Show from llila drowned we learn that last evening alic biby i lady was found in the nuiji water ditch ihna the twentieth ward ind vicinity with water life was extinct when tho body was discovered a short distance above lie old wall and fora long time no one knew who the person was jhc was palled out and lay on lie bank for quite a while when someone to view recognized it as being alio body mrs wife of wm tro mainc she waft conveyed to her biome at alie eastern end of the twentieth ward the manner in which the unhappy occurrence took place is unknown and as no one appears to have been present it doubtless never will be learned but there is a strong and reasonable presumption in the when found she had a bunch of flowers in one hand and como sagebrush in alio other while directly opposite where she lay in the water was a branch ten or twelve feel high down which there were evidences of something having fallen the explanation is that while gathering flowers she unfortunately came too near the bank slipped and in her efforts to save herself seized hold of lie sagebrush which however gave way and precipitated her into the water there was but thirteen inches of water in the ditc libut the fall doubtless stunned her and she was drowned an inquest will be licud over the body and the coroner s examination may elicit the full and further particulars if there are any the unfortunate lady leaves a family of eight children |