The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23 00:00:00

MAN-EATING TIGERS IN VIZAGA-
PATAM.

In the first nine months of 1883, an Indian paper
says, twenty nine persons were killed within the
limits of Lamsinghi and Gudeim police-station, in the
Vizagapatam district, by tigers. In the month of
August a party of six shikaries volunteered to go to
Lamsinghi and try to kill the man-eater there, on
condition of being allowed batta for twelve days at
2-2 rupees per diem for the whole party, in addition to
any rewards they might earn by killing tigers. The
terms were accepted by tho authorities. On the
ninth day of their hunt, September 21, the shikaries,
assisted by Bonangi Narsimha Padal, of Lamsinghi,
and the head constable of Lamsinghl station, shot a
large tiger on the Cintapillipatti, near a spot where
several seizures bad taken place, and where the man-
eater was supposed to lie in wait, On September 28
a party of constables shot another tiger close to the
same spot. Since the date up to November 10, but
one death within the limits of the above-mentioned
stations had been reported. This was at Seniveram
of the Lamsinghi mutah, reportsd on October 24.
Another death in the Golgonda taluk was reported
on October 1, but this took place in the jurcles of
Natavaram, which is on the borders of the Godavari
district, a long way from either Lamsinghi or Gudem,
and not likely to be the work of any of the tigers
which have caused so much havoc there, The sudden
diminution in the number of deaths would lead to
the hope that one at least of the man-eaters has been
killed, while it is clear that there is still one or more
on foot. No evidence is available to show which of
the two tigers killed was the man-eater; both may
have been equally so. The usual reward of 100 rupees
for each tiger have been disburzed. The Government
agent recommended that an extra reward of 50 rupees
for each tiger killed be sanctioned, and also the expen-
diture incurred on account of batta, ttc., 29 8 rupees,
The Government sanctioned the extra reward of 50
rupees in each of the two eases reported in which the
man-eaters have been killed, and the extra expenditure
of 29.8 rupees. The further grant of 300 rupees to
cover any extraordinary expenditure asked for by the
agent has been sanctioned.

Two boys have died in Glasgow after eating tinned
mutton sold by a grocer in that city. Twelve or
fifteen other persons who had eaten the meat had a
serious attack of illness.
SINGULAR DEATH or A Gipsy.—An inquest was held
at Brighton on Saturday, on the body of a gipsy
named Thomas Lee. His son, Thomas Lee, and a
woman with whom he cohabited, occupied huts in a
field near Race-hill, and on the 11th of January a
quarrel arose between the two young people. The
woman took up a glass bottle, and aimed a blow at the
younger Lee, but the father put out his arm and re-
ceived the blow on his wrist. The bottle was smashed,
and he was severely cut. The wound got worse, an
he was taken to the Sussex County Hospital. On
Thursday last he was discharged, at his own request,
and against the advice of the medicw..l men. He was
suffering from blood poisoning, and after his discharge
he rapidly got worse, and dif...d on Saturday morning.
The jai), returned a verdict " That ha died from blood
poisoning produced by a cut." ---

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