Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-14
ErnAIRHti,nisM.

1iate6ker, dated Columbia, (lfe. Sept. 20. isI7
Night before last. at about midnight, ii being broad
moon Light remarkable large bear an attach upon
t"oy old le!frf, which shout rs rods distant
noini the house OF Mr.. Samuel Inny.-Mrs 1inny heard
me piercing cresof the beiftr and endeavoured to
ue her hnsoand TO get up ana go TO its assistance.
AteI good deal of Persuasion he consented She ret
up, found his gun, powder and ball, oadedthe gum aud
hNed the bayonet. She the boy th an axe and
hersewith cab, and proceeded In front of her bus
pAnd TO the attack. on canning in sight of the monster
sue perceived that he had already The hefer upon
me ground, aud immediately bd her husband 10 fire
hesred but without effect. The bear l.ft the b.f,r
and appeared disposed to get between his sssaiiats
me house. Ms. finny tivn bad her husband TO retreat
iitle until lie could load asan aud as the, retired The
o.at placed himself between them aud heiieI- An
ms whiie says Mrs. Ttnny the heiicr was roaring as
VI me greatest distress, and the bear was milking Ire
niebdops yeils as though hc devorr all ionud
hlni-She was. however in the least dlsleartenrd
me Dear soon approached 10 "itin about and half
fvdsnfher, When she order ed her TO IRE His
soau shot vas moe successful the bear uttered tire
niehdons yell, ava ran fIon ,lem some distance
ihey heard him groan most bitterly eight or ten min
utes, aud concluding that lie was lnortay wounded
they left him tiil morning. On searching for him
IN The morning, they found Kim clinging round \
lGge wind7li and lying dead. With the heIo of uair
OF steers kdr iIrs and his hoy ,Jsrged lie an,, A.,
las house, dressed and measured him He measured 7
eet inches o the tap of his the evtrelnitv OF
rs hinder legs h.swsight afler completely dressing
ilm Is abont 800 bs Iherelef came too lac lor the
poor heIfer-she died of her wounds."
Can't ELr6E Of the Quilted States brig Sara
iia,, has issued hbeS against The schooner "a
q o.
SWiveI, smaif arms, CUtl3sses e. tie S-aui n
schooner santa Cruz. with a valuable cargo
anu tne British Schr. Two Brothers both ran
tnred by the aforementioned vessel The libel.
win regard Va the two latter vessels contain
tie following eXpreSsiOOS:--s' That tho sai1
armed schooner Sarah was commanded bv ono
=. tenrcr, who together with the crew of the
aild schooner, the iibc!aut had heen informed
ana believes, are citizens otthe United States
th'i 'he SAID schooner was cruising ou the high
vst A..
banner authorised according to the law of
nations, te capture or make prize of the nro
perty eft any nation and that the above vessel,
were violently, forcibly, and piraticaly taken
possession OF by The said schooner Sarah"
DUDLEY CHASE, Senator in Conprces
from tie State OF Vermont, has lust been
appointed Chief Justice of that State.
EEtrct Of letter 10 the printers Of the Rso,rter
dated Neie Orieacs oct. 2, 1917.
am sorry, to inform you, that the Yellow
Fever has made great ravages in This CITY from
the beginning OfAuguSt to this time II does
not seem to abate in the least; even the creoles
OF The place, have not ESCAPED lis haneful in
Thence they die now as fast as the Americans
dld when It first made it's appearance Very
few OF the latter dying at present"
Eatrdct Of letter TO The printers Of The Reporter,
dated Ndtciez, OCT. II, 1917.
Two thirds of the Inhabitants have left
town, yet as many die here as evN so that
the fever is more fatal NOW than herel fore.
80 permanent appointment OF Judges has
yet been made. hlr. Ellis. lately from Virgil
mia, x Mr.. j. Taylor have heen appointed tenn.
porariy.
- suppose you scarcely ever saw such a
speciacleas the city exhibits: empty streets
closed doors ana mute population, who are
confined mostly Ia their rooms. How lou.g
these things wlil cprtnue we cannot tell mean.
"hiie the children o, Addn are constantly pass
ins FROM among as.
PLtrTsBURGH, October 25.-The Barracks,
bnIit during tie late war at Burlington, wi
have recently been taken down aud tran, port
cd to Ronses' Point, where extensive military