The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-03-31

pareufly In the middle of large branch
stream The timber is cleared away around
it in such a way that the vista looks like a
water course. The food is up above the
ground floor of all the others houses, and the
little Town of Marion, lying just back of
Hope6eld, is in exactly the same condition.
1t is possible to go straight west from the
Memphis shore in skiff for distance of
forty to fifty miles, aud the steam ferry boat
that plies across the river in ordinary times
now goes Eve miles further across country,
where there is usually dry laud.
reason of the distress in the suuken
iaodsvo5 >L-na.a ia said to be that the gov.
ernmcnt contree f1r. ears 5Ing mafi,- -.L.
~ Era plls were cut of .<Iss,
Ss 3s9lral james, and The
preaching Hoo Is, having no means Of com-
munication with the outside world and no
reason to suppose that the small local fresh.
cts were only precursors of the awful foods
that were coming from the Mississippi.
Thus it is said they were caught unawares
by what resembcd tidal wave three or
four feet 10 height. The population there is
more thrifty aud well to do, or rather was 30
before the food, than is usual in Southern
bottom lands. Many settlers were inmi-
grants from Illinois, Southern Indiana aud
Southern Kentucky, who have come in
within three years past, prepared to stay.
One especially melancholy story is reported
from this region by james Collins, who
lives few miles below Wittsburg. He
made one journey to Helena two weeks
ago, for provisions, carried them home and
divided them with his neigAbors. One of
these was John Patterson, who lived about
Eve miles back from the ST. Francis River.
He was a small Landowner, but thrifty aud
prosperous owning considerable stock and
several horses aud mules. Collins padded
over to Patterson's place in dug-out with
provisions, and arrived just in time to save
the family fom perishiug, but Patterson
was lunatic. Everything he had lost his
wife und three little children living in the
second saRry of his house had no food Pat.
terson Thought all that had h ,ppened was
series of visions.- He is there yet with his
family. Collins says this ease is one of
many in regard to the distress, though Pat
ierson is the only one he has heard of who
lost reason. Hsp went to this rigeon to.
day In small steamer that went to Wits.
burg from Helena, but it may come too late
for many of the unhappy people.
GaoLNEk AND FoaTIrUDE.
A remarkable case of cooluess and forti.
tude occurred on White River, fifteen miles
west of here, during the late: feod. MIR. T.
j. Goodlin aad1wifestarted from the raft
yard, -four miles above Calico Rock, in a
small boat to 90 down the river. Mrs. Good
lin had babe in her arms. and the boat con.
tained besides let of bedding, household
utensils. &c. At the mouth of Piney the
boat upset, and Mrs. Goodln caught the
limb of willow tree with one hand. holding
the babe up with the other. The husband
with difficulty swan to her assistance, assis.
ted her to spot where she could barely
touch bottom with her feet and went in pur-
suit of the boat, whici he found sunk in
the slough below, but was unable to right it
alone: John Richardson happened to ap.
pear on the mountain above ut the time, and
hearing their cries assisted the man in turn.
ing over the boat, when he rescued the wo.
man, who had hcen in the cold water with
her child for three hours.-Ark Register
coLoRED MANS PREDICAMENT.
When the levee gave way in front of the
Fitzhugh plantation few days ago ono of
the negro cabins was swept of several hun.
dred yards before the occupant, colored
man. who was asleep IN the house, discov.
cred the situation. Then it was that he
appeared upon the porch of the house with.
out garment on, having torn his clothing
off crawling out Of the debris, and not stop.
ping for ceremony frantically hailed all cor
ners Of the compass for aid. No one appre>
ci,ting his situation as he had hoped for, and
not wishing to trust himself further to. the
meroies Of the water, which was from six to
ten feet deep and running rapidly, he threw
himself upon a fraiI troe and remained there
for an hour, when he was fshed out, given
cotton seed sack and taken to friends from
whou he borrowed suit of ofclothing.-M Mem
phis Abdldnche.
INCIDENTS OF THE DELUGE.
A Sikeston { NO. dispatch to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat says: "Manv loving in.
cidentsby food aud field, especially by food,
are reported. On February 27, two houses
containing a number of hogs foated down
stream. One funeral by skiffs took place, the
procession moving down Main street to the
high lands on Judge Aiken's farm, the vic
tim being little daughter Of Mrs NJ. s.
Stone. At Point Pleasant. below, Mr.. Bish
ops went down stairs into his dining room.
and found large buffalo 6sh, which he cap.
tured and used Tor breakfast.
WORSE THAN THE WAR.
At Carolina, eighty five miles above yicks.
burg, Col. Edward Richardson left the boat.
This gentleman is to Southern agriculture
what Vanderbilt 10 to the Northern railroads.
He is the owner Of over twenty plantations,
both sngar aud cotton, aud Of several mills
and other industries. He is moreover the