, 1860-01-23
Narrow Escape or Two Sfstcre.

Miss Viola Doymto1,, aud her sister. Miss Lucy
Aun Boynton. of RucAport, Massachusetts, had
remarkably narrow escape from deatl. ia the
Lawrence mll. They worked in tie fifth storr,
| and few moments before the building fell were
planning together visit to their honle., In au
instant they were precipitated among the faliing
t'nlbers and machinery. They describe the
n"lse like that Of heavy thunder. Miss Viola
was thrown some distance from her sister,
among the smaller fragments Of the ruins, and
as soon as she could collect her scattered senses
SHE crawted out without aid. Her first words
to the band of rescuers, who we're promptly on
the spot, Were, as my sister alvey" No iufor-
nation could be given to tic lalffrantic girl.
She remained some hours near the ruins, rem
der,ng assistance to others saved, and Was final.
talnty that ber sister had persisted. Fortunate
", near duyli:ht, Lucy .Aun was rescued from
tbs ruins, where she Ind been in The most i'm
.ninent danger Of being burned. She seems to
hare been carried, with some heayy sinbers and
flooring, completely underneath some large n,a-
cAlncFy And Hoor.braces, aud was confined iu 4
dungeon scrrral feet deep. For some time she
remained senseless, haylng received blow up.
on her hend from iron bolt, and when she
began to realize her awful situation, she made
what efforts she could to extricafc herself. 1t
was impossible, however, and for several hours
death stared her in the face.
Atlength man passed over that part Of the
rims with lantern, She sent up wild cry,
".Sarr me-" '':save met" The ultu rcplsd that
it WIS impossible-he could not remove lie
tinlbers->he must perish. ind be passed on.
The lantern ht carried was watched 6y the poor
girl, with the most aganizing emotions, till it :
disappeared, and then the blsckness of despair
began TO settle upon her heart, Then came The
terrible cry OF tire, aud wave Of hot air swept
through the tiulbers where she was confined.
She seized piece Of iron and resolved 10 take
her own life rather than be roasted to death.
But soon five stout fellows were ut work above
her, and hope revived her heart. The shouts Of
these rough, strong men sonndcd like angels
voices, and The light Of their lanterns, strenn,-
ing down into her prison Of death. seemed like ::
the Light Of the seventh heaven! For two hours
they worked with that energy which only such
a mosiye eau give, and she was drawn out just
in time to save her from the approaching lire.
End Of a Long Strife.
When Bonaparte seized the Spanish throne,
o0their allegiance to it. But they only cx-
changed despolism for anarcy.
nuenos Ayre*, The Province controlling The
mouths Of tho Rivers and concentrating the
most wealth, commerce and population, under
took also to nrrogatc The most power, The in |
land Provinces refused to be 1omineered over.
War between city and country, sometimes as |
distinct States, aomctimes az a Confederation.
sometimes ~ Constitutional union, sometimes
as zutJects Of Dictatorship. Success at first
pcschco altespatc!y on the banner. OF each eec-
ton but, later, Rosas, as Captain. General,
u eded an imperious sceptre in behalf Of Due- |
nos Ayres over all tho rest.
The inland Provinces at last asked the helm |
-os foreign baEonets. England, France. Brazil.
Paraguay and Uruguay raule to their aid. Be- |
fore such coalition. Of course, the power Of /
Buenos Ayres went down. Rosas was e1iled,
few years ago, and rrquira, the leader Of the /
.inland Provinces has gradually gained one ad- !
vantage after another, until, finally, his sway
has become undisputeG.
The last arrival announces the formal with
drawal Of Buenos Ayrean pretcnsions. Here
on equality With The rest. The Armies IRE to
be disbanded, Constitution adopted, the debts
paid; and Peaee promikes At laat to preyail on
what has been nearly fifty years the theatre Of
WAT.