.-Letters from Florida state that
fight was had with Billy Bowlegs' forces on the 2lst
March The following particulars have been received
from Col Looms of the 9th Infantry Lieut. Freeman