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DRowNED.-An Irish woman named
Slaughter threw herself from the ferry boat
into the Mississippi river on Sunday even
ing, while the boat was crossing 10 the 9th.
er side. Her husband had joined the army,
and was about to depart. She had been over
to the camps in the morning and endeavored
to persuade him not 10 leave her, but re.
turned 10 this side without eifecting her de.
sires. The troops were to start that even.
ing and among them her husband. The
poor, distracted woman determined again
to cross the river and make another and
last appeal. But when in the middle OF
the river, dsspairing probably of edecting
her mission, she threw herself headlong
into the river, and was drowned before she
could be rescued. What equally adds 10
the sad occasion is, that the skiff which
brought her body to the shore, had put out
after the body Of a drowned man that was
seen TO float by. but was hailed by the ferry
boat to try and save the woman, which il
did. leaving the other corpse to float down
the swift rolling river; the skiff approached
it sufficiently near to discover that il was
in purifying state, emitting most offcn-
sive smell; belt was round its waist, and
the body appeared TO be that of a steam.
boat hand.-lMemphis Eagle.