Show i NEWS froni FROM THE SOUTH we learn through a gentleman who ha has hai s lately arrived from tho the south that the tho grubbing hoe is being handled with ama amazing aing ging results by our young men who havo have recently move moved d to tho the muddy they do not feed on as many dainties daintie as are to bo be found in older settled countries but labor with w ith a faith that defies obstacles tho the desert howls but must yield at their touch when we wo take into consideration the tho destruction st wrought by the late floods it I 1 is in cheering choening to witness the indomitable indomitably acour bourg a age ago of our southern citizens st george incorporated loth february 1862 enchants the traveler with its climate and general beauty in the tho short space of six years this settlement now composed of about 1500 inhabitants enjoys the satisfaction of being able to produce what fruit they need for home use and quantities of wine which they expect to export A weekly veddy paper is now published publish eI there by J E johnson I 1 esq that represents business generally in a prosperous condition while its editor sits under his own vino and ng fig tree where none dare to molest him or make snake him afraid 11 washington whose citizens seem to hayo havo jaken taken the lead in the production of cotton are now realizing the fruits of their labor the establishment of presa prest youngs cotton factory in their town enables them to supply a quality yam yarn thadde that de ties commet competition tion harrisburg is being strengthened by per sons from other settlements A cavalry regiment is being organized by officer sibe longing to Brig gen E snows staff to act aa as minutemen minute men with headquarters at st george steam and water power mills hrc arc accumulating f throughout tho the settlements and a spirit of f improvement in building and manufactures is very general br Bro jesse Jesso R N smith was on his way north loaded with cotton yam for joseph birch esq of washington co this was about the 2 of dec 1867 As he approached what is known as dry sandy about seven teen miles north of ly washington ashington he observed thore there had been a flood since th tho late travel ho ile selected the best place to cro cross ls and although ho ile had a strong team tho tilo quicksand was so heavy that he could not get gt through it ills his wagon tipped over and ho 0 had only timo time aimoto to unhitch his horses and pack paek ack aek a small portion of tho the yarn to the bank ank when another flood camo came upon him bringing with it rocks and sand in such force as to shatter his wagon box turning turning his wagon endwise with tho the stream and ana fia must havo have drowned bro smith had he miot riot providentially all ail caught hold nold of the wagon tongue which chic K swung him lo 10 the tho opposite ba bank k upwards of one hundred bun bunches clies elles of cotton yarn a spring seat a rifle the bodding and tho the wagon bows bow were carried down the stream beyond all hope chopo of ricot cry joseph schofield a ayoung oung man whose mother is a widow ani and ana resides at bea beavor beaver yen yon yer froze to death on the ua uett it ap pears that schofield was empio employed eel eil leith belth with an elder brother in herding 8 sheep ebli belonging to beaver on oti pine rine creek obice three miles west of the road on tho the he went out to the road to meet the mail to get a pair of boots but must have havo lost his way while returning to the th eherd herd on the tho brother having kept up fire all night in attracting him started in search se archand an late lato in the day found him so badly frozen that he was unable to walk he had stopped during the night in sight of bro geo gams train which was for fon the south but he was unable to make him self heard beara and tho the train moved off without knowing anything about him being boing there thore his brother finding his aneca frozen tried to carry him but the frozen man so delirious and fought so he could do nothing for him but covered d him with his ilis coat and covo cove creek fort fert nive five miles north for help digo droira Br oIra olra lra ira hinkley immediately sent somo some p with a rk team learn but they arrived too late to a him any help ile he was doad doady tho the body was carried to beaver for burial |