The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
VARIETY.
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO TIGERS AND A h.
 ON IN THE TOWER

LIN IN ON Eh.
 Between eleven and twelve o'clock yesterday morning, as the man whose duty itis to clean the wild beasts at the Tower wasin the exeeu- ton of that office, he inadvertently raised a door in the upper tier of cells, which separated the den of a huge lion from one ;n which there. were Bengal royal tiger and tigress. At sight of each other theseyes of the animals spankled with rage. The lion instantlperected his mane, and, witha tremendous roar, sprung at the it. ger. The tiger was equally eager for the com bat, and, in paroxism of fury, flew at his assai- ant, whilst the tigress fercely seconded her mate The roaring and yelling of the combatants re- sounding through the yard, excited in all the va rious animals the most lively demonstrations of fear or rage. The tinid tribes shiyered with dread, and ran round their cages shaking with terror, whilst the other lions and tigers, with the bears. lcopards. partners, wolves, and hyenas. 1cwround their dens, shaking the bars with their utmost strength, and *uttering the most terrific cries. The lionsfought most bravely, but was evidently evermatched, having to contend with two adyersaries not more than ayear from the woods, whilst he had been upwards of seven years in confinement. Still the battle ragged with doubtful success, until the tiger seized the lion by the throat, and flung him on his back. when after rolling over each other several times, the exasperated tigress pinned herenemy against tthe serana:.. h that situation the prostratc lord of the forest still struggled with an inaom- itabe spirit, roaring with agony and rage. By this time, however, some iron rods had heenheat- cd, the Ted-hot ends of which were now applied to the mouths and nostrils of the infurated ti- gers, who were by this means forced to relin- quish their grasp; but no sooner was the separa- .tion effected than the lion ard tiger siezed in their months, the one the upper, and the other theslower jaw of his antagonist, biting and tug gng at each other with deadly fury. So iexei- ted was their animosity that it was with great difficulty, by the insertion into their nostrils of the glowing iron, they could be disengaged and the lion driven back to his cell, the door of whichwas instantly closed upon him. The bat tie lasted full halfan hour. The tiger in thelast onset lost one of his tushes, but the poor lion was very severely punished.-.Norning Herald.
 On Monday evening, while we were seated inrthe Post Office, rumnating upon the nature of that negative quality, phlosophically termed, could, and calculating the chances which we had for hearing from abroad during the coming week, installed one of your srx feet swamp Jonathan's, with what he called "Unce Sam's WOihOdS OH HIS ufShs DlCSc Iuy Sldio Nuis
 -" said the Postmaster, sswhere are you from to day?' sWhere am from ?--why, from Wooster, guess, and be darn'd to ye.' "But you didn't come on foot, MT. -, through this snow, with the mail on your back, a distance of forty miles?" aNow that'are is as nigh like a Jackson postmaster as one bull calf Is like ano- ther,jest to tell man he lies before he says no- thing-no horse could live in this ere snow, and 50 said I'd come along foot, and down came tail on end, like streak of chalk-I don't owe the Post Office General nothin now, guess, for not bringing of 1t in after the time, as you knows on! Ha, mister?' On Tuesday morn ing the same man started for Worcester again. with the mail on his back, and with no team but Shank's mare, which he drove one before the other, orasthe jockeys say, sstandem. Rhode J. Chronicle.
 How 10 q'sicken e dull apprehension is said, that in former days, an eminent counsellor was called on by a countryman forhisprofessional ad- vice who entered op the consultation thus; JNr.