Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-29
CELEBRATED MEXICAN HOR;
ETPPOPDTA HTUS,
at Tennessee

WAS taken Wild by the Chamancha Indians near
w the Rocky Mountain III the middle Of O'o-
b"r 1850, and after tedious ard dangerous Journey
of mlnv weeks, arrived i'll tho Western D,sric Of
tennessee III good condition. lllppo,amus is six
years cid, II hands high, and carr cs his head p
feet from the ground; he Ola beautiful rich mouse
color; and as to form is equal to the lovely Chcdamus,
OF the G:ecan Artist, exhibiting one glare of as
soc,atcd beauty, the pride OF every model. and the
perfection OF every na-rer-IliS ears are we'll p"iut-
ed, and beautifully tipt OF with black his Is
black, and falls handsomely the right side; he has
n black streak running down his back; black tail
not like a raccoons ringel round, but Ike possom
draGs the ground, ard directs his NJ sea. Ha
has comet in his forehead Ike LcriG!hqn, but has
Il star as bright aud fixed as that BY which thu mari
directs his course; his legs striped like those
of the Zebra; his eyes pour forth flame of savage
fury and when you approach HIM he Whistles Ike the
noun ain buck The points of HippotamuS have
not been taken IN every particular. He measures
10 feet from the end OF. the 20 Tie eud of the
tail, and . . from the end of the tail 20 he end oil
the again. & vii al any gwen day EXHIBIT points
with l. viathan, Arab, Richard. "r the hest sons
aud grandsoaS Of old Sir Arc'iy, Nashville or al
Mllls-Pon';-'berc Ia, however, one point III which
ldgpoputamuS might prove denclcn: that IS The sin,
qut of horse, having been compiled 10 submit
10 the knife IF the mcrCilcss savage soon "a
ken. II Is supposed that this rlnary horse
could climb If he had claws, and can kick
mans hat OFT Ms heal while on his back; and ca!
for the sum of 5000 boat any horse, mare or ge-
ding. south of the Rocky Mountains G. ght miles m,
repeat, toa;lng Col Crockett with Mid cat on his
back. am gold breast pm IN his bosom, to a ca-
, th1r.
PEDIGREE
Hirpopo:amus got by Whirlw.ni aud came
ont OF Pra.re WhIrlwind was got by Hurricane
lIuIrcan by Forked Lightning, aud forked Light
nIns by ELECTRICITY; who camo from regions unknown
or the GDdolphlan Arabm. J. X. y. T.. B.
q. B.-lI ppopotamus broke out of the stable las
night, kicked down brick chimney, killed two ne
grocs, and run over Il LIME kiln. J. X. SC
NEw YoRK, MiRcu p.
BANK RonErRr.-Y Gstcrday Anonymous lctte
was received by thr Directors OF the City Bank re
la'ivc 10 the l'c robbery 1t is SAID tic writer Of
Tered 10 give Information that would lead 10 tht
recovery OF lie money provided that larger rcwar,
should be given, than hat heretofore offered In the
evening papers al add ional reward Of so coo was
offered.
The whole amount missing i, tiro hundred ana
tlcenty-ejght thousand dJitdrs. The Morris Cana
Company have offered $1,000 :or lie recovery Of The
amount lost by them
ALEXANDER MAvsFiGLp.-W2 congratulate ia,
rro S5Hnf tbs fine ship on her arrival yesterday irou
oil and bone The Alexander iiaaaG 5I fHrgo
the Two ships fitted last Spring ~ =; 9iG =
only sailed from this port on the 9th of June las,
having on board provisions for three years voyage
LATEST rRoN LtuERfA By the brig Liberia
flusscy, arrived at Philadelphia, we have rccaiv",
the Herald for February.
The Rev B. e. Skinner, died on board on the f.
instant, of sickness contracted in Africa A few dav
since we announced The death CT the wife and danoi
ter OF Mr. Skinner, Al Liberia
LIBERIA, February 6.
DEATH THE OURAna OurA>G Til; rrco
natural curiosity died on the 18th ult
Her features were dsgustingly like the human
and this likeness rather increased. when dealt
had LAID lis ICY hands upon her poor BODY.
IUYortlDt 10 The People nj The yrnjlsJ cy1y.e