The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-21

,ap the jusar Of the Keeper. she sn-aA IL I
,o her cage with what she had got
While this was going on, the tiger him
self had begun to look round, and see what
a,n could be picked up. On raising his head
from the lama, the first thing that struck
him was the lion sitting in his cegc with /
yreat dignity and unconcern. The tiger
Showed his teeth. The lion lightly shook |
his name. The tiger drew back on his hind
legs to make spring; the lion rose up with
dignity and shot fire from his eyes. The
tiger sprung at the cage with great fury,
forcing one of his claws in between two OF
the bars; and at the same instant the flion
made a grab at the tigers fore foot, caught !
Il firmly between his tusks, pulled the
whole leg into the cage, and held him there
until the keeper saw the opportunity, Hung
himself from the back of the elephant, ran
with his moose to the tiger and secured him
il moment.
After this was accomplished, the lion gen.
erously let go his hold, and the keeper
dragged the other to his cage and secured
them both. And thus, by a singular train of
circumstances, i'll which the instinct and
trunk of the elephant no less than the teeth
and temper of the lion, bore conspicuous
part, did the poor keeper get rescued from
the jaws of the tiger and tigress. The
whole affair has been the table-talk of the
Bowery for the last week, and we now re-
cord it in the Advocate tor the amusement
of the children, grand children and great
grand children of the next generation.
CdbleS.-We understand that at the Boston
Cordage Manufacturing Companys Walk, %
inches Cable for the North Carolina. "a, the lar
gest ever made in the world, was laid up by
steam in seventeen minutcs,-a few days since
six Cables for the Java frigate, of 22t inches,
weighing So tons, were each laid up in II min
utcs-and yesterday three Gables for the War
rem soop of war we're laid in 10 minutes from the
starting of the E.ngine-and entirely by steam
power.-BOston PdAad.
The leading horses of a stage on the road
between Salina and Oswego, New York,
were lately kised by an oak tree falling on
them from the side of the road. The stage
was flied with passengers. who had mar
row escape with their lives.
PyroHgenous dcid.-It is not perhaps,
generally known, that phyroligenous acid is
complete substitute to the ordinary meth
cd Of smoking hams. and has the recon-
mendaton of saving trouble and expense.--
uC iOiioWilIS ISClpc lOT itS use 10 auDjOlDCu.
To each fresh ham, rub in an ounce of fine
salt-petre and half a pound of brown sugar,
or molasses in proportion; then handful OF
salt; after which put them down close in a
barrel. with sufficient of strong brine to
cover them. To barrel OF hams, thus put
UP, add two quarts of this acid. After be-
ing immersed three weeks. take them out
and hang them up to dry. or let them remain
till wanted for use. Hams secured in this
manner retain all the favour of the best
hams in the ordinary way.
Aforazs end Manners duel fought
in nCharles II. reign, between the Duke Of
Buckingham, and the Earl Of Shrewsbury,
the lady of the latter nobleman in the dis
guise of page, held the dukes horse as he
was fighting her husband The Earl of
Shrewsbury was killed, and the Duke of
Buckingham received Immediately into his
house, as mistress. the woman whom his
hand had made widow, after having sent
his own Duchess home to her father.
WATERMEN.-The New-York En-
qulrer informs that "the boatmen of White
hall are backed in the sum of 10000 dollars
against the boatmen on the Thames, and
are prepared to put their little skiff on
board of packet and embark whenever
they receive an invitation from their col
leagues near London bridge"
There we're 26,533 slaves embarked on
board Brazilian vessels, on the African
Coast, between the first of July, 1925, and
the first of July, 1926, for the Rio de janet
70 market. Of these poor creatures, 1,54o
died on the passage; and 24,7o8 were land
ed at the Brazilian capital. The traffic in
human flesh and blood must be uncommonly
active, when nearly $4,000 unfortunate Af-
ricans are annually imported into Rio alone.
[for the Wlmingionian.]