Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-03

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AN INCIDENT OF THE LATEST MIssIs-
sIPPI SHIPwREcK--When the Arthur
sunk about o'clock at night, the river
was just freed from float ne ice, and the
water was very cold To this fact the
loss of many lives is ascribed. A negro
at the wharf boat, about two hours after
the accident, which he knew nothing
about, heard a cry for help. He stood
upon the deck of the wharf boat and
strained his eyes with the hope of discov.
eriug the source of the my Mysterious sounds
which constantly grew fainter. The
words were distinct and seemed
to the startled negro to come up
from the midst and depths of
the mighty river, Help! help! l
am dying !" were the words which the ne
grosaid he heard again and again. They
grewmore distant; the wind blew violent
ly, and the negro imagined at last that
some ghostly agency had misled his SEN
ses. He went below greatly alarmed,
chilled by the cold blasts of the wintry,
stormy night, his knees shaking and teeth
chattering. He recited his story to his
comrades, who said he was white with ter
ror. 1t mas supposed by those who heard
the negro's story that the unfortunate
person who went drifting down the river
was surely lost. James Grimes, sea-
man whose home is in New York city,
has since appeared in Memphis, to con-
firm the statements Of the negro He
states that as soon as the explosion oc-
Cured he secured plank buoyant
enough to float while be rested upon it,
and leaped into the river. When he
passed the city the gaslights were as beau
tiful in his eyes as the light of heaven
would be to lost soul Dark and tenn
pestuous as was the night, the city SEEM
ed to him the abode of the blest. AL
most frozen, worn out by fatigue, his
limbs stiffened, such was his mortal anx-
iety, and such his physical and men
tai anguish, that he could hardly COM
mand the strength to cry for help. He
drifted slowly away, watching the glim-
mering gaslights and the moving lamp
that the Frightened negro lifted above his
head for time on the wharf boat, and
then hurriedly bore away. Two hours
later, when Mr.. Grimes was almost sense
less, and incapable of exertion, he was
discovered by Mr. Robbins who came
from the Arkansas shore in a skif and
conveyed the now helpless waif upon
the water to his home. For long time
Mr.. Grimes was at deaths door, but sail
ors and Arkansans are addicted to bey
erages which have often wrought health
and the sailor was finally brought to, y
and started fresh Cd the voyage of life. |
Elkadar, Clayton county, Iowa, is
determined that its prisoners shall not
escape. The walls of the new Jail there
are three feet thick and lined with a
double thickness of boiler iron.
= The war indemnity required Of
France is now reported at five milliards
OF francs, which Ca milliard being a
thousand millions) is equivalent to ST.
0OO,OOO,000 of our money, or about one
third of our national debt at the close of
the war.
The Manchester Democrat saws
" A few days ago gentleman of this
city noticed bad taste in the water of
his we'll, which had become quite low
de thought it about time to clean out
his well-when he found therein eighty
eight dead frogs
= Iowa city is in state of profound
excitement in regard TO lawsuit involv
Ing the ownership of calf. The case
has already been tried three times, the
last jury being out forty-eight hours be-
fore the jurors discovered that they
could only agree to disagree.
One OF the most desirable public hous-
es IN Boston is the PARKS HOUSE. 1877
Washington st. 1t is centrally located
for business or pleasure, and sufficiently
removed from the street to secure COM